Sky-guy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Finally Houston has topped it's previous residential height.Will the new Residential tower at Market Square be taller than this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2014 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Houston-s-tallest-apartment-tower-nearing-5719564.php#/6 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WshfulThnkn Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 great pics! props! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Very nice composition, Urbannizer. Not that it's a surprise, but that place sure does have some wide open views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks Urbannizer great pics! I live in the Upper Kirby District and we call it the "Beast". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 IMG_1139 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tellez1984 Posted September 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2014 9/1/14 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The tower looks great. You know if they ever demolished that AT&T building. I wouldn't miss it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) The tower looks great. You know if they ever demolished all of the windowless AT&T buildings in Houston, I wouldn't miss them.Fixed ^ Edited September 2, 2014 by Howard Huge 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Fixed ^There seems to be an abundance of those doesn't there?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Is it just me, or does it seem like AT&T cornered the market on featureless tan brick buildings? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Is it just me, or does it seem like AT&T cornered the market on featureless tan brick buildings?They were built to house communications equipment. They don't need windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Some of the laminate is peeling back and you can see the true color of the facade. A slightly less intense blue. It looks good.. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Some of the laminate is peeling back and you can see the true color of the facade. A slightly less intense blue. It looks good.. I think it is a lot less intense of blue. Looks great though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 It's hard to see on the picture,but the railings look really cheap in person, very flimsy. The vertical supports don't even line up with joints in the panels... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 They don't line up with what? I didn't think they looked cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 It's hard to see on the picture,but the railings look really cheap in person, very flimsy.The vertical supports don't even line up with joints in the panels... I'm not a fan of the railings mainly because I think they will partially block the view as you're sitting down in your apartment.., but I do agree they look like thin flimsy perforated sheet metal. Also, still not sure about the paint color they decided for the facade. Withholding final judgement until I see the finished product with the glass skirt around the first few floors and all of the blue plastic removed. Maybe the sun will reflect the balcony railings and give the tower a unique look..., we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsatyr Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) They don't line up with what? I didn't think they looked cheap. He is saying the vertical railings for the balconies do not match with the vertical linings of the panels placed over them. It's like staring at a hung framed picture that is crooked. It's kind of an eyesore. Edited September 27, 2014 by xsatyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I'm not a fan of the railings mainly because I think they will partially block the view as you're sitting down in your apartment.., but I do agree they look like thin flimsy perforated sheet metal.I think it'll be like those vehicle window graphics with the perforated holes in them. You can't really see in from outside the car, but from inside you can see out just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 He is saying the vertical railings for the balconies do not match with the vertical linings of the panels placed over them. It's like staring at a hung framed picture that is crooked. It's kind of an eyesore.I'm totally confused as to what y'all meant now. Ha. But my best guess for why the balcony railing supports aren't all lined up with each other is the fact the balconies shift a bit on each floor plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Think he means this. The panels don't match up with the railing. Every balcony, they are a different distance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 somehow, i am thinking that these perforated railings, are just a temporary safety measure. imo, the original conceptual design is forthcoming. this is a massive project, we may just need to be patient. remember THE SOVEREIGN, it took forever to complete... but the detailing is immaculate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Those perforated railings are definitely permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 they're not supposed to all be perfect, that would ruin the flowing design of the building 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Edited October 1, 2014 by BaderJF 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Not done yet and already a handsome building. Easily one of my favorites in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Agreed, this will be a great building. I don't see what all the fuss is about.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMF Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 There should be one on every corner in Houston - like Skyhouses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Yeah.. Because there are only 3 corners in Houston.. Edited October 4, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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