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This is pretty much in line with what the rest of the Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites around the country look like.

I mean I'm not upset or anything. I guess I was just expecting more transparent walls to view the activity inside. Either way the building is awesome. Our design team does the same thing with their renders, in that they make certain areas semi transparent to get an idea of the inside. 

Similar to j_cuevas713, I'm not upset, either.  It was never a groundbreaking, sexy design to begin with, IMO.  "Storage facility meets medical office building" is merely a description.

Expensive storage facility meets medical office building.

This place, along with Burger Theory, is scheduled to open Jan 10th, as of now anyways

Piggy-backing off of Ctaf, from the Holiday Inn Houston Downtown website:

"Burger Theory is our onsite restaurant and bar. You can choose from one of our 4 signature burgers, or you can build your own burger to your liking. We have plenty other delicious items on the menu, if you feel for something different. We also have beer on tap and signature cocktails. There is also breakfast served daily from 6am to 10am, which is a hot buffet with eggs to order, or you can select off the menu for other breakfast items."

Probably not as great as Christian's, but sounds like a "better than nothing" lazy option for Skyhouse tenants.

As long as the final product stays true to the rendering, it will be harmless.  Won't add much, but won't detract, either.

The final height should be somewhere around the middle of that cloud.

It makes absolute sense to put an upscale Italian restaurant and upscale diner at 500 Crawford.  Rents in those apartments will not be cheap.  Rents in Catalyst, across the street, will not be cheap.  The Marriott Marquis will be the finest hotel in that half of downtown and will offer a steady stream of conventioneers, tourists, and businessmen with money to blow.  Vic & Anthony's is the only upscale dining option in that whole area. 

I want the Wrigley Field vibe as much as anyone, but cheap eats and dive bars are best suited for the north side of the ballpark, near Jackson Street BBQ.  Let's not forget that residential is going up over there, too.

​HOUSTON – Transwestern's Houston headquarters today announces it has been selected by Claremont Property Co. to lease 2100 Travis St., known as Central Square Plaza. The property occupies the entire city block bordered by Travis, Milam, Gray and Webster streets in the booming Midtown submarket. The new construction-quality redevelopment of the now Class A, 280,000-square-foot office building with more than 20,000 square feet of first-floor retail is nearly complete. Central Square Plaza will be ready for occupancy by January 1, 2016. Transwestern Executive Vice President David Baker and Associate Vice President Evelyn Ward are providing leasing services for the office space.

“The Midtown submarket is currently experiencing robust development activity, including nine multifamily projects, art and theater projects, a Whole Foods, newly created park space and retail projects,” said Baker. “Central Square Plaza offers an attractive alternative to downtown office space. With 20,000-square-foot floorplates and great views of downtown or the Medical Center, we are confident we can draw interest from a variety of businesses looking to lease office space. Central Square Plaza can accommodate tenants ranging from 2,500 to 280,000 square feet.”

First-class upgrades to the property, including a new floor-to-ceiling, high-performance curtain wall exterior, five high-speed elevators and mechanical systems, make Central Square Plaza nearly equivalent to ground-up new construction. The building will feature on-site management, a tenant conference center holding up to 40 people, structured parking and 24-hour security.

“When we purchased the building, we believed that it is a perfect space for medium-sized owner-operated businesses as well as possibly back office space for a large medical or engineering user,” said Keeley Megarity, owner of Claremont. 

The building features modern finishes for both common areas and tenant spaces and is conveniently accessible from all mass transit options, including METRORail, METRO Park & Ride and local city bus stops, with the building itself featuring on-site bicycle racks and shower facilities.

The HCC building would be much more attractive with a lighter glass.  That black & white color pattern clashes with the current and proposed structures around it.

The view from the rooftop pool is going to be amaaazing.

I looked through this thread and wasn't able to find an image of the original turquioise facade.  Does anyone have a link or an image of this?  I'm feeling left out and it's giving me the sadz :-(

But the smokestacks are a great period detail from the time it was built.  It's such a great example of post-modern architecture; I would hate to see it altered too greatly.

If there's one thing Houston is NOT short on, it's 80s architecture.  Most of the iconic buildings in this city are from the 80s.  And of all the 80s post-modern pieces to salvage, those red things would be last on my list, as the only response they elicit is a quizzical, "Wait, is Houston's convention center supposed to look like a gigantic cruise ship?? On land? In the heart of the CBD?"

But to each his/her own.  I respect everyone's opinion on this.

I count 34 stories in that rendering.  Looks like this may have shrunk.

The following questions are not meant to offend.  They are intended to push the conversation forward.  What separates "affordable housing" from being slums?  And why do 300 sf, stoveless apartments need to be right in front of one of this city's few rail stations?  I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and my woman is from the South Bronx, so the P.C. police can stay away.  I'm asking these questions purely from a standpoint of evaluating this project's overall benefit to the City of Houston, not just to certain populations.  Moreover, a development like this pretty much guarantees that the area surrounding this station will compliment these apartments for decades to come.  Is that desirable?  Honest questions.

I guess a mix of all of that?  I can't really pick out one thing, I just don't like it at all.  

 

It's an all glass facade with curves and shapes as opposed to a box but I still hate it.

 

I would liken it to Donna from That 70s Show.  Not a fan.  Some people say it is just the obvious flaw, her James Earl Jones deep manly voice (podium).  I agree her voice is terrible and one of the worst parts but I just dislike the whole package.  She has aspects that should make her hot; red hair (glass facade), boobs (curves), good body (I don't know, balconies?).  Together they just suck on her though.  Some pictures of her may look alright, and maybe she looks OK at night in the dark, but she just doesn't do it for me.  

Wow, I never knew it was possible to not be attracted to Laura Prepon.  You can do waaaaay worse than her.  She was incendiary on That 70s Show, if you ask me...

 

...sophisticated café will offer Northern Italian-inspired fare...

Is this code for pizza?

Alright, who do we bribe to: 1) Get those red smokestacks lopped off of the GRB; and 2) Get a 500-1,000 ft. monument between the GHP building and Minute Maid Park?  I have $30 on me right now.

Man.  Now someone needs to figure out a solution to the train tracks and enhance the sidewalk experience along Westheimer from Highland Village west to Hotel Derek.  If that happens, Houston will finally have a 24-hour destination area.

https://youtu.be/dsNNW1lzowc

Guys.  We did it.

The siding look on these types of complexes is atrocious to me.  It just screams, "Want roaches?  Consider us!"

Skyhouse River Oaks complements ROD very well.  I'm curious to see how this will look from Westheimer. 

Anyone know why the water in Lost Lake looks green?

Ten mil would be pocket change considering what some of the penthouses in Manhattan are going for. I'm still trying to figure out who is buying them.

Foreign investors who will never move in.  Most of the units in those new/proposed midtown Manhattan condos will sit vacant.

Urbannizer, is something going up on the block east of this?  Looks mighty empty. *crosses fingers*

The pace seems to have slowed since the garage portion was completed.  Anyone know why?  I know the weather has been bad, but only one floor has been added in the past month.