111486 Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 According to emporis, Houston has 12 scrapers proposed and 6 approved. Does anybody have any info on these buildings going up.In the Inner Loop East area, which is downtown, there are 2 proposed and 1 approved.In the Inner Loop South area, which is the Medical Center area, there are 3 proposed.On the Westside of Houston, I am guessing this is from Uptown to Westchase, there are 6 proposed and 3 approved.In the Inner Loop West area, this is not including Uptown, there are 2 approved and 2 proposed.Anybody have any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Here are the names, Ill try and get more info later.Inner Loop East-Shamrock Tower (P)-1401 Louisiana (P)-1 more approved?Inner Loop South-1900 Holcomb Boulevard (P)-Midtown Medical Center (P)-Main Medical Center (P)ALSO-New Memorial Hermann (Should break ground soon, if not already)Westside-The Mercer East Tower (A)-The Redstone (P)-Prime At Post Oak (P)-Riverway Project (P)-Five Westlake Park (P)-San Luis Hotel & Spa (P)-Dairy Ashford @ Interstate 10 (P)-Sysco Corporate Campus Building I (A)-1 more approved?Inner Loop West-Monaco (A)-Orion 1 (P)-Orion 2 (P)-Washington Place Lofts Phase III (A) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Here are the names, Ill try and get more info later.Inner Loop East-Shamrock Tower (P)-1401 Louisiana (P)-1 more approved?Inner Loop South-1900 Holcomb Boulevard (P)-Midtown Medical Center (P)-Main Medical Center (P)ALSO-New Memorial Hermann (Should break ground soon, if not already)Westside-The Mercer East Tower (A)-The Redstone (P)-Prime At Post Oak (P)-Riverway Project (P)-Five Westlake Park (P)-San Luis Hotel & Spa (P)-Dairy Ashford @ Interstate 10 (P)-Sysco Corporate Campus Building I (A)-1 more approved?Inner Loop West-Monaco (A)-Orion 1 (P)-Orion 2 (P)-Washington Place Lofts Phase III (A)Any more information on 1401 Louisiana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Any more information on 1401 Louisiana? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A little. Here are a few old renderings from (the now shutdown) Houston Metropolis site. It would have been 318 ft. and managed by Wedge Commercial Properties Corporation I believe that it is a pretty old proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLandscape Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 That looks awful! I hope those renderings have been trashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111486 Posted October 10, 2004 Author Share Posted October 10, 2004 I beieve the building is suppose to be black glass. This is not a very detailed rendering. 1401 LOUISIANA An exceptional opportunity has emerged for a lead tenant to make a significant impression on Houston's Central Business District. An opportunity to "fine tune" both the interior and exterior to specific requirements. An opportunity to claim the building's name identification. 1401 Louisiana, a proposed 400,000 square foot Class A office tower -- offering unique lead tenant options -- adjacent to WEDGE International Tower, in Houston's Central Business District. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I thought the site was sold to become residential, and not office... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Ah, now I recognize it. Is 1401 Louisiana the official name now? I thought it was called Wedge Tower Two at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Ah, now I recognize it. Is 1401 Louisiana the official name now? I thought it was called Wedge Tower Two at one point.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think you're right...and I think the original idea was for it to flow more seamlessly from Wedge Tower one -- hence the big unfinished side of the existing tower. Wedge seems hell-bent on putting a black eye on our skyline, one way or another -- either by cheapo neon or random anonymous architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 dal...welcome back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Yeah, no kidding -- welcome back. Good to have another quality member in the fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 wb dal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 welcome back, Dal. What's shakin'? Ricco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Thanks, all, for the welcome. I'm not sure if I'm completely "back," though. Business leaves very little time to post or even read this these days. I'll try to stop in when I have something to say.Here's something I can address from another post -- I just came back from Philadelphia and flew out of Terminal E at IAH for the first time. There is a very nice Fox Sports "Sky Box" bar there. So, yes -- we've got a Fox Sports grill. The terminal, by the way, is very similar to Liberty, in Newark, but more high-tech looking. Very impressive, with flat screens all over the place, good retail, high ceilings, etc. In my opinion, it's the first terminal in Houston that really is up to date with the way airports look in other major destination cities. Now, the walk from terminal C...that's inexcusable. That's how you enter and exit for now, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Dal, What's up with City Life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 hallelujah! another returns to the fold. wb dal!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 YAY! WB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greystone08(returns) Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I think you're right...and I think the original idea was for it to flow more seamlessly from Wedge Tower one -- hence the big unfinished side of the existing tower. Wedge seems hell-bent on putting a black eye on our skyline, one way or another -- either by cheapo neon or random anonymous architecture.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't know dal, i think the Wedge building is one of the few buildings that i think does houston's skyline justice at night. I think the buildings that top their buidings with cheapo white christmas lighting are the ones who deserve criticsm. BTW, i hope everything is going well with your City Life publication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I have a picture of the original plan for the Wedge building. The second tower was planned in an identical style to the original (existing) side, and instead of three roof levels there would have been two on the north side. The two wings were connected with a twelve-story section that looks like it would have had faceted glass panels facing the street. Not a classic, but certainly more cohesive than the plan shown above. Oh well, neither design will probably ever be built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111486 Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 Does anybody know about this project in downtown. It is designed by Ziegler Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 It's my understanding that the image you see was one of the proposals for the 5 Houston Center project. Obviously, they went with a different design. Too bad because I prefer the Ziegler Cooper desing over what is currently standing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 That proposal looks alot better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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