Trae Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 small updatemain tower 89 floors secondary tower attached 52 floors HBJ rendering is the current building all subject to change of course Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Is the galleria under any regulation for building height like downtown is? It in the way of any flight patterns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 WOW! Impressive! Damn, one floor shy of 90! That's awesome. Very cool indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sounds great, but I think I'll hold off my excitement until there is some sort of official announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 (edited) small updatemain tower 89 floorssecondary tower attached 52 floorsHBJ rendering is the current buildingall subject to change of courseEngons,The 'HBJ rendering is the current building' part is the part that is confusing me. Is the rendering you speak of different than this photo? http://cll.bizjournals.com/story_image/110451-400-0-1.jpg or do you mean that the rendering here is just a smaller version of what they are planning to build in uptown? The photo is not of any building in the 90 floor range at all, unless each floor in that rendering has a loft and is really 2 floors - which sounds a little weird. Anyway, thanks for the tease. Edited August 1, 2008 by Mister X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENGcons Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 You guys place too much stock in those renderings. They are only to show the overall concept of the design, many times they are not specific as to how many floors the building has. The floor count on any major building can change from week to week depending on costs. you most likely won't get an accurate floor count from any rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSky Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I seriously doubt this building will get built at that height. 120 floors total between two buildings in the Galleria area. The place cannot support the level of traffic nor the pedestrian traffic. If there isn't any regulations in place there should be, this building doesn't make any sense outside of downtown.Another fallic symbol to feed the ego of some developer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I seriously doubt this building will get built at that height. 120 floors total between two buildings in the Galleria area. The place cannot support the level of traffic nor the pedestrian traffic. If there isn't any regulations in place there should be, this building doesn't make any sense outside of downtown.Another fallic symbol to feed the ego of some developer.The City and METRO are focusing their efforts (and some serious money) on upgrading Post Oak Blvd. This is to accomodate the LRT, but also to make it easier for pedestrians to reach the stations and to minimize the adverse impacts on traffic congestion. This would actually be the perfect time to initiate some big deals in Uptown...they wouldn't even be occupied until all the improvements are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Note dupe topics merged.Should this be merge again with the Deyaar Post Oak thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 89 instead of 80? Yeehaw!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 89 instead of 80? Yeehaw!!!Welcome back Montrose1100, pretty exciting stuff!A big brother for the Williams Tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maceo9903 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 (edited) Heading North on 610 is already an awesome sight. Especially once you go up over the bridge that crosses 59. Can you imagine the sight if this is a go and in the coming years of seeing Transco (will never be able to call it Williams), Deyaar, and the Ritz of Blvd Place?!? Edited August 7, 2008 by maceo9903 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Heading North on 610 is already an awesome sight. Especially once you go up over the bridge that crosses 59. Can you imagine the sight if this is a go and in the coming years of seeing Transco (will never be able to call it Williams), Deyaar, and the Ritz of Blvd Place?!? and the W just across the freeway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 and the W just across the freeway Are you refering to Westcreek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Are you refering to Westcreek?soon to be River Oaks Shopping District. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 out of towners will be confusing it for downtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) out of towners will be confusing it for downtownThey already do. Edited August 8, 2008 by Trae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMND Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 They already do.And then some people think we have the whole Minneapolis/St.Paul thing going on, and that they're both downtowns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 And then some people think we have the whole Minneapolis/St.Paul thing going on, and that they're both downtowns.Never mind what you call them, they're both just very big employment subcenters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 They already do.Who exactly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Who exactly?Are you serious? Look at what I quoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Are you serious? Look at what I quoted.You're right, my mistake. I'm gonna disagree with that however - unless we're limiting this to only people traveling from the southwest on US59 south, northbound.FWIW... This is starting to look a lot like the Shamrock thread. And we all know how that ended. Edited August 8, 2008 by Jeebus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Driving both ways on 610, too. That is where my relatives from Louisiana and Georgia asked if it was Downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 You're right, my mistake. I'm gonna disagree with that however - unless we're limiting this to only people traveling from the southwest on US59 south, northbound.FWIW... This is starting to look a lot like the Shamrock thread. And we all know how that ended. i'll remind my guests who travel in from i-10 and 610 that they're wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 i'll remind my guests who travel in from i-10 and 610 that they're wrong. Hell, I've had people that thought the medical center was "downtown". I've had to correct quite a few people on that one as well. I kinda' wonder what people think downtown was when they pass it by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desirous Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Hell, I've had people that thought the medical center was "downtown". I've had to correct quite a few people on that one as well. I kinda' wonder what people think downtown was when they pass it by.The converse happens too. This one lady was wondering when she was going to be in the city, when she was already in the city. She said most of Houston looks like "countryside." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Hell, I've had people that thought the medical center was "downtown". I've had to correct quite a few people on that one as well. I kinda' wonder what people think downtown was when they pass it by.This was exactly my point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drerx8 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I was flying into Hobby and this father/son behind me were saying "I think that must be San Antonio" referring to the Galleria area...they were serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I was flying into Hobby and this father/son behind me were saying "I think that must be San Antonio" referring to the Galleria area...they were serious. Did you tell them it wasn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 out of towners will be confusing it for downtown They already do!! Well, fellow H-towners. i have put in for a transfer BACK to my beloved Houston. LA was good for what i need it for, but it is time to come back home, AND all the development around town is just the homecoming i need. i will know in about a month if my request was granted. Wish me luck! m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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