Texas Tower (Block 58) By Hines, 47-Story Office Tower

[Highrise Tower 37930]

 

[Stone 257]

I just realized those furred out balcony-like sections on both long sides of the building are actually “off-set”, meaning not centered or symmetrical with each other. I think this makes the building more architecturally appealing. 

[jermh 1249]

New glass panels on the "Front" being installed.

 

Edited May 15, 2020 by jermh

[hindesky 54641]

[danielsonr 389]

6 hours ago, hindesky said:

Great perspective from the north side. Does anyone know how many floors are left to construct?

[Avossos 2402]

14 hours ago, danielsonr said:

Great perspective from the north side. Does anyone know how many floors are left to construct?

 

It looks like about 20 or so floors left to go up

[wxman 899]

I wonder if this will be the 'Heritage Plaza' of today's times--as in the last major office skyscraper downtown for the forseeable future. With the pandemic and so many people working from home, it seems things may 'never' go back to normal and many people will continue working from home. It was a forced experiment that seems to have worked in that people working from their living rooms are equally, if not more, productive than when at the office. Translation: no need for abundant office space. 

 

I'm only talking office skyscrapers, not condo or apartment towers.

[enriquewx91 877]

2 hours ago, wxman said:

I wonder if this will be the 'Heritage Plaza' of today's times--as in the last major office skyscraper downtown for the forseeable future. With the pandemic and so many people working from home, it seems things may 'never' go back to normal and many people will continue working from home. It was a forced experiment that seems to have worked in that people working from their living rooms are equally, if not more, productive than when at the office. Translation: no need for abundant office space. 

 

I'm only talking office skyscrapers, not condo or apartment towers.

Highly doubt it. My company is having everyone come back to office 500+ employees.

 

Working from home while nice is less productive than office work.

 

Trust me haha so many distractions

[gmac 445]

2 hours ago, enriquewx91 said:

Highly doubt it. My company is having everyone come back to office 500+ employees.

 

Working from home while nice is less productive than office work.

 

Trust me haha so many distractions

 

For you it may be more distracting and less productive, but for many it is more productive to work from home. Not as many chatty Cathy/talky Ted types interrupting all day.

[urbanize713 1379]

On 5/18/2020 at 10:11 AM, wxman said:

I wonder if this will be the 'Heritage Plaza' of today's times--as in the last major office skyscraper downtown for the forseeable future. With the pandemic and so many people working from home, it seems things may 'never' go back to normal and many people will continue working from home. It was a forced experiment that seems to have worked in that people working from their living rooms are equally, if not more, productive than when at the office. Translation: no need for abundant office space. 

 

I'm only talking office skyscrapers, not condo or apartment towers.

 

On the flip side  employers may actually need more space as open concept may be on the latest victim of Covid 19. I think one way or the other it is all conjecture. The overall effect will probably land somewhere in the middle like it always does. 

Edited May 20, 2020 by urbanize713

[Urbannizer 45613]

Downtown Houston Skyline with Be Someone Bridge by Raul Cano, on Flickr

[CaptainJilliams 1187]

I was at Buffalo Bayou Park this past weekend and noticed just how prominent this tower is starting to become in the skyline. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

[Purdueenginerd 1509]

14 hours ago, urbanize713 said:

 

On the flip side  employers made actually need more space as open concept may be on the latest victim of Covid 19. I think one way or the other it is all conjecture. The overall effect will probably land somewhere in the middle like it always does. 

 

I didnt even think about that. Oh how I loath open floor cube concepts. 

[cloud713 4095]

On 5/18/2020 at 10:11 AM, wxman said:

I wonder if this will be the 'Heritage Plaza' of today's times--as in the last major office skyscraper downtown for the forseeable future. With the pandemic and so many people working from home, it seems things may 'never' go back to normal and many people will continue working from home. It was a forced experiment that seems to have worked in that people working from their living rooms are equally, if not more, productive than when at the office. Translation: no need for abundant office space. 

 

I'm only talking office skyscrapers, not condo or apartment towers.

Good point.. I had wondered about all the people successfully working from home and hoped more companies might go to telecommuting where it makes sense. The traffic, or lack thereof during quarantine was amazing. Plus the environmental/monetary benefits of working from home..

And yeah, as we head into the biggest recession since the Great Depression (I guess they’re going to have to come up with a new name for the Great Recession), it’s likely this will be the last major tower we see for some time..

[thatguysly 1308]

21 hours ago, Purdueenginerd said:

 

I didnt even think about that. Oh how I loath open floor cube concepts. 

