citykid09 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Med Center Crowne Plaza to turn out lights Mary Ann Azevedo Houston Business Journal After more than three decades in operation, the Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston-Medical Center will close its doors next month. The closing comes on the heels of last month's purchase of the property -- located at 6701 Main St. -- by Baylor College of Medicine. The Crowne Plaza will permanently close its doors on Dec. 18, according to the hotel's Web site and Baylor officials. The property is one of three Main Street tracts that Baylor purchased from Houston-based The Redstone Cos. in a transaction that closed on Oct. 11, according to Baylor spokeswoman Lori Williams. The medical institution has also purchased a 74,000-square-foot tract that currently houses a Wells Fargo bank, as well as a 67,000-square-foot vacant tract across the street at Main and Southgate. To read the rest click here: http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto.../14/story5.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 SMASH IT!BUILD ANEW!LONG LIVE THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frid Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Looks like preparation is being made for the demolition of the Crown Plaza hotel in the TMC across from TCH main. Cherry demolition I think is the name of the demo company sign on the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 other than this article is from Nov. 2005, i can't find much of anything (maybe something has already been posted on this forum, though):After more than three decades in operation, the Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston-Medical Center will close its doors next month.The closing comes on the heels of last month's purchase of the property -- located at 6701 Main St. -- by Baylor College of Medicine. The Crowne Plaza will permanently close its doors on Dec. 18, according to the hotel's Web site and Baylor officials. http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto.../14/story5.htmland yeah, Cherry is doing the demolitionProject No: 07057223 Date: 7/20/2007 USE: COMM DEMO/SEWER DISC Owner / Occupant: CROWNE PLAZA MEDICAL CENTER Job Address: 6701 MAIN ST Tax ID: 0400440970000011 Buyer: CHERRY DEMOLITION * Address: 6131 SELINSKY 77048 Phone: 7139916236 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Is anything going in it's place? Why is it being demoed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Is anything going in it's place? Why is it being demoed? Sefviv's post explains it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Sefviv's post explains it all Actually, Sevfiv's post did not explain it all, as the linked article said only that there were no definite plans for the site. According to the Baylor College of Medicine Strategic Plan Progress Report -2006, "Texas Children's Hospital has made a commitment to build a maternity hospital on Fannin Street where the current Wells Fargo Bank Building and Crowne Plaza Hotel currently stand. Programmatic and space planning for this program is well underway and the facility, to be completed in 2010, will be approximately 20 floors in height." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thanks for the info. That sounds great. It would be sad to see that lot empty for too long, it has so much potential. If the new development has retail and connects with the new Rice research center which will have retail, and the existing Baylor retail area, that would be awesome. The medical center is turning into a real urban district. All it needs nor are apartments nearby, but I guess the metro serves the same purpose (almost). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 That location will suck for foot traffic other than from the Holiday in and the TCH's patients and visitors. It would be rather unlikely that people from metro (but the office workers might!)would be willing to cross holcomb to just grab a snack unless they need to bring something home, at which point, the Drydan location would suffice. The most challenging crossing would be for those staying at the Holiday Inn, but that can't be helped. It will be highly unlikely for there to be apartments located anywhere near that area unless they're incorporated into future buildings in the area, and quite frankly, there is a market for high end housing for people that have extended stays in Houston for medical treatment. Hotel ZaZa's getting quite a bit of action for people that are taking treatment at MD Anderson (like I predicted, btw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Actually, Sevfiv's post did not explain it all, as the linked article said only that there were no definite plans for the site.According to the Baylor College of Medicine Strategic Plan Progress Report -2006, "Texas Children's Hospital has made a commitment to build a maternity hospital on Fannin Street where the current Wells Fargo Bank Building and Crowne Plaza Hotel currently stand. Programmatic and space planning for this program is well underway and the facility, to be completed in 2010, will be approximately 20 floors in height."thanks - that was the information i couldn't find. here is the report:http://www.bcm.edu/pdf/strategicplan-report2006.pdfthe Crowne Plaza information is on page 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) Oh, I didn't realize it was all the way across Holcomb. I pictured it closer to Dryden or University for some reason... Edited July 31, 2007 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) Oh, I didn't realize it was all the way across Holcomb. I pictured it closer to Dryden or University for some reason... it is between Holcombe and Dryden: Edited July 31, 2007 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I see - so you