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On 4/16/2022 at 7:59 PM, hindesky said:

How does this strike you?

https://amazingspaces.com/locations/greenway-river-oaks/

 

Gettin' pretty big for their britches... 

On 9/18/2021 at 3:35 PM, hindesky said:

I went by this but nothing has changed, it's just an empty field with a swamp in the northeast corner.

Swamplot! It's an homage to the past...

On 3/13/2022 at 5:10 PM, hindesky said:

Still a working business, don't see any hurry to close it down soon. The warehouse next door seems to be for sale, it's between another section of Montalbano Lumber on Dart St.

 

"I'll have some tin sheds with a couple of egg cartons on the side..."

What did Z-Ro say? "Louie XIII. No more Remy shit...."

On 2/14/2022 at 4:54 PM, Houston19514 said:

The plat.  It is labeled "Methodist Willowbrook" and it shows State Highway 249.

Judging by the render, they're just taking the Sugar Land design and reproducing it...

Seems like Related's a pretty big name, so that suggests highrise and residential...

On 2/25/2022 at 1:45 PM, Houston19514 said:

Wow.  Ten downtown.  That is almost certainly second only to NYC.  (FWIW, Dallas has 4 downtown and 2 in Uptown.  Chicago has about 7 downtown.  Atlanta has 2 downtown and 1 in Midtown.)

Dallas almost can't be compared, because a lot of companies are in those suburban places north and west of the city. I would not be surprised if Frisco and Westlake rival Downtown.

And Exxon Mobil should not be on the list till next year. 

On 2/5/2022 at 1:34 AM, BeerNut said:

Laid off Permian Basin roughneck walking into interviews "I hear y'all looking for a few good hands"

To quote Jesse Dayton, "I lost three fingers and I got a bad back..."

609 was always going to be hard to spot, given its location within a cluster of highrises. Pennzoil is even harder to spot now, and it used to be the most distinctive building downtown.

On 2/4/2022 at 11:02 PM, arbpro said:

"Grip?"

Yeah, I've got a grip on reality. The reality that this board is dedicated to "discussing new and proposed projects" going up in Houston. And the reality that some just can't control their impulse to spew political opinion under the misguided belief that it will be impactful. 

I see. So we can expect to see fewer comments about homeless "bums" in Midtown?

On 12/30/2021 at 9:44 PM, Houston19514 said:

Trying to put a little more substance on a response for you:

Per Emporis, those four cities have the following high-rises 375 ft and above completed 2018 and after/under construction/planned:

Houston:

• Completed 2018 and after - 10: Texas Tower (735 ft); Bank of America Tower (579 ft); The Post Oak (496 ft); Aspire Post Oak (453 ft); Hanover River Oaks (450 ft); Latitude Medical Center (423 ft); Arabella (399 ft); Paula & Rusty Walter Tower (395 ft); Residences at La Colombe d'Or (393 ft); Hanover BLVD Place (375 ft)  
• Under Construction - 5:  1550 on the Green (410 ft); 800 Crawford (468 ft); Texas A&M Health Science Center Horizon Tower (488 ft); Thompson Houston Hotel and Residences/the Allen (496 ft); Brava (549 ft); 
• Planned -5:  Hotel Granduca Residences (442 ft); 1661 Tanglewood (460 ft); Houston Methodist Centennial Tower (467 ft); Rosewood Hotel & Residences (751 ft); 1600 Louisiana (859 ft)

Dallas:

• Completed 2018 and after- 6:  AMLI Fountain Place (562 ft); The Victor (453 ft); Atelier (441 ft); Hall Arts Residences (440 ft); Bleu Ciel (400 ft); Residences at Park District (385 ft) 
• Under Construction: None
• Planned - 1:  Field Street Tower (600 ft) 

Chicago:

• Completed 2018 and after- 14: NEMA Chicago (896 ft); One Bennett Park (837 ft); 110 North Wacker Dr (815 ft); Wolf Point East (665 ft); Essex on the Park (620 ft); 151 North Franklin (600 ft); 465 North Park (535 ft); The Paragon (515 ft); 727 West Madison (495 ft); No. 9 Walton (491 ft); 235 West Van Buren (490 ft); Old Town Park III (447 ft); Cascade (438 ft); Old Town Park II (430 ft); 
• Under Construction- 11: St Regis Chicago (1,191 ft); One Chicago Tower A (971 ft); Salesforce Tower (813 ft); 1000M (805 ft);  BMO Tower (727 ft); One Chicago Tower B (574 ft); Cirrus (550 ft); 300 North Michigan Ave (523 ft); The Grand (452 ft); The Reed (447 ft); 352 North Union Ave (410 ft)
• Planned: Tribune East (1,422 ft); 400 Lake Shore Dr-South Tower ( 1,100 ft); Lakeshore East Site I (950 ft); 400 Lake Shore Drive - North Tower (850 ft); 130 North Franklin (751 ft); The Carillon (725 ft); 300 West Oak St (695 ft); Lakeshore East Site O (642 ft); 310 West Oak St (620 ft); Equinox Hotel & Residences (615 ft); 700 West Chicago Residential Tower (610 ft); 601 West Monroe East Tower (535 ft); 640 West Washington Blvd (515 ft); 170 North Peoria (495 ft); 205 West Oak St (475 ft); 601 West Monroe West Tower (465 ft); 1520-76 North Fremont Street (465 ft); 444 North Dearborn (455 ft); 1130 North State St (425 ft); 360 North Green St (425 ft); 1201 -1215 West Fulton Market (382 ft); 312 West Walton St (380 ft); 322 North Clark St (377 ft)

