bobruss Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 5 hours ago, gene said: the cosmo IS in the rendering...that is it directly behind the new building...they did a bad job representing it but that looks to be it just to the right of the building showing just a 1/3 of it. ok, but i thought that was the BG building. and the one between it and the new building appears to be behind the BG Billiton building, which would make it one of Borlenghi's three blue buildings because the Cosmo would be in front of the BG Billiton building. I think they did just what most developers do. They leave out the competition and keep their rendering mostly about their building. If you scroll up to Houstonian 4life images on this page you will see an image of what I'm talking about. Jesus, that building is ugly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Let's not hit the Cosmo too hard. The base is bad, but don't forget it used to be worse (#NeverForgetUrinals)! Also, for the area, and the unit size, some of the condos are pretty price-efficient now. If you want to own a place with floor to ceiling windows in Uptown, and don't want to drop $1M for a 2/2 at the Arabella, this is your baby. All-in with condo fees it's comparable with the new 2/2 apartments nearby. There's a bunch of them on the back side (away from the construction) on higher floors for $600k. LINK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 6:59 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: Photos from today. I was told the mat pour is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2019. That’ll be a good Friday for it. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 9:15 PM, bobruss said: ok, but i thought that was the BG building. and the one between it and the new building appears to be behind the BG Billiton building, which would make it one of Borlenghi's three blue buildings because the Cosmo would be in front of the BG Billiton building. I think they did just what most developers do. They leave out the competition and keep their rendering mostly about their building. If you scroll up to Houstonian 4life images on this page you will see an image of what I'm talking about. Jesus, that building is ugly. haha!!! agreed!!! 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 After being underway for months we finally have an article out on this one: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Post-Oak-apartments-begin-to-rise-over-neighbor-13754650.php 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skyboxdweller Posted April 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2019 More steel,more concrete and walls of basement . 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 9:15 PM, bobruss said: I think they did just what most developers do. They leave out the competition and keep their rendering mostly about their building. Like Gene already said, the Cosmo is in this rendering. I’m not sure why you still think they left it out? Zoom in/look at the building set backs. That’s a view of the Cosmo that I can get used to.. heh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) #same ! haha and was curious to see just what one of the future obstructed units would be going for currently and boom found this: https://www.har.com/1600-post-oak-boulevard-1006/sale_69608467 It is currently the lowest priced of 6 listed units...it will be interesting to see how many go up for sale in the coming months, years... Edited April 12, 2019 by gene 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Crane view from yesterday Edited April 12, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Favorite photos of the week. Mat pour is next Friday from 5am to 10pm Notice the guys under the rebar in this shot. Edited April 12, 2019 by ekdrm2d1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It takes a lot of concrete to build high on this soil!! On another note: I had a rambling post about how these developers should work towards more reasonable solutions... but that was a tiresome paragraph. Ultimately, what we have is a new, and soon to be much more common problem here in Houston, specifically in Uptown and Downtown. Highrise overcrowding. Which is a welcome problem as we add density. Downtown won’t be quite as impacted thanks to the street grid, but this could become a bigger issue than Randall Davis’ little faux-deco and this much nicer 40something Tower. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyboxdweller Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Pour starts early on Friday morning . 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 11:45 AM, cloud713 said: Like Gene already said, the Cosmo is in this rendering. I’m not sure why you still think they left it out? Zoom in/look at the building set backs. That’s a view of the Cosmo that I can get used to.. heh Ok, so once again your red pen strikes me down. I promise I won't question anyones vision ever again except maybe mine! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 1:10 PM, gene said: #same ! haha and was curious to see just what one of the future obstructed units would be going for currently and boom found this: https://www.har.com/1600-post-oak-boulevard-1006/sale_69608467 It is currently the lowest priced of 6 listed units...it will be interesting to see how many go up for sale in the coming months, years... Looking at that link, it's amazing how much that building improves when the facade color is adjusted to something that wouldn't belong better on a 1962 Thunderbird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Other than its dreadful podium and its protesting residents I really don’t think the design of the Cosmopolitan is as atrocious as many people like to say it is on here. The tower portion above the garage is neither stellar nor bad looking IMO. With that said, I honestly do not care whether it’s “blocked” from view or not. Want to see truly ugly, look at the neighboring Astoria, and those two faux Tuscan style, beige behemoths, Camden Post Oak and Dominion Post Oak Apartment Towers. When can we pretty please block those from view too?! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, intencity77 said: Other than its dreadful podium and its protesting residents I really don’t think the design of the Cosmopolitan is as atrocious as many people like to say it is on here. The tower portion above the garage is neither stellar nor bad looking IMO. With that said, I honestly do not care whether it’s “blocked” from view or not. Want to see truly ugly, look at the neighboring Astoria, and those two faux Tuscan style, beige behemoths, Camden Post Oak and Dominion Post Oak Apartment Towers. When can we pretty please block those from view too?! The astoria is a scar on uptown that i'll never forgive RD for. The cosmo isn't really that bad. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Well... things are looking up. Literally! Hoping we continue to see some better architecture in Uptown. And man..! Does anyone want to guess # of that rebar for the foundation? And that would be size not quantity to the lay-person. Edited April 18, 2019 by arche_757 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just seeing the men working underneath the top layer of rebar gives you a much better sense of how thick that concrete must be. At least ten feet? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I don't know why, but i HATE that darn Astoria top/crown/pyramid thing...it always makes me think of this movie for some reason: 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 It doesn’t bug me as much as it used to. Of course there are FAR worse buildings around Uptown than these little faux-techture structures of RD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, gene said: I don't know why, but i HATE that darn Astoria top/crown/pyramid thing...it always makes me think of this movie for some reason: You're missing the real meaning here... 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted April 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, august948 said: You're missing the real meaning here... Yes? you rang? 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I understand that some posters cannot get past their hatred of Randall Davis, but could we at least keep it in the Randall Davis project threads? Please? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Luminare said: Yes? you rang? Edited April 18, 2019 by august948 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The Astoria has actually grown on me over the past year or two. I passed by it the other day and thought, ''you know, it's actually not that bad.'' I actually sort of like it now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 5 hours ago, gene said: I don't know why, but i HATE that darn Astoria top/crown/pyramid thing...it always makes me think of this movie for some reason: And that weird little door up top has been open for the past few days and looks super ratchet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, richfish said: And that weird little door up top has been open for the past few days and looks super ratchet. That's the moon door. Make sure you pay your rent... 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) On 4/5/2019 at 8:00 PM, richfish said: What's the purpose of the divot in the middle? Just more area for concrete to make it heavier? The center is probably going to have the shear wall and central lateral system for the building. This is normally going also hold the elevator banks. So consider the weight of the shear wall, your matt foundation might need more thickness to handle the shear loads. You're also going to need a depressed area (though not that much) for the elevator banks. Theres a couple of other reasons but without really getting into the weeds, i'll just explain, more loads, more concrete. Edited April 18, 2019 by Purdueenginerd 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 From today. The banners are back. They had to trim the size. Under the rebar guy 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 There's an official observation deck I'm told. Heading there now. Pictures when I return 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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