HoustonBoy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Downtown Houston could benefit so much by this! Now all we need is more business and residents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 (edited) I saw them working on this at about 1030pm tonight Edited November 29, 2012 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Some should post daily pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Some should post daily pictures!It is my opinion that daily pictures is a little too much. Once a week would be more realistic and nice. With school almost out, I'll have more time to go around getting some shots myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 It is my opinion that daily pictures is a little too much. Once a week would be more realistic and nice. With school almost out, I'll have more time to go around getting some shots myself.Yeah you're right. Tell me one thing though, how is downtown? I live in the suburbs and I've never really been to downtown and I've lived here my whole life! I've been to NYC downtown more than Houston's! Are there a lot of people roaming the streets, and shops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Um...how to answer that question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Yeah you're right. Tell me one thing though, how is downtown? I live in the suburbs and I've never really been to downtown and I've lived here my whole life! I've been to NYC downtown more than Houston's! Are there a lot of people roaming the streets, and shops?Not really. Except for weekdays, downtown is usually pretty quiet, to put it nicely. There have been some major improvements though in the last decade or so and hopefully the improvements continue to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Yeah you're right. Tell me one thing though, how is downtown? I live in the suburbs and I've never really been to downtown and I've lived here my whole life! I've been to NYC downtown more than Houston's! Are there a lot of people roaming the streets, and shops?You should make your way downtown sometime soon. Check out Discovery Green, some of the places in Houston Pavilions, Warren's, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrodiii Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 You should make your way [to] Warren's...I concur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I saw a bunch of suits monitoring the progress this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxDave Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 When is the expected completion?Looking forward to a chance to stay there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Not many people see the back of this building but I figured I would give a visual from this past Thursday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Not many people see the back of this building but I figured I would give a visual from this past Thursday.Very cool photo. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks for the back shot - here's a view from the front of the building as of 13-Jan. Agree that daily updates are a little much - it really doesn't change that much on a daily basis although there are crews there around the clock. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Does anyone know the expected completion / opening date? Pearl Real Estate lists 2013 on their website (http://www.pearl-realestate.com/portfolio.html) but Central Houston estimates fall 2014 in their Q4 2012 downtown real estate update (http://downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2013-01-02/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2012-4Q-2.pdf). Â Here's a construction photo update. Not a lot has changed week-over-week. Â Â Also, this is interesting: the adjacent building on Rusk looks like it has rooms in it. Not sure if its connected to the hotel or not. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Does anyone know the expected completion / opening date? Pearl Real Estate lists 2013 on their website (http://www.pearl-realestate.com/portfolio.html) but Central Houston estimates fall 2014 in their Q4 2012 downtown real estate update (http://downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2013-01-02/Downtown_Real_Estate_Update_2012-4Q-2.pdf). I would be surprised if this hotel is up and running in 2013. I understand that removing the skin is a tedious process and takes a lot of time, and for that reason I just don't think guests will be moving in in the next 11 months. I'll believe the 3Q 2014 date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That's a different building. There's also an adjoining building on Main that looks similar but is vacant. I've long thought that both would make awesome condos. The buildings are so thin that I've thought you could put one unit per floor although I have no idea of what the floor plates look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I would be surprised if this hotel is up and running in 2013. I understand that removing the skin is a tedious process and takes a lot of time, and for that reason I just don't think guests will be moving in in the next 11 months. I'll believe the 3Q 2014 date. Much of the exterior brick looks to be coated with something fairly heavy, like asphalt. Not sure how or if they will be taking that off.  Exterior progress is slow. I still walk by there fairly often, but since it has not changed much, I haven't taken any new pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Anybody have any info and/or wild speculation as to what the parking plan is for the hotel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 somewhat wild speculation... .valet only. Â hotel will rent spaces in some nearby garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 somewhat wild speculation... .valet only.  hotel will rent spaces in some nearby garage. That's basically the Magnolia's setup. I would imagine the same.  The new garage with Jimmy Johns in it is on the same block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 They continue to make progress... Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Taken yesterday: Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatline Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Windows are being installed in the upper floors on the North side: Â Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Taken yesterday: Â Â On the bottom left in this picture, through the branches, you can see where they've painted 5 different paint swatches, different colors of brown. I'm assuming they're planning to paint the concrete columns one of those colors. There is lots of nice brickwork underneath, but they seem to have ruined some of it with the concrete, so seems like they had to improvise a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 On the bottom left in this picture, through the branches, you can see where they've painted 5 different paint swatches, different colors of brown. I'm assuming they're planning to paint the concrete columns one of those colors. There is lots of nice brickwork underneath, but they seem to have ruined some of it with the concrete, so seems like they had to improvise a little. Whatever was under the facade skin on the brick looked really thick, like tar. I doubt it would come off easily. Some of the texture should still show through it after paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Whatever was under the facade skin on the brick looked really thick, like tar. I doubt it would come off easily. Some of the texture should still show through it after paint.I did work removing this thick black tar from the old historic courthouse downtown. They usually use an acid to burn the tar away and clean uo the area. From there I could seem them painting it after its cleaned up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I did work removing this thick black tar from the old historic courthouse downtown. They usually use an acid to burn the tar away and clean uo the area. From there I could seem them painting it after its cleaned up. Interesting. I guess abrasive sand blasting isn't an option due to the historical preservation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Interesting. I guess abrasive sand blasting isn't an option due to the historical preservation? Yea a lot of the work is going to be done section by little section until all of that black tar is removed. Very time consuming, literally toothbrush work. I highly doubt any sort of sandblasting due to its historical significance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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