houstonsemipro Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Hey, fewellman. You know April fools day passed right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I heard that there were three 80 story skyscrapers going up where Astroworld used to be, and that they were being built there because of FFA height restrictions down town. I doubt this is a seriouse topic but if any body has any info i would appreciate it.I don't think an 80 story building would be affected by any height restrictions enforced by the FAA downtown. Also it does not seem very rational to put an 80 story tower on such cheap land (relatively) much less three. It would make more sense to have more or larger shorter towers. Either way though, this sounds completely and utterly fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewellman Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Well i figured it was non since but i wanted to just see if anybody had heard anything about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sexybitch Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE PEOPLE IT WAS ON THE KPRC CHANNEL 2 NEWS LIKE A MONTH OR TWO AGO SO FEWELL IS ACTUALLY RIGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 THIS IS ACTUALLY TRUE PEOPLE IT WAS ON THE KPRC CHANNEL 2 NEWS LIKE A MONTH OR TWO AGO SO FEWELL IS ACTUALLY RIGHT Gotta love that username Welcome to the forum I believe it might of been speculated as for it actually happening I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 this is ridiculous...i think we can close this topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sexybitch Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 DONT GET MAD "BRIJONMANG" JUST BECAUSE WE HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU DID! AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHATS GOING ON,... AWW POOR BABY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 hahaha wow...im sure youre a very educated sexybitch....but yes youre sooo right i am honestly pissed about not hearing about this before you guys...i dont know what im going to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sexybitch Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) edit: trashy language Edited April 11, 2006 by jmancuso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiDTOWNeR Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 (edited) WOWNow everyone start figuring out how this will place Houston up against the nations other 80+ story towers. And dont forget being built on former Amusement Park land...that will surely count for something as well in the rankings! This may make Houston the 3rd largest town in the nation!!!! Edited April 11, 2006 by MiDTOWNeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 WOW This may make Houston the 3rd largest town in the nation!!!! Or the town with the 3rd most stupid people. It's a win win situation either way you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Pancake Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/ar...9&Symbol=US:PKSexcerpt:The Company also announced that it has entered into a contract to sell the 104-acre site of AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. The property - which has been cleared of all buildings, rides and structures in anticipation of sale - is being sold for $77 million; the closing date is expected to be early June. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions.No buyer yet announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiDTOWNeR Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 How about an amusement park?Seems like the PERFECT place.Aparently it is no longer the PERFECT place. How about an amusement park?Seems like the PERFECT place.Aparently it is no longer the PERFECT place for an amusement park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3854086.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLR8 Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Aparently it is no longer the PERFECT place. Aparently it is no longer the PERFECT place for an amusement parkI'm just glad Six Flags didn't get their fantasized $180 million they thought they could get for it. What I hear over on sixflagshouston.com is that they spent 20 just clearing the land. 70 - 20 = 50 mil. Some of the newer coasters are approaching that price. Doh!I truly believe somebody visionary (with the $$$) will eventualy come along and actually build and operate a great theme park in this large and proven profitable market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 (edited) It was bought by a Conroe based company. They are still not sure what they are going to do with the land. I just hope they don't do a Conroe development i.e. big national brand chains in strip malls. Here's the article Edited May 11, 2006 by Houstonian in Iraq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMUrban Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 (edited) Judging by the website, they don't seem to be a developer. They are more of a land investment firm so I imagine they try to flip the land for a nice profit. That's a shame because for the price the land sold for, a developer could have done something amazing. Edited May 20, 2006 by SMUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Pancake Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Back when Kieran Burke (former CEO of Six Flags) opted last September to have Cushman and Wakefield put this land on the market, they were confident they could get between $95m-$145m for the property. Rising land value was the primary party line for why they chose to close the park.Now, eight months later, we find they couldn't get anyone to bite for the land in that range. Further, Six Flags seems to have grown impatient waiting for a buyer so they offloaded it for $77m. If you look at Angel/McIver's site ( http://www.angelmciver.com/ ) it's obvious they aren't a developer but just another real-estate agent middleman. Six Flags also spent about $21m demolishing the place, leaving them with about $56m cash left.So basically, nothings going on with this property yet, it's basically still on the market. Six Flags gained a quick $56m cash which barely dents their $2+ billion debt and a couple of the old rides are showing up in other parks instead of new attractions (quite a few rides are lost forever and sent to the scrapyard, including Texas Cyclone, Viper, XLR8, Astroway, Bamboo Shoot, Serpent...