adr Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) Well atleast it's better than a parking lot, and on the plus side it's not a bland parking garage. So It could have been alot worse. lol... Edited November 7, 2016 by JoninATX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I partially agree, but Potemkin store fronts? Still have trouble believing I read this correctly, sounds so bizarre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 11/7/2016 at 1:52 AM, JoninATX said: Well atleast it's better than a parking lot, and on the plus side it's not a bland parking garage. So It could have been alot worse. lol... No offense intended, but what could possibly be blander than the ten story tall blank wall this thing is going to present to anybody driving towards it on Milam on their way into downtown? If there's been a proposal to do some sort of tromp l'oel mural like what was on the Memorial City garages or the blank Travis side of the older building down near Bell, it hasn't been publicized too well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 If they do a mural, I hope the execution is better than the one on the parking garage behind the new ZaZA and Aire Liquide near Memorial City. I've seen better murals painted by high school kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 On 11/17/2016 at 3:55 PM, mollusk said: No offense intended, but what could possibly be blander than the ten story tall blank wall this thing is going to present to anybody driving towards it on Milam on their way into downtown? If there's been a proposal to do some sort of tromp l'oel mural like what was on the Memorial City garages or the blank Travis side of the older building down near Bell, it hasn't been publicized too well. On 11/17/2016 at 3:55 PM, mollusk said: No offense intended, but what could possibly be blander than the ten story tall blank wall this thing is going to present to anybody driving towards it on Milam on their way into downtown? If there's been a proposal to do some sort of tromp l'oel mural like what was on the Memorial City garages or the blank Travis side of the older building down near Bell, it hasn't been publicized too well. Apologize for the late response. But imo this garage looks to me 100x better than a normal bland parking garage. Take for instance that monstrosity that they built next to the convention center recently. A ugly garage with no detail or design to make it look different. I agree, it is sad that it's another parking garage but I'm excited that developers atleast put some effort into it other than looking bland like most garages these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hey I'll take a parking garage over a parking lot any day. I'm just gald they aren't destroying the entire lot to build one garage. Multiple structures on one lot is good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I guess they won't get a tower crane for this project. Consolidated Crane has a crawler crane onsite. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 The building to the left of the crawler crane looks it's a garage the crane just came out of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Precast garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Update. This thing is a looker. If this turns into a giant mural, cool. If not, pitchforks. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 13 hours ago, kbates2 said: Update. This thing is a looker. If this turns into a giant mural, cool. If not, pitchforks. I do not know why, but for some strange reason I like that... I agree though that a mural would be great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Yuck! I know that Houston developers, in keeping costs down, tend to build the cheapest garages possible. However, I wonder if they overlook possibilities to distinguish their product that don't add much to the budget. Like the vine-covered trellises I've seen on garages in other cities. Perhaps there are one or two here that I can't recall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Are we sure it's a garage? Looks to me like that are starting to build a pyramid to bury Khufu right here in Houston! BIG tourist attraction, I think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Should paint it Vantablack so it looks like the Monolith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I don't blame the developers. They care only about the bottom line. It is up to the City or at least the historic district to implement some design requirements. Very few cities would allow this to go up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 hour ago, KinkaidAlum said: I don't blame the developers. They care only about the bottom line. It is up to the City or at least the historic district to implement some design requirements. Very few cities would allow this to go up. And even fewer cities would allow historic structures to be bulldozed. welcome to Houston, Y'all. The city of "we don't care what it looks like as long as it meets fire code. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Looks like a good shelter during a hurricane or tornado. No chance anyone is going to drive off this thing. I agree with Utterly Urban. Throw in a few mummies and you've got both a tourist attraction and parking revenue and a hurricane shelter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 What have I... what have I... what have I done to deserve this? What have I... what have I... what have I done to deserve this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I do not see a tree. Looks like three more stories to go before this beauty is topped out. Too bad it's not thirty stories. Could be our new signature building in Houston. I suggest a name. Could be called the Big Tu-d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Even if it's an ugly parking garage, it will mean more people will be able to shop, eat, and drink/party in downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Right, because parking downtown, drinking, and then driving back to the suburbs is such a great idea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 3/21/2017 at 10:59 PM, Texasota said: Right, because parking downtown, drinking, and then driving back to the suburbs is such a great idea. It's kind of what we're known for round these parts. I'm referencing the DWI fatalities in Harris co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I'm sorry but nothing about this thread makes any sense. Bottom line the city has no balls, the developers have no scruples and the citizens get screwed. Who has to live with it the rest of its life. We all do. We'll never learn. This could have been so much better. And this is Houston's front porch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Perhaps we can rent philwilhites drone and paint bomb it. Sorry about butchering your name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 On the positive side, a cheap precast garage means this is just a stand-in to make more profit than a lot could make until a better use for the land is found. If they spent extra on trellises and gargoyles and other flair that would signal to me they intend to keep this as a garage for quite a while. Once market demand dictates better financial use for the land, they likely won't hesitate to tear down the boring garage and build a better and bigger building--to make more money. Also, the huge blank wall signals to me they anticipate the neighboring parking lot being developed near-term. Why have anything more than a blank wall when building to the lot line intrablock? A mural (or an advertising profit motive) would be a great possibility until the lot next door is developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 My only hope is the vacant lot next door to this - there could still be a building to cover up this ugly blank wall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 That paneling will age well... NOT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, mfastx said: That paneling will age well... NOT!! Lipstick on a pig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 It already looks old and outdated and should be demolished 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Okay so were there any witnesses to this hit and run. Are those faux bricks. How did they attach these panels. WTF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Still baffles me that they had to get this approved to be in the historic district and somebody actually approved it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 It maybe isn't the most beautiful thing in the world but it sure as hell will fill a need and kill surface parking. If we can pack more people into a smaller area then I'm all for it. Not NYC small but small. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 That side of the garage is begging pretty hard for a mural. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 5 hours ago, adr said: That side of the garage is begging pretty hard for a mural. It might as well be painted with the words "Houston's design and planning process is effectivity useless and inept and every elected politician in the city should be ashamed"...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 6:40 PM, UtterlyUrban said: It might as well be painted with the words "Houston's design and planning process is effectivity useless and inept and every elected politician in the city should be ashamed"...... Crushed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Crane is done. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I guess the city could get rid of the Cotsworld diagonal parking spaces in front of this garage and develop a pocket park or bike lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) For those of you who don't know... The HAHC tried hard to get this to be as best as possible. The historic guidelines are weak... which mean they can be legally challenged. They requested for this to represent a store front. "Brick" was demanded. You see the result... The developers technically met all requirements. For those of you who hate this garage, or even see this as a disappointing development, stricter guidelines and HAHC oversight could allow us to legally demand better. Just take a look at Hines' garage at Aris. That could be the standard. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go. Edited May 5, 2017 by Avossos 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Looks fine by me, muralists will come knocking, & anyways this is the historic district, they get all the niceties unlike say southeast downtown. Like I said before, this means the parking in front (along Franklin going east) is now redundant and that space can be re-designed This is where political will power would be applied more productively in the short term. Also what's to stop a future developer putting a stick-frame high rise on top of the garage? That's how I see all the garages in the parking garage district (~Milam@Clay).That crustation parking lot, while banal was the real problem of place making but no one really cared or noticed because their was no "improvement" to make judgement about aesthetics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 9 hours ago, infinite_jim said: Also what's to stop a future developer putting a stick-frame high rise on top of the garage? That's how I see all the garages in the parking garage district (~Milam@Clay). Physics? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, kbates2 said: Physics? This isn't your mother's glulams were talking about here. Edited May 6, 2017 by infinite_jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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