Broadstone Oliver - 1505 Oliver St.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

I had to take a look at Prose Oliver to see whether the tower crane was going up, if it was I was going to head over there. No, it's not.

 

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Had to be careful because someone associated with Alliance was flying a drone too. Column concrete pour.

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Tower crane will be going up very soon. The AT crane from Bobcat Contracting. Guessing they are waiting out the stormy weather or waiting on the tower crane sections. The generator that will power the tower crane.

https://bobcatcontracting.com

 

[hindesky]

Bobcat Contracting is erecting the tower crane which belongs to Lewis Crane and Hoist. Building Concrete Solutions, a division of Tellepsen is the concrete contractor.

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Tried flying the drone but this area is like a wind tunnel and the drone wasn't having it.

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"I hear the train a coming, it's rolling round the bend" it's the Amtrak.

Edited June 9, 2023 by hindesky

[jmitch94]

What’s the constitution going on in the second picture to the right of the train?

[hindesky]

1 hour ago, jmitch94 said:

What’s the constitution going on in the second picture to the right of the train?

87 townhomes for a place called White Oak Station. They bought the land from Southern Pacific Railroad.

 

[jmitch94]

On 6/10/2023 at 5:58 PM, hindesky said:

87 townhomes for a place called White Oak Station. They bought the land from Southern Pacific Railroad.

 

Figured it would be townhomes, thank you!

Edited June 13, 2023 by jmitch94

[hindesky]

Train is pulling car transport rail cars.

 

 

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Came over here to fly the drone but I saw a car that had the emblem for "Arch Aerial" on it. It is a commercial drone company located here in Houston. Didn't want to fly while it was up in the air so I waited till he finished up. I did talk with the drone pilot, he was taking pics of the Alliance Prose project here, said they have a contracts with Alliance and several other companies in the area. He was flying a model of the Phantom which is a high end expensive drone.

https://archaerial.com 

A DJI Phantom drone, he didn't specify which model but it looked similar to this example:

About to land.

 

My drone pics....

 

 

 

[brijonmang]

Interesting they're still flying the Phantom. A great drone when they first came out but a bit outdated in many respects and just a pain to lug around (ask me how I know 🙃) Always appreciate your photos with the added inside info, @hindesky 

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Note: While flying here I could see the tower crane at White Oak mixed use condos was about to be taken down. Guess where I'm headed next?

Edited September 2, 2023 by hindesky

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Oliver St. is blocked off while they tie in to the city water and sewer piping.

[jmitch94]

This is quickly becoming one of the densest areas in town with lots of plots to add more housing still available. 

[Montrose1100]

17 hours ago, jmitch94 said:

This is quickly becoming one of the densest areas in town with lots of plots to add more housing still available. 

All the more reason to extend LR down Washington.

[hindesky]

 

Not sure whether Alliance or Fairfield is leasing this lot to store material. The contractor rebuilding Center St is next to it.

[004n063]

On 9/19/2023 at 3:48 PM, Montrose1100 said:

All the more reason to extend LR down Washington.

I agree, but from biking around there a lot and looking at the pictures, I have to admit that I worry that a lot of the urbanist potential of this development cycle for this area will be lost to fencing. The areas within the (fairly big) street blocks are largely impermeable.

It's not the end of the world, but especially in a city as hot as Houston, the perpetuation of the fenced-off superblock trend is problematic for pedestrians.

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