wouldn't have to cross Holcombe to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) I see - so you wouldn't have to cross Holcombe to get there.nope - not from downtown, Rice, or Med Center north of Holcombe Edited July 31, 2007 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Does anyone know what kind of demo this is going to be? Is it going to be a conventional, explosive, or combo? that's a significantly sized building. Look at how long it took to demo the last building on that street, and then they had to finish it with a explosion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) Does anyone know what kind of demo this is going to be? Is it going to be a conventional, explosive, or combo? that's a significantly sized building. Look at how long it took to demo the last building on that street, and then they had to finish it with a explosion!i am guessing implosion. they had to be really careful about the Methodist West Pavilion/Diagnostic Center demolition because of the adjacent building, but this one isn't so cozy Edited July 31, 2007 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielsonr Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.tchvision2010.org/web/2010/03Maternity.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 http://www.tchvision2010.org/web/2010/03Maternity.htmThat report says 14 floors, although there is a wing at right which has around 18 over a roof garden atop a three or four storey podium. The way these institutions are growing, I wish they would just go ahead and build a dozen floors of shell space over every fully programmed layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey2 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The old Crown Plaza is now scheduled for implosion on November 11- 2007The Holiday Inn across the street will have a roof top breakfast party to allow invited guest to witness the implosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Fannin, Main and the Light Rail will close aroung 6:15AM that morning. Best street level viewing would be from Southgate looking east. The TCH campus will be locked down, not allowing the public to view from inside it's own buildings. I'm sure most of the other instituitions will do the same. Wells Fargo will come down by use of wrecking ball and big dozers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Why would TCH not allow it's own employees to view the implosion? I know people who have views from their windows at TCH of the Crowne Plaza. I'd like to get some pics of it coming down, if only I knew what time. Any ideas? Some time after 6:15 I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Why would TCH not allow it's own employees to view the implosion? minimizing safety risks most likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I'd like to get some pics of it coming down, if only I knew what time. Any ideas? Some time after 6:15 I guess...when the Methodist building was imploded, folks started gathering at Rice early - i was there about thirty minutes before the scheduled time (maybe 6am?).i think people that work in the vicinity got/will get an email with the specifics.i'll ask around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 minimizing safety risks most likelyHow is looking at it a safety risk? Are they going to evacuate all the rooms with windows on that side of the building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Are they going to evacuate all the rooms with windows on that side of the building?call em and find out if you're that interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey2 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Do any one have the schedule for the streets closures for the demolition of this hotel on 11-11-07, will Holcombe close or stay open. What time is the building to come down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Fannin Street and Main Street between Dryden and Holcombe Blvd. will be closed on Sunday, November 11, 2007 from 6:30 AM until 12:00 PM for implosion of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The implosion is scheduled for 7:10 AM. Inspection and cleanup of the streets will begin immediately after the implosion. The streets will reopen to traffic as soon as possible after the implosion. It is estimated that the cleanup and opening of the streets will occur within 3 hours of the implosion. Southbound through traffic on Main and Fannin will be detoured to the west on Holcombe, Greenbriar and University.METRORail service through the Texas Medical Center area will be closed during this time. METRO will provide Bus Bridging to transport METRORail passengers around the affected area.All drivers and pedestrians will need to follow the detour signage around the area. All hospitals and Texas Medical Center Garage #1 will remain open during the implosion.http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/Visit...a+Implosion.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 (edited) Just a look around on Windows Live, looks like there's an empty field just to the west and a street level parking lot just south of that. I'm definately going to try to go and get a good position with a videocamera and camera.Hope I can get some clear shots. If I do I'll post them as soon as possible afterwards. Edited November 8, 2007 by Boris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Cool, 7 am. I think I could deal with that. I might head out there on my bike Sunday morning to see it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kplo Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) Here are some photos of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Demolition from this morning Edited November 11, 2007 by kplo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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