lockmat Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 -Haha what happened? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Can someone check on DrLan34? He may have met with an untimely demise after attempting to reveal someone's secrets. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Can someone check on DrLan34? He may have met with an untimely demise after attempting to reveal someone's secrets. ;-) haha 23 stories, completion expected December 2015, Hines will be throwing this one up too. Kind of looks like an elliptical prism. Edited May 16, 2013 by DrLan34 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Strictly office? Mixed-use? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 So, so far for downtown there is the Capital Tower (33 fl), this Macy's Tower (23 fl), 609 Main (42 fl), and that mystery tower (50 fl). Am I correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 haha 23 stories, completion expected December 2015, Hines will be throwing this one up too. Kind of looks like an elliptical prism.Do you know when it will be publicly announced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 23 stories, sounds spectacular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Great news for my view since it will be slightly taller than 1300 Main (~20 storeys) and shorter than 1000 Main (36 storeys). Hopefully it will have an interesting roof line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 suppose to have a park like area on the roof top floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Isn't it two full blocks ? The block with the Macy's building and the block directly to the west ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 My guess it that the Americana block would go to parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 First time I ever heard of a 23 story building needing two city blocks. Bet there will be a skybridge too. Not much hope that this will be anything but craptastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) First time I ever heard of a 23 story building needing two city blocks. Bet there will be a skybridge too. Not much hope that this will be anything but craptastic.I'm not so sure. Hillcorp is not a huge company with a need tons of space, obviously, but they made a killing the last few years and have billions to spend. Between deep pockets and working with Hines, I bet we could see something cool. Maybe not something that impacts the skyline, but a cool building nonetheless. I'll take 25 stories of awesome over 50 stories of blah. Edited May 17, 2013 by capnmcbarnacle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I'm not so sure. Hillcorp is not a huge company with a need tons of space, obviously, but they made a killing the last few years and have billions to spend. Between deep pockets and working with Hines, I bet we could see something cool. Maybe not something that impacts the skyline, but a cool building nonetheless. I'll take 25 stories of awesome over 50 stories of blah. I hope you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guess Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hopefully its interaction with Main Street isn't terrible like that of BG Group Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Any renderings? Where is everyone getting their info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Any renderings? Where is everyone getting their info? I know. But I won't say. In fact, I possess dozens of renderings of everything that is planned to go up in Houston within the next 10 years, but I won't post them. They are for MY eyes only and select individuals much better than you or the other people who regularly visit this website. Although I am not at liberty to show my vast reserve of renderings of future projects in Houston to you, you can at least take comfort that I have seen all the renderings and I am telling you that I have seen them. Just kidding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 FWIW, Cherry Demolition crews are busy inside the building these days. The first floor looks gutted down to the columns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 First time I ever heard of a 23 story building needing two city blocks. Bet there will be a skybridge too. Not much hope that this will be anything but craptastic. Instead of a sky bridge isn't there an existing tunnel connecting the Foleys and Americana blocks? I would think they would try to use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Instead of a sky bridge isn't there an existing tunnel connecting the Foleys and Americana blocks? I would think they would try to use that. Unless there was something from the "Foley's Garage" in to the store itself, I don't recall the Americana block being tunnel connected. I could certainly be wrong there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Unless there was something from the "Foley's Garage" in to the store itself, I don't recall the Americana block being tunnel connected. I could certainly be wrong there. Yes, there is a tunnel from the Foley's Garage into the store building, and the tunnel map shows a "tenant only" tunnel access from the Foley's garage to the Americana Building. Edited May 30, 2013 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 They'll either put a parking lot, a grassy field, or a 6 story apartment there - this is Houston. If they erect a 23 story building, it'll be a boring, banal box. Again, Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 They'll either put a parking lot, a grassy field, or a 6 story apartment there - this is Houston. If they erect a 23 story building, it'll be a boring, banal box. Again, Houston.Sad but so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I so hope they have the foresight to put in some street-level retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm still wondering how big the fallout shelter is below Macy's... and how big of a hole will be left when they tear the joint down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 New swamplot article about the redevelopment 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Demolition has started but Nancy saying, "What exactly will be built on the prime downtown site is still in question" seems kind of naive. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/07/macys-building-sees-demo-work/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Soooo, will the building be imploded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 in the Swamplot comments, someone implied it will be imploded on July 21. It probably won't be anywhere near ready by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 http://swamplot.com/taking-chunks-out-of-the-downtown-macys/2013-07-11/#more-65706 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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