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On 7/6/2015 at 1:25 PM, Urbannizer said:

170 hotel units, 276 apartment units.

 

More info: http://www.wylieassociates.com/?sec=projects&sec2=mixed%20use&project=091

So the hotel went from 170 units to 455 units. 
 

7 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

Ruh roh, residential levels cut and a toned down design.

 

http://www.hidisecurity.com/portfolio/#/loews-regency-houston/

 

 

To be honest, I like this design better. No, its not as tall (admittedly I am a sucker for height), but for some reason the design and overall cohesiveness fits better with a Loews branded hotel to me, and the street presence is much nicer. Loews doesn't strike me as a hotel that would like being relegated to the bottom of an apartment tower. And the podium appears to have much more room for some of those over the top amenities Loews typically offers. Is the podium larger, or is the tower footprint just that much smaller? It kind of makes me wonder if they didn't axe the office tower and extend this property over that lot?

I see what you're saying lockmat, and I can't say I'm too knowledgable on Loews more urban hotels, but the one I've stayed at in Miami had a sprawling complex to house all of its amenities. In the previous design there didn't seem to be nearly enough room for much more than standard hotel offerings.

On 12/12/2016 at 9:41 PM, phillip_white said:

I was recording the Bun B concert, but if you click and drag the video you can see George R Brown with both LED towers now working.
 

 

Is that what was going on Saturday night? It certainly made for an interesting contrast to all of the holiday festivities.. heh.

Hmm.. I dont care for the pool placement (its kind of small too). If/when the office component is built, it will be hiding in the shadows of the surrounding buildings. Id rather it be overlooking the Post Oak corridor. Oh well. We knew this wouldn't (couldn't) be an elaborate resort style Loews, I just hoped the amenities would have a greater focus than what appears in the video.

I dont think the 365 concept had been announced when the old design was around. Though the newer renderings have also  shown a Whole Foods sign instead of 365.

1 hour ago, Howard Huge said:

I cant believe I'm saying this, but........they've actually managed to make the GRB....not that ugly anymore.

Whoa, been awhile. Yeah, the facade/pedestrian interaction they are creating is a complete 180 from what it used to be.

Kind of strange that they wouldn't leave the garage and earn some parking revenue until the next tower is a go..?

Cue the obligatory gif..

That picture makes the BIGGIOS sign look like it's on the northwest corner/facing west, above the pool deck? I was thinking the bar/restaurant would be more towards the southeast corner, by the GRB.

This possibility is very exciting.

However, there is no way this site would be the location for a Texans practice facility/HQ/mixed use development.

A football field by itself is over 1.1 acres. This site is 6 acres. If there weren't any attached facilities, the practice field would take up 1/5th of the site (assuming the building dimensions are the same size as the field).

And to compare a similar development concept, The Star in Frisco cowboys practice facility/HQ/mixed use development is 91 acres..

I'm not doubting the legitimacy of these rumors, I'm just saying this site couldn't fit such a development. Maybe they are in talks with the owners of the portion of the Astroworld site that doesn't belong to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo? Otherwise, I wonder if they would look towards the suburbs for such a development?

Wow, I didn't expect the art installation to be so prominent from Discovery Green. I didn't realize the top of the red stacks would have LEDs in them (or the horizontal overhang). This is going to look like an entirely different place once its all finished. I can't wait.

12 minutes ago, wilcal said:

As I mentioned in the GRB thread. Was walking around Discovery Green tonight trying out a new manual wide angle lens (Rokinon 12mm) and took a few shots of the Marquis. Looks to be fitting right in!

 

 

I love my Rokinon 12mm. I use it a lot for landscapes and astrophotography out at the beach.

So I notice they still haven't glassed over the southwestern corner on the top two floors. Ive been trying to figure out for a while now if those will be balconies, but haven't gotten a response. Balconies weren't shown in the original renderings, but if that is now the plan, does anyone know what rooms the balconies would connect to? Penthouses? The top floor looks like it has a taller ceiling, maybe a public space of some sort? Should be some great views from there..

Whoa, that looks great! The other picture was definitely underwhelming. Hopefully they plan on doing something with it during daylight hours to spruce it up a bit more than what we originally saw.

On November 1, 2016 at 9:39 AM, tanith27 said:

 

Flattered I guess they took my pic from here and used it for publicity.  Viewed 2.7 million times.  Figure they should at least give me a free float down the river.  lol.

I noticed that when I saw the segment on the Marriott on KHOUs 10:00 news a week ago (I even paused it on the photo and took a picture of the TV). The exposure was a little different than what you posted, but its definitely the same picture now that I see them side by side.

16 hours ago, phillip_white said:

So I was flying my new drone tonight...
 

 

What drone did you get?

Roll Call: Who all is going to the hard hat tour on saturday?

A few pictures from sunday..
 

1 hour ago, WshfulThnkn said:

Will the top of this building be lighted at night?

Yeah, the crown is supposed to be lit, along with LEDs down the recess on the front (and back?).

1 hour ago, BUfan13 said:

can we get the text?

New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development has retained CBRE's Houston office to begin preleasing an ambitious downtown office tower, according to multiple sources close to the situation.

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The 35-story, 750,000-square-foot tower, which hasn't broken ground yet aside from its foundation being poured, has been on hold. In June, a company spokesperson told the Houston Business Journal that the company wouldn't move forward on vertical construction until market conditions improve.

"Since we self finance our (projects), we do not have set preleasing requirements," said Elizabeth Miller, director of communications for Skanska's northeast division. "Rather, we evaluate each potential leasing deal and the market conditions to determine the construction start of our projects."

The final contract between CBRE and Skanska is still being finalized, sources said. Skanska declined to comment, and CBRE couldn't be reached for comment.

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Huh? SkyHouse is to the north.. I wonder how far apart they are? Arabella looks really close to SkyHouse.

When I first read the thread title it sounded like this would be a food truck type of vehicle that traveled along on i10 and vended an assortment of drinks/snacks to serve the people who were stuck in traffic during rush hour.. haha.

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

From Post HTX Burnout show.

I never noticed the open area on the back side of the top floor. Anyone know what will be on that side?