gene Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) Lets put it this way...some parkour ninja master could probably jump from one to the other...it is that close. In fact I was surprised at how close...does someone have the exact feet as i would guess under 30? Maybe 20 or so it looks like but that could just be my eyes deceiving me...?! (edited to say it even looks like it could be like 10 feet but is that even possible haha?! The excitement of the Cosmo being somewhat covered may be making me see things ) (and edited again to say just looked at www.har.com ...the Cosmo has 7 units for sale and 8 units for rent. Definitely an increase as this new tower rises. AND a handful of sale and rent values have gone down as you can see on the site as well!) https://www.har.com/search/dosearch?for_sale=1&streetaddress=1600+post+oak Edited October 14, 2019 by gene 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 It looks to be an alley or single lane width or so between 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, astrohip said: How close will this be to the Cosmo? I can't tell from this pic. Are they butt-cheek neighbors, or is there a small gap in-between? We sold our home last year, and decided to go condo. In looking at all the choices, we were scared away from the Galleria area by the relative closeness of the buildings. We knew if a building didn't already have a next-door neighbor, it would in the next few years. For example, we looked at the Wilshire, but knew something would be going up before long on the property due south. We looked at Astoria, same thing. It was challenging to find a mid-to-high-rise condo, in an area we liked, that wouldn't soon be smothered. Yeah Randall Davis does a terrible job at picking property locations. The Cosmo should have been built on the corner where this building is going up. The Astoria should have been built on the other corner where the ATT store is now. I'm sure that property will be a highrise in a few years. Check out the west side of Highland Tower. That's a pretty low risk view. Edited October 14, 2019 by richfish Adding sentence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Uptown is becoming more and more of a urban environment. Density is part of a urban environment. If your looking for views uptown is not the area for you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 5 hours ago, astrohip said: How close will this be to the Cosmo? I can't tell from this pic. Are they butt-cheek neighbors, or is there a small gap in-between? We sold our home last year, and decided to go condo. In looking at all the choices, we were scared away from the Galleria area by the relative closeness of the buildings. We knew if a building didn't already have a next-door neighbor, it would in the next few years. For example, we looked at the Wilshire, but knew something would be going up before long on the property due south. We looked at Astoria, same thing. It was challenging to find a mid-to-high-rise condo, in an area we liked, that wouldn't soon be smothered. Try southern end of Galleria area. The Bristol, 3525 Sage, The Mark or that ugly building where I can't recall the name that is between Rice Ave and Sage by the CVS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 2 hours ago, htownbro said: that ugly building where I can't recall the name that is between Rice Ave and Sage by the CVS. The Mercer. One of the few high rises that I'd prefer be a mid rise garage wrap. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/3/2019 at 9:50 AM, ekdrm2d1 said: The drive north on Post Oak, from Whole Foods on is going to be a wall of non stop glass almost through the bend. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrohip Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 17 hours ago, Fortune said: Uptown is becoming more and more of a urban environment. Density is part of a urban environment. If your looking for views uptown is not the area for you. Don't disagree. Just hard to get a handle on living that close to someone. To be 200 feet up, and be able to wave to someone 25 feet away 🙄. I have a friend that just moved to Market Square condos (I may have the name slightly off). He's on the 40th floor, and even being downtown, he gets some pretty amazing views. BTW, I appreciate all the feedback on buildings to look at if I want an unobstructed view. We already bought a condo. I was commenting on what we discovered during our search last summer. And as a relatively new member, I really enjoy the camaraderie shown by all here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 We have dreamed, hoped and wished that Houston would become more urban like our big brothers New York, and Chicago. Now I'm sure that in all major urban areas especially the two I mentioned there are hundreds of residential towers that are much closer together. We are just going to have to come to the realization that at some point views might vanish. Especially in high density growth areas like Uptown, or downtown. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I ventured to Post Oak Blvd and this tower will look great. San Felipe & Post Oak is turning into a real gem. It’ll get along great with the post modern and newer glass neighbors. On a side note why are they painting every Italian stucco condo building & Uptown Park neutral colors in the galleria area? Makes them look worse. They went to Vegas, stayed at the Bellagio, watched “Under the Tuscan Sun”, I get it. But why destroy that idea with grey and white? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 11:05 PM, Montrose1100 said: I ventured to Post Oak Blvd and this tower will look great. San Felipe & Post Oak is turning into a real gem. It’ll get along great with the post modern and newer glass neighbors. On a side note why are they painting every Italian stucco condo building & Uptown Park neutral colors in the galleria area? Makes them look worse. They went to Vegas, stayed at the Bellagio, watched “Under the Tuscan Sun”, I get it. But why destroy that idea with grey and white? I'll take grey's and whites over Beige... