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7 minutes ago, hindesky said:

3rd Quarter '21 Construction and Proposed is available by Berkadia.

https://base.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Berkadia-3Q21-Houston-Construction-Pipeline-Report.pdf

Thanks for the information. One odd thing though, the list leaves out the Allen. 

On 10/27/2021 at 9:59 AM, bobruss said:

What do they do with all of those buildings when they find the cure?

Do not claim to be an expert on cancer. I believe there are over 100 different types of cancers. The cell has a mind-boggling complexity and amount of information within it. They are the basic units of all life and they are very adaptable. The book "Emperor of All Maladies". gives some idea.  I hope I'm very wrong, but I think this fight is going to go on for some time.

On 10/12/2021 at 1:14 PM, Urbannizer said:

 

I say chaps won't get that sort of Mayfair class until it's called "Ye Olde Londoun House" !  Pip pip.

20 hours ago, hindesky said:

Hines could probably build 2 Texas Towers by the time these Russian mobsters finish laundering their money building this one.🤑🏦💶🇷🇺

My wife and I stayed at the Moscow Radisson. Beautiful hotel but a favorite of the folks you mentioned. Read about Paul Tatum, the American businessman who was a partner in the hotel. Gunned down during the day in one of the busiest train station in the world. No "witnesses" of course. No arrests made. Nasty folks. 

9 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Talked with the guy on the left who was rigging for the tower crane. He said they were on the 37th floor and this will be 44 floors high.

Haif says 42 floors, Emporis says 43, and this fellow says 44. Anyone know how to find out what the number actually is?

On 10/6/2021 at 4:20 PM, Triton said:

Are they still not allowing people on the skydeck? Is there any secret to get there without getting stopped?

I just saw a youtube video of the skydeck views ( there are several)  from the One Vanderbilt in NYC. It is impressive. Got to pay though.

3 hours ago, freundb said:

There are two reddit posts from this bridge, and the amount of hate this building is getting is remarkable. 

Can always look at it somewhat philosophically. People are going to hate something, it seems to be in our DNA. Hating buildings is fairly harmless. I can't stand the Tour Montparnesse in Paris due to its location, but still love Paris. One can adjust. 

That lot of land is practically screaming High rise residence or high rise mixed use.

15 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I forgive them for tearing down the Houston Chronicle building

And their parking garage now being replaced by the Brava highrise.

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

If you look at some of the renderings shown before you can see the building across the street from the hotel and One Park Place. Whether those are the final product who knows.

 

Skanska owns the whole block across from the hotel/One Park Place/ Four Seasons, Skanska also owns 3/4 of the block south of that. A Taiwan Oil company owns the block directly west of Toyota Canter.

By your desription it appears as if Skansa owns all of block 251 and 3/4th of block 276. This is good news. Skansa seems to get things done. Hopefully it will be arrevderci to those two surface lots in the not too distant future.

42 minutes ago, West Timer said:

No. More glass. Less stucco/brick/cement. 

You are getting your wish with Texas Tower, Discovery West and Brava. Very glassy and classy.

7 hours ago, cloud713 said:

https://fb.watch/7ov0gp_ZLo/


The last 30 seconds they talk about potentially adding residential and/or office developments on the surface lot spaces, and more connections to the bayou/city in the future.

I also noticed this on a Facebook ad. Hoping 713 Music Hall isn’t the official name, but saw there are 5 other concerts scheduled in addition to the 2 Rufus shows.

http://713MusicHall.com

Wonderful plans and design. My only fear is location. Unless some shuttle is provided the number of office workers going there for lunch is going to be minimal.

What happened to Farshid Moussavi? I thought she was designing it.

17 hours ago, arche_757 said:

I know Hines doesn’t own it - but any bets on Hines pulling the trigger, and buying the site just off Market Square where the once upon a time International Tower was going to rise?

That would be wonderful if were to happen.

10 hours ago, Telemachos said:

The statue of Nike of Samothrace was installed at the lobby. It is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world and a fine example of the late Hellenistic period. The Louvre provided the 4D file for the statue to be sculpted in Greece and was intended to be placed at the Sanctuary of Gods in the island of Samothrace. It represents Goddess Nike landing on the prow of a ship in a fierce headwind. It is 13’ high and weighs 24 tons. 

Hate to sound like Arthur asking about the moose, but where is the head?

52 minutes ago, BEES?! said:

So let me think- Discovery West, Texas Tower, Brava, and the unnamed 42-story highrise going up- so that makes 4 towers going up at once downtown, is that correct?

When's the last time we've had that many buildings going up at once downtown?

52 minutes ago, BEES?! said:

So let me think- Discovery West, Texas Tower, Brava, and the unnamed 42-story highrise going up- so that makes 4 towers going up at once downtown, is that correct?

When's the last time we've had that many buildings going up at once downtown?

There is also a 10 story going up at Main and Jefferson and some other apartment north of the baseball stadium. Still, I think a few years back ( 6 or 7 years ago) there was more construction.

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

I fully remember. I was worried block 98 was going to be a repeat. It all worked out well. The site occupied by 609 Main advertised a high rise apartment which never happened, but look what is there now.

28 minutes ago, jmitch94 said:

Any body of fresh water in the Houston area could potentially have alligators. 

You are very correct, as we found out three days after we moved to our house bordering Lake Houston. What a surprise that was. Don't see that in Kansas.

 Downtown surface parking lots may have to be placed in an  "endangered species". Their boom times were the 1970's through the 1990's. They appear to be disappearing. My concern are the hideous high rise garages which bludgeon the eye, such as one can sees at Main and Walker. The ideal would be high rise garages such as the one at Preston and Louisiana.

11 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I just got back from San Francisco and we simply need better wider sidewalks across the entire city. SF felt like an urban dream. 

Urban dream? I've heard numerous accounts that SF has in large quantity, fecal matter, urine smell, trash, vagrants, and pick pockets. It has natural beauty and some great architecture but I don't think that's enough to cancel the negatives. It sounds like a disgrace of a city more than an urban dream, especially if your middle class or have children.

6 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

Here's some positive news to end the night-(or to start your morning).

https://news.cision.com/skanska/r/skanska-invests-usd-225m--about-sek-1-9-billion--in-the-office-development-project-1550-on-the-green,c3373477

It is good news. I assume the three blocks mentioned are the surface parking lots flanked by Austin and LaBranch streets near  Discovery Green.

 

According to Emporis Houston, The Brava is approximately 200 feet taller ( 198 ft for those who wish exactitude), than the Travis. I'm no optical expert, but the effect may be due to the fact the Travis is by itself, whereas the Brava is surrounded by buildings near or superior to it in height.

Oklahoma City downtown has a building (Devon energy) that towers over all others. In downtown Houston, or more so Chicago or NYC, it would not be that noticeable.

Bit of a side note. Preliminary population figures for US Metropolitan Statistical areas (MSA's) shows Houston MSA population at 7,154,000 in 2020 .  That is an increase of 1.234 million from 2010.

From 2010 to 2020 , Houston MSA's grew more than the combined MSA's of: NYC,LA, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Pittsburg PA. Most of the growth was pre-Harvey, but post-Harvey the growth continued but at a slower pace.

Not bad considering Houston the lack of mention by the nation's media.

On 5/17/2021 at 11:38 AM, hindesky said:

I took a pic of the vines near Montrose bridge and yes, they are very dead. I also took one of the entrance of Rice and they look like they are coming back. Don't know if they are the same species plus the ones at Rice have access to more moisture vs. the ones on the highway.

You may be right. I wrote off some Star jasmine and when I checked closely greenery was sprouting. Same with many of the gardenias. So hopefully you are correct.