Popular Post Urbannizer Posted May 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2015 Someone please tell me more about this project. This would be for the Texas Medical Center at the corner of Main & Holcombe, where the Bank of America building sits. http://www.slideshare.net/QingjingZuo/smilodon-rendering-collection-20154-47319504 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 someone please tell ALL of us more about this project.. heh. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I hope it's not some pipe dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 i don't know upon whether or not, if anyone really knows anything regarding this particular development. who brought forth the original renders / concepts? one can only ponder, if this could possibly be the new st. lukes episcopal hospital, that we have all been awaiting.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Holly crap this would be amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 i don't know upon whether or not, if anyone really knows anything regarding this particular development. who brought forth the original renders / concepts? one can only ponder, if this could possibly be the new st. lukes episcopal hospital, that we have all been awaiting.... From the renders, Gensler is listed as the architect on the lower right side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 How the heck do you find this stuff? lol A slightly different rendering (with a few more buildings) is in a different slide pack at the same site: http://www.slideshare.net/QingjingZuo/smilodonrendering-collection-47319486 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 no words....should have sent...a poet.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Someone please tell me more about this project. This would be for the Texas Medical Center at the corner of Main & Holcombe, where the Bank of America building sits. So when you said Bank of America I assumed you meant the tiny suburban style drive thru building, but no its on the other side. Using google images it censors one of the top names of who leases space. Does Bank of America lease space in this rather tall building? Now before everyone gives up lets remember that TMC is no stranger for taking out tall buildings. From the design of the building I would say what currently sits there is at least mid-70's maybe early 80's? Anyway I put together a quick graphic of the view the rendering shows: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yes, Bank of America is a large tenant in the tall building. That was originally the Fannin Bank Building and dates from I believe mid-1960s. Darn I was close 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 So when you said Bank of America I assumed you meant the tiny suburban style drive thru building, but no its on the other side. Using google images it censors one of the top names of who leases space. Does Bank of America lease space in this rather tall building? Now before everyone gives up lets remember that TMC is no stranger for taking out tall buildings. From the design of the building I would say what currently sits there is at least mid-70's maybe early 80's? Anyway I put together a quick graphic of the view the rendering shows: The hotels north of Main St in this pic and the land they occupy is a good place to densify and add some mixed to the TMC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I got in touch with Smilodon. They were commissioned by Gensler to create renders for the project, but could not share any details. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 "Smilodon" sounds a bit like an ancient shark, as named in a Disney film. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I got in touch with Smilodon. They were commissioned by Gensler to create renders for the project, but could not share any details. Did/can they disclose when they did the renderings? Just wondering if this was 2 months or 2 years ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Looks Like there is a residential /hotel component to this project. Balconies on the mid height building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The TMC is a juggernaut and I wouldn't be surprised if this is true. This is an area with a high concentration of wealth, tons of young employees, and millions of patient and family visits. Hence the upcoming developments down along S Main within the loop. Throw in Hermann Park and if they redo the dome... South Houston/TMC might be the new center of Houston one day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The TMC is a juggernaut and I wouldn't be surprised if this is true. This is an area with a high concentration of wealth, tons of young employees, and millions of patient and family visits. Hence the upcoming developments down along S Main within the loop. Throw in Hermann Park and if they redo the dome... South Houston/TMC might be the new center of Houston one day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'll get a bit more excited if this (or 7200 Main) ever get announced. Or heck, even if they break ground on those apartments/Intercontinental Hotel It seems to me that traffic congestion really holds the area back. I know OTC is in town but it has been ridiculous down there lately.. Whenever I tell anyone I live that general area the first thing they comment on is the traffic. I know the Galleria is awful as well but at least there are freeways cutting through 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'll get a bit more excited if this (or 7200 Main) ever get announced. Or heck, even if they break ground on those apartments/Intercontinental Hotel It seems to me that traffic congestion really holds the area back. I know OTC is in town but it has been ridiculous down there lately.. Whenever I tell anyone I live that general area the first thing they comment on is the traffic. I know the Galleria is awful as well but at least there are freeways cutting through Does TMC have a bus option like Downtown has Greenlink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'll get a bit more excited if this (or 7200 Main) ever get announced. Or heck, even if they break ground on those apartments/Intercontinental HotelIt seems to me that traffic congestion really holds the area back. I know OTC is in town but it has been ridiculous down there lately.. Whenever I tell anyone I live that general area the first thing they comment on is the traffic. I know the Galleria is awful as well but at least there are freeways cutting throughThis place would be next to a light rail stop and large bus terminal... so that should help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Close...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilodon "Smilodon" sounds a bit like an ancient shark, as named in a Disney film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Well, how 'bout that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonenadazilch Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) I imagine the chances for this happening grow in proportion to Texas Medical Ctr leveraging its 5700+ on-site researchers and $3.6B research budget to build its momentum as a biotech hub alongside the stalwart locations for the industry (SF, Boston, San Diego). Some milestones toward this goal: establishment of a biotech incubator (along with the incubator's first array of startups) and, in particular, a business development agreement with Johnson & Johnson to locate a fourth JLabs (thus far, the only one outside the three biotech stronghold cities) at 2450 Holcombe to open early next year. TMC is more than a year into its ambitious plans - perhaps these recent achievements inspire the glossy rendering. more local coverage:http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/12/18/year-in-review-tmc-aims-to-translate-research-to.html?page=allhttp://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2014/10/31/johnson-johnson-launch-in-houston-means-large.htmlhttp://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2014/10/31/johnson-johnson-launch-in-houston-means-large.html Edited May 9, 2015 by nonenadazilch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 The site (1020 Holcombe) is on the market: 1020 Holcombe Flyer Final.