Luminare Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, jgriff said: You think this is slow? 1916 West Gray is 6 years into construction. Still not done! Drove past there a few days ago. They have made a lot of progress since switching to a different contractor. Looks like the only thing left is site work and interiors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Luminare said: Drove past there a few days ago. They have made a lot of progress since switching to a different contractor. Looks like the only thing left is site work and interiors. So...we're looking at a 2035 completion date? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Yes, but I'm pretty sure that is separate from the apartment complex. I think the plaza is being developed/built by the Midtown Management District That would explain a lot. Midtown Management District is anything but efficient at project management. The Caroline St. re-do is moving along at a snail’s pace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 2/11/2019 at 10:28 PM, nonenadazilch said: Sounds like negligence on both the part of the developer for not ensuring pedestrians have an alternate right-of-way as well as the city for allowing this to continue. Reported this to 311. They forwarded to code enforcement. Doubt anything comes of it but hey what was ever wrong with complaining? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 15 hours ago, corbs315 said: Reported this to 311. They forwarded to code enforcement. Doubt anything comes of it but hey what was ever wrong with complaining? As inconvenient as it is to have that sidewalk closed for so long, I'm pretty sure they have a sidewalk closure permit. If not, code enforcement will just require them to apply for one or renew their expired one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) On 2/10/2019 at 11:43 PM, BeerNut said: . Hey my dad's girlfriend did that one! I'll have to share with my dad. Thanks Edited March 9, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timoric Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Response Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Midtown is really looking good these days. It's almost worth the wait. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dbigtex56 Posted March 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 8:14 AM, Timoric said: Thread started in 2012, will this finish before the end of the decade? I'm having my doubts. Despite the fact that all the construction on that side of the building was completed months ago, the sidewalks on Main Street remain impassible. Coupled with the construction of 2850 Fannin, Main Street continues to be a no-man's-land for pedestrians. They've also taken their sweet time in restoring sidewalks and the bus stop at McGowen on the Travis Street side. And McGowen? They don't even pretend to care. Ideally, the COH should impose some sort of realistic timeline for construction to be completed, and start issuing hefty fines for projects that ignore the needs of the surrounding community. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted March 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sucks I have to ride on the street on Main with cars tailgating me till I get to the open sidewalk. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 17 hours ago, hindesky said: Sucks I have to ride on the street on Main with cars tailgating me till I get to the open sidewalk. I think we can all agree that, yeah its taking forever to finish, but at least the whole superblock looks really good, and they are taking their time to get it right. Would suck if it took 10 years and it look terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post rechlin Posted May 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2019 After slowly laying bricks for what seems like a year, it looks like they've finally pretty much finished the brickwork around the fountains. Not pictured -- the concrete for the sidewalk along Main has finally mostly been poured: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 One time I walked by there, and there was one (1) person hand laying each brick. That would explain why it took so long 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 4/17/2017 at 8:29 AM, urbanize713 said: Yep, two actually. One restaurant and one kiosk. @gclass In the original drawings, it was supposed to be a "tree grove" and plaza. At the corner of Travis and McGowen was supposed to be a restaurant, which they haven't even started by the looks of it 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Your right there is a site for a restaurant pad. They might still be looking for a concept to interject their own architecture and haven't worked out a lease yet. Just speculating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 5 hours ago, cspwal said: One time I walked by there, and there was one (1) person hand laying each brick. That would explain why it took so long "One coffee bean...TWO coffee beans...." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/10/2019 at 6:30 PM, rechlin said: After slowly laying bricks for what seems like a year, it looks like they've finally pretty much finished the brickwork around the fountains. Not pictured -- the concrete for the sidewalk along Main has finally mostly been poured: There's no way that's the finished product. It's an entire plaza of trip hazards... