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I'm pretty sure that building a skybridge later after the hotel is finished is not at all any kind of issue. The resi tower can definitely add that later if and when it gets built.

What money would it bring anyway? There would be no station there probably for years, and it won't produce dollar bills as it whizzes by.

I mean the money they'd earn from selling plots of land to TCR.

Exactly! I'm sure that's going to end up being the right option and all those Montgomery plebs are gonna miss out on all of that money

I don't understand the Conroe/Montgomery county people; if they follow the utility line route (which seems like the much better choice) it doesn't even go thru their county. Why are they bitchin?

We're a passionate group, I'll say that

Not trying to start poop, I just think we at HAIF have a tendency to...over exaggerate our feelings for certain things.

Cmon Triton, be a martyr for HAIF, we'll always remember the pics you posted when you're gone

I didn't insult you I said you're overreacting. And your tangent is only making you do what you're accusing me of.

Also you're also insulting me so don't be a hypocrite bruh

I am not "crying" about this building as I could care less if they bulldozed it, historically renovated it, or simply gutted it like they did. What I care about is calling something in the press a "historic renovation" (as I recall) when it is not.

The picture above of the "before" image shows a badly worn building. While it is possible that this is not the original facade, my bet is that it is. Notice it also shows a building with a specific set of window placements of a specific size on one facade. That has changed.

The brick is all new. It seems that no effort was made to conserve any of the old brick above the "urine line". My further guess is that this brick is also totally modern brick. It likely has a different chemistry and look from brick of 1900.

The windows all appear to be new but appear to have the same design. That's good.

The final building might look great and be very functional but it will not have been "historically" renovated. Rather, it will have changed in a material ways. I am totally and completely fine with that change. Bothers me not. But, the press before construction should have been accurate and simply said that the building would be stripped bare and renovated to fit modern uses.

You're getting offended by a miswording in some press releases. Let that sink in for a second...you are actually upset about something as insignificant as that, and you've already made your mind up before the project is finished.

Wait until it's done to delicate flower.

The very fact that we should "wait for a finished product, yeah" is indicative of the fact that this was not a "historic renovation" as described in the press prior to work starting. Rather, it seems to be a complete gut and rebuild job.

If it was a historic renovation, we would KNOW what it was going to look like, right?

Personally, I am fine if they wanted to bulldoze the thing and build new. But let's not call it a "renovation" of a historic building when it is not.....

Yes, because every building that's ever been midway thru construction looks perfect and exactly how it should. I'm sure 609 is just going to leave those columns open as well as the Finger Ballpark apartments are going to keep that nice, yellow outer coating texture we've come to appreciate.

The building isn't done, yet you and so many others are crying like its the end of the world. IronTigers pic doesn't help your argument when it looked like crap to begin with. The history behind the original building is what's important.

How about we hold judgement until the finished product yeah?

I'm going to read this on swamplot and I know I'm going to see respectable and polite discourse in the comments section.

Yeah but that looks worn down and awful

This was announced the same day it broke ground and they still couldn't finish? Damn

Oh nooooo those poor Woodlands residents...true suffering.

I had no clue people came to HAIF stoned.... is HAIF that psychedelic? 

 

Edit: "Wooooah broaah. Check out these siiiiick renderings."

Dude I mean, if they're nice renderings you'd understand...

You talk about doing that more than Howard talks about himself.

Easy killer I'm not that deep...

Wait so I could actually be right? lol i should get baked more and browse haif

bro ur higher than me ahahahhahahhahahahahha 

 

edit: but for real tho so true

So it's midway? i mean that's better than nothing right? city centre is prettttttttty cool guys c'mon it's not bad [10]

Much of the earlier comments on this thread how it will snipe a lot of potential airline travelers to and fro Dallas, and now suddenly it's some key to an anti-suburban shift? Give me a break.

The parking issue may not even "demand" a certain number of parking spaces, but it has to be cost-effective, especially in areas where parking is a premium. Unless you want a shuttle from a parking lot.

Don't lump the collective into a single opinion breh but can someone give me a tldr of whats going on i'm way to high to read the rest of this shit.

*crickets* lol

I type with my tongue. Form a line ladies plz

Lol, it doesn't sound like you walk.

It's kinda funny.

I think what he means is that a walker walking from point a north of this block to point b south of this block is put in jeopardy by closing off the entire sidewalk because it forces the pedestrian to walk in the street

No I never learned, I'm actually a quadriplegic.

If it's dead already then why would there be a sudden influx of people, who are going to be sorely disappointed, that show up now construction has started and it's just...closed?

You didn't explain why the location of the Dallas terminal should influence the location of the Houston terminal. Or why each city should not choose the optimal location based on the factors I listed elsewhere.

Ummm I literally did in my initial post. What are you even talking about?