alphasunking 0 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 yeah they are its on the news right now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richfish 409 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Looks like they're going to use the crane itself to lower him down. Crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golyadkin 294 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Looks like they are going to raise up the gurney with the crane and lower the guy down to the ground on it. I've never heard of any construction site ever doing that before. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
editor 1031 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 From HFD:Â Crane Opertaor injured approximately 200 ft in the air. HFD Tower 6 with HFD Rescue are currently engaged in rescue. Rescue Crews are preparing a Stokes Basket on the ground to extricate the injured Crane Operator and lower, while maintaining the victim's spine in a protected posture. Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UtterlyUrban 1693 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Sad news.I wonder why/how the Operator injured his spine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 45622 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 You can watch the rescue live here:http://abc13.com/live/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arche_757 871 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 We don't know if his spine was injured, or if they are just taking the precaution of immobilizing his spine/neck so he doesn't injure it. Wonder what happened? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Huge 2410 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 His name is Vernon Bell, tower crane operator. He fell backwards through the turntable and landed on his head and neck.He was responsive, but told the first responders that he couldn't feel his lower extremities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arche_757 871 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That is very unfortunate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonBoy 271 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 So unfortunate! I hope he has all motor functions when he heals! Thoughts and prayers to him and his family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 45622 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 By Javi Kawai on Flickr 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
por favor gracias 691 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 So many interesting views and so many more to come... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3981 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 very nice pics urbannizer. Â almost twins! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 4032 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 It's interesting to see how wide Astoria is from this angle. The Renderings only have shown the side facing Post Oak Blvd. Patiently awaiting the final product. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wxman 899 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 If these older, low-rise apartments in the picture were living, I'm sure they'd see these new highrises as langoliers inching closer to them...eating all the old developments and being replaced with giants. These low-rise, low density buildings days are numbered if they're close to post oak. In 20 years, this'll look like midtown manhatten----but not really. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
houstontexasjack 2572 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I can just see the Astoria peeking out above the apartments to the northwest of my office.  3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richfish 409 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Astoria is almost as tall as a crane now. Should be adding some segments in the next few days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 886 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Ratchet ratchet ratchet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brijonmang 5708 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 astoria by brijonmang, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4095 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 This stretch of 610 is incredible.. I wish someone could take a panorama from the middle of the freeway of both east and west sides because there's so much development going on in this area and 4 of the towers are starting to make an impact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BaderJF 542 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2392 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 9 units left per the website http://www.astoriahouston.com/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 45622 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 9/27 by Javi Kawai on Flickr  3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BaderJF 542 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tellez1984 195 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 10/18/2014 Â (Please excuse the antenna in the 1st shot) 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 45622 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 10/27 by Javi Kawai   9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3981 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 simply wonderful progress. Â great illustrations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timoric 1573 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1957 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Astoria is   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4095 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Astoria is Or is it just perspective? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkylineView 1421 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Appears they are shifting the staging area to the now-empty condos next door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LarryDierker 3432 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 IMG_1497 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr IMG_1496 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Triton 12119 Posted November 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2014 Uptown by marclongoria, on Flickr 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SkylineView 1421 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Great photo Triton. Â Thanks for posting. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wxman 899 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Astoria is nearly topped out, yes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 886 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 It looks like it's still got ten floors to go - plus the crown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 886 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 From the photos Dierker posted, Houston really looks like a beast. There's no moving on 610, is there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4095 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 There's no moving on 610, is there?No, not really.. It really pisses me off that the Memorial Park people won't let them expand the stretch of 610 through the park.. It's one of the most congested highways in the city. They'll likely have to double deck at least the MP stretch next time they redo 610 if they want to add any more capacity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobruss 5100 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 We don't need to lose any park land for 610. We don't have enough parkland as it is inside the loop. Besides they are just finishing up their new master plan. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BaderJF 542 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Few moments ago: 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbates2 1450 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Yeah, I don't think we need to lose any of memorial park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 886 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) As I recall, they were going to double-deck portions of 610 to add more lanes. Though in true TxDOT fashion, they may end up being HOT lanes. Edited November 17, 2014 by toxtethogrady Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4095 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) i didnt mean to sidetrack this thread, but since i did. honestly.. traffic lanes are what, 12 ft wide? add another lane each direction, you cut into the park 12 feet on either side of the road. thats 24' by a bit over a mile long. thats about 3Â acres. out of like 1500 acres. heck, add two more lanes in each direction. you dont think the park could stand to shed a handful of acres to add much needed capacity to 610? its for the greater benefit of the city. let me be clear. Memorial Park is awesome, and i love green space (ive started threads about creating Green Roof Initiatives, how to expand the Houston Parks System and what not), but its not like every acre in that park is being used. Edited November 17, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3267 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 i didnt mean to sidetrack this thread, but since i did. honestly.. traffic lanes are what, 12 ft wide? add another lane each direction, you cut into the park 12 feet on either side of the road. thats 24' by a bit over a mile long. thats about 3 acres. out of like 1500 acres. heck, add two more lanes in each direction. you dont think the park could stand to shed a handful of acres to add much needed capacity to 610? its for the greater benefit of the city. let me be clear. Memorial Park is awesome, and i love green space (ive started threads about creating Green Roof Initiatives, how to expand the Houston Parks System and what not), but its not like every acre in that park is being used.It's really not that simple. Like reeeeaaaaaallllllyyyyyyyy not that simple. You have to move frontage roads, utilities and then finally add a lame but not before you've secured the necessary ROW which is not as easy as taking 12ft from each side. Moving on....I've been driving this stretch for the past few months now and this has been awesome to watch. Driving at night from 610 South then turning on to Post Oak you can hardly see anything beyond these buildings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TowerSpotter 1196 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Tooken from BLVD Place 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UtterlyUrban 1693 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) you dont think the park could stand to shed a handful of acres to add much needed capacity to 610? .No, I dont. We have likely many tens of thousands of acres already donated to the car and I see no reason to give away 3 more from park space.They can tunnel if they need to. Just like Boston.... Then they added a park on the surface.That's fine.On Astoria.....Drove buy sales office today.... Sign said 11 condos left...... Edited November 23, 2014 by UtterlyUrban 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fernz 379 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Besides, adding lanes of traffic does nothing in the long term. I remember when I-10 was about to get expanded about ten years ago, the people opposing the project cited studies that showed that on average, roads go back to same level of congestion 7 years after expansion. Proponents of the project said that was nonsense, and a couple of years after the expansion they claimed victory bc I-10 was flowing so much better. Today, it's just as bad as it was 10 years ago.Never mind that 610 itself was just expanded a few years ago. . Edited November 23, 2014 by fernz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 5143 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Besides, adding lanes of traffic does nothing in the long term.I remember when I-10 was about to get expanded about ten years ago, the people opposing the project cited studies that showed that on average, roads go back to same level of congestion 7 years after expansion. Proponents of the project said that was nonsense, and a couple of years after the expansion they claimed victory bc I-10 was flowing so much better. Today, it's just as bad as it was 10 years ago.. (1) No it is not just as bad as it was 10 years ago, and (2) Just imagine how bad traffic would now be on the Katy Freeway,not to mention Northwest Freeway, Westpark Tollway, Southwest Freeway, Westheimer Rd, Memorial, etc etc. had the Katy Freeway not been expanded. Edited November 24, 2014 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 886 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) This is a three-in-one. Astoria, BHP and Belfiore on 11/23:Â Â And from a distance:Â Edited November 24, 2014 by toxtethogrady 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3981 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 simply wonderful illustration toxtethogrady! Â please be safe out there... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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