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I prefer the new greener rendering.

7 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

So someone from Lovett contacted me about doing some animation work to promote PostHTX on their website. They referenced Printworks in London and Kraftwerk Berlin. Gives you an idea of the vibe they want for the venue.

Hey man. Send me a link to your portfolio! 

18 hours ago, Avossos said:

this would be wonderful. I can imagine it won’t be easy getting funding for this now.

Pros: Extremely low interest rates, government wants this kind of investment to continue so the economy doesn’t tank, by the time this finishes construction the virus (hopefully) will be gone. 
 

Cons: Extremely high risk, we don’t know what the hell is going on, retailers, corporations, and buyers have stopped investment.

personally, I would invest, but I only got $1,000 dollars to 😂

I came across this event on Facebook and thought I’d share because it’s for a good cause. Livelihood will be planting 100 trees at Buffalo Bayou Park if anyone wants to attend and meet up there!
 

here is the link https://livelihoodprojects.org/plantings

2 hours ago, BeerNut said:

 

I attended the meeting at Emancipation.  There were some great ideas.  I did manage to get a copy of all the proposals but was hopping they would put something online at it's several pages long and I don't have a scanner.

If you have an iPhone, you have a scanner in the notes app! Not sure about android 

I mean it is walkable haha, but it’s not as enjoyable as it could be if the building went up to the sidewalk. 

I want all of Highland Village demoed and rebuilt up to the sidewalk. Could be a very walkable area, but the parking in front ruins it. 

6 minutes ago, Luminare said:

 

I don't believe it was ever on hold. Was there ever any indication?

I just looked back and realized they were speaking about the project on Jensen by Marquette being put on hold. My bad. 

Wait, so it isn’t on hold?

3 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

I've said it before in this forum, but if there is one thing holding back Houston from truly being a world class city, its infrastructure in all of its forms. If we can properly invest in infrastructure then there isn't anything this city can't do, or be like the other great cities. We just have to make that kind of civil commitment. I think its already starting to happen, but more can be done.

Infrastructure is really broad, is there any 2 pieces that fall underneath that umbrella you believe are the most necessary?

Astroworld anybody?

There are no rendering yet right? Only site plans?

This should not be built. This city floods more and more each year. 

3 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said:

Disappointed in the public park getting scrapped.  Would have been so cool to have an elevated park above the helix structure.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Houston-Medical-Center-redesigns-massive-TMC3-13809669.php

 

 

The park is still there, just underneath the helix canopy at ground level. I kinda like this a little more for some reason. 

A gondola from Post HTX and East River would be great. It would offer amazing views too of downtown on the trip. 

Also, I would love to have ferries or boats transfer people over and have them designed in the traditional fashion of the boats that came into Allen Landing in the inception of the city.  

1 hour ago, MarathonMan said:

I appreciate your perspective.  And I hope you’re right.  This parcel is a very strategic gateway to downtown from the Washington corridor.  Fingers crossed!

I agree, and I think a company of that size understands the importance of this site as well. 

Fingers crossed!

18 hours ago, MarathonMan said:

This project is so strange to me.  I have no idea what the developer is actually striving for.  I worry that this project will be underwhelming when complete.  A missed opportunity, if you will.

Lovett is working with similar companies that Midway is with East River. I have hopes that this will be a great development because this project will be a statement from Lovett if they do it to right. They need this to be a success as it is a huge gamble for them, which could be the driving force for something amazing. It could also be the reason why they’re taking so long, because they want to make sure they’re doing it right. 

I won’t judge until the plans come to life. 

Did not mean to quote you, Marathon Man. My post was intended in general for the conversation. 

1 hour ago, nate4l1f3 said:

We need some color or more glass from this view of our skyline. 

Thought the same thing when I saw that picture. 

Probably doesn’t help either that it is cloudy 

3 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Why do you think I am ignoring his feedback? I actually agreed with some of what he said in my initial post.

 

I accept your apology, although the obvious sarcasm of your last comment inclines me to believe that your earlier comment was indeed also sarcastic, and that your apology is insincere.

 

On the presentation, I did like some of his before/after renderings, and am less enthusiastic about this project than I was before. I still think we should take it with a grain of salt, since he seems to be against freeways and automobiles in all circumstances (due to global warming, etc.). But the magnitude of the widened highway is enormous, and I'm less sure than previous that the elimination of the Pierce Elevated makes up for it.

 

 

Why don’t we just redo everything around downtown and leave the rest of 45 as is? It seems that the downtown portion is the only one that makes a substantial difference to make up for the time and costs. 

1 hour ago, kbates2 said:

 

I feel like the downtown homeless population is exploding recently.

Cities like New York and Atlanta are sending us there homeless people... talked to one downtown that wanted money to get back to Atlanta after they put him on a bus to Houston. 

Dont know the validity of the statement but that’s what he told me haha

1 hour ago, kbates2 said:

 

I feel like the downtown homeless population is exploding recently.

Cities like New York and Atlanta are sending us there homeless people... talked to one downtown that wanted money to get back to Atlanta after they put him on a bus to Houston. 

Dont know the validity of the statement but that’s what he told me haha

On 1/9/2019 at 11:23 PM, Urbannizer said:

Found some renderings of a mixed-use project by Gensler.

 

http://terraloom.com/

 

 

This is just conceptual and not an actual build right?

On 1/9/2019 at 11:23 PM, Urbannizer said:

Found some renderings of a mixed-use project by Gensler.

 

http://terraloom.com/

 

 

This is just conceptual and not an actual build right?