hindesky Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 My gawd that garage is ugly. Is this what this garage will look like or will it be clad in something? Woof. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I hope it's clad in something... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Benjamin Berg, the restaurateur behind Washington Avenue steakhouse B&B Butchers & Restaurant, is opening another restaurant inside The Star. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: Benjamin Berg, the restaurateur behind Washington Avenue steakhouse B&B Butchers & Restaurant, is opening another restaurant inside The Star. He looks kind of like a manlier Phil Collins in the photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 http://www.papercitymag.com/real-estate/houston-downtown-high-rise-guide-aris-market-square-ivy-lofts-500-crawford/#54604 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 That article says it's connected to the downtown tunnel system. Does that mean they are reopening the tunnel between it and the Magnolia? Unfortunately that wouldn't be very useful, because the tunnel between the Magnolia and 609 Main was filled in when 609 Main was built. I hope the additional tower for phase 2 isn't dead. I assume that blank space on the roof of the left side of the garage on the above photo is going to be the base for it, though that's a very different location than was shown on the early renderings. Also I see the garage has completely changed and grown since the early renderings; see below. I don't see how the low garage before would have provided enough parking for the whole development, so maybe that's a sign that some variation on the tower is still planned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I imagine the rents on the north side are going to be less than the south side. Parting the curtains to stare at a garage, that is going to involve interesting sales strategies. Rechlin hope you are right about your assumptions. The garage height has been roughly doubled from the previous drawing. Guess construction depends how the new residential towers fill up. Hope they all have a waiting list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, rechlin said: That article says it's connected to the downtown tunnel system. Does that mean they are reopening the tunnel between it and the Magnolia? Unfortunately that wouldn't be very useful, because the tunnel between the Magnolia and 609 Main was filled in when 609 Main was built. I hope the additional tower for phase 2 isn't dead. I assume that blank space on the roof of the left side of the garage on the above photo is going to be the base for it, though that's a very different location than was shown on the early renderings. Also I see the garage has completely changed and grown since the early renderings; see below. I don't see how the low garage before would have provided enough parking for the whole development, so maybe that's a sign that some variation on the tower is still planned. Interesting about the tunnel connection. The Star's website says "Future residential access to the downtown tunnel system"... Could they maybe be planning to hook in through BG Group Place or maybe directly to 609 Main? Edit: I just found in another thread that the Texaco building developer said early on that they would be connected to BG Group Place and to another high rise being developed to the north (obviously 609 Main). Edited May 23, 2017 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 as far as the addition on top of the parking garage, there was a lot of foundation work done, and a lot of time spent in that hole before the garage started to rise, maybe it was to have a foundation capable of supporting the addition? and then again, maybe they were just moving hoffa here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 5/23/2017 at 8:57 AM, rechlin said: That article says it's connected to the downtown tunnel system. Does that mean they are reopening the tunnel between it and the Magnolia? Unfortunately that wouldn't be very useful, because the tunnel between the Magnolia and 609 Main was filled in when 609 Main was built. I hope the additional tower for phase 2 isn't dead. I assume that blank space on the roof of the left side of the garage on the above photo is going to be the base for it, though that's a very different location than was shown on the early renderings. Also I see the garage has completely changed and grown since the early renderings; see below. I don't see how the low garage before would have provided enough parking for the whole development, so maybe that's a sign that some variation on the tower is still planned. The foundation work they did in the hole was in two distinct phases with one set of work on the Fannin/"tower" half and another on the San Jacinto side. I couldn't tell you if any of it would be up to holding up a tower, but it would be interesting to see. They do have a concrete core going up in the middle of the steel frame, not sure where that would fall in the tower as rendered. I'm pretty sure they built a foundation tub wall that blocked off the old tunnel entrance over to Magnolia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 43 minutes ago, Nate99 said: I'm pretty sure they built a foundation tub wall that blocked off the old tunnel entrance over to Magnolia. I wonder where their tunnel access is going then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 1 hour ago, cspwal said: I wonder where their tunnel access is going then I suppose they could have cut a hole there, or maybe I'm just remembering incorrectly. I think that tunnel went to the garage. I'm not even sure the garage is connected to anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) I found an old map in a video on the chronicle's website http://www.chron.com/chrontv/this-forgotten-day-in-houston/article/1967-Next-phase-of-downtown-tunnels-complete-6598054.php It shows a tunnel between this block and the garage to the north. I wonder if there are more old tunnels that are abandoned that aren't on this map Edit: For comparison, here's a link to the most up to date tunnel map I could find https://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2016-07-28/2016-AB-MAP-Buildings.pdf Edited May 24, 2017 by cspwal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 On 5/23/2017 at 9:25 AM, Twinsanity02 said: Rechlin hope you are right about your assumptions. The garage height has been roughly doubled from the previous drawing. Guess construction depends how the new residential towers fill up. Hope they all have a waiting list. I found a quote from the developer from quite early in the process, where he said the tower (which was of uncertain height) would be on top of a 9 level parking garage. So it seems that rendering with the shorter parking garage has been inoperative for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 http://edge-re.com/Properties/Houston/~RuskStFanninSt-Lease/RuskStFanninSt-Lease.pdf any idea what royal blue is? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 It might be a grocery store http://www.royalbluegrocery.com/ Quote Royal Blue Grocery is a compact urban market that opened its doors in 2006. With six locations in Downtown Austin and one in Dallas' iconic Highland Park Village, each Royal Blue is different from the next, tailored to the neighborhood it serves, and the people who frequent it every day. Royal Blue offers a little bit of everything, from Stumptown coffee and freshly prepared grab-and-go offerings, to conventional grocery and convenience items, and always tons of locally sourced products from a long list of unique brands and producers. Called a bodega by some, a corner store by others, Royal Blue is a modern urban grocery store that has just what you need - where you need it, when you need it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Or they are just going to paint the whole corner blue it could go either way tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 They have Royal Blue grocery stores in Austin. Would be a great add if correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, cspwal said: It might be a grocery store http://www.royalbluegrocery.com/ It's a small grocery. Royal Blue has a number of locations all over Downtown Austin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Is that a Fleur de Lis above the name of the store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) Royal Blues are great! So excited to see we might be getting one downtown... At least someone has it on their radar. Edited June 1, 2017 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted June 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2017 Taking a pic of the Star and off in the distance I see a helicopter. Went to investigate. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Urbannizer Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Proposed alterarions to add amenities and a sky lounge/roof deck to the roof. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/docs_pdfs/hahc/App_Materials_2017/August_MATERIALS/1111_Rusk_Alt_Addition_APP_Materials.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I hope they are going to make it more aesthetically pleasing to look at than it is now but it looks topped out. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 If this garage stays like this, the developer should be ashamed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 They put a tree up on the garage, so I guess it's finally done growing. The renderings suggest that there will be some cladding and paint added to obscure the metal framework of the garage, and I think something retail/restaurant was planned for the ground floor, but I might have that wrong. In any case, they have the amenity deck up there that would look horrible perched on top of something that would not look out of place in an olefins unit in Deer Park. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twinsanity02 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 That poor tree died for that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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