tigereye Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) A like ok at the piers on the (podium or building) site. Im not an engineer but they look to be the same size as the piers at the northern end of the garage (see first pic) Maybe that'll help figure out what's going on (or add further confusion lol) https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/688855091810557952 Edited January 17, 2016 by tigereye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) People kept mentioning GE could get this spot. Unsurprisingly, GE did not pick downtown Houston. They went to South Boston Waterfront. More urban than their usual suburban type campuses but still not surprising. Edit: I used to be part of GE Capital but that's all been collapsing so they've been trying to restructure that mess as best as they can. They sold my sector off. Edited January 20, 2016 by Triton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 What is the likelihood of Skanska moving forward with a restructured development concept..? Say.. try to lure one of those fabled high end hotels and residences to the property? It seems they would have an easier time developing this property as something other than office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 What is the likelihood of Skanska moving forward with a restructured development concept..? Say.. try to lure one of those fabled high end hotels and residences to the property? It seems they would have an easier time developing this property as something other than office. I would say 0%. They are sitting on a city block in the south side of downtown that they have owned for 5+ years. I don't see them in much of a hurry. The only change here is if their global development cash flow got pinched. Which seems to be doing fine....http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2016/01/skanska-lands-first-tenant-for-spec-office-project.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I would say 0%. I would say 5%. There's zero chance an oil company will want this building right now but there are other markets that can certainly take advantage of this tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I haven't actually wandered close enough to see if they're jumping a crane or bringing one down. Oh the funny looks you get when you park and pop your head out of your sun roof for photos.... >.< From L9 deck of Aris: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I haven't actually wandered close enough to see if they're jumping a crane or bringing one down. Oh the funny looks you get when you park and pop your head out of your sun roof for photos.... >.< Best guess is that the tower crane is coming down. It looks like they're just building enough to satisfy Those Whose Parking Shall Not Be Disturbed and (with any amount of luck) hooking the tunnel system hub back up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Oh the funny looks you get when you park and pop your head out of your sun roof for photos.... >.< Welcome to the HAIF photographer world. I always get a kick out of seeing people crane their necks looking for something interesting when I stop to get a picture of a building/garage under construction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 One of the 2 tower cranes is coming down Saturday. By my count that leaves downtown with 14. I wonder which one is next to come down? The other Skanska one, the SkyHouse 3, the luffer at 609 or the Marquis Marriott? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Are they going to leave the parking garage exposed? Thought we'd see some cladding by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 yay a historical building gets replaced by a parking garage. sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 A Baker concrete employee I talked to today said the other tower crane is supposed to come down in a couple weeks, they were wrappings things up this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Are they going to leave the parking garage exposed? Thought we'd see some cladding by now. A Baker concrete employee I talked to today said the other tower crane is supposed to come down in a couple weeks, they were wrappings things up this morning. Sounds like it's gonna be nekkit for a while - which is reasonable, considering that the plan is to have more floors going up, not to mention the whole side that faces Chase of what's there is going to end up as the centerline of the eventual full garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 From Yesterday: (Again sorry if a couple come out blurry) 1.30 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 1.30 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Jan. 30 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Jan. 30 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr Jan. 30 by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I'm still curious how (or if, I suppose) they are planning to weatherproof the tunnels. With a protracted delay in the tower construction, you have the big (unfinished) open atrium leading down to the tunnels. Without a structure above, it is just a big open hole down to the lower level that I'm hoping will be opened back up to mole traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Maybe a bunch of tarps, weighted down with rocks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 yay a historical building gets replaced by a parking garage. sweet Hey man, it had LOW CEILING HEIGHTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Half the block has really high ceiling heights now (over 500 feet high even on horribly cloudy days) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I'm still curious how (or if, I suppose) they are planning to weatherproof the tunnels. With a protracted delay in the tower construction, you have the big (unfinished) open atrium leading down to the tunnels. Without a structure above, it is just a big open hole down to the lower level that I'm hoping will be opened back up to mole traffic. The big hole has some way to drain out water. So, to open it up at the lowest cost you rig up some sort of temporary structure to keep rain off of people's punkin haids (some version of the boxed