Twinsanity02 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 17 hours ago, Urbannizer said: DSC05176 by wpnsmech555, on Flickr Photos like this get me wondering about the daytime population within the 610 Loop. High rises going up everywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) When you swing around 69 south around the museum area its amazing the cluster of 25 story buildings that have popped up. Helping to bring TMC and downtown together with growth in the midtown neighborhood. Edited June 10, 2017 by bobruss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 This is going up fast. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Is the residential tower still scheduled for 38 floors? If so looks like another 19 or 20 floors to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted June 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2017 Southeast corner. North side. Southwest corner. Glass and brick is going up. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Stopped by the site yesterday and had a short discussion with one of the contractors. The Main street tower is about to top out and the back side tower is on the 25th floor leaving 13 to go. This is going to be such a dynamic presence on the southwestern fringe of the TMC. Cant wait to see it once its all done. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, bobruss said: Stopped by the site yesterday and had a short discussion with one of the contractors. The Main street tower is about to top out and the back side tower is on the 25th floor leaving 13 to go. This is going to be such a dynamic presence on the southwestern fringe of the TMC. Cant wait to see it once its all done. Will the hotel and condos share the pool? Edited June 30, 2017 by brian0123 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I didn't ask about that. I was just curious to find out if it was still going to be 38 floors, and what floor they were currently on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 On 6/25/2017 at 3:36 PM, hindesky said: North side. One thing that strikes me about this is the large blank wall along the northern face of the hotel, visible in Hindesky's photo above. It sure seems to lend some credence to a future project on the BW hotel site (well, former BW). I can't find any renderings from the north side to figure out what this side will look like upon completion 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 11 hours ago, OkieEric said: One thing that strikes me about this is the large blank wall along the northern face of the hotel, visible in Hindesky's photo above. It sure seems to lend some credence to a future project on the BW hotel site (well, former BW). I can't find any renderings from the north side to figure out what this side will look like upon completion This would confirm what I was told on my first visit to the site. It was just prior to excavation and the contractor suggested then that there was a possible 66 story tower going up on the adjoining property just to the north. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, bobruss said: This would confirm what I was told on my first visit to the site. It was just prior to excavation and the contractor suggested then that there was a possible 66 story tower going up on the adjoining property just to the north. That would by far be the tallest tower in the area right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 @jmitch94 Yep, it'd be the tallest in the med center by a huge margin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) A 66-story tower would rival any building downtown and Williams. By floor count it would be the third tallest in Houston. Edited July 1, 2017 by wxman 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twitter1 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 ^ wow! That's hot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bobruss Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I really like this development and the fact that its mixed use and two towers all on the same podium makes it much interesting. Mark my word this is really going to alter the southern and southwestern views of the med center. Its massive in scale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Webcam: https://www.senserasystems.com/public/PinOaksInterest/M68635144483 http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0002.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0006.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0020.jpg http://www.medistarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2777/2016/07/DJI_0008.jpg 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Just rebranding, same company. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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htownbro Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 3:05 PM, wxman said: A 66-story tower would rival any building downtown and Williams. By floor count it would be the third tallest in Houston. This would be pretty awesome! The TMC skyline rivals that of many small cities in the USA! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 The TMC website claims they are the 8th largest business district in the U.S. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Where is Uptown in that ranking? Just curious . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 According to Wikipedia , Uptown Houston is the 17th largest which they claim is similar in office space to Denver or Pittsburg. I suppose they do not count residential in all these estimates. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Those two rankings are measuring different things. The ranking referenced in the TMC website is apparently based on the acreage of the district. The Uptown Houston rankings are based on office space square footage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 27 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Those two rankings are measuring different things. The ranking referenced in the TMC website is apparently based on the acreage of the district. The Uptown Houston rankings are based on office space square footage. The second being relevant, the first being meaningless schtick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I had an opportunity to play with an Oculus last night and one of the first things I did after I figured out how to use the joy sticks was to tour Houston on Google earth. It was amazing first to watch the buildings start popping up out of the ground all around me and to fly through the different parts of town. The med center was amazing along with the galleria uptown and obviously downtown. At one point I was trying to tilt and rotate and found myself getting a little queasy. It was an incredible experience and when I zoomed out eventually I was observing the earth in the Universe as if I was floating out in space, and I was standing ion the middle of it with stars, planets, and the milky way, all around me 360. What an incredible device. The drawing in three dimensions and the ability to grab the object and rotate it and render is fascinating. But I loved seeing the city in 3D that way. What a tool for working out spatial issues in urban planning. I was blown away. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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