brijonmang

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

Looks like the northwest tower crane is going up this weekend or they are going to take out the AT crane in the hole. But either way Prairie St is going to be closed.

 

Prairie St. Closure
Sunday, March 17 (5 am – 9 pm)
Complete closure of the 800 block of Prairie (between Milam and Travis) to allow for crane erection.
Detour: Motorists will turn right onto Travis, left on Congress, left on Milam ,and right back onto Prairie.
Contact: Gilbane Building Company, Gerald Moore, 832-256-5696  
 

Correct. South tower crane to go up the following weekend. 

4 hours ago, keaton said:

EDIT: They are starting the street closures early, so the concrete pour is on.

 

I'm going to do a timelapse from my window. Should be pretty nifty to watch.

They pushed it back to this afternoon because of the chance for lightning.  

44 minutes ago, cspwal said:

I like that wood seems to be coming back into interiors 

Well then you should be really excited to know they are building entire skyscrapers out of wood now.  

52 minutes ago, H-Town Man said:

 

You referring to monarch or the hotel?

 

Touché

What an upgrade this would be.  Let's keep this momentum going!

23 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said:

I'm not @brijonmang but I thought this was a cool shot

 

 

HAHA! I don't wish that on anyone! Thanks again for all the updates!

I'm late to finding this topic but this has some similarities to the Legacy Hall concept in Frisco, TX.  My brother lives a block away from it so we went there back in January, very cool spot!  It's A-framed like this building and has three floors...first floor is a food hall with restaurants lining the outer perimeter, second floor has more seating, a couple bar areas and the third floor is a brewery/restaurant.  There is also an outdoor stage for live music and performances and you can view it from the second and third floors.  I'm excited for this to open now, it should be a pretty popular venue if done right.

49 minutes ago, Timoric said:

That commentator that said Post Oak was to be the Grandest in America, seems to have been a prophet, so many going up

Sounds like Monarch/gclass...

13 minutes ago, jmosele said:

 

I’m trying really hard to be excited for it, but it’s just not doing anything for me. I know it’s better than an empty lot, and it’ll try to engage the ground level and have great amenities. But I worry this is the last large office tower we may be seeing in awhile, and I feel like this design is a missed opportunity. 

I think the renderings given so far don't do the best at making this building look as refined as it will be when built.  I was recently shown a closer and more detailed rendering and I think this building is going to look great when finished.  Very excited to see it go up.

8 minutes ago, Luminare said:

 

That would be both hilarious and sad if they demo that great looking church for a parking garage.

Maybe it's just the closest major street intersection and the actual site that is in question is the current surface lot along Jackson Street between Texas and Capitol.

17 minutes ago, Houston19514 said:

 

???  Parking garage at Crawford and Texas??

Page 24, 300 car garage for Incarnate Word/Church

28 minutes ago, por favor gracias said:

This thing's gonna end up being a Mattress Firm when it's all said and done.

Don't even put that out into the universe

26 minutes ago, Urbannizer said:

According to January’s Downtown TIRZ meeting, this project, Block 98 and Block 114 are still being planned. No update as to when they’ll actually break ground.

 

http://www.downtowntirz.com/downtownhouston/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/190115-Zone-Minutes-SIGNED.pdf

I don't know much about this project but block 98 is still scheduled to kick off later this year.

23 minutes ago, Urbannizer said:

 

Hmmm that garage has great potential...I'll have to make a visit once it's done.

Most excellent.  Can't wait to watch it go up.  I have a feeling this one will look better in person than in the renderings.

59 minutes ago, ttuchris said:

According to HBJ, this is a go, late 2021 completion.  

Wreck 'em

2 hours ago, gene said:

I honestly hope they take down the wrapped rope lights on the arches....it was "fun" for Christmas but i think its kinda of chintzy for the rest of the year... 

 

Would be kind of cool though if those were perforations in the metal and the arches were illuminated by LEDs from the inside.  You could have some cool effects.

6 hours ago, EllenOlenska said:

lol what's the fourth cluster? 

I was thinking Greenway but I guess you could argue for Memorial City/Greenspoint....I just wouldn't really put them up there.