Popular Post hindesky Posted March 14 Popular Post Share Posted March 14 I count 9 floors. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 ^^^ this is going to be a BIG/AMAZING development... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 34 minutes ago, monarch said: ^^^ this is going to be a BIG/AMAZING development... It'll certainly be big. But them renderings...oof 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted March 29 Popular Post Share Posted March 29 (edited) Looks like they will have to jump the tower crane soon. Edited March 29 by hindesky 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KirbyDriveKid Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I find this so depressing 😢. What a heinous parking garage. Like God saw the absurdity of the Ashby protests and decided to curse us with this actual nightmare highrise our sins. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 minutes ago, KirbyDriveKid said: I find this so depressing 😢. What a heinous parking garage. Like God saw the absurdity of the Ashby protests and decided to curse us with this actual nightmare highrise our sins. I feel like they haveeeee to do something about it to make it look decent......i'm staying hopeful 🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 13 minutes ago, Amlaham said: I feel like they haveeeee to do something about it to make it look decent......i'm staying hopeful 🙃 They were going to, but I think we got the current garage when they lost the variance request. So, you know, we have to sleep in the bed that we made. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 ^^^ this development is going to be MAGNIFICENT. can't wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 26 Popular Post Share Posted April 26 I'm betting they jump the tower crane this weekend. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 The tower crane jib is now lower than the concrete pump. They have to be jumping it this weekend. The operator is supposed to weathervane the crane so high winds don't knock it over. Just saw and article about the tower crane that fell in the Dallas area back in 2019 that killed a woman when the crane fell over. Greystar has to pay $860 mil. Houston is expecting high winds with a storm coming in tonight. "A Dallas County jury has awarded more than $860M in damages to the family of Kiersten Smith, a woman who was killed in 2019 by a crane collapse at a development by Greystar in the Old East Dallas neighborhood. The jury found that Greystar, which is also the largest U.S. apartment manger, bore some responsibility for the incident. During a thunderstorm in June of that year, a tower crane at a new Greystar apartment development collapsed into the neighboring Elan City Lights apartment complex. The crane crashed through Smith's apartment, killing her. Five other people were injured in the incident. Smith's parents were the plaintiffs in the suit. The attorney for the plaintiffs argued that Greystar, among other things, had allowed the crane's inspection to lapse, and that it had installed a sign on top of the crane in violation of OSHA standards, KDFW reports. The jury agreed. Also, the plaintiffs' attorney argued that Greystar was responsible for the overworked operator of the crane not leaving it in “weathervane mode,” which would have allowed it to move with the wind, rather than being blown over during the storm." https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/construction-development/jury-awards-860m-to-family-of-woman-who-died-in-dallas-crane-collapse-118704 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amlaham Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 It looks like the garage portion is done and they're starting on the actual units now (if i'm not mistaken) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 That sure is a tall parking garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 4 minutes ago, cityliving said: That sure is a tall parking garage. Yeahhh its very unfortunate, and based off the renderings, we're basically looking at the finished product :/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 9 hours ago, cityliving said: That sure is a tall parking garage. The literal biggest middle finger to the neighborhood they could give. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 6 hours ago, Big E said: The literal biggest middle finger to the neighborhood they could give. If this turns into Houston NIMBYs learning not to emphasize parking in their objections, I'm willing to call it a win. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I agree that NIMBY is mainly to blame, however, the developer doesn't necessarily have clean hands either. They could EASILY paint it with some kind of mural They could add some kind of green element like the ION garage They could add panels They could/should have done numerous things with the garage that wouldn't have cost them as much but they decided to leave it completely exposed. I'm holding my final judgement until its finished because I still have hope that they'll put ANYTHING on that garage. Literally if they paint the garage black and put glass on the openings (like the Porsche garage on 59), i'll be happy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Apparently, the plan is to paint a great mural on the garage like the X Denver. Edited April 30 by houstontexasjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 6 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Apparently, the plan is to paint a great mural on the garage like the X Denver. ^^^ ...says who? as you may attest above, the original renderings/concepts for the X DENVER... illustrated the painted mural style parking garage design. however, the initial as well as current renderings/concepts (that we have all witnessed thus far) for the X HOUSTON... does not indicate any design elements of this particular nature. do you harbor any inside info...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 ^^^ X HOUSTON concept/rendering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Maybe we can petition for it somehow? How much could it possibly cost them? 20K max? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 45 minutes ago, monarch said: ^^^ ...says who? as you may attest above, the original renderings/concepts for the X DENVER... illustrated the painted mural style parking garage design. however, the initial as well as current renderings/concepts (that we have all witnessed thus far) for the X HOUSTON... does not indicate any design elements of this particular nature. do you harbor any inside info...? Says a partner at the X Company when I reached out to them. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 13 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Says a partner at the X Company when I reached out to them. ^^^ much obliged @houstontexasjack for your prompt response. however, may you please reach out once again to your "partner at the X company" for a more current/recent concept/rendering of the X HOUSTON? as i do recall, once construction began on the X HOUSTON, we really did not receive a more CURRENT concept/rendering. i would love to see this. aren't you curious as well regarding the painted mural parking garage...