ArtNsf

15 hours ago, hindesky said:

It looks like the eastern part my be topped out, don't see any rebar poking up but there is some on the western portion.

wow, this one went up extremely fast, almost as fast as Capitol Tower (Bank of America Tower) !!  incredible.

this is exciting.  they are wasting no time and this phase of the two tallest towers will be the best so far to watch rise in midtown.  I just love our Australians !

22 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

 

You started off okay, but about midway through your post you were answering things that I never said or would have said. No, I did not say "that the area would have been better off without this development," I said it would have been better "if there had never been a superblock, because then the apartments and park would have been forced to conform to an urban grid pattern instead of this suburban-style mish-mash." Pretty starkly different statement that I am wondering if you even read or just skimmed.

 

As to the "they're trying, they're getting better," yes they are getting better, but they are lagging what other developers in Houston and peer cities are doing by about 15 years. Post built ground-floor retail apartments in Midtown around the year 2001, then expanded them when they were successful. So please tell me why Campo couldn't deliver GFR along the rail line in circa 2015, especially when Mid-Main was building it at the same time a few blocks away and without the benefit of a park? You say "it was a completely different story back then" but we are talking about four years ago when dozens of mixed-use projects were underway across the city and state.

 

Finally, the whole "comeback to me and tell me what you were able to build" is the equivalent of when someone at a ballpark criticizes the pitcher for walking in a run and then someone turns around and says, "Why don't you try to go out there and pitch." Come on, this is an architecture forum, there is no problem in criticizing something like this.

 

agreed.  but, careful with this commentator, he or she tends to get his or her way in the end, right or wrong.  there are those on here that offer way too many over the top comments (I USED to, but was quickly shot down by moderator(s) long ago.  Just a word of caution to stay in good graces with the forum.  And, again I agree with your sentiments wholeheartedly btw.  Thanks for posting them.

On 7/26/2019 at 8:33 PM, ekdrm2d1 said:

 

wow, super fantastic photos !  Thanks so much for sharing them with us, ekdrm2d1.  This is a cool project and a great looking medium sized tower with great features !

not able to get downtown very often, does anyone have some updated pics of the tower both by day and especially at night ?  much appreciated !

extraordinary device and definitely looks like it's straight out of the hovering future !  Thanks for he pic.

too many nimbys, crybabies, and old conservative thinking still holding onto the development thinking in Houston.  That's why places like Miami and other large cities always out build us with new and exciting towers and ideas.  It's too bad as well, since we are a technology hub and aka "space city u.s.a." or is that now a misnomer ?  staying in middle of the road and only playing it "safe" usually tends to get one run over and out done.  Houston money people and developers take note !

17 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

I knew from the beginning this one would have issues. Dolce Living is the worst MF developer here.

yikes, such language my goodness...

2 hours ago, brijonmang said:

thanks brijonmang !  you always post the absolute best and most thoughtful photos on this forum bar none.  I really appreciate your style.

20 hours ago, Texasota said:

 

part of me thinks is a brilliant play on words...

LOL! actually it is truly accidental and an unintentional play on words.  Thanks for catching it, though.  Definitely a subconscious mistake.  Sometimes we are guided by forces beyond our control.

15 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said:

Something is happening in the center of the enclosed space.

 

"when along on the hunt came a-bubbling crude..." ??

thanks for all the photo updates everyone.  this project is really a site to behold.  you can almost see the changes happening from a distance every day.  Won't be very long and this new skyscraper will rise and take it's place among the most beautiful skyline in America IMHO.

On 7/7/2019 at 10:46 PM, gclass said:

^^^ and so it begins... WOW!

Thanks gclass for reminding us what this will look like and moving the pic towards the latest of the discussion !  I always appreciate reminders ever so often on this forum, of what exactly a building is planning to look like once complete.  And, it would be great to see it on at least every other page of each discussion.  Thanks again!

Looking forward to this one ramping up soon and progress being made, instead of all the talk year after year and nothing changing.  Wonder if it's this nimby-ism that rears its ugly head from time to time in our city of no zoning laws (per se) ?

1 minute ago, Urbannizer said:

Redirected to correct thread @ArtNsf

thank you.  apparently, I stand corrected !

