bobruss Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Your age is showing. Just turned 65, but hopefully I don't act it! I'm just glad I've got to witness so many of the incredible changes since I moved here in 1954. I hope to see it finished! Just joking! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Not sure if we need a separate thread for this, but yesterday they were pouring the concrete for the bridge under Franklin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 These trails are getting so badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 We definitely need a separate thread for the trail improvements. They will be a very welcome addition to the area.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't understand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch King Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Wut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 One should not drink and HAIF... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Otherwise known as: the concrete company with the lowest bid. Maybe you see this as a bad thing, but people take the lowest bid for most things on the project all the time unless it's something they are comfortable taking at a higher price on (which isn't a lot). I'm more of a best value guy because you might sacrifice quality (not always) if the lowest bid is taken instead of best value, but clients will more often than not choose the lowest bid. For concrete, unless they are going to do something special with it that needs the concrete to be super high end then taken the lowest bid you can get is completely acceptable. That's not scraping the bottom of the barrell, that's simply trying to keep your project around your budget. Now if you are talking about the actual labor doing the job? Maybe that is the case, but when taking the bid price you aren't exactly evaluating labor unless you need a specialized craft that is a major element to your project. In this case they aren't. Concrete mixers are concrete mixers and brick masons are brick masons, etc.... Edited March 6, 2015 by Luminare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Public projects in particular are very price sensitive. Not to mention, the concrete market is still a bit tight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted March 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2015 Sunset Coffee Building by marclongoria, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. I really hope they do some pressure washing on that concrete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. I really hope they do some pressure washing on that concrete. Actually, I really worry about that wall. It appears to be leaning over and there is now a giant crack there at the corner. I checked older photos and I don't really see the crack there like I do not.... It's almost like their construction equipment was too much for the wall.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Sunset Coffee Building by marclongoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Any pictures of this building! The images from April seem like a nice fully remodeled building -- not a "historic renovation" --- but a nice repurposed, new, building.Is it done?Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 http://www.downtowntirz.com/projects/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 ^^^ thought that they were much farther along than this. perhaps a change in design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood?That huge concrete slab implies it's a good bit above water level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood? I was on the scene the next morning. There was quite a bit of debris on the walkway railing on top of the foundation slab, which indicated to me that it took on several feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 2015-08-29 18.09.45 by Marc longoria, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Boats?!? I don't think I've ever seen boats that far up the bayou? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Well, that was one of Allen's Landing original purposes, to have the destination point of boats up to the main Houston dock, even before the Ship Channel was built. I think I read somewhere that the new building would have canoe rentals too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Yeah I knew about the history of the boats coming up the bayou, I just don't remember ever seeing a boat in downtown except for the occasional kayak. I'd like to imagine that the canoe rental is similar to a log flume into the bayou, but that sadly won't be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I thought this was so cool when I saw it this weekend. How great to have a little river traffic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) a few weeks ago I saw what appeared to be a river tour, a big flat pontoon boat idling up the river with lots of passengers sitting on the deck. I saw the boat once out by the police memorial, then again as they were approaching Preston street bridge. I know about the button that makes the bayou bubble and gave them an extra show since they were right there. I can't wait for more boats in the bayou, as I enjoy pushing that button at every possible opportunity, it's just a bonus if someone else is there, especially if they don't know what's going on. Edited August 31, 2015 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 BBP does regular boat tours on Buffalo Bayou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've been wanting to take my boat in the bayou for a while. I never knew where to launch. Any one know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've been wanting to take my boat in the bayou for a while. I never knew where to launch. Any one know? https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zeVBpQVBgwd4.kAafrle6tgsE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Im skeptical about the boat ramps near downtown into the bayou. I believe those are more kayak launches than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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