Golyadkin Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The tower crane is being erected right now. It's blue. My camera fully died so I can't get pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibletrees Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Dude. Pull in Mcdonalds and snap a pic. Please. yes. haif has been slacking lately in terms of pic updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 My camera fully died so I can't get pictures. We all love the beautiful, hi-def photos people post on here, but we're also pretty forgiving of relevant cell phone shots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 We all love the beautiful, hi-def photos people post on here, but we're also pretty forgiving of relevant cell phone shots. Alec speaks the truth. Being a suburban dweller I'm always happy to see pictures of any kind on all the progress going on around town. Even if it's just dirt moving. Thank you to all who contribute...I will always chip in when I have the opportunity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Alec speaks the truth. Being a suburban dweller I'm always happy to see pictures of any kind on all the progress going on around town. Even if it's just dirt moving. Thank you to all who contribute...I will always chip in when I have the opportunity. You all have inspired me. I'll do better as the project goes on. Pic 1 is a view of the new crane taken going south on Post Oak 200 feet south of Uptown Park Blvd. Pic 2 & 3 are sitting at the light headed south on Post Oak at Four Oaks Hopefully this will satiate the masses until the real photographers can get an update : ) Edited December 19, 2013 by richfish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) thanks for the update and the sore neck Edited December 19, 2013 by gene 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 There she stands 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Cranes look so beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 It's about time the crane is up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 View of the Astoria crane in front of 1200 Post Oak as seen from the LOPO garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SkylineView Posted December 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2013 I'll feed you baby birds... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I'll feed you baby birds... Daniel Tosh I seriously say that all the time and everyone gives me this face and I seriously just bust out laughing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 so soon there will be 2 more cranes in this pic? I'll feed you baby birds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 so soon there will be 2 more cranes in this pic?2? What do you mean. The only other crane will be for the BHP tower. (Unless you count whatever else is going on at BLVD Place-which probably won't have a crane for at least the next half year or so. Probably longer than that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 He means two bhp cranes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 View of the Astoria crane in front of 1200 Post Oak as seen from the LOPO garage.Neighbor..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Neighbor..? In the mid rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 2014 01 04: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPHous Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wow, this is actually occupying literally the entire plot of land! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 of course. it's a (relatively) small lot for a tower.Plus why wouldn't they? What would they do with the rest of the lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) It actually is surprising they're taking up the whole lot because in Houston there's this trend to add an obnoxious garage and acres (exaggerated) of grass and landscaping. Edited January 5, 2014 by HoustonBoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 It actually is surprising they're taking up the whole lot because in Houston there's this trend to add an obnoxious garage and acres (exaggerated) of grass and landscaping.Where is the garage anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 In the bottom of the tower..?What's wrong with grass and landscaping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 In the bottom of the tower..?What's wrong with grass and landscaping? I don't think the poster dislikes grass and landscaping by itself, but in Houston when an urban development has grass and landscaping it usually means little or no sidewalks and poor street level interaction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 In the bottom of the tower..?From the renderings it almost looked like the entire tower was condos. Esoecially the night-time renderings where it looked as if lights from inside were lit throughout the entire tower, not just the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Took some screenshots See the "podium" garage at the base? It's blended in very well.. It's a shame other towers can't blend their garages into the structure like this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Only in Houston does a modern and classy tower get built next to a mcdonald's XD ah the wonders of no zoning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I don't think the poster dislikes grass and landscaping by itself, but in Houston when an urban development has grass and landscaping it usually means little or no sidewalks and poor street level interaction.Bingo! I like grass and landscaping but not in urban environments to a certain extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 See the "podium" garage at the base? It's blended in very well.. It's a shame other towers can't blend their garages into the structure like this Since there are only 60 or 70 something units for this tower, there isn't this need for a giant garage. I think this "podium" blends in very nicely as well. Beautiful building IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 ugh i hadnt noticed that nasty drop-off driveway. so much for using the whole site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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