'Stonian Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 (edited) And certainly skyscraper.whomever is the authority on all things ugly and beautiful. Edited February 4, 2017 by 'Stonian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Houston - Continental Center Ihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Center_I This post-modern gas chamber inspires suicide and nothingness at every section. Everything looks sterile and as if designed to trap people inside. Sort of ironic considering the only thing this building was known for was being vacant. Sorry I'll get back to the subject. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 A friend of mine that work for United at 1600 Smith said they are moving into 609 main last part of April. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 On 2/3/2017 at 10:41 AM, Triton said: Ok, I'll admit it, the lighting on 609 is bad. For a new landmark building, it deserves better. The lighting doesn't seem nearly as bright as I had hoped, but other then that it's not terrible. It could of been cool if they had LEDs along the angles/edges though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Are we sure they are done getting all the LEDs up and running? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyhtown Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 All LEDS are not up yet at least not all from the crown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, brijonmang said: Are we sure they are done getting all the LEDs up and running? 4 hours ago, Tonyhtown said: All LEDS are not up yet at least not all from the crown. I saw some lights running the crease from the bottom to the top on the other day... So i know the full lighting scheme has not been implemented just yet. FYI the lights we saw on a couple days ago are just the cycle through / testing... Let wait till the building is 'complete' to judge the lighting. Edited February 6, 2017 by Avossos 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Avossos said: I saw some lights running the crease from the bottom to the top on the other day... So i know the full lighting scheme has not been implemented just yet. FYI the lights we saw on a couple days ago are just the cycle through / testing... Let wait till the building is 'complete' to judge the lighting. Yeah, I took some pictures of the recessed "creased" lighting last week, but even that isn't very bright. I hoped/figured they would back the rest of the crown/fins with LEDs, so maybe it will look better once that's done. I just hope they can turn up the brightness.. so far they look more like a dim glow than bright colorful accent lighting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post H-TownChris2 Posted February 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2017 Not sure if any one noticed buuuuuuttttt.... 609_Main_at_Texas-20170206-191549 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post J Money Posted February 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2017 http://m.imgur.com/9yS541L 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cloud713 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 13 hours ago, H-TownChris2 said: Not sure if any one noticed buuuuuuttttt.... 609_Main_at_Texas-20170206-191549 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Noticed what? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 This building adds so much to our skyline! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2017 170130-H-NI589-1109 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Flickr 170130-H-NI589-1633 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Flickr 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellyHoustonian Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Our move-in date to the building has been delayed from May to July. I'm ready to move out of our current space! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted February 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2017 Another shot of the LED lights 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Brand new and already damaged. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 That damage was already there two weeks ago by the time the sidewalks opened. They hadn't even installed the ceiling there yet. Houston drivers never fail to amaze me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Doesn't look to me like it was caused by a vehicle. I suspect it was construction related and will be fixed very shortly, as the building approaches completion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 You're both right - it's likely that the damage was caused by a construction related vehicle, (inattentively) operated by a Houston driver. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2017 Marriott Marquis Houston by Daniel Gillaspia, on Flickr 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Avossos Posted February 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2017 18 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Marriott Marquis Houston by Daniel Gillaspia, on Flickr I know many of y'all seem unimpressed with the lighting, but I personally love the simple and distinctive vertical light strip. Very modern. Very sleek. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 ^^ Agree. I even like the subtleness of the crown lighting. I believe that ornamental lighting on a building should highlight architectural elements, not define the structure. This building still just keeps getting better and better. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyhtown Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 This is how our skyline looks at least downtown at night glad looks better during the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjreyes75 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I love the lighting reminds me of this movie lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 8 hours ago, Avossos said: I know many of y'all seem unimpressed with the lighting, but I personally love the simple and distinctive vertical light strip. Very modern. Very sleek. I definitely like the light strip, but the lighting on the crown can be greatly improved. Then again, I don't control the budget for this place so maybe that's all we'll get. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sic'EmBears Posted February 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2017 We <3 Houston by David Luna 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sunstar Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 From now on 609 Main will be the new standard for all future tower proposals. I think it brought our skyline back to relevance. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 50 minutes ago, Sunstar said: From now on 609 Main will be the new standard for all future tower proposals. I think it brought our skyline back to relevance. As much as I like 609 I think you're understating our skyline & giving it too much credit. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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