Popular Post rechlin Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 I am only downtown about 40% as often as before, and I usually don't venture over to this side of downtown, so today I got my first close-up view of this tower in a while. Pictures can't do it justice; it really looks great in person. Hines outdid themselves here. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATH Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 3 hours ago, rechlin said: I am only downtown about 40% as often as before, and I usually don't venture over to this side of downtown, so today I got my first close-up view of this tower in a while. Pictures can't do it justice; it really looks great in person. Hines outdid themselves here. I absolutely agree. It's outstanding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yoda Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 I haven't been to this part of Downtown in a while. This looks pretty good. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KinkaidAlum Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Was worried that you had been hit by a car and I was missing your updates. Glad you are alive! When Hines announced these two towers I thought the office tower was fine if not a bit boring but that I'd love the residential. It's the exact opposite. This office tower is really a nice addition. I don't really like the residential one. Don't hate it but don't like it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, KinkaidAlum said: Was worried that you had been hit by a car and I was missing your updates. Glad you are alive! When Hines announced these two towers I thought the office tower was fine if not a bit boring but that I'd love the residential. It's the exact opposite. This office tower is really a nice addition. I don't really like the residential one. Don't hate it but don't like it either. Wasn't hit by a car but you won't believe this but when I woke up one morning I had twisted my right knee while sleeping. I had initially somewhat messed up the cartilage when we used to go to Galveston and playing sand volley ball. Never really hurt but it would occasionally lock up when walking fast or pivoting on that leg. I think I messed that cartilage much worse, been wearing a brace but I don't think I can ride again anytime soon. I took these driving around. 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokemonizepic Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, hindesky said: Wasn't hit by a car but you won't believe this but when I woke up one morning I had twisted my right knee while sleeping. I had initially somewhat messed up the cartilage when we used to go to Galveston and playing sand volley ball. Never really hurt but it would occasionally lock up when walking fast or pivoting on that leg. I think I messed that cartilage much worse, been wearing a brace but I don't think I can ride again anytime soon. I took these driving around. great to have you back! forum was noticeably more dead without your updates 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 ^^^ absolutely gorgeous edifice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Man, I hope your knee heels up. I think the thing I miss most about Houston is riding my trike around all over the place. It's too hilly here and Houston is much more bike friendly than my area of LA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 1:50 PM, hindesky said: Wasn't hit by a car but you won't believe this but when I woke up one morning I had twisted my right knee while sleeping. I had initially somewhat messed up the cartilage when we used to go to Galveston and playing sand volley ball. Never really hurt but it would occasionally lock up when walking fast or pivoting on that leg. I think I messed that cartilage much worse, been wearing a brace but I don't think I can ride again anytime soon. I took these driving around. I so feel your pain.....hope you get better fast.....I missed riding my bike so much when I got hurt - I hope you're back on your bike in no time !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Sorry to hear of your knee issues. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 1:50 PM, hindesky said: Wasn't hit by a car but you won't believe this but when I woke up one morning I had twisted my right knee while sleeping. I had initially somewhat messed up the cartilage when we used to go to Galveston and playing sand volley ball. Never really hurt but it would occasionally lock up when walking fast or pivoting on that leg. I think I messed that cartilage much worse, been wearing a brace but I don't think I can ride again anytime soon. I took these driving around. That's no fun. I had to have surgery to remove the torn parts of cartilage in my right knee. Walked out of the hospital with less pain than when I went in. Cartilage doesn't heal very fast, there's no real blood supply. I hope it gets better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXjJI6FuyGl/?utm_medium=copy_link Hines posted some indoor pics on Instagram Edited December 16, 2021 by urbanize713 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quietstorm Posted December 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2021 2 hours ago, urbanize713 said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXjJI6FuyGl/?utm_medium=copy_link Hines posted some indoor pics on Instagram 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Texas Tower is OPEN. I hope this doesn’t mean only half of the crown is lit. They did that with 609 Main, which still pisses me off. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXVTyyTADsZ/?utm_medium=copy_link 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Almost 50% leased. https://www.ivanhoecambridge.com/en/news/2021/12/texas-tower-opens-in-downtown-houston/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I've walked around the exterior of this building a couple of times in the last few days, and it looks like a nice place. The landscaping looks really promising, and it's nice that there's lot of brick in the pathways instead of concrete. The central restaurant space is... interesting. I almost wish there wouldn't be one there, and it could be lit up like an art installation. But if a restaurant it brings people downtown, I'm for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted December 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2021 UP MROSR12 @ Houston, TX by Noah Cochran, on Flickr Collingsworth in Winter by Stewart Schweers, on Flickr 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pm91 Posted December 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2021 Unrelated to the attached photo I took, but yeah doesn’t anyone know why only half the crown is being lit? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm91 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 21 hours ago, pm91 said: Unrelated to the attached photo I took, but yeah doesn’t anyone know why only half the crown is being lit? Of course hours after asking they had 3/4 of the crown lit up last night… #progress 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/21/2021 at 7:29 PM, Urbannizer said: UP MROSR12 @ Houston, TX by Noah Cochran, on Flickr Collingsworth in Winter by Stewart Schweers, on Flickr Love this angle! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEES?! Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 So I saw a blurb on their site about TT: Texas Tower features unprecedented amenities in the vertically integrated campus, including: (…) public gardens on level 12 Do they mean public for tenants? Or public-public? 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, BEES?! said: So I saw a blurb on their site about TT: Texas Tower features unprecedented amenities in the vertically integrated campus, including: (…) public gardens on level 12 Do they mean public for tenants? Or public-public? 🤔 If you have to ask... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) Edited December 28, 2021 by brijonmang 32 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 ^^^ great job @brijonmang what a beautiful/rich color on the tower. amazing indeed... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post htxbuildinggeek Posted January 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) I don’t know about y’all but I really miss this view of 609 Main that we had for a few years while driving south on I-45 just before hitting downtown. It offered one of the most prominent views of 609 Main in a heavily trafficked area and now the view is blocked and gone forever. It baffles me that Hines would build such a beautiful and striking skyscraper (609 Main) and then immediately cover it up with a more bland building (Texas Tower). Friends and visitors would always comment on 609 Main, especially since the view on 1-45 South is in my opinion the best and most iconic view of the skyline that greets most visitors coming to Houston for the first time (especially if they’re traveling into town from IAH). My parents and I always said 609 Main was Houston’s version of London’s Shard building but now I rarely even get to see it anymore thanks to the Texas Tower blocking the beautiful view. Thanks for coming to my TED talk 😝 (Pictures taken June 2019) Edited January 2, 2022 by htxbuildinggeek 8 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew Ewert Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 6:38 PM, htxbuildinggeek said: My parents and I always said 609 Main was Houston’s version of London’s Shard building I guess I've never seen it like this... to each their own. For me, 609 Main has always been a good building, but certainly nothing iconic or noteworthy. The closest this city gets to something iconic for me is 700 Louisiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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