adr Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I am guessing the plywood hole is where the pedestrian bridge to Commerce will go. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The progress on this has been crawling lately. I wonder if they are having issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This was supposed to open a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Did flooding have a drag on the timeline for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Did flooding have a drag on the timeline for this? That was my feeling............... buuuut.... has anyone noticed the large crack in the concrete wall that holds up the dirt to this building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Opening date set for 1Q 2016 http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-11-11/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2015_3Q.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Looks like they repaired the major crack I was talking about... they filled it in at the corner. Sunset Coffee Place by Marc longoria, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 considering those second and third story doors have an impressive exit, I'm guessing there's still quite a bit to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Balconies maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 maybe they're boat launches for when there's a flood? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted December 24, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2015 Buffalo Bayou by Marc longoria, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adr Posted January 20, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Making progress. Exterior stairs look complete and bayou-side patio is installed. The support pillars are in place for the pedestrian catwalk to Commerce St. Edited January 20, 2016 by adr 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 ^^^ great illustrations adr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 c/o Downtown TIRZ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 ok, all together now - "Why is this taking so long?" They could have just torn down the original building and built a similar insipid looking building in it's place in like 3 months. Just be done with it already. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I mean, that's almost what they did. They left the bare minimum of floor slabs and columns and otherwise completely rebuilt this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I'm a big fan of BBP, but this one got away from them a bit. I chalk it up to unforeseen complications that resulted in a lot of rework and departure from their original vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Somewhere back on page 3 or 5 or something, I was suggesting that this building was not a "historic renovation" and that it looked "wrong" to me. I was summarily told to "wait" until the finished building. Ok, I waited. This building is a nice NEW building. It has nothing to do with historic renovations or preservation. For the record, I am fine with that. They could have bulldozed the building and built new and I would have been fine with that too. What irks me about this project is that it was touted as "historic renovation" and, frankly, in any sense of the word, it isn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) - Edited March 10, 2016 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) Swamplot article with a new pic http://swamplot.com/dressed-and-accessorized-sunset-coffee-building-ready-for-todays-downpours-downtown/2016-03-08/ Edited March 9, 2016 by HoustonMidtown 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Gorgeous building! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Starting to install the pedestrian bridge from Commerce Street. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I was wondering how you were supposed to get to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Coming along slowly. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) Glad to see this building almost complete. Sadly, "Historic renovation" it is not. To me, it shows that Houston is a city where, even "civic organizations" really don't care about preservation. If those who should care the most don't, how can we expect those seeking profit to care more? Houston is becoming a great city but historic preservation is simply not a core cultural competency. We will build a beautiful city for the 20-teens and beyond. it will not be grounded in historic structures but rather in modern construction. And, since I can't have the former, that is fine with me. Edited March 27, 2016 by UtterlyUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said: Glad to see this building almost complete. Sadly, "Historic renovation" it is not. To me, it shows that Houston is a city where, even "civic organizations" really don't care about preservation. If those who should at are the most don't, how can we expect those seeking profit to care more? Houston is becoming a great city but historic preservation is simply not a core cultural competency. We will build a beautiful city for the 20-teens and beyond. it will not be grounded in historic structures but rather in modern construction. And, since I can't have the former, that is fine with me. That's really not true... historic preservation doesn't always mean maintaining every original part of a building... it's maintaining the structure as a whole... and honestly the original bricks of this structure would not have withstood the test of time... the best way was to restore it back to it's original build. And the statement that Houston isn't being built on history is wrong. There are so many structures being saved and repurposed in this city. It's becoming the trend in Houston and culturally it's becoming the norm. I work with a guy who owns Underbelly, Anvel, and a few other places and we've had the same talk but many of his partners notice the trend has changed in Houston. Whether it's salvaging and repurposing or building 100 percent green, the city is building the right way now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 11 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: That's really not true... historic preservation doesn't always mean maintaining every original part of a building... it's maintaining the structure as a whole... and honestly the original bricks of this structure would not have withstood the test of time... the best way was to restore it back to it's original build. And the statement that Houston isn't being built on history is wrong. There are so many structures being saved and repurposed in this city. It's becoming the trend in Houston and culturally it's becoming the norm. I work with a guy who owns Underbelly, Anvel, and a few other places and we've had the same talk but many of his partners notice the trend has changed in Houston. Whether it's salvaging and repurposing or building 100 percent green, the city is building the right way now. I hope that you are correct. However, this building has NEAR ZERO left of its history except the interior floors. The windows are new and wrong for the period. Everything about it new is and wrong for the period. It is possible to "historically restore" using new materials that are sensitive to the historic period in which the building was built. That was not done here. While unfortunate, I am fine with that. As I have said before, they could have bulldozed this building for all I care. I just don't like the concept of "marketing" the building as a "historic renovation" then doing something else entirely. I do hope that you are correct. Hopefully Houston is changing. The Texaco renovation and a few others are promising signs. But the recent bulldozing of a historic structure on Louisiana, the demolition of that (perhaps too far gone?) warehouse building on (Austin?) to create a parking lot, and the crushing of the Houston Club building tells me otherwise. Time will tell and I hope that you win this debate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 40 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said: I hope that you are correct. However, this building has NEAR ZERO left of its history except the interior floors. The windows are new and wrong for the period. Everything about it new is and wrong for the period. It is possible to "historically restore" using new materials that are sensitive to the historic period in which the building was built. That was not done here. While unfortunate, I am fine with that. As I have said before, they could have bulldozed this building for all I care. I just don't like the concept of "marketing" the building as a "historic renovation" then doing something else entirely. I do hope that you are correct. Hopefully Houston is changing. The Texaco renovation and a few others are promising signs. But the recent bulldozing of a historic structure on Louisiana, the demolition of that (perhaps too far gone?) warehouse building on (Austin?) to create a parking lot, and the crushing of the Houston Club building tells me otherwise. Time will tell and I hope that you win this debate. I do agree with you trust me... I just think the overall trend has not only come back to people moving back in to the inner city but also with saving older structures. If any city follows what the market is doing it's Houston. It's hard in some cities to distinguish what the overall trend in the market is because of such strict regulations on how and what to build. In this city you get such a huge spectrum on what is the current move in the market and what isn't. Houston is definitely changing culturally in many ways... whether it's salvaging history or embracing a clean "green" Houston, this city is going the right way and I can honestly say that I've never in my life seen Houston take such a huge initative in heading this direction. I think the culture of anything goes and not embracing this city is finally coming to an end. The culture in this city has been changing over the past 15 years and it's very exciting to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I'm still excited for the building to finish, I just can't get a sense of what the surrounding plaza is going to look like. I'm amazed this is still all dirt. I'm curious to see how they tie this into Main street and Allen's landing and hopefully make it a more inviting recreational space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 19 hours ago, Sunstar said: I'm still excited for the building to finish, I just can't get a sense of what the surrounding plaza is going to look like. I'm amazed this is still all dirt. I'm curious to see how they tie this into Main street and Allen's landing and hopefully make it a more inviting recreational space. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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