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Is it just me or does it seem like this project has been moving quite slowly?

What was the original height of this building by the way?

I believe they stated last week that part of the reason they were doing away with the food trucks was because the redevelopment was starting up full swing.

I think we should begin to see work being done relatively soon.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Project-aims-at-ultra-rich-wanting-to-live-smaller-4676395.php

Looks like you posted the wrong link Fortune

Now that rendering looks a lot more legit

Is that another Essex rendering implanted into this picture than the previous Head and Shoulders shampoo bottle looking one?

Looks like you need to find a way to the top of that AT&T building with how how tall that things gonna be!

Already trying to figure that one out lol

 Any new pics?

Ask and ye shall receive

Well now you're just trying to use Lockmat...

Haha isn't that the name of the game on this thread for all of us who haven't seen it yet

Yes, the top is very similar in form to the first image you posted.

The second one does look similar, but turn it on its axis 90 degrees to lay flat.

Looks like HAIF needs another night out so those of us who didn't get to see the image the first time around can take a gander

This is the exact same rendering we have been seeing in the past right, nothings changed?

I wish there was a way to make a post persistent at the top of the thread so I didn't have to keep skipping back 5 pages to find the rendering. I thought I'd put it here again to save other people the trouble. I really wish we could see this from more angles. What's that groove along the one side? I wonder if the side facing the bayou where all of the Houston skyline photos are taken from has a similar feature or if it's just flat. At least it's a rounded rectangle floor plate rather than a simple box.

Certainly would be nice to have an easily accessible picture of the latest renderings at the top of each thread. I come across that problem a lot.

this thread is hard to find without the title "Marriott Marquis"

We should probably get an admin to change the title so it is more easily understood.

It's okay, my girl has a really bad sense of direction too.

Haha, I'm just messin with you man. Its all good.

Agreed, I think they were really trying to play up the sunset. Kind of like the renderings of the BHP building in uptown where it looks gold.

Don't you mean more of a sunrise since the Sun is coming out of the east?

They are currently erecting the 2nd crane today!

Edit: I'll add the picture tonight

Pics or it didn't happen!!

I feed you baby birds (Daniel Tosh) lol

The crane is going up!

Moving right along

First one is similar to Lockmats but the second is from the parking garage. Hadn't seen a picture of that view so I decided to get one.

Is it just me or is that a heck of a lot of concrete for a McDonalds? This really puts into perspective how much space the Astoria is working with, which isn't much compared to their neighbor.

Man that truck and car look crazy lol

To me it just looks like the top is smaller than in the previous rendering

would you expect any less from Mcdonalds?

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