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 When I went by the site all the workers where in a safety stand down due to a high pressure gas leak. It was really loud so I made a little video of it. All the streets around it were blocked off and HFD was going to cap it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 This is Safety Week at construction sites across the nation. This is from X Houston, notice Il Palazzo condos to the left and Boone Manor in the background. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 They are jumping the tower crane 7 sections. 1 is being installed right now and 6 more on the ground. I was talking with a Keystone worker who was rigging the sections up. He said about 10 of his crew is going to Methodist North project next week. He said the plumbers are the ones who hit the high pressure gas pipe on Monday while attempting to install some pipe. It's super hazy due to the smoke from the fields the farmers are burning in southern Mexico. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 6 Popular Post Share Posted May 6 The now 7 sections taller tower crane. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thatguysly Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 (edited) This one is becoming very visible from 288. Love pointing out construction to my wife as we drive and she pretends to be interested. Edited May 8 by thatguysly 2 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 54 minutes ago, thatguysly said: This one is becoming very visible from 288. Love pointing out construction to my wife as we drive and she pretends to be interested. I know the feeling most people don't care 😂😭😂 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aachor Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) On 5/8/2023 at 8:15 AM, thatguysly said: This one is becoming very visible from 288. Love pointing out construction to my wife as we drive and she pretends to be interested. Same. Then I describe what it's going to be, and she asks "how do you know all this stuff?!" 😏 Edited May 13 by aachor 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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X.R. Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 It looks like they are done with the garage portion of it? The garage looks different than the drawings, does it not? It seems like they took it upon themselves to make that change. Wonder if they looked at Boone Manor and just decided to copy the look to an extent, because they both use that grey brick to cover portions of the garage. If they did something similar to Boone, I'm not excusing the podium, but it wouldn't be the worst. Also, it a bit funny if they decided to deviate for the better because its almost like they got shamed into doing it because of the quality of the other residential buildings in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 The design of the building definitely sucks but I guess in a city like Houston developers can build whatever they want because there is no zoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Zoning has little impact on good versus bad design. An apathetic market that accepts whatever is dished out is what truly impacts the zeal for better design. If cheap and bland sell, then give 'em cheap and bland. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 ^^^ this particular development is going to become a POWERHOUSE. X always marks the spot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aachor Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 3 hours ago, cityliving said: The design of the building definitely sucks but I guess in a city like Houston developers can build whatever they want because there is no zoning. Zoning and regulation won't give you good architecture. D.C. has strict zoning regulations and the Federal Government has more money than God, and yet they managed to poop this out. I don't know what's worse, the FBI's HQ, or a 10-story storage building in Houston. And I don't even hate brutalism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 This building is literally worse than it could have been because the city *didn't* let the developers "build whatever they want". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 The 'developers' were the Federal government and they could build whatever they wanted (within the Federal height regulations for DC) and they are not subject to city zoning regulations. I didn't like the building when it was built but it did win lots of awards at the time (some guy named J. Edgar was very proud of the building). Taste change. People change. Zoning controls have nothing to do with this (or most) designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) I'm not talking about the FBI building. I'm talking about X Houston, the building this thread is about. The original design was better, but the planning commission did not grant them a variance for it. In other words, this design is an explicit response to development regulations as applied by the City. Edited May 16 by Texasota 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 Pool deck. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Are they covering up that one side for a mural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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__nevii Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) On 5/15/2023 at 3:58 PM, cityliving said: The design of the building definitely sucks but I guess in a city like Houston developers can build whatever they want because there is no zoning. On 5/15/2023 at 5:25 PM, Brooklyn173 said: Zoning has little impact on good versus bad design. An apathetic market that accepts whatever is dished out is what truly impacts the zeal for better design. If cheap and bland sell, then give 'em cheap and bland. On 5/16/2023 at 7:26 AM, Texasota said: This building is literally worse than it could have been because the city *didn't* let the developers "build whatever they want". Definitely agree with the bottom two posts, it does seem that a true "live-let-live market utopia" could actually have produced a sleeker, sexier, walkable building than what we are getting. The current parking minimum exemptions only encompass Downtown, as well as parts of Midtown and East End, meaning that this building in the Museum District was still subject to the regulations. As a result, the developers were forced by the city to include lots more parking (in garage form) than they would have desired. Parking mandates need to die citywide. Edited May 26 by __nevii 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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