Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted December 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2020 This is new. Signs at the entrances of the surface lots saying they will be permanently closed starting December 15, 2020. I'd hope this leads straight to boots on the ground. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post CREguy13 2027 Posted December 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2020 This seems very positive - it was only a matter of time. I wonder how much interest this project created following the pandemic. I would bet several companies in the Bay Area/West Coast and Boston/East Coast are looking at this and Hines/Levit's project even more seriously than they were 9 months ago. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeerNut 2937 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Wouldn't it be cheaper/easier to setup a circulator like the former greenlink downtown? I'm not a fan of changing LRT routes for a single development(yes I know this one is Yuge). One of the reasons developers love LRT is because they know it's fixed. METRO has even said in their meetings that LRT is as much a public utility as it is a means to drive development. If TMC wants to chip in some money to do this then I'd be more inclined for this change. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post TheSirDingle 1666 Posted December 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2020 Found the FAA Determination for the tower crane. Link: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=455911424&row=14 Determination: No Hazard Structure Type: Crane Structure Name: TMC3 Tower Crane Work Schedule: 04/12/2021 to 10/12/2022 Structure Height: 215ft or 65.53m A total of 18 months for this crane, I'm expecting this part of the construction to be totally complete at best late 2022, but most likely early 2023. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted December 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2020 Vaughn Construction and JLL were out today. 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted December 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2020 Today we have financially closed on the TMC3 Collaborative Building and Helix Gardens. Thank you to everyone who has put time, hard work & effort into this continued partnership to help bring this project to fruition. https://www.instagram.com/thetexasmedicalcenter/ 18 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 6:04 PM, Highrise Tower said: Today we have financially closed on the TMC3 Collaborative Building and Helix Gardens. Thank you to everyone who has put time, hard work & effort into this continued partnership to help bring this project to fruition. https://www.instagram.com/thetexasmedicalcenter/ ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Minor news: The medical center has issued $35 million in bonds to help finance construction of the Collaborative Building. These bonds are based on Texas A&M Univ. Systems anticipated lease payments and will be used for TAMU's portion of the building. Happened a few weeks ago. https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiVGh0dHBzOi8vZmluYW5jZS55YWhvby5jb20vbmV3cy90bWMzLWRldmVsb3BtZW50LWNvcnBvcmF0aW9uLXR4LW1vb2R5cy0yMjIwMTc2MTQuaHRtbNIBXGh0dHBzOi8vZmluYW5jZS55YWhvby5jb20vYW1waHRtbC9uZXdzL3RtYzMtZGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQtY29ycG9yYXRpb24tdHgtbW9vZHlzLTIyMjAxNzYxNC5odG1s?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen Edited December 21, 2020 by H-Town Man 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) More bonds sold: $66 million to cover development costs of TMC3 site and underground parking, $74 million for TMC's share in cost of Collaborative Building. Article says that TMC's parking revenue has fallen this year due to Covid but they've done a good job of balancing expenditures. https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/texas-medical-center-tx-moodys-214807328.html Edited December 21, 2020 by H-Town Man 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 45613 Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Lux 189 Posted January 16 Popular Post Share Posted January 16 William C Harvin Blvd is now closed to through traffic. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 16 Popular Post Share Posted January 16 It's official. Building permits issued! Sitework, foundation, and shell adding up to $117 million. 20 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HNathoo 1280 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said: It's official. Building permits issued! Sitework, foundation, and shell adding up to $117 million. Let's go!!! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsanity02 1351 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Does anyone know if there is anything similar to the TMC3 design? If not this may become Houston's iconic structure. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 This should be breaking ground in the next few weeks. SWPPP signage Vaughn office trailer signage Portable toilets & handwashing Entrance 35 signage removed 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post houstontexasjack 2571 Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 Porta-potties...perhaps the most reliable sign construction is about to start. 