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  1. tangledwoods
    in this market at that location yeah, I wouldn't hold your breath for this one.....
  2. tangledwoods
    How will this project be affected by the I-45 realignment? Isn't that section of the freeway being demolished and brought to surface level streets? I know it is still a few years away, but it seems odd that Fertita would move forward on an expansion with so much change coming his way.
  3. tangledwoods
    here is a time lapse of the mat pour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZkmhx9dnEc&feature=youtu.be
  4. tangledwoods
    http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/downtown-tower-foundation-laid-but-wont-affect.html
  5. tangledwoods
    My big concern with this one is the fact that Hines still has ZERO tenants for 609 Main. I would imagine that there is race to the bottom on tenant rates between Skanska and Hines right now. Skanska definitely has the better location but I would imagine that Hines is getting very aggressive on lease rates. It would be quite impressive to see the Skanska folks sign a tenant before Hines....
  6. tangledwoods
    through my dirty windshield:
  7. tangledwoods
    So Hines paid $50 million for this and if i remember correctly Skanska paid around $20 for the Houston Club. Seems like a pretty big premium for what exactly?
  8. tangledwoods
    how is parking going to work for this building? Will they lease space in the adjacent garage?
  9. tangledwoods
    hopefully good news for their Capitol Tower project!!!
  10. tangledwoods
    that is a survey of existing conditions. The tunnels are already there.
  11. tangledwoods
    does this mean we can go east of 45 now??? BRING ON THE 3 STORY CONDO'S
  12. tangledwoods
    What you are looking at are called void forms. When we build a concrete building the process goes like this: 1) build a flat deck out of temporary formwork 2) set pans (void forms) on the deck 3) install rebar for beams, joist, and slab 4) place and finish concrete 5) let the concrete cure 6) drop the forms from the floor below and you are done! Here is a good picture of what they look like before the concrete is poured. Here is what it looks like from below once the pans are removed and you have just concrete.
  13. tangledwoods
    I took this pic on thurs, if you zoom in you can just see the tree on top.
  14. tangledwoods
    3/29
  15. tangledwoods
    i spend way to much time in Galleria traffic.
  16. tangledwoods
    crappy night photo in the rain.
  17. tangledwoods
    the city is already evaluating options for a purpose built facility lease back. In this case it is a PPP (public private partnership). Skanska along with a few other firms have proposals in to the city.
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  19. tangledwoods
    really starting to love this building
  20. tangledwoods
    here is a photo from 2/13.
  21. tangledwoods
    you would be amazed how often design architects ignore the laws of nature / science when pursuing projects.....
  22. tangledwoods
    the only changes we are going to see in the design will be related to MAJOR constructability issues. Lets say the slope on the green roof exceeds ADA requirements or they cant find a warrantable product for that slope. Those are the changes we will see as more renderings come out. With a client like this you do EVERYTHING you can to preserve the design intent AND budget without neutering the architects key elements. People on here sometime think that any change to a concept rendering is evil, but it is honestly part of the design process. As the design architects hand over their baby to project architects there are often changes made before the builder is even involved. /end contractor rant
  23. tangledwoods
    They already have all of the foundations in place. This thing should go vertical in February.
  24. tangledwoods
    what i love is coming around the corner from 610 on post oak. Having the buildings nice and close to the sidewalks really gives a nice urban feel to the area.
  25. tangledwoods
    There are usually two very separate events, one for the owner and the other for the workers. We often use an extra or trash beam painted white for the owner to sign and then just fly it up into the building so they can feel like they participated in something.
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