wxman Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Sooooooo is there reason to believe the 'Chevron Tower' is about to break ground or are we all jumping the gun here? I get very, very excited about these things and I don't wanna be let down lol. Are the old Enron buildings even full? Edited May 11, 2019 by wxman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, wxman said: Sooooooo is there reason to believe the 'Chevron Tower' is about to break ground or are we all jumping the gun here? I get very, very excited about these things and I don't wanna be let down lol. Are the old Enron buildings even full? I doubt groundbreaking is imminent. I think there’s excitement *something* is being done with the lot. They’ve also fenced off the old Houston Press lot, I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm1130 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Sadly, it is just a staging area for an HVAC project. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, sdm1130 said: Sadly, it is just a staging area for an HVAC project. Darn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, sdm1130 said: Sadly, it is just a staging area for an HVAC project. This from someone who has a total of 3 posts over the years? Do you have a source for this HVAC project? Why would a 15 year old commercial office building need upgraded HVAC systems? They last longer than that in starter homes. And why would the also fence off the former Houston Press building site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 5 hours ago, sdm1130 said: Sadly, it is just a staging area for an HVAC project. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 10:53 AM, Stone said: This from someone who has a total of 3 posts over the years? Do you have a source for this HVAC project? Why would a 15 year old commercial office building need upgraded HVAC systems? They last longer than that in starter homes. And why would the also fence off the former Houston Press building site? Skyhouse had to have it's chiller replaced within a year of opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BeerNut Posted May 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2019 Someone with one post calling out someone with 3 post. 5 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 We all have to start somewhere... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 1 hour ago, BeerNut said: Someone with one post calling out someone with 3 post. Guess there's a first time for everything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 3 hours ago, BeerNut said: Someone with one post calling out someone with 3 post. Well I don't know if you know, but you need an ENTIRE block to stage an HVAC project. I for one take the dude with 3 posts very very very seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Skyhouse Houston used the Skyhouse Main parking lot (when it was parking only) as the staging point for the helicopter to replace the chiller. If the HVAC project is of that magnitude, maybe they are using that block instead of closing streets. Or they are going to start site work on the new building, or they will rip up the grass and pave it for extra parking. Or maybe Chevron is opening a gas station downtown 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just now, cspwal said: Skyhouse Houston used the Skyhouse Main parking lot (when it was parking only) as the staging point for the helicopter to replace the chiller. If the HVAC project is of that magnitude, maybe they are using that block instead of closing streets. Or they are going to start site work on the new building, or they will rip up the grass and pave it for extra parking. Or maybe Chevron is opening a gas station downtown Very true. Honestly didn't consider that. Then again my knowledge on those kinds of operations is very little to zero. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwki Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Both Chevron buildings are closed to all employees Saturday and today they placed a giant electronic sign stating Smith is closed at Clay 5am-9pm Saturday. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwki Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 correction, 5am-5pm Sunday May 19, and ALL surrounding streets to be closed to vehicles and pedestrians, fairly extensive area.....Andrews, Shaw, Ruthven, Smith, Louisiana, Pease and Bell Employees will be allowed if work critical, but no exit or entrance 6am-8am and if necessary 5pm-8pm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Maybe they are going to make a building suddenly appear out of thin air, and are worried about collateral damage 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwki Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Or maybe a new chiller will fall from the heavens onto the roof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Fence has a green screen around it with a SWPP permit posted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Fence has a green screen around it with a SWPP permit posted. They wouldn't do that for just a chiller changeout. Did you see if there was a "Large Construction Project" sign on it? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, hindesky said: They wouldn't do that for just a chiller changeout. Did you see if there was a "Large Construction Project" sign on it? On the rail heading back home. Will check Sunday. edit: I was wrong. I was speaking about the former Houston Press site? Edited May 19, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Went by this morning and they were finishing up with a chiller changeout. Talked with a worker from MLM who said they used a helicopter from CHI. http://chiaviation.com http://www.mlncompany.com 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 not to awaken this 7 year old topic necessarily, but does anyone know if this project is still even on the table for sometime in the future at Chevron ? I would love to see another 50 plus floor tower in this area of downtown. At first it was to be 58 stories. And, it only seems natural that Chevron should build this project here considering their ever increasing presence and investment in Houston and the energy sector, plus their tremendous growth I keep hearing about on occasion of late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 22 minutes ago, ArtNsf said: not to awaken this 7 year old topic necessarily, but does anyone know if this project is still even on the table for sometime in the future at Chevron ? I would love to see another 50 plus floor tower in this area of downtown. At first it was to be 58 stories. And, it only seems natural that Chevron should build this project here considering their ever increasing presence and investment in Houston and the energy sector, plus their tremendous growth I keep hearing about on occasion of late. Where did you hear about their tremendous growth? Genuinely interested. Unless they are experiencing vastly different fortunes from the rest of the oil industry, I can't imagine they're growing much at all. The whole industry has contracted since this project was announced. I think it is deader than dead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 58 minutes ago, ArtNsf said: plus their tremendous growth I keep hearing about on occasion of late. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/11/chevron-11-billion-writedown-could-hit-the-entire-market.html Quote The nation’s second-largest oil company on Tuesday announced the write-down as it seeks to revalue some of its assets as commodity prices continue to falter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Chevron will never develop anything on that lot. Perhaps they would consider selling it or gifting it to the city instead of just keeping it as an empty field. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Can this topic be locked and burned? This tower is d.e.a.d. And it ain’t ever coming back. I got all excited for nothing when I saw the topic pop up at the top. Ugh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 sorry for getting so many feathers ruffled by asking one simple question. oh well se la vie. On 12/13/2019 at 11:05 AM, H-Town Man said: Where did you hear about their tremendous growth? Genuinely interested. Unless they are experiencing vastly different fortunes from the rest of the oil industry, I can't imagine they're growing much at all. The whole industry has contracted since this project was announced. I think it is deader than dead. I heard about this earlier this year when they acquired another large oil company. Can't remember the name, but they did talk about a lot of growth and more presence in Houston, etc... while laying off a lot of people at the other location(s). At least that's my recollection. Perhaps it was late last year, but I'm just not sure. I guess that'll teach me for not keeping up with the energy industry every second of every day. As we say "well shut my mouth..." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 1:22 PM, wxman said: Can this topic be locked and burned? This tower is d.e.a.d. And it ain’t ever coming back. I got all excited for nothing when I saw the topic pop up at the top. Ugh I'll leave it open for now until we get any indication that it's actually dead. Who knows, maybe Chevron will downsize it and still build something here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I couldn't find a thread about this block (just north of the Downtown YMCA) but feel free to move it as necessary. A new fence just went up for the entire block (Main, Leeland, Milan, Pease). It could just be that the old fence needed to go, or more optimistically, something is brewing. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: I couldn't find a thread about this block (just north of the Downtown YMCA) but feel free to move it as necessary. A new fence just went up for the entire block (Main, Leeland, Milan, Pease). It could just be that the old fence needed to go, or more optimistically, something is brewing. Correction. It's the Travis (not Main), Leeland, Milam, Pease block. Just to refresh everyone's memory, Chevron bought this block in 2013. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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