ArtNsf Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Although it doesn't say how many floors here that I can see, it would seem that these buildings will make quite an impact at over 500' and 600' in height. I'm guessing around 40 to 45 stories ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Anyone have renderings of this project? Midtown may be starting to develop a skyline! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Here's a rendering of what the tower would look like. 27 stories https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/25/more-details-revealed-about-proposed-luxury.html#i1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 39 minutes ago, htownbro said: Here's a rendering of what the tower would look like. 27 stories https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/25/more-details-revealed-about-proposed-luxury.html#i1 That's the wrong tower. The rendering you posted is for the tower Caydon (the Australian company) is building. We have already received renders of their 27-story tower. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 FAA links have been updated, both towers will be mixed-use residential. Edit: Gensler is the architect and Caydon is the developer. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Someone has to know someone that works for Gensler... These would be magnificent. EXACTLY what Midtown has needed for a very long time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Caydon has three towers going up? Well damn. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 12 hours ago, BigFootsSocks said: Caydon has three towers going up? Well damn. Their stuff in Melbourne looks quite nice. I'll feel a lot more confident about these towers if Caydon can get a construction loan for The Midtown to move forward on that. Some of what I've been reading (can't remember the source but it was one of Swamplot's linked articles) suggested Houston could turn into a landlord's market by late 2019. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Okay, I was under the impression there were two Caydon. A beige affair and another facing it. Then there was news of these two towers connected by a sort of promenade. Does that bring it to four? Or does one tower cross over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 9:59 PM, houstontexasjack said: Their stuff in Melbourne looks quite nice. I'll feel a lot more confident about these towers if Caydon can get a construction loan for The Midtown to move forward on that. Some of what I've been reading (can't remember the source but it was one of Swamplot's linked articles) suggested Houston could turn into a landlord's market by late 2019. Bisnow article: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/economy/waiting-for-the-bounce-as-houston-rebounds-back-76781 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, houstonfella said: Bisnow article: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/economy/waiting-for-the-bounce-as-houston-rebounds-back-76781 Merci. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Idk if this really affects this project, but I saw they came across a pretty sizable cash influx the other day: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/dfp-backs-caydon-with-100m/news-story/5b3085b7c7b5b8b6c3419496240825c4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I thought I remembered it being said that they were funding The Midtown themselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, corbs315 said: Idk if this really affects this project, but I saw they came across a pretty sizable cash influx the other day: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/dfp-backs-caydon-with-100m/news-story/5b3085b7c7b5b8b6c3419496240825c4 Paywall... any relevant quotes you can give? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: Paywall... any relevant quotes you can give? Oh sorry! It's not if you google news search it. Here: Quote Private lender Development Finance Partners is backing Melbourne developer Caydon Property Group with a funding injection of more than $100 million. Caydon’s projects include suburban Melbourne apartments, as well as developments in the US where it is building a 27-storey, 357-apartment and retail project in Houston, and a 30-storey, 200-apartment site in Seattle. The DFP deal comes as bank funding becomes more difficult to access for some developers, due to tighter lending restrictions placed on banks by APRA. The clampdown has forced some developers to turn to alternative lenders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, corbs315 said: Oh sorry! It's not if you google news search it. Here: This is great stuff, thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Variance request for building encroachment into 3 of 4 visibility triangles was approved at the Planning Commission meeting on July 27th. https://houstontx.swagit.com/play/07272017-713 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2017 It's official: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/10/exclusiveaustralian-developer-acquires-more-land.html Caydon Property Group has acquired more land in Midtown for a mixed-use project anchored by a luxury apartment tower. The Melbourne, Australia-based developerpurchased a 41,000-square-foot site on a half city block bounded by Main, Dennis and Fannin streets. Current Standing Developments — formerly known as PLC Capital Corp. — sold the property to Caydon for an undisclosed amount. The deal closed on Aug. 2. The site currently serves as surface parking for The Greensheet building, a 1955 mid-century office building at 1000 McGowen St. Current Standing plans to redevelop the four-story office building into a mixed-use office, retail, bar and rooftop event space. Brent Friedman, president of Current Standing, said Caydon approached him last year to acquire the parking lot. The Houston-based real estate firm decided to sell the property to Caydon because the city had built a 400-spot parking garage at the Midtown “Super Block” Park and because Caydon planned to build its own parking garage. “We had planned at some point when multifamily picks back up to monetize the surfacing parking as a joint venture, ground lease or sale,” Friedman said. “Caydon was very aggressive, and we ultimately decided we do it now.” Caydon plans to develop additional high-end residential, retail and a large parking garage on the site, which sits two blocks north of its luxury apartment project. 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Caydon is going all in on Midtown, Houston.. I love it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 The Greensheet really does bring buyers. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Looking at the text a bit more closely, it appears Caydon is not moving forward with additional towers on these sites, at least not in the near future--the Greensheet building is being renovated, for example. However, additional retail and residential is most welcome in that area. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 57 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Looking at the text a bit more closely, it appears Caydon is not moving forward with additional towers on these sites, at least not in the near future--the Greensheet building is being renovated, for example. However, additional retail and residential is most welcome in that area. The Greensheet building being renovated does not mean they are not moving forward - the Caydon site surrounds the building and is excluded. If anything, I would guess they start working on plans sooner rather than later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 This is all good news but what's the story with greensheet? I know they announced something a while ago but doesn't look like it's been touched. