bobruss Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 They're not wasting any time on this one. Moving right along. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2022 The building is going up so fast! Garage progress. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Is cost the only reason so many Texas highrises are reinforced concrete structures? I'm from NYC and almost everything there is made of steel beams (not just the supertalls)? Something like Downtown's Texas Tower would almost certainly be a steel skeleton in the northeast. It's a real question. I just don't have the experience to hazard a guess. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 My oversimplified understanding: Cost of labor vs. cost of materials. In areas where labor is expensive, steel is used. In areas where labor is cheap, concrete is used. Basically because, especially when dealing with formwork, concrete can be much more labor-intensive. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Texasota said: My oversimplified understanding: Cost of labor vs. cost of materials. In areas where labor is expensive, steel is used. In areas where labor is cheap, concrete is used. Basically because, especially when dealing with formwork, concrete can be much more labor-intensive. Texas is also a major concrete supplier and the northeast is a major supplier of steel. Regional economics and supply chains have a hand in this difference I would assume. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I think the days of the northeast as a major steel producer are over. I think Indiana is the number 1 state (Gary) and the southeast is also strong. But my guess is that foreign steel, in total, is the major source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted January 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2022 TMC Skyline & Levit Green. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2022 Incredibly fast! Garage. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 One of the trailers now has Levit Green graphics! I love the logo. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Looks like the start of a parking garage, wonder if it will be a precast structure? Edited February 21, 2022 by hindesky 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2022 Fast moving project. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HoustonMidtown Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2022 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Darn that's a lot of concrete along the highway. Wish it was more natural looking 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BEES?! Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Wow, they are flying on this one! It’s really going up fast! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 It really stands out on 288 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2022 This is going fast! Hopefully more buildings are announced soon. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post X.R. Posted April 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) This thing is going up so quick because I've seen some proposed leases and space is going fast. Or at least, a lot of conversations about leasing are being had. The amount of medical, bio, and research people employed between TMC and their additions and here is going to be staggering. COVID introduced (in my experience) oil and energy money into the lab space and so there is just so much money in labs and life sciences in certain circles right now. I don't know if we really understand how successful this will be (in a positive way). Edited April 5, 2022 by X.R. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6914986436022681601--40v?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Urbannizer said: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6914986436022681601--40v?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app New master plan rendering. 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Urbannizer said: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6914986436022681601--40v?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app 34 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said: New master plan rendering. How quickly do you guys think this will fill out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: New master plan rendering. "Phase 1" huh 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 That's a pretty heavy duty phase 1. It looks like they shifted from being many small buildings to being a handful of big ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 If you click the link and watch the video, phase 1 is just one of the buildings. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2022 Progress. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2022 Website has been updated with a video and a few construction pictures. https://www.levitgreen.com/ Night rendering: Rendering of Phase 1: Construction update showing the phase 1 lake forming: 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2022 Progress! Should top out in 3 or 4 weeks. Another glass mock-up has been spotted. The glass is wide! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2022 Partially topped out. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Looking good! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted May 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2022 Mechanical floors going up. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Levit Green Sec 3; Create two Unrestricted Reserves and two Blocks. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 This replat seems very positive... I recall hearing that if Hines leased ~50% of Building 1, that they'd kick off Buildings 2 & 3. I wonder if we'll see a major tenant announcement in the next several weeks... Fingers crossed! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Phase I building topped out. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/53-acre-life-sciences-district-laden-with-lakes-17186677.php#photo-22500184 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, hindesky said: Phase I building topped out. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/53-acre-life-sciences-district-laden-with-lakes-17186677.php#photo-22500184 From the article: “Hines is working on designing the second building in the complex, although it has not set a timeline for breaking ground. Additional buildings will follow to meet market demand, Mooz said.” 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aachor Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, hindesky said: It seems they went a floor higher than the render. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 It does seem bigger to me as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Wish it weren't a Westchase office vibe all over again 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Levit Green Sec 3 Plat. Block 1 is 17 acres, and Block 2 is 19 acres with Levit Green Boulevard as the middle street. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 This week's update including the top out tree. The glass facade should start being installed in a few weeks. Looking forward to those wide panels! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DotCom Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Topping out story in the Biz Journal. "Hines is already planning the next phase of Levit Green’s development. In a few weeks, the firm will break ground on Levit Green Boulevard, a key access point running through the complex. Hines and HOK are also already working on the design for the second building on the site." https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/20/hines-topping-out-levit-green.html Levit Green Boulevard project on CivCast. https://www.civcastusa.com/project/62322f42b739faa9ba635714/summary 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DotCom Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:59 PM, houstontexasjack said: From the article: “Hines is working on designing the second building in the complex, although it has not set a timeline for breaking ground. Additional buildings will follow to meet market demand, Mooz said.” "Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Hines has not yet hired an architecture firm for the second building. The architecture firm HOK designed the first building." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 9:10 PM, strickn said: Wish it weren't a Westchase office vibe all over again Fair, only counter is that this type of design is what these companies know and are familiar with. Plus, that rendering is more lush and full of trees than anything on Westchase. Given their propensity to highlight access to public transit, the boulevard will probably will be pedestrian/bike friendly one would think. For projects like this, a little downtown Bagby street treatment should be in the cards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 6/15/2020 at 9:30 PM, Lux said: Synergism or competition with TMC3? The references to Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass. and Mission Bay in San Francisco are lifted directly from the TMC3 playbook. An amalgam of life science clusters from 288 to the TMC would be a beautiful thing, and it’s going to take massive CRE Life Sciences investments, in addition to TMC3, for Houston to rise by leaps and bounds in the U.S. Life Science cluster rankings (JLL, CBRE, etc.). Thoughts? Two years on, I still think it will be impossible for us to rival those regions without the financial industry legacy tailwind that made it advantageous for them to develop as clusters to begin with. And with no more backing than our area has, it might be better spent developing a cluster that is suited to our regional culture, rather than the most superheated (competitive but overpriced, where you rise the least in the rankings for the greatest table stakes) industry in the nation's economy. But when I have to eat crow, then, to quote H Town Man, it will taste just fine. And if our value play attracts a lot more people from around the world, provides careers that develop local talent without having to move away, and of course beats Dallas, then it will be hard to argue that our timing was wrong. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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