Urbannizer Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Kirby Mansion High-rise made up of 7 office levels, 7 levels of parking and ground floor retail facing Gray St. image by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr image by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr image by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Pitiful. At first glance it reminded me of a mix between On Park Place and that tall residential tower southwest of 610/I-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie21love Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 A higher tower should be a better fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looks like half of it's parking and no GFR, even though facing a park. Will add to the urban environment from a distance, not really up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looks like half of it's parking and no GFR, even though facing a park. Will add to the urban environment from a distance, not really up close. This includes GFR on Gray St. The height for this building will be 218' feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 *phew* the mansion is staying. The new building isn't pretty but it's better than the surface lot that's there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 jesus no patios either? this place looks awful and the downtown views there arent the best. most of the buildings in that area need to be powerwashed anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 The Kirby Mansion (real one) deserves better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 the silver lining is that there will be a public access strip running north/south just west of the building and the southeast side will have retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 It's not the prettiest structure, but adding a tower of that density to midtown is a win to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Site: TheKirbyMansion by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7520953,-95.3751497,3a,75y,172.06h,85.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8eQN0YYWM3a37xWlxEoq2g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 it looks like they're trying to stay consistent with the building already there. whats in there anyway, a law office or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 it looks like they're trying to stay consistent with the building already there. whats in there anyway, a law office or something?Law firm. Has been there for as long as I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 These are the kinds of buildings Midtown needs. So what's the timeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 YES! *Jumps for joy like in the old car commercials*And midtown continues to march skyward.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 This includes GFR on Gray St. The height for this building will be 218' feet.Great. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/10/historic-midtown-mansion-could-get-high-rise-neighbor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm surprised they're trying an office at this point. This is what, the third proposed new office building in Midtown, and we haven't seen any movement on the previous two. Then there's the renovated Central Plaza coming online soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm not understanding how some of you think this isn't a nice building. It's not just a box of glass but it actually has some character with the brick and nice roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Definitely one of the ugliest buildings I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I think this could look really good. Happy to see something that isn't a glass box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 The architect is the same as One Park Place, so it should turn out pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Definitely one of the ugliest buildings I've ever seen. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 All we have right now seems to be a very simple drawing - even simpler than what we had with the Market Square Tower. I suspect it will come out looking like a shorter version of OPP, especially if the architect is the same. It should look especially nice from the freeway, where it will look like a a large house as opposed to a high rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 One of the more exciting projects on the table. I think the overhead 3D rendering is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Why? I just like a more modern look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It reminds me a lot of that building at I-10 and 610 (SW corner) except without the weird green accents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It reminds me a lot of that building at I-10 and 610 (SW corner) except without the weird green accentsThe Senior Living Tower? I quite like that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hopefully we can get a more detailed render so see more of the fine work, but I like it as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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