Los Angeles:

• Completed 2018 and after- 8: Thea at Metropolis (647 ft); 825 South Hill (636 ft); Hope+Flower I (529 ft); AVEN (490 ft); Metropolis Residential Tower II (451 ft); Hope+Flower II (421 ft); Circa East (400 ft); Circa West (400 ft); 
• Under Construction- 10: Oceanwide Plaza I (677 ft); 945 West 8th Street (654 ft); Century Plaza Tower II (600 ft); Century Plaza Tower I (600 ft); Eighth and Figueroa (530 ft); Moxy & AC Hotel Los Angeles (529 ft); Oceanwide Plaza III (497 ft); Oceanwide Plaza II (497 ft); Perla on Broadway (417 ft); 520 Mateo Street (390 ft); 
• Planned:  333 South Figuera St (1,108 ft); Figueroa Center (975 ft); Angels Landing Tower A (854 ft); Olympia Tower I (853 ft); 1045 Olive Hill (810 ft); Fifth & Hill (789 ft); Olympic & Hill (760 ft); Olympic Tower (740 ft); 6AM North Tower (732 ft); 6AM South Tower (710 ft); BLOC Tower (710 ft); Times Mirror Square South Tower (665 ft); Wilshire Courtyard Tower 1 (655 ft); Olympia Tower III (653 ft); Tribune Tower (616 ft); Hollywood Center East Tower (595 ft); Wilshire Courtyard Tower 2 (565 ft); Olympia Tower II (550 ft); Angels Landing Tower B (542 ft); 1020 Figueroa Residential Tower (540 ft); Mirabel (521 ft); Westfield Promenade 2035 Southeast Office Building (502 ft); Times Mirror Square North Tower (488 ft); 350 South Figuero Street (480 ft); Hollywood Center West Tower (469 ft); Hyde Resort & Residences (460 ft); Lake on Wilshire (459 ft); Wilshire Gate (450 ft); 1020 Figueroa W Hotel Tower (430 ft); The Gayley at Wilshire (427 ft); 2143 East Violet (425 ft); 2143 East Violet (425 ft); 525 South Spring (420 ft); Residences at 333 South Hope Street (420 ft); The Star (420 ft); Bixel Tower (409 ft); 3700 Wilshire (400 ft); 

The Rosewood is one I'm not familiar with. And 1600 Louisiana isn't happening without Chevron.

I'd be interested to compare these downtowns with Austin.

On 2/3/2022 at 9:37 PM, Highrise Tower said:

Very expensive site improvements registered with TDLR.

It also lists as 1.3M square feet. Building?

Highrises in Conroe are going to be a jarring sight that far north on I-45. And now there are plans for a major suburban community up in New Waverly. The city just metastasizes...

On 1/21/2022 at 7:33 PM, Spalmer said:

I lived in the greenspoint area for 10 years I've seen the best of it I've also seen the worst of it hopefully this will make things good so this is affordable housing I hope that means that there's not too much government housing we know how that works would love to see something happen with the mall it's a shame about the theater that theater wasn't old

At 325 units, it's a drop in the bucket. Houston needs more affordable units, and they probably should be distributed city-wide, rather than in a cluster. I'm also not enthused about the cinder-block character of the structures; it really is not family-friendly.

On 12/30/2021 at 6:20 PM, Big E said:

That 50 story Chevron Tower is still technically proposed, but its been on the backburner for years. If Chevron ever finally moves out of California, maybe it will happen.

With Exxon Mobil moving down here, it's not too far-fetched to imagine Chevron being interested in Five Allen as a new corporate home. Get the two biggest oil companies in the US here in less than a year, and that could start a gold rush.

On 9/7/2021 at 9:36 AM, Subdude said:

Please tell me this is just a nightmare.  Seriously, this is a fright. 

Sure, let's cover the whole thing in beige panels and call it a night...

On 4/29/2019 at 7:04 PM, Urbannizer said:

 

This render showed up in a recent announcement about start of construction on the first building, but the apartment towers appear to be much taller than the fifteen stories that were mentioned in the news article. Has the new design been rendered yet?

On 10/12/2021 at 12:34 PM, Texasota said:

Looks kind of... stumpy. 

Needs more cowbell...

On 5/29/2021 at 9:27 PM, Highrise Tower said:

Gazebo was demolished.

They're making room for a 30-story gazebo...

I was going to say the "L" in Chicago...

What part of China is this?

With Exxon Mobil coming to town, it's entirely possible Chevron could be next. Also, oil's almost $90 a barrel this morning, with forecasts of $100 a barrel being speculated about.

And now the corporate headquarters is moving from Irving.
Channel 2

On 1/14/2022 at 6:30 PM, aachor said:

Maybe someone who is more familiar with the history of the city can explain this. Why is it that there is this massive stretch of seemingly mostly untouched forest between Bellfort and Airport, right off of south main, and so close to the loop? How did it go so long without being developed, despite development on all sides and to the south, even farther from the loop? 

Was something in this area previously? Was there some sort of planned greenbelt at one time?


 

For a long time, the entire south side, especially around the Dome, was not able to develop because City utilities did not reach it. Also, 288 was not built. Both of those developments, which occurred in the '80s, allowed both commercial and residential development to extend southward. 

On 7/1/2021 at 11:35 AM, hindesky said:

"Well, y'see you starts with yer purple Tyvek, then you puts yer blue Tyvek on that, follow it up with yer green Tyvek, then put some bland white paneling over the whole mess and call it done..."