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  1. HoustonIsHome
    Uptown looks like a huge city from far but get course to the buildings and they are all drive-to office parks. Here are some Google earth shots. Not one of the buildings are built up to the street
  2. HoustonIsHome
    There are certain areas that I have hope for as far as pedestrian activity goes but Uptown is not one of them. Its actually weird saying this because I have criss crossed uptown by foot and bus so I do know how to get around uptown without a car. uptown is just too suburban business park style developed. It has the jobs, it has the condos, it just too spread out. Must of the towers are set far back from the street, the streets are wide and busy. I just don't see uptown changing. I think uptown is what it is and I think that attempting to make it more pedestrian friendly will kill the area. Downtown, midtown, Montrose, 4th ward, Rice Village, even parts if 3rd and second wards have potential. TMC has potential. Westheimer in various parts have potential. Uptown... I just don't think that's where its heading
  3. HoustonIsHome
    Good for TSU, good for UH and good for Houston. Improving TSU is only a plus for UH, and Houston could surely do with a boost in the education department
  4. HoustonIsHome
    Becaus the physical boundaries have rebounded downtown. The highways redefined what is considered downtown. Off topic but have you meet some of those weirdos who call most areas in the loop downtown?
  5. HoustonIsHome
    I don't have a problem with townhouses. I don't even have a problem with townhouses in that area. I just wish they would use the plots to its highest potential.
  6. HoustonIsHome
    Typical. We have developers from multiple cities in addition to our home grown one's and yet its the home grown one that's low balling the potential and deciding to build gated townhomes instead of hirise residential and more integrated pedestrian activity. We need to stop us from making decisions for ourselves, lol.
  7. HoustonIsHome
    Ugh, even worse
  8. HoustonIsHome
    Cloud713 does not like the inclusion of townhouses, and I am in agreement
  9. HoustonIsHome
    Yeah, I too was hoping for a mixture of 8 story apartments, hotel, hirise residential and office. Wasn't expecting lowball town homes.
  10. HoustonIsHome
    Would be stupid not to
  11. HoustonIsHome
    Im loving it
  12. HoustonIsHome
    I doubt it. I think Skyhouse Buckhead is supposed to be 26 floors.The article says this is the 10th Skyhouse, but shouldn't it be 11th? Midtown Skyhouse Atlanta Skyhouse South (Atl) Skyhouse Buckhead Houston Downtown Tampa Orlando Raleigh Charlotte Austin Dallas And now River Oaks would be 11
  13. HoustonIsHome
    The last two pics really show good views of Houston's the main skylines. Forget about twin cities, We are tricities just in our core
  14. HoustonIsHome
    Or two 60 story buildings
  15. HoustonIsHome
    Its oil companies. Making you spend more on gas getting to work is a good thing
  16. HoustonIsHome
    All small fry
  17. HoustonIsHome
    Not up enough dang it.
  18. HoustonIsHome
    He also missed the point I made that a lot of the lots that do have buildings on them have one story buildings that will probably be demolished too. The 10 story residential is going on the lot that had that glass store.
  19. HoustonIsHome
    I am relaxed. Im just saying that eventually they are going to have to go up if they want a sizeable downtown population. The 10 residential plans on the board amount to how many units? 2500?? I'm just saying that residential could return downtown to building tall again if the market keeps up.
  20. HoustonIsHome
    The point I made was quite clear I said it is an ugly shot of downtown plain and simple. Anyway if downtown is going to build a healthy residential population it is going to have to build UP soon. The building that Alliance is building on this block isnt going to cut it. The following are the number of total units if all 35 lots were occupied by: Alliance-7250 Hines MS-8700 on 33 floors Skyhouse- 11800 on 22 floors Park Place-12000 on 30 floors not counting parking Block 35-16200 on 40 floors Thats an average of 10000 units. I am thinking that 102 floor building might start looking attractive if residential interest picks up. About 60 floors of residential in that building would do.
  21. HoustonIsHome
    The two 12 story buildings will be in the frame but not the 10 story.I am drawing a blank on the park. Where will this be? Edit: Looking at Google maps I counted 35 lots in SE downtown that are at least 50% covered by surface parking. I used polk as the northern boundary and main as the western boundary. Counted 60 blocks in total. This is is really a sad state judging by the fact that most of the occupied blocks host single story buildings
  22. HoustonIsHome
    Midtown is a lot bigger than you think. The buildings on that campus takes up less than 1500 feet by 1000 feet. That's only about 4 by 3 midtown blocks. Midtown is about 20 blocks by 15 blocks. It would be the largest thing in midtown, but it would still only occupy less than a 10th of midtown. It would fit in that area between 45, 59, McGowan and Labranch
  23. HoustonIsHome
    Wow, that is a flat and unflattering angle of downtown. Looks like Phoenix
  24. HoustonIsHome
    Travel guides??? Greenspoint stop??? Did I just enter some other dimension or something. What travel guides and stops are you talking about? The discussion is about IAH. The look of Greenspoint is an irrelevant side issue in terms of high speed rail
  25. HoustonIsHome
    The Park I am talking about is not Wussow. That is a regular run of the mill park. I Ann taking about the award winning Ida Gaye park. Look up the Spring Skate Park on Kuykendahl. But that is besides the point. You said we don't want people first impression of Houston to be Greenspoint. How does any of what you said affect the look of the area? You have provided no evidence to refute the claim that Greenspoint is a visually well kept area. Sorry but you lose on that point. I don't think anyone would argue if you had said that you don't want a visitor s first experience to be being mugged in greenspoint I don't think anyone would disagree, but you are making chains about aesthetics when Greenspoint is no different from 99% of Houston. In fact it is greener than most parts of the city and that is an accomplishment because Houston is very green. This argument is silly. Until you show something other than the "I might get mugged" evidence, I am done going around in circles on this. You are letting what you hear of an area paint a picture of the area as a whole
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