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  1. fkp5
    What? Uptown is no where near as dense as downtown and definitely won't have more density soon. Uptown has a lot of projects under construction, but downtown isn't sitting still. There are well over 30 under construction/proposed projects in downtown.
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    Yes, definitely. There is already a 21-story high rise planned at Cambridge and Holcombe.
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    I actually see Downtown/TMC growing closer together before Uptown/Downtown do. It is a much shorter distance and Midtown and the Museum district are already semi-developed in between these two skylines. Herman Park prevents them from officially connecting, but I can see the stretch of area from Downtown to TMC being fully developed in the future.
  4. fkp5
    Great news! I'm excited for another residential high rise in downtown. Now if we could just get a condo tower.
  5. fkp5
    Great news! This is the residential project I am most excited about.
  6. fkp5
    Great job Metro West! Now if we could just get a supertall with a spire right in the middle, our skyline would be perfect from that view!
  7. fkp5
    I would much rather prefer one skyline. Like Subdude said, one large skyline aesthetically looks better and makes it feel like you're in a bigger city. I'm always amazed when I travel to Seattle and visit their downtown. Despite being a much smaller city than Houston, it feels larger because there is constant density over a large area.
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    The Energy Corridor will never rival TMC. It has a better chance of catching Uptown because they are both pretty spread out, but I hope it never does.
  9. fkp5
    For comparison, here’s a list of under construction projects in downtown Houston. 609 Main at Texas: 48-story office building Market Square Tower: 40-story residential building Marriot Marquis: 29-story hotel 1111 Travis: 24-story office building 1311 Louisiana: 16-story parking garage Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites: 14-story hotel 700 Crawford: 7-story residential building Convention Center Office/Hotel: 6-story office/parking garage with plans for a 14-20 hotel on top Block 334: 5-story residential We also have about 5 or 6 mid-rise projects under construction in Midtown. Overall, I'd say that Houston is pretty comparable to Dallas in the number of projects going up in and around its downtown, but Houston has a little more height.
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    I think that map is missing a lot of their projects. Dallas' uptown/downtown area has a couple years head start on our downtown area. They have a lot of recently completed and under construction projects while most of ours are just starting. However, most of theirs are in the 20-story range while we have a couple proposed/under construction at or above 40-stories.
  11. fkp5
    This won't be receiving the downtown incentives, right?
  12. fkp5
    Here are a few more of my favorite pictures of downtown.
  13. fkp5
    The back side is seeing a lot of development and should look better in a couple of years. Here are some pictures. Here is my favorite view of Houston. It really shows the quantity of buildings in the skyline.
  14. fkp5
    I agree. Hopefully the downtown incentives are enough to encourage them to build something downtown.
  15. fkp5
    Very nice design! It should be great for the area.
  16. fkp5
    Any added density is definitely welcome downtown. I'm excited for all these residential projects to get started!
  17. fkp5
    I really like this tower's design. I hope you're right about them looking to build downtown. I'm still waiting for downtown to get a new condo high rise tower.
  18. fkp5
    I bet you're right. I personally would rather have a Hyatt Place in downtown.
  19. fkp5
    Wow, that actually looks pretty good! I agree that not everything downtown needs to be a skyscraper. There are enough parking lots to fill some of them with smaller buildings. This area is going to look really nice when all of these projects are done.
  20. fkp5
    I don't know about the most beautiful in Houston, but it will definitely be up there. I still like the old Gulf building and Bank of America better, but this might be my third favorite.
  21. fkp5
    I think it is a good idea to send the route through College Station, so they still have the option for future growth. They can still go through College Station without making a stop there when the line initially opens. When they deem that there is a large enough market in College Station, then they can build a station and start making stops there. Maybe a few of the Houston to Dallas trips can make stops in College Station, while the majority go without any stops. I just think it is a good idea to leave all options open.
  22. fkp5
    Should this be in Going Up?
  23. fkp5
    I love this building. Very nice.
  24. fkp5
    This is actually looking better than I thought it would.
  25. fkp5
    This is going to be really good for Downtown. Vancouver has a lot of those ground-level units and I always thought those were pretty neat. I think the Sovereign is going to have them too.
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