BigFootsSocks

i would vastly prefer two 20-story buildings on 2 blocks to one 50-story building on one block.

We need infill more than anything else right now.

Por que no los dos?

But seriously no, the 50 story is the better option

Am I the only person that is perfectly ok with "median" height residential towers?  They still fill out downtown and increase residences, and right now that is the goal.  The DT residential market needs to prove it's viability in comparison to other nearby alternatives, and that's what the current projects are going to do.  Can't re-invent the wheel until you've spun it several thousand times. 

 

Once we get a more people actually living in downtown, the next big leap is to do more mixed-use partnerships, a la OPP/Phoenicia.  Hopefully that will provide more opportunity for "signature" towers. 

 

I'm not NOT okay with them, but it's kinda disappointing to see all these 50-60story (and supertalls) in other cities around the nation while the best we can get is these little stumps. All in the name of growth, I guess. 

Yes, Houston lacks the beauty of say Denver or San Diego. However, that shouldn't stop us from making the best of what we've got. That's like saying bc I don't look like Brad Pitt, I shouldn't buy nice clothes or take bathes.

What I like about this project is that its functional, a public/private partnership, and I think its beautiful. Its a true amenity.

Houston can be on the forefront of leveraging the large corporate presence with beautifying the city. Discovery Green and Buffalo Bayou are first.

Exactly, that's what I'm saying. We don't have natural beauty on the scale of some cities so we need to do what we can to create our own. This project is a perfect example of that, my only issue is that it doesn't seem like enough. Obviously money is a huge issue but Houston is so hell bent on expanding outward that the inner cores are neglected. 

I figured most people on here usually do look up Houston firms frequently just to see what each office is doing.

 

Why do that when we have you to do it for us?

We need to pick up on what Spain is doing...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9d8kl1pjA

Hey I couldn't find it either must be a different project

Pretty sure there's already a thread for this somewhere I think

Sharp wit and passive aggressiveness means you're a winner on the internet.

Too bad Jack doesn't have the former

EDIT: Damn my post count is gonna take a nose dive tomorrow morning hahahaha

Oh nevermind those are definitely too big and blocking all of that view from the 2nd/3rd floor. 

Rip in pieces

Last pic is dope Triton!

Hahahaha..... yes, by a foot.

I'm counting it. Guys, this project is WAAAAY ahead of schedule

Did they cut them down or dig them up to put back in later?

So technically this one is rising then...

i really like this project but let's be honest - almost all of these new highrise apartments look exactly the same, which isn't to say i don't like the way they look because i do.... just calling a spade a spade.

Nah you're right there's no literally no variety

http://oxblue.com/open/SkyHouseApartments

Oh sweet now I can look every 16 minutes to watch their progress!

Oh nice they're digging a hole!

Ok still digging that hole

Yep, hole is being dug.

This is so exciting I love watching the fast paced nature of construction!

If I had to live above a grocery store I'd rather it be a local business not some corporate Walmart or Target. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are perfectly acceptable of course, and Kroger always hooks you up on it's gas savings (shouts out to 50 cents off a gallon)

I guess I wasn't clear enough. I personally feel (read: my opinion not every1's) that Houston pretty much looks the same throughout. I'm not saying the coast and forests aren't beautiful, they're actually really great. I'm saying that Houston looks the same pretty much throughout the 3 loops; green, wet, and brown. Other major cities have a greater variety in settings; Denver has wide open plains mixed with the cool crisp air of the Rockies. You look around outside in Denver and you see all this amazing natural beauty. Austin has their "hills", LA has the Pacific coast, Chicago has the Great Lakes. Houston's trees and bayous, while still representing beauty as we can see in this project, still aren't original. I want Houston to have some amazing natural feature that we can be proud of and something that attracts tourists, something that we want to show off to the rest of the world. I doubt non-Houstonians would really care about an (admittedly) impressively large ditch.

Disclosure: My opinion doesn't reflect everyone blah blah blah yall get the rest

I mean yeah not saying it's pointless or doesn't look good, it definitely looks at least 1000x better than it used to, just saying that Houston will always be a swamp. We have no natural beauty so the only choice is to create our own.

when completed will completely transform this area around Buffalo Bayou into one of the great Urban parks in the U.S.. 

Yeah I love Htown as much as anyone else here but let's not get delusional now. It's still a bayou...

^Praise it and blaze it guys

Ahhh another crane in the background

Anyone else notices the trees in the middle of the road? lol

Love it. when does this break ground again?

Yeah actually it is, thanks for asking.