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Luminare said: I'll take grey's and whites over Beige... Generally, yes, but the grey transforms 1200 Post Oak & the Mercer into commie blocks. The white in Uptown park doesn’t make any sense unless they update everything else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skyboxdweller Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Re: New Uptown color scheme: the beigery I noticed this trend last year as wll. The Uptown park was repainted, as was the strip mall on the corner of Post Oak and San Felipe, and the Camden apt slab. Out are the ochres, peaches and yellows , in with the greige and beige. Not sure if this was coordinated or unconscious parallelism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It looks better than the yellows. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Uptown Park is actually bright white and it looks super nice in my opinion! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyboxdweller Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I like it too!~ I think the landscaping at Uptown looks great as well. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 would be a shame if that luffing crane was to accidentally break a few windows at the Cosmo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: would be a shame if that luffing crane was to accidentally break a few windows at the Cosmo.... That’s a little mean. . . 😕 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post gene Posted November 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) I took this while driving (sorry mom and mr police officer)...but wanted to show exactly what this will look like directly from a drivers point of view heading north on Post Oak Blvd... If you notice where the furthest right of the new building is...it will barely leave even one unit of each floor of the Cosmo showing...it really is shocking to see just how much will be covered up...not just because of how much will be hidden from view driving down Post Oak since it will be nearly invisible but because of just how close they are to the new building...that south facing side of Cosmo will never see direct sun (and the north side of the new building)...kinda crazy to really think about that...thankfully it is at least an east/west opening so some light will get through but still.................... (ps...yay i posted a photo...and sorry it's not as awesome as i hoped, as you can see me in the reflection ha!) Edited November 5, 2019 by gene 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Gene, don't forget that the actual tower that will sit on this podium curves off to the west heading north, leaving quite a bit more of the Davis tower visible on the east side. The tower doesn't follow the podium all the way up . I think you'll still be able to see almost to the middle section of the Cosmo from this particular view. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 49 minutes ago, bobruss said: Gene, don't forget that the actual tower that will sit on this podium curves off to the west heading north, leaving quite a bit more of the Davis tower visible on the east side. The tower doesn't follow the podium all the way up . I think you'll still be able to see almost to the middle section of the Cosmo from this particular view. That is good news! I just want everyone to be happy and it was such a fight to get this development even started! I LOVE this new building and cannot wait for it to be finished... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I really like this building. It's interesting to see in 7 years all of the changes in the surrounding area, shown in Luminaires, before and after pictures above. Not only in the boulevard changes, but the skyline and surroundings have really changed. It's gone from looking more suburban development to urban city scape. Thanks for the before and afters Luminaire. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) NM. Others already made the point I was going to make. Edited November 5, 2019 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I actually was referencing Luminaires post from the boulevard project of post Oak in 2011 to now showing the stark changes to the boulevard, in the Transportation thread. Sorry for any confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyboxdweller Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) I think the shape of the tower is as courteous as possible to the Cosmo, while still making economic and aesthetic sense. The pool/roof garden area is going to wrap around the western side of the building, with a pool set in the corner of San Felipe and the parking lot of adjacent strip center. Based on where the columns are being set and some of the renderings that are available, I think the tower is going to get wider as it moves back from San Felipe towards the Cosmo, and that the elevation facing the Cosmo is going to have angled corners to push the views out beyond the Cosmo. The tower stops about three columns in from the northern side of the podium. They are framing and pouring the 6th level now , which is the last parking level. In about 3 weeks the tower floors should be under construction. Edited November 6, 2019 by Skyboxdweller 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Skyboxdweller said: I think the shape of the tower is as courteous as possible to the Cosmo, while still making economic and aesthetic sense. RD should have anticipated an eventual high rise development just south of The Cosmo when he built it. It was a no-brainer thing to have planned for. Instead, he assumed The Cosmo would have unobstructed views straight down Post Oak indefinitely. Not smart on his part or on the part of those that bought into The Cosmo. I can’t feel very sorry for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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