cloud713 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Crap.. This seems like bad news? I wonder if a different firm was chosen..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I didn't really like the design of that one, don't really know why though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Don't think it's going to happen:http://www.odell.com/portfolio/category/on-the-boards-2/It's no longer on their "on the boards" list.They were probably supposed to keep it confidential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I like it, but it looks like a square box wearing a sash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Not uncommon for things get pulled..when they get leaked before the company is ready...609 main got pulled form a site after it leaked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Crap.. This seems like bad news? I wonder if a different firm was chosen..? Not that I can confirm this at the moment, but I think we can expect several different renderings in the near future. I know of a Houston-based architecture firm working with Brookfield to redesign One Allen Center and the other renderings of the Allen complex on Odell's website aren't consistent with what was described to me. I guess it's very possible that Brookfield is looking for the best design...? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Not surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 ^My guess is: Kirksey or Morris, heavily leaning towards Kirksey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 ^My guess is: Kirksey or Morris, heavily leaning towards Kirksey. Oh no, NOT KIRKSEY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 If it is a Houston based firm, then I'll take Kirksey over Morris any day of the week. Morris is a far cry from what it used to be in the 70s and 80s (when it was CSI or some other iteration and the largest firm in the world at the time). If its a local office of a firm based out of town, then Gensler is a good guess, as they seem to have their paws into everything these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Kirkseys work is mostly.......BORING. I would like Pichard Chililton or HKS architects to be the ones behind the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 But those aren't Houston based firms. Pickard+Chilton is out of New Jersey/New York, and HKS is a Dallas based firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibletrees Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Sounds like the architecture firm for the new One Allen Center facade is Michael Gaertner, the same firm behind the new JW Marriott (806 Main). Kirksey was behind the design for Five Allen Center when it was proposed at 50-Floors, that has changed now. Edited November 20, 2013 by invisibletrees 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Sounds like the architecture firm for the new One Allen Center facade is Michael Gaertner, the same firm behind the new JW Marriott (806 Main). Kirksey was behind the design for Five Allen Center when it was proposed at 50-Floors, that has changed now. Thank god. I am sorry but I would rather pick a design over where the architect is from. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) I'm almost sure that the second one on the first row happpens to be Five Allen Center. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Edit: Nevermind its the old rendering. Edited March 6, 2014 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Any reason to believe there has been any progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) No reason at all. There's just been all kinds of renderings floating around. Edited March 6, 2014 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Handsome building. I dig it. Too bad it seems to be a decade away from breaking ground (my guesstimate). Maybe it grows during the next boom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 "If you build it, they will come" houston is in need of class A office space. The companies here are just a little conservative. 6 Houston Center is building on faith. I think it will pay off for them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) "If you build it, they will come" houston is in need of class A office space. The companies here are just a little conservative. 6 Houston Center is building on faith. I think it will pay off for them I agree.  That building should have been built (50-stories tall) when it was announced; looks good to me.  It would have been fully leased by now since many of the buildings that have gone up recently didn't exist (they find tenants because they're getting built).  Anyways, you snooze in good times, and you lose. Edited March 6, 2014 by democide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 It's weird though. Brookfield has just sold off some buildings in houston. What are they doing with all that capital? I had heard they were focusing their efforts on 5 Allen...Even if they built it now, they'd probably still be ok. Downtown is booming and it's just getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Handsome building. I dig it. Too bad it seems to be a decade away from breaking ground (my guesstimate). Maybe it grows during the next boom? Â Central Houston says 2017 delivery date, so breaking ground in, 2014/2015? We shall see but I don't think so. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 This number sound overly optimistic, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Central Houston says 2017 delivery date, so breaking ground in, 2014/2015? We shall see but I don't think so. Â Â Do you have a link for this? I can't find it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I tried attaching the file earlier, I didn't realize there was an actual link. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/54482015/2014-02-26-14%20Annual%20Update%20for%20CHI%20membership.pptx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Â Â Edited July 23, 2014 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Interesting.. Though that looks strangely like an excerpt from something released a year or so ago? I forget where I remember that from.Edit: just googled an excerpt from that quote and found this from 4th quarter 2013http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-01-07/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2013-4Q.pdf Edited July 23, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Although it is also found there, it is still certainly current. Edit: Didn't realize that quote was already in the public domain. Edited July 23, 2014 by Triton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It's 37-floors now;'~1 million square feet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It lost over 25% of it's height but only like 16% of the volume? Interesting.. Any indication on the design? I know we had renderings of that newer angled tower but I thought that was 35 stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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