roadrunner Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yeah I don't see this happening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yeah I don't see this happening.I don't know if they'll find the financing, but there are a lot of unserved needs in the Med Center because square footage is at such a premium. I could see this working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 culturemap confirms that at one point it was planned to happen:A deal has been struck between Transwestern and METRO to develop the space over the bus bays with a hotel and office space. This will require extensive rebuilding of the facilities, but when it happens, the station will be quite the statement.http://culturemap.com/mapdetail/metrorail-tmc-transit-center/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) Mixed use complexTo be constructed over light rail facilityLocated in the Texas Medical CenterConstruction cost of $105 million In a joint development with Transwestern Development Company and The Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro), Kirksey is designing the new mixed-use complex that will be constructed over an existing light rail transit facility on Fannin in the Texas Medical Center. Under the agreement, Transwestern will lease air space from Metro above the transit center for 99 years. Estimated at $105 million, the development will house hotel, residential, retail and medical office components and will connect by a skybridge to the surrounding Medical Center.http://www.kirksey.c..._transit_centerYes, the Transwestern/Kirksey team was one of the final four selected by METRO from dozens of applicants to present competing plans. In 2006, I think it was. After each of these firms had spent gobs of money to plan a development that only might have been selected (which is your cue that METRO was fully planning on selling the land below market value), an engineering report came out that determined that METRO's seven-figure expenditure to over-engineer the transit center so that a highrise could be built directly on top of it without interrupting service was wholly inadequate to that purpose. All of the proposed projects were too tall and too heavy to be feasible on the site. By that time, however, the point was moot. METRO had not communicated their intent to build an under-parked highrise with the Texas Medical Center, Inc. (per a written agreement) and so the TMC exercised their right to veto the project. Edited January 12, 2011 by TheNiche 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Houston needs another oil boom. A big one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes, the Transwestern/Kirksey team was one of the final four selected by METRO from dozens of applicants to present competing plans. In 2006, I think it was. After each of these firms had spent gobs of money to plan a development that only might have been selected (which is your cue that METRO was fully planning on selling the land below market value), an engineering report came out that determined that METRO's seven-figure expenditure to over-engineer the transit center so that a highrise could be built directly on top of it without interrupting service was wholly inadequate to that purpose. All of the proposed projects were too tall and too heavy to be feasible on the site. By that time, however, the point was moot. METRO had not communicated their intent to build an under-parked highrise with the Texas Medical Center, Inc. (per a written agreement) and so the TMC exercised their right to veto the project.Is there anything - ANYTHING - the Metro cannot bungle? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Houston needs another oil boom. A big one.I think it's coming with the way they're talking about gas prices going up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 This would be spectacular. But I would rather focus on building the Intermodal Terminal/light rail lines first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 This would be spectacular. But I would rather focus on building the Intermodal Terminal/light rail lines first.Normally,i would agree if this was proposed any place else, but the med center is starved for space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Hey, at least the rendering looks nice. lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrnavid Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hopefully this happens.The transit companies in a lot of big cities use their transit property to build real estate, and then use the real estate money to run the transit operations. Think about the World Trade Center in New York -- owned by the NY/NJ Port Authority.MTR in Hong Kong has a bunch of developments with thousands of apartments and offices. One of the more recent ones includes a 120-story building.If it keeps Metro from having to beg the voters/taxpayers for more money, then I'm all in favor of it getting into the real estate business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 What ever happened to this project? It's still on kirksey's website. www.kirksey.com/project/metro_transit_center 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternativemike Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Good question! I'm assuming this has either been scrapped or put on indefinite hold, since this was a pre-economic slowdown project - but with the Houston market booming like crazy the last few years, maybe this project will see the light of day? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 This would become one of my favorite developments in the city. But after 9 years, seems like zero chance it gets built. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Forgive me if there is a topic for this already, but does anybody know what this is?From Kirksey's website: Houston, Texas 65,000 sf Mixed use complexTo be constructed over light rail facilityLocated in the Texas Medical CenterConstruction cost of $105 million 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/24292-metro-transit-center-in-tmc/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 From what I know this project died with the recession. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yea super old and gone. Kirksey seems to be the company that keeps ancient dead projects on their website and elsewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Note merged the topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yea super old and gone. Kirksey seems to be the company that keeps ancient dead projects on their website and elsewhere. All firms keep dead projects on their portfolios. They should be kept in the "On Boards" sections. Even failed projects should still be shown. It displays what work firms have pursued. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 All firms keep dead projects on their portfolios. They should be kept in the "On Boards" sections. Even failed projects should still be shown. It displays what work firms have pursued. Yea... at least shouldn't be mixed in with active projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 too bad too. I really find this project interesting. I often use the transit center in the TMC and wonder how this project would have gone over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2019 Back on the table? https://mcmunnnicholas.wixsite.com/nicholasmcmunnarch/copy-of-confidential-casino-and-res Quote Located in one of the worlds largest medical centers, this transit-oriented development will provide several levels of accommodation for visitors and residents alike. Gateway Station at the Texas Medical Center (“TMC”), is a joint venture between Paul Alexander Company, LLC, and Grifn Partners, Inc. (“PAC” or “Developer”). Gateway Station, a transit-oriented hotel development located in the Heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The project is a to-be-built 500-room hotel with mixed-use development consisting of 3 Hotels (125-room Extended Stay Hotel, 250-room Ballroom Hotel, and 125-room Hotel), structured parking (524 spaces) above the METRO bus and rail transit station. There is currently a significant lack of available hotel room supply for over 10 million TMC visitors per year. The strategic intent of METRO - TMC lite-transit oriented development is to augment METRO’s ridership, improve the customer experience at its premier TMC transit station, enhance the largest medical center in the world, and provide additional hotel rooms and retail/restaurant options within the TMC. Gateway Station will be in the Texas Medical Center and near Downtown Houston CBD. The TMC opened in 1925 and is the largest medical complex in the world. It covers 1,345 acres, making it the 8th largest business district in the country and is still expanding. The TMC hosts over 10 million patient visits and over 150,000 surgeries per year. The TMC has over 110,000 employees, including 5,000 doctors, 15,000 nurses and 5,700 researchers and is currently undergoing a $3.25 billion expansion. Additionally, the TMC has 7,000 patient beds and 25,000 babies are delivered annually in its 21 member hospitals. In addition to having direct access to the Texas Medical Center and Houston CBD, Gateway Station will also be a quick drive to the Rice Village shopping and retail center, adjacent to Rice University and will be less than 2.5 miles from Hermann Park, the Museum District, the Houston Zoo and Hermann Park Golf Course. Quote 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Hopefully this is real and not old and expired. I can't imagine the transformation of the Texas Medical Center if this project, TMC3 and just one of mixed use projects were all U/C at the same time. The TMC is truly becoming more of an international marvel, what an exciting time to be in Houston. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Beautiful design. Will be an asset for the TMC. Nevertheless they better put some decent ventilation or the gas fumes from the buses will be obnoxious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2019 Link confirms this as an actual proposal, bids were held late last year: https://www.governmentcontracts.us/government-contracts/opportunity-details/NBD15684349441937686.htm?cts=c08ff 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Would be nice if some of the other transit centers got this treatment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 hours ago, gclass said: ^^^ if allowed to proceed forward, this prospective GATEWAY STATION at the TMC development would/should become an instant tourist destination in itself. just think about it for a second... incorporating the right mix of hospitality/transit/retail... who wouldn't want to be here? (squints eyes): Monarch...is that you? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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