Fortune Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Took a couple of shots yesterday. It appears that they removed the gates in one section and moved the fence in another. That is a very large site. Looks like a entire city block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 So what exactly is going up here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Did anyone every find a rendering for this project ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) It took me awhile, but I finally got a chance to take another photo. It didn't quite turn out like I was hoping for (still saving up for that smaller lens), but you get the general idea of how big this is going to be. If you're on a cell phone, save your data plan and bail. Look at it at home. EDIT: Can we merge a couple of the archstone threads? it took me awhile to find this one. Edited August 18, 2013 by ricco67 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Does anyone know the name of the redeveloped building at the old Archstone Apartments Building 7, 8, and 9, which were evicted last year (again?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Archstone Memorial Heights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Good to see my old pad getting a redo Any more recent pics? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 100 Waugh Drive is in the planning and design stages with Hines. The mixed-use complex in Midtown is expected to arrive in mid-2017 and will be highlighted by high-end hi-rise residential, a premiere hotel, and 650,000 square feet of Class A office space.http://www.joneslanglasalle.com/ResearchLevel1/Houston-Office-Highlights-Q2-2014-JLL.pdf 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ahhhh, so this is the project. Think we'll have one of our members confirm this soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Midtown? This is north of memorial if the address on my phone is correct. Lol. Awesome news though! Sounds like potentially 3 differently highrises.. Ahhhh, so this is the project. Think we'll have one of our members confirm this soon. This is what project? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Midtown? This is north of memorial if the address on my phone is correct. Lol. Awesome news though! Sounds like potentially 3 differently highrises..This is what project?The project swstig recently referred to as one being announced in the near future. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It's only in Midtown is you swim the bayou and walk a mile or two. Mid-2017 delivery? 3 years? They better get diggin' soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Midtown? This is north of memorial if the address on my phone is correct. Lol.Midtown Heights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Is this what the weird Toronto YouTube videos were talking about but those were just weird architecture jokes that I don't get? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 So the little brown office building wedged between Jackson hill apartments and united way will make way for some grandiose project in "midtown"? You can call it whatever you want I just want to peep at the rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I don't see how a project of this magnitude can fit on that site. Access would be a real issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) I don't see how a project of this magnitude can fit on that site. Access would be a real issue. It's a pretty-good sized chunk of land... at least 2.25 acres (1 1/2 times the size of a downtown block). The site currently has two buildings (124,000 square foot office building and a parking garage) and the buildings take up less than 1/2 of the property. Three buildings will be able to fit on the property pretty easily. How is access going to be an issue? It has good street frontage on Waugh and on Feagan. Edited July 2, 2014 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Santa Urbannizer came down my chimney last night! That sounds like a neat development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It's a pretty-good sized chunk of land... at least 2.25 acres (1 1/2 times the size of a downtown block). The site currently has two buildings (124,000 square foot office building and a parking garage) and the buildings take up less than 1/2 of the property. Three buildings will be able to fit on the property pretty easily. How is access going to be an issue? It has good street frontage on Waugh and on Feagan. Only one of the buildings proposed is nearly six times as large as the existing building. I guess it depends on the scale and type of hotel + resi components. Access is bad - Waugh is only one way at the site and is right before the merge onto Memorial. Feagan is a narrow, tiny street with drainage issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Only one of the buildings proposed is nearly six times as large as the existing building. I guess it depends on the scale and type of hotel + resi components. Access is bad - Waugh is only one way at the site and is right before the merge onto Memorial. Feagan is a narrow, tiny street with drainage issues. They will at least have to add a left turn lane from northbound Waugh -- it backs up right now if 1 car is turning....might be tough with the ramp from Memorial entering right there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 They will at least have to add a left turn lane from northbound Waugh -- it backs up right now if 1 car is turning....might be tough with the ramp from Memorial entering right there...They need to put a light at that intersection. That's what they need to do. Especially with that new apartment complex coming online. It's taken me up to 10 minutes just to turn left from Feagan onto Waugh/Heights Blvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Midtown HeightsYes!2.212378' higher up than Midtown. Makes all the difference. You can see for miles from Midtown Heights. MH makes regular Midtown look sooooo very flat and low, actually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) I used to work at 100 Waugh back when it was the Gary Greene Tower. For a while at least, Brown & Root owned it after Gary Greene; their modeling shop was on the bottom floor or two. There is a lot more dirt associated with that property than what is apparent at first glance. Access was a bit dodgy even back then, when the brontosauruses didn't move nearly as quickly, all phones had wires, and the only large apartment complex nearby was Bayou Whatever (edit: we'll now call it Bayou Heights) next to St. Thomas. IIRC, what we'd do if coming from any direction other than heading south on Yale was to cloverleaf as necessary and then exit Memorial at Jackson Hill, ultimately entering via Feagan. Edited July 2, 2014 by mollusk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Before photo: 2014-07-02 18.25.40 by marclongoria, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I use to live 2 minutes from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 A light at Feagan really would fix any access issues and would help Waugh work better anyway. This section is treated like a freeway interchange right now, and that really does need to be fixed. There's definitely plenty of room here, but calling it Midtown makes me wonder if this is actually the right site. Although I have no idea how someone would accidentally write "Waugh." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Love the entire area. A convoluted version of Ms Palen.....build baby build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Why there aren't high end condos and high rise apts lining this entire area is beyond me. Bring it on. Create a swanky high end venue for entertainment and shopping, and voila! Another MUST HAVE locale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I wonder how long until the AIG building gets a new glass facade? I'd guess when the current lease is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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