Speaking of new developments.  Word has it that the Astrodome is now undergoing a huge cleaning out and it appears that things are moving over there.  Does anyone have any updates of photos to share?  I seldom get by there and I would love to see the changes happening.  Thanks everyone !

On 1/8/2019 at 10:35 PM, jmitch94 said:

 

I hate to be a Debbie Downer but for a super tall to be built in downtown land values would have to skyrocket for it to be worth it to the developer.  

I have to respectfully disagree.  Houston has already surpassed even our wildest expectations in the past decade and there really is nothing holding back the right developer and architect from wanting to make a real statement here, despite land values.  Look at other super talls built in other countries in areas no one ever thought would have such a thing.  And, from their own accounts, land values had nothing to do with the decision to build, only prestige and desire.  Plus, once these giant buildings were built, THEN, land values skyrocketed.  Can be sort of a "chicken and the egg" which comes first issue.  But, I have tremendous faith in Houston and always have.  Haven't been disappointed yet in the direction we are heading and don't plan to be let down anytime soon.

Great news !  This will be an exciting project once it gets going in earnest.  Look forward to competing with California for Space Travel ports !!!

very impressive.  this build is going up fast and I'm looking forward to it and the Preston and a few others changing downtown and it's awesome skyline even more than the last round that finished about a year ago !  By far, I think Houston has the biggest building boom happening in the U.S. right now, at least changes that are very apparent and visible to those who come to visit.  Keep up the good work developers, contractors, architects and everyone making this the most exciting building boom in many decades !

18 hours ago, hindesky said:

https://oma.eu/projects?view=

 

I like their projects.

beautiful projects.  BUT, one really gets the sense, when they read about the Dior exhibit in Dallas, just how damned full of themselves those dallasites are LOL !!!  Maybe if Houston had just a fraction of the self promotion ability of that city, we could overtake them, and rightly so, in terms of popularity, tourism and thus the fame Houston truly deserves.  But, I can dream I guess...

4 hours ago, Timoric said:

Who wins the decade?

 

1. Post Oak 

2. Downtown (DLI, Hines bumper crop, GRB, hotels galore, HSPVA etc)

3. Med Center usual robust additions, I think next decade is where they win wth TMC3

4. Midtown resurgence (Little Australia, Superblock, Innovation District)

5. Oil HQs - Exxon etc - low rise but massive and Energy Corridor build up (high vacancy though)

6.River Oaks District and the new wall of buildings there

7. Buffalo Bayou and other parks

8. Upper Kirby

9. Museum District

Downtown by far.  The HEART of Houston.

18 hours ago, gclass said:

 

^^^ can't wait to get there.  love me some SPANISH RICE w/chicken/shrimp enchiladas.  oh boy...

OMG it is like not even close to lunch and this is making me so hungry - yum !!!

On 6/1/2019 at 10:40 PM, mattyt36 said:

 

Yes let’s go “live” from 40 years ago. If you want to go “live,” you might be surprised.

yikes, seeing that corrupt racist sleezeball Welch, just gave me chills (and not the good kind).  I usually like to let the dead rest, but like OMG that guy was so vile he makes me ill even to this day.  Reminds me of so many deep south politicians from the past few years and how disgusting and toxic DC has become.  Wow, just wow...

On 6/1/2019 at 11:40 PM, mattyt36 said:

That’s a great video BTW, thanks for sharing. Apologies for misconstruing your point.

 

When I viewed that this was suggested via YouTube. I had to watch the whole thing. Everything old is new again.

 

 

WOW so many vivid flashback memories !  I was only knee high to a grasshopper at the time, but can remember just about 99% of the people, issues, visuals, and commercials from that time.  Looking back, it definitely DOES seem like a lifetime ago, although I never want to admit it was 41 years ago LOL...

20 hours ago, Response said:

It's like Houston is being reborn or something. Never thought I'd live to see the day that something this cool would be built east of downtown. Loving it big time.

Agreed.  Exciting times to be a Houstonian again.  This East River site is going to be massive if all 5 phases come to fruition and will nearly double the size of bayou front properties downtown.  Truly exciting.