Howard Huge Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 If Pujols had hit that ball off Lidge in 2015Too soon..........for the ball that Pujols hit off of Lidge in 2005 to have come down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrLan34 Posted December 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) - Â Edited August 10, 2016 by DrLan34 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 ^^^ so this project's officials have been given carte blanche to proceed ahead with exterior finishes?? Â if so, then this is indeed wonderful.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tumbleweed_Tx Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 so y'all think that Block 337 is slow.... Â three years ago today, they blew up the Ben Milam Hotel to start this project. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Recent accidents and likely resulting schedule impacts aside, I too have thought that this project was moving slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Well, today was the day they demolished the Ben Milam Hotel. Fairly light turnout compared to some other demolitions, but it didn't seem to have as high a profile. Kind of a shame they couldn't make some use of it, it only takes up about an eighth of the site. Here is the video I took. Before. What is left of the sign on the north corner. Looking down Preston St. afterwards. Exactly three years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Is this like those Facebook memory reminders? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Yes this has been "slow" but is also huge and very complex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Yea I've thought this was moving a tad bit slow, but seems its almost complete now. I wonder when the projected opening date of the upscale Italian restaurant and diner that will be going on the ground floor will be open. Catalyst seems to be moving at a fast pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) I like this a lot. Â It looks grounded, substantial and "in place" with the ballpark. Â Edited December 9, 2015 by quietstorm 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) A neighborhood is emerging DT...a long way to go, but this complex is a fantastic addition. Edited December 9, 2015 by quietstorm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 A neighborhood is emerging DT...a long way to go, but this complex is a fantastic addition.I agree. This as well as all the other projects are creating a positive feedback cycle. Waiting of the Great Southwestern. This will make six apartments/ hotels up within a few blocks of each other. It is going to have a decisive impact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Great pic from Astros' Mike Acosta tonight. View from MMP at sunset, in which you can see 500 Crawford, Market Square Tower, tower crane for Aris, 609 Main and Marriott Marquis. https://twitter.com/astrostalk/status/675100561084170241 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Yes this has been "slow" but is also huge and very complex.It is big, true. But, what makes it "very complex"? I don't know anything about stuff like this so, to me, it just seems like any other large building spanning two blocks. What specifically makes this one "very complex"? Edited December 11, 2015 by UtterlyUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Idk, I do vaguely remember some scaffolding issue that needed tweaking this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 It is big, true. But, what makes it "very complex"? I don't know anything about stuff like this so, to me, it just seems like any other large building spanning two blocks. What specifically makes this one "very complex"? Well compared to an office building where they are practically empty upon delivery, a large apartment complex with fine finishing is way more complex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Well compared to an office building where they are practically empty upon delivery, a large apartment complex with fine finishing is way more complex.Oh, I see your point now. You weren't talking technical aspects of contruction but just "a lot to do". To that point though, I seem to recall that One Park Place took about 2.5 years from construction start to first occupancy. I remember it starting around 2007 and ending in 2009. Is that correct? If so, it is both a highrise and has at least the same level of finish. OPP is 325 units, 500 Crawford has about 400. Is my memory off on OPP? Did it take longer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Now that you say that this does seem to be taking a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 so y'all think that Block 337 is slow.... Â three years ago today, they blew up the Ben Milam Hotel to start this project. Â Yes it was, but don't forget it took them almost half a year to get all of the debris and excavation done. Plus I'm sure there was major rerouting of water and utilities that ran along Prairie where it was blocked and is now part of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Yeah and block 334 started with a parking lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Still nothing happening with the east side where the scaffold came down, I assume the lawsuit has stopped any work from continuing. Â Â Â Â Edited December 12, 2015 by hindesky 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I wonder if Mr. Finger will now try to accelerate work on the southern building and start pre-leasing it. Are they even at pre-leasing time yet? Or does this developer not do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 ^^^ superb job hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Today. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 ^Props for getting all these updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted December 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2015 500 Crawford by Marc longoria, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Talked to a worker on the site, he confirmed the northeast side brick is on hold because of the lawsuit. The rest continues on though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Have they started pre-leasing on this place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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