SunKing Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 With all that I have recieved, I figured it was about time I contributed a little something back to these forums. I took these from the 47th floor of the 1600 Smith building (Continental Center). I wish the weather was better that day, but I hope y'all enjoy regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 neat! they look so "atmospheric!" is this floor public...or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 that was fun. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Nice pics, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) neat! they look so "atmospheric!"is this floor public...or? That's a good point. I wish there was a list somewhere of buildings that have lookout areas open to the public. Great pictures, by the way. Edited October 27, 2006 by gonzo1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenc Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I'm not from Houston so I have to ask... what is that "ring" that runs through the buildings on the 7th pic? It;s really cool looking whatever purpose it serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scharpe St Guy Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Those are the infamous Enron Buildings. The ring is an elevated walk way above street level that connects the buildings which are now occupied by ChevronTexaco.Scharpe St GuyI'm not from Houston so I have to ask... what is that "ring" that runs through the buildings on the 7th pic? It;s really cool looking whatever purpose it serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunKing Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Thanks folks. No, there isn't any 'public' viewing area - I work there. Well, not on that floor. 47 is undergoing revovation (mostly empty). I just had an opportunity to snap a few pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Nice photos. Edited October 28, 2006 by Trae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Thanks for sharing, Sun King. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 https://therealdeal.com/texas/2022/11/01/brookfield-exploring-options-on-houstons-1600-smith/ Brookfield Properties is reportedly in the process of “mothballing” one of downtown Houston’s more iconic office towers, The Real Deal has learned. New York-based Brookfield, the largest landlord in downtown Houston, is asking current tenants at 1600 Smith to move to one of the company’s other 11 properties in the city’s central business district. The plan is to figure out what to do with the 23,500 square-foot, 51-story office tower, a source familiar with the property told TRD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEES?! Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Interesting. 1801 Smith is, I believe, another brookfield property- it’s the one currently being converted to multifamily. I wonder if they’re going to do a study with the DRA on converting this one- maybe multifamily and reno some of it to higher-end office space, like what they’re doing to Esperson. I feel like this side of DT needs more units. 1801 Smith is gonna help with that for sure. 1600 Smith is a cool postmodern building. Even though I don’t always care for pomo architecture, I like the look of this one. It reminds me of something we’d make out of lego when we were kids .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Urbannizer said: https://therealdeal.com/texas/2022/11/01/brookfield-exploring-options-on-houstons-1600-smith/ It's hard to take the report of "mothballing" too seriously when they also tell us that the building is 23,500 square feet .. I'm sorry, but anyone who could write that should not be reporting on commercial real estate matters. They also tell us that "It (mothballing) is a fate that has already befallen some of the Bayou City’s other notable office towers" with a link to a story about ONE building that was foreclosed and says nothing about any buildings being mothballed. <SMH> To make matters even worse, they keep throwing out the word "mothball", but there doesn't seem to be any indication from Brookfield that they are "mothballing" is even one of the alternatives they are considering. It seems some kind of repurposing would be considerably more likely. What a sad mish-mash of an article that was. Edited November 8, 2022 by Houston19514 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 HBJ Fall 2022 Office Leasing Guide reported 481K of 1,227K sf vacant at 1600 Smith, for a vacancy rate of 40%. Is most of the leased space Chevron? 1 Allen Center: 268K of 931K, or 29% 2 Allen Center: 462K of 1,075K, or 43% 3 Allen Center: 325K of 1,283K, or 25% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 This is awesome! I agree this side of downtown should be majority residential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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