strickn Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I guess, Texasota, that if one of the TIFs like Third Ward really cared about it, then ... ...they could launch a brand campaign with a public mapping identity advertisement aspect. Maybe play up the 3 and a stylish triangle with Midtown, TMC, and TSU/UH at its corners? The success of transit maps like London, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and Montréal at associating certain neighborhoods with certain rail lines would be a psychogeography wayfinding precedent for the effort here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 This view might give you an idea on the height of a 40-story building and how it would look next to this current building. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just keep marching them south on Kirby until you hit the village. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 1 hour ago, Texasota said: Just keep marching them south on Kirby until you hit the village. Get a parallel canyon going down Montrose. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: Get a parallel canyon going down Montrose. These will both complement the inevitable Buffalo Bayou Park canyon that'll be the granddaddy of them all so nicely! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 17 hours ago, texan said: These will both complement the inevitable Buffalo Bayou Park canyon that'll be the granddaddy of them all so nicely! Think of the Grand Canyon with its tributary canyons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 17 Popular Post Share Posted May 17 Southern Land Communities finished building this 48 story The Laurel condominium building in Philadelphia in '22. Hopefully we can get something like this here. https://thelaurelrittenhouse.com 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Those are renderings, the final product is OK. It’s height and immediate surroundings are the only factors that make it stand out. The Laurel is designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz - same architect Hanover uses all over town. Hoping they use a different firm here. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I see two Helmut Jahn buildings in the top photo. Sadly, we missed the opportunity to have one in the 80's as the Bank of the Southwest bank building. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted June 28 Popular Post Share Posted June 28 Crew is doing something with a mini excavator, roll off dumpster and a trailer. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 I had not realized how dense that corner was... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrohip Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 4 hours ago, toxtethogrady said: I had not realized how dense that corner was... Except for the small corner of... Beck's Prime! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Site work for utilities. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Didn't get picture, but they were doing some work on the site yesterday when I was at Beck's Prime. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 On 6/29/2023 at 8:44 AM, toxtethogrady said: I had not realized how dense that corner was... Except for the people who have to walk this area often, great density terrible maintenance. Upper Kirby Management District has a hard time keeping the area clean. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 17 Popular Post Share Posted July 17 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Still no renderings? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 There is this. I'm not sure it's the same thing or yet another tower... Southern Land Co. To Develop 2-Acre Mixed-Use Project In Upper Kirby 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 9 minutes ago, toxtethogrady said: There is this. I'm not sure it's the same thing or yet another tower... Southern Land Co. To Develop 2-Acre Mixed-Use Project In Upper Kirby It's behind a pay wall. Didi they include a rendering of both buildings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 (edited) 14 minutes ago, toxtethogrady said: There is this. I'm not sure it's the same thing or yet another tower... Southern Land Co. To Develop 2-Acre Mixed-Use Project In Upper Kirby 2 Buildings. One Residential & one office. No renderings yet. Groundbreaking set for next spring. "The 36-story residential tower will house 318 luxury apartment homes, including 18 penthouses, according to the release. Amenities will include an outdoor pool deck on the 36th floor and a garden deck on the seventh floor." The garden deck will span the residential tower and the office building, according to the company. The seventh floor of the tower will include a residential spa and guest suites as well as a fitness center for both residents and office tenants. The office building will total about 75K SF over a garage podium and about 22K SF of rooftop and ground-level restaurant and retail space." Edited July 18 by ChannelTwoNews phrasing 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 https://southernland.com/luxury-high-rise-development-planned-for-northeast-corner-of-kirby-drive-and-kipling-street-in-houstons-upper-kirby-district/ Today, Southern Land Company (SLC), a national real estate developer of award-winning mixed-use developments and master-planned communities, announced it will develop a nearly two-acre parcel of land at 2811 Kirby Drive, the northeast corner of Kirby Drive and Kipling Street in Houston’s Upper Kirby district, centered in the popular River Oaks neighborhood. The project marks SLC’s entry into the Houston market. “The appeal of Upper Kirby is undeniable,” said Tim Downey, SLC founder and CEO. “We could not have found a better place to introduce an SLC community in Houston. With all SLC communities, we focus on creating extraordinary places in coveted locations where walkability and conveniences are at the forefront, and this site certainly fits the bill.” SLC plans to deliver a mixed-use project comprised of two buildings. A 36-story residential tower will house approximately 318 luxury apartment homes, including 18 penthouses. A robust amenity collection for residents will include an outdoor pool deck on the 36th floor and a garden deck on the seventh floor. The garden deck will span the residential tower and the second building, a Class AA office building. The seventh floor of the tower will also include a residential spa and guest suites, as well as a fitness center for both residents and office tenants. The office building will total