ricco67 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Considering every property surrounding the park is owned by the County, I agree that it probably will not raise property values, nor would it matter in any way whatsoever, as the County is not interested in selling its courthouses.Agreed.I just hope they allow some better quality street vendors to be there. The hotdog stand that I got my eats was disappointing to say the least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I disagree, while I would have liked a smaller surface footprint, the way it's oriented gives quite a bit of greenspace that is available to people coming from the criminal and civil courthouses.You don't think it would look a little less awkward if, say, it ran along the street in that open space between the trees, rather than jutting straight out into the middle of the green lawn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 You don't think it would look a little less awkward if, say, it ran along the street in that open space between the trees, rather than jutting straight out into the middle of the green lawn?It doesn't look odd to me. I think they wanted the greenspace to be viewed by those walking along the Congress side instead of a solid wall for most of that block. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Harris County Jury Assembly Room and Transportation PlazaBounded by Franklin, Congress, San Jacinto and CarolineDeveloper: Harris CountyEstimated Completion: 2010/2011Sitework has begun on a new Jury Assembly Room and Transportation Plaza. The site will be preserved as a public park and the four, below-grade, 250-seat jury assembly rooms will be tunnel connected to the Criminal Justice Center, Civil Courthouse, Juvenile Justice Center, and the new Family Law Center. Designed by PageSoutherlandPage. Estimated cost is $16.8 million.http://www.houstondowntown.com/Home/GeneralInfo/About/Development1/ Edited October 26, 2009 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Um..update anyone? I almost forgot about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I walked by on the weekend and it was well under way. Not much else to say about it right now... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Photolitherland 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 here is a pic of it as of today. yeah, I was a photo shootin' fool today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Took some pictures the other weekend: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I snapped this photo during jury duty on Monday... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 By Photolitherland on SSP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I love to see anything new downtown that isn't concrete. I was just reading through the old posts on this thread and realized something: Architech - PageSoutherlandPage Was this rendering made in Sim City 4? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Opens July 5...http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7619307.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Is it in use again? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 43 minutes ago, cspwal said: Is it in use again? I don't think so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Different view. 20th floor. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On the top floor of the Civil courthouse, looking at the Criminal courthouse. On the top floor of the Criminal courthouse, looking at the Civil courthouse. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 What exactly is this place? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I think the name of this thread sums it up nicely. "Harris County Jury Assembly Room And Transportation Plaza" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, HoustonBoy said: What exactly is this place? The surface is a (poorly-designed, and therefore completely unused) green space. The building is where people entered to report for jury duty. The surface level is pretty much just vestibule, elevators and escalators. Below the surface was the jury assembly: some open space, multiple assembly rooms, and tunnel connections to all of the county buildings and courthouses. It was flooded by, IIRC, Harvey. Last I heard they do not plan to reopen it. Once would think a local journalist might have inquired and reported on it... Edited February 10, 2020 by Houston19514 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Reconstruction begins on flooded Harris County Jury Assembly Plaza https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Reconstruction-begins-on-flooded-Harris-County-15074070.php#photo-19068507 Quote More than two years after Hurricane Harvey filled the Jury Assembly Plaza downtown with 13 feet of water, its reconstruction is finally underway. The $11.3 million project was stalled until Harris County commissioners approved a funding agreement last week. The county had been waiting on FEMA’s approval for its part in financing the project, County Judge Lina Hidalgo said. “We’re asking all the questions to make sure this isn’t only done quickly but that it’s done well,” she said outside the plaza Friday. “It’s important to the administration of justice to making sure that enough jurors can come together each day.” Hidalgo and District Clerk Marilyn Burgess assured the public that more precautions will be taken during the rebuild to ensure that Harvey’s level of flooding in August 2017 won’t happen again. The building, at 1201 Congress, is mostly underground and consists of four chambers and an open central area. Floodwater filled the assembly room, also destroying a number of windows and furniture, according to the district clerk’s office. Mitigation efforts include relocating an electric vault to an above-ground space to address the source of past flooding. Penetrations to the vault will be sealed, and the basement flood doors will be replaced. Those will also have sensors that detect moisture and trigger alarms, county officials said. The plan also calls for workers to install water resistant flooring; new ceilings, walls and furniture; and a renovated pumping and ventilation system. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 The surprise of the day was coming across this Liebherr tower crane base on the west side of the Harris County Criminal Courts building. Vaughn is the GC. Does anyone know what they are going to do? I know it received a lot of damage during Harvey and other flooding events but why would a tower crane be used to do the repairs? Mods can place this topic elsewhere if not appropriate for Going Up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm not sure what work needs to be done, post Harvey, but from where I live I can see the roof of the building. It looked to have been damaged during Harvey and remained since then. Maybe they are working on it finally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Phase II scope of work https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2020011812 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Rendering. https://www.vaughnconstruction.com/clients/projects/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-mitigation-and-improvement 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 That looks like a significant improvement! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 That place has had huge problems caused by a lack of elevator capacity since Day One, among other design flubs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, mollusk said: That place has had huge problems caused by a lack of elevator capacity since Day One, among other design flubs. it seems like it was designed by someone who was never stuck with jury duty, or there would be twice as many elevators 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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