Popular Post monarch Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 ^^^ i constantly find it absolutely amazing, that this development just arrives out of nowhere... and totally BLOCKS OUT the EMBASSY SUITES monstrosity. it's as if they just somehow KNEW what we have been WISHING and PRAYING for all of this time... 15 1 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mollusk Posted February 17 Popular Post Share Posted February 17 (edited) On 2/11/2022 at 3:42 PM, hindesky said: Thus the user name hi_n_de_sky. Oh... so that's not a Polish or Russian name? Edited February 17 by mollusk 3 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 On 2/17/2022 at 12:43 AM, Urbannizer said: More at the link https://group.skanska.com/projects/251099/1550-on-the-Green Nice view! 6 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 last last rendering looks ridiculous. you either have decomposed granite or you have pavers, mixing them should be against the law. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: Nice view! Are they suggesting there might be a restaurant on an upper level? That would be cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: Are they suggesting there might be a restaurant on an upper level? That would be cool. With a rooftop terrace to boot... but that wasn't the point of my post. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Red Purse Woman is back!!! 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) 19 minutes ago, mollusk said: Red Purse Woman is back!!! I figured out what's going on with her. She's so totally engrossed with something on her phone that she has been wandering the world without ever looking up... oblivious to everything around her. Edited February 18 by MidCenturyMoldy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) 7 hours ago, MidCenturyMoldy said: I figured out what's going on with her. She's so totally engrossed with something on her phone that she has been wandering the world without ever looking up... oblivious to everything around her. ^^^ actually, she's not even dressed appropriately for this particular FINE dining room. she looks as though she's headed to walmart. maybe, if she could just LOOK UP every now and then... Edited February 19 by monarch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 She's a HAIF-er, keeping the threads updated 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 Elevator core? 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/17/2022 at 2:11 AM, monarch said: I feel dumb for only just now realizing this building is a hand... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 25 minutes ago, Andrew Ewert said: I feel dumb for only just now realizing this building is a hand... With six digits? Haha 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 17 hours ago, HoustonBoy said: With six digits? Haha Don't ruin the idea of the building giving us the middle finger. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/21/2022 at 2:13 PM, HoustonBoy said: With six digits? Haha maybe it's Amish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2022 at 2:13 PM, HoustonBoy said: With six digits? Haha Architectural polydactyly is all the rage these days... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BEES?! Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Fantastic. These buildings are really going to help push the pedestrian-friendliness and street activation beyond Discovery Green. Plus the hotel/condo(? Assuming condos.) will be great and add to the mix of residents and visitors to this great side of downtown. on that note, looking at that plan- will Dallas street be getting narrowed? On maps it looks like it’s 3 lanes presently but in that siteplan it looks to be 2. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Is it fair to assume that based on the amount of elevators banks in the proposal of the office building that it will be taller than the one that's currently under construction? Seems like a large number of elevator banks--more than on the floor plan of the tower currently U/C. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Timer Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 That Centerpoint substation has got to go! On 2/21/2022 at 1:47 PM, Andrew Ewert said: I feel dumb for only just now realizing this building is a hand... ...and it's holding the Embassy Suites so you can't see it. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This one and the one off 59 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 First floor is up on the northwest side. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 soon we'll be able to mark ourselves safe from having to see the Embassy Suites... 5 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Although the view from Discovery Green will be free of the Embassy Suites, It's not going anywhere. It will still be lurking from the southeastern view, but what an improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2022 at 5:06 PM, West Timer said: That Centerpoint substation has got to go! ...and it's holding the Embassy Suites so you can't see it. I'm sure downtown would look fabulous by candlelight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sapo2367 Posted March 1 Popular Post Share Posted March 1 It’s starting to cover up the embassy suites 👏👏 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) On 2/25/2022 at 9:34 AM, BigFootsSocks said: I like the idea of placing a brewery catty corner from Toyota Center’s main entrance. In addition to the CNP block (277), Id think block 291 has just as much potential being sandwiched in between Discovery West and Root Memorial Square Park, across Toyota Center. Would love it if we can eventually get a neighborhood developed filled with ground floor restaurant and retail surrounding the arena and park. And if Tillman goes forward with a Toyota Center renovation, a massive floor to ceiling glass wall facing the park and downtown neighborhood would be awesome… Sports mixed use development projects are something it feels like all teams are doing lately, the Astros poised to be the next team soon with the Home Plate site. Would be cool if Tillman could get with block 277 or 291 and add to the development with Discovery West. Edited March 1 by tigereye 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Timer Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Love that drone! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoustonIsHome Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 The embassy suites is already looking better 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 2/21/2022 at 2:13 PM, HoustonBoy said: With six digits? Haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Found this on linkedin: CWIC next trip at Skanska job site: Mar 23, 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM Houston, 1550 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010, USA Join us as Skanska takes us on a tour of their high profile project "1550 on the Green." Interested? Sign up through our website🦺🚧www.uhcwic.org 🏗 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nate99 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 That pool deck is going to be in its own little nook, better plan carefully to catch sun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Tumbleweed_Tx Posted April 1 Popular Post Share Posted April 1 here's one from a few weeks ago. Yes, I stood in the middle of the street to take this pic, but, hey, i didn't have to look at the Embassy Suites anymore... :) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 2 Popular Post Share Posted April 2 Second floor. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cityliving Posted April 8 Popular Post Share Posted April 8 (edited) There are some things that you can only view from above that you can't see from below, some things that only a Drone can see. Edited April 8 by cityliving 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted April 8 Popular Post Share Posted April 8 Yes...Yes. The plan to cover up the Embassy Suites is going according to plan! 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post august948 Posted April 8 Popular Post Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Luminare said: Yes...Yes. The plan to cover up the Embassy Suites is going according to plan! Just in...top down rendering... 2 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Now we just need someone to build out the block just to the west and spare the office workers in downtown of the embassy. Isn't that Skanska's block also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, bobruss said: Now we just need someone to build out the block just to the west and spare the office workers in downtown of the embassy. Isn't that Skanska's block also? Yes. Through extensive geopolitical analysis (analyzing a photo for 5 mins) its clear that Skanska has indeed encircled the Embassy Suites, taking a move out of the playbook of the Ottoman Empire who successfully encircled Constantinople. Embassy Suites does have one ally, it seems, in this fight who could render them aid (keep their block underdeveloped for views of Embassy Suites), and that is the power company one block over with their substation. Clever maneuver because attaching ones self to a long lasting authority in the region will ensure its continued safety (visibility) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, Luminare said: Yes. Through extensive geopolitical analysis (analyzing a photo for 5 mins) its clear that Skanska has indeed encircled the Embassy Suites, taking a move out of the playbook of the Ottoman Empire who successfully encircled Constantinople. Embassy Suites does have one ally, it seems, in this fight who could render them aid (keep their block underdeveloped for views of Embassy Suites), and that is the power company one block over with their substation. Clever maneuver because attaching ones self to a long lasting authority in the region will ensure its continued safety (visibility) Unsubstantiated rumor has it that Embassy is also trying to acquire nuclear weapons as a "deterrent" to further "hegemonic encroachment". In an official statement today, Embassy officials said that any attempts to close the Dallas and La Branch supply corridors would be considered an act of war and met with "overwhelming" force. Direct talks have been stalled recently due to border incursions by Skanska, including an incident yesterday where a surveillance drone flew into Embassy airspace. 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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