tangledwoods

At this point, is the Galleria area the densest area of construction in Texas? I'm certain that it is in Houston.

I think Exxon has the Galleria area beat by a wide mile, but that is just 1 massive project. Galleria is more indicative of the market recovery here in Houston.

I cant figure out how to post images, can someone help???

They set 1 tower crane this weekend, it looks like another crane will go up today or tomorrow weather permitting. We need to get a total count for the galleria, my guess is that we will have 7-8 currently up with a few more by this summer.

BBVA has a webcam setup that is refreshing every 15min. It looks like the second tower crane is going up today.

http://www.earthcam.com/client/bbva/

Here are a few from this weekend, you can see the base for the second tower crane in one of them.

Here is a picture I took on Saturday:

Here is an article from culture map with more info on the buildings sustainability initiatives:

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/11-14-11-green-views-of-the-waterwall-shanska-new-galleria-office-tower-is-designed-to-eco-dazzle/

Here is a press release that came out today regarding the project:

Skanska is to develop and construct an office project in Houston in the US. The investment in total amounts to USD 86 M, about SEK 550 M.

The office building at 3009 Post Oak Boulevard will be located in the Uptown/Galleria submarket of Houston. The building will consist of 28,000 square meters in twenty stories, out of which twelve stories will be office space atop of an eight story parking garage. 3009 Post Oak Boulevard has been pre-certified in accordance with the international environmental system LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)at the highest level, Platinum. The building will include features for maximizing energy efficiency, light control systems and rainwater storage.

Construction will start immediately and be implemented by Skanska USA Building. The work is schduled for completion by the third quarter 2013.

Skanska USA is one of the leading development and construction companies in the country, consisting of four business units: Skanska USA Building, which specializes in building construction; Skanska USA Civil, specialized in civil infrastructure; Skanska Infrastructure Development, which develops public-private partnerships; and Skanska Commercial Development, which develops commercial development projects in select U.S. markets. Headquartered in New York, Skanska USA has approximately 7,400 employees and its 2010 revenues were SEK 34.3 billion.

I am new to the forum, so I hope I am doing this right. I snapped the following picture driving home this evening. Looks like the construction fence is about to go up.