approximately 75,000 square feet situated over a garage podium and approximately 22,000 square feet of rooftop and ground-level restaurant and retail space well-suited for best-in-class dining and shopping. “We are going to create something that makes its future residents proud, complements the area, and becomes a destination,” said Downey. “We will steward this land well.” SLC is known for investing in communities and delivering on promises. SLC understands local needs and priorities through deep market immersion, fosters an unparalleled team of highly experienced in-house experts, and carefully maintains deliberate, hands-on control of every aspect of the work, from development through property management. SLC has long had a footprint in Texas, with a regional office in Plano and several projects currently active in other Texas markets: Deco 969, Fort Worth’s first high-rise residential tower in more than 30 years, is slated for completion in late 2023. Lunayora is an intimate luxury home community with just 28 homesites in Dripping Springs, where all homes will be built by SLC Homes, SLC’s in-house homebuilding group. Tucker Hill is a master-planned community known for traditional neighborhood design and thoughtfully designed open spaces and horticulture located in McKinney. SLC previously developed, operated, and sold other communities in Texas, including the mixed-use projects Arthouse in Keller, The Lofts at Watters Creek in Allen, and Junction 15 and Morada Plano in Plano. Additionally, SLC developed, operated, and sold Novē at Knox in Dallas. “Texas has been good to us, and we believe we have been good to residents in the Texas cities where we’ve built before,” said Downey. “This project will follow suit.” SLC is continuing to work with the City of Houston to finalize specific plans for the site. Design details and renderings will be available at a later date. Currently, SLC plans to break ground on the project in spring 2024. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cityliving Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) I read an article about this proposed 35-story project in the Houston business journal. Edited July 19 by editor Copyright. Summarize and link. Do not copy and paste. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 18 hours ago, hindesky said: Deco 969, Fort Worth’s first high-rise residential tower in more than 30 years, is slated for completion in late 2023. Sigh. Exactly what Houston needs, another banausic apartment tower. Say it with me folks "It's great infill". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, Montrose1100 said: Sigh. Exactly what Houston needs, another banausic apartment tower. Say it with me folks "It's great infill". This is great infill, and it's going to have GFR. Density is the key if we want to see the kind of activity at street level we've always wanted. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Sounds like it is not going to be a 40-story building but rather a 36-35 story building instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 21 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: This is great infill, and it's going to have GFR. Density is the key if we want to see the kind of activity at street level we've always wanted. Montrose1100 was just looking for an opportunity to use a word he recently discovered. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 2 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Sigh. Exactly what Houston needs, another banausic apartment tower. Say it with me folks "It's great infill". Here is their building in Ft. Worth. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1) This project does not strike me as remotely binausic. 2) While Houston is probably building more kinda-sorta binausic apartment donuts than most cities, we would certainly benefit from more binausic housing development, if we could just get rid of the damn parking requirements. Though I'd agree that binausia should probably be reserved for mid-density development, since high-rises are inherently expensive and - in Houston, at least - prominent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFubbles Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) do you mean banausic? in case anyone was wondering: ba·nau·sic adjective FORMAL not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. "serious discussion of scientific problems was regarded as banausic" relating to technical work. "his contribution may have been administrative or banausic" Edited July 19 by MrFubbles 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 3 hours ago, MrFubbles said: do you mean banausic? in case anyone was wondering: ba·nau·sic adjective FORMAL not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. "serious discussion of scientific problems was regarded as banausic" relating to technical work. "his contribution may have been administrative or banausic" Is anyone else suffering from banausea or is it just me? 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 5 hours ago, MrFubbles said: do you mean banausic? in case anyone was wondering: ba·nau·sic adjective FORMAL not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. "serious discussion of scientific problems was regarded as banausic" relating to technical work. "his contribution may have been administrative or banausic" Ha! Yes, I did. Somehow I'd always spelled it with an "i" in my head, even though that doesn't really make linguistic sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77002er Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 ugh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I'm not sure why anyone would hate the design of this. It's simple, clean, and it fits the area perfect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 THAT building would fit right right in on the West Loop, with several others which resemble it but, on Kirby? I don’t see it. I’ll wait to see a rendering of the actual building to decide if it’ll work for me. This one doesn’t do it for me. That little disingenuous Randal Davis deco flourish, is off putting. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 14 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Sigh. Exactly what Houston needs, another banausic apartment tower. Say it with me folks "It's great infill". Banausic. Love the word. Keep them coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 “The appeal of Upper Kirby is undeniable,” SLC founder and CEO Tim Downey said in an announcement. “We could not have found a better place to introduce an SLC community in Houston. With all SLC communities, we focus on creating extraordinary places in coveted locations where walkability and conveniences are at the forefront, and this site certainly fits the bill.” Construction of the residential and office buildings is anticipated to begin next spring and continue though 2026, according to SLC. