Highrise Tower 31667 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Texas Tower - Level 40 https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2021001608 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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samagon 3192 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) this building doesn't really do so much for the skyline, but the way it works locally, with the angles, really make it take over that area. Edited September 30 by samagon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pacarlson 3 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Looks like it's a bit above 500' now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbates2 1291 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 1 hour ago, samagon said: this building doesn't really do so much for the skyline, but the way it works locally, with the angles, really make it take over that area. I still think that it will do a good deal for extending the width of the skyline from that angle. Remember, when you look at that picture, that it will be about the exact same height as the old Continental building. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mls1202 412 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 On 9/29/2020 at 10:56 PM, Urbannizer said: Houston Pano by Carlos Anez, on Flickr This angle of downtown alway belies just how dense it really is. The location of the tallest towers at the northwestern edge obscure all the shorter buildings immediately behind them. It's amazing to me how different our downtown looks from the north, and south and east! 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dbigtex56 1167 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, mls1202 said: On 9/29/2020 at 10:56 PM, Urbannizer said: This angle of downtown alway belies just how dense it really is. The location of the tallest towers at the northwestern edge obscure all the shorter buildings immediately behind them. It's amazing to me how different our downtown looks from the north, and south and east! That's a downside of the street grid system layout. The buildings alternately obstruct each other and leave gaps due to the sight lines. One of the reasons Lower Manhattan's skyline is so impressive is that it was constructed within a disorderly jumble of streets. Almost every gap is filled and every building is visible 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shasta 335 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 3 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: That's a downside of the street grid system layout. The buildings alternately obstruct each other and leave gaps due to the sight lines. One of the reasons Lower Manhattan's skyline is so impressive is that it was constructed within a disorderly jumble of streets. Almost every gap is filled and every building is visible 2 things here.. The only part of the New York that is jumbled is the old Dutch and English parts at the tip of Manhattan. The rest is as rigid of a grid as you get, thanks to the 1812 plan. We've all seen the photos of the 'Canyons and Valleys" of Manhattan streets. On Houston, it's a matter of perspective- Views from 288, 45, and 59 have views that are not straight on. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enriquewx91 827 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 5 hours ago, mls1202 said: This angle of downtown alway belies just how dense it really is. The location of the tallest towers at the northwestern edge obscure all the shorter buildings immediately behind them. It's amazing to me how different our downtown looks from the north, and south and east! Honestly hate this view, my least favorite in the city. Not sure why people are so in love with it. The view from 45N, 288/59 interchange and I10E are the best imo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2154 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Shasta. Generally speaking, the tip of Manhattan is downtown. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nate99 7678 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Elevator winches? 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4855 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, shasta said: 2 things here.. The only part of the New York that is jumbled is the old Dutch and English parts at the tip of Manhattan. The rest is as rigid of a grid as you get, thanks to the 1812 plan. We've all seen the photos of the 'Canyons and Valleys" of Manhattan streets. On Houston, it's a matter of perspective- Views from 288, 45, and 59 have views that are not straight on. Lower Manhattan is the old Dutch streets. It had a magical skyline before they got rid of all the little old buildings along the docks and built a new generation of boxy glass skyscrapers that blocked the view of the 1920's skyscrapers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midtowndweller 254 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 (edited) Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. Edited October 2 by midtowndweller 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
asubrt 745 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 7 minutes ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the mid center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. 288 Northbound -> 69 Southbound is pretty awesome as well, a little bit closer in version of that same view (minus the med center) 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kennyc05 275 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 11 hours ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. 11 hours ago, asubrt said: 288 Northbound -> 69 Southbound is pretty awesome as well, a little bit closer in version of that same view (minus the med center) Once the new 610 to 59 north ramp opens by the Galleria area that'll be one hell of a view! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
por favor gracias 614 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 The new 45 Northbound to 59/288 Southbound ramp is pretty awesome too, and it's also elevated for a good while before you get to the ramp itself. The 610 Ship Channel bridge also has a great view. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Highrise Tower 31667 Posted October 3 Popular Post Share Posted October 3 22 hours ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. Did not know which Skyline Update thread to post this in. I was at a complete stop on the 288 overpass so I took this photo. Downtown, Midtown, and TMC Skyline. Including Uptown. 13 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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wxman 849 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Where are we at on this building? How many more floors? I know it's early but it doesn't look as imposing as it does in some of the early renderings to me. Is it just me? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post TheSirDingle 1396 Posted October 4 Popular Post Share Posted October 4 1 hour ago, wxman said: Where are we at on this building? How many more floors? I know it's early but it doesn't look as imposing as it does in some of the early renderings to me. Is it just me? 36 going onto 37? Looks like we have 11-10 more floors to go with this one, also a pretty good sized crown that will add to the imposing factor. Going off of this massing diagram from @blakevirgilio on page 16 of this thread. It looks like we have 180 more feet to go in terms of floors, and the crown adds an additional 35-45 ft to it? Going off this it might as well be a 50 floor skyscraper. I think as a community we should include the crowns as part of the floor count. All we need to do is divide it by the average height of each floor and just like magic add these extra floors to the count. 