Montrose1100 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Everything seems to be rainbow in Houston... The top of Reliant Energy Plaza, this building, and the fiber optic lights over the bridges over 59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) Everything seems to be rainbow in Houston... The top of Reliant Energy Plaza, this building, and the fiber optic lights over the bridges over 59.They need more of that rainbow lighting downtown to offset the dull white x-mas lights that's used on virtually every builing in Houston (EXCEPT Uptown/Greenway) Edited December 19, 2006 by tierwestah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 They need more of that rainbow lighting downtown to offset the dull white x-mas lights that's used on virtually every builing in Houston (EXCEPT Uptown/Greenway)Are you kidding? Uptown has the most buildings with dull white x-mas lights dotting the tops of them. The only one with a unique feature is Williams Tower.Downtown has plenty of exceptions. Moreover, downtown doesn't have as many flat roofs, so even where there are dull white x-mas lights, it is still more eye-catching than most of uptown.Everything seems to be rainbow in Houston... The top of Reliant Energy Plaza, this building, and the fiber optic lights over the bridges over 59.How long do you think it'll take for MidtownCoog to discover this thread and rant about the homosexual agenda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Everything seems to be rainbow in Houston... The top of Reliant Energy Plaza, this building, and the fiber optic lights over the bridges over 59.It's called new technology. Incandescents have been around for yrs and are cheaper installation-wise. The colored light technologies you see in the "hottest" places require power supplies, computer(s) etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 It's called new technology. Incandescents have been around for yrs and are cheaper installation-wise. The colored light technologies you see in the "hottest" places require power supplies, computer(s) etc. Bbbbbrrrr duh. (I apologize, inside joke). I know its "new", but its rainbow. And I just pointed that out. Houston also holds the record for the largest human rainbow... in 92' or 94' in Eleanor Tinsley Park. Houston isn't gay, its happy! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Houston isn't gay, its happy! > not that theres anything wrong with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 TMC looks a great deal like Austin. Full of midrises..............now, if in a couple of years, a 500+ residential tower with a slender design is built, that would look REALLY sweet. m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunKing Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Very nice pics Boris - I enjoyed looking at all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Are you kidding? Uptown has the most buildings with dull white x-mas lights dotting the tops of them. The only one with a unique feature is Williams Tower.no i ain't kiddin. Downtown overdoes the Christmas light scheme. I was talking about year round, not just the holidays. If you pay attention, Uptown turns their white x-mas lights off after the holidays, Downtown doesn't . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 no i ain't kiddin. Downtown overdoes the Christmas light scheme. I was talking about year round, not just the holidays. If you pay attention, Uptown turns their white x-mas lights off after the holidays, Downtown doesn't .Only The JP Morgan Chase Tower & Fulbright Tower have those bulbs on... And Fulbright doesn't have the save lighting during the holidays, it usually turns off the white lights, and portrays a green tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Only The JP Morgan Chase Tower & Fulbright Tower have those bulbs on... And Fulbright doesn't have the save lighting during the holidays, it usually turns off the white lights, and portrays a green tree.You left out quite a few. I'll name them all who do the white xmas light thing year round (IN DOWNTOWN)Chase TowerExxon MobilHouston Center 1Houston Center 2Fullbright (aka Chevron Tower/ Houston Center )And that doesn't include the 2 buildings in TMC, Heights, and Greenspoint. My point is we need more color to some of our sklylines. The downtown skyline is dominated by the white perimiter x-mas lighting round the rooftops. Looks ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 ....................................Here's a link for a view of full size shots of these and all other photos in this series together:http://rgv.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=550..................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 You left out quite a few. I'll name them all who do the white xmas light thing year round (IN DOWNTOWN)Chase TowerExxon MobilHouston Center 1Houston Center 2Fullbright (aka Chevron Tower/ Houston Center )And that doesn't include the 2 buildings in TMC, Heights, and Greenspoint. My point is we need more color to some of our sklylines. The downtown skyline is dominated by the white perimiter x-mas lighting round the rooftops. Looks ugly.Imo downtown is woefully lacking in illumination during any time of the year. Cities like Atlanta make us look silly in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Those are some great looking pictures. TMC is one of the best looking areas of Houston IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 From the top ramp at Reliant on Sunday, I counted six construction cranes in TMC area. I couldn't determine whether one or two of those belonged to Mosaic, but is a lot of construction down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native5th Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Does anyone have any information on the new hospital Baylor is building off Wyndale, where the old Parkwood Apartments used to be? I have not been able to find any new information on it. However, the old apartments continue to be demolished. There was also a rendering in the Baylor newspaper that showed a bridge going from Pressler (off Holcombe) going over the bayou, connecting to Wyndale, near where the hospital is to be built. U of H owns the land on the corner of Braeswood and Wyndale, and recently fenced off their land. Does anyone know anything about that one? Also, I know Cambridge Properties did own the land at 7000 Staffordshire, down the street from the proposed hospital. But Cambridge sold the land several years ago, and it has sat vacant ever since. If anyone has any info on the area(including the Devonshire Place neighborhood) please pass it on! