lockmat Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The more "dramatic" curved side faces west. From main it's boxy and tiered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The more "dramatic" curved side faces west. From main it's boxy and tiered. Not you too Lockmat! You can't hide things from us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I'm just happy to have some indication that there are actual plans for this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hey Lockmat can we have another HAIF happy hour and you bring your iPad? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hey Lockmat can we have another HAIF happy hour and you bring your iPad? You know what, that may not be a bad idea! I hadn't thought about that. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 You know what, that may not be a bad idea! I hadn't thought about that. We'll see.   Muahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Â Developer: Hines Architect: Ziegler Cooper 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What! Hines again? This is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Unusual that they would turn the plaza/main entry space towards the Americana Building and not towards Main Street? Maybe there are long range plans to re-do/build something new on the Americana site? (DISCLAIMER: That last statement is just my guess - I have zero actual information regarding that block or intended developments elsewhere around the Macy's site) Edited October 31, 2013 by arche_757 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Maybe the other side will be lined with retail...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Not bad at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 3 office towers all going forward in downtown at around the same time... Must be those dang EaDo Station apartments again!(; 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hm. It looks like that might be a parking garage facing Main. Hopefully it has ground floor retail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hm. It looks like that might be a parking garage facing Main. Hopefully it has ground floor retail... What makes you think that the parking garage faces Main? I'm trying to figure out what angle we are viewing and cannot find any very strong clues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Its no a complete box! It has a curve to it! I love it. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hm. It looks like that might be a parking garage facing Main. Hopefully it has ground floor retail... Gotta up that ratio. Right now Main averages 1.17 parking garages per block between Texas and Dallas. If Hilcorp/Hines puts their garage on Main, it will be 1.33 garages per block. Main Street will pretty much be an international paragon of what happens to your signature downtown street when you don't have zoning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 OK I think this is looking northwest, from Green Street, and the ghost building front left is the Humble Building.  The curve side opens up a plaza at Dallas and Travis.  It wouldn't make any sense on the northwest facing three parking garages.   I'm really wondering about the America block; doesn't Hillcorp own that as well?  I foresee a parking garage however.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) A strong factor in garage location would be Main Street Square and the difficult driving conditions there. Something on Travis would be much easier. I suspect the buildings and streets in the rendering might just be stock and have nothing to do with what exists there. Edited October 31, 2013 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What makes you think that the parking garage faces Main? I'm trying to figure out what angle we are viewing and cannot find any very strong clues. Would that redering be showing the corner of Lamar and Travis or Dallas and Travis in the foreground since you can't see the rail line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) The renderings on skyscraperpage reveal the other side. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6322560&postcount=5593 Edited October 31, 2013 by TowerSpotter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's a garage on Main with ground floor retail. It's about as tasteful a garage as you could want (and Main Street has become, in many ways, a showcase of tasteful parking garages), but you'll still be looking up to see cars as you stroll down Main.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What makes you think that the parking garage faces Main? I'm trying to figure out what angle we are viewing and cannot find any very strong clues.It could be a view from the HPD with Dallas St. crossing in front, looking northeast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) It's a garage on Main with ground floor retail. It's about as tasteful a garage as you could want (and Main Street has become, in many ways, a showcase of tasteful parking garages), but you'll still be looking up to see cars as you stroll down Main. Â Maybe they can arrange to only allow Italian sports cars park in the areas visible from Main. Â Edited October 31, 2013 by august948 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ok, now please tell me I'm wrong. I'm thinking that's a garage on the Main Street side above the retail, but those floors look awfully level for a garage. That's clearly a garage entrance on Dallas St. though. Could it be that there is some kind of a thin conference center along there, with the garage sandwiched in between it and the building?  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ok, now please tell me I'm wrong. I'm thinking that's a garage on the Main Street side above the retail, but those floors look awfully level for a garage. That's clearly a garage entrance on Dallas St. though. Could it be that there is some kind of a thin conference center along there, with the garage sandwiched in between it and the building?    Could the parking be underground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The garage entry is on Dallas and the exit on Lamar. Â The ramps might very well be in the middle, so the floors look flat from Main. Â It's interesting that the "front" is on Travis. Â I would have expected Main. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The garage entry is on Dallas and the exit on Lamar. Â The ramps might very well be in the middle, so the floors look flat from Main. Â It's interesting that the "front" is on Travis. Â I would have expected Main. Â Â Okay, but look at that glass section on the corner of Dallas and Main, going up a few stories. Does that look like the corner of a parking garage? And notice how the exterior above the garage entrance on Dallas looks very different from how it looks as you go toward Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Unusual that they would turn the plaza/main entry space towards the Americana Building and not towards Main Street? Maybe there are long range plans to re-do/build something new on the Americana site? (DISCLAIMER: That last statement is just my guess - I have zero actual information regarding that block or intended developments elsewhere around the Macy's site)Hilcorp does own the Americana site. And everything has closed on that block except for the Subway. Gone are Zero's, Popeyes, JCI. Also, note the tunnel across Travis to the Macy's garage is shown in the site plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Not a bad looking tower, but strange about the garage facing main. I guess they wanted the corporate entrance to be on the other side/separate from the pedestrian retail activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Wow. Looks like the city bird is once again the 'Construction Crane'. Loving this.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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