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    O Damn! I was hoping that it meant there were a bunch of other big developments that we haven't heard about yet, that were just about to be publicly announced. I keep hoping that there will be another HP type development built nearby in DT. But I guess, we will probably have to wait until HP proves itself and is an unquestionable success. - at least a year, right?
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    I admit that Niche and Kinkaid are light years ahead of me as far as knowing how big time developments get built, real estate deals go and so forth, and I have nothing but respect for their opinions, insight, and appreciation for inside info they give us - but IMO, we could have been waiting another 20 years to see these blocks go from being parking lots to having something as cool as HP on them. I may not have another 20 years to wait, so I couldn't be happier to see this development. Scaled down or not. Somebody needed to jump start retail in DT and get the ball rolling. There always could have been something better built, in theory. I have a pretty good imagination too. But at the same time, I don't even want to know how close this project might have come to being cancelled altogether. There were enuf delays just getting this project off the ground to have me plenty worried that I would never see anything but cars on these 3 blocks for the rest of my life. The really good news is that there are dozens of more surface lots downtown for developers to play with. BTW, what was that about 'coming along in the pipelines'? I love it when these guys say things like that.
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    I would hope that the HP will capitalize on the fact that a lot of people would rather go downtown to shop than the Galleria. I don't see HP as much of a threat for quite a few years, but imagine how nice it would be to be able to park anywhere along or near Main Street and take the red line up to HP to buy whatever cool things that you might need. Not having to deal with traffic around the Galleria sounds like a legitimate marketing ploy to me.
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    Interesting. Thanx for shedding some light, Niche.
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    I hope the person that made this rendering got the height right in relation to the rest of the skyline. If this is correct, Discovery Tower will make a bigger impact on the skyline than I thought it would. It will make DT look wider from a distance from the north/south. Cool! Has the height (in feet) of Discovery Tower ever been announced. I know is supposed to be 30 or 31 floors, so I assumed it would be taller than the 27 floor 5 Houston Center building (the tower on the block due west), but these google renderings show it as being about as tall as the new 37 floor One Park Place. BTW, that small rendering that was posted here a few weeks ago which shows Discovery Tower with the park in the foreground, shows that Discovery Tower is noticeably smaller than One Park Place. I hope this latest rendering form google is more accurate, but I have my doubts. But anyway, it looks like the stuff at the top of Discovery Tower will make the building LOOK at least 4 stories higher. So, maybe it will appear to be about 34-36 floors even if it is only 30-31. Every inch counts.
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    People keep raggin' on this building, but I like it more and more every time I see it. This newer rendering shows a lot more interesting things going on at the top. It might even make all those people who want to see improved lighting floo-floo on the downtown towers happier. There certainly are worse buildings going up. Still, I would love another 10 floors on this one.
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    Is it too much to ask for one of these on EVERY corner in Midtown? Seriously tho, this is gonna be very nice. This project is definitely a move in the the right direction for Houston.
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    Wow. That's really an awesome photo. Well done.
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    Speaking of that, I sure hope that building (if built) is TALL - at least 40+ floors, hopefully much taller. Don't get me wrong, ANY development on that spot will be terrific, but I really think the downtown skyline, and DG could use a building in that area that is spectacular and attention grabbing from a distance. It would be like a beacon to mark the significance of the EAST END as a hot spot or as a newly 'arrived' area - kind of like what Williams tower did for Uptown. Hey, it's no crime to dream about it.
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    And if I recall correctly, the delays on HP were much longer than only one month. I think HP at one time announced groundbreaking in Nov 2006, and then pushed it back until Feb 2007. It was the last of many officially announced delays of the project. I remember the hysteria at HAIF. The nay sayers were out in full force and the Debbie Downers were all writing things like "this will NEVER be built" and "I hate Houston". And then BAM! - the cranes came and there was much rejoice, dancing in the streets, and people giggling at work for no apparent reason. And anyway, Houston 2010's posting is just "word on the street" - nothing official, let's not lose perspective. O never mind, go ahead and lose perspective, what difference does it make.
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    I haven't read the article. Does it mention anything about 80 and/or 50 floor towers? Anyway, it sounds like this 'rumor' has legs now. Sounds like at least part of the rumor (the Dubai part) has now been established as fact. I'm hoping the rest will be - in the near future. And then we can start the crane spotting on Post Oak/Richmond.
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    If the dome is torn down or turned into a barn, you can bet I will never step foot in Reliant Stadium again. I won't root against the Texans while watching them on TV but I won't be spending a cent on anything that has to do with them or the rodeo ever again. It's a promise. Hell, as a theme park enthusiast I've already initiated a lifetime boycott of Six Flags parks for the destruction of AstroWorld. Lot's of Houstonians have. Flawed or not, that place WAS a significant part of our community. I'd rather spend my money at SeaWorld, Disney, or Cedar Fair parks than to give money to the company that turned that patch of land across from the dome (which was once thick with green trees and full of happy people) into a dismal, ugly, barren field of weeds. Take a look at Six Flags stock these days. It's in the toilet. Coincidence? Sure, but the last thing Six Flags parks needed was a reason to give people NOT to come to their parks. Think about what your doing to this city if you have a hand in the destruction of our most famous structure. Some people won't forget it. They have rodeos in Fort Worth, right?
