Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2020 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 What's the ceiling height of the garage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jermh Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 The glass on the garage is starting to be installed. 31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jermh Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 So it goes... 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 38 minutes ago, jermh said: So it goes... kind of looks like the same, boring glass as Hines' other buildings. I hope the variety in the renderings comes through in the materials... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) On 2/10/2020 at 8:44 AM, Montrose1100 said: What's the ceiling height of the garage? hopefully it will be appropriate height for the obvious commuting choice: lifted brodozer. and I was going to say that there are 5 pieces of facade on already, and tabs on half of the garage ready for more facade to be installed. it will probably go on pretty quick. Edited February 12, 2020 by samagon 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 Got this shot from a block away: 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted February 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Got this shot from a block away: That offset angle is going to look so good as it gets tall. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Quick question which is off topic. Who owns the land the surface parking lot is on? It seems like an ideal spot for a mixed use high rise. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmitch94 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 4:09 PM, Twinsanity02 said: Quick question which is off topic. Who owns the land the surface parking lot is on? It seems like an ideal spot for a mixed use high rise. Yeah that area has a ton of foot traffic especially at night. They could add five new bars on the ground floor and all of them would print money. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 It may have more potential than any other lot downtown due to the location. I always hope for a crown jewel at the street level here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big E Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Nate99 said: This has to be one of the most imposing structures I've ever seen for a building. Most of the other buildings downtown don't have this kind of street presence. Most of them are setback from the street with small bases. This is something else. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Big E said: This has to be one of the most imposing structures I've ever seen for a building. Most of the other buildings downtown don't have this kind of street presence. Most of them are setback from the street with small bases. This is something else. Well, if you think about it, the parking garage for JP Morgan Chase Tower (or whatever it's called now) also takes up a whole block. It just doesn't have a skyscraper built on top of it. It has one across the street. Edited February 19, 2020 by MidCenturyMoldy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 6:48 PM, MidCenturyMoldy said: Well, if you think about it, the parking garage for JP Morgan Chase Tower (or whatever it's called now) also takes up a whole block. It just doesn't have a skyscraper built on top of it. It has one across the street. Yeah, there are several parking structures and/or buildings combos that are just as imposing, probably more since this is wrapped in glass. Besides, if you check out the other angles it's not as bad as this corner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) While true of a lot of the 70s and 80s buildings, few of the buildings built either before or after that period are set back from the sidewalks -- 609 Main, 801 Main, Bank of America Tower, Marriott Marquis, Aris Market Square, Market Square Tower, Catalyst, Marlowe, Camden Downtown, SkyHouse Houston, SkyHouse Main, plus all of the mid-rise apartment buildings have no setbacks from the sidewalks. Edited February 28, 2020 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jmitch94 Posted February 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2020 They must be on a serous time crunch with this building. I walked by at 12:30 am and they were installing the glass. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 ^^^ good evening HAIF. heck, maybe its just me, but here it is late saturday evening in our wonderful fair city of houston, tx. i am just sitting here listening to some cool, soothing, latin jazz from PAT METHENY. all the while, scrolling through these more than generous and gorgeous illustrations from our pal @ekdrm2d1 and here it is again, another shot of the now under construction... TEXAS TOWER. it always makes me just stop and stare. there is something just special about this particular downtown property, as well as all of the ambition surrounding it's construction. BIG... BOLD... and all that is TEXAS. it just makes me smile on the inside. oh, and the smooth jazz that i'm currently playing... it ain't so bad either... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 12 hours ago, monarch said: ^^^ good evening HAIF. heck, maybe its just me, but here it is late saturday evening in our wonderful fair city of houston, tx. i am just sitting here listening to some cool, soothing, latin jazz from PAT METHENY. all the while, scrolling through these more than generous and gorgeous illustrations from our pal @ekdrm2d1 and here it is again, another shot of the now under construction... TEXAS TOWER. it always makes me just stop and stare. there is something just special about this particular downtown property, as well as all of the ambition surrounding it's construction. BIG... BOLD... and all that is TEXAS. it just makes me smile on the inside. oh, and the smooth jazz that i'm currently playing... it ain't so bad either... It's good to have you back, monarch. gclass just wasn't quite the same. 4 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 We're going to need more wide lenses and drones as this one gets taller. Its just massive in the frame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Luminare said: We're going to need more wide lenses and drones as this one gets taller. Its just massive in the frame. If it pleases you, m'lord. 30 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pm91 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Startin to peak thru 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 15 hours ago, brijonmang said: If it pleases you, m'lord. I'm not worthy of such an honor haha. I definitely don't want that much power. Where you in the area at the time when I posted that request? This looks great. Someone should pass this onto the guys working on One Market Square and say...hey you know what would look even better, a crane on that site along with the others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 14 hours ago, Luminare said: I'm not worthy of such an honor haha. I definitely don't want that much power. Where you in the area at the time when I posted that request? This looks great. Someone should pass this onto the guys working on One Market Square and say...hey you know what would look even better, a crane on that site along with the others. Lol no the photo had already been taken by the time you wrote that. I stayed in town Saturday night and hit this up Sunday morning. Always open for recommendations on places to photograph! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 7 hours ago, brijonmang said: Lol no the photo had already been taken by the time you wrote that. I stayed in town Saturday night and hit this up Sunday morning. Always open for recommendations on places to photograph! I’d like to see: Allen Parkway once the cranes for Hanover Square are up North end of Uptown with Aspire Post Oak Memorial City with the residential/office high-rise CityCentre with new Marathon Oil HQ & CityCentre Six 😊 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MidCenturyMoldy Posted February 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) https://www.flickr.com/photos/23333264@N00/with/49594271026/ Edited March 2, 2020 by MidCenturyMoldy 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 That second to last shot is awesome. Look at all the company our big boy has now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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