db650 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 This zydeco company owns the land, they apparently filed some stuff with the FAA, and apparently replatted into a subdivision named Artesian Eclipse...but...if you go on google maps, there is a sign request sealed bids to sell the property with a March 2015 date if you look in the street view. A zydeco email address is listed as one of the contacts so it seems they are selling the property not developing it. If my memory serves me right, I recall seeing that sign last year. I was by the site a couple of weeks ago. That sign is no longer on the property. They have some information for leasing space but the building looks abandoned and every space appears empty. Maybe they tried to sell the building and got limited interest, especially if they are still the owner on record. Keep in mind the FAA activity is pretty recent, so that might offer clues as to the current status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 the rendering can't be real- there's not an Audi in sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 God this is terrible. I'm hoping for a revision in the rendering. Please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 This is a joke, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 We can at least say they tried to be bold not stay with the status quo. I'll give them credit for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Are those upside down toilet plungers in the rendering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Maybe Zydeco is smarter than we think.They could just be playing an elaborate game of "good cop/bad cop" to pull the old okie doke on the nimbys.>Be Zydeco>Know Nimbys will never approve of 700' foot tower>Release rendering of ugliest tower you can draw up>Nimbys raise a ruckus>Release the real rendering, one of the most beautiful, luxurious and classy towers ever seen>Nimbys fall in love with the 700' tower and decide "ahh what the heck, BUILD IT!">??????>Profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 54 floors is a different story. Take a drive through there and look at all the activity. Everything going up is $1 million and more.I drove around there yesterday. Zig-zagging through Kirby & San Felipe (gawking at the homes, the elaborate lawns).Such a tall building so very close to the giant mansions is really pushing it. Hines' office building peaks out on a few streets. I know you can catch the AIG building and Wells Fargo Plaza, but the new office building is a little up close and personal.The transition from 2-3 story homes quickly jumps up at the 4-5 story "European" townhouses, then right there is the BBVA Compass Building and the Huntingdon next door to a well to do Elementary School. The alleyway that is San Felipe/Vernont at this point suddenly turns into high density. I'll all for capitalism and more freeing use of land but I dont blame them for fighting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 It's bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Maybe Zydeco is smarter than we think.They could just be playing an elaborate game of "good cop/bad cop" to pull the old okie doke on the nimbys.>Be Zydeco>Know Nimbys will never approve of 700' foot tower>Release rendering of ugliest tower you can draw up>Nimbys raise a ruckus>Release the real rendering, one of the most beautiful, luxurious and classy towers ever seen>Nimbys fall in love with the 700' tower and decide "ahh what the heck, BUILD IT!">??????>Profit I was actually thinking just this. However, I would be thinking more 400 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 This tower is my favorite thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 This seems even less likely than the Ivy Lofts, but I hope this is built - it just defies logic But seriously, I feel like there is some sort of optical illusion with that pool. Is that supposed to be for the entire complex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Gone for one week and THIS is what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Gotta love the bathroom plungers, this is obviously a joke to fool everyone to the final great design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Gone for one week and THIS is what happens?Don't ever leave us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It's like a Saturn V rocket crossed with the cathedral in Siena crossed with Sauron's tower built on top of a Sephora store in an outlet mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodToBeMe Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 In many ways, the work of an architect is easy. They risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer to live in their work. Not everyone thrives on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth architects must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when an architect truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the *new*. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. When these renderings were leaked, we experienced something new: an extraordinary building from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both this tower and its maker have challenged our preconceptions about fine architecture is a gross understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 In many ways, the work of an architect is easy. They risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer to live in their work. Not everyone thrives on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth architects must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when an architect truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the *new*. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. When these renderings were leaked, we experienced something new: an extraordinary building from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both this tower and its maker have challenged our preconceptions about fine architecture is a gross understatement. Supposing it got built, everyone who saw it would say, "what the hell is that thing?", in the way you might react to a guy dressed as a wookie on a city bus. Build it, bring the awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It may be new, and today people treat new as some holy word, but it is still an ugly building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Ugly or not, I want it built. It will be the inside the loop version of the Chong Hua Sheng Mu Holy Palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Supposing it got built, everyone who saw it would say, "what the hell is that thing?", in the way you might react to a guy dressed as a wookie on a city bus. Build it, bring the awesome. This really depends on which city you are talking about... In Tokyo it's probably no big deal... But try this in Mogadishu and you'd have a whole different scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 This would become the Tour Montparnasse of Houston, ugly and out of place. Maybe they should consider the uptown area. Still ugly but not so out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 This would become the Tour Montparnasse of Houston, ugly and out of place. Maybe they should consider the uptown area. Still ugly but not so out of place.At least Montparnasse was built of similar style at the time.This looks like a bizarre 90's proposal (almost as terrifying as that green cathedral building that was proposed in LA).The renderings are amatuer, the base doesn't make sense. The whole tower really, the windows are tiny and very few and far between. The shape is cool, but really looks like a bad amatuer skyscraper on the STEX for sim city 4. Something like a nightmare from a low budget film. Imagine how bad the actual product would be knowing how much it could change from the rendering. it really looks odd. It looks so slender and the floor count doesn't match the FAA height for the site.Edit: the crown doesn't look high enough for it. I counted 35 floors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 In many ways, the work of an architect is easy. They risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer to live in their work. Not everyone thrives on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth architects must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when an architect truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the *new*. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. When these renderings were leaked, we experienced something new: an extraordinary building from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both this tower and its maker have challenged our preconceptions about fine architecture is a gross understatement.This kinda sounds like a short essay out of a first year liberal arts student, but I get the point. I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 My first thought was: this must've been designed by the guy who did Taipei 101, when he was on a bad acid trip after watching a Transformers film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db650 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Received FAA ok today in letter of determination https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=269259953&row=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Received FAA ok today in letter of determination https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=269259953&row=3 The proposed construction is for a permmanent, 58-floor, residential tower in Houston, TX. The proposed construction is a Type-I, cast-in-place concrete structure w/ an exterior glass, stone and metal panel curtain wall system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The phone numbers are listed. Someone call and ask them if they are really proposing this tower we have pictured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 ^^^ oh my, i cannot wait to view the final renderings / concepts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db650 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 And I'd love to know how a developer who apparently has no track record for this type of building, nor any presence in Houston, will get funding for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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