H-Town Man Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 23 minutes ago, jmitch94 said: I was thinking the same thing about 609 Main. Feels like the demo of the previous building was just yesterday and now the crown is almost finished. And in about ten years when downtown gets its next office tower, this oil bust will feel like yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted July 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2016 A little more detailed look at the base/pool patio 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 *Just bumping a page worth of threads ahead of all of the spam* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2016 No tower crane for the first time in well over a year. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htx2009 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Market Square Tower is not the tallest residential building in Houston but is the tallest residential high rise in Downtown Houston to date with the tallest pool in Texas. Market Square Tower is over 500 feet and has 41 stories and One Park Place has 37 stories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Isn't One Park Place 518'..? I thought Market Square was 499'. 41 floors? Did they add one? Edited August 23, 2016 by cloud713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nativehoustonion Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 On 6/28/2016 at 5:29 PM, Houston19514 said: I'm not sure it's even the tallest residential building downtown. Emporis has Market Square Tower at 498 feet and One Park Place at 501 feet. (FWIW, Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at only 468 feet. The Huntingdon still reigns as the tallest residential in Houston, at 503 feet. 2929 Weslayan is 533 feet, The Huntington is 503 feet, Market Square is 502 feet,and One Park Place is 501 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 This building really got a free pass on the preexisting ugly garage. If they had built this development from scratch with that block vacant, and the entire block came out looking the way it does, it would be the worst atrocity downtown since the Embassy Suites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Look it up on the 2016 World Almanac. Who knows? It shows Pennzoil Place at 523 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Any word on how leasing is going? with 500 Crawford at 40% and places like skyhouse reportedly leasing at rates a bit ahead of planned, I am curious how this place will lease. Word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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adr Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/BKoDJsUAZgg/?taken-by=marketsquaretower Edited September 21, 2016 by adr Trying not to wreck the page. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUfan13 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 ADR, something in that video is wrecking the page, can you change it to a link rather than an embed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 44 minutes ago, BUfan13 said: Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. Woah - News to me http://www.marketsquaretower.com/coming-soon-market-square-tower-cvspharmacy/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 1 hour ago, BUfan13 said: Might be old news by now, but I saw something yesterday about CVS signing a lease on the ground floor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 2 hours ago, jmitch94 said: ^^^ is it large enough to accommodate a CVS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 This is interesting. A friend of mine told me that he spoke to a leasing agent for this place and, if he heard correctly and I heard correctly, the leasing agent said that they were bringing a "grocery store" to the building. If this is what the leasing agent supposedly was referring to, that was a bit of a stretch but likely good in a pinch and better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I heard the cvs is supposed to be across the street in the International Tower lot inside of the parking garage they are building. Possible park frontage, which kind of sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 8 hours ago, adr said: Woah - News to me http://www.marketsquaretower.com/coming-soon-market-square-tower-cvspharmacy/ From the link.. Quote September 20th, 2016 We are pleased to announce that CVS/Pharmacy will be coming soon to Market Square Tower. This new urban store concept will offer grab & go prepared foods, fresh produce and healthier snack options…right at your doorstep! Stay tuned for more updates. "Grocery store" does seem like a bit of a stretch, but there will be some options, none the less. Maybe Aris will get a legit grocer? Seems like they hoped to sign one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Guess that settles it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Saw that they are taking up 13k square feet for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 People want "more urban"... well, more urban isn't a large standard grocery store. This CVS sounds like it'll be like Duane Reade on 100 Broadway in NY. That place is really nice. Even has a decent salad bar, full service pharmacy, small grocery selection (but much larger than a normal Walgreens/CVS), gifts, etc... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Isn't there a CVS on Main? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 There is. It has more grocery items than a usual CVS, but not that much - and critically it doesn't have produce, which this store is supposedly going to have. I wonder what the hours are going to be - the CVS on main isn't open after 5 on the weekends, which would be crazy for a grocery store 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 5 hours ago, cspwal said: There is. It has more grocery items than a usual CVS, but not that much - and critically it doesn't have produce, which this store is supposedly going to have. I wonder what the hours are going to be - the CVS on main isn't open after 5 on the weekends, which would be crazy for a grocery store Your point is well taken, but, Actually, it's even more crazy for a drug store in these days of 24-hour drug stores. I am excited to see this new concept and I am hoping it's more than a pile of apples and bananas, pre-made sandwiches, and some Raman. While that is good in a pinch, this side of downtown needs an urban grocery. Something small but jam packed. Wipe out all of Pheoncias upstairs. Wipe out that big bread conveyor belt. Wipe out the dessert counter and the hot dinner counter. Wipe out the back side cash registers that I have never seen used. What's left? The pizza counter, the prepared foods counter, cheese, meets, fish, produce, eggs, dairy, salad bar, booze, soft drinks, coffee, and some packaged foods. Would all of that have fit into the space in this tower? IDK. Hopefully it will fit into Aris. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 5 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Your point is well taken, but, Actually, it's even more crazy for a drug store in these days of 24-hour drug stores. I am excited to see this new concept and I am hoping it's more than a pile of apples and bananas, pre-made sandwiches, and some Raman. While that is good in a pinch, this side of downtown needs an urban grocery. Something small but jam packed. Wipe out all of Pheoncias upstairs. Wipe out that big bread conveyor belt. Wipe out the dessert counter and the hot dinner counter. Wipe out the back side cash registers that I have never seen used. What's left? The pizza counter, the prepared foods counter, cheese, meets, fish, produce, eggs, dairy, salad bar, booze, soft drinks, coffee, and some packaged foods. Would all of that have fit into the space in this tower? IDK. Hopefully it will fit into Aris. The back cash registers at Phonecia are used during weekday lunch hour, which is always packed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Downtown needs something like the Midtown Randall's (which already seems more cramped than your typical grocery store) but more packed with stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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