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    This is pretty much what I was trying to convey in a previous thread about Memorial Park. I'm glad someone else thinks like me about this park.
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    Most of the renovation work I see starting to ramp up in Dallas' downtown is conversion from strictly office to multi-use - mostly residential/hotel. I think if Dallas can eliminate some of the vacant space by turning it into residential space, then there may be some demand down the road for some additional office towers...even some that may be no taller than 20-25 floors.
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    Why the hostility Metro West? This is the Dallas sub-forum in HAIF. There was a time .... just a few months ago when Houston would have been good to have 3 highrises under construction in DT. Relax. Take the negative Dallas vs Houston stuff somewhere else.
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    Blue Ciel (wonder the pronuciation?)... looks somewhat similar to the one time proposed 2nd Residential Highrise at Regent Squre at the former Allen House location off Allen Parkway. And like many in Houston - while I'd love to see a masterpiece of tall architecture - I'm happy with the quality Hines is currently putting out there in all their buildings. Not grand/world beating architecture, but significant and relevant, and quality. Houston and Dallas are similar in that both have seen plenty of mediocre architecture (like any big city) over the years. Dallas' Theater/Museum District area is really moving forward with nice architecture - even if I feel that some of those architects are purely around for flashy/neighborhood clashing designs (OMA... pretty much anything Foster does etc.)
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    Sounds - and looks like - a lot of renovation projects. Which is great! That'll be one way for Dallas to minimize the amount of available CBD office space. Conversion. Good to see them moving forward. And Uptown Dallas is certainly happening.
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    Ah. That commission! Well, hopefully they don't have too much influence or this privately funded study and company will take its bag or tricks to route B and go forward there. A stop in College Station - while someday needed, and certainly will get used on Aggie football gamedays - is not the best allocation of TCR's resources currently at least in my opinion. Why not stop too in Huntsville and Corsicana? I mean this thing can get dragged out by all those podunk places who want to sit at the big kids table but aren't big enough yet.
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    Yes I know. I don't want a ski-dome. I want an Alpine dome. Go ahead and project a 360 degree view of the Rocky Mountains all around while at it! Seriously though, why not? Houstonians love to ski. I think this sort of thing would go over like gangbusters. Of course there would likely need to be a cost for entering said facility - county owned or not.
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    That's what I'm asking... how is the "commission" connected to the Texas Central Railway? Seems to me its some sort of quasi-governmental types that will have more say than it probably should considering its represented by people from all those little north-Texas Metroplex suburbs.
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    That commission is not the actual rail developer, is it? Doesn't read or sound like it. If that's the case then this thing could get muddled as everyone's going to want a piece of the pie. Houston-CS-Dallas is not as attractive as being Houston-Dallas. The stop at College Station/Bryan would likely only be 5-8 minutes, but it would require a slow-down and start-up for that location dragging the overall time well north of 90 minutes. Also mentioned in that article was the need for federal funding for the Fort Worth - Dallas part of the line, which was not mentioned by the developers as a part of the first scope. Unless I missed something?
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    ^Well.... that would be cool! But that would also be really crazy to crank down the air that much. Personally I'd be happy with a perpetual Alpine-esque environment where the temps ranged between 32-65 year round. In reality we'll get some live oaks and native plants in a perpetual 78-80 degree environment (if its a/c'd) - which also won't be too bad.
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    Why not? It could be a seasonal thing. Why limit it? Its open to any possibilities. Snow is brought into to Discovery Green during the Holidays.
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    ^Right. However, *IF* the Dome is air conditioned and built as an indoor park - why not then build the thing to a different climate alltogether? (which is what I would rather see -- go ahead and make it an alpine biodome if you're going to spend the money!) If not, then I agree about the passive cooling. There are ways to accomplish that without going to extremes. Portions could be air conditioned if needed without the entire space being air conditioned.
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    Isn't the Dome already insured? Surely it is! I would tend to think that the primary money generator would be 1) the concert space, 2) the paid use by tennants such as The Rodeo, and Texans or OTC, 3) the vendor leases. If this thing gets built I think you could easily see 3-4 large format vendors like what Discovery Green has. Additionally the mentioning of a science/math learning center would perhaps also facilitate a lease. Ed Emmett was on the Sports Radio 610 yesterday and "his vision" indicated this would be a park - and like all parks the use/entrance is free. We already pay for parks through taxes, so this things upkeep would fall under that line item on the city budget. At least this is my thinking.
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    I love the idea. I'd take it a step further. * If * its going to be air conditioned, then why not chill that sucker down to whatever the temps are in Leadville, Co (at the requisite times of year) and make it an indoor park with an alpine feel to it. (just as one example)? Then you could have a quasi moutain environment with big conifers, even white water on a small stream. Sure it would be small, but it would be pretty damn cool. I mean why plant native flora if its indoors and air conditioned? Why not stretch it further and really make it an attraction? I saw something similar to this idea in an old version of Cite.
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    Was about to start a new thread! Thankful for search. Another article: http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=7488#.U_YTp4V4WHk Its the little things that make a city nice. Big buildings don't make a neighborhood, glad to see that at least if this old nursery is gone something like this is going to replace it.
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    I suppose? Costco's 5 Houston area stores are a far cry from the 35+ Super Walmarts in greater Houston. There are big box stores, and then there are big box stores. If say this was the location of a new Ikea rather than yet another Walmart, we probably wouldn't be complaining.
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    Not happy to see that sack of s**t glaring at us from here to eternity. A shame Wal Mart couldn't have done something a little better? Guess City of Houston doesn't have any plans better for this area in the longer range forcast? I'll bet Bellaire is fit to be tied? Backs up approximately to the location of the proposed Transit Hub (which might make this more easy to chew in the long run).
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    A hotel needs to achieve its rating based on quality/services/performance. They simply do not "build" a hotel - and say "this is 5-Star." Kind of like a restaurant earning its ratings based on the quality of the foods and service. This is my assumption. I'd assume this hotel would tend to end up being a "typical" upper-middle scale hotel. Doubtful its a luxury hotel or even more doubtful it being a 5-star hotel. I would also assume *most* convention goers would rather simply have a nice hotel - to an ultra luxury 5-star hotel (and its prices). Also, I'm under the impression this is almost a "stock" image of what they assume the hotel will look like? Is that not right? I don't think that's the final design, that would be dependant upon the hotel that elects to occupy this space and their requirements. Perhaps I'm wrong on all accounts.
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    With the new proposed legislation by the FAA - we can expect a lot fewer supertalls in the future I would wager.
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    I count 10? The first two seem to be oversized/height. And the dark windows in what would* otherwise be considered the third floor read as parking or mechanical. That's also how I see the middle section. I think there is retail or amenities on the edge with parking wedged into the middle and above on the third.
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    Not sure how this is a "potential" building development. Though do you think that facade would have attracted people to a Landry's run hotel? Landry's being the opperative word... Landry's.... just saying.
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    That is very unfortunate!
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    We don't know if his spine was injured, or if they are just taking the precaution of immobilizing his spine/neck so he doesn't injure it. Wonder what happened?
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    I feel like the name: Studemont Junction deserves this as a mascot
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    There are hike and bike trails everywhere, but the park still needs to be planned better. Connectivity issues are abundant, its not easy to park near the tennis courts and then stroll through the park to the sand volleyball courts. I'm done arguing to fence posts, you guys love Memorial Park without any further improvements that's fine. Bravo. I simply always want the best for Houston. And Memorial Park - while a big park and it does have "wild" areas - is far from being the best big urban park in the US.
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