ArchitecturalPRGirl Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Near downtown Houston?No it's not at all. It's like at the Beltway in new Chinatown. I don't know why our project description sheet says that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 No it's not at all. It's like at the Beltway in new Chinatown. I don't know why our project description sheet says that.Probably written by someone who's never been to the site, or the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddleman Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'd also question the 'beautiful' part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Subjective. It is what it is. I don't find much about Manhattan beautiful either but again... subjective. However, the "near" downtown part is hilarious. I suppose if you wanted to assume that Westchase was DT Houston, then yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 The large crane on the site caught my eye as I was driving into town this morning... thought I'd take a few pics and share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Neat dragonfly in the first picture.The website lists them as three 26-storey towers, if I recollect correctly. If it was 23 before, then maybe sales are strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 The large crane on the site caught my eye as I was driving into town this morning... thought I'd take a few pics and share. That dragonfly must have been huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 That dragonfly must have been huge! You don't even know the half of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Per the marketing office that is involved with the project, they are building the retail component and one condo tower & parking garage at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Here are two shots of the large model of the site in their sales office. I was told the 50% of the first tower's units had already been sold. Also had a brief discussion with the President of the project. One thing that seems to never be mentioned is the fact that University General wants to build a 9-story hospital as a component of the project, but then most times we only see the view of the model from the west. I was shown a 3D tour of the site on DVD, which they will begin mass producing for interested parties within the upcoming months. After a bit of hunting, I found it here as well. They also gave me a few of their marketing mags and such, the majority of which are in chinese. Pretty pictures though! A long article portrays the residential component as somewhat of a senior-oriented development in conjunction with the hospital. Kinda caught my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 This looks like the eighties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 The project's a lot more ambitious than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 This looks like the eighties.When one goes overseas, even to cutting-edge countries outside the English-speaking world (my experience has been Italy), designed media production values (like TV stations and so forth) are astonishingly 80s - even when the real-life merchandise and retail spaces are present-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 The video shows a lot of the detail. Looks good.However, some of those units are staring right into the parking garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 When I was i Westchase last weekend, it felt like I was in Asia. Didn't feel like Houston at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 When I was i Westchase last weekend, it felt like I was in Asia. Didn't feel like Houston at all.What do you mean? Where in Westchase were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 We drove down Bellaire. The areas in Chinatown didn't feel like Houston. I guess since I haven't been in that area in so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMND Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 What is the song singing? Do I love my mother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmoneybangbang Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 We drove down Bellaire. The areas in Chinatown didn't feel like Houston. I guess since I haven't been in that area in so long.I don't think that Bellaire is considered Westchase. However, I kow what you mean. I've lived at Beltway @ W. Airport (Basically Beltway @ 59S) and it's amazing at how diverse the area has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Bellaire is Westchase. Just a small part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Bellaire is Westchase. Just a small part of it.None of the Chinese or Vietnamese businesses are in Westchase. The Westchase Development District extended it's southern border to include Halliburton, which only covers one block west of the Beltway, along Bellaire. Here's a link to the Westchase District's website showing the land use. The City of Houston recognizes an even smaller land area as Westchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 We were just outside of Westchase. I just say Westchase to define the general area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 New Chron article talking about this:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/5403060.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thanks for the article. I was wondering what was going on seeing that they've done NOTHING since putting the first crane up 5 months ago. I drive by the site a couple of times a week and there's been zero activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildthangjim Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I drive by this site every day as well, and I still don't see any progress. Their sign facing the freeway is now faded and mostly illegible. That crane has been there since August and I wonder every day how much that's costing someone to leave it there without activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Yeah, I have seen that, too. Is this thing happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I wonder if they're held up because the probect is located so close to Art Storey Park, which is undergoing serious upgrades/construction as its associated with the Sims/Brays/etc restoration projects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I wonder if they're held up because the probect is located so close to Art Storey Park, which is undergoing serious upgrades/construction as its associated with the Sims/Brays/etc restoration projects?Drove by Wednesday and there is still no movement with the construction site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 The crane has been up at this site for at least 8 months now with no progress. I can see this thing from my building and it hasn't moved a bit. This has got to be one of the worst examples of construction scheduling I've ever seen. I wonder how much it costs to rent a crane like that for 8 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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