 

I am the opposite. I'd rather be in a cube than open concept.

[jermh 1249]

 

I had forgotten that I took this about 2 weeks ago. I'm a newbie when it comes to wide angle stuff / compositing.

Edited May 21, 2020 by jermh

[H-Town Man 5300]

10 hours ago, jermh said:

 

I had forgotten that I took this about 2 weeks ago. I'm a newbie when it comes to wide angle stuff / compositing.

 

This is cool how you straightened the vertical lines, although it causes the lower buildings to tilt out a little bit. Interesting to see what can be done. Of course the way to really get everything looking vertical and natural is to use a large format camera, like in the Story Sloane Gallery photos where they used an 8x10 camera.

 

[hindesky 54641]

The north tower crane is being jumped 4 sections. It was running out of room. 1st pic shows it using a weight to balance the crane. They were installing the tie-in while I rode by.

 

[Highrise Tower 37930]

 

[TheSirDingle 1666]

Oh my that reflection is something great in the making. It's almost like they did it on purpose.  

Edited May 24, 2020 by TheSirDingle

[keaton 253]

A little crane jumping this morning

 

 

[por favor gracias 691]

As much as I love this tower and the view it's going to have from Minute Maid Park, I'm really gonna miss the view of 609 Main coming in from 45 North.

 

Not a bad replacement, but still...

[j_cuevas713 3493]

What was this lot before, I forgot already? lol

Edited May 29, 2020 by j_cuevas713

[hindesky 54641]

1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said:

What was this lot before, I forgot already? lol

Houston Chronicle building 

[j_cuevas713 3493]

1 minute ago, hindesky said:

Houston Chronicle building 

Thought so. Damn I remember being devastated when that was torn down. Not anymore lol

[Caleb 93]

I’m so curious to know what this will look like at night. I hope the lighting is more impactful than 609 Main. 

[brijonmang 5707]

Catching up to the Calpine Center now

 

[keaton 253]

 

The glass panels are coming up on the east side and fast. They were going up at a rate of about one every 30 minutes yesterday before they went home for the downtown rally.

[West Timer 416]

Brijonmang can even make the least loved buildings in Houston look beautiful. Brijonmang, you are a terrific photographer and I really enjoy looking at your work. Thank you for sharing it.

[brijonmang 5707]

12 hours ago, West Timer said:

Brijonmang can even make the least loved buildings in Houston look beautiful. Brijonmang, you are a terrific photographer and I really enjoy looking at your work. Thank you for sharing it.

Wow, thank you so much for that compliment! I really appreciate that and am happy that people enjoy them! I really enjoy making the city look as nice as I can.

[keaton 253]

Forgive the play-by-play but bam-- already done with the glass panes on the east side for the 12th floor. (Forgive the fisheye Nest cam lens outside my window!)

 

Happy to share the live stream password if you want to look live, just shoot me a DM.

 

[brijonmang 5707]

From this morning:

 

 

[Highrise Tower 37930]

 

[jmitch94 2192]

What is going on with the parking lot next to the ballerina school? 

[Urbannizer 45613]

Be Someone by Arie, on Flickr

[hindesky 54641]

[hindesky 54641]

[ChannelTwoNews 2973]

From Saturday...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Eastdwntwn 193]

The view from LyondellBasell Tower today. 

[por favor gracias 691]

Love the reflections of the other buildings in all these pics...very nice!

[WshfulThnkn 52]

Does anyone happen to know the floor count?  Thnx

 

[keaton 253]

I believe (I'm just counting out my window 😄)  they are finishing the concrete on 28 and beginning on 29.

[Avossos 2402]

1 hour ago, keaton said:

I believe (I'm just counting out my window 😄)  they are finishing the concrete on 28 and beginning on 29.

 

I'm getting about the same. 19 more floors to go? I forget if this tower is 47 flors or 48. I always round up and call it 50 to my peeps.

 

Ok - just opened my eyes I guess. Thread says 47... 😵

Edited June 17, 2020 by Avossos

[Stone 257]

With the illuminated crown, I always round to 50 as well. But if you think about it, the mechanical floor and crown add the illusion of another 4 floors, so this sucker is actually 51 “stories” tall!

[Highrise Tower 37930]

[urbanize713 1379]

iPhone wide lens Sunroof pic

 

Edited June 22, 2020 by urbanize713

[brijonmang 5707]

6/27

[hindesky 54641]

Jumping the south tower crane.

[Urbannizer 45613]

0607201020 by Aubrey Laurence, on Flickr

[por favor gracias 691]

Best skyline in the U.S. outside of NYC and Chicago.