TexasGeneral Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Hopefully they don’t put a giant purple neon “W” at the top of the tower. Central Market at the base of a residential tower would be a dream development for downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 If and when this goes up that makes six high rises in the immediate downtown either at various stages of construction or highly possible: W hotel, Capitol Tower, Block 58, Camden Conte, the Marlowe, and highly probable Block 42. Go Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Mattie said: Do you think the convention center district would be the first choice over Market Square? More likely it will be the Market Square District but you must consider the lack of space there. The only large plots available are the Chase bank drive-thru & the Old Post Office. I'm inclined to believe these blocks will eventually have skyscrapers built. HEB is currently building out their Buffalo Heights store, which is only a few minutes away down Washington Ave.The GRB/Eado area can use a high profile supermarket. I've got nothing against Kroger, the Cullen and I believe at Polk store is a dump. It's also too far, HEB would be a great fit for the GRB Discovery Green/Eado district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Can confirm that Kroger is shit, and getting pretty far from downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Don’t forget the large open block along Main at Prarie. The International Tower is also far from certain and that block could support grocery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 One thing about the downtown vs. uptown discussion is the homeless situation. Huge difference between those two districts. I’d say Uptown has a cleaner presence in general. I know this subject is highly controversial. That, I mean the homeless situation. Caydon will be facing this in a year. Some parts of Main Street are just trashy. No offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Downtown has tons of hobos and can be trashy. Uptown is boring with little life. I would choose the lively area over the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Persons experiencing homelessness tend to be near the overpasses, seldom do they set up camp far from the highways. To me, the major areas of downtown (Market Square, Theater District, Discovery Green, etc.) do not see large amounts of this activity. As time goes on, with the proposed demolition of Pierce elevated, continued Midtown development, the sinking of 59, and the proposed highway cap near the convention center/ball park, many of these camps will have to relocate to other, less developed sections of the city. That being said, the citizens of Houston need to be continually taking steps to assist these people instead of pretending as though they don't exist or are anything less than human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Uptown may look "cleaner" to some extent but it's just not a walkable area in my opinion. Downtown is more dense and walkable and you have the rail lines ... it feels more like a "city" and is getting even better with the population surge. Uptown to me just means traffic and big avenues / boulevards. I live in the GRB / soccer stadium area and love how I can just walk to so many things or take the rail if i want... don't need my car as much. Edited August 19, 2018 by HtownWxBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 12 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: One thing about the downtown vs. uptown discussion is the homeless situation. Huge difference between those two districts. I’d say Uptown has a cleaner presence in general. I know this subject is highly controversial. That, I mean the homeless situation. Caydon will be facing this in a year. Some parts of Main Street are just trashy. No offense. The Main Street corridor does have seedy sections, but it is QUICKLY turning a corner. The new high rises in Midtown, Rice’s pending “Innovation Zone”, Midtown Park and the probable host of other future developments will collectively push the homeless away and make Main Street a blindingly bright light in this town. Fortunately, the developers investing here have the vision to see this area’s potential instead of accepting that it will always be a haven for homeless. The greater problem is that the homeless will just migrate to some other underdeveloped part of Midtown or other neighborhood once Main Street is gentrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/w-hotel-houston-downtown-convention-center-cooler-tower/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 This has to be the shortest, dullest W I've ever seen. I hope the design is different and taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattie Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, treblelino said: This has to be the shortest, dullest W I've ever seen. I hope the design is different and taller. The garage was designed and built to only support so many stories and I would imagine they’re building as tall as they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mattie said: The garage was designed and built to only support so many stories and I would imagine they’re building as tall as they can. Yep. And I would further imagine that the final building design changes will have significant constraints too as the stresses/loads must traverse through existing foundation points in the existing structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarface Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 5:25 PM, TexasGeneral said: Hopefully they don’t put a giant purple neon “W” at the top of the tower. Central Market at the base of a residential tower would be a dream development for downtown. Okay then how about a giant blue one that changes colors to pink and green? I don't see what the point of having a W hotel if it can't be known that we have one. Besides, W signage is tasteful and elegant, not gaudy. Now the Central market below residential in your statement, I agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 the design is perfectly fine, i just would have assumed that they would have needed closer to 12 stories to comfortably fit 306 rooms. maybe i'm wrong though. $120m construction costs are right on point for an 308-room upscale hotel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, swtsig said: the design is perfectly fine, i just would have assumed that they would have needed closer to 12 stories to comfortably fit 306 rooms. maybe i'm wrong though. $120m construction costs are right on point for an 308-room upscale hotel though. It's going to be more than 12 stories, is it not? I think it's about 16 stories (on top of the existing structure). