Jrnavid

What about the Ritz Carlton?! Is it still on?

I'd be willing to bet that no skyscraper is built here for decades, so there would be no point in designing a garage around a potential future building design.

Given the dominance of parking, both surface lot and in garages, in the southern part of downtown, I think that the city should designate the area as the "Parking District". Then they could disseminate lots of bogus statistics, like "This is the largest designated parking district in the United States," or "The Parking District has more parking places than any other American city except Los Angeles." They could even erect special Parking District street signs with illustrations of local car parks, so tourists would know where they were.

Hahahahaha The Parking District idea, even though its ridiculous, I can actually see. But I beg to differ on the idea that no skyscrapers would be built here for decades. If the right types of development are orchestrated around the city, enough to shift population and business to Houston, more companies would be willing to lease office space in the CBD. But it will take some years, but decades, as in 40+ years, I dont think so. Not if the right people step up to change the way the city if perceived across the country and the world.

When at least when I see this, I know Im in Houston. The Mayan Pyramid up top was a massive risk for the architect but I dont know what it is about it that intrigues me......

It could happen. If the funding is provided, I see this place being leased and used quickly. The TMC is much more in demand than some CBD areas. And a somewhat of an Intermodal (not really) station here would look nice. More like exactly what its called, a transit center.