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9 floors to go. Plus the crown! 

THERE ARE GREAT FORCES/HOUSTON HATERS AT WORK (INSIDE TEXAS AND OUTSIDE) THAT ARE WORKING HARD TO BRING HOUSTON DOWN. THE WHOLE OIL SLUMP IS A TEMPORARY MAN-MADE MESS DESIGNED TO STOP HOUSTON'S UPWARD TRAJECTORY, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE HOUSTON HATERS (WHO NOW HAVE POWERFUL COHORTS IN THE MEDIA THAT PRINT OPINIONATED/FABRICATED BULLSH!T BAD NEWS STORIES...HOUSTON #1 TODAY, #50 THE NEXT DAY, LOL), ARE PISSED THAT HOUSTON'S RESILIENT DIVERSIED ECONOMY (LIKE NEW YORK'S), HAS SAVED IT AND KEEPS IT AFLOAT, IN SPITE OF WHATEVER OIL DOES. THEY ARE SHOCKED AND PERPLEXED THAT, AFTER ALL THEIR EFFORTS, HOUSTON IS STILL EXPANDING. LARRYDIEKER IS RIGHT, THE GLOOM AND DOOMERS SHOULD STOP READING AND POSTING CRAP ABOUT HOUSTON FROM ITS ENEMIES. PEOPLE HAVE ENEMIES, GREAT CITIES DO TOO. THE NEGAVITY BEING AIMED AT HOUSTON IS ONLY IT'S DEFEATED (ALBEIT POWERFUL) ENEMIES B****ING, CRYING AND BELLY-ACHING ABOUT THE INEVITABLE: HOUSTON'S CONTINUED SUCCESS. GOT IT?! Houston Collapsing?! LOL...DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!

WE HAVE A WEBCAM FOR THIS?! Where have I been lol

The most up to date satellite imagery I've found online is Nearmap. It shows the date of the current images in the corner. As of today it's August 1, 2015 for Houston. You can browse it without a subscription for a short period of time.

 

http://us.nearmap.com/

Great find!

Like a baby, this building is soon approaching the third trimester. Much internal work.  Instead of myelinating neurons, electrical work and plumbing. Should be one beautiful baby when it is done.

Best analogy I have heard in quite sometime 

My entire immediate family moved to Detroit too. You can do well if you have a Union job at an auto plant and don't get laid off. In the support industries, I had two relatives get laid off and they have never recovered. Went from 6 figure to hustling in one case and from high 5 figure to Home Depot in the other. My favorite memory of Detroit was fishing on the pier in sight of the Ambassador Bridge with my grandmother and I always remember warning me about the undertow. If you fall in you go under and you don't come back up. She had a thick rope tied to my waste at all times fishing there.

 

When I go back now I eat at that old Mexican restaurant in Downtown Detroit, Mexican Village? And eat plenty of diner food and White Castles around Wyandotte.

Sounds rough as I am pretty sure I have seen all over this city. I am in the aviation industry so no unions where I am. The Ambassador Bridge is really nice as well as the food here, cant complain about that.

What does really impress me about here is the architecture of the buildings all around the city. Most buildings I have visited like the Michigan Central Station are just stunning. Sad that they are abandoned and slowly deteriorating like most buildings in Detroit.

Incredible job hindesky!

 

 

Let me just start off by saying, I think we need to remember this month, October of 2015. I truly believe it marks the start of a new future for this city, especially the inner-loop. No longer is this city only functional... no longer is it just a business climate where one goes to work, drives in congestion all day and then goes home. I feel like we have taken this city to the next level, as we not only saw with the grand opening of the River Oaks District but also with the opening of the complete makeover of the Buffalo Bayou. I biked around all day today and I realized that I feel like I live in a different city than even 5 years ago, though I have lived here all my life. There have been so many talked about restaurants opening up, so many places to go and see now. With seeing all this residential development around me, who gives a f*** about this oil drop. I truly believe there is no going back now.... call it whatever you want... the Austinization of Houston... I don't care. Even the little thing I saw today like the kayak and canoe docking area, reminding me so much of Barton Springs in Austin.  I go to so many festivals now and events that simply did not exist 5 years ago, and some of them occur in areas such as the East End or in the warehouses near Sawyer that would have never happened just a few years ago. Pat yourself on the back Houston, we've gotten there.

 

 

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

 

Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr

I agree! I was in Houston over the weekend and man does it feel so much more different than even a year ago before I left. The city has life something that lacked while I grew up in Houston. I'm back in Ann Arbor now but I cant wait to go back later this year and eventually go back for good!

Nice updates Triton. For some reason I wish they would build a park on that vacant lot in front of Block 334. It would look nice and a great place to take pictures.

A park would be nice here, would definitely attract more residents to the area 

As a Houstonian that has recently moved to the Detroit Metro area, it could be a lot worse trust me! 

I never thought I would see as bad of a city and economic problems as Detroit currently is, what was I thinking moving here.

I'll be back home for good soon enough!

10/04/2015

Took these yesterday morning, 609 peeking out 

Enrique thats the Market Square tower jutting up on the north end of town and just wait until they add12 more floors. It will really push the perimeter forward.

I know I was trying to include 609 Main that is peaking out as well, probably should have said that.

But Market Square is definitely making a huge impact

So will 7 floors be it for this building? Or will it go higher? Please say higher

WOW!! What an impact on the skyline! 609 Main already making its presence felt

Five bucks says that tree gets blown off during a rain storm

Yeah I guess once it gets going it'll be up in no time!

Definitely taking a peek at this next weekend when I visit home. 

I JUST WANT THIS TOWER BUILT!!! 

Aris seems to be going up at a snails pace. 

I wish more builders would combine the facade that the dwellings have to the parking garages. I'm tired of looking at the same gray parking garages. Just a small rant of mine.

The view coming into downtown from I-45N will change once 609 Main at Texas is completed from what I see. Looks like Fulbright and Houston Center will be blocked somewhat.

Having Greezed Lightnin back from the days of Astrowolrd would have been spectacular. Sad to hear it wont be a possibility.

WOW! That's all I can say about that image.