bobruss Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Funny, I think Tilman is trying to follow in Donald's footsteps. He's got his own show on cable now and he' owns casino's. Only difference is their not called Fertitta towers. I think Tilman likes the lime light like Donald does. Tillman just doesnt heap as much praise on himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, thatguysly said: If that is the case then then I count 31 floors plus the crown. The base of the tower has 4 floors. I'm guessing your are counting it as only 2. The stacking plan shown in the site linked above shows a total of 34 stories, and it also shows that what has been referred to here as the "crown" is actually the 34th level, served by an elevator. I think the heliport will be on the the 34th level. Note that this is identified on the stacking plan as Level 35. That is because there is no Level 13, as is customary in hotels. Edited February 3, 2017 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: The base of the tower has 4 floors. I'm guessing your are counting it as only 2. The stacking plan shown in the site linked above shows a total of 34 stories, and it also shows that what has been referred to here as the "crown" is actually the 34th level, served by an elevator. I think the heliport will be on the the 34th level. Note that this is identified on the stacking plan as Level 35. That is because there is no Level 13, as is customary in hotels. I counted 4 at the base. If they are working on the crown now, then they cut the two floors that are shown in the rendering below the crown off. From what I can tell that is the only difference. The rendering never had as many floors as the articles claimed the tower would have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 (edited) 46 minutes ago, thatguysly said: I counted 4 at the base. If they are working on the crown now, then they cut the two floors that are shown in the rendering below the crown off. From what I can tell that is the only difference. The rendering never had as many floors as the articles claimed the tower would have. If I remember correctly, the original plan was 34, then two more floors were added right before construction started. Edited February 3, 2017 by AREJAY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 15 hours ago, bobruss said: Funny, I think Tilman is trying to follow in Donald's footsteps. He's got his own show on cable now and he' owns casino's. Only difference is their not called Fertitta towers. I think Tilman likes the lime light like Donald does. Tillman just doesnt heap as much praise on himself. Plus, so far, he is a regular guy and not a vile orange cheeto of a man ! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The biggest difference is Tilman can be self-deprecating. I was at the opening of the newly renovated tennis facility at UH. Tilman joked with the woman it is named after by saying something to the effect of "i don't normally do photos next to other people's names but I'll make an exception for you." It was really cute and he totally poked fun at himself for being an attention seeker. The Donald would never. He would have attacked that old lady on twitter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sic'EmBears Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 1:28 PM, Sic'EmBears said: Is the building's exterior composed of EIFS, precast, cast stone, or limestone? Nobody knows? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Precast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sic'EmBears Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 7 hours ago, 'Stonian said: Precast Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The crown is only being built on the east side. It looks odd from the north & south. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) So nice to see a thinner tower going up. Edited February 11, 2017 by lockmat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 not sure if anyone is watching Tillman's show Billion Dollar Buyer but its fun to see this project in glimpses on the show...really excited about what it will bring to this area! and so cool to see the Post Oak Blvd project going on full force now too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/15/tilman-fertittas-new-steakhouse-starts.html?ana=twt ^^^ coming soon..... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/10/2017 at 3:14 PM, Montrose1100 said: The crown is only being built on the east side. It looks odd from the north & south. It really does look odd from the North. Noticed that on Friday. Was hoping it would encompass the entire top, but looks like that's not happening. Although a much nicer building, it kind of reminds me of Memorial Herman's offset crown in Memorial City. Just strikes me as a strange thing to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Assuming it's all steel frame on the top... could flesh the whole thing out without a concrete core all around. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/18/2017 at 6:24 PM, Gary said: It really does look odd from the North. Noticed that on Friday. Was hoping it would encompass the entire top, but looks like that's not happening. Although a much nicer building, it kind of reminds me of Memorial Herman's offset crown in Memorial City. Just strikes me as a strange thing to do. They started building out a steel frame yesterday to expand the crown to encompass the entire floor. This morning it looks like they were boxing it in with the pre-cast.https://app.oxblue.com/open/landrys/1600wloop From the construction came, it also looks like they are also about to pour a new parking lot next to the Bently / Rolls dealer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, AREJAY said: They started building out a steel frame yesterday to expand the crown to encompass the entire floor. This morning it looks like they were boxing it in with the pre-cast.https://app.oxblue.com/open/landrys/1600wloop From the construction came, it also looks like they are also about to pour a new parking lot next to the Bently / Rolls dealer. I was going to report that. At the current state it looks like the power plant at 249 & 8. Glad it's going to fill out. YYuge crown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 love watching the cam video of the progress!!! thanks for that link!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, AREJAY said: They started building out a steel frame yesterday to expand the crown to encompass the entire floor. This morning it looks like they were boxing it in with the pre-cast.https://app.oxblue.com/open/landrys/1600wloop From the construction came, it also looks like they are also about to pour a new parking lot next to the Bently / Rolls dealer. Thanks for the update. Good news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 4/23/2015 at 1:24 AM, Howard Huge said: On 4/23/2015 at 0:32 AM, cloud713 said: Maybe I'm missing something, but does this looks anything like the crown currently going up? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Gary said: Maybe I'm missing something, but does this looks anything like the crown currently going up? Could be, if the top few floors are steel and not concrete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 The tower looks much slimmer than the rendering. Very different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 The steel frame for the crown is being installed. I don't think the building is slimmer. The rendering doesn't show a good side profile to show how slim it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 well, the monitor adds 10 lbs, so..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 did anyone watch Billion Dollar Buyer this past week? The whole episode focused on the new ground level Patisserie being installed in The Post Oak. (2 companies were bidding on the concept...from name to design) While the new ribbon chandelier sounds cool, I actually liked the design that lost out better than the winning design...but understand that while the losing design seemed to say "french bakery" more, the winning design definitely fit the "late night/high end" vibe Tillman was going for as well. Anyway...it was fun to see our city and this development the focus of an entire episode! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Yea I saw It as I really like the show. He also had an earlier episode with a company that supplied the benches for Grotto downtown and they filmed alot inside the restaurant during its construction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I've never seen his show before, what's it about? A Fertita-only Shark Tank? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 haha...yeah sort of!...every week Tillman takes a look at 2 small businesses who offer some kind of service/product he may use within any or all of his businesses...at the end of each episode he flies the company to his Houston office and they throw the final pitch and he decides if he will use their product or not. Throughout the episode/process he helps them along the way with advice/ideas/opinions etc...many times you will see that those he does decide to work with have their life changed by having the business double, triple and more all because of Tillman buying/using their product/service. Its pretty educational and entertaining to watch in my opinion... My friends of the houston based company Bravado Spice were on the first episode ever and he decided to use their product in his restaurants and it definitely helped their business...and their company grow! More info here: http://www.papercitymag.com/culture/billionaire-tilman-fertitta-new-reality-show-billion-dollar-buyer-houston-love/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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