Naviguessor Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Shasta. Generally speaking, the tip of Manhattan is downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, shasta said: 2 things here.. The only part of the New York that is jumbled is the old Dutch and English parts at the tip of Manhattan. The rest is as rigid of a grid as you get, thanks to the 1812 plan. We've all seen the photos of the 'Canyons and Valleys" of Manhattan streets. On Houston, it's a matter of perspective- Views from 288, 45, and 59 have views that are not straight on. Lower Manhattan is the old Dutch streets. It had a magical skyline before they got rid of all the little old buildings along the docks and built a new generation of boxy glass skyscrapers that blocked the view of the 1920's skyscrapers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtowndweller Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. Edited October 2, 2020 by midtowndweller 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 7 minutes ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the mid center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. 288 Northbound -> 69 Southbound is pretty awesome as well, a little bit closer in version of that same view (minus the med center) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 11 hours ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. 11 hours ago, asubrt said: 288 Northbound -> 69 Southbound is pretty awesome as well, a little bit closer in version of that same view (minus the med center) Once the new 610 to 59 north ramp opens by the Galleria area that'll be one hell of a view! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The new 45 Northbound to 59/288 Southbound ramp is pretty awesome too, and it's also elevated for a good while before you get to the ramp itself. The 610 Ship Channel bridge also has a great view. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted October 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2020 22 hours ago, midtowndweller said: Best view hands down of Houston’s SKYLINES is that 610 Eastbound–>288 northbound overpass! The colors from the med center buildings glowing in the foreground, downtown looming in the distance and the uptown skyline watching over. Did not know which Skyline Update thread to post this in. I was at a complete stop on the 288 overpass so I took this photo. Downtown, Midtown, and TMC Skyline. Including Uptown. 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Where are we at on this building? How many more floors? I know it's early but it doesn't look as imposing as it does in some of the early renderings to me. Is it just me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted October 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, wxman said: Where are we at on this building? How many more floors? I know it's early but it doesn't look as imposing as it does in some of the early renderings to me. Is it just me? 36 going onto 37? Looks like we have 11-10 more floors to go with this one, also a pretty good sized crown that will add to the imposing factor. Going off of this massing diagram from @blakevirgilio on page 16 of this thread. It looks like we have 180 more feet to go in terms of floors, and the crown adds an additional 35-45 ft to it? Going off this it might as well be a 50 floor skyscraper. I think as a community we should include the crowns as part of the floor count. All we need to do is divide it by the average height of each floor and just like magic add these extra floors to the count. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) Yes, I’ve always considered this a solid 50-story tower. Not simply rounding up, rather, the specific design and height of the crown adds 3 stories to the 47. Similarly, I consider 609 Main to be 50 stories with a total height of 53 stories (not the 48 office floors officially listed). Casual observers would never know the first 2 “floors” of the 5 story crown are only mechanical and unoccupied. Edited October 4, 2020 by Stone 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 12:17 PM, shasta said: The only part of the New York that is jumbled is the old Dutch and English parts at the tip of Manhattan. Therefore, my use of the term "Lower Manhattan". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post midtowndweller Posted October 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2020 Hard to tell from this image, but will there be some sort of lighting at the top and going down the sides? Also, I’m going to love the silhouette of this viewing from the west! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 this is going to be quite a handsome building and very noticeable in the downtown skyline. they are building at break neck speed and it's starting to come together quickly now. i can't wait to see the finished exterior with cool lighting on top and hopefully on the sides as well ! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtowndweller Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Was coming from the SE today and tried to take a pic. This pic doesn’t do the view justice, but this will have a great impact on the skyline view from this part of town. (UC closer time the right of pic) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post tigereye Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 7/19/2018 at 12:00 PM, Reporter said: It grew since yesterday, got flatter and the building on block 42 appeared out of nowhere. Yesterday Today. Texas Tower making the first of many appearances at Minute Maid Park. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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