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21 hours ago, intencity77 said:

As a 40 yr old gay Houstonian who has lived here all my life, I'd steer clear from the northern burbs nearest or within Montgomery County. It is the most conservative of all Houston burbs and consistently votes deep red. While I accept there are also socially liberal conservatives, unless you identify as such and don't mind the risk of possibly having hateful neighbors, I would look elsewhere.  Fort Bend is much more diverse and would be a better LGBT family friendly option.  

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So is this still happening, not happening? I haven't heard another word about it and business seems to be thriving at the strip mall that currently sits in its spot.

Stupid question here but was the slab engineered to hold a 40 or 50 story skyscraper or just the garage? I would assume it would be far cheaper to build a foundation just for a garage than a skyscraper. Therefore maybe its an indication that eventually there will be a skyscraper here?

That would be awesome! With Air India being part of Star Alliance, I bet Houston wins the duel between us and Dallas. It'll be nice to have another big bird landing at IAH. Looks like they operate a lot of triple 7's on their international flights but they also still utilize the 47-4 and the 87. Would be cool to have more 47-4 service at IAH, too. 

The article is confusing. The title seems definitive that Houston and Los Angeles were selected for service but in the body of the article it says it's between Houston and Dallas. Which is it?

This development was a joke from the beginning. It's in the hood and frankly fairly removed from anything desirable. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live on that side of town. Then again I'm a Woodlands snob lol

A 66-story tower would rival any building downtown and Williams. By floor count it would be the third tallest in Houston.

This project is going to be so damn sexy and God willing a trend setter for the city. 

I'm not sure a supertall on this block would be aesthetically appealing or have much of an impact. Chase Tower is 75 stories and it would having a supertall butted up right next to that would steal some of the glory away from each one I think. I still say the Bank of the Southwest Tower block would be most fitting for Hines' signature piece. Unfortunately that's not the block that's in question.

3 hours ago, Montrose1100 said:

There seems to be a small crown feature. I don't know if the lines above the tallest setback indicate floors...

 

Based on the aerial rendering the roof looks flat, as if the drone "taking the picture" matched the height. If that's an indicator for height, it looks around the 680ft range (lined up to the Continental Tower's upper windows on the crown, approx. 210m).

 

HOK usually have accurate renderings, so we'll see what the FAA filing says.

 

Edit: if my amateur calculations prove to be true, it would set it slightly above or below 3 Allen Center, making it the tallest residential/hotel/mixed use building in the state if they beat out the Independent in Austin.

There's zero chance this building will top 3 Allen Center. That is a 50-story, 685 foot, Class A office tower with probably 12' or 14' ceilings. I think a better match for this condo tower would be One Park Place. That building is 37-stories, 501 ft tall. Market Square Tower is 40-stories and 502' tall. I think it's likely that this building will be in the 540' range but not much more than that I'd suspect.

Any word on this? June is quickly approaching--which I believe is when it was rumored this service starts.

On 2/22/2017 at 10:25 AM, bobruss said:

I don't think its going to happen for a while. Theres just too much unleased and sub leasable space available. 

A lot of that space has to be absorbed before there will be another tower coming out of either one of those two lots.

Skanska might go ahead with their tower due to a possible deal with Wells Fargo but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one either.

I disagree only based on anecdotal evidence. There's a ton of sub-lease space on the market but that's not stopping developers from getting a jump on the next building cycle. We've seen 609 Main come out of the ground as spec. Now we're seeing Capitol Tower rise with it's ''anchor tenant'' occupying a relatively small portion of the building. Now we're seeing Market Square Tower being shopped for an anchor tenant as they move forward with construction of the garage. The in-thing right now seems to be corporate relocations. One thing that does puzzle me however is why the Bank of the Southwest Tower block remains empty. You would think that nearly 30 years after the lot was cleared for construction that somebody would have jumped on that by now. It's probably THE most valuable block in the CBD with ample tunnel access and central to everything. If I was a developer, I'd be licking my chops with an empty lot, no demo costs and walking distance to the stadiums and the theatre district. 

The COH and surrounding areas are growing at an astounding rate -- adding between 130,000 to as much as 150,000 thousand people PER YEAR! While some smaller cities are growing at a higher precentage, nobody, except DFW, is adding the people we are per year. The demand will be there. By the time this tower is done, there will be an additional ~300,000 people here. I'm not worried. I'm implying that as the city continues to grow these companies will as well or draw in relocations from other smaller, perhaps more remote areas. I'm just sad for the older towers like BOA that are so iconic to the skyline but are becoming the red headed step child. 

Wow! Spectacular. Hopefully this is a trend setter. 

Well corporate relocations seem to be the thing these days with Shell moving out, BOA moving to Capitol Tower and United moving to 609 Main. Who else I wonder would consider moving into a brand new skyscraper with their namesake on the front? Gotta be somebody out there looking at these renderings with a raised eyebrow. It would be one of the more sexy buildings in Houston for sure.

If I didn't know any better, it sure looks like they're preparing to go vertical with a major skyscraper. Too bad it's only a garage.

Can't wait for this sucker to rise! It should rise fairly rapidly being the foundation and garage are long complete.

This building is almost 3 years away from being inventory. It's gonna be ok. 

Holy crap! That is slick! That'll be an awful lot of people in that area if those two are built. That would be FOUR 30+-story buildings in one small area. Wow. Hope it happens!

This will be fun to watch rise.  Those of us who drive-in on the north freeway will have a front and center view of this tower every day. It should have a decent little impact on the skyline when viewing it from the north.

The building came down this morning. Apparently it was the first implosion in Montgomery county on record.

2 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

Looks like they'll carry on with the design we've seen.

 

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20253730/Travis-St-Houston-TX/

So this tower is still a thing then? If so, given the giant excavated hole in the ground, is this under construction now or still on hold?

5 hours ago, enriquewx91 said:

I wet myself. In all seriousness though, will this tower be somewhat visible in the skyline or will it just get lost in the sea of buildings. 

From this video looks like the northern view may change a bit.

It'll only be seen from the folks driving in on the North Frwy or along I-10 as they pass in front of the skyline. Other than that, it'll be lost.

Sweet! Thanks for the update! Is there a building in Houston that would compare most to the rendering you saw?

Oil prices fell 2 years ago. If plans were scrapped then why follow through with demolition that cost millions if no plan exists for the site?