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Gensler is the architect. Hi-res renderings below.

I disagree with this because I don't think you become an alpha city by being a follower. You become an alpha city by being an innovator.

I would really love to see Houston leverage all of the assorted engineering brainpower in the city to come up with a 21st century solution to our transit issues. I personally don't think that anyone has done mass transit in a low density city that has a dispersed job base well and the numbers really support that view. I would much rather see Houston do something innovative rather than following everyone else.

You want to become an alpha city? Be innovative - run Elon Musk's hyperloop from the airport to downtown to that spaceport that is potentially being built. Run an elevated track for autonomous buses down Westpark instead of light rail. Do something that no one else has done.

Continually bashes light rail and heavy rail as being useless and too expensive.......

........suggests building "Elon Musks hyperloop from the airport to downtown to that spaceport that is potentially being built" and running an elevated track for autonomous buses all the way down westpark.

Ooh I like this game, how bout the original rendering for Memorial Hermann tower at Memorial City!

Daddy like!

Youre witnessing the beginning my friends, this is just the beginnning.....

Game changer.

No activity yesterday. The crane never moved, and the Bobcats and other equipment were just left at ground level with nothing on the roof. Looks like they are down to 15 stories now. No evidence of ground having broken; I don't know where that rumor came from (click for larger view):

Yesterday was a rainout/inclement weather.

Proof?

I know there was a Yellow Rose in South Houston off of Shaver.

Dont know if it was C+W though

Unreal whats gone up around Disco Green since its inception.

Thanks for the responses guys, great info!

So does anyone know who the cable provider for those slider boxes in the pic was?

It couldnt have been Warner cable, I dont think they came around til the late 80s.

Id like to hear some of our older posters tell us all about the history of cable and satellite in Houston.

I have many questions like:

Who was the first cable provider?

First satellite provider?

Was there any competition?

What programming were those old gigantic satellites in peoples backyards that were like 15 feet across? What channels were available?

I remember going to my grandparents house in the early 80s and they had one of these:

What company was this?

Yeah, I'll be curious to see some before and afters here.

Looks like all they did was remove the planters and add pavers

Are we supposed to be dazzled?

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should break ground in june or july.

Any retail or no?

When are the office tower and the hotel getting built? Sorry if this question was asked.

Im confused, I thought the boutique hotel was going to be built in the existing 3 story Antique store across the street from Natachees?

Chevron.

You dont buy multi - million dollar downtown real estate like you're playing monopoly unless you're planning something BIG.

Those two helicopters at 4:20 were gettin' high.

I see what you you did there.

I lived in Houston House for 7 years and I gotta say, passed by today and this area looks like a whole different animal.

Its like night and day, you can feel the new energy thats about to be here between Houston House, Sky House, Alliance, the new Holiday Inn and the light rail, this is gonna be a VIBRANT area soon, and with more to come!!!

I cant wait!

Texas/Avenieda De Las Americas/Capitol/Milo Hamilton Way: a block away from minute maid, 4 from BBVA, and along the future green (or purple, not so sure) rail line.

But not on the other side of 59

Welp this ones a wrap, we can go ahead and move this thread to the Crater Houston Alliance.

I'd take an empty lot, and at least have hopes that something more attractive would take its spot like a gas station.

Btw, what is up with the different bricks on this thing?

It was cheaper to do it that way.

They always do this to us, smdh

So giant screens playing sports visible from street level are allowed, but jumbotrons arent.

gotta love Culberson...

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/01-28-14-light-rail-on-richmond-dead-forever-congressmen-crows-over-saving-post-oak-from-metro-destruction/

When will this (please use more appropriate language) be out of office permanantly?

...only in very select areas of the real estate market. Since it is Nancy's actual job to report real estate news, I'm confident she has many more sources than I'll ever have. That is why I said what I said about Nancy.....I haven't heard anything on Chevron. And in my opinion, sources such as the Houston Chron are a lot more reputable than anyone on a forum, even myself. True, there are many people on this forum that have the inside scoop before news outlets ever cover it, it is still good to get confirmation from Biz Journals, Houston Chron, etc.

I think he was referring to himself, and he is right. He doesnt disclose who he works for or what he does but hes always had the early scoop and hes never been wrong.