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/upper-kirby-apartment-tower-houston-real-estate-18207096.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CREguy13 Posted July 21 Popular Post Share Posted July 21 I'm really excited to see how they engage the street. Luxury MF highrise + boutique Office building (which I believe may be timber construction 👀) with retail fronting Kirby should yield a very pedestrian friendly realm. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 People are sighing over a building we don't have a render of yet? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aachor Posted August 3 Popular Post Share Posted August 3 (edited) I don't know why you all aren't excited over any high-rise development that doesn't completely look like ass (e.g., Mercer Condominiums). It's an increase in density without being another doughnut. And, to be fair, even a mid-rise doughnut or a good looking podium construction are a huge improvements over the low-rise apartments with surface parking that were a construction staple in this city in previous decades. I think any increase in density which diminishes the plague of surface parking is a step in the right direction. Regardless of whether it's 30 or 40 floors, this and the development at 2311 Westheimer are both excellent developments for this neighborhood. Edited August 3 by aachor 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Isn’t “The Banausea” a Randall Davis development? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/2/2023 at 10:20 PM, aachor said: I don't know why you all aren't excited over any high-rise development that doesn't completely look like ass (e.g., Mercer Condominiums). It's an increase in density without being another doughnut. And, to be fair, even a mid-rise doughnut or a good looking podium construction are a huge improvements over the low-rise apartments with surface parking that were a construction staple in this city in previous decades. I think any increase in density which diminishes the plague of surface parking is a step in the right direction. Regardless of whether it's 30 or 40 floors, this and the development at 2311 Westheimer are both excellent developments for this neighborhood. I think virtually any high-rise in Houston is ultimately a net good, for exactly the reasons you mention. But I personally can't think of a single one that I am or ever was (post-renderings) excited about. For me it all comes down to streetscape. I want my city to feel like a city. Once upon a time, I thought that that meant tall buildings, but I've come to realize that not only are highrises not necessary for an inviting urban environment, but often - especially in Houston - they are kind of formally antithetical to that goal, whether due to setbacks, parking podia, or just large blank walls fronting streets. I don't think those are intrinsic features of highrises, and density good et al, but I do think that there is an element of remove that is inherent to the form and intrinsic to the appeal of highrise living. Obviously I think that's a lot better than a gated enclave of suburban mansions, but it still runs counter to the ethos of incidental community and public realm that (to me) is characteristic of great urban environments. Again, not intended as a critique of this project or as any kind of active opposition to highrises. But personally, I'd choose Fort Greene over Downtown Brooklyn, Boston's South End over its Seaport, Roma/La Condesa over Paseo de la Reforma in CDMX, etc. (Granted, I none of those places will ever be in my price range, so it really doesn't matter...) That's probably a lot more explanation than is really needed in defense of indifference, but there it is. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 All the construction netting has come down except the parts with the SLC Communities. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassclef Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 I would be surprised if this happens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 On 8/5/2023 at 8:21 AM, 004n063 said: I think virtually any high-rise in Houston is ultimately a net good, for exactly the reasons you mention. But I personally can't think of a single one that I am or ever was (post-renderings) excited about... there is an element of remove that is inherent to the form and intrinsic to the appeal of highrise living. Obviously I think that's a lot better than a gated enclave of suburban mansions, but it still runs counter to the ethos of incidental community and public realm that (to me) is characteristic of great urban environments. Again, not intended as a critique of this project or as any kind of active opposition to highrises. But personally, I'd choose Fort Greene over Downtown Brooklyn, Boston's South End over its Seaport, Roma/La Condesa over Paseo de la Reforma in CDMX, etc yes, I agree. I don't know how to refer to or relate to a place I live if I only have a hotel-room's-eye presence and not a garden or porch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 15 hours ago, Bassclef said: I would be surprised if this happens. Why do you say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 15 hours ago, Bassclef said: I would be surprised if this happens. Well it's going to happen very soon, so... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 3 Popular Post Share Posted September 3 https://issuu.com/bryan_velastegui_cordova/docs/portfolio_bryan_velastegui_issuu 28 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 8 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: https://issuu.com/bryan_velastegui_cordova/docs/portfolio_bryan_velastegui_issuu Just confirming this is Houston 😂 The presentation says Austin, TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 4 hours ago, pablog said: Just confirming this is Houston 😂 The presentation says Austin, TX. Not sure why- but it’s Houston. Maybe to throw off one who discovers the flip book? Or just mistaken for another project he may be working on? 2811 Kirby is the name of this development and there’s no Kirby street in Austin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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