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Latitude Med Center: Residential Tower And InterContinental Hotel
MarathonMan replied to Jax's topic in Texas Medical Center
The Wyndham is not a small hotel, but it looks TINY next to the Intercontinental/Latitude. -
Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
MarathonMan replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
In addition, there’s the simple difference in physical scale between Downtown and Midtown to consider. Because Downtown has so many tall office buildings already, the two Skyhouse towers (along with the forthcoming Camden, Marlowe, etc.) end up almost invisible. They don’t make a big impact. Conversely, Caydon and District I & II (600’+ and 400’+ tall, I think) will have a huge visual impact in Midtown because they’ll be the big kids on the block, so to speak.- 1,569 replies
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Atlanta hosted the ‘96 Summer Olympics, too. There was a lot of investment and attention payed to Atlanta in the 90s. I think they’ve benefitted from that ever since.
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The Main Street corridor does have seedy sections, but it is QUICKLY turning a corner. The new high rises in Midtown, Rice’s pending “Innovation Zone”, Midtown Park and the probable host of other future developments will collectively push the homeless away and make Main Street a blindingly bright light in this town. Fortunately, the developers investing here have the vision to see this area’s potential instead of accepting that it will always be a haven for homeless. The greater problem is that the homeless will just migrate to some other underdeveloped part of Midtown or other neighborhood once Main Street is gentrified.
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The Hardy Yards development has always seemed a little off to me. I can’t put a finger on why. It just seems like the wrong type of development for the neighborhood. Really, everything just north of the Bayou on the north end of downtown is awkward to me. Steps from downtown and yet a world away. I’m sure the freeway has a lot to do with it.
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Watermark District: Mixed-Use Development By Midway
MarathonMan replied to Houston19514's topic in Going Up!
The city has plenty of infrastructure (i.e. grocery stores). I’d submit that people choose the suburbs for the cheaper cost of living and schools.- 45 replies
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Watermark District: Mixed-Use Development By Midway
MarathonMan replied to Houston19514's topic in Going Up!
I have a bias because I live in the city, but I’d agree that, all other variables being equal, a corporate office downtown would be a much bigger draw for young talent. There is a vibrancy downtown that is simply lacking in the suburbs. The benefit is probably impossible to quantify, but it’s real.- 45 replies
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Marlowe: Condominium High-Rise At 1211 Caroline St.
MarathonMan replied to Dakota79's topic in Downtown
Interesting. RD’s least-intricate building design turns out to be, arguably, the best-looking.- 773 replies
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This link also lists a 600 unit high rise by PM Realty at 2601 Main. What’s THAT all about? That address is The Greensheet building at Main and McGowan
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I’m confused. DC Partners lists Arabella & Marlowe as their developments. So does Randall Davis. What’s the relationship? And if they work hand-in-hand, should we worry about DC’s The Allen???
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
MarathonMan replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
I haven’t heard of the 600 unit PMRG tower rumor. What is that?- 1,569 replies
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Alexan Downtown: Multifamily At 1414 Texas Ave.
MarathonMan replied to downtownian's topic in Downtown
In terms of neighborhood, Alexan is more developed. Eighteen 25, on the southern fringe of downtown, is in a more sketchy locale, but things will improve in coming years as more development happens around it. In terms of the living space itself, both seem very nice! If I had to choose, I’d go with Alexan.- 316 replies
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I think driverless car ride sharing will be the eventual direction we go with “mass” transit in Houston and elsewhere. Driverless cars would reliably navigate our existing freeways and streets more effectively and efficiently that human drivers ever could. Capacity increases, accidents/deaths decrease and we don’t have to invest in a complete new infrastructure. On a a side note... extensive light rail mass transit in Houston seems impractical. We’re too spread out. It works for the central, more dense parts of the city, but would put the city under financially if we tried for a large network.
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Texas Tower: Office Skyscraper At 845 Texas Ave.
MarathonMan replied to democide's topic in Downtown
This is starting at lightning speed! It begs the question: In general, is it more cost-effective to put more people on the job and expedite it, or keep head count low and draw it out? There is such a wide range of paces on the various projects around town, I’ve often wondered this.- 2,217 replies
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
Same building. Different angle. The B&W image is the view from Market Square Park (looking west). The color slim rendering is the view from Block 58 (looking north), where the new Hines office tower is going up.- 1,067 replies
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
Same building. Different angle. The B&W image is the view from Market Square Park (looking west). The color slim Rendering is the view from Block 58 (looking north), where the new Hines office tower is going up.- 1,067 replies
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The Travis: Multifamily High-Rise At 3300 Main St.
MarathonMan replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
What is the fifth one going up?- 604 replies
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
I hope this is a turning point for Houston. This building definitely raises the bar. It makes sense to design a building with some serious eye appeal and then use that as a marketing tool. I doubt Hines will have any trouble filling this quickly. I’m looking forward to following the progress of this and The District I and II.- 1,067 replies
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The next logical light rail line would run East-West, connecting downtown to Uptown to Briar Forest to the Energy Corridor. Extending current lines to IAH and HOU would be nice, too.
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
58 is the current Hines tower construction site.- 1,067 replies
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
Good point, and it begs the question: Why are the new and proposed residential/mixed use towers in Austin significantly taller, on average, than those in Houston? Is it because real estate is much more expensive there? Rents in central Houston have to be comparable to those in Austin. And newly-delivered units in Houston fill quickly, so the demand is definitely there. Why, then, the hesitation to go taller in H-Town?- 1,067 replies
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Brava: Multifamily High-Rise At 414 Milam St.
MarathonMan replied to brijonmang's topic in Going Up!
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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
MarathonMan replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
By the way, the light wall at the HOB is a perfect example of the various “swing and a miss” efforts at Greenstreet. It’s arbitrary and underwhelming. If you want to make a statement, you’ve got to SPEAK UP. This is a half-hearted whisper. -
GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
MarathonMan replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
Greenstreet is so inward-focused. It is very unwelcoming from the street. For the life of me, I don’t know why they designed it that way or why they can’t change it. At the very least, if the businesses can’t all open to the street, give the outside some pizzazz— cool lighting displays, LED Jumbotrons, anything to bring some electricity (no pun intended) and excitement to an otherwise BLAH development. Make it a destination, not an afterthought. -
Texas Tower: Office Skyscraper At 845 Texas Ave.
MarathonMan replied to democide's topic in Downtown
I doubt that CBDs will fall out of favor. True, some workers may work from home, but many of those people will have to appear at the office periodically and won’t want to drive a long way to get there. Also, vacant office space created by downsizing will eventually be filled by new companies to the area. And there will always be an appetite for city culture that will draw people downtown to live. Houston’s CBD is getting more residential and much more attractive as a home base. I’d liken it to air travel. While the internet offers plenty of opportunity for video conferencing between remote locations, business travel seems to be alive and well!- 2,217 replies
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