lockmat Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Very good news, but Westheimer will be a parking lot! People stuck in traffic will cut through Afton Oaks. I wish there was a plan for Westheimer.At least isn't the suburbs. San Felipe is just a few hundred feet north, which will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Would have to do San Felipe, Richmond and possibly Bissonnet and Bellaire too. Seems inevitable. LA Did this recently along the Alameda Corridor from their Port to Downtown. Much busier corridor though...surface and rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Would have to do San Felipe, Richmond and possibly Bissonnet and Bellaire too. Seems inevitable. LA Did this recently along the Alameda Corridor from their Port to Downtown. Much busier corridor though...surface and rail. the trench? i completely agree, San Felipe and Richmond need it too, and it does seem inevitable.. not sure how the traffic is on Bissonnet and Bellaire around the tracks though, and making the trench extend that far south may prove to be too costly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mainline rail lines a very limited in the grade that the tracks can be built, unlike Lightrail. Ever see the rail line approaches to the the Huey P Long Bridge in NOLA? They go on for Miles on either side of the Bridge. The issue here may be that once the tracks go under Richmond, they may not have enough distance to be at surface level by Bissonnet. I may be wrong...and don't know much on the subject, but once in the trench...it takes a lot of distance to come back out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 that railroad crossing seriously needs to be trenched into an underpass below Westheimer..I think it should be eliminated entirely. I mean, why is there a train in the middle of this and other areas??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think it should be eliminated entirely. I mean, why is there a train in the middle of this and other areas??? Right of way ceded to rail companies a long time ago and the state will never have enough money to buy it back? Impossible to rezone and re-route because of companies that benefit from its current route, and therefore exert political pressure to have it remain? Who the hell knows, but it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I think it should be eliminated entirely. I mean, why is there a train in the middle of this and other areas???The question is reversed. It should be why did prime real estate develop around train tracks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 More renderings and information here:https://www.hfflp.com/GetDocument.aspx?ID=89734&FN=Azalea+Court+Flyer+020714.pdf&DT=1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 cloud713, on 06 Feb 2014 - 2:48 PM, said:that railroad crossing seriously needs to be trenched into an underpass below Westheimer.They talked about that 20 or so years ago and guess what... Aston Oaks was against it. Therefore it didn't go anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Wait.. According to the information urbannizer posted, they are only building the 8 story and 17 story apartments, before selling off the whole property to someone else to develop the southern portion..? Who knows how long before the rest of the property finally gets developed..And I thought the 17 story was breaking ground the same time as the 8 story..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 the sky is falling! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 haha, im not trying to be a fear monger.. just pointing out that it looks like they wont be developing the whole site after all, and are trying to sell the rest of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 More renderings and information here: https://www.hfflp.com/GetDocument.aspx?ID=89734&FN=Azalea+Court+Flyer+020714.pdf&DT=1 Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 so are they, or are they not trying to sell the 4 building "Phase 3" section off to a different developer to build out? because if so, those plans will likely change.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Wait, I'm sorry, but are y'all saying that the rendering two posts above mine isn't planned to be built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Wait, I'm sorry, but are y'all saying that the rendering two posts above mine isn't planned to be built? According to the link, the front four buildings are part of "phase 3", which the current owner is trying to sell. The back two apartment buildings will be u/c starting this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'll have to go back and look closer but it seems they are looking for a partnership in developing the third phase. I don't think they'll be completely giving control away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Crane getting assembled, few minutes ago: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 You know things are absolutely on fire when a project like this practically flies under the radar.Soak it all in fellas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Are buildings in the rendering going up now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 2014 03 29: Photo from when it was going up (fully constructed now). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 http://www.azaleacourthouston.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 That AT&T building such an eyesore, it takes away from the buildings that all have similar architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Why are there no windows? Is it a data center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Why are there no windows? Is it a data center? I'm guessing so, I think they call it an electronic switching building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 The AT&T building is actually a predecessor to a data center. Back when telephone switching equipment took lots of space, they had to build buildings like this just to handle telephone calls. There's a similar one downtown, too. Nowadays the switching equipment is much more compact, so I guess these buildings could be converted to data centers. Usually companies like to have data centers be much less prominent, though. I have no idea what all this building is being used for now. I'm sure some of it is still used for switching, but I think that wouldn't occupy the whole building. It used to have a bunch of antennas, I think for microwave frequencies, on the roof, but they are all gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 The AT&T building is actually a predecessor to a data center. Back when telephone switching equipment took lots of space, they had to build buildings like this just to handle telephone calls. There's a similar one downtown, too. Nowadays the switching equipment is much more compact, so I guess these buildings could be converted to data centers. Usually companies like to have data centers be much less prominent, though. I have no idea what all this building is being used for now. I'm sure some of it is still used for switching, but I think that wouldn't occupy the whole building. It used to have a bunch of antennas, I think for microwave frequencies, on the roof, but they are all gone now. From what I have been told, and I don't remember the technical terms, it's a hub for internet and phone service in that area. The similar building in downtown serves the same purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 2014 05 03: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.