tigereye Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) From the 4Q 2014 Development Update:Thanks for the update. Surveyors I met earlier gave me a different impression. I asked them specifically "thought tower was on hold." They clearly stated that Capitol Tower was a go, not just the garage.EDIT: Since Tapatalk won't allow me to sign on, pic I took and tweeted. You can see the tripod on the left. https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/552556636267884544 Edited January 7, 2015 by tigereye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 You can call me the Oracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks for the update. Surveyors I met earlier gave me a different impression. I asked them specifically "thought tower was on hold." They clearly stated that Capitol Tower was a go, not just the garage.EDIT: Since Tapatalk won't allow me to sign on, pic I took and tweeted. You can see the tripod on the left. https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/552556636267884544 surveyors probably dont know anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDW Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't know if the tower is a go but I hear the 6 story garage will be coming down soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 They're being very active for "Nuthin' goin' on"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 It literally says in the recent update that they're building the garage and will wait for the tower later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 It literally says in the recent update that they're building the garage and will wait for the tower later Here's the source: "Skanska plans at a future date to construct Capitol Tower on the former Houston Club Building site. In the meantime, construction continues on a 7-story parking garage with est completion of 4Q15. After a decision to proceed with the new tower is made, Skanska will expand the garage to ten floors and build the tower." http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-01-08/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2014-4Q.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Concrete being pumped down in the hole: The windows are out of the temporary garage and it looks empty, or at least it did yesterday. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 tower is on hold - not that it already hasn't been stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thats disappointing, but I'm really not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 F.T.S. I was hoping my original posts would prove me wrong. Here's to hoping we don't have another prime block whose only purpose is parking for very long. Risk/Reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Concrete being pumped down in the hole: The windows are out of the temporary garage and it looks empty, or at least it did yesterday. I saw the pumping going on yesterday, but I couldn't figure out just what they were pumping where (other than somewhere in the 700 block of Travis). Not a mat pour, obviously, and so far they've kept the old side walls in place. The garage looked empty again today. I wonder how/what they did with/for/to Those Whose Parking Shall Not Be Disturbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDW Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 They are installing drill piers next to the old foundation walls so they can continue excavating the new foundation. Those whose parking shall not be disturbed have been moved to another garage, from what I hear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 When something goes on hold, what do the owners do with it? They don't pave a parking lot and set up a little pay booth do they?parking garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 This whole process was already going to take a number of years to complete I honestly don't know why people are getting so bent out of shape about delays. Delays is Construction Industry 101. Deal with it. It will get built. They have spent a lot of money to get to this point so far. They also in the process of acquiring LEED Platinum certification which isn't cheap! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yes, it will get built, just like Camden's superblock , or Houston Center 6...just be patient. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 So if the tower portion is on hold for the moment, will there be any tunnel connection north to Chase Tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Capitol TowerLocation: Downtown, 800 CapitolDeveloper: Skanska USAOriginal plan: The developer purchased the former Houston Club building more than three years ago and in 2013 announced plans to build a 35-story office tower in its place. The Houston Club building was imploded in October.Status: The office building will not break ground until a tenant has committed to occupy a substantial portion of it. The developer is still "actively and aggressively" marketing the office space, said Michael Mair, executive vice president and regional manager for Skanska. In the meantime, the company is developing a garage on the southern half of the block that will open later this summer.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Cracks-forming-in-commercial-real-estate-market-6037038.php#/0 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Status: The office building will not break ground until a tenant has committed to occupy a substantial portion of it. The developer is still "actively and aggressively" marketing the office space, said Michael Mair, executive vice president and regional manager for Skanska. Same as 6HC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I think these developers are still sitting back and waiting for tenants to knock on the door. They need to face the fact that they will need to pound the pavement a little. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 So they took out the ramps on the temporary garage. The first pic was yesterday afternoon, the second pic is this morning. I'm not sure that they ever used it after the implosion. The whole parking easment explanation seems off now, except that I can't think of a better one that covers why you would spend as much as they did to build ramps and use it for what seemed like a few weeks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wonder if it would have been cheaper to provide each and every parker free valet parking nearby instead of doing all this. I can not imagine how it would not have been cheaper. Earlier in the thread, someone mentioned that it was 150 spaces. Throwing out a plausible, but wholly unsupported guess on the cost of the dessign, engineering and construction required to make the temporary garage at $1 million (my gut says it is more, but I'm being conservative), that would mean nearly $7k per parking spot or roughly $12.50 per weekday for two years. But in any case, it was only used for a couple of months. It would be very instructive to go through the particulars of this deal. It certainly seems incredibly wasteful. The pile drillers were running in the hole this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Going back through the thread, it looks like they only used the ramps from June through October. I may be wrong, but I swear that I did not see anyone using the garage after the demolition. There had to have been a big bust in someone's plan, even with Sauron's parking agreement. Edited January 29, 2015 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Maybe the implosion compromised the structural integrity (at least in a certain area) of the garage, making it unsafe to have it in operation again. I always thought that is was very risky having one half of it come down in freefall so near to the other half without causing no damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Maybe the implosion compromised the structural integrity (at least in a certain area) of the garage, making it unsafe to have it in operation again. I always thought that is was very risky having one half of it come down in freefall so near to the other half without causing no damage. It might have. There is a big gash at the top that completely broke through a horizontal beam that supported the roof. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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