8 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lux 189 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) Road milling machines are chewing up the surface parking lot behind the MD Anderson 1MC building. Edited January 18 by Lux 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOUCAJUN 308 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 8 minutes ago, Lux said: Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) How do you know this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lux 189 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 18 minutes ago, HOUCAJUN said: How do you know this? Road milling machines currently filling up dump trucks on the west side of William C Harvin Blvd. Edited January 18 by Lux 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsanity02 1351 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lux said: Road milling machines currently filling up dump trucks on the west side of William C Harvin Blvd. I thought it was customary in "groundbreakings" to have several well dressed people holding shovels who look as if they haven't actually used a shovel for work in years ( if not decades). When did that happen? Edited January 18 by Twinsanity02 spelling 1 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 54 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said: I thought it was customary in "groundbreakings" to have several well dressed people holding shovels who look as if they haven't actually used a shovel for work in years ( if not decades). When did that happen? I think he means literal groundbreaking, not ceremonial groundbreaking. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lux 189 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, H-Town Man said: I think he means literal groundbreaking, not ceremonial groundbreaking. Yep. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 19 Popular Post Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Lux said: Groundbreaking is underway at this time :) Road milling machines are chewing up the surface parking lot behind the MD Anderson 1MC building. Pictures of the groundbreaking. 25 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheSirDingle 1666 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) LETS (forgot it doesn't allow f-bombs) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Edited January 19 by TheSirDingle 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 Moving fast! 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOUCAJUN 308 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 4 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said: Moving fast! Is this the entire site? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 minutes ago, HOUCAJUN said: Is this the entire site? Half the site. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post TheSirDingle 1666 Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 (edited) 1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said: Half the site. 1 hour ago, HOUCAJUN said: Is this the entire site? For reference it should go from this: To this: If everything goes accordingly. It jumps over Old Spanish trail and goes towards the UT campus from the looks of it. source: starts at around 51:30 Edited January 21 by TheSirDingle 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Lux 189 Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 Per the video, Parcel D (directly across from the Parcel C collaborative building on what would be the east side of the to-be-demolished William C Harvin Blvd) is a new industry building that has been signed, is to be publicly announced in the coming months, and appears to be 1.5-2X the size of the collaborative building. The night rendering doesn’t appear to capture the current plans for Parcel D. Although the TMC3 construction timeline was shown sequentially in the video to highlight campus assembly, I’d guess that construction of the Parcel D industry building (and likely also the Parcel I parking garage / fitness center / retail) will overlap Parcel C collaborative building construction. In a 2019 “Looped In” podcast (great local architectural podcast, BTW), the TMC CEO detailed a phased TMC3 buildout. Although construction of the BCM buildings (no longer Parcel D but now Parcel F and an unidentified section of land across F Street bordering OST) appears to be delayed beyond the first phase, I wouldn’t be surprised to see accelerated development across the board. Super excited to learn about the complementary UT campus development across OST! Together, this welcome connected complex alongside the adjacent Blossom, Hyatt and Majestic projects promises to be a bustling, aesthetically pleasing and walkable economic engine for the TMC and the City of Houston. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 5142 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Start watching at 44:05 to get a great overview of TMC3, including the park spaces. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 4 hours ago, Lux said: Although construction of the BCM buildings (no longer Parcel D but now Parcel F and an unidentified section of land across F Street bordering OST) appears to be delayed beyond the first phase, I wouldn’t be surprised to see accelerated development across the board. I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. Edited January 21 by H-Town Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lux 189 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. Never underestimate the power of beliefs, both positive and negative, in creating self-fulfilling prophecies. CHI St. Luke’s is quickly advancing additional cancer-focused development on the McNair Campus, and BCM needs to escape the aging Cullen Building that’s inadequate for 21st century medical and scientific training. I’m positive on BCM’s downstream TMC3 involvement, and hopefully Dr. Klotman and BCM’s philanthropists will make it happen. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 5142 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: I wouldn't place too much hope in anything involving BCM. They have been a whirlpool of mismanagement for at least 15 years, during which time two merger suitors (Rice U. and Baylor U.) walked away and their USNWR rankings have trended steadily downward, although still at 22nd (they were 12th in the late 90's). I'm not sure they ever really recovered from Tropical Storm Allison. The only thing sadder to watch at TMC has of course been their institutional partner, CHI St. Luke's. The renderings in the video for their buildings are pretty neat though, so let's hope they get it together. In fairness, the 22nd ranking is for Medical Schools: Research. BCM is also # 4 in Medical Schools: Primary Care Also, re: BCM's "drop" in Research rankings. I think that is more a matter of not having really deserved the earlier top 15/top 10 rankings (they were apparently somehow allowed to take credit for research at MD Anderson in those earlier years). If they re-ranked without the MD Anderson research, there probably would not be the slide in BCM's rankings. As to the non-mergers, that was 11 years ago. They seem to have righted the ship some time ago (and I think it's reflected in their bond ratings). