Parkside Residences: Multifamily High-Rise At 808 Crawford St.

[BeerNut]

 

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[Highrise Tower]

[hindesky]

[j_cuevas713]

This area feels great. I hope some new developments can close the gap between DG and Main St. There was some nice energy Saturday evening downtown. Also that cooling plant needs good sidewalks. I have no idea how they’ve been able to get away with 3 foot sidewalks on each side covered in mud. 

Edited October 4, 2021 by j_cuevas713

[Highrise Tower]

Friend took this picture today.

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

6 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

 covered in mud. 

that's not mud..... lol

[enriquewx91]

ANYWAYS BACK TO THE BUILDING......

[skooljunkie]

This building is a nice addition to downtown.

[kennyc05]

I wonder what the rent will be in this building 🤔😏

[Luminare]

1 minute ago, kennyc05 said:

I wonder what the rent will be in this building 🤔😏

I'm just curious who gets the penthouse. Talk about a stunning 360 view of town.

[Montrose1100]

Alright, everyone relax, and get back to the great addition to Downtown.

@Luminare if you ever have any issues with anyone, please feel free to discuss with another Mod, or the Editor.

[sapo2367]

Good morning ☀️

[thatguysly]

Looks like they have 10-11 floors to go. I drove up 288 and through town on 45 and could see it peaking out now. 

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

Thyssen Krupp Elevators.

https://www.tkelevator.com/us-en/

[hindesky]

[pm91]

Taken today 😍

[hindesky]

[79ta]

Not much good going on inside today in game 2, but some nice shots above the park.  This building is a nice addition to downtown.

Edited October 16, 2021 by 79ta

[zaphod]

Can't look at those parking lots without badly wishing they were buildings...

[Highrise Tower]

My friend asked me to post her pictures.

[HtownWxBoy]

20 hours ago, zaphod said:

Can't look at those parking lots without badly wishing they were buildings...

Just give it some time... it'll happen eventually... that's the way Downtown is going. 

[rechlin]

[Houston19514]

On 10/17/2021 at 2:52 PM, HtownWxBoy said:

Just give it some time... it'll happen eventually... that's the way Downtown is going. 

Yeah, only 25 years ago, those same pictures would have had 2-3 times as much parking lot/vacant land.

Edited October 18, 2021 by Houston19514

[HtownWxBoy]

On 10/18/2021 at 5:07 PM, Houston19514 said:

Yeah, only 25 years ago, those same pictures would have had 2-3 times as much parking lot/vacant land.

Late 1970s... 😲😲😲 ... can't image having to walk blocks to your car in the mid-summer heat and humidity with no trees / shade at all... nothing but baking pavement... ugh what a nightmare! 

[jmitch94]

Why were so many blocks leveled, was it apart of the disastrous unban renewal movement? 

[KinkaidAlum]

1) Houston Center development tore down a lot. It was going to be much bigger than it ended up.

2) Parking makes more money than most tiny buildings or old houses that were torn down.

3) Zero preservation laws. We are a developer's wet dream and a preservationist's sad tears town.

4) Lots of land speculation that bombed with oil crash. Nothing of note was built in Houston, especially downtown from the time I was 12 until the time I was 25 or so. 

Edited to add

5) 1970s Houston was much different than today's city. The inner loop, especially the East side, was seeing population loss with a ton of white flight. Most things East of Main was seen as the ghetto. This magnified with the oil bust. 

Edited October 20, 2021 by KinkaidAlum

[Earlydays]

10 hours ago, HtownWxBoy said:

Late 1970s... 😲😲😲 ... can't image having to walk blocks to your car in the mid-summer heat and humidity with no trees / shade at all... nothing but baking pavement... ugh what a nightmare! 

I worked downtown in the late 60's and early 70's and I parked in underground garages and walked in air conditioned tunnels to the office buildings........