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 "Smilodon" sounds a bit like an ancient shark, as named in a Disney film.That is a frighteningly accurate analogy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 So does that mean that Innovation place is dead? Confused a little bit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 So does that mean that Innovation place is dead? Confused a little bit In my non-expert opinion that's what I would say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I can't wait to see what happens with this property. This has to be one of the largest and best-located tracts available in the "traditional" Med Center footprint, so it seems it would be quickly snatched up. It would be great to see a real high-profile development go here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 From an email I got this morning: Quote Texas A&M University is planning to create an innovative engineering medical school at Houston Methodist Hospital to educate a new kind of doctor, pending appropriate approvals, who will invent transformational technology for health care, officials announced today. Fifty physician engineers would begin their studies in Fall 2017 at the new Texas A&M University Engineering Medicine School (EnMed) at Houston Methodist Hospital. EnMed would be an integrated educational and research medical school with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship and a part of the Texas A&M College of Medicine’s MD program and the College of Engineering. EnMed would initially hire 25 faculty members and utilize 75,000 square feet of instructional and research space in the Texas Medical Center. “The medicine of tomorrow will not be practiced in the way that it is today. Medicine is not just about biology, it requires technology development,” said John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System. “This school would not only train doctors, but allow them to invent new products and take their inventions to the marketplace. EnMed would expand the health care technology market at the Texas Medical Center. The potential economic impact to the region would be huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 (***sigh...***) going down this slippery slope was the inevitable result of the recognition of WD40 as a cure all. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Windex! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 1020 Holcombe purchased by Texas A&M http://m.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Texas-A-M-to-buys-18-story-building-near-Texas-12233339.php 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted October 12, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2017 http://www.norvin.com/transactions/ A master-planned, mixed-use redevelopment of the largest remaining site at the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Norvin assembled the site between 1999 and 2003. A portion of the site is improved with a 275,000-square-foot office building which Norvin upgraded and leased for a 16-year term to MD Anderson Cancer Center. In 2016, MD Anderson vacated the property. Norvin is currently focused on redeveloping the assembled site. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 11/8/2015 at 11:44 PM, Urbannizer said: The site (1020 Holcombe) is on the market: 1020 Holcombe Flyer Final.pdf Really wish the Shamrock and the Prudential were in this pic but the parking lot and the field that replaced them are pretty nice too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 What about the lot at Braeswood and Fannin? It's been vacant forever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 wow forgot about this. any updates? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 1 hour ago, ekdrm2d1 said: wow forgot about this. any updates? It's generally a rule on this forum that you don't post asking if there are updates. If someone has an update that they can share, they will almost certainly share it. Everyone wants to be beloved on the internet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 testify 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Are there any updates on this project since 2 p.m.? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Working with these Hines business documents right now, but I can't find the thread about the upcoming apartments on Holcombe near Buffalo Speedway. Any help? possibly it was mixed use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 This property was bought by A&M last year to house their EnMed program https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/A-M-focusing-on-Houston-with-purchase-of-land-12271197.php https://tees.tamu.edu/news/2018/04/06/enmed-program-obtains-lcme-approval-to-move-forward/ Quote EnMed will initially hire 25 faculty members and utilize instructional and research space in the Texas Medical Center, including space in Houston Methodist Hospital, the Texas A&M Health Science Center’s Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and the adjacent 1020 Holcombe Building in the Texas Medical Center, that will be renovated to serve as the education and training campus for EnMed and EnHealth students. So no fancy mixed-use development, but will at least be renovated. Still holding out hope for 7200 Main just down the street....someday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 See. Sometimes asking if there are any updates can actually get you an answer. Never let anyone tell you what you can ask and what you can't ask. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 FWIW, property is fenced off and apparently some pretty serious demo work going on (Precision Demolition). Unclear if this is going to impact the exterior, but at night it's pretty evident they are doing extensive gutting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Can be seen in the lower right Medical Center by russell.hancock, on Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 11/2/2018 at 10:43 PM, OkieEric said: FWIW, property is fenced off and apparently some pretty serious demo work going on (Precision Demolition). Unclear if this is going to impact the exterior, but at night it's pretty evident they are doing extensive gutting The whole building is fenced off and Vaughnn has lots of construction trailers on site. To me it looks like they are gutting the building including taking off the marble/granite facade and the glass. I wonder if they will implode it once they have it gutted or if they plan to repurpose the structure? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 hours ago, hindesky said: The whole building is fenced off and Vaughnn has lots of construction trailers on site. To me it looks like they are gutting the building including taking off the marble/granite facade and the glass. I wonder if they will implode it once they have it gutted or if they plan to repurpose the structure? Those missing sections of facade in your last shot there have always (well, for at least the last 6 years I've lived in area) been missing. It looks like the offsetting slabs were reinforced at some point, so I've always wondered just how secure it all is... FWIW, the article below indicates they are renovating the building: https://tees.tamu.edu/news/2018/04/06/enmed-program-obtains-lcme-approval-to-move-forward/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 20 hours ago, OkieEric said: Those missing sections of facade in your last shot there have always (well, for at least the last 6 years I've lived in area) been missing. It looks like the offsetting slabs were reinforced at some point, so I've always wondered just how secure it all is... FWIW, the article below indicates they are renovating the building: https://tees.tamu.edu/news/2018/04/06/enmed-program-obtains-lcme-approval-to-move-forward/ Yeah I saw what appeared to be bolts/plugs holding some of them up so I assumed those were the ones coming off next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Some of those panels started falling off and they had to reinforce the wall panels. I cant remember the exact reason. Perhaps a Hurricane. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 12 hours ago, bobruss said: Some of those panels started falling off and they had to reinforce the wall panels. I cant remember the exact reason. Perhaps a Hurricane. Google streetview supports this - the panels were there in March 2008 and gone in September 2009, so Ike was the likely culprit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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