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: In fairness, the 22nd ranking is for Medical Schools: Research. BCM is also # 4 in Medical Schools: Primary Care Also, re: BCM's "drop" in Research rankings. I think that is more a matter of not having really deserved the earlier top 15/top 10 rankings (they were apparently somehow allowed to take credit for research at MD Anderson in those earlier years). If they re-ranked without the MD Anderson research, there probably would not be the slide in BCM's rankings. As to the non-mergers, that was 11 years ago. They seem to have righted the ship some time ago (and I think it's reflected in their bond ratings). The research rankings are the ones that matter in terms of prestige. Do you have a link to the MD Anderson story? I hadn't heard that. Last fall they entered into a partnership with Baylor Scott & White. They will be building a medical school at Scott & White's campus in Temple. Nice for Temple and Scott & White, but what's in it for BCM? More financial shoring up? On the other hand, it does look like their bond ratings have improved over the years. Edited January 21 by H-Town Man 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 5142 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 12 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Do you have a link to the MD Anderson story? I hadn't heard that. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Baylor-medical-school-falls-from-Top-20-1706238.php Edited January 21 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 The other surface lot is being torn up! Working on the complete site is great news. Also noticed the permit posted. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 54641 Posted January 23 Popular Post Share Posted January 23 East side parking lot is also being stripped of the asphalt. Signage on the west lot. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post mfastx 560 Posted January 25 Popular Post Share Posted January 25 Parking lots getting ripped up, is there a more beautiful sight? 😊 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post AREJAY 1357 Posted January 25 Popular Post Share Posted January 25 Quote Houston's next gift to the world Damn, that's so arrogant. I love it! 13 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 28 Popular Post Share Posted January 28 Progress. 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post hindesky 54641 Posted January 29 Popular Post Share Posted January 29 Lots of heavy equipment tearing up the both old parking lots. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Piling has started! I noticed a hole with a line of dump trucks waiting. JTB Demolition was removing trees today as well. 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luminare 6114 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Finally! So glad to see this moving! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 45613 Posted February 2 Popular Post Share Posted February 2 https://uhsystem.edu/governmental-relations/tx-legislature/agenda/index.php Medical Research Facility at TMC3 Fund debt service to construct facilities for medical and health-related innovations at the proposed TMC3 facility at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. These facilities will enable and promote entrepreneurship, including a close partnership between basic scientists, engineers, technologists, data experts, business disruptors and health care professionals. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 5142 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 That's interesting. Had we previously seen any indication that UH was participating in TMC3? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 37930 Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 On 2/2/2021 at 1:17 PM, Houston19514 said: That's interesting. Had we previously seen any indication that UH was participating in TMC3? UH has a logo on the wall at the Collaborative Building. Noticed a new hole today. The last remaining trees are about to go as well. 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
texan 468 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 HB 449 will be the one to follow for this. In it, Texas A&M, MD Anderson, and UT Health Houston are asking for money to build their buildings from the state ($100 million each). https://capitol.texas.gov/Search/DocViewer.aspx?ID=87RHB004491B&QueryText=tuition%2bOR%2brevenue%2bOR%2bbond&DocType=B 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 5299 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, texan said: HB 449 will be the one to follow for this. In it, Texas A&M, MD Anderson, and UT Health Houston are asking for money to build their buildings from the state ($100 million each). https://capitol.texas.gov/Search/DocViewer.aspx?ID=87RHB004491B&QueryText=tuition%2bOR%2brevenue%2bOR%2bbond&DocType=B Says it's a joint project between the three of them. Would this be the Collaborative Building? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 54641 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Found a hawk at the north end of this. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Highrise Tower 37930 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 The end of the site is not being worked on. The surface lot and trees are still there. Hope there isn't problems with Majestic Realty and the hotel. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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