wxman Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 The lights in the crown of this building are beautiful. Totally agree! It makes the building... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 This is neat. Hard to capture it in a photo though. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 not able to get downtown very often, does anyone have some updated pics of the tower both by day and especially at night ? much appreciated ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted July 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2019 6 hours ago, ArtNsf said: not able to get downtown very often, does anyone have some updated pics of the tower both by day and especially at night ? much appreciated ! From today. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 8:33 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: wow, super fantastic photos ! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, ekdrm2d1. This is a cool project and a great looking medium sized tower with great features ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 They were running the generator and cooking some trees this morning. 4 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 11:32 AM, tangledwoods said: Elevators like these use a destination grouping scheme to reduce wait times. When you scan your badge it tells you which elevator to go to (because it know what floor your work on). That way all the people going to floor XX during the morning rush go stand in front of elevator YY. For elevator banks that do not have badge access, there is a centrally located call station where you enter the floor number and it tells you which elevator to wait at. Skanska used this system on their 3009 Post Oak building. There are a number of newer buildings in Houston that use this. Developers like these systems because on tall / large buildings they can actually reduce their elevator count due to the decrease in loiter times. If you want to learn more: Kone - Destination Control What happens if you have to go to a different floor for a meeting? that's common if your employer has more than one floor. On 6/26/2019 at 11:48 AM, H-Town Man said: And whoever has access to the data has a permanent record of when you entered and left. Their building, their rules. That's the least of my privacy worries these days. On 7/5/2019 at 10:51 AM, mollusk said: Makes sense. Building memos at 700 Louisiana always referred to "BOAC," which of course would immediately start a Back In The USSR earworm. Maybe a change to Bank of America Center / formerly Capitol Tower by Skanska? The Houston Club building seems to be going down the memory hole anyway. To me, BOAC is the predecessor to British Airways, British Overseas Air Corporation 700 Louisiana will always be the Republic Bank building for those of us who were here when it was built. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Ross said: Their building, their rules. That's the least of my privacy worries these days. I never said it wasn't their building, their rules. I just said "I wouldn't like this if I worked for them." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted August 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Maybe it belongs in the thread about the idea of a tower three blocks over, but I saw this under the Houston Club/Capitol Tower/BOAT. This is heading into the Texas Commerce Bank Tower (for brevity). Edited August 1, 2019 by Nate99 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Nate99 said: Maybe it belongs in the thread about the idea of a tower three blocks over, but I saw this under the Houston Club/Capitol Tower/BOAT. This is heading into the Texas Commerce Bank Tower (for brevity). There is tunnel access at the basement level of the One Market Square garage, and the tunnel was connected and functioning before they started the the Texas Tower construction. It's closed now, but here's a shot looking towards the garage from the texas tower end of the tunnel, and another from the lowest parking area up the stairs towards the Texas Tower site. I'm sure it'll be reopened when the Texas Tower construction finishes. Edited August 2, 2019 by jermh 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 East Hampton opened yesterday. They were delayed due to permitting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 9 hours ago, jermh said: There is tunnel access at the basement level of the One Market Square garage, and the tunnel was connected and functioning before they started the the Texas Tower construction. It's closed now, but here's a shot looking towards the garage from the texas tower end of the tunnel, and another from the lowest parking area up the stairs towards the Texas Tower site. I'm sure it'll be reopened when the Texas Tower construction finishes. That's neat. I never realized that they actually opened it, though I did follow the lawsuit about keeping the connection post-Hines acquisition of the Chronicle building, so I figured it would be there once the Texas Tower opened. I just thought it was interesting that they didn't put "garage" on the sign, I took it as hopeful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Silver Lining is busy for happy hour. I’ll post photos later this evening. Wonder if people will get fired for drinking during work hours. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Here's the bar menu. They had Cigar City Jai Alai IPA in cans which is probably the best beer offered. Think they also had a few locals such as Saint Arnold/Karbach. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Today I met the guy who does the the tunnel signs. Very cool guy. We were talking Hines You can spot the older remains on this one. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 4 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Silver Lining is busy for happy hour. I’ll post photos later this evening. Wonder if people will get fired for drinking during work hours. Great ... may try and swing by on Sunday evening to check things out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2019 This is great. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jermh Posted August 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) Common Bond coming 2020 wall graphics. Edited August 12, 2019 by jermh Typo 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, jermh said: Common Bond coming 2020 wall graphics. Already looks busy. Thats a good sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 7:44 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: This is great. Is it supposed to be an abstract map of Houston, or the tunnel system? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Did not know this is Grand Opening Week. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 12 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Did not know this is Grand Opening Week. Read that in a german accent for some reason; "Un" "Der" Story" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, Luminare said: Read that in a german accent for some reason; "Un" "Der" Story" That is quite reasonable and I shall pronounce it that way henceforth. I imagined Baron Von Underbeheit’s accent too. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) Edited August 19, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Found this on the fridge at my office today. You know food hall has some staying power when you start seeing "virtual food halls". 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 Understory Food Hall in Bank of America Tower by bill barfield, on Flickr 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Few things I noticed this week. They have Prairie on tap. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 $695psf !! http://realtynewsreport.com/2019/11/20/skanska-selling-downtown-tower-for-a-record-high-price/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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