CityWest Place: 2103 CityWest Blvd.

[ChannelTwoNews]

There was a fairly extensive article written on the potential of four new buildings in the CityWestPlace complex out along the Beltway near Westheimer. It also went into detail about how Westchase in general is really tight in terms of vacancy rates. Here are two scans from today's paper

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/HouConstruction/HBJCitywestbuildings.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/HouConstruction/HBJCitywestbuildings2.jpg

[Trae]

CityWestPlace Five-

22 floors

639,650 square feet

^^This would be the tallest in the CityWestPlace complex.

CityWestPlace Six-

16 floors

465,200 square feet

CityWestPlace Seven-

12 floors

306,900 square feet

CityWestPlace Eight-

16 floors

387,200 square feet

Edited October 26, 2007 by Trae

[KinkaidAlum]

According to the HBJ a major expansion is in the works.

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto.../29/story3.html

Hi-lites are as follows;

DMJM, the original architectural firm for BMC's former headquarters, has been hired to design a major expansion of class A office space totalling 1.8 million square feet.

Building 5- 22 floors tall and 639,650 square feet. Will front the Beltway just to the South of the current tallest bldg.

Building 6- 16 floors and 465,200 square feet. Will be placed just to the West-Southwest of Bldg 5.

Bldgs 5 and 6 look almost identical to the 20 and 21 story towers on the site.

Building 7- 12 floors and 306,900 square feet. Located to the West across City West Blvd from the current campus. Will back up to the residential neighborhood.

Building 8- 16 floors and 387,200 square feet. Appears to be on the Northwest corner of City West Blvd @ Briar Forest (?).

Colvin Office Properties has really cool renderings for each tower in the print edition's Fall 2007 Office Leasing Guide. They also have an aerial view of the entire complex built out.

The HBJ article also states that a hotel could also be built at City West Blvd and Westheimer but they don't give any details.

I got mine in a minute before you.

I got mine in a minute before you.

And I posted two before... With renderings I scanned in.

See: http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...showtopic=13596

Someone, please make with the merging!

Edited October 26, 2007 by bachanon

[Trae]

Wow. Three threads on this in just one minute.

[bachanon]

wow, you guys are psychic. topics merged.

[ChannelTwoNews]

wow, you guys are psychic. topics merged.

Thanks! Never seen a posting frenzy as such before.

[hldjhn987]

Any word on when they will start construction on these buildings?

Looks like the 22 story building would be next in line as building #5.

Nice brochure from their website.

http://citywestplacehouston.com/CityWestPl...%20Brochure.pdf

[Vertigo58]

Any word on when they will start construction on these buildings?

Looks like the 22 story building would be next in line as building #5.

Nice brochure from their website.

http://citywestplacehouston.com/CityWestPl...%20Brochure.pdf

We are just 2 blocks away and I tell you this area is booming in construction! Can't count em. Nice.

[swtsig]

that's a very impressive office park.

[lockmat]

Did any of my pictures post? I thought they would but i can't tell from work.

Anyway, I found City West Place 7, too. I am not sure how many of these buildings already exist since I never go here. Can anyone else say? http://showcase.com/...G3mZrnun1gcyiq4

I found building 6, too: http://showcase.com/...qO+s/3qEObk/TiY

8:http://showcase.com/...vDG2gj+0aSX0e+e

Edited May 13, 2010 by lockmat

[LTAWACS]

no pics but thanks for the info!!!

[Urbannizer]

This is new stuff locky.

City West Place 6 -

City West Place 7 - 12 floors.

City West Place 8 - 16 floors.

Edited May 12, 2010 by Urbannizer

[Urbannizer]

City West Place 5 is also proposed, its 22 floors.

[sargento03]

Its amazing how much space even multi-level parking garages occupy on these sites.

[lockmat]

They could have started a mini business district had they planned this out better with a street-grid etc. I guess they did not want to sacrafice the greens and it's cheaper to build garages next door instead of underneath the building?

