dbigtex56 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 9:00 AM, Avossos said: Just a reminder of what to expect: - 4 yr+ construction timeline - zero ground floor interaction - palm trees that will freeze the first winter - awful stucco - ridiculous 90's curve roof architecture - crayon font building logo yay With a few modifications the façade could be something special: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I've been watching this demo happen. Seems like it's coming a long. There is also a exit ramp being construction down the street. Is that the 45 rebuild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39116-the-regalia-at-the-park-100-crawford/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said: Mods please merge this thread with the original one. And ekdrm2d1, sometimes using the search can help. If you don't know the name of the project, you can search by the cross streets that are included in posts about projects, sort by date and most often you will find the project you're looking for. Merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwf402 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 12 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: There is also a exit ramp being construction down the street. Is that the 45 rebuild? Not sure what you are referring but it might be related to the Hardy Toll Road connector. http://www.hardyconnector.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 2 hours ago, dwf402 said: Not sure what you are referring but it might be related to the Hardy Toll Road connector. http://www.hardyconnector.org/ Thank you. I'll post photos later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwf402 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Just an FYI, I work in the Eller Wagon Works building across the street. The building in the right side of the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 4 hours ago, dwf402 said: Just an FYI, I work in the Eller Wagon Works building across the street. The building in the right side of the photo. Nice! The design firm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwf402 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 14 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Nice! The design firm? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 9:22 AM, dwf402 said: Not sure what you are referring but it might be related to the Hardy Toll Road connector. http://www.hardyconnector.org/ Here's the freeway ramp.. Is it indeed the Hardy Toll Road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Here's the freeway ramp.. Is it indeed the Hardy Toll Road? https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/houston/elysian-viaduct.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 1 hour ago, phillip_white said: https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/houston/elysian-viaduct.html Looking at the map provided, the bridges are part of the Elysian St. bridge. The Hardy Toll road extension merges with Elysian, north of the bridge or so it seems. Two other Hardy Toll Rd. connections are east of the bridge, connecting to I-69. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwf402 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Added a new rendering to the construction fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 13 hours ago, dwf402 said: Added a new rendering to the construction fence. Only slightly more attractive than The Hamilton on the southern tip of downtown. . . That’s not saying much. This project looks like it belongs in Katy or Sugar Land rather than downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 My only complaint is why they didn't try to blend it in with the brick warehouses around it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 One of my favorite things about Houston is that a 6 story apartment complex built to the curb could be considered to fit into the suburbs. It really says a lot more about Katy or Sugarland than this specific project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 34 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: My only complaint is why they didn't try to blend it in with the brick warehouses around it Exactly. It's a bad design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Exactly. It's a bad design. I'm not going to go that far as to say its a bad design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 They got rid of the palm trees in the rendering. The palm trees tied the room together. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 They should name this building the Burr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 It's almost too boring to be truly ugly, but somehow it manages it. That said, it's more people downtown, so I will keep my complaining to a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 My other complaint is no GFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 From today By the way, what is that Midrise Apartments on Crawford near the St. Joseph's building that is getting remolded? I have construction photos but can't find the thread. Posted in Midtown or Downtown subforums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwf402 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Crane starting to go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 From earlier in the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 From earlier in the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Tower crane is going up this weekend BC574EF4-3DE0-41FA-A0D4-D6D28F80A52D by David, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Finished the tower crane CA86835D-1FD2-4B96-AD92-90C2536DA3CD by David, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 From yesterday 48AF0133-BB62-4295-AC1D-99F1EFC50F02 by David, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Earlier in the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Concrete poured. Sorry for bad photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Yesterday. Maybe I need to upgrade phones, or get an actual camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 D42A80AD-F226-4724-8B21-7381855A403B by David, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Just a run of the mill red brick apartment would have fit in really well and would have been timeless. As an unfortunate stucco owner this is seriously very dumb! Edited December 23, 2018 by Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Looks like they found some Texas Tea. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 hours ago, hindesky said: Looks like they found some Texas Tea. If from an underground storage tank they are looking at some costly soil remediation. I hope contingency funds were allocated. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Specwriter said: If from an underground storage tank they are looking at some costly soil remediation. I hope contingency funds were allocated. Something like that should have been found in the Environmental Site Analysis. I wonder if the firm that did it would be responsible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Something like that should have been found in the Environmental Site Analysis. I wonder if the firm that did it would be responsible. I agree with @Specwriter normally (if you are smart) you put unforeseen things like this in a contractors contingency. Sometimes you just don't know what is under there. Not everything gets discovered in a survey. Now if it was in the survey and they just decided to dig anyway then its on the contractor. If they followed the survey to a T yet still hit something like this (and it wasn't in any prior surveys then nobody is really at fault. Its just an unforeseen accident that you then hope can be covered with the contingency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 So is it safe to assume construction will progress much slower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Luminare said: I agree with @Specwriter normally (if you are smart) you put unforeseen things like this in a contractors contingency. Sometimes you just don't know what is under there. Not everything gets discovered in a survey. Now if it was in the survey and they just decided to dig anyway then its on the contractor. If they followed the survey to a T yet still hit something like this (and it wasn't in any prior surveys then nobody is really at fault. Its just an unforeseen accident that you then hope can be covered with the contingency. I'm not talking about a survey, but an ESA where the whole history of the property is researched and every historical use identified, as well as study of the soil. Those typically are relied on for knowledge of underground storage tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: I'm not talking about a survey, but an ESA where the whole history of the property is researched and every historical use identified, as well as study of the soil. Those typically are relied on for knowledge of underground storage tanks. An ESA must have been done or the owner is really stupid. USTs show up easy in these surveys unless it went unregistered and wasn't from a historical gas station where you can assume all USTs leak. If the company that did the ESA missed it, then they can be held responsible. Or the owner could have been informed and said screw a Phase II to save a few bucks hoping the contamination was minimal and are now paying the price. Having seen ESAs from that part of town, it is a good bet you'll hit contaminated soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Could it just be equipment leaking? Hydraulic oil or something that the ponding collected 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) It's not hydraulic oil, more likely engine oil or as someone said an unknown tank underground. Edited January 8, 2019 by hindesky spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Earlier in the week 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 This block garnered a mention today in the very centrally located Downtown subforum: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 This weeks photo. I know it's bad quality. Soon will change! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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