hindesky Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Nate99 said: Status of McKinney Street: jacked. Is that an old railroad track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, hindesky said: Is that an old railroad track? the drain that most downtown roads have.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Avossos said: the drain that most downtown roads have.. Located away from the curb so as not to splash people waiting for the bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Luminare said: This part of McKinney is being reduced from 3 lanes and 1 parking lane to 2 lanes and 1 parking lane. The parking lane will also be structured, so not one continuous road. They will probably be busting up the sidewalks at some point in order to match the streetscape they will be doing as well. Yep, it's all kinds of different. This is looking the other direction from my picture earlier, but you can tell that the whole area is getting reconfigured. It looks like the sidewalks will be wider and the curb will be farther out from the wall, so all of the drainage and whatnot has to move. Edited March 3, 2020 by Nate99 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted March 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2020 Much bigger crane this weekend. It was about to hoist up a Madea Mini Crane. https://www.maedausa.com 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 3:39 PM, hindesky said: This is the Baby Yoda of cranes. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 that's the crane they use to install the facade 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2020 Hoisting up bags of something. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 They were lifting trees/bushes yesterday Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I’m so ready for them to start on The Shops. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 This is really nice at night. This photo doesn't do it justice. Houston @ Night by Marc longoria, on Flickr 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 ^^^ @Triton simply SPECTACULAR illustration! the light seems to be glowing/emanating throughout the immediate area with precision. really nicely done... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Renderings for The Shops at Houston Center https://download.transwestern.com/flyers/Houston/retail/flyers/Houston Center/The Shops at Houston Center Brochure_JAN 2020 TW.pdf 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Renderings for The Shops at Houston Center https://download.transwestern.com/flyers/Houston/retail/flyers/Houston Center/The Shops at Houston Center Brochure_JAN 2020 TW.pdf I rode by there last night on my bike because of the this thread to check it out. The lighting looks great, its to unfamiliar that I was like "where am I?" The part of the PDF showing the aerial view accentuates how much is going to change, having that outdoor space up top and have much more green is really going to change the way people view the shops. Rather than this lunch haven and not much more, I can really see this attracting people to utilize it after hours, potentially before sport events (when they eventually come back) or just unwinding after work. I can't help but think if this was only done 5 years ago how much more desirable downtown office spaces would be. But, thankfully, talking to a developer friend, he was saying this development might get a COVID-inspired boost in 2021 when its one of the only "new" office-adjacent spaces to come online during that time. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 This looks great! Nice improvement to that area! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Looks like they've really scaled this back. Probably for the best, though, because now they won't have to kick out their existing tenants to make this work. No more movie theater, and less street-level interaction, and the rest of the second floor ends up a lot less "open", even keeping several of the tenants in their old locations. It's a lot less of a "reimagining" than they originally had planned, but this still should be very nice, especially with that rooftop patio. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) Eh, it’s a nice facelift that’ll improve street presence but the interior is going to remain mostly the same- a food court with added programming. Its hard to see this becoming a destination with its current tenants. Edited June 29, 2020 by LBC2HTX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I'm impressed with it. If the inside is still something that people don't really want to visit, good. The more people on the street, the better. The combination of this, the renovation across the street, and the narrowing of McKinney to two lanes, is better than we could have ever dreamed 5 years ago, and provides an attractive visual gateway to bring visitors from Discovery Green to the rest of downtown. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 they've signed a lease for the eastern corner w a punch bowl social-type entertainment concept. can't remember the name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, swtsig said: they've signed a lease for the eastern corner w a punch bowl social-type entertainment concept. can't remember the name. Is it "Live!" ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 10:09 AM, H-Town Man said: I'm impressed with it. If the inside is still something that people don't really want to visit, good. The more people on the street, the better. The combination of this, the renovation across the street, and the narrowing of McKinney to two lanes, is better than we could have ever dreamed 5 years ago, and provides an attractive visual gateway to bring visitors from Discovery Green to the rest of downtown. Agree. If you go to the mall in downtown Seattle, it's not very big, it's like 3 stories tall, and the stores are ehhhh. BUT because it's so nicely designed, it was aesthetically pleasing walking from there to Pikes Market. Similar to what's happening here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Update from today. You can see they are working on the spiral staircase that is included in the renderings. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted July 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 2:13 PM, Eastdwntwn said: Update from today. You can see they are working on the spiral staircase that is included in the renderings. Here's the spiral staircase from today. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 7:07 AM, LBC2HTX said: Eh, it’s a nice facelift that’ll improve street presence but the interior is going to remain mostly the same- a food court with added programming. Its hard to see this becoming a destination with its current tenants. Anytime there's an elevated terrace added to Downtown, I will frequent it. We have a decent skyline and if I can sip a drink & gawk I will certainly do so. Plus it's cool to bring all of my suburbanite and out of town guests. Downtown can really benefit from it's new residents plus us East End-ers. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 6/29/2020 at 7:07 AM, LBC2HTX said: Eh, it’s a nice facelift that’ll improve street presence but the interior is going to remain mostly the same- a food court with added programming. Its hard to see this becoming a destination with its current tenants. Anything to not look like a 90's mall from the outside and a dingy mall food court on the inside. I used to hate going to our downtown office cause the shops was so depressing since all the good places were always busy and then some days finding a seat was a pain in the ass. Inside always felt like a crappier Almeda mall 😝 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) On 6/29/2020 at 7:07 AM, LBC2HTX said: Eh, it’s a nice facelift that’ll improve street presence but the interior is going to remain mostly the same- a food court with added programming. Its hard to see this becoming a destination with its current tenants. But that was the issue, very few people knew there was anything inside. The food court and the layout isn't bad. Once you get some notable tenants, that will upgrade the interior on its own. Like I said in a previous post, the mall in downtown Seattle isn't anything to marvel at but the fact it was open and I know there was life inside made it enjoyable and worth checking out. Edited July 29, 2020 by j_cuevas713 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Literally tearing up the whole street, also looks like part of the new sidewalks are in. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Milestones to come at LyondellBasell Tower: End of August Skybridge from Fulbright Tower to 4 Houston Center opens September Terrace area on P1 completed with new outdoor furnishings October New glass entryway located on the northeast corner of LyondellBasell Tower opens P1 south lobby finishes to be complete December Plaza, mezzanine, and amenity spaces, including the fitness center and conferencing venue to be complete The redevelopment of Houston Center aligns with our approach to creating and operating iconic mixed-use projects and focusing on the central theme of placemaking. Upon completion, Houston Center will be a modern and dynamic mixed-use office campus with amenities specially designed for you, our tenants. We look forward to unveiling the entire redevelopment once complete. Please note that there is still the possibility of delays for delivery of items that may be impacted by the pandemic, weather events or other unknowns. As construction continues, we will provide project news and updates through email and via www.HoustonCenter.com. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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