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Houston19514 said: It's going to be more than 12 stories, is it not? I think it's about 16 stories (on top of the existing structure). Looks like 15 or 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Such a waste of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, treblelino said: Such a waste of space. Sorry, but this has to be the most unintentionally ironic comment on this topic. This hotel is literally built on top of an existing building and does not take up any additional space whatsoever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, mls1202 said: Sorry, but this has to be the most unintentionally ironic comment on this topic. This hotel is literally built on top of an existing building and does not take up any additional space whatsoever... @treblelino is probably talking about the Rustic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 6 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said: Update on The Rustic at 1836 Polk in downtown Houston, part of the George R. Brown Convention Center redevelopment in the Convention District: It's opening in late October or November. More details on the space:There’s also a retractable roof, two VIP areas, and an Uber Lounge for ride-hailing users.https://www.papercitymag.com/restaurants/houston-21-best-new-restaurants-most-anticipated-openings-end-2018/ Do we have any construction pics of this? It sounds.... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 2 hours ago, wilcal said: Do we have any construction pics of this? It sounds.... interesting. Look back on previous pages of this thread - lots of pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I was talking about The Rustic. Thx CSPWAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 That place looks like some BS for out of towners a la the Riverwalk in San Antonio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The lighting seems to be about twice as bright as what they should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, bobruss said: The lighting seems to be about twice as bright as what they should be. No...those are just overexposed lights in pics. Probably from a bad cell phone camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Love that it has a retractable roof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 15 hours ago, Luminare said: No...those are just overexposed lights in pics. Probably from a bad cell phone camera. Or a bad photographer (me) !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Jacobs Picked to Design-Engineer Convention Center https://www.virtualbx.com/industry-news/houston-jacobs-picked-to-design-engineer-convention-center/ Houston (Harris County) — Houston First Corporation selected Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. as the architect/engineer for planned improvements to the George R. Brown Convention Center. The improvements are intended to take advantage of opportunities being afforded by a Texas Department of Transportation 10-year highway project adjacent to the convention center and surrounding area. The Brown Convention Center hosts more than 400 events and some 600,000 visitors annually. Its eastern portion backs up to the elevated freeway, and the vision is to connect both sides of downtown Houston via a potential deck park. Jacobs will assist with modifications while ensuring that the convention center remains fully operational during construction. Brad Simmons, a Jacobs vice president and global director of built environment, said in a statement released Wednesday, “We have an opportunity to be part of a project that will embrace a new gateway to East Downtown and make the convention center and its connections to this newly created space unique and versatile, while maintaining operational functionality. “Our efforts will focus on helping Houston First continue delivering a positive experience for the community that results in repeat visits in both the business and leisure markets – both during construction of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project and for years to come.” The Jacobs team includes convention and exhibition facility design firm Populous, and OJB Landscape Architecture. They will plan, design and deliver visionary and technical solutions for the convention center, among the nation’s 10 largest convention centers. Houston ranks as one of the top 25 cities for convention, conference and seminar travelers. Services will focus on maximizing the facility’s operational efficiencies, maintaining continuous business operations and coordinating efforts with the state transportation engineers, the City of Houston and others involved in the North Houston Highway Improvement Project. “Houston First is very excited about this once in a lifetime opportunity to improve the connection and accessibility between Downtown and Eado. Joining these two areas will be a game changer, providing a more enriching experience not only for visitors to the George R. Brown Convention Center in the heart of Avenida Houston, but for all of Houston,” said Houston First President/CEO Brenda Bazan. “We look forward to partnering with the Jacobs team and have every confidence in their expertise to make certain the GRB is able to continue attracting and delivering superior services to its clients during the transformation of an elevated freeway into a multi-use green space for everyone to enjoy,” Bazan said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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