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Houston area to get a new commercial airport?

Whoa! Now this would be interesting. What airlines would service this? Southwest maybe?

https://m.chron.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/Conroe-North-Houston-Regional-Airport-could-add-13637260.php

9 hours ago, swtsig said:

I heard that Hines let the contract expire for this site so this may be conceptual renderings from a new developer. I doubt they're from Hines as this isn't an architect they'd likely use nor would they do all condo. just my educated guess on the last two points.

So worth getting excited over? I’m confused.

23 minutes ago, samagon said:

 

it's pure speculation on my part.

 

of the location of whole empty blocks (surface parking lots) in downtown, that one is situated very well.

Isn't that the "Bank of the Southwest Tower" lot? I've always been perplexed as to why that block has sat empty for so long. You'd think Hines would grab that block for a really big signature building (BOTSWT was supposed to be 1400 feet) instead of opting to buy a lot that a building was already occupying, having to pay to tear it down, etc. 

I think One Park Place is #2 at 501 feet. 

Is that the actual foundation for the high rise or something different?

Is that the actual foundation for the high rise or something different?

Dang, that was quick lol

Seems like its been a while since we've had a new flag announced at IAH. I don't think we had a single one in 2018. Anybody know of any new flags in the works for this year?

Anybody see the piece KPRC had on last night about the new international terminal? Sounds like Diaz is in hot water with the Mayor. So far $84 million has been spent on the project and there's almost nothing to show for it. When the project was announced back in 2014, the terminal was to cost $700-$900 million. Then it went to $1.2 billion and then ballooned to $1.7 billion. The mayor says the costs have since been brought back down to $1.2 billion but there's still almost nothing to show for the money spent so far. They can't even decide on a design from the architects. Finally, the big body gates, including ones able to handle the A380, have been scaled back from 15 to 13. 

Those are some of the highlights but it was a good story. Part 2 of it will air tonight.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/after-4-years-renovation-project-is-over-budget-with-nothing-built-at-iah

Is this still on track for a 4th quarter start? Time is quickly running out on 4th quarter.

“Designed and built for the clients?” I was under the impression this was spec office. I would think the previous design is far more bold, imposing and makes a bigger splash and would woo a potential tenant easier. Not that the current design is ugly, but rotating a building 45 degrees isn’t all that “progressive.” When comparing the two renderings side by side, it makes you take a deep breath and sigh when compared to what could have been, at least IMO.

It’s like being told you’re getting a brand new mustang. Exciting until you realize your spouse or parents had made an offer on an Audi RS5 but settled for the mustang. Sort of dampens the excitement for the mustang lol.

Oh ok....then my apologies. I got excited. I didn't see the "what might of been" part. Too bad, this is a better design IMO.

In the first rendering that Ubrannizer posted, read the black column to the right (better to do it on your phone so you can zoom in). The second paragraph reads the following:

"Instead of the standard design that places a rectangular form above a parking podium with the same floor plate on each story, this building design feature a fariety of floor plates with different sizes and configurations--from center cores to side cores--and ceiling heights that vary based on their location of the 60-story tower. As the floor plates change, step-back roofs create several large outdoor terraces that serve as outdoor extensions of office areas accessible to all tenants."

Based on that, this will be the fourth tallest skyscraper in Houston -- possibly the third (if going by roof height). Williams is 64-stories and 901 feet. This one is 60-stories so this will easily push into the mid 800 foot range. 

Did anybody bother to read the fine print?! This is now a 60 STORY BUILDING!!

What’s the latest on this redevelopment? Is there a timeline to break ground?

The official elevation of Houston is 80 feet. Katy is 141 feet and Conroe is 205 feet. So it gets high relatively quick from the coast. 

It’s beautiful but what continues to amaze me is the tenacity and the strong will the developers have in seeing this through to completion. Most would have given up Lin ago.

9 minutes ago, Urbannizer said:

 

 

OHHHHH, my apologies. Didn't see ''former.''

So much for the 50+ stories. This thing got chopped by 40%. Sigh

Paris is one.

We we’re chatting and he said “hey, we’re getting new international non stops on United. He said a list went out to employees.

i said “Mexico?” (Sigh)

he said, “no....European places.”

He said there are several. We’ll see.

A friend of mine who works at United said that we can expect some new non-stop European flights soon! I was told of some but am not at liberty to post it.

Can somebody post the rendering to this again? 

So is this now officially under construction?

I wonder why the north side of downtown is the hotbed for activity all of a sudden instead of areas just on the other side of the Pierce in midtown where the other residential highrise projects are going up? As a developer I would think that midtown will soon be bubbling over with projects and I'd wanna be at the forefront of that.

2 hours ago, Reporter said:

Not official. Just for fun.

Won’t this be taller than Market Square tower?