BigFootsSocks Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) Whoever buys the 32nd floor penthouse gets their own rooftop pool, I think? Damn. Edit; It refers to it as a Mechanical Penthouse, so maybe the 32nd floor is open to residences then. Edit 2; Floors 1-3 listed as Office but I assume can also be Retail? Edited December 13, 2016 by BigFootsSocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdude Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Hanover will be moving its corporate offices the the first few floors of this building. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 It seems construction has started, they're currently digging and there is a large mobile crane on site 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Great to hear!!! Keep us updated as well as progress pics if anyone likes to provide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownboy Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 https://www.emporis.com/buildings/308492/blvd-place-residential-tower-houston-tx-usa Emporis estimates some tower here at 492 ft. I honestly have no idea what tower this height belongs to, I haven't really been following this whole project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Emporis typically uses an average floor height of 13.3' when estimating building height. Not really sure where the 37 floor count came from for the residential building... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChannelTwoNews Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 (edited) On 12/24/2016 at 2:03 PM, htownboy said: https://www.emporis.com/buildings/308492/blvd-place-residential-tower-houston-tx-usa Emporis estimates some tower here at 492 ft. I honestly have no idea what tower this height belongs to, I haven't really been following this whole project. It's for this building - the first residential tower that was proposed for the site, just east of Hanover Post Oak at Post Oak Lane and San Felipe. http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/37-story-building-with-236-apartments-to-soar-in-1752784.php It has been part of the project plans since at least 2008. Even when the Ritz proposal fizzled, it remained. For the longest time, site plans also indicated it as "37-Story Residential Tower", but more recent ones say simply "Future Residential Tower" As of now, the building with that footprint is still on the proposal map http://www.blvdplace.com/Retail-ProjectPlans.htm Edited December 26, 2016 by ChannelTwoNews 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Can somebody post the rendering of this project? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 1 hour ago, wxman said: Can somebody post the rendering of this project? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Proposed Case for : 2017-ASW-30-OE Structure Type:Crane Structure Height: 446 Work Schedule :01/28/2017 to 05/26/2018 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Proposed Case for : 2017-ASW-30-OE I am happy to see this is truly starting. I do wonder, however, if the projects outside the loop help or hurt the goal of urbanizing Midtown, for instance. Do the occupancy rates of uptown factor in to a project trying to get off the ground in Midtown? Do the total apartments U/C net out or stay unique to a sub-markets' economic factors and a projects viability? Obviously I love to see progress in this city, but i do think about the net effect an apartment building like this has on the proposals for Midtown or BBP area. Just a thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'd assert that an Uptown development would have little impact on development progress in or near Midtown. Each appeals to a somewhat unique market. Someone looking to live in Midtown is interested in a more urban, pedestrian lifestyle with better public transport (i.e. Light rail). Uptown offers a very different experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyboxdweller Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I live in Uptown and believe that its the most integrated mixed use neighborhood in the city. Nowhere else do you get the density of apartments, offices, retail, restaurants and hotels. Since I moved here the Memorial Villages I have become less car-centric and I make a point of walking to the pharmacy, bank, supermarket, retail store , etc. in all sorts of weather. I even walked my Thanksgiving turkey into the house from Whole Foods. I don't think Midtown has as anywhere near the green space that we have in the Galleria/Uptown area and our TIRZ has done a great job with the streetscape, including sidewalk lighting , to encourage pedestrian activity. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I think both y'all are exaggerating (in opposite directions.) Uptown does have a decent mix, but it's pretty spread out and has some serious scale issues. Midtown has a massive advantage in that it has a real street grid and some very walkable neighboring areas. As for green space? Midtown has some good small parks, and Hermann Park and Buffalo Bayou are both very easily accessible. I'm excited that the TIRZ is pushing so hard to improve the neighborhood, but for me, Uptown is still not somewhere I would particularly want to live. I am very curious to see how the BRT line there does though, both for the neighborhood itself and as a prototype for additional lines. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gene Posted January 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2017 i have lived on the same uptown street (McCue Rd) for 20 years and man i loved it before but really love what it has become! I agree that more and more I think it is the nicest and best part of Houston to live in for MY needs! (but yes, I do enjoy going to other parts of town like Montrose, Midtown and Discovery Green area...heck I love our city in general!) 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted January 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2017 Crane going up this weekend according to the FAA filing. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Three Audi R8's! Must be a quality project. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigFootsSocks Posted January 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2017 Crane is going up 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Crane is completed as of this morning 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 in related news...here is information on the Post Oak Blvd Project: https://theboulevardproject.com/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2017 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/23/exclusive-houston-developers-latest-uptown.html The Hanover Co. has broken ground on its second Uptown apartment tower, which will feature a clear-bottom “sky pool” jutting out from the rooftop deck. The Houston multifamily developer began construction Dec. 16 on Hanover Blvd Place, a 32-story, 281-unit tower on 1.5 acres off South Post Oak Lane. The new apartment building sits just south of the developer’s Hanover Post Oak apartment tower and north of Wulfe & Cos. Inc.’s Blvd Place mixed-use project. Hanover Blvd Place, designed by Chicago-based SCB Architects, will complement its sister tower, featuring a simple, but elegant glass and concrete facade, said Brandt Bowden, Hanover’s managing partner for capital markets. SCB Architects also designed Hanover Montrose, the developer’s newest Houston apartment tower that opened in 2016. However, the new tower will have two amenity decks: one on the fifth floor and one on the top floor. The lower amenity deck will feature a resort-style pool and outdoor space with landscaping and trees, while the top amenity deck will boast a party room with kitchen and a fitness center that overlooks the Galleria area and downtown Houston. However, the centerpiece of the rooftop deck will be a clear-bottom, cantilever pool that will jut out between six and eight feet over the edge of the tower, giving residents the sensation of swimming in the sky 368 feet above street level. Similar “sky pools” have been built around in the world, including one in Market Square Tower in downtown Houston. Hanover also plans to relocate its corporate headquarters into Hanover Blvd Place. The developer intends to move from its roughly 40,000-square-foot office space in San Felipe Plaza, 5847 San Felipe St., into a 61,000-square-foot office space located on the second to fourth floors in Hanover Blvd Place. “We’ve been trying to find a way to do this for a while now,” Bowden said. “This is a great location for everyone in our company. It’s a little bit more room for modest expansion and we’ll have some opportunities to upgrade our space.” The office space will also benefit apartment residents, Bowden said. With Hanover occupying some of the lower levels, the apartment units will start on the fifth floor, giving residents a better view and closer access to the lower amenity deck, he said. Hanover decided to integrate its new office space into its latest apartment tower because building out its own office building didn’t make much financial sense, Bowden said. The developer is financing its office space independently from the residential tower, he added. Hanover’s new office will be next door to the developer’s third Uptown project, now in the early development stages. When Hanover and its San Antonio-based capital partner United Services Automobile Association purchased a 2.5-acre site off South Post Oak Lane, the companies subdivided the land for Hanover Blvd Place and a third yet-to-be-determined project. The future “phase three” project could be a number of different things, including more upscale apartments, senior homes or even a luxury hotel, Bowden said. If it’s a hotel, Hanover plans to partner with a hospitality operator to execute that strategy, he said. “We’re just now starting to focus on what that last acre should be, and we acknowledge that there are opportunities beyond residential that will be a really good fit for existing uses in that area,” Bowden said. “But we are and we always will be a multifamily company.” 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Sky pools are starting to become a popular thing in Houston. Also you guys beat out Austin in terms of the having the highest swimming pool in Texas. Edited February 23, 2017 by JoninATX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On the picture above, you can see the sky pool, and it doesn't appear to have a glass bottom. I assume they will change that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bobruss Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 You'd think with the huge find that Apache made with the promise of billions of barrels of oil and gas in the Permian basin Balmorhea area that they would go ahead and build that nice 30 story tower we saw renderings of two years ago, and are still up on the going up page overview. I think it would be a nice addition to Post Oak and create a continuous wall of towers along that side. Does anyone have any insight? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 They found that massive basin yes, but isn't it in a pretty remote area? I would assume they're still figuring out the financials of this situation and whether it's worth it to start fracking in the near future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) You're right they do have some issues with the location and I'm really not real excited about fracking under one of the most beautiful natural swimming holes and aquifers in Texas. But they will figure all of the technical issues out and the Permian Basin has taken off again with the development and use of new technologies. They're able to make a profit off under $50.00 a barrel prices so I can't see them waiting too long for production to start for Apache. Edited March 30, 2017 by bobruss spelling 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twitter1 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 ^ wow! Beautiful shot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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