Twinsanity02 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 This building has to be in the 500 to 540 ft range. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_787 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Who is the architect? Any clue? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 52 minutes ago, gene said: Last night i rode my bike past this lot and it was packed with cars all for the Post Oak Poker Club. I wonder how long they will stay there, preventing this from getting started? I think they should move to the old Willie G's building just up the road on Post Oak...that would be perfect for them! I recently got a puppy so I've been taking it out at night and that place is packed at 3am even on weeknights. I need to go drop by for a drink one night and see if I can get some scoop on when the lease is up from some employees. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOJF Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I live next door in 1901. I talked to someone over the phone at the Poker Club a couple months ago and they said they were leaving mid April and that it was going to be an upscale retail development. It was just one guy so who knows, but will be great it is isn't too high up for the residents at 1901. Luckily I face south in the tower but I was looking at a unit facing north there. Not going to consider it not with construction coming soon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Really, really hope this one happens. I got to eat at Flower Child this weekend and the view of the uptown skyline is looking good. I believe this tower would help fill in the gap looking southward between The Post Oak and the Astoria. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Am I the only one that thinks the outside of the Post Oak is blah 👀 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 12 hours ago, kennyc05 said: Am I the only one that thinks the outside of the Post Oak is blah 👀 Damn I can only imagine how you feel about the Astoria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Its actually grown on me 🤣🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 It’s too early to be drinking! Haha 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 26 minutes ago, gclass said: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/09/12/fertitta-s-new-post-oak-hotel-becomes-houston-s.html Fertitta’s new Post Oak Hotel becomes Houston’s only AAA Five Diamond recipient I don't know...kinda looks like 4 diamonds on top instead of 5. Looks like they need to make some room up there. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Luminare said: I don't know...kinda looks like 4 diamonds on top instead of 5. Looks like they need to make some room up there. I recall speaking to some folks who worked on the project and this was a common theme brought up. Probably was a VE item suggested by the GC before design went public! I’d have loved to be a fly on that wall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, arche_757 said: I recall speaking to some folks who worked on the project and this was a common theme brought up. Probably was a VE item suggested by the GC before design went public! I’d have loved to be a fly on that wall. The 4 "diamonds" have been party of Landry's corporate trade dress for years -- Dining. Hospitality. Entertainment. Gaming. The four diamond design on top of The Post Oak was very intentional, and NOT the result of VE. Edited April 22, 2019 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Houston19514 said: The 4 "diamonds" have been party of Landry's corporate trade dress for years -- Dining. Hospitality. Entertainment. Gaming. The four diamond design on top of The Post Oak was very intentional, and NOT the result of VE. I should have added prior to posting that it was a sort of running joke among the architects and engineers who worked on the project. Sarcasm is hard to decipher (and convey) over the interweb’s sometimes. Edited April 23, 2019 by arche_757 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, arche_757 said: I should have added prior to posting that it was a sort of running joke among the architects and engineers who worked on the project. Sarcasm is hard to decipher (and convey) over the interweb’s sometimes. Unfortunately sarcasm can't be taught. Its more like a mental condition. In the same way that VE is also, unfortunately, a mental condition. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 14 hours ago, Houston19514 said: The 4 "diamonds" have been party of Landry's corporate trade dress for years -- Dining. Hospitality. Entertainment. Gaming. The four diamond design on top of The Post Oak was very intentional, and NOT the result of VE. Gaming... since there is no casino at The Post Oak maybe this is where Post Oak Poker Club should have relocated!!!! 💡 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 So is there reason to believe that his project is moving forward aside from the fact that the businesses have closed? The rendering floating around of this project is super old and pretty low quality. If I know Houston, it's been VE and chopped down from 44 stories to 22 -- if it even gets off the ground. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 48 minutes ago, wxman said: So is there reason to believe that his project is moving forward aside from the fact that the businesses have closed? The rendering floating around of this project is super old and pretty low quality. If I know Houston, it's been VE and chopped down from 44 stories to 22 -- if it even gets off the ground. Well, I'm not sure specifically, but if you read the Facebook post from the Poker Club above, they mention that after they move out the building will be torn down/demoed. I can't imagine they'd demo a property and not having something planned to go up in its place, especially right along the new Post Oak Blvd. Whether or not what we get in its place will look anything like the rendering is yet to be determined. If I had to guess, I'm assuming what we get looks different from what we've seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, CaptainJilliams said: I can't imagine they'd demo a property and not having something planned to go up in its place, especially right along the new Post Oak Blvd. I’d have to disagree. It seems quite common in Houston to demo buildings and then sit on vacant land without developing immediately. I assume developers do it for tax purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, MarathonMan said: I’d have to disagree. It seems quite common in Houston to demo buildings and then sit on vacant land without developing immediately. I assume developers do it for tax purposes. True. I could very well be wrong, I just feel with all the activity going on in Uptown, all the towers that have gone up the past 3-4 years, and with the projects still under construction/planned, it just would be very disappointing to see a developer sit in such a prime location, especially with the Blvd project wrapping up the next 2 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 We just need someone to swing by Zadoks and ask them what the hell they're doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 @gclass I’ve revised your post as there is really no need to quote an entire article that’s unrelated to this development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) From another article: Chief Art Acevedo says illegal gambling cannot be allowed to continue because "it drives organized crime and fuels other criminal activity." Over looking the club from the lofts for the past couple years, I don't think there was ever any kind of incident at the place. Never saw a cop, never heard of an incident, never heard or saw a patron acting inappropriately. Prior to it being the poker club, it was Moe's and they'd play loud music until late at night. The poker club was a much better neighbor. I know they're doing this under the disguise of 'money laundering' but you can literally do that with any business and there hasn't been any proof that even occurred here. Edited May 3, 2019 by richfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, richfish said: From another article: Chief Art Acevedo says illegal gambling cannot be allowed to continue because "it drives organized crime and fuels other criminal activity." Over looking the club from the lofts for the past couple years, I don't think there was ever any kind of incident at the place. Never saw a cop, never heard of an incident, never heard or saw a patron acting inappropriately. Prior to it being the poker club, it was Moe's and they'd play loud music until late at night. The poker club was a much better neighbor. I know they're doing this under the disguise of 'money laundering' but you can literally do that with any business and there hasn't been any proof that even occurred here. Yeah the Mob was pretty quiet and said to be good neighbors back in the day as well. Its just if you really tried to mess with them or cheat them then they would break your skull in half. Just because a "neighbor" is quiet doesn't make them good neighbors, it just makes them quiet ones. Edited May 3, 2019 by Luminare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 WhoooOoOoOooooOOOooo! thanks for the updates!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Timoric said: What do you expect? This is America’s grandest BLVD in the making Honestly, I know this is a joke, but I've been impressed with what I've seen thus far. Walked down this a few times. Miles ahead better than what it used to be. Especially the paving stones. Reminds me of streets I would walk in Europe. Really wished we got more into paving stones instead of bare concrete. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I think Timoric meant it as fact, and not a joke. It does have the potential to grow into a grand boulevard. Might be twenty years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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