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    Did I miss something? I thought this was just the first phase and the other towers would follow at some point. I also think the tower, as seen in cityliving’s photo below, is a lot nicer than I expected when the revised version was first announced. Except for that asymmetric balcony thing.
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    Nope. Just not getting any younger…
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    Looks like that photo went away when I replaced it on Flickr. Here it is again.
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    I hope I live long enough to see that building finished.
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    I’m still relatively new with the drone part. Not so new with the photographing and post-processing part. DJI Mavic Air 2. I chose it because at the time it had (I think) the highest camera resolution (48 megapixels) for the money AND the drone is smart enough to prevent me from crashing or losing it. The Mavic Air 3 has a better camera and probably more bells and whistles, but it’s also pricier.
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    Yep. I'll help if I can... I'm still relatively new at this.
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    My first thought was FLW. It sort of has a Robie House meets Meyerland après déluge look to it.
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    I’m kind of surprised by all this. After years and years and years I just assumed there must be a city ordinance prohibiting any improvements whatsoever to that part of Westheimer.
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    Rodeway Inn
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    Remington (Rosewood)… Ritz… Regis. I sense a pattern.
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    The St. Regis started off as a Ritz-Carlton. I don’t remember how long it remained a Ritz-Carlton.
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    My dad worked in that building when it first opened. While visiting him to see the building, we went up to the top (Oooh! Ear-popping elevator!) and I got a Mold-A-Rama Humble Building. What I really wanted was a Mold-A-Rama Domed Stadium. 😡
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    Somebody tell Ralph it's 44 stories, not 45. And it was completed in 1963, not '62. I mean, really! 😉😄
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    Just found this from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/05/houston-texas-jesse-h-jones-the-endowment-headquarters
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    IKR! I thought there were building codes prohibiting that.
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    “We acquire, develop and mange…”. 😮 Like we really need any more mangy buildings. From the same link: 2120 Post Oak Blvd. Deiso Moss is developing a 43 story mixed use tower on the coveted Post Oak Blvd in Houston, TX. The tower will consist of 25,000SF of retail, 100,000 square feet of office and 350 multi family apartments. How many families in each apartment? More than three is considered a downscale elegance.
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    I doubt it. Which is a good reason not to put any of them directly on Montrose Blvd.
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    “Vertical banding” is such a nice way to describe corrugated metal.
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    A year late, but, it is Rockefeller's.
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    And maybe a few sidewalks... without parked cars blocking them... that continue without just disappearing. And no ditches along the street like Rice Military would be an improvement.
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    What's interesting is, when I first starting going back to Houston (as often as I possibly could) after (unwillingly) moving to Alamo Town, it struck me how much denser and "tighter" Houston feels than SA. Not just downtown, but all over the Inner Loop. It first really struck me on Waugh, driving from Memorial to my friends' place in Montrose. ETA:Let me add that Downtown San Antonio is a totally different story.
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    😄 Yeah, I've heard that schpiel before. Listen, much as I'm loathe to admit it, I'm an old-timer Houstonian. The old-timer part is what I don't like admitting. My earliest memory of my hometown is when we moved back in 1962. Rome is organic. Houston is a mess. But, like the drunken mess of an uncle who looks and sounds like Bill the Cat, it's our mess and we love it. Most of the time. Some of the time. Sort of. OK, we know where to find the good stuff and love the food. And it's getting better. Except for that cr@ppy corrugated metal storage box.
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    💄on a 🐖
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    As I said, I was responding to the hotel’s ad. If I were a guest enjoying the pool area, I’d much rather see that skyline view than look at a fairly nondescript apartment tower. Not everything is about what I personally want. I doubt I will ever stay at that hotel, so yeah, for me personally, on the street or in Discovery Green, I prefer the new tower there. But as views from the hotel go, it kills what they had. ETA: I suppose the view of the pool is what “never gets old” to them. Honestly, I cringed when I first saw they were going to have a Texas-shaped pool. I’d rather see the skyline than the pool. I feel much more connected to Houston than I do to Texas.
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