in sidewalk on the Main Street side of 609), and rely on self closing doors at the access points to keep people from freezing out/getting heat stroke in the adjacent buildings. Or not... just holler "take THAT, Mole People - circle around through the bank building to get to the tower!!!" The only tunnel access that's not under cover of what's already built is the direct route to 600 Travis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 is anyone else not sad that a historic building was torn down for a freaking parking garage for the near future. This tower wont be built for years 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) The big hole has some way to drain out water. So, to open it up at the lowest cost you rig up some sort of temporary structure to keep rain off of people's punkin haids (some version of the boxed in sidewalk on the Main Street side of 609), and rely on self closing doors at the access points to keep people from freezing out/getting heat stroke in the adjacent buildings. Or not... just holler "take THAT, Mole People - circle around through the bank building to get to the tower!!!" The only tunnel access that's not under cover of what's already built is the direct route to 600 Travis. It occurred to me that the tunnel level had to be counting on the tower's HVAC system to keep it climate controlled anyway, so making the whole area water tight would probably make it nasty hot in the summer months, barring the use of a bunch of window A/C units. I foresee something that has the feel of the corridors at airports out to the commuter jet "gates" that are really just a door farther out on the tarmac. Edited February 3, 2016 by Nate99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 is anyone else not sad that a historic building was torn down for a freaking parking garage for the near future. This tower wont be built for years Nope. It may delayed, but progress is being made. As someone in the industry, if it helps keep jobs and gives more work to go around, good. And to sum up in general how I personally feel about saving historic buildings because they're historic : Just because you're historic for one reason or another doesn't mean we should keep you and impede progress and growth. Ahem, looking at you astrodome. With all of that said, if a building is historic and it can be rehabbed and actually be used or re purposed for a socially responsible reason, keep it. If its collecting mold and rats and is beyond help, get rid of it. ..... and let the arguments begin (based on what I've seen, my opinion is probably not very popular). Everyone remember, we're all entitled to our opinions. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Nope. It may delayed, but progress is being made. As someone in the industry, if it helps keep jobs and gives more work to go around, good.And to sum up in general how I personally feel about saving historic buildings because they're historic : images.jpgJust because you're historic for one reason or another doesn't mean we should keep you and impede progress and growth. Ahem, looking at you astrodome.With all of that said, if a building is historic and it can be rehabbed and actually be used or re purposed for a socially responsible reason, keep it. If its collecting mold and rats and is beyond help, get rid of it...... and let the arguments begin (based on what I've seen, my opinion is probably not very popular). Everyone remember, we're all entitled to our opinions.I didn't know the Astrodome was impeding progress and growth! How long does a building have to sit vacant before we're sure it will never again be useful? Some of the buildings being renovated and restored now sat vacant for decades... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Do they believe the bogus that comes out of your mind? Destroying a beautiful building with so much history without securing funding for a new building and replacing it with a freaking parkint garage is okay?Some of you guys drink way too much koolaid. If this becomes a parking garage for 10+ years I'm going to be effin pissed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 "Socially responsible reason"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 There are several historic buildings which have been renovated in downtown Houston. Is anyone really upset that the Rice Lofts, the Magnolia, the old Texaco, and perhaps the Great Southwestern ( to name a few) were saved? They give the downtown a richer variety of architecture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Do they believe the bogus that comes out of your mind? Destroying a beautiful building with so much history without securing funding for a new building and replacing it with a freaking parkint garage is okay?Some of you guys drink way too much koolaid. If this becomes a parking garage for 10+ years I'm going to be effin pissed Get a grip, man. Skanska has the funding to build the tower. It just does not make sense for them to do so if they can't find any tenants. I doubt there is anyone on this board who is not disappointed with the delay of this tower. But, you know, #*$& happens. Perhaps you have noticed a slight decrease in oil prices since this project was started. If you know of a way to perfectly project future commodity prices so that development projects are never overtaken by economic events, I'm sure Skanska and every other developer would love to hear it. Otherwise, put a sock in it, already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Does anyone know if the old YMCA had to be torn down or they just did it for the, what I presume will be a indefinite maybe permanent delayed Chevron tower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I didn't know the Astrodome was impeding progress and growth! How long does a building have to sit vacant before we're sure it will never again be useful? Some of the buildings being renovated and restored now sat vacant for decades... Haha, thats another tailgating lot on Sundays And since my taxes are paying for it to sit there, I'd say in some way shape or form it is financially impeding progress somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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