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    Guess you'll never knoooooooooooow.
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    Nice try, but you're not foooooooooling anyone. Troooooooooooooll.
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    It doesn't have to be right to talk trash if you want to. It's just a fact of life, deal with it. It's true, all teams have some baggage. The cryboys have more than their fair share of troubles these days, yet there fans have the nerve to point out the flaws of the league's youngest team and their 6 year history. I support the Texans because they are the home team, but I never said that passing up VY or RB was the smartest move ever made. The jury is still out on that one. I didn't see VY or RB in any playoff games last week. I guess some us are just less impressed with 'history' than others. Why should the cryboys of today be respected for the accomplishments of a bunch of guys who played for the team well over a decade ago? BTW, the Pats weren't doing anything that EVERY other team in the NFL haven't been doing. (except consistantly winning for many many years now).
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    Well, as a dallas fan you should know all about sucking and sucking and sucking and sucking. Because that ALL they do. O wait, they also cry a lot after "loosing" and start living in the past (except for the past 12 years for some reason). It's like the last 12 years (and that last big blow out) don't count when talking about their history. Cryboys fans have selective memories. You "troolls" just don't get it. There's nothing wrong with supporting a team from Houston on a website that is about all things Houston (history and stats don't matter). You won't see me talking trash about the cryboys on the dallas based info websites. That would be such bad manners. It's just like smoking in someone's house without asking first. What a totally tasteless, redneck thing to do. I would expect to find people who supported the cryboys at a website like dallasmetropolis.com - or something, and wouldn't blame them for getting together to try to support each other through these dark, dark days of complete humiliation and utter devastation. A normal person should expect to find some support for the Texans, Rockets, Astros, Dynamo, Aeros, and Comets on Haif. It isn't about PAST glory or rooting for the team with the best record, it's about supporting the home team, and the cryboys are NOT the home team. THANK GOD! However, I wouldn't mind if the Patriots were these days. They are AWESOME. If there is one team I would love to see the TEXANS model themselves after, it would be the Patriots. Unlike the cryboys, they are a class act ALL THE WAY.
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    When a team has proven that they can not win a playoff game (as the cryboys have proven over and over and over and over and over and over) (6 times in a row) they become fair game for ridicule. TEXANS fans or any fans can say whatever they like about any team that keeps blowing the big one. The cryboys don't deserve any respect for wins they had over a DECADE ago. They have played like sht in all the games that have really mattered for the last 12 years. Whatever respect they ever HAD has all been flushed down the toilet because of the last Decade's legacy of playing like "loosers" and then crying about it later. The only thing the cryboys earned in the last 12 years is the well deserved name "CRYBOYS"! Suck it up America's Reem. The PATRIOTS are AMERICA'S team. They play like winners. Even that "trooll" from dallass will have to concede that eventually.
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    Remember how the TEXANS crammed the football up the cryboys' piehole in their very first game? I think that "214/713 looser" must be still crying about it. He's the only one with hurt feelings on this thread. The rest of us are as happy as can be about football these days. Listening to cryboy fans come completely unglued at the seems after all those wins this season is priceless. It was totally worth it. 214 got his superbowl dreams all built up only to watch them all come crashing down. No wonder he's crazy. Take it easy Uncle Ricco, it's only a game. Sheesh!
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    So THAT'S why you spend so much time on this website hating Houston and our TEXANS. You hate us because you envy us. Now I get it. Makes perfect sense now. wacko
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    All B.S. aside, those were the best 2 movies I've seen in a decade. Thanks for sharing Trae. And I thought I hated the cryboys. I'm just a junior ranked amature cryboy hater compared to the people that made those great vids.
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    Here's another crazy fantasy photo of Uptown at a different angle. I'm just guessing as to where the 50 and 80 story towers that are mentioned in another thread would go. But the source said somewhere near Williams Tower and there seems to be a lot of speculation about the area near Richmond @ Post Oak - so I put them there. Also, I'm just guessing about the possible place that the BLVD towers would be located. The Greeway Plaza area is blocking the view of where the River Oaks District towers would be. The original spectacular photo was taken by JAX I think. JAX, I hope it's o.k. to crop and draw on this and repost it here. If it isn't let me know and I will promptly delete it. It's just for fun.
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    Engcons, do you have any idea about when the official annoucement might be made about the W? I mean, just a rough guess.
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    Here's an idea of what the Uptown skyline might look like in a few years. I probably should have found a better photo but I was in a hurry so I just slapped this together fast because I just couldn't wait to see what the future of uptown might look like in a few years.
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    But next year they will be playing in an inclosed building (most of the time - no doubt), so God must be starting to get tired of looking at them and dealing with them. I think God stopped caring about the cowballs about 12 years ago and made the Patriots his new favorite team.
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    I like it too, for the exact same reasons. Plus, I think it will make the awesome River Oaks District project seem bigger and grander. I hope they make these two projects easily accessible to one another for shoppers and tourist.
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