por favor gracias

Any ideas what will happen with the abandoned dreams car wash (SanFelipe@Bancroft) adjacent to target? 1 to 2 acres there for development.

Mattress Firm?

That view sure looks high for 7 floors up.

^^^ OMG WOW!  what a brilliant illustration urbannizer.  is this really houston.....

Would love to bring some better street life to Post Oak with some CityCentre type development between Westheimer and the Uptown Park area (Ethan Allen/Grand Lux area, Container Store/Sports Authority area, Luby's/CPK area, Wells Fargo/Willie G's area, Fresh Market/Sovereign Bank/Randall's area and all the older apartment complexes lightly peppered throughout) mixed in with a few more towers. Uptown could potentially become a top destination in the world IMO if the retail/entertainment options are up to par.

No doubt that we need better transportation serving the area...with no structural street intervention.

The part of 610 between Ella and 290 has had ongoing construction since at least 2009 (and I think 2008). I remember a buddy of mine moving to North Dakota in 2009, and then calling me in 2011 and asking if that area was still under construction...and when I said "yeah," I could practically see him over the phone shaking his head. It's still not even close to being finished.

The 610/I-10/290 interchange had its groundbreaking during the mega-drought in late July, 2011. The 290 to I-10 ramp was just completed a few months ago.

http://www.guidrynews.com/11Gazette/21311August1Gazette.pdf

Traffic has been backed up to and from 45 just about every day for hours because of this crap...there is absolutely no legitimate reason why it should take this long to finish this project, and many others around town for that matter.

Sorry for derailing this thread...just wanted to clarify that.

They've been working on just the 290/610 area for at least 5 or 6 years now. Ridiculous...

^^^ If only TxDot would do the same...

Could be a very nice water feature if they do it right...

Crane base in

That's what she said

Ha...well done mollusk!

That is a truly amazing picture. That said, I'll take those quadcopter shots any day cloud.

Great shot Triton! Really like that view of Travis Street.

For this double post

I shall not boast

So let's make a toast

To an HAIF roast

"I swear I only clicked once..."

I think the same people who are working on Block 334 are the same people who took like 10 years to complete a 3 mile stretch of San Felipe.

Was wondering what that was for. Thanks for the update Triton!

Try to take a pic please.

Pensé en hacer eso, pero yo no quería cabrear toxtethogrady...

Okay, so you're the guy screwing up that ramp by slowing down...

Yup, that's me allright...what's the big deal??

The view from the ramp coming onto 45 North from 288 today was incredible. There may be 25 visible cranes or more from that spot right now.

LOL. Yeah, Houston has really been held back over the years.

If that's what you got from my comment, you misinterpreted it. I was talking more about quality of life/better city planning than growth itself (if that's what you're talking about).

Would love to see somewhat of a sports theme near the ballpark. Some of the renderings of the Marriott Marquis showcased a place named "Draft Pick," and I have to say...if the final product looks anything like those renderings, that place looks like it could be a great spot to hold the NFL Draft here if it indeed moves from city to city. And of course when that's not happening, it still looks like it could be an excellent spot to watch all kinds of sports. Could really add even more character to the area...

Yup...connectivity is crucial. The lack of mass transit options has been holding Houston back more than anything else over the years.

^^^ Or perhaps a real mass transit option or two ^^^

That sounds more like an acid or 'shroom reaction. Stoners are everywhere...I guess now it's "official" that I haven't been the only one on here late at night nursing some doobage before sporting a hefty bowl of Kellogg's Corn Pops.

Really like the bridge and water quality in the canal. Hope all of that stays true to the rendering.

Downtown is getting sexier

Cranes are getting erected at a furious pace these days.

I didn't even think about the Aqua Tower in Chicago "as per" my qualifications for labeling 2929 an iconic building. Maybe for Houston or some of its visitors (who don't know about the Aqua Tower) it could be, but you're both right...kinda hard to truly label 2929 as an icon when it has Aqua written all over it (although I think 2929 looks less tacky and much better overall). I have to agree that there have been no truly iconic buildings in this boom to date, but several very nice ones. I'd really like to see a few more landmark towers with pointed tops and/or antennas in Houston.

The Southwestern Energy HQ has been a pleasant surprise, no doubt.