Triton Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Man, really wish my friend picked this place. He's going to live in the Muse on Richmond instead, but this place looked nice in the Austin Skyhouse brochure. Kinda sucks that you have to put down a $200 deposit just to take a look at the units in this place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 From the facebook page love how the wedge tower is framed out the pics 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I wonder why they posted such old photos. The Skyhouse roof has had glass for a while... taken today: 2014-06-17 19.30.31 by marclongoria, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant411 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I wonder why they posted such old photos. The Skyhouse roof has had glass for a while... taken today: They posted these to facebook Thursday of last week, along with a few other almost complete interior common area shots. https://www.facebook.com/skyhouse.houston/posts/651823048225425 The glass went in sometime between then and Saturday afternoon when I drove by it on the Pierce Elevated. They also posted yesterday that the "rooftop" tennis court is done, but it's actually on the roof of the parking garage. I am curious what the top floor will be used for, though. The last residential floor is the 23rd, and the pool, gym and common areas are on the 24th, but it's a 25 story tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 They posted these to facebook Thursday of last week, along with a few other almost complete interior common area shots. https://www.facebook.com/skyhouse.houston/posts/651823048225425 The glass went in sometime between then and Saturday afternoon when I drove by it on the Pierce Elevated. They also posted yesterday that the "rooftop" tennis court is done, but it's actually on the roof of the parking garage. I am curious what the top floor will be used for, though. The last residential floor is the 23rd, and the pool, gym and common areas are on the 24th, but it's a 25 story tower. Isn't it a 24-story tower? That's what all the information I can find indicates, including the title of this thread. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Isn't it a 24-story tower? That's what all the information I can find indicates, including the title of this thread. ;-)Yeah, maybe he's confusing the floor count with the other SkyHouse in River Oaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sky House is supposed to move their leasing office to their building this week.... then the demolition of that part of GS can start 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant411 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Isn't it a 24-story tower? That's what all the information I can find indicates, including the title of this thread. ;-) I'm dumb, I don't know where I got in my head that it was a 25 story tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant411 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 How much is the rent for the cheapest one? The cheapest available unit according to the leasing website is a 621 sq. ft. studio at $1,390. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 The cheapest available unit according to the leasing website is a 621 sq. ft. studio at $1,390. Yup! But there's a catch, the studio unit is facing the garage. Literally, all you see is some sky from the balcony and an entire wall of parking garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Nice privacy in that studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Yup! But there's a catch, the studio unit is facing the garage. Literally, all you see is some sky from the balcony and an entire wall of parking garage.Yes, but think of the opportunity to play outdoors, elevated, racquetball! Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Any information regarding the GFR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Edited June 25, 2014 by infinite_jim 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Red, white and blue lights. I like the touch to add just a little flare to the skyline. Great photo infinite_jim! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Red, white and blue lights. I like the touch to add just a little flare to the skyline. Great photo infinite_jim! I'm guessing this might only be temporary for the 4th of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 very nice touch. just in time for the world cup. GO USA! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Good to know Skyhouse has some type of lighting on top. I know many will complain about light pollution, but I feel like downtown really does need more "cool" lighting. Back shortly after the recession, I remember downtown looking completely dead and dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Good to know Skyhouse has some type of lighting on top. I know many will complain about light pollution, but I feel like downtown really does need more "cool" lighting. Back shortly after the recession, I remember downtown looking completely dead and dark.Modern 21st century cities have lighting. We need more lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 it looks like SkyHouse is about a quarter pre-leased..http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2014/06/demand-for-downtown-living-sparks-preleases.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 it looks like SkyHouse is about a quarter pre-leased..http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2014/06/demand-for-downtown-living-sparks-preleases.htmlDoes anyone know what that means?Is that a "awful", "bad", " average", "good", or "excellent" number? To me that seems a bit low for a "high demand" property. But I have zero experience in these matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I don't know either. Belfiore was 75 percent, I think some of the luxury places are doing well. This is not a luxury building.Where would you rather live in a high rise?MemorialMuseum DistrictUptownGreenwayUpper KirbyDowntownI don't think Downtown is #1 on many peoples listsAlthough it might be on mine if I had season tickets to the Astros and Rockets.That is why they have the Urban Living Intiative in the first place.Downtown has some cool stuff like sports, conventions and theater but does it have the other factors that make people want to live there such as lots of cool people, nightlife, energy, music etc?Not yet, we all hope it is getting there. Maybe it will start with one or two great places and build from there.You can't compare with Belfiore, which is a condo. Unlike apartments, condos require a high pre-sales percentage (would guess in the 40's or 50's these days) to get their construction financing; so developers spend a lot of money in pre sales before breaking ground. On the other hand, apartments typically start preleasing only a few months before opening the first phase. In my experience, 25% prelease is actually quite high. Most apartments open with only about 20-30% of units available, so at 25% they are pretty much "sold-out" for phase 1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant411 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 You can't compare with Belfiore, which is a condo. Unlike apartments, condos require a high pre-sales percentage (would guess in the 40's or 50's these days) to get their construction financing; so developers spend a lot of money in pre sales before breaking ground.On the other hand, apartments typically start preleasing only a few months before opening the first phase. In my experience, 25% prelease is actually quite high. Most apartments open with only about 20-30% of units available, so at 25% they are pretty much "sold-out" for phase 1. It probably also has to do with the construction delays. I know when I first pre-leased back in January/February they were shooting to have the place open no later than June 1. With the high demand for rental space, I know a lot of places weren't doing month to month lease extensions, so there were probably at least a few people that had to find somewhere else to live when the building wasn't ready on time and their current lease was expiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 2014-07-01 18.16.24 by marclongoria, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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