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 ....and your point is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 (edited) i would gather that fierce's point is that it was a huge mistake Edited May 12, 2006 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 ^^either a huge mistake or just a cop-out for six flags not wanting to pony up the $$$ to improve the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Pancake Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 A huge mistake in a long line of huge mistakes the former management team at Six Flags made in the last five years. Maybe not as detrimental to the company's performance as what transpired in Ohio and Europe, but far more of concern to us in Houston. The point is that it was a needless waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Judging by the website, they don't seem to be a developer. They are more of a land investment firm so I imagine they try to flip the land for a nice profit. That's a shame because for the price the land sold for a developer could have done something amazing.I am suprised that is went so quietly and for that price. I was sort of expecting a big bang announcement with master plans and excitement. I suspect you are correct. These guys will most likely put together a master plan and then sell off parcels to residential/ industrial/ retail / and office developers. It is also my thought that this is NOT a developers dream site. If so there would have much more interest in the purchase.This is no Andro Airport !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Pancake Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Judging by the website, they don't seem to be a developer. They are more of a land investment firm so I imagine they try to flip the land for a nice profit. That's a shame because for the price the land sold for a developer could have done something amazing.That's the impression I got too. Six Flags had no serious bidders for what they expected, grew impatient, and then sold for whatever they could get to another realtor to get what cash they could now. Reminds me of how Six Flags put the company itself up for sale not too long ago and had no bidders either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/disp/story...ss/3900739.htmlYo, check it. The dude that is buying the old Astroworld lot is Micheal McIver, who will be buying it for $77 million. He beat out Vincent Kickerillo, who planned to open up apartments, townhomes, and shops. The current assumption is that McIver will build a mixed-use development (which I hope), but we probably will not know what he wants to do until next Wednesday, when the deal is final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 i am happy to see that...but what about the other trees?it was such a large amount , i'm sure they found a dollarto be made from that too. with their debt, i'm sure theyor the demo company found some way to benefit.Absolutely, they made a few bucks. Conservation does not have to be a non-profit operation. Copper, tin, glass and plastic is recycled for profit. The Virgin Islands makes millions on eco-tourism. Windmills and solar panels are manufactured and sold.The important thing is that the trees were saved. That's more than can be said for most large developers, who clear cut land before building on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soifan Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks for sharing the link to the Chronicle article. I've been wondering who bought that site (and for 1/2 of what Six Flags said it was worth ). I am one who is still very saddened by the loss of Astroworld. As a native Houstonian, I have a lifetime of memories at this park. I'm so glad that I got to go a few times in the last few years -including this past October. I was looking forward to taking my young child there someday - to experience that together. Now I will never get the chance . Even though it will never be the same, I hope we get another park in the not so distant future. i am happy to see that...but what about the other trees? it was such a large amount , i'm sure they found a dollar to be made from that too. with their debt, i'm sure they or the demo company found some way to benefit. Some of the other trees were donated to a house that was built by Extreme Makeover Home Edition near the Texas/ LA border (during their hurricane rebuild special series). I'm so glad that another small part of Astroworld lives on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Thanks for sharing the link to the Chronicle article. I've been wondering who bought that site (and for 1/2 of what Six Flags said it was worth ). I am one who is still very saddened by the loss of Astroworld. As a native Houstonian, I have a lifetime of memories at this park. I'm so glad that I got to go a few times in the last few years -including this past October. I was looking forward to taking my young child there someday - to experience that together. Now I will never get the chance . Even though it will never be the same, I hope we get another park in the not so distant future. I'm curious how McIver plans to use the development to coincide with the Astrodome/Reliant Park. That pedestrian bridge still exists, yo. Can you imagine what that area would be like if the Astrodome Hotel plans go through AND the old Astroworld site becomes a world-class multi-use?! > Let's see what's said this Wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 The cyclone was up for the longest time, with the big spider on it. Even the majority of landscape was torn up and the Cyclone remained. I prayed it would stay, but the next day it was gone. (not really the next day, but it seemed like it) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce Pancake Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Interestingly, Kickerillo had apparently offered Six Flags $8m more than the $77m from Angel/McIver but Kickerillo wanted an extra month to close the deal. Six Flags dumped the land in a hurry instead.http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3900739.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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