bobruss Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 My question is if they do go with the continuation of the below ground 59/69 how do they go under the rail lines without causing timely delays for the rail during this construction. I can't imagine how they will structurally support the rail lines and trains, while digging underneath. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: So... they're making it shorter? Or perhaps will build a different structure on top. Edited September 14, 2019 by H-Town Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 So excited to see what this building will become! This pocket of Midtown is going to be unrecognizable in a few years. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: So excited to see what this building will become! This pocket of Midtown is going to be unrecognizable in a few years. And not in a 1945 Berlin sort of way... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Perhaps the 1945 Berlin method might have been cheaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 12 hours ago, H-Town Man said: So... they're making it shorter? Or perhaps will build a different structure on top. I was wondering this too, once I realized they weren’t just punching holes for windows, but starting to chip away the roof of that portion. Had to revert back to the renderings.. looks like that floor will be removed, for a flat roof across the whole building. Could have been a cool indoor/outdoor type rooftop terrace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Just a reminder of what they are aiming for: https://ionhouston.com/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2019 North side. East side. Southeast corner. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2019 11-story parking garage, retail along Eagle St. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wow. That's a lot of Parking. Good Sign for the size and scope of the overall development plan. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 23 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: Just a reminder of what they are aiming for: https://ionhouston.com/ looks amazing! that area is going to be 🏆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Toopicky said: Is this along Main Street ?????? Yup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmitch94 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Our very own mock up of Berlin circa 1945. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Looks like "how not to demolish, but renovate, a building Houston style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) Sears was defaced in 3 places. Edited September 27, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Sears was defaced in 3 places. I saw that Rowdy tagged it on the east side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Why not just start from ground zero? Seems like they're tearing everything down, what's going to be left of the old building? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 57 minutes ago, hindesky said: Why not just start from ground zero? Seems like they're tearing everything down, what's going to be left of the old building? The bones !!! 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 The humorous counter-factual would be if they knocked the thing, dug a pit and built something that looked like a gutted version of the original building. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 4:24 PM, hindesky said: Why not just start from ground zero? Seems like they're tearing everything down, what's going to be left of the old building? I thought the same with the Grigg's Boat Store in Montrose. They gutted the hell out of it, but then completely transformed it back to what it would have looked like before Grigg's. That's the same thing here. Sears stripped this building down so much that the original shell is the only thing worthy of saving. Use it as a base frame, and then bring back the ornament on top of that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 The photos are all taken from the southern view. If you view from the east west or north you realize they have saved the most modern aspects of the building. I would also imagine that hideous brick will with get taken down or covered. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 11 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Looks like their plan will be to rebuild / recreate a large part of this building. Interesting... as it not technically 'preservation'. But the gist of the original building will remain.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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