[LTAWACS]

Sadly (and totally expected) they all look alike... I cant tell the new ones from the old ones... but I guess that can be a good selling point...

[Urbannizer]

More info,

http://www.citywestplacehouston.com/CityWestPlace%20Development%20Brochure.pdf

[dbigtex56]

More info,

http://www.citywestplacehouston.com/CityWestPlace%20Development%20Brochure.pdf

On their renderings a major street is referred to as "Westheimer Blvd".

Does Westheimer Road change names at some point, or is this ignorance/affectation on the part of the developer?

[TheNiche]

On their renderings a major street is referred to as "Westheimer Blvd".

Does Westheimer Road change names at some point, or is this ignorance/affectation on the part of the developer?

There is already a Westheimer Dr, a Westheimer Ct, a Westheimer Way, and a Westheimer Pkwy. Why not a Westheimer Blvd?

[lockmat]

Any guesses as to what they might have been thinking when they planned out the site plan? It's very underwhelming from a brochure point of view.

Did they even care?

[TheNiche]

Any guesses as to what they might have been thinking when they planned out the site plan? It's very underwhelming from a brochure point of view.

Did they even care?

Think about the programming on a Clear Channel radio station. The whole point is to never play a song that won't make you turn the dial...which is to say, it has to be familiar and inoffensive. It's the same thing with speculative suburban office buildings; make it highly functional and inoffensive.

Edited May 15, 2010 by TheNiche

[dbigtex56]

There is already a Westheimer Dr, a Westheimer Ct, a Westheimer Way, and a Westheimer Pkwy. Why not a Westheimer Blvd?

Why not, indeed; except that's not the name of the thoroughfare in question. It's Westheimer Road.

[lockmat]

Think about the programming on a Clear Channel radio station. The whole point is to never play a song that won't make you turn the dial...which is to say, it has to be familiar and inoffensive. It's the same thing with speculative suburban office buildings; make it highly functional and inoffensive.

Well, I kind of like the buildings themselves, but I get what you're saying about the layout; I agree. I mean, I'm not asking for anything earth shattering new or fancy, just a little more thought and effort. Oh well, it'll look nice driving by on the Beltway, which is I guess is all you really want for a suburban development with no potential for pedestrian activity.

[TheNiche]

Why not, indeed; except that's not the name of the thoroughfare in question. It's Westheimer Road.

Oh, ok. Well if they mislabeled a thoroughfare, that was no doubt an error on someone's part. Nobody cares.

Well, I kind of like the buildings themselves, but I get what you're saying about the layout; I agree. I mean, I'm not asking for anything earth shattering new or fancy, just a little more thought and effort. Oh well, it'll look nice driving by on the Beltway, which is I guess is all you really want for a suburban development with no potential for pedestrian activity.

I'm sure each building will have a nice little deli/sundries shop. No need to walk around outside.

[zaphod]

There are sidewalks already if you look at the plan/map and google

Edited May 15, 2010 by zaphod

[jgriff]

I worked in one of these buildings for a while. The development seems to be set up to be like a campus. They have a nice jogging trail and people use bicycles to get around.

[ChannelTwoNews]

It looks like there may finally be activity of some sort on the site, where buildings 5 & 6 have been proposed. Since it sounds like they're going for their own campus, these towers likely won't be the end product... Maybe this needs it's own thread (couldn't find one if there was one previously posted!)?

http://www.bisnow.co...s-66s-new-home/

Phillips 66 has chosen the site of its new global HQ. The big winner: Westchase.

Here’s the 14-acre site where Phillips will build its campus. It acquired the property, off Beltway 8 West between Westheimer and Briar Forest, from an affiliate of Thomas Properties Group. The company has officed at Pinnacle Westchase since leaving the ConocoPhillips campus in May. It’s working on the design for its HQ; construction will take 24 to 36 months after groundbreaking. Plans call for office space, conference and training facilities, and wellness and dining options.

Edited October 1, 2012 by ChannelTwoNews

[Urbannizer]

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[Urbannizer]

Redevelopment includes a proposed hotel and retail.