Aspire Post Oak: Multifamily High-Rise At 1616 Post Oak Blvd.

[monarch]

^^^ holy mother!  this is one seriously IMPOSING structure.  once it reaches it's full height, it will be second in command throughout UPTOWN... only to WILLIAMS TOWER .

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

I need to clean my windshield... 

Edited May 27, 2020 by Tumbleweed_Tx

[j_cuevas713]

On 5/13/2020 at 9:31 PM, wxman said:

 

Did I, at any point, mention the new concrete or trees? No. The new pavement and trees is quite the improvement actually. Buses are not sexy and giving them a designated lane is nothing more than putting lipstick on a pig. A bus is a bus is a bus and I highly doubt these BRT lanes will move the numbers of people being projected. Most people don't ride buses -- especially in a city built for the car. Why we don't focus our attention on commuter rail is beyond me. I'm really not even a fan of light rail. God knows the one from downtown to the dome will shake the dirt from your shoes. I realize it's not financially savvy to sell commuter rail but putting in a useless lane for a rolling eyesore is a shame. Of course, many of you won't agree and that's okay. Personally, they should stop why they're ahead and transition these designated lanes into bikes and foot traffic areas. 

You compare this to putting lipstick on a pig? You’ve obviously never taken the bus enough to see the growing trend among young Houstonians like myself who use the bus system daily. You do realize the bus system is the core of any transit system across any major city across every continent, right? BRT is also being used globally and in U.S. cities like SF and Chicago. I don’t even know why I’m wasting my time explaining this to someone who doesn’t understand the basics. I could further my argument about how ridiculous you sound but I’d rather not. 

[j_cuevas713]

On 5/14/2020 at 10:38 AM, Geographer said:

I love the wide, brick sidewalks in the bottom picture.  That should be the standard sidewalk design, not the traditional three feet concrete sidewalk that is most common.  Wide sidewalks are far more inviting and attractive than narrow sidewalks.

 

I agree with wxman that buses are not attractive and will not attract as many riders as trains.  There is still a stigma attached to them in most of the United States.  Taking the bus as an adult makes people think you can't afford a car.  Trains are different.  They are considered modern and a symbol of big, dense, rich cities.  They offer a smoother ride than buses, especially considering Houston's streets and the notoriously potholed right lanes.  Train routes can be memorized and visualized better than a bus route.  Their fixed routes attract development in a way that bus routes do not.

The problem is you don’t understand public transit. And your idea of transit is a train. In Chicago, a few of my friends take the bus like it’s second nature because they don’t look at transit the way you look at it. They take the train when necessary, but most travel is by foot or bus. If you actually used the system and understood it’s purpose and why you are using it then this idea that it has to be some shiny new train will begin to sound ridiculous. Inner city Houston is doing a great job creating a network that city buses feed off of with the Red Line as the spine of the network. And then connecting those lines with other modes of travel such as biking and walking. The 3 foot minimum for sidewalks is old infrastructure. So if you’re seeing that, it’s before the 5’ minimum for today’s development. Once the BRT line from Uptown to Downtown is built you’ll see ridership grow quickly. As for the argument about commuter rail. Commuter rail is just that, for commuters. The burbs are starting to realize they need and want that infrastructure. And politics aside, the bluer those areas become, the greater the topic becomes. 

Edited May 28, 2020 by j_cuevas713

[Luminare]

7 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

The problem is you don’t understand public transit. And your idea of transit is a train. In Chicago, a few of my friends take the bus like it’s second nature because they don’t look at transit the way you look at it. They take the train when necessary, but most travel is by foot or bus. If you actually used the system and understood it’s purpose and why you are using it then this idea that it has to be some shiny new train will begin to sound ridiculous. Inner city Houston is doing a great job creating a network that city buses feed off of with the Red Line as the spine of the network. And then connecting those lines with other modes of travel such as biking and walking. The 3 foot minimum for sidewalks is old infrastructure. So if you’re seeing that, it’s before the 5’ minimum for today’s development. Once the BRT line from Uptown to Downtown is built you’ll see ridership grow quickly. As for the argument about commuter rail. Commuter rail is just that, for commuters. The burbs are starting to realize they need and want that infrastructure. And politics aside, the bluer those areas become, the greater the topic becomes. 

 

Your correct. Mass Transit is an ecosystem. Not a one time bandaid. For one to work it needs to be a holistic system. It was the same when I would go frequently to Berlin. People walk. They take buses. They take trams. They take Trains. Its not just one mode of doing things. I also think that density, while important, is a bit of misnomer when it comes to successful transit. Yes the number of people is important, but what is really important is whatever transit ecosystem you set up it needs to take people to places they actually want to go. Picking up residents is actually secondary. If you can pick up people along the way then it just makes it better. Besides if transit actually goes somewhere then people move to the transit so they can use it more often. The car also comes into play as well. Its part of the ecosystem. There were cars that existed when we used to have trolleys that went places here in Houston. People just didn't maintain, and continue that system. They got lazy, and let it go by the way side.