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Does anyone have any information on the new hospital Baylor is building off Wyndale, where the old Parkwood Apartments used to be? I have not been able to find any new information on it. However, the old apartments continue to be demolished. There was also a rendering in the Baylor newspaper that showed a bridge going from Pressler (off Holcombe) going over the bayou, connecting to Wyndale, near where the hospital is to be built. U of H owns the land on the corner of Braeswood and Wyndale, and recently fenced off their land. Does anyone know anything about that one? Also, I know Cambridge Properties did own the land at 7000 Staffordshire, down the street from the proposed hospital. But Cambridge sold the land several years ago, and it has sat vacant ever since. If anyone has any info on the area(including the Devonshire Place neighborhood) please pass it on! thanks!Nope, and I've tried to pry it out of them. They won't budge. They just kept telling me to wait until mid-January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native5th Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Nope, and I've tried to pry it out of them. They won't budge. They just kept telling me to wait until mid-January.Mid January? That's interesting. Let me know if you hear anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I'm just wondering if they're finally going to get rid of the Kindred Hospital. that old horse is needed, but good lord, they need an upgraded facility!So I assume that the building next to the new Outpatient center, the old one will be demo'ed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I'm just wondering if they're finally going to get rid of the Kindred Hospital. that old horse is needed, but good lord, they need an upgraded facility!So I assume that the building next to the new Outpatient center, the old one will be demo'ed?I'm not sure off hand. Anybody else know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) Construction has started on the Methodist Hospital Research Institute building in the Texas Medical Center. The 420,000-square-foot advanced medical research facility will have five floors of laboratory space, imaging equipment and operating rooms for research. In early 2004, Methodist's board approved $100 million to create an endowment to launch the institute. Later that year, the board committed an additional $30 million to fund a neurological institute as part of the research center. The project is being built next to the Methodist Hospital on Bertner Avenue and it should be completed in 2009. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4542550.html Edited February 11, 2007 by houstonsemipro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Anyone agree this Outpatient building part of Methodist is the slowest building ever to go up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 i noticed two new buildings under construction at TMC yesterday. i have not been able to figure out which one is the really tall building with cranes still on top. i've perused this thread twice and still not identified which one it might be. i forgot to bring my camera. this building looks to be more than 25 stories and appears to be, sort of, in the middle of the medical center. can someone put 2 and 2 together for me? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 (edited) i noticed two new buildings under construction at TMC yesterday. i have not been able to figure out which one is the really tall building with cranes still on top. i've perused this thread twice and still not identified which one it might be. i forgot to bring my camera. this building looks to be more than 25 stories and appears to be, sort of, in the middle of the medical center. can someone put 2 and 2 together for me? thanks. The tall one u/c. Part of M.D. Anderson. Edited March 22, 2007 by WesternGulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 actually, if it's the one I'm thinking of, it's right next door to Baylor over the site of the old "mouse house".It's located next door to the Jewish Wing and next to the Garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Texas Children's is also planning on adding 8 floors to the 12 story Feigin Center. That project was announced at the same time they announced the new 15 story Neuro Bldg and the 14 story Maternity Center. The Feigin Center project was due to commence immediately so maybe that's the crane in question? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 The tall one u/c. Part of M.D. Anderson. that would be the one (the tallest in the pictures). thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I noticed that a building Belonging to methodist was being Demo'ed, but I don't recall hearing anything about it.It amazes me that there is so much stuff going on in the medical center alone that it's getting to be very difficult to keep track of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frid Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I noticed that a building Belonging to methodist was being Demo'ed, but I don't recall hearing anything about it.It amazes me that there is so much stuff going on in the medical center alone that it's getting to be very difficult to keep track of.The building being demoed is to make way for the new Methodist inpatient building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Oh, I didn't know about that project. Lately I've just been dealing with the outer portions of the med center and had the opportunity to drive further in and it's amazing everything that's occurring in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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