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  1. wernicke
    Instantly horrible views for all the residents facing that thing...
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    Appears to be on the site of TWU's old air control tower-esque building that Methodist acquired a couple years ago...
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    Parking within the TMC core is extremely profitable. Standard TMC rates get to $12 at just over 2 hours, which is as long as any doctor visit takes in the TMC. I'm sure MD Anderson will add a new building on the site with a large garage. Hopefully they integrate the adjacent rail stop thoughtfully.
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    And, of course, they forgot to promote that the Ruggles Green will have fantastic, up close views of... an electrical substation.
  5. wernicke
    http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/20110119-apartment-tower-is-going-up-in-dallas-design-district.ece
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    I'm glad taxpayer dollars incentivized this beauty.
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    I agree... interesting how people love to come onto an architecture site and b"tch and moan about people critiquing architecture.
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    This is probably the ugliest building to go up downtown in the last 30 years... the worst part is it's prime location on the park and the fact that the city subsidized this crap. I mean if you're going to incentivize building something right on the CBD's most attractive feature, you should be able to demand a certain level of quality in design...
  9. wernicke
    I must say that The Niche's constant antagonism makes me less inclined to post on this site... DT turned out better than I expected. Makes a nice impression from the park... it looks modern and the turbines do add an aesthetic flare. Too bad I can't say the same thing for the ugly and uninteresting Embassy Suites...
  10. wernicke
    The pyramid structure they put on the roof looks totally retarded. Pretty lame building in my opinion.
  11. wernicke
    Pretty strange statement.
  12. wernicke
    It'll be interesting to see how closely this one resembles the cartoonish rendering. At 19 stories, it looks like it is over halfway up... pretty short, but I guess something is better than nothing.
  13. wernicke
    My linhttp://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/sports&id=7299240k
  14. wernicke
    Too bad there's such limited residential options...
  15. wernicke
    Pretty ugly... perhaps their budget limited the design possibilities.
  16. wernicke
    Pretty small floor plates.
  17. wernicke
    I disagree... I think it is a definite improvement over what currently exists. And adding the Nikko Nikko's Cafe should bring people to the park. The surrounding businesses will gain customers.
  18. wernicke
    That beige/peach color is pretty blah... I think MD Anderson feels obligated to make all their buildings look homogenous for some reason (except for the Mays Clinic).
  19. wernicke
    Discovery Tower is 29 stories. This MD Anderson building is 25 stories. "These buildings" aren't much shorter than DT, not to mention that HP is 2-3 stories tall with an 11 story tall office tower. Also, evidently, this building had the second largest mat pour in US History (maybe someone can explain to me why that would be). I mean, in the last 20 years (1990), how many buildings have been built in downtown that are significantly taller than Hermann Professional building (30), the new Methodist tower (25), MDACC's addition to Alkek (21), this building (25)? Just Enron? Now MP? Let's face it, downtown isn't exactly sprouting supertalls... 25 story infill would be great downtown, but there's no demand.
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    I know... it IS Houston. Let them build their tower wherever they want. The denials are all political. We should be hoping something like this gets built in the current climate. Its just a few blocks from the Museum Tower.
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    I just noticed the website says 46 stories... wasn't it 48 stories when they started?
  22. wernicke
    Jax's shot puts into perspective the relatively minimal impact DT has on Houston's skyline.
  23. wernicke
    For some reason when I look at DT, I want something bigger and more modern. Maybe the structure holding the wind turbines will add something, but it's still pretty boring.
  24. wernicke
    It's a very nice facility... it will be interesting to see who will buy it from the dysfunctional BCM.
  25. wernicke
    I'm doubtful the studio idea would be a financial success.
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