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I was hoping for bigger and at a bare minimum GFR. Very basic and forgettable design. Shame that the legendary Disco Kroger is being replaced with something that no one will remember exists.

Got a bunch of these trophies along any highway in the city. Bringing the 'burbs to TMC.

As far as landmarks go, a lot of people knew about Disco Kroger for better or worse. I do wish the new development here kept a grocery on the street level. I loved being able to walk here and get groceries for years.

13 hours ago, Ross said:

The incinerator predates the hospital, having apparently been built in the 1920's. Here's a link, see page 4 http://drrobertbullard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Bullard-Solid-Waste-and-Houston-Black-Community_Sociological-Inquiry-Vol-53-Spring-1983_4-7-14.pdf

 

Oh wow. That is really interesting. Thank you for sharing.

Love how this ties into TMC3. 

This turned out fantastic. Love the design.

On 6/17/2022 at 5:33 PM, sapo2367 said:

Where the new development is going in used to be one of the city incinerators. Also the fact that and incinerator and a hospital were built next to each other is wild. 

It could have also been permitted as a med waste incinerator similar to the one in Galveston

Got to be an issue with finalizing the funding

3 minutes ago, H-Town Man said:

I am sure we all appreciate being able to push patients over skybridges when we go to the hospital. Do you want the Museum District to turn into an extension of the Medical Center? Is that your vision for this neighborhood?

Does anyone have any vision for this neighborhood, other than "something better than what was there before"?

I mean this is attached to a medical facility. I doubt any residential part of this project or hotel guest that aren't clients of Mann-Eye will just not use the skybridge since they have no need to go to the medical building. Thus they will go to street level as we would hope they would.

I feel this is the wrong project to get mad about skybridges. He is catering to clients and making it comfortable for them. They will come out post-surgery and be able to get to rest with ease. They can avoid direct sunlight after eye work and the heat in Houston summers. It is bougie but that is the point. I will also say I have enjoyed the skybridges in the med center. It is easier to push someone in a wheelchair in a skybridge. My wife was still in her hospital gown and would have never wanted to go outside and appreciated the privacy of the skybridge. I get it downtown or for the Marriot but in the Med Center they serve a different purpose.

A mix is best. They could use a downtown bar scene by the stadiums. Right now you leave a Rockets or Astros game and go out by PNC or across downtown. If they build some mix use hotels/apts/condos with bars and restaurants on the bottom then you could draw crowds. 

Lead Products owns the "mound". That site is a TCEQ VCP site (Voluntary Cleanup Program). This is the most recent update. Looks like the had lead contamination in the groundwater (shocking) but TCEQ no longer requires GW sampling. However, there is still soil contamination (shocking).

What does the final façade on the tower look like? I thought I remember it was cover with a film in previous photos but wasn't sure if it was visible in parts now?

13 hours ago, BEES?! said:

Wow, Galleria area is gonna have a little building boom. This project, M-Square (not sure when that’s going up though), plus the 3(?) residential towers…am I missing anything else! There’ll be quite a lot of towers popping up here! 🙌

The growth in this area from Post Oak to Arabella to PNC (BBVA) to BHP is just impressive. I have worked in this area for 7 years and have seen around 12 towers go up.

I flew over this project last night on Southwest. It is so impressive in scale. It was nice to get that viewpoint add see how it is coming together. No pics, it was late dusk and I would have gotten horrible photos.

I've been to open markets with tents just like this in Helsinki and Bergen. If they were to build a long term open market then sure make it nicer but this is what a temporary one looks like. Dallas has one downtown near Deep Ellum that has a roof over it and makes it look a little nicer but that space isn't reserved for a larger build. For now this is fine and fits the area.

It really stands out on 288

6 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

I believe these are placeholders for the time being.

Quite possibly. I just like being able to see something with them next to each other since before only the completed render was released.

It'll probably just be temporarily used as parking until they start construction at some point.

I've worked with Ali and Best Drilling a few times. Wonder if he is going to move or hang it up. I reached out for a bid from him late last year and didn't get a response. 

17 hours ago, HoustonBoy said:

With six digits? Haha 

Don't ruin the idea of the building giving us the middle finger.

2 hours ago, CREguy13 said:

Separate from this thread, I'm excited to see how TMC3, Levit Green, etc. directly impacts nearby housing with all of these high-paying jobs being created in the area.  The clear beneficiary imo is the Museum District with it's immediate access to Hermann Park, adjacent to one of the nations best cluster of art/cultural institutions, and a growing number of great restaurants.  It seems more land has been trading in the area as of late, so perhaps developers are positioning for an influx in demand.  I could see this becoming a much more dense and affluent area in the next several years.  Feed me more Boone Manors.

I bet it'll spill over 288 into the Third Ward as well as more affordable housing is sought. There are already new apartments and houses being rebuilt over there and this will increase that.

Thankful this is being saved. It is my favorite place to see a movie. Now that I had kids and moved to the burbs it won't be as easy but will still make sure to see movies here.

Looks like two plots left. These five were developed in the last 7 or so years.

Too bad that little wedge with the strip center was just redone and something bigger didn't take its place.

If I have my bearing right, the building west of the Crimson is a City of Houston building. I have voted there. So that is not going anywhere.