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I like this place so much I'm making a point of spending a night there.

8 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said:

is it too late to change the title of this thread to Capital Tower, or something to that effect?  

Of course not!

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19 hours ago, bobruss said:

I just received this email notice a few minutes ago. So I guess there will be a fight for this project getting off the ground.

After rereading this I think they should have re read it also because they really botched the last couple of sentences.. 

 

NMCA Members and Friends of the Montrose Community Weingarten's Realty is planning on doing some major construction and renovation to parts of the historic River Oaks Shopping Center. They will be submitting their request before the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission at a June 15th meeting. THE HAHC meeting is open to the public and begins at 3 p.m. in council chambers on the ground floor of City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby Street. Anyone wishing to address HAHC must sign in before 3 p.m. If you are concerned about the preserving this neighborhood landmark that features of one of the few remaining examples art deco style architecture in Houston, please considering attending this meeting. You may also want to express your concerns to city Councilman Ellen Cohen, and Councilman-at-Large David Robinson. This is the link to additional information published on the Houston Preservation website http://mailchi.mp/preservationhouston/discover-rice-universitys-distinctive-architecture-this-sunday-evening-721053?e=0836c09fb4

Normally I would be very sympathetic to this kind of concern, but in this case the architectural integrity of the shopping center was compromised back when the Barnes & Noble was built.  At this point I'm not convinced it is a battle worth fighting.

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Apologies for confusing east with west.  Directions are hard!  

My first thought also was that it seemed strange to have the parking block on Main.  The rendering shows the main entrance fronting Dallas so part of the parking garage would be next to the main entrance.  In both the Capitol Tower and proposed Market Square towers the parking structures are in the back, away from the primary entrance.  

Dallas at Fannin, looking east.  I think it is purely conceptual.

24 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said:

Separately, I wonder how Hines goes forward with this lot?  The excavation is now below street level.  Once the tunnel-area is settled, does Hines just pile dirt on top of it and pour asphalt over to have a surface lot?  I can't imagine they'd want to start marketing a new office tower here until 609 Main gets leased up closer to capacity.

With the Lamar Hotel block they didn't even remove all the foundation - just demolished deep enough and poured asphalt on top.

Well it does look like they are trying to echo the design of the Wedge Building, which helps, but that said it's no architectural masterpiece.

The original plan for a retail district was from 2013.  Since then it has become a lot more apparent that the retail sector as it used to be is going to undergo a lot more shrinkage.  Too many people just have too many things delivered to their homes.  If anything, I wonder if Houston isn't already over-retailed, especially in the luxury sector with Galleria expansion, River Oaks District, Kirby Collection, Rice Village re-do etc.  Trying to build a retail district from scratch is going to be next-to-impossible when there is less and less demand for stores.

Just my own opinion, but to me the place doesn't really come off as all that luxurious, either outside or inside.  The interior seems like the kind of "luxurious" that will seem tatty in just a few years.  And the exterior, just nondescript.

On 9/2/2016 at 3:15 PM, HoustonIsHome said:

Might be the same ones and I just didn't notice them until now.  They are sorta curved. 

 

https://www.downtownhouston.org/development/project/dallas-street-improvements/

Thanks for the definition.  I notice that at the link it is just referred to as a Dallas Street improvement to create a "pedestrian-friendly experience".  Not a word about retail.  Perhaps they gave up on the idea.

On 4/21/2017 at 7:48 PM, UtterlyUrban said:

This work is done.  The entire reason FOR spending these MILLIONS of dollars was to bring drygoods retail to the Dallas corridor.  Nothing yet.

 

in six months, without signed agreements and announcements, they will have failed?

 

And downtown will remain a dry goods wasteland?  

 

 

What do you mean by "dry goods"?

I believe the opening on the left is where the tunnel connection would come in (crossing the Hines block to the south).

I wish someone would show a picture of this to whoever designed that monstrosity at Franklin & Milam.  

I think the DFW area owes a big hats-off to the taxpayers of Arlington for shelling out for stadium after stadium.  

Great news.  I think the timing is right.  The Houston economy seems to be starting to pick up again, and this building will hopefully catch the market on the upswing.  

7 hours ago, cspwal said:

Roma's pizza used to be a place called the Pink Pussycat? Fascinating

Yes, there was a big sign of a Pink Pussycat hanging in front.  

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