I also don't think this is strictly a blue or red issue. I also don't think this is a rural or city issue either. More mobility is better for everyone no matter who you are. Great mobility is hallmark of a great democratic society. It should be something worth pushing for.

[Purdueenginerd]

To add, There are economic benefits to mass transit systems as well. Given the opportunity high rise developments can reduce the costs of construction for onsite parking. Parking garages and structures are low profitability land that right now current infrastructure requires. If you give people more options on how to get to work, you give developers the opportunity to use land for more profitable uses. More shops, more offices, more residential in the same square footage that would have been occupied by parking before. Right now, for large swaths of Houston, the automobile is the only means of accessing our city. 

[jmitch94]

10 hours ago, Luminare said:

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I also don't think this is strictly a blue or red issue. I also don't think this is a rural or city issue either. More mobility is better for everyone no matter who you are. Great mobility is hallmark of a great democratic society. It should be something worth pushing for.

 

This is true but a lot of America loves to vote against their own best interests even if they don't know it. 

[Highrise Tower]

[Highrise Tower]

[Highrise Tower]

[monarch]

 

^^^ HOLY MOTHER!  this is one gorgeous edifice.  one can only imagine just how its going to look once completed...

 

[ZRFkris]

I wonder what the height will be..

[por favor gracias]

453' according to Emporis

 

https://www.emporis.com/city/101031/houston-tx-usa/status/all-buildings/4

[thatguysly]

I am glad for the photos> i can see this one from work as well as others and it is weird not seeing what may be the last one for the time being out the window. I have gotten to see ton go up in the Uptown area since I started this job five years ago.

[Highrise Tower]

[Avossos]

On 6/20/2020 at 9:02 PM, Highrise Tower said:

 

i counted 27 floors... to imagine this 12 - 13 floors more means this thing is going to be HUGE

[thatguysly]

I drove by this weekend and it is such a presence and strong addition to that block. I love how it curves.

Edited June 22, 2020 by thatguysly

[Skyboxdweller]

Working on the pool today.  Quite a cloud ceiling  today. 

[Skyboxdweller]

The only thing I know about structural engineering is what I learned by osmosis after spending a night at the Boll Weevil Motor Inn, in Elba, Alabama, but an inquiring mind asks:  Do the columns taper as the building ascends or is it my imagination?  I could probably identify three or forces they have to deal with, but that's about as far as my knowledge base extends.  

[Skyboxdweller]

I'm afraid this is not going to be like Fred and Ginger, but more like Fred and Shirley Temple. 

As I type this my Spotify algorithm served up Marley, singing Redemption Song.  Power to the People. 

[Highrise Tower]

https://www.instagram.com/criteriumengineers/

[monarch]

^^^ judging from the aforementioned/latest illustration, it seems as though the very top CAYDON like FINS, have become heightened... as well as a bit sharpened to boot... OUCH!  the ground floor retail GFR... seems a bit more defined as well.  is it just me, or does it seem that the overall edifice has become a bit more heightened as well...?  this latest rendering seems a bit taller for some reason.

 

nonetheless, i harbor a strong sense that this particular UPTOWN DISTRICT edifice shall become instantly ICONIC.  it shall also induce more upgraded development around it as well.  just wait and see...

[Highrise Tower]

[tangledwoods]

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The only thing I know about structural engineering is what I learned by osmosis after spending a night at the Boll Weevil Motor Inn, in Elba, Alabama, but an inquiring mind asks:  Do the columns taper as the building ascends or is it my imagination?  I could probably identify three or forces they have to deal with, but that's about as far as my knowledge base extends.  

 

Concrete columns typically step by standard sizes, you could theoretically reduce each floor as your go up, but that would be cost prohibitive on formwork.  So the engineers look at the loads and give you blocks of floors by each column size, they also fiddle with reinforcing steel as you go up.

 

 

[thatguysly]

I just now realized this building doesn't curve like a sail and than both side curve toward each other. 

[H-Town Man]

On 6/26/2020 at 9:51 PM, Highrise Tower said:

https://www.instagram.com/criteriumengineers/

 

Just think, if Randall Davis were building this we could look forward to a checkerboard of stucco panels in the final product.

 

[por favor gracias]

7 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Just think, if Randall Davis were building this we could look forward to a checkerboard of stucco panels in the final product.

 

 

Lol pass...

[astrohip]

And his name plastered across it as it's being built 😬

[Skyboxdweller]

I am about to lose my view of the Upper Kirby District, but since I am both a voyeur and an exhibitionist, having neighbors living behind glass walls is a win/win for me. 😉

[ZRFkris]

Arabella was such a let down, this project has redeemed the residential high rise in uptown. Arabella is still cool but more of a what if. 

11 hours ago, Skyboxdweller said:

I am about to lose my view of the Upper Kirby District, but since I am both a voyeur and an exhibitionist, having neighbors living behind glass walls is a win/win for me. 😉

Sand storm looks wild in this photo.