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That tall white building is the Huntington

former home of Enron CEO Ken Lay.

Also I agree with the pace of 

high-rise construction in the Loop.

The Inner Loop is morphing into a Manhattan District &

4 hours ago, Timoric said:

So many good buildings have gone up in Houston and many more coming, when it is all said and done it seems like 2010s may surpass the 1980s in terms of buildings SF because residential has now stepped forward, office good amount added but resting (except new AA), and medical going strong. Would be a nice project to build a photo album of all the new stuff we have added (had a nice coffee table book in the 80s of our shiny new skyline back in the day). For example, that tall white building to the right had forgotten about it, yet it planted a flag in an area with no high-rises - places like Upper Kirby, Midtown emerging as well, soon it will feel like a giant city we can be proud of when driving around with out of towners

these are exciting times to be a Houstonian. 

I liken it to being a New Yorker in the Twenties and Thirties. Witnessing their

city growing into greatness.

I passed this project earlier today and was quite impressed at the speed it's going up. I like the eclectic mix of structures in the neighborhood, a boxing facility, a small Prairie Style old school apartment complex, both across the street.

As well the Toyota Center within walking

distance. Now let's hope Camden has

the area trending for similar vertical residential projects.

Finally The Shops have come out of it's

Rip Van Winkle coma.Someone whispered in their ears that 8,000 people live downtown now. With more coming next year. This looks great and hopefully

some soft apparel retail will follow, it's a good beginning.

A magnificent project and it took Australians to see the potential of

Midtown. Now maybe the local developers will stop hem hawing, saying should we build or should we not. 

Perhaps the Hines (who should be the

front-runner in developing Midtown) & The Fingers, Farbs, Randall

Davis.Should get out there and beat the Aussies at they're own game. If they do, Midtown in a few years will be awesome.

3 hours ago, Mattie said:

Do you think the convention center district would be the first choice over Market Square?

More likely it will be the Market Square District but you must consider the lack of space there. The only large plots available are the Chase bank drive-thru &

the Old Post Office. I'm inclined to believe these blocks will eventually have

skyscrapers built. HEB is currently building out their Buffalo Heights store, which is only a few minutes away down Washington Ave.The GRB/Eado area can

use a high profile supermarket. I've got nothing against Kroger, the Cullen and I believe at Polk store is a dump. It's also too far, HEB would be a great fit for the

GRB Discovery Green/Eado district.

With the success of Phonecia near Discovery Green in One Park Place I'm certain Scott McClellum of HEB has plans on the table to bring his Central Market or HEB Market concepts to the GRB

Area. With City Hall approving the W Hotel project,that alone will

supercharge retail in the district. He's probably willing to partner with a residential developer who would look to add a retail component too. 

1 hour ago, Reporter said:

Right. Why would anyone want to build a hotel within walking distance of a convention center, a baseball stadium, a basketball arena, a soccer stadium, a big park that sometimes has national sports related events, a theatre district, a light rail station and millions and millions of square feet of offices in the center of the 4th largest city and 5th largest metro in America? Greenspoint I can see. But overlooking Discovery Green? WTF? 

Also by the time this W is completed the population downtown would have passed the 10,000 mark. The hotel knows this also they're looking at the big picture. That area will one day give the

Uptown Post Oak district a run for it's money.

Thanks I was browsing through the condensed format and didn't pay attention to the title, The Men's Center has another recent addition completed about 5 years ago. Quite a building boom going on with them.

4 hours ago, rechlin said:

The address is on the top of this page.  3809 Main St.  Here is a link to the exact location where I was sitting when taking the photo:

 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/29°44'14.7"N+95°22'49.3"W/@29.73741,-95.3809012,284m/

I'm curious just where is this picture taken?

18 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:

 

 

 

 

Thanks @ekdrm2d1 for putting the update about Rooftop Cinema Club in the correct thread where this is going in, BLVD Place.

Thanks for the shout-out concerning the duplicate thread, considered it done.This

Roof Top movie concept is a great addition to the Galleria District's overall reputation for being a global destination.

With I Pic cemented in the River Oaks District and the old veteran Edmund Cinema in nearby Greenway Plaza. The

area get's a variety of movie theater options.As I said before.. that's pretty cool.

18 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:

 

 

 

 

Thanks @ekdrm2d1 for putting the update about Rooftop Cinema Club in the correct thread where this is going in, BLVD Place.

That's pretty cool.

47 minutes ago, gene said:

So cool! Super excited about this since I own a condo a block away! 

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/08/rooftop-movie-theater-will-open-soon-in-h-town.html

 

The Rooftop Cinema Club, based in London, will open a sky-high movie theaterin the Galleria area in early October.

The unique open-air venue will offer sunset screenings of recent releases and cult classics, food, craft cocktails and cozy seating. The movies are shown on a giant rooftop screen with state-of-the-art HD projectors.

It will be located on the rooftop of the BLVD Place at 1700 Post Oak, with views of Uptown and downtown Houston.

“Uptown’s skyline and the BLVD Place location are a perfect fit for our film experience,” says Gerry Cottle Jr., Rooftop Cinema Club founder. “We’ve found that movie-goers don’t always want to sit quietly in a large dark room, but instead make it an experience they can share with friends and family.”

Houston marks Rooftop Cinema Club’s fourth U.S. city to open following its international expansion from London, where it began in 2011. The first U.S. venue was opened in New York followed by two in Los Angeles and one in San Diego that opened in April 2018.

Tickets for opening weekend go on sale Wed., Aug. 29 and start at $17 per person for a single deck-chair. Read more from KHOU here.

It's great that the developer understand

the need to add wide canopies encompassing the entire block.This allows a greater street presence and pedestrian friendly experience.Like the Rice Lofts Downtown the block by default becomes a magnetic draw, people just want to be there.This project will create the same synergy for Midtown,as in the old saying if you build it they will come. I can visualize the crowded street scene there.

1 hour ago, Luminare said:

 

Its been interesting seeing how developers are approaching the block and main street or the street in general. I'm working on a thesis that addresses this and its not an easy task. Whats been nice is how developers are addressing parking garages and how that works on the site. Before it was simply building and then attached garage. Now its a more an integrated whole. Its been a slow process, but gradually these developers are cracking a code on how to work with these blocks juggling the apartments and parking structures together.

Unfortunately,we live in a copycat world.I prefer to focus on the impact of a major highrise addition to midtown. It's well overdue ,this building may well trigger other similar projects.Boring in appearance that it is,the one thing it will be .Is the pioneer of a vertical Manhattan style skyline.

On 1/18/2017 at 6:58 PM, BeerNut said:

Temporary parking?

Make sense with ESPN and the media needing spaces for all the equipment vans. Along with personal vehicles.Midtown park will be channeling its inner '30 Rock'

On 1/18/2017 at 6:58 PM, BeerNut said:

Temporary parking?

during the Superbowl week. 

On 5/2/2016 at 6:38 AM, Urbannizer said:

http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/investment-strategy/property-news-and-insights/51883-caydon-s-joe-russo-lands-houston-apartment-projects.html

 

 

 

Midtown needs more highrise projects tall structures creates a sense of place.This is good news for midtown,I hope its built.