htownbro Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, ArtNsf said: I love it ! Would be so nice to see Houston finally break that 75 story "ceiling" as it were. Wishful thinking I know, but a couple of big towers between 80 and 100 floors would do wonders for our already impressive skyline and prestige !! maybe but not in most of our lifetimes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, htownbro said: maybe but not in most of our lifetimes... If there was one empty lot left in downtown, I'm sure we'd still get a 35-story podium haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Naviguessor said: It will be interesting to see how Hines orients the new building and top feature. My bet is that they will make the biggest impact facing west, with a tower situated on a north/south-ish axis as opposed to the BG Place and 609 Main towers, which are on situated on the east/west-ish direction and make the biggest impacts to when viewed from the north (obviously, since you can't necessarily see them from the West). But, this building will be highly visible form the North, East and West. I was thinking this as well, if only to plan for the potential for One Market Square to be built a block to the north. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cloud713 Posted May 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Bids are being taken/awarded for the block 42 residential tower. I can’t wait to see this design everyone keeps talking about. Edited May 19, 2018 by cloud713 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, cloud713 said: Bids are being taken/awarded for the block 42 residential tower. I can’t wait to see this design everyone keeps talking about. If there’s a plan to redo the 717 Texas lobby in connection with the residential tower at Block 42 and the office tower at Block 58, I wonder if a joint announcement as to both towers may be in the works. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 6:16 PM, swtsig said: correct. block 58 could have a mixed use component but office for certain. hines is incredibly active in houston right now. By incredibly active do you mean like 5-10 projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TexasGeneral Posted June 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2018 Heard today that Hines is close with another major tenant (not V&E) for this building. The prospective tenant has a need for a significant amount of space in late 2020. Wouldn’t be surprised to see this one announced soon. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I heard someone mention 42 stories for the residential tower? That floor count could be off a couple of stories. "Twisty" was one of the words used to describe the design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, cloud713 said: I heard someone mention 42 stories for the residential tower? That floor count could be off a couple of stories. "Twisty" was one of the words used to describe the design. I thought the residential tower was on Block 42, but a previous indication was that it would be 46 stories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 So, block 42 is getting a 42 story or 46 story building and block 58 is getting a 48 story building with a 35 story parking garage? Someone is getting their twisty pinnacles, parking garages, blocks and stories mixed up. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 12 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: I thought the residential tower was on Block 42, but a previous indication was that it would be 46 stories. The residential tower is Block 42. I haven't seen the previous indication of 46 stories, but I've been super busy and haven't been very active around here lately. Sounds like it should break Houstons unwritten rule of the 40 story threshold for residential towers. 2 hours ago, Reporter said: So, block 42 is getting a 42 story or 46 story building and block 58 is getting a 48 story building with a 35 story parking garage? Someone is getting their twisty pinnacles, parking garages, blocks and stories mixed up. Yeah, I wasn't sure if he was getting the block number and the number of floors mixed up, hence the "could be off by a couple stories" note.. heh. Hopefully we should hear something soon since people are bidding on the project already. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Please tell me they are only building on the part of block 42 that is the horrendous parking garage. I hope the red brick building stays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kbates2 Posted June 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2018 Yes, Hogg Palace remains, garage goes. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDev89 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Correct just the old HC garage goes. Hines is taking a new look at the underground parking (I think getting rid of it all) and will look to begin construction after. This will sit just south of MST and be a little taller. Not sure the amenities will be quite as good as MST but this thing is going to be very nice. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 0:22 PM, REDev89 said: The block 42 highrise is all residential and currently at 46 stories. This would take half the block (old HC parking garage). @REDev89 To your knowledge, is this still at 46 stories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDev89 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 6/6/2018 at 4:52 PM, houstontexasjack said: @REDev89 To your knowledge, is this still at 46 stories? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 FWIW, the parking gates/machines have been yanked out and the lot appears to be closed, save for one conspicuous S-Class Mercedes in the corner closest to Chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Could we really be getting this close to starting? Hines tends to work wonders.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Here’s a permit from last week for a concert pad on this block. c/o @chrisandrewsCDA on twitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 minute ago, nate4l1f3 said: Here’s a permit from last week for a concert pad on this block. c/o @chrisandrewsCDA on twitter. Looks like Hines is following the Skanska playbook. Do the excavation and foundation pour before getting a tenant signed up to allow for a shorter lead time on getting an anchor tenant signed up. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 How do we not have a rendering for this ??? anybody able to work some magic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I thought somebody had seen a rending of this before. If I remember correctly, they described the building as having a “defining crown.” Anybody? Whoever has seen it, you should draw a picture or sketch it so we have an idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 It makes sense to start the base. The previous articles mentioned that they were close to signing a couple tenants that would need to move in 2020 or 2021. Those dates are already aggressive for a structure this size but getting started would at least pose them to get it built quicker once the land the tenants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 19 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: Looks like Hines is following the Skanska playbook. Do the excavation and foundation pour before getting a tenant signed up to allow for a shorter lead time on getting an anchor tenant signed up. Very cool. These deals are done and this is breaking ground. Will likely be an announcement very soon and I believe Block 42 will rise at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Man that was a lot faster than I imagined! Can’t wait to see the renderings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I would not mind a Foster design. It would be cool to have something of his in Houston. Heck, Just buy his World Trade Center 2 design, lol. Would be like Southwest Tower design going to Philly but in reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 hours ago, CREguy13 said: These deals are done and this is breaking ground. Will likely be an announcement very soon and I believe Block 42 will rise at the same time. How distinctive would you say the crown is? Like nothing we've seen before? All glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Block 42: 430,000 sq ft, 331 units (Pg 7) https://s3.amazonaws.com/hines-assets/documents/Experience-Record_12-31-17_FINAL_web.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Block 42: 430,000 sq ft, 331 units (Pg 7) https://s3.amazonaws.com/hines-assets/documents/Experience-Record_12-31-17_FINAL_web.pdf And Block 58 is listed as 50 stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Block 42: 430,000 sq ft, 331 units (Pg 7) https://s3.amazonaws.com/hines-assets/documents/Experience-Record_12-31-17_FINAL_web.pdf Same page shows the office tower at 50 stories and 1MM sf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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