por favor gracias Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'll take credit for the funny parts and ONLY the funny parts! I don't know when it reopens but it should be VERY soon. It looks like it's almost ready as of today. The sign in front of the Astoria still says 50% sold. I wonder at what point do they start construction? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I wonder at what point do they start construction?They're probably waiting until they can figure out what the best use for the site is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 They're probably waiting until they can figure out what the best use for the site is. When my parents talked to them about buying a unit, they made a point of talking about how you can design the walls inside your unit any way you want them, and they are custom building all of the units. I expect when they are close to completely sold is when it will start to go up. The units that haven't sold are mostly the lower-level ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 When my parents talked to them about buying a unit, they made a point of talking about how you can design the walls inside your unit any way you want them, and they are custom building all of the units. I expect when they are close to completely sold is when it will start to go up. The units that haven't sold are mostly the lower-level ones. That's a great perk. I hope they can turn enough people on to justify building it. This is probably my second favorite high-rise building scheduled to go up around town in the foreseeable future, behind the 40-story tower currently going up at W. Alabama & Weslayan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I have to go back a couple of pages here to the comment about getting rid of the "hideous" Zone D next to the Galleria. C'mon people, if anyone is serious about historic preservation in Houston, than Zone D should be designed as a landmark. This is a monument to Houston's lack of zoning laws and putting that building next to the Galleria is the greatest "I don't give a cr*p what you think" statement that I've ever seen. The only thing that could possibly be better would be if Neiman Marcus was in the Dillard's space so that all the Neiman's customers could pretend to be offended by the sight of it while secretly shopping there (with sunglasses and hats on). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I have to go back a couple of pages here to the comment about getting rid of the "hideous" Zone D next to the Galleria. C'mon people, if anyone is serious about historic preservation in Houston, than Zone D should be designed as a landmark. This is a monument to Houston's lack of zoning laws and putting that building next to the Galleria is the greatest "I don't give a cr*p what you think" statement that I've ever seen. The only thing that could possibly be better would be if Neiman Marcus was in the Dillard's space so that all the Neiman's customers could pretend to be offended by the sight of it while secretly shopping there (with sunglasses and hats on). Okay...NOW I see the light, and it is neon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Zone D Erotica has been there almost 10 years now right? When it first opened I never thought it would last this long. It makes the Galleria area look bad! What was there before this? Looks like a Pizza Hut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Zone D Erotica has been there almost 10 years now right? When it first opened I never thought it would last this long. It makes the Galleria area look bad! What was there before this? Looks like a Pizza Hut. It was Luke's Hamburgers before this, and you're right...it does kind of look like a Pizza Hut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Broadfoot Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 More McDonalds pictures please! I'll take a McAstoria, no cheese! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Everything has a price. :;();: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Zone D Erotica has been there almost 10 years now right? When it first opened I never thought it would last this long. It makes the Galleria area look bad! What was there before this? Looks like a Pizza Hut. It's gotten to a point where that place should be a historic landmark. If Houston were ever on TV it'd be right up there with Randy's Donuts in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 The building Zone D' occupies here was originally built for a fast-food roast beef sandwich franchise (Roy Rogers, I think, but could have been Arby's). I don't recall the year, but it went up during the era in which Galleria-area real-estate investors/speculators gave up on their unfulfilled dreams of selling to developers of big, high-profile projects and decided to cash out by selling to developers of mass-market retail operations (fast-food joints, big-box stores, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 2013 06 29: Weekly & final update of the McD's. It's not open yet, but about 100 people have gone through the drive through wishing it was (the fork lifts, utility trucks, and personal vehicles parked across the entrances mean nothing... I NEED A BURGER). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Update... guys are removing what I would call the "skirt" of the Astoria trailer and have a dumpster on site... is it possible they are preparing to move it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Update... guys are removing what I would call the "skirt" of the Astoria trailer and have a dumpster on site... is it possible they are preparing to move it? Maybe considering they were at 50% sold according to Por Favor Gracias last week. Don't know why else they would be cleaning up unless they decided not to build. Don't think that's the case though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 The McDonald's is now open. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) 70% sold, breaking ground sometime at the end of this month. Edited July 3, 2013 by Urbannizer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston? Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 70% sold, breaking ground sometime at the end of this month. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 The McDonald's is now open. Nice! and in a semi related post, i am moving next door to it at the end of the month! haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I am now hearing that the BHP tower (on the site of the old 24 hour fitness) will be breaking ground before thanksgiving. Uptown is booming! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Uptown, downtown, the Woodlands and the Energy Corridor are booming, and even Greenway Plaza, the TMC and Westchase areas are all filling up with more buildings that are either inevitable or already under construction. And then there's that AWESOME 40 story residential tower going up at 2929 Weslayan...assuming it looks anything like the renderings. Houston is growing like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Is there really that much demand for all of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 70% sold, breaking ground sometime at the end of this month.Sweet, did you call the office?Shouldn't we be seeing this in some kind of planning commission report before ground breaking? something to keep an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Is there really that much demand for all of this? yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 2013 07 13: Weekly update. No trailer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 OMG McDonald's is open. What is going on? Does not look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Broadfoot Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Nice touch with the outdoor seating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 how tall will this be? the article on the first page says 23 stories, the title says 25 stories, and im pretty sure skyscraperpage says 28 stories..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 how tall will this be? the article on the first page says 23 stories, the title says 25 stories, and im pretty sure skyscraperpage says 28 stories..?The Official website says its going to be 28 floors.http://astoriahouston.com/aboutastoria.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston? Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 How close is this thing to getting built? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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