Yoda Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 48 minutes ago, mollusk said: Having a grocery store within walking distance is dandy, but not necessarily something to be "enjoyed" on a daily basis as a park like environment would be. IMO the whole of Buffalo Bayou from Downtown to Shepherd is a park, or park like environment, which is one of the major selling points for the multiple developers who are currently building apartments and mixed use in the area. (The Allen, Regent Square, Hanover Autry Park, and Alta River Oaks) My thoughts on nicely developed mixed use in the area are as follows: 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 Looking at google earth, there is a clear shot from May of 2020 in which the buildings laid out?? 11 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 first upload was hard to see, i colored over the lines so they stand out: 15 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I keep coming back to this thread thinking someone finally posted the renders or the model. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luminare Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 2:01 PM, tangledwoods said: first upload was hard to see, i colored over the lines so they stand out: 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apendido Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 If this ever gets built I will be so shocked you can call me Chaka Khan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 11/27/2019 at 1:10 PM, wilcal said: I'll bet the lines in the grass are for the layout of the site. Anyone got a drone that they want to send up? Looking at a zoomed in version of them holding the model, it looks like a BUNCH of trees. Like 50-70? And 2 or 3 structures. Largest one along the western edge and two smaller ones along the eastern edge. I tried to tell y'all! On 10/16/2020 at 2:01 PM, tangledwoods said: first upload was hard to see, i colored over the lines so they stand out: Looking very cool! I like using the full site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilcal Posted October 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hard hats onsite when I went by Saturday afternoon 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) These blue columns behind the work roll off are either for a mock up or a sign for the workers on the project. I'm leaning on the former since it has a concrete base. Edited October 31, 2020 by hindesky 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 What I think might be the future mock up columns have been moved. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 geotech drilling rig on site today. Now I'm really confused about their schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I have a feeling this is going to be incredibly beautiful. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarklyMoron Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Triton said: I have a feeling this is going to be incredibly beautiful. Me too. With the MFAH's Kinder building complete, I think this will become my new obsession. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 23 hours ago, tangledwoods said: geotech drilling rig on site today. Now I'm really confused about their schedule. What does that mean? That they are taking samples or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Quote What does that mean? That they are taking samples or something else? Typically this means the client or design team have retained a geotechnical engineer to provide a report that the structural engineer is then able to use to develop their foundation design. It is not very common for a general contractor to mobilize before that work has been done which is why I am confused on the schedule. They could have been out there for other reasons (subsurface water testing, or supplementary testing) but it is weird and a bit out of sequence. My worry is that they had McCarthy "mobilize" to help with fundraising or for PR purposes, not to actually start construction.... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 18 hours ago, tangledwoods said: Typically this means the client or design team have retained a geotechnical engineer to provide a report that the structural engineer is then able to use to develop their foundation design. It is not very common for a general contractor to mobilize before that work has been done which is why I am confused on the schedule. They could have been out there for other reasons (subsurface water testing, or supplementary testing) but it is weird and a bit out of sequence. My worry is that they had McCarthy "mobilize" to help with fundraising or for PR purposes, not to actually start construction.... They did initial soil sampling last year. This may just be to get additional data points. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Soil spoils drum all over the site. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I look over here every time I'm driving down Montrose and occasionally see some vehicles over here but the only visible progress I see is that they repainted their work trailers. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 imagine paying a general contractor 100-200k per month to sit in their office trailers while you scramble for funding. The apartments across the street will likely finish before this one gets out of the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 3 hours ago, tangledwoods said: imagine paying a general contractor 100-200k per month to sit in their office trailers while you scramble for funding. The apartments across the street will likely finish before this one gets out of the ground. I doubt any GC is being paid that much for the work being done right now. The cost to rent trailers is a few hundred per month, and they'll cover any labor cost plus an admin fees, which I would imagine are pretty minimal given the site activity. In regards to fundraising, the group running this is incredibly well capitalized - Money isn't the issue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 3 trucks and the workers are hard at work applying tape to the tool boxes so they can paint the white portion. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, hindesky said: 3 trucks and the workers are hard at work applying tape to the tool boxes so they can paint the white portion. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, hindesky said: 3 trucks and the workers are hard at work applying tape to the tool boxes so they can paint the white portion. 39 minutes ago, BeerNut said: If I had to guess, the red tops add visibility for forklifts and crane ops. Also, I see two ice machines so at least one of those containers is a break room. I would guess this gets kicked off before the end of April. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Still no renderings? 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Quote I doubt any GC is being paid that much for the work being done right now. The cost to rent trailers is a few hundred per month, and they'll cover any labor cost plus an admin fees, which I would imagine are pretty minimal given the site activity. In regards to fundraising, the group running this is incredibly well capitalized - Money isn't the issue. No GC will mobilize on a jobsite without MONTHLY fee which includes staffing. Minimum staffing would be a Superintendent and maybe a PE. There are 2-3 McCarthy trucks on that site every day and have been for a couple months. Trust me, they are burning cash. Hell they even had a truck load of timber delivered that is sitting around waiting to be used. Painting your connex box is a prime example that McCarthy is just burning hours. they dont need to do it (no crane is going to run into a connex on the ground). Hopefully they will break ground soon, but it is hella weird to have staff onsite with nothing but busy work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Red is a big portion of their logo, so it's for advertising their brand. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Have they in recent years painted their trailers to advertise their company? If not, maybe they're "advertising" their company because of how grand the cultural center is going to be and they want their name associated to the institution. Glass half full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, HoustonBoy said: Have they in recent years painted their trailers to advertise their company? If not, maybe they're "advertising" their company because of how grand the cultural center is going to be and they want their name associated to the institution. Glass half full Most companies rent trailers but they obviously own these. Almost all the bigger construction companies using fence signs with their names on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2021 Quick search and tada- first look thanks to someone from the landscape side of this. https://issuu.com/cthogge/docs/210221_hogge-portfolio-pages 22 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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