609 Main At Texas

[htownboy]

[Houston19514]

8 hours ago, Urbannizer said:

@wxman Website has it at 752', but the height was planned as 757' at one period.

 

http://www.609mainattexas.com/#techspecs

 

Yes, we had technical drawings on here a while back that showed it at 756'9"

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[Urbannizer]

http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/08/609-main-hines-glass-tower-half-full.html

 

 

 

 

 

[monarch]

^^^ @Urbannizer WOW!

[H-Town Man]

The only way for the streetscape along Main in the photo above to improve substantially at this point will be the development of Block 45. Highest and best use is most likely a highrise luxury hotel with significant GFR. The development of that block will be one of the pivotal events of the next 5-10 years.

 

Beyond that, I wonder at what point the value of the land underneath the county's office building at Main & Preston will justify the cost of the offices relocating. The parcel must already be worth $15 million or so, considering that Hines paid $9 million for the land underneath Aris. If pedestrian life takes off with all these new developments, double that.

 

 

 

[Urbannizer]

 

 

 

[DrLan34]

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Edited October 24, 2016 by DrLan34

[wxman]

The last pic posted is probably THE ugliest view of downtown there is. Minus the Chase Tower, downtown looks like a middle America, mid-sized city that nobody remembers and time forgot about.

 

For the record, I'm referring to the view, not the quality of the image or anything related to the photographer.

Edited August 10, 2016 by wxman

[DrLan34]

7 minutes ago, wxman said:

The last pic posted is probably THE ugliest view of downtown there is. Minus the Chase Tower, downtown looks like a middle America, mid-sized city that nobody remembers and time forgot about.

 

For the record, I'm referring to the view, not the quality of the image or anything related to the photographer.

 

haha, it would look even worse had it not been for the Hardy Yards landscaping improvements in the foreground... 

Edited August 10, 2016 by DrLan34

[Montrose1100]

3 hours ago, wxman said:

The last pic posted is probably THE ugliest view of downtown there is. Minus the Chase Tower, downtown looks like a middle America, mid-sized city that nobody remembers and time forgot about.

 

For the record, I'm referring to the view, not the quality of the image or anything related to the photographer.

Pretty much Houston in a nutshell.

[Reporter]

I think Montrose 1100 is pretty much Houston in a nut shell.

[TowerSpotter]

 

 

 

 

[monarch]

@TowerSpotter ^^^

[Timoric]

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Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric

[Montrose1100]

Just what you wanted, ANOTHER update.

 

[EllenOlenska]

On 8/10/2016 at 3:00 PM, wxman said:

The last pic posted is probably THE ugliest view of downtown there is. Minus the Chase Tower, downtown looks like a middle America, mid-sized city that nobody remembers and time forgot about.

 

For the record, I'm referring to the view, not the quality of the image or anything related to the photographer.

Well, to be as fair as I can be to my hometown, Houston is weird. You don't see many cities as economically powerful or as populous as Houston also be Alaska big (square mile-wise.) It is that big for many many complex reasons I only know a little about, so all I'll say is: it will for a long time, even as some areas grow dense, have empty fields which can be furrowed with the tears of amateur urban planners (like myself.)

[infinite_jim]

[Urbannizer]

 

 

 

[urbanize713]

For those with nice cameras, glass roof is now visible on the backside. Pretty much looks like a glass house. 

[(Otto Mation)]

elnina999 has added a photo to the pool:

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Edited August 18, 2016 by TowerSpotter

[Timoric]

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Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric

[Urbannizer]

 

[monarch]

^^^ 609 looks incredibly MASSIVE from this particular angle.... wow!

[brijonmang]

 

[BaderJF]

Edited August 23, 2016 by BaderJF

[hindesky]

[Urbannizer]

Houston by Jake, on Flickr

[ChannelTwoNews]

Just got back to the area on Sunday to visit my dad and I have to say I was excited to see this building's presence really making an impact. I plan on getting downtown in the next few days, but for now, here are a couple of photos my wife took from my phone driving in...