YakuzaIce

I never said they were the only ones out there, I was merely reffering to his comment that they had been dormant for eight years.

I think this is it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston

What about the attack on the USS Cole in 2000? That was done by Al-Qaida.

Kerry conceded earlier today didn't he? But say for example he does somehow magically win Ohio through absentee etc.(or has bush already won that? 100% precincts reporting Bush 2,796,147 51% Kerry 2,659,664 49%) , does Bush still win since Kerry conceded?

Condo tower on downtown horizon ING Clarion maps plan for residential high-rise, parking garage, historic redevelopment projectBy Jennifer Dawson Houston Business Journal Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET June 06, 2004The next skyscraper to be built in downtown Houston may have more to do with bedrooms than boardrooms. ING Clarion has drafted a master plan for development of a two-block area downtown. According to a source involved in the project, the plan includes construction of a 30-story condominium tower and a 475-space parking garage with an underground tunnel, along with the renovation of a historic building. The proposed development covers the 1111 Bagby block occupied by ChevronTexaco Heritage Plaza, plus a surface parking lot catty-corner to the office building and across the street from the Doubletree Hotel. The parking lot would become residential high-rise condos designed to overlook Sam Houston Park. ING Clarion bought the parking lot in December 2002 from the oil-rich Blaffer family. The market may be suited for a another downtown high-rise residential project, if preliminary interest in the nearby Shamrock Tower condominium is any indication. The project being developed at 617 Main by Tracy Suttles, president of NBC Holdings, is named after the old Shamrock Hotel, the Houston landmark near the Texas Medical Center that was demolished in the late 1980s. Tomas Bruncke of Keller Williams Realty says 51 percent of Shamrock Tower's 280 units already have been reserved by prospective buyers who put down a $1,000 deposit. Bruncke says that once certain approvals are in place, reservations can be converted into earnest money contracts by the end of June, with construction slated to start in August. Minnette Boesel, who has been involved in redeveloping and marketing some of downtown's most notable properties, says the intersection of Allen Parkway and Bagby would be a "very good" location for the proposed ING Clarion project. "It's on the edge of the core of the business district," says the principal of Minnette Boesel Properties Inc. Unlike other luxury high-rises, the project would not be able to use downtown views as a prime selling point. But Boesel notes that the views north into the park and west along Allen Parkway would be unobstructed. "Nothing could ever be built in front of it," she says. "That's an interesting location." Bill Franks, president of Spire Realty Group, says more residential deals like this are needed if Houston's Central Business District is going to grow into a 24-hour downtown. "If we are truly to eventually end up with a residential component in downtown that we need to support the 'new downtown,' projects like this are going to need to take place," Franks says. "That area of the CBD is a very desirous area," he adds. "It's got great visibility."

^If anyone wants I'll type it out if that's what you mean, I have nothing better to do.

There are a few pics here

Ahh yes, an even larger relatively treeless parking lot, muuuch less of an eyesore.

That would be cool if they could somehow open up the retail in the Shamrock before the tower is completely done, just so Main will finally bemore tied together in that area.

Yeah there isn't much room for one unless they tear down that little elevated sitting area, and even then it would have to be a tiny circular one.

I really hope that they go with either subway plan, because once it has been built once they will probably be more willing to expand it if it is successful. One question though. I assume that this subway will be an underground version of the light rail. My question is what speed will it run at, and will it be able to carry larger faster(?) subway trains in the future?

Does anyone have any pics of the site with the fence up?

Will this be taller than the St. Lukes tower?

Here is the website I believe. http://www.orionhouston.com/ But it won't do you much good since it has been under construction for like 5 months.

It has been destroyed! This morning all that was left was a heap of rubble. It did not appear that anything was saved unless it had been taken offsite previously. I am very sad that no one was able to save it.

Is it Hey or wave, I always thought it was waaaaave goodbye. BTW funny thing about your brother.

Does anyone know what is happening? There is a wooden fence on the sides that face streets, and a chainlink fence on the parking lot sides. It does not appear that any work is being done, though there have been people there off and on.

I don't believe housing prices have fallen. There have been several three bedroom near me for the high $120's-low $130's. This os a huge improvement ver 8-9 years ago when the houses were selling in the mid $50's. Also in the past year or so there are much fewer houses for sale and vacant than there were 3 years ago.

So these are complete? If so does anyone have any photos?

and more... And goodnight.

Here are a couple of pics from about a month ago.

While this man seems to know what he is talking about, and he says it well. The one thing he doesn't seem to realize is the Astrodome is not in Downtown, and everything he talks about is downtown. Because other areas of town have a better occupancy rate. Lastly I thought Downtown had a 51% rate, with over twice the hotel rooms of before.

A little. Here are a few old renderings from (the now shutdown) Houston Metropolis site. It would have been 318 ft. and managed by Wedge Commercial Properties Corporation I believe that it is a pretty old proposal.

It appears to be taken about 3 months ago because the yellow stuff is almost all the way up the Dominion.