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With respect, that is one of the more ridiculous stories I've ever read, even for a message board. Pretty hilarious the rumors that get going. Mark me down as a non-believer. ;-)
I suppose I should have left out the part where he tells me it cost over a million. I don't know what the cost of transplanting a tree is and really couldn't care less, so I won't argue with you on that. I do believe the gentleman in regards to why the tree was preserved. And if you don't believe the tree "story" then see about getting an attended visitor pass. Or you could get a permanent ID/Badge like I did.
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49 floors with two levels of parking below grade. 683' 11" to level 49, to the top of the crown it is 756' 9", and from the roof to the top of the crown it is 59' 11".
Highlight to see text. I tried a few spoiler codes but couldn't get them to work.
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Looks like this is back on. 550,000 sf office building and 7 level 635,000 sf garage.
Location: https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=One+Energy+Drive,+Spring,+TX+77373
IMG: http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4328/34395790.jpg
IMG: http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5444/89580379.jpg
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I was skimming through some old posts and ran across this one.
About 6-8 weeks ago I was speaking with two gentlemen with Exxon/Mobil at their new campus (not in the construction area, though) and one of them brought up this development. We were on the topic of nature and wildlife conservation and the effort E/M put in to preservation and relocation of animal and habitat. I asked about all that land and he said a deal was made with a developer to build homes and communities but E/M won't have anything to do with it. So I'm guessing they made a deal and now don't have to worry about overseeing the development.
An other bit of interesting info: One of the 'higher-ups' at E/M used to spend time with his son in the area of construction and there was a tree that marked the area they frequented. This very large tree was transplanted to the middle of the E/M campus at a cost of over 1 mill. by the somewhat famous company out of Tomball. It is called the "career end'r", referring to what some would speculate would happen if you did something to the tree. It's fenced off until construction is finished, of course.
Anyway, my apologies for digging up old threads...
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The low rise buildings that has the little boat dock and Two Hughes Landing are coming out next from what I've seen and been told. Those low rise building are approx. 50k SF and 70k SF (1, 2, and 3 story) and a 4 level garage. Two Hughes Landing is 8 story (200,000 SF) with a 6 story garage.
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If you look closely at the concrete roof cap on the three garages you will see what will eventually be a scaled image of Google Earth view of Galveston Bay, Ship Channel, and I think the Galveston Causeway. It's a clear coating with colored silica and quartz embedded that make the color pattern. Absolutely tedious work. The cost is incredible, as you can imagine.
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This is moving right along. Plans are at 100% Construction for the 21-story high rise apartment building (a total of 232 units). This project is a Joint Venture between Pepper-Lawson and The Hunt Companies in which Pepper-Lawson is the managing party. Also the budget is just shy of 70 million. Anticipated start date is early July.
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Mill Creek Residential.
They also have one that will be built on 502 S. Post Oak (6 story with parking garage in the middle).
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In the picture above you can see the attached parking garage that will actually recess in to the building foot print about 20' up to level 3. The garage goes around the back and turns to the left of the building, terminating even with the building elevation. That is the white stone arches you see to the left in the picture above. Retail space starts at those arches and goes back approx. 80' (this is actually park of the garage structure. I like what they did there, much more aesthetically pleasing than your typical precast garage.
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I drive by this building each week and it tickles me that the there's a sign in front designating HOAR as the general contractor. Makes me wonder if a bordello is part of the "amenities".
Seriously, though, does anyone know how the folks at "HOAR" actually pronouce the name? I can't imagine that they use the phonetic pronouciation.
It's is pronounced the same as 'whore'.
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66? I believe that will be just South of the Samsung/Briarlake project at Cityplace Dr. One building that actually looks like two that are connecting with pedestrian bridges.
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It is The Woodlands Army Reserve Center. Satterfield & Pontikes Federal Div. is handling it, so that is why you are probably not getting much info if you are calling/emailing them. I haven't seen drawings on this in almost two years but at the time the building with the rounded roof had an entire level below grade. I didn't understand the reasoning for it. It wasn't reinfored structurally to act like a bomb shelter.
And like I said, it's a Federal job. You better bet it's going to take much longer to build compared to...well anything else. Haahaha!
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It's true, though I am not sure about the schedule. HOAR Construction is handling it. The project consist of a 316,300 GSF, twelve story core and shell office building and a 361,110 GSF, 6 level parking garage.
Granite Briarpark Green
3151 Briarpark Drive
Houston, TX 77042
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From what I remember reading/hearing, the tunnels are to be kind of like what they have in Disneyworld - They are for all of the unsightly things like garbage pick up and food/beverage delivery, etc. They're trying to implement a Truman Show suburban oasis theme.
Exactly. The tunnel connects to two large kitchens, among many other things.
The typical tunnel has a 3'6" thick slab, 2'2" thick walls, and a 3' thick cap. The inside will measure 32' horizontal and 16' vertical.
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The second is in the design phase right now. Very preliminary. As it stands right now it is slated to be an 8-story , 330,000 sf building and a 4-level parking garage.
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* The Sovereign is a 21 story post-tensioned concrete apartment structure with brick veneer. Approx. 583,000 sf, with an inboard 7 level parking garage. Units are situated around the perimeter of the garage up to the 7th level and then a 14,500 sf tower above the amenity deck at level 8. ZeiglerCooper Architects and JE Dunn Construction. 3211 W Dallas
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3 waterway is old news. where did you see/hear "11" stories? last reports on the business journal and the woodlands commercial site are "9" stories.
Well, it certainly seems the news you are getting is indeed old. And you won't have to worring about me posting "old news" on this site anymore.
11 stories- deal with it.
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MD Anderson Cancer Center- Zayed Building for Personalized Cancer Therapy. There is a thread on the subject in the "Going Up" section.
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3 Waterway- 11 stories, approx. 275k SF, brick masonry and curtainwall glass. Small exterior wrap around corner terrace at the 2nd level. Moving right along.
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The entire footprint of the building will have a 4' (approx) below grade crawl space. This scope of work should already have began, if it hasn't finished. Now the above grade vertical phase is almost done being contracted. It shoud start moving along quickly soon.
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30 story with a 7 story parking garage. The drawings reflect the rendering that Houston 19514 posted. DE Harvey is looking to be busy again in the future: Anadarko II, Exxon/Mobil, 1500 Post Oak, and a few others in the works.
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Security is very tight. You have to get background check clearance just to be able to go in the job site offices. I doubt you will see many pictures unless someone sneaks a few with their cell phone.
The next phase of about 15 office buildings is underway. There will be over 20 tower cranes up at one time
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Trying to get it within budget...
City Place: Mixed-Use Development At I-45 And Grand Pkwy.
in Going Up!
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Actually it was central to your post. Mine was about a tree, a father, and a son. And yes, getting access to the site is going to be the best way to get to the Exxon/Mobil trailers to do your fact checking. But it is easier to sit there and say it's not true because you found an article on the internet that has nothing to do with this project.
You have no idea about their spending on this project and the ridiculous amounts of money spent that didn't need to be.
Reply if you like but I won't be visiting this site again to see it.
With Respect,