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Montrose1100 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 The green dry wall looked more interesting, but at least the housing authority is keeping up with trends around the city to blend in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Quote The green dry wall looked more interesting, but at least the housing authority is keeping up with trends around the city to blend in. not to be that annoying person but as an FYI the green board stuff on the outside of the building is called sheathing. In this case is it Zip sheathing with an integrated air barrier. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 This development looks really great and fits the neighborhood well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 15 hours ago, tangledwoods said: not to be that annoying person but as an FYI the green board stuff on the outside of the building is called sheathing. In this case is it Zip sheathing with an integrated air barrier. I know I am being more annoying but the sheathing does have a gypsum board core (thus "drywall") is not totally inaccurate. The integrated air barrier works great too as long as the joints and penetrations are properly sealed. Yes, don't confuse this sheathing product with the old green board used for a long time, and still occasionally, as a tile backer in bathrooms, etc. The paper facing was treated to resist moisture but is really not as effective as cement board or glass mat-faced gypsum board for that purpose. There, was that annoying enough. 🙂 Back on topic, these building does blend in with the surroundings such as they are currently. I do hope the windows facing the viaduct keep out some of the traffic noise. Hopefully, traffic is light overnight when people are probably trying to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoustonMidtown Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 and they FINALLY fixed the railroad crossing!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, HoustonMidtown said: and they FINALLY fixed the railroad crossing!! Yes they did but its like a speed bump now. Go slow. Edited December 14, 2021 by hindesky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TX3G4R Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Houston needs to cool it with the brown. This is 2022 not 2002, this would have looked so much better with better colored bricks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aachor Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, TX3G4R said: Houston needs to cool it with the brown. This is 2022 not 2002, this would have looked so much better with better colored bricks. I don't dislike it. Basic brown bricks are not exciting today, nor will they be at any time in the future. At the same time, the whole design is fairly "value-engineered" classic post-modernism. The design of this building would have looked as good 40 years ago as it does today. I expect the design will look just as good 40 years in the future. Buildings are fairly permanent. I think architectural design which compliments that permanence is desirable to a degree. Edited January 31, 2022 by aachor 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 It got a sign. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amlaham Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Amlaham said: I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that. They're dumb for assuming the tenants of an affordable complex aren't going to walk to a food court where a tiny sandwich cost like 20 bucks lol? There's a lot of paperwork involved for a trail connection and it probably was not worth their time in their eyes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, Amlaham said: I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that. IIRC there is a bit of a height difference between the trail and the building at this location, probably made it hard to directly connect. However there is a trail entrance on the other side of the street 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Amlaham said: I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that. Are they done? Do we know that they did not provide a connection to the trail or incorporate it into their development (whatever that means)? They include it in their list of amenities: Located on Buffalo Bayou Hike + Bike Trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Amlaham said: I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that. It's connected to the north bank bike trail and one block from the the Heights trail. As Midway works to finish their portion the trail will go right to the East End project. Edited February 11, 2022 by hindesky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, iah77 said: They're dumb for assuming the tenants of an affordable complex aren't going to walk to a food court where a tiny sandwich cost like 20 bucks lol? There's a lot of paperwork involved for a trail connection and it probably was not worth their time in their eyes. Omg you found a menu for a place that hasn't even been built yet?! 😒, you do realize the whole point of the trail isn't just about overpriced sandwiches.... Its about making it easier for people to be active and enjoying the recreational spaces we have...."lol" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 30 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Are they done? Do we know that they did not provide a connection to the trail or incorporate it into their development (whatever that means)? They include it in their list of amenities: Located on Buffalo Bayou Hike + Bike Trail I mean.... 2 pictures before my post, you can clearly see they completely fenced off the east side and completely gated the south side; both of which faces the trail. So yes that portion is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 lol let me share some examples of what could have been implemented since a lot of you seem very PRO-whatever is going on with this building. There's legit a thousand ways they could have incorporated the trail into the development. Im not sure why being affordable housing or a $20 sandwich, make this vision harder. Is that the standard we set for affordable housing? Being a bare minimum building? This is an architectural forum, criticism will be provided when necessary :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Fencing might have something to do with the perceived safety of the bike trail. (see thread regarding repeated attacks on this bike trail about 1/2 mile from these apartments . . .) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Fencing might have something to do with the perceived safety of the bike trail. (see thread regarding repeated attacks on this bike trail about 1/2 mile from these apartments . . .) Yeah, if apartment dwellers almost universally prefer to have fences and gates in suburban settings, the same is going to be true when you have a bayou trail that leads under a giant freeway a few hundred feet away. Plus the occasional alligator. As long as there is a good sidewalk connection from the apartment entrance to the bayou trail, I'm happy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The trail near the edge of the East River will eventually link up to the rest of the north bank trail. It currently ends under the west side of the Jensen street bridge due to the construction going on there. I had to find a Bike Tag there once. East River trail. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Amlaham said: lol let me share some examples of what could have been implemented since a lot of you seem very PRO-whatever is going on with this building. There's legit a thousand ways they could have incorporated the trail into the development. Im not sure why being affordable housing or a $20 sandwich, make this vision harder. Is that the standard we set for affordable housing? Being a bare minimum building? This is an architectural forum, criticism will be provided when necessary :) If it's so easy why don't you create a non-profit which takes like a week with the state and then apply for a loan for 10,000,000 + and do it yourself since everyone does it wrong lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 2 hours ago, iah77 said: If it's so easy why don't you create a non-profit which takes like a week with the state and then apply for a loan for 10,000,000 + and do it yourself since everyone does it wrong lol? Oh cry me a river, you're on on architecture forum. Stop acting like you single handedly built this building with your bare hands. The "well since you think you can do it better, why don't you" argument is so corny and childish, what are you 16? Maybe try putting your 2 brain cells to work together to understand that people are going to have a different opinion than you :) lol? lol? lol?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 3:07 AM, TX3G4R said: Houston needs to cool it with the brown. This is 2022 not 2002, this would have looked so much better with better colored bricks. But it matches the bayou! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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