Naviguessor Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Let's not get too excited (or disappointed) by Swamplot. The owners obviously are not ready to make an announcement "Nothing has been decided". The full plan probably isn't final, but there is certainly something "happening". Money is being spent...people are being paid...changes are being made to the property every day. These things don't happen unless someone has some intentions. The owners will make an announcement on their own time...not when some blog asks them about a Green Fence being set up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Why would they take out a city permit to close the sidewalk if it was just to keep out squatters/undesirables? Couldn’t they just board up the bldg as it was before? Or maybe they can’t get the windows out without breaking them in some cases and the city required them to close the sidewalk to prevent pedestrians getting rained upon with glass shards. It would be consistent with the sidewalks that have been closed (the eastern and northern sidewalks below the curtain wall facades). Check the twitter feed, this is an ongoing renovation. The old abandoned greek restaurant on the northwest parcel looks like it’s about to be demo’d too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Umm... that sounds dumb by Swamplot... Its clear a fence has gone up for renovation... why would they worry about vagrants and taggers? We didn't do this for the Old County Courthouse during renovation and that's a way more historic building than this one... I think its clear the developers are heading in a redevelopment direction, just not clear whether its residential or commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 http://s.lnimg.com/attachments/4/2/0/4202A756-3EB2-42B0-AEAC-BC85BAD5BF38.pdf Leasing Brochure 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 AWESOME! This is good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
names Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Why did they cut down the trees in the ROW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 ^Nice. It was interesting seeing the "Central Bank" get whittled down to "Central," then nothing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Progress!check out the shiny new facade piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Haha... I thought the samething when I drove by this last weekend. Unfortunately, that is from the original building and is only visible now because they tore down the trees blocking it. Facade wise, there hasn't been any progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 no visible progress in a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) Edited April 20, 2014 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Something fishy going on here. I have a feeling there is a major issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Agreed - no bueno - knock down plus a resi/commercial tower here might work too though. Anyone know the scoop on who owns it? Current status? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Something fishy going on here. I have a feeling there is a major issue... Like what exactly are you thinking? Structural damage? Financial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 If its structural damage... give my company a call. We'll fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) tried to embed the tweet... didnt work. Either way... here's an exchanged I had with their twitter account @CentralSquareTX Are you guys still working on the project? I havent seen any progress for a few weeks User Actions Following CentralSquareMidtown@CentralSquareTX @RJA_BoilerMaker Yes, we have been a bit swamped,but should be posting pics again. Should see some exciting changes in the upcoming weeks! Edited April 23, 2014 by Purdueenginerd 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 There's A LOT of activity going on there today. You can also hear a lot of "rumbling" going on inside... not sure what it is. They have the fences open at the garage, the front, and even on West Gray. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 GREAT NEWS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) There's A LOT of activity going on there today. You can also hear a lot of "rumbling" going on inside... not sure what it is. They have the fences open at the garage, the front, and even on West Gray. Sorry for the image quality! I noticed it when I was driving home and so I decided to come back around for another pic: THEY ARE TAKING DOWN THE EXTERIOR BRICK NOW! Edited May 2, 2014 by Triton 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 saw a lot of workers there this morning, hard to tell what theyre doing... Dont see any staging of scaffolding materials, or methods to access the facade of the structure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 saw a lot of workers there this morning, hard to tell what theyre doing... Dont see any staging of scaffolding materials, or methods to access the facade of the structure... Next time you drive by, make sure your window is rolled down. All I ever hear now are jackhammers going off inside. There is clearly a lot of interior work they are doing right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 ah will do. Always get my NPR fix on my morning commute. I'll be sure to tone it down for that part Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 IT BEGINS. All the wood planks have been torn off on the south side: It's a little hard to tell in my picture but there are a lot more wood supports where the windows used to be located. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 why don't they just tear down this "frankenstein" and start from scratch. wouldn't they save more money? oh my... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 This work should about exhaust their budget for this quarter. Look for another few windows to be taken out in August. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hahaha +1 it's hard not to think of this as a bunch of kids redoing a fort.I sense a similar out of money plea as the holiday inn / savoy coming any day although I hope I'm sorely mistaken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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