West Timer Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just think how many Block 98 towers could fit on this parking lot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Texasota Posted July 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2020 I do not understand why the concepts of limited funds and phased sites are difficult for people.  This project was tied to specific funding having to do with its status as a historic resource. It makes sense that they started by focusing on the existing, historic building as a complete project before turning to new construction.  The developer has indicated in the past their intention to build on the parking lots, but that will ultimately depend on the success of this first phase. I understand that additional housing in close proximity could help contribute to that success, but there is a lot of existing and under construction housing within walking, cycling, and transit distance.  This is a good project. That's no guarantee that it will succeed, but I genuinely think they are handling it appropriately. And I hate parking lots. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post iah77 Posted July 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Fortune said:  The issue is that we do not know what the future plans are for the parking lots. We do not know if it is the developers intention to reserve the parking lots for future towers. I've seen the master plan and there are multiple towers.  The economy literally is in free fall, we are lucky things aren't paralyzed at this point across town. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, iah77 said: I've seen the master plan and there are multiple towers.  The economy literally is in free fall, we are lucky things aren't paralyzed at this point across town.  Really? How many towers? What are the heights?  We need details! Edited July 17, 2020 by Fortune 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Timer Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, iah77 said: I've seen the master plan and there are multiple towers.  The economy literally is in free fall, we are lucky things aren't paralyzed at this point across town. I agree. But as for the details. Are we talking, Ro, Regency Square, East River. Please give us an idea of how many and how high. Thank you. Edited July 17, 2020 by West Timer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 2:03 PM, iah77 said: I've seen the master plan and there are multiple towers.  The economy literally is in free fall, we are lucky things aren't paralyzed at this point across town. 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 This project, is a testament to what I've said in other threads where people cry value-engineering or the fact this is Houston, and we can't have nice things are wrong, and superficial explanations at best. Architects are really important. In an economic climate such as this, the posers will fold, but the actual creative and innovative ones will pull through. OMA is one of the best because they don't fold, and they press on. This really got going during this the time the economy was going into the gutter and they could have easily cut a lot of things especially this set piece type stairways. Oh just make a regular stair, its a stair who cares. That could have been the case, but it's clear the Architect on this job has found ways to work around it and keep their promises in what they have proposed. Maybe not everything will turn out exactly as they wished given the current constraints, but at the very least they are giving it a shot, and will keep the biggest of promises they made which were some very beautiful stairway spaces, and cool rooftop garden. If they can pull those things off then this will be a success. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted July 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Food hall and commisary build out permits. Looks like we're getting even more food options in and near Downtown.  Full list: Edited July 21, 2020 by TheSirDingle 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 this place better have a big bike rack! so excited to see this place when complete! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tigereye Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Lovett has released more details. The rooftop will be branded as the Skylawn and will feature a 6,000 sq ft outdoor event venue accommodating up to 300 guests.  https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/08/12/lovett-commercial-post-houston-skylawn.html   10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Timer Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) It's o.k. Edited August 12, 2020 by West Timer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, West Timer said: It's o.k.  Should be popular with weddings parties and photo shoots 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 It’s crazy how hard it is to find a wedding spot with a skyline view, so this will be very popular with weddings 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, tigereye said: Lovett has released more details. The rooftop will be branded as the Skylawn and will feature a 6,000 sq ft outdoor event venue accommodating up to 300 guests.  https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/08/12/lovett-commercial-post-houston-skylawn.html   Sarnoff’s piece on this mentions Post also containing a concert venue and a hotel. Is this in the first phase currently under construction or is she referring to future phases? What is being down with the 5 story administration building on site?  Quote Houston-based Lovett purchased the 16-acre site, formerly the Barbara Jordan Post Office, in 2015 and is remaking the space into a coworking, shopping and culinary destination with a concert venue, hotel and rooftop farm called POST Houston.   https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Downtown-venue-to-open-on-five-acre-rooftop-park-15481162.php  EDIT: Looking at the renders, the concert venue is in the northeast corner and takes up the first 2 levels. There appears to be balconies overlooking the event floor and stage area. I take it the Skylawn event space will be on the rooftop above the concert venue.  Not sure where a hotel goes in (unless it’s in the administration building or being built as a separate addition in a later phase. Edited August 13, 2020 by tigereye 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerncrj Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, cspwal said: It’s crazy how hard it is to find a wedding spot with a skyline view, so this will be very popular with weddings The Castillo Community Center on White Oak Bayou can be rented for weddings. Not a comparable venue of course, but it does have some pretty grandiose views of DT, and it is likely to be much kinder to people's pockets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 So will there still be a rooftop bar or is it only event space? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted August 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2020 Some more info and renderings  14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lot of civil work going on in the eastern portion. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 honestly i am just so excited to see this lot landscaped when done...pleeeeease let them have lots of greenery.... i always hated going to this post office unless it was for Day For Night of course   7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I hope they lay out an internal street grid with trees, sidewalks etc in preparation for (hopefully) future development. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Anyone else amazed by the lack of cars in that shot? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Quote Anyone else amazed by the lack of cars in that shot?  i'm more amazed by the rooftop pool at 110 Milam.  https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/5134-110-milam/  anyone have any photos of inside that house? it looks incredible! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, tangledwoods said: i'm more amazed by the rooftop pool at 110 Milam.  https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/5134-110-milam/  anyone have any photos of inside that house? it looks incredible!  I've always been intrigued by that building and was likewise surprised to discover there was a pool on the roof. I've often thought it would be a cool place to live, except for the fact that given the building's proximity to the bayou and where its parking area is, it would get old losing your car(s) during the increasingly frequent flooding events that have afflicted the area over the past 20 years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrohip Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 One of my best friends owns that building. I've been in it many, many times. I'm off to Pilates, will post more info later... Â And yes, it's his house. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, astrohip said: One of my best friends owns that building. I've been in it many, many times. I'm off to Pilates, will post more info later... Â And yes, it's his house. It's a single dwelling? Wow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 There's a couple of unusual residences downtown. The office building next to Houston House is actually just a large house; there's a block-sized warehouse in East Downtown that one couple lives in. I'm sure there's more that I haven't discovered yet 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, cspwal said: There's a couple of unusual residences downtown. The office building next to Houston House is actually just a large house; there's a block-sized warehouse in East Downtown that one couple lives in. I'm sure there's more that I haven't discovered yet  National Cash Register Building is pretty cool.   9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post astrohip Posted August 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2020 My friend bought this building (110 Milam) several years ago, and decided to save it. It was in ill shape, and needed more money than any developer is ever willing to put into a building. He decided to completely refurb/rehab it, and turn it into his residence. Several years and a shitload of money later... Â The bottom floor backs onto Buffalo Bayou. He acknowledged it was going to flood, and made it an open-ish storage area, with walls designed to handle water exposure. Each floor has a purpose--one for his bedroom, another for living/dining/kitchen, another for work space, etc. His living floor has these huge, commercial glass-paneled overhead doors (like Garage doors) along the back wall (facing Buffalo Bayou & west), that when shut provide a wall. But they can open with a button, and create an open-air environment. Â Those metal stairs on the side are to meet fire egress codes. On the roof is a stainless steel pool and deck. You can imagine the structural support he had to put in for that. Â He also collects cars, everything from Ferraris to classic oldies... Â 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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