Avossos Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I am interested to see what they do with the Chase Bank property across the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) when the facade started going up i was a little put off by the color but now im really digging it! thanks for the updates. my buddy snapchatted me a couple pictures of the tower the other day that i meant to post but never got around to it.i count 32 or 32.5 floors in that picture. 1/5th the way to go! Edited April 8, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 when the facade started going up i was a little put off by the color but now im really digging it! thanks for the updates. my buddy snapchatted me a couple pictures of the tower the other day that i meant to post but never got around to it.i count 32 or 32.5 floors in that picture. 1/5th the way to go!i drive by this project practically everyday and am fairly certain that the color is nothing more than a protective film on the windows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Yes, it's a protective film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 So swtsig or aarosurf is the grey color of the exterior walls the final color of the building or an undercoat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Based on the renderings, I'm speculating it will stay a grey color but won't be as prominent since they will be putting up glass railings on the balconies: Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thanks, I had missed that image. I think the glass rails will look really nice. I just hope they have the issue solved that plagued the W in Austin with the glass rails. I also like the treatment of the overlapping layer look on the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 That's what I thought at first too. So will it be a lighter shade of blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 fascinating pics. Â thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 It really is looking like a glass version of The Mark. Hopefully it comes out as good as the renderings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolaboy Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Looking up from my sunroof on a beautiful day 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 not to derail the thread, but......observe the beautiful contrast between the cement patios and the blue colored glass or protective covers; now, imagine how wonderful and sleek the exxonmobil building downtown would look with a sensitive remodel.  aqua glass gleaming between the bright white (clean) brise soleil.  i'm just sayin'....... i absolutely love this building.  i hope it delivers for the residents and that the new building across the street is equally interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Will this place have retail and restaurants on the ground floor? The rendering seems to show this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Will this place have retail and restaurants on the ground floor? The rendering seems to show this.yes. room for a restaurant and some basic residential needs ("retail") i believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 yes. room for a restaurant and some basic residential needs ("retail") i believe. Great! It should be nice for the area and hopefully it has a rippling affect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gosh it is so looking like the Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gosh it is so looking like the Mark.I can't vision that. The renderings make it look grey. Here's hoping they still paint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gosh it is so looking like the Mark.What's the mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Great! It should be nice for the area and hopefully it has a rippling affect.That's a great point because I drove by today and thought the same thing. It's not like that area surrounding the tower is ugly, but it is in dire need of some connecting developments with its surroundings. I think this tower is going to create that connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 What's the mark?That Condo tower built in the late 90's facing 59 by the Univision building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsatyr Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) This was from last week. It's above the big house. Â Edited April 12, 2014 by xsatyr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 IMAG0496 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr  IMAG0497 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr  IMAG0513 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr  IMAG0514 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr  IMAG0493 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Thanks for all the photos Not*LarryDierker! Â This one is looking tall. Â You can easily see it from multiple parts of the city now. Â Last picture made me think of this though.... Â Weslayan by brijonmang, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 After uploading these pics, I decided to go for coffee, and realized I could see this building from Stella Link and 610! Â Untitled by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 There's a great view of this tower from the Williams Tower-Galleria skywalk. Next time I'm there I'll try to get a pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Is it just me, or did the garage go up really fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaderJF Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Â Â 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The shot looking down West Alabama made me think of the fact that we would have a much more attractive inner city IF we could simply reduce the number of above ground power lines! I still can't figure out all the advances in technology over the past 130 (or so) years and we still have power moving the same way down the same poles across the same streets just as we would if this was 1910, 1930, 1950 and it is 2014!End of rant. Sorry. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Agreed. They do look so cruddy. Really detracts. They made it work on the new sections of Kirby. So, there is technology and hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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