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 5 hours ago, cspwal said: @gclass In the original drawings, it was supposed to be a "tree grove" and plaza. At the corner of Travis and McGowen was supposed to be a restaurant, which they haven't even started by the looks of it If you look closer at that area and then the picture its pretty much exactly what they were intending. Instead of grass inside the brick loops they choose to make it an actual plaza instead. Probably a better move in the end. 4 minutes ago, phillip_white said: There's no way that's the finished product. It's an entire plaza of trip hazards... at most the loops are extruded by maybe 1". Doesn't really look like a tripping hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Luminare said: If you look closer at that area and then the picture its pretty much exactly what they were intending. Instead of grass inside the brick loops they choose to make it an actual plaza instead. Probably a better move in the end. at most the loops are extruded by maybe 1". Doesn't really look like a tripping hazard. As someone who has tripped on a polished concrete floor, anything can be a tripping hazard 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just now, cspwal said: As someone who has tripped on a polished concrete floor, anything can be a tripping hazard True. I don't think they count "chronic feet-shuffliing" as a disability though. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 My guess when I saw it was that they were laying out the contrast paving blocks and will cut them into the base paving blocks for a flat surface. Unless someone there is looking to subsidized the local lawyer community, you can't leave it as is now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Luminare said: True. I don't think they count "chronic feet-shuffliing" as a disability though. Speaking of disability, wheelchair access might be a better point than tripping hazard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: My guess when I saw it was that they were laying out the contrast paving blocks and will cut them into the base paving blocks for a flat surface. Unless someone there is looking to subsidized the local lawyer community, you can't leave it as is now. From my professional opinion. This is a whole lot of nothing 27 minutes ago, phillip_white said: Speaking of disability, wheelchair access might be a better point than tripping hazard. Considering that this must have passed TAS review (Texas Accessibility Standards), my original hypothesis of 1" was probably wrong and it probably is 1/2" transition with a 1:2 bevel at the top or this is a 1/4" with no bevel. Seeing as its being built and it probably passed review then its neither a tripping hazard nor is it inaccessible to wheelchairs. Case closed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Timoric said: In my are in Washington DC, we have a crumbling metro platform that isn't level with the trains and wheelchair users have an issue, it is long and expensive fix https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Platform-Improvement-Project-Metro-announces-travel-options-website.cfm Yeah, but what does this have to do with the price of tea in China? There is a misnomer that for something to be "accessible" than it means everything. That would be like saying every seat a Minute Maid Park has to be wheelchair accessible which would be insane as there are never going to be 25000 Handicap people in a given situation...ever. Same goes for plaza's, etc... The plaza in this case needs to be full ADA accessible from one point of entry and that is it (which is normally the closest approach from a given ADA parking spot). Thats about it. The transitions between blocks is (as I've stated before) most likely ADA compliant. Now this isn't targeted at you specifically @Timoric. All this hullabaloo just smells of people wanting to complain about something. Its fine to be critical, but this is a bit ridiculous, and I rather presume one of innocence until proven guilty than the reverse. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: My guess when I saw it was that they were laying out the contrast paving blocks and will cut them into the base paving blocks for a flat surface. Unless someone there is looking to subsidized the local lawyer community, you can't leave it as is now. Upon further inspection, you are likely correct about cutting the darker blocks into the pavers below. If you look at the picture that launched a thousand comments, they have already installed concentric rings of pavers. So they probably laid the darker blocks out to mark the pavers, pull them out, and cut them. CASE CLOSED. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, phillip_white said: Upon further inspection, you are likely correct about cutting the darker blocks into the pavers below. If you look at the picture that launched a thousand comments, they have already installed concentric rings of pavers. So they probably laid the darker blocks out to mark the pavers, pull them out, and cut them. CASE CLOSED. That would be an enormous waste of time. That is not something that is done in the field. Those are finished pavers. They aren't coming back up. You 'want' there to be something wrong. Its ok to be wrong. Does this have to be a conspiracy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Perhaps this space is strictly for appearances sake and not meant to be open to pedestrians (much like the sunken Zen garden formerly at 611 Walker). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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