wxman Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 From the today's edition of the Houston Business Journal (Jan. 27th) http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/Astoria-Exterior.jpg I wrote a story in the Jan. 27 edition of the Houston Business Journal that details plans by Randall Davis and Roberto Contreras to build a new condominium tower in the Galleria area using $40 million from foreign investors through a federal immigration program. We ran a rendering of the 23-story Astoria, which is designed to have 55 condos, but did not have room to show other projects developed by Davis. The owner of Houston-based Randall Davis Co. has developed and redeveloped numerous residential buildings over the last two decades in the Houston area. Click on the slideshow to the right to see some of his other projects. Webcam: http://oxblue.com/open/transwestern/5oaks Latest rendering and info: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Galleria-area-tower-has-global-backing-5373796.php http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/AstoriaLarge_zps268e5287.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 From the today's edition of the Houston Business Journal (Jan. 27th) Great rendering, but will this actually happen. I am having a deja vu moment and it smell like The Titan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) They haven't even purchased the land yet.They want to start construction this year and only need 15-20 investors to get it kick started. They want to duplicate this development model for other projects too like a high-end hotel w/ condos on top.I'm curious how often these efforts come to fruition? It seems like it's more and more likely that the hotel by the GRB will get done, and they're using this same program. Edited January 27, 2012 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 They haven't even purchased the land yet.That land is smack in the middle of some existing proposals from BLVD place too. I guess I take the rendering too seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 very nice rendering. I'd like to see the day time shot for color purposes instead of inundated with flood lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have to say what I feel (reminds me of that song from the Golden Girls---yes, I watch that show. What I'm gay, don't judge me! lol)....anyway, I think the BLVD Place development is a bore without the highrises. I think it's a wasteful use of valuable land and space. It's just my opinion and it means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have to say what I feel (reminds me of that song from the Golden Girls---yes, I watch that show. What I'm gay, don't judge me! lol)....anyway, I think the BLVD Place development is a bore without the highrises. I think it's a wasteful use of valuable land and space. It's just my opinion and it means nothing.I agree... Except the golden girls part. I dont know why Post Oak didnt fill up back in the 80's, why San Felipe got two +40 office towers,and Post Oak got strip center heaven... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have to say what I feel (reminds me of that song from the Golden Girls---yes, I watch that show. What I'm gay, don't judge me! lol)....anyway, I think the BLVD Place development is a bore without the highrises. I think it's a wasteful use of valuable land and space. It's just my opinion and it means nothing.The building makes you think of that song? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I agree... Except the golden girls part. I dont know why Post Oak didnt fill up back in the 80's, why San Felipe got two +40 office towers,and Post Oak got strip center heaven...The strip centers were there long before the high rises. Four Leaf towers and all those buildings, plus Transco were built in the 80. I think Post Oak Central was the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have to say what I feel (reminds me of that song from the Golden Girls---yes, I watch that show.The Astoria and Golden Girls theme song. . .please explain....grabs popcorn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Full scale website up! You can see it up close for those that want to see detail! http://goo.gl/IBI0T I like it! Edited January 27, 2012 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Full scale website up! You can see it up close for those that want to see detail! http://goo.gl/IBI0T I like it too, it's like "The Titan" knocked up "The Cosmopolitan" before he croaked and this is her baby girl. Titan was 25 stories. Cosmo is 21 stories. so Astoria will be 24 stories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) LOL...there was an episode on the Golden Girls where they sang a song about Miami. The song began with ''I have to say what I feel" which is how I opened up my previous statement. I guess if you were avid watchers of the show like I am/was, then you'd know instantly what I was talking about. Sorry for the distraction. Back to topic :) Btw, we should dream up a song about Houston....anybody? Edited January 27, 2012 by wxman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 LOL...there was an episode on the Golden Girls where they sang a song about Miami. The song began with ''I have to say what I feel" which is how I opened up my previous statement. I guess if you were avid watchers of the show like I am/was, then you'd know instantly what I was talking about.You were really in the mood just to sneak in a Golden Girls reference.Hey, the subject is it should be change from 23 stories to 24 stories. . .#justsaying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hey, come on man, cut me some slack It's FRIDAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Btw, we should dream up a song about Houston....anybody?Dean Martin did....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCDcp5xwNFA Edited January 28, 2012 by shasta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 oh, FSM damnit, that song will be stuck in my head for a week now.thanks, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Dylan too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IApGjIn4dhQ And Tom Waits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I hope this project (if built), will look closer to the rendering, unlike his other projects. Cosmopolitian came out cheaper looking, a huge disapointment in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I hope this project (if built), will look closer to the rendering, unlike his other projects. Cosmopolitian came out cheaper looking, a huge disapointment in my book.The Cosmo was a lot less detailed and had cleaner line.I dunno, I am indifferent to the statues he uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejo Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 ..Whole Foods is an RD magnet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I hope this project (if built), will look closer to the rendering, unlike his other projects. Cosmopolitian came out cheaper looking, a huge disapointment in my book.agreed. the blank walls are horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Tom Wait > Bob Dylan. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 agreed. the blank walls are horrible.The Greek god posters on foam board pedestals don't scream classy and chic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 From Swamplot:Houston EB-5 is looking for 40 such investors to pony up $1 million each for stakes in the development partnership behind Davis’s new Galleria tower. But unlike a similar EB-5 scheme for a hotel headed up by former Houston mayor Lee Brown over in East Downtown, Davis’s project offers investors a potential place to live that they’d be able to sell later as real estate.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_G Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) The Greek god posters on foam board pedestals don't scream classy and chic?Haha you don't like the Greek and or Roman gods? Unless you can prove otherwise I think their ethnicity it up for dispute.The building doesn't look bad from a distance though especially when compared to the faded-by-design red panels of the four leafs.(This post does not in any way attempt to justify the blank walls, I also agree they should not be there and I hope this new building does not follow suit) Edited February 2, 2012 by Nick_G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Greek god posters on foam board pedestals don't scream classy and chic?Whenever I pass by there, I still laugh when I recall the comment of someone here -- before the posters finally went up -- describing the faux-pedestals as "urinals of the gods". They do kinda look like bathroom fixtures.Wish they had gone instead with the waterwall-like feature depicted in the earlier promo sketches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUTH Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I suppose the idea is that this building pays homage to the Waldorf in NYC, but I would love to see something original and modern on this space. It just seems a little cheesy to me. I will give Randall Davis a good deal of credit for trying to create new projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Give me credit, too! I'm proposing a 100-story building downtown and 110-story twins in the Galleria. That's about all it amounts too. I can provide a drawing just as soon as I sit down to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 per RD, the trailers are indeed for Astoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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