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stone 252 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 (edited) Yes, I’ve always considered this a solid 50-story tower. Not simply rounding up, rather, the specific design and height of the crown adds 3 stories to the 47. Similarly, I consider 609 Main to be 50 stories with a total height of 53 stories (not the 48 office floors officially listed). Casual observers would never know the first 2 “floors” of the 5 story crown are only mechanical and unoccupied. Edited October 4 by Stone 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dbigtex56 1167 Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 On 10/1/2020 at 12:17 PM, shasta said: The only part of the New York that is jumbled is the old Dutch and English parts at the tip of Manhattan. Therefore, my use of the term "Lower Manhattan". 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post midtowndweller 254 Posted October 7 Popular Post Share Posted October 7 Hard to tell from this image, but will there be some sort of lighting at the top and going down the sides? Also, I’m going to love the silhouette of this viewing from the west! 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArtNsf 699 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 this is going to be quite a handsome building and very noticeable in the downtown skyline. they are building at break neck speed and it's starting to come together quickly now. i can't wait to see the finished exterior with cool lighting on top and hopefully on the sides as well ! 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midtowndweller 254 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Was coming from the SE today and tried to take a pic. This pic doesn’t do the view justice, but this will have a great impact on the skyline view from this part of town. (UC closer time the right of pic) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Popular Post tigereye 1827 Posted October 12 Popular Post Share Posted October 12 On 7/19/2018 at 12:00 PM, Reporter said: It grew since yesterday, got flatter and the building on block 42 appeared out of nowhere. Yesterday Today. Texas Tower making the first of many appearances at Minute Maid Park. 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avossos 2205 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 (edited) NVM Edited October 12 by Avossos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MidCenturyMoldy 582 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 OK. I'm just going to say it and suffer the consequences. I don't like that building. There. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KaisDad 4 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 30 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: OK. I'm just going to say it and suffer the consequences. I don't like that building. There. You will once it’s complete. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3708 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 46 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: OK. I'm just going to say it and suffer the consequences. I don't like that building. There. ^^^ shoot the messenger! there... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinsanity02 1247 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 56 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: OK. I'm just going to say it and suffer the consequences. I don't like that building. There. No problem. Hopefully we are not into groupthink on HAIF. Just curious, why don't you? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MidCenturyMoldy 582 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 (edited) 3 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said: Just curious, why don't you? I think it's mostly the boring glass curtain wall, especially on the parking garage. I must note that I haven't even been to Houston since the glazing started, so I haven't seen it in person. But I also don't like the top all that much and I don't like the entrance. I'm not a big fan of 609 Main, either. Again, mostly because of the boring curtain wall. I LOVE the exterior of 811 Main (BG Group Place)...just not thrilled with the notch that makes it look like a giant BIC lighter. Edited October 27 by MidCenturyMoldy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangledwoods 640 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I'll play this game: If I was still a kid and my dad said he worked there, I would assume he had the most boring job in the world. This might be the most vanilla ice cream Hines project I've seen. The curtain wall is OKAY, the sky lobby bump outs are OKAY, the cool 1st floor carousel is OKAY. For lack of a more clear criticism it feels like the building has no soul. The garage podium topped mesh / tight louvers is particularly UGH BORING. Its almost like someone took Transco Tower, made the floorplate more leasable, rotated the tower 45 deg off street grid, replaced the cool top with a reduced copy of the BHP crown and called it good. I am sure the lobby will be very nice and the amenities will be to par with Hines typical class-a offerings, but there is nothing here that says WOW COOL. At least the Skanska rectangle had the understory tunnel "COOL". 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3617 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I think the reason people like it is because Houston has been spitting out the most monotonous structures... in a good project. When Hines gives us a unbalanced roof, or turning the tower base off the normal grid, we get super excited. It's all relative. Majority of the buildings have been okay or decent. The rest are boring or ugly. There's nothing exciting, there's nothing that would make it to a coffee table book. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dcdude 39 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 I live in Austin and this one looks like everything that is going up here....Austin just gets excited when they get a tall building, they don't care what it looks like 3 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
htine 11 Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Living in Detroit has really put into perspective for me how bland a lot of the architecture in Houston is. Everything built is about maximizing profits and minimizing costs. None of these buildings are memorable, and they don't really add much to the character of the city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheSirDingle 1396 Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 On 10/27/2020 at 10:57 AM, Twinsanity02 said: No problem. Hopefully we are not into groupthink on HAIF. Just curious, why don't you? Damn now we're turning into negative groupthink. SOMEBODY PRESS THE REVERSE BUTTON THIS IS GETTIGN OUT OF HAND. Lol, good thing this forum rarely if ever turns into a hivemind like most forums (looking at you reddit). Personally, I like the design of this tower, it has pretty good interaction with the ground floor through well designed retail openings, and the crown gives a pretty unique rooftop not seen much in Texas. Overall, while it isn't the Neil Esperson Building, it's still better than the vast majority of high rises in Texas going up and existing. I think it's a good looking building, and adds a lot to the area. If we're going off the best looking high-rises going up I would have to say The Preston, or that 39 story tower going up on Post Oak. These 2 towers are just astounding. On 10/27/2020 at 5:19 PM, dcdude said: I live in Austin and this one looks like everything that is going up here....Austin just gets excited when they get a tall building, they don't care what it looks like Still better looking than most if not all of them though. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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