Triton Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm thankful for the photo update, but it's just grainy enough that I can't tell if they just cleaned it or if they also removed the architectural detail too. I think I can barely see it, am I right? Not sure if this will help: http://i.imgur.com/DggJiMm.jpg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Literally taking decades of dirt, dust and bum urine off this beauty. I've been Swoooned Fixed it for you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Not sure if this will help: http://i.imgur.com/DggJiMm.jpgBetter, thanks. It's clear there is no architectural detail between the windows of the first two columns by the corner. Here's hoping that's how it was before. Guess we will know for sure once they start on the next column or someone finds an old up close photo of the same area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 This project and others will make walking from the red line to Minute Maid Park much more enjoyable. Coming from Main Street and walking east: 806 Main, 1111 Rusk, the US Post Office Building and the upcoming High School for Performing and Visual Arts. If you make a left on Austin, you'll be at the 28-story residential then the Finger apartments then the ballpark. As of February 2: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Walking? You mean will make the new train ride from the red line more enjoyable..? Heh.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 That arched walkway is so sexy. If they had demolished this building I would have exploded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Explosion would have been the appropriate response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted February 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Big crane lifting boxes of stuff out there today... Edited February 7, 2014 by Nate99 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Why are they dismantling this building to build a new one? As if Houston is running out of space. Stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Why are they dismantling this building to build a new one? As if Houston is running out of space. Stupid.The building is not being dismantled. I highly advise you to read first, before commenting. If you don't have anything to add, or a question, then please don't post. Thanks.Also, many comments that add nothing to the conversation, or come across as trolling, have been deleted from a number of threads recently. These are mostly comments being made by repeated offenders. We are doing this to prevent others from responding to these types of posts and remove unnecessary thread bumps. So please stop trolling, and have something to add to the topic (note: this warning is to the people who do this often). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 You don't have to be such a jerk about it. If they aren't taking the building down a piece at a time, then what is the purpose of the crane? It certainly looks like the building is shorter than it was originally. Dang, lighten up and stop being so serious and stern about construction. If I made a mere mistake, make a polite comment or correction and keep it moving. Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 ^ The plans call for the building to be renovated and converted to apartments, not for it to be taken down. Nate even tells us what the crane is being used for...it's pretty clear that you didn't read. I was being serious because I was giving out a warning.If you want to discuss things further, please send it via PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) Two renovations. One demolition. Do we know when the garage construction will start? Someone on the property today told me a couple of years away and residents would use other parking garages in the mean time. Is that right? Edited February 9, 2014 by Triton 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ^That's too bad, was hoping they'd start sooner rather than later, since they will probably do that 38 story condo tower shortly after. This is still a great project either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 That thing needs some serious deuglification. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 After all of the false starts on renovation plans for this building it practically brings tears to my eyes to see it actually happening. It is amazing the difference the clean facade makes. I've always thought this was one of the finest buildings downtown and it should be a real showpiece. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Agreed, Subdude. How many bullets has that building dodged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Do we know when the garage construction will start? Someone on the property today told me a couple of years away and residents would use other parking garages in the mean time. Is that right? That seems very unlikely, and, if so, a REALLY bad business plan. I would guess they can start the parking garage construction after they have substantially completed the construction of the addition to the existing structure and still have it completed in time for the apartment openings. Edited February 10, 2014 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 2/14 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 2/21/14 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 This thing has been just sitting and rotting for so long, seeing this particular activity is pretty cool. More broadly, including this, I just posted in about five different threads with pictures I took of stuff going on around downtown on big projects that I walked by at lunch. This is a really remarkable time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 this city hasn't seen this level of activity since the early 80's which is both awesome and ominious at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 this city hasn't seen this level of activity since the early 80's which is both awesome and ominious at the same time. I had the same thought. "This is awesome, hope we don't blow it." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I sort of worry about that... more in the sense that we could be this centuries Detroit when we find something to kick-start the "post oil" movement. But then I realize its likely Exxon/Chevron/BP and others will be the leaders behind that movement... down the road 40 or more years. I don't think we'll see a 1980s scale bust again. We're more diverse (at least we were) now than we used to be. Just look at the growth of the Texas Medical Center during the down years of the oil/gas industry and the post-Enron debacle that really slowed down the construction business in this town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I sort of worry about that... more in the sense that we could be this centuries Detroit when we find something to kick-start the "post oil" movement. But then I realize its likely Exxon/Chevron/BP and others will be the leaders behind that movement... down the road 40 or more years. Kodak developed the first digital camera, look where they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 More broadly, including this, I just posted in about five different threads with pictures I took of stuff going on around downtown on big projects that I walked by at lunch. Your work is appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Your work is appreciated. It's pretty remarkable when you can walk past hundreds of millions worth of active construction projects in 15-20 minutes. Very few cities ever have that going on in one small place at a time. If things hold up, DT will look and feel very different in five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Kodak developed the first digital camera, look where they are now.A valid point, but Exxon is not Kodak. Kodak - while big for the film/camera world is no where near the size of an Exxon (which is an older company mind you). Kodak is also a company that produces a consumer product that is discretionary for one to buy (your home will not heat/car won't stop running if you don't have film) and they failed to change with the times to meet the needs of the current digital age. Granted digital photography didn't just pop up overnight, so Kodak failed to see the change coming. They simply rode the wave until the ocean ran out underneath them. Perhaps you will be right, perhaps Exxon/etc will one day just stop rather than adapt? A likely outcome for the world post-oil is not a world without Exxon/BP/Chevron, but rather a world without Schlumberger/Halliburton/NOV. I think oil field service companies, marine oil companies etc. face the worst future in a post-petroleum world. Edited February 21, 2014 by arche_757 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 A valid point, but Exxon is not Kodak. Kodak - while big for the film/camera world is no where near the size of an Exxon (which is an older company mind you). Kodak is also a company that produces a consumer product that is discretionary for one to buy (your home will not heat/car won't stop running if you don't have film) and they failed to change with the times to meet the needs of the current digital age. Granted digital photography didn't just pop up overnight, so Kodak failed to see the change coming. They simply rode the wave until the ocean ran out underneath them. Perhaps you will be right, perhaps Exxon/etc will one day just stop rather than adapt?A likely outcome for the world post-oil is not a world without Exxon/BP/Chevron, but rather a world without Schlumberger/Halliburton/NOV. I think oil field service companies, marine oil companies etc. face the worst future in a post-petroleum world.People have looked for a post fossil fuel world for over 100 years. The problem everyone gets back to is that no fuel source is nearly as fungible as fossil fuels. I think conservation is far and away the most likely outcome, with a place still for oil and gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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