august948 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, it's project by the Harris County Flood Control District that replaces an open ditch with buried box culverts. For more, look here: www.hcfcd.org/w129 My guess is that the buried culverts aren't designed to withstand a load as heavy as another rail line. But ... I'm intrigued by the idea of a hike & bike trail connecting Memorial Park with points south. That would be a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes, it's project by the Harris County Flood Control District that replaces an open ditch with buried box culverts. For more, look here: www.hcfcd.org/w129My guess is that the buried culverts aren't designed to withstand a load as heavy as another rail line. But ... I'm intrigued by the idea of a hike & bike trail connecting Memorial Park with points south.Ah I figured it was probably something to do with utilities.Bummer if that's true that it's a sewer and that it's not able to support the load of another rail line (or two).. A western north/south commuter rail spur would benefit the 290, Westpark, and 90A rail lines for quicker mobility across the west side. Maybe if it couldn't support rail it could support a BRT line connecting the 3 commuter rail lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I figured the days were numbered on this. Too bad St Johns grabbed all the land across the street. It could've been a great new dense development. http://m.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2014/07/exxon-mobil-corp-puts-two-of-its-houston.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I hope someone keeps it and puts it to good use. It's a very nice mid-century modern building. The addition by Page Southerland Page isn't that bad either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 This site, combined with the vacant building and parking lot at the NW corner of Buffalo Speedway and Richmond, have the potential to be developed into something really great. He is right when he says this tract is one of the largest and most desirable in-fill locations left in Houston. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Saw this rendering of what could be developed in bisnow's coverage of this story. Purely for show, of course, but wouldn't mind seeing better versions of it if possible... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I hope someone keeps it and puts it to good use. It's a very nice mid-century modern building. The addition by Page Southerland Page isn't that bad either. The dad of a kid on my son's baseball team last year works in that building. He said it's pretty grim on the inside. No light, because the windows are high on the walls, which also means there's no view, and the typical 50's layout that's a real pain these days. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Too bad St Johns grabbed all the land across the street. It could've been a great new dense development. It will be dense development, depending on what "dense" is. St. John's currently has some major expansion going on at its campus. The disappearance of this building and the Shell lab in Bellaire mark the passing of an era. Kind of like the closure of the HAL-PC club. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 A family member once witnessed the Exxon maintenance folks clearing out a space, so it could be remodeled. One the executives was walking by the dumpster on the way out, stopped and peered inside, then joked to another saying "Well, there goes another load of research!". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 We could never do that; the TSA would be all over us in an instant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 http://swamplot.com/new-owner-of-exxons-buffalo-spdwy-research-campus-knocking-out-exterior-defenses-this-week/2017-02-28/ New Owner of Exxon’s Buffalo Spdwy. Research Campus Knocking Out Exterior Defenses This Week PIECES OF THE fencing surrounding the MacKie and Kamrath-designedExxonMobil Upstream Research facility on Buffalo Spdwy. were spotted sprawled out on the grass yesterday along the campus perimeter after being plucked from their stations; more barriers are getting yanked up this morning, as seen in the second shot above. The property (which appears to have been transferred to the nonprofit Exxon Foundation in 2015 after the oil giant’s plans to offload the site were announced) was sold this month to an entity directing its mail to real estate investment and development firm Spear Street Capital. A couple of readers report that other major shuffling around and cleaning out appear to have been going on at the facility for at least the last few weeks, with vehicles bearing the Precision Demolition logo making periodic guest appearances on the scene. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2017 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102184342472&ca=a914eb53-b44b-4c55-aeeb-91b37ea12633 Exxon Mobil Site Sold To Spear Street Capital For Major Mixed-Use Project in Houston HOUSTON - An affiliate of Spear Street Capital has acquired the former Exxon Mobil campus on Buffalo Speedway where it will develop a major, mixed-use project. The property, almost 17 acres, is one of the finest urban infill sites in Houston, with a prime location between Richmond Avenue and West Alabama near Greenway Plaza. The new development is expected include office, retail and urban residential buildings. Spear Street expects to define the size of the development's components as the planning progresses. Spear Street is starting demolition and site preparation work, which will take a year to complete. Covered with oaks and acres of St. Augustine lawn, the low-density campus has several low-rise office buildings constructed in the early 1960s and several industrial buildings. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Wow that's awesome. I did some work here a few years ago. Sad to see it go but glad the plan is for mixed use. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 map https://www.google.com/maps/place/Exxon+Mobil+Upstream+Research+Company/@29.7365683,-95.4308331,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x464c2733d2e8e7df?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ_N_TtsrSAhWr5YMKHVsjDdwQ_BIIaTAK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 From Swamplot 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Demo still underway: http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-spartan-tartan/2017-05-09/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 http://swamplot.com/midcentury-mod-former-exxon-office-on-buffalo-spdwy-slowly-disappearing-from-behind/2017-08-02/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 8/2/2017 at 3:54 PM, Urbannizer said: http://swamplot.com/midcentury-mod-former-exxon-office-on-buffalo-spdwy-slowly-disappearing-from-behind/2017-08-02/ and so we say "good riddance" to another bit of history, not necessarily all that great of a history IMHO... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, ArtNsf said: and so we say "good riddance" to another bit of history, not necessarily all that great of a history IMHO... You didn't like the building, or you didn't like the former owner? The building was blah to me, but the research done there, as told to me by people in the know was pretty amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 the research and economic impact is all that I liked. extreme distaste for the building and the former owner/owners. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Merged with existing topic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2018 The RO, Phase I http://www.spearstreetcapital.com/portfolio/owned/ 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Solid design. Looks like that's at the corner of Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. Maybe that's a parking garage north west side? Given how large this property is, there's definitely more to it than this. The shaded structures to the south are probably TBD. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, LBC2HTX said: Solid design. Looks like that's at the corner of Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. Maybe that's a parking garage north west side? Given how large this property is, there's definitely more to it than this. The shaded structures to the south are probably TBD. This was my thinking as well. The perspective indicates that this phase will start on Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. The project as it looks now definitely makes it one the more interesting developments in this town right next to Gillette. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 What an awesome day. Seeing the renders for this and the AU Midtown project. Wonder if the RO will be considered "apart" of Greenway Plaza? It's so close 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) I'm guessing that "The RO" stands for "The River Oaks". While Greenway Plaza doesn't have official boundaries, I consider this apart of it. What's more is that Greenway Plaza and Upper Kirby are increasingly merging into each other due to all these developments. A mixed use use with multiple high rises at the intersection of 59/Kirby will go a long way in blending the two clusters together. Hopefully the plans for that site are still there to eventually happen. Edited February 22, 2018 by Sellanious Caesar 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Greenway Plaza has its own zip code, that's how I distinguish if something is Greenway or not 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Parkway does not include Twenty Greenway Plaza as apart of the Greenway campus. I'm always confused. Where are buildings 13 - 19? CBRE has Twenty Greenway Plaza, is that why Parkway does not mention it? http://www.greenwayplaza.com/ http://www.greenwayplaza.pky.com/property-info-greenway I'd also personally include the newly built 3737 Buffalo Speedway. It's a Class-A office building down the street from the campus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 SSC has removed The RO from their Owned Assets page. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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