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I'm loving this developer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 "Go big or go home. And if you go big, might as well go really big." -old Melbourne proverb 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 31 minutes ago, corbs315 said: This is all good news but what's the story with greensheet? I know they announced something a while ago but doesn't look like it's been touched. My guess is that they are waiting for tenants to sign leases before moving forward with the renovation, and having trouble with that since the city's office market is in the dumps and new office product was just delivered in Midtown a few blocks away. But having a bunch of residential towers materialize out of thin air around them won't hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 hour ago, CREguy13 said: The Greensheet building being renovated does not mean they are not moving forward - the Caydon site surrounds the building and is excluded. If anything, I would guess they start working on plans sooner rather than later. Interesting. That might explain the height of the FAA filing that we got on this one. The building could be a tall-skinny tower next to Greensheet, and would need the height to get in a larger number of units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Might have to rename it Caydon Town. I am happy they have such confidence in the area. I hope this venture is extremely successful. Lots of room for growth in midtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 With the additional density added to this area in the last several years, it's time to extend the CBD's exemption from parking minimums at least to Elgin between Bagby and 59, if not the entire "crotch" between the Spur/Bagby and 59. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Are we gonna...merge? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Angostura said: With the additional density added to this area in the last several years, it's time to extend the CBD's exemption from parking minimums at least to Elgin between Bagby and 59, if not the entire "crotch" between the Spur/Bagby and 59. The good news is... I think It already goes to McGowen Edited August 11, 2017 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 7 hours ago, EllenOlenska said: Are we gonna...merge? Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 5:34 PM, Houston19514 said: The good news is... I think It already goes to McGowen It does. It also bumps out in the East to include the soccer stadium. Elgin is only 6 more blocks south. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 CBD to the east ends just past Emancipation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 The Chronicle picked this up: http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Australian-high-rise-developer-buys-second-11751680.php Notable highlight: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I was looking through old MRA/MMD documents and came across this in the June 29th MRA minutes. I'm wondering if the half acre park is in reference to Midtown Park or if they will use their other land as a park until it's ready for development. The Sky Bar sounds cool, but I think we've heard of several others currently in the works. Keep in mind this is almost two months old. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Does anyone have recent photos of the site? I stopped by this lot after checking out the now-open Midtown Park. It appears there is a gravel drive for heavy trucks (looks like it's been there a while), but next to it is what appeared to be a freshly unloaded pile of sand. This is the first change I've seen in months. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 The website has changed the name from "The Midtown" to "2850 Fannin St." https://caydonusa.com/projects/2850fannin/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Any concern that they're spooked by Harvey? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 2 hours ago, corbs315 said: Any concern that they're spooked by Harvey? You mean, since Midtown didn't flood and all the apartments in Houston suddenly got leased afterward? I bet they wish it was already under construction. The only way that Harvey could be a negative for upcoming developments in non-flooding areas is if construction prices go up due to the demand for skilled labor. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Caydon also doubled-down on the area by buying additional property shortly before Harvey. For face-saving purposes with its investors, I think that would commit its leadership at least to "2850 Fannin." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: You mean, since Midtown didn't flood and all the apartments in Houston suddenly got leased afterward? I bet they wish it was already under construction. The only way that Harvey could be a negative for upcoming developments in non-flooding areas is if construction prices go up due to the demand for skilled labor. Haha fair. Leave me be with my pessimism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 328' https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=348140147&row=2 Two cranes, the first going up Jan 1st https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=348140148&row=3 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 I’m confused on the title of the thread. Is there renderings for all 3 towers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 So did this one lose 2 floors and 20+ feet? So glad to see it coming to fruition. This is what Midtown needs along the rail corridor. I can envision a "wilshire" like stretch of high rises connecting downtown and Hermann Park some day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 5 hours ago, nate4l1f3 said: I’m confused on the title of the thread. Is there renderings for all 3 towers? There's renderings for 2850 Fannin and FAA filings for two additional towers. Very glad to hear 2850 Fannin is going forward. I saw plastic barriers up around the site on the drive home tonight, and the chain link fence that previously blocked it off has been taken down. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MarathonMan Posted November 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2017 Let the digging begin! Looks like this one is officially under construction. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'd say so. Two articles today about them securing funding: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/11/06/australian-developer-secures-financing-for-midtown.html http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Caydon-nabs-financing-for-luxe-Midtown-tower-12335465.php 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monarch Posted November 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2017 http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Caydon-nabs-financing-for-luxe-Midtown-tower-12335465.php?utm_campaign=twitter-desktop&utm_source=CMS Sharing Button&utm_medium=social 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Wow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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