H-Town Man Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 10:03 PM, mollusk said: No, the picture is taken from Milam facing Rusk. The tree mural is on Rusk at the Travis end; that area looks like it will be dedicated to "back of the house" functions. I like that Bank of America opens to the street. That's one small step for BoA, one giant leap for downtown Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 For some reason I always assumed the open tunnel-lobby atrium would be on the north side, facing Capitol St. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 https://i.imgur.com/C0bclng.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Capitol Tower by Marc longoria, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 From the 11th floor of a parking garage. Might need to make a Hines appreciation thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Back to the tree mural question... it's still there, but the lower right hand quadrant has framing in front of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Houston Traffic by Arie, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 i wonder if they are still doing the illuminated crown that was shown in a lot of the early renderings. If it ends up looking anything like the BHP tower in uptown then it will definitely stand out more at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 The crane is gone. Before lunch it was still visible, but they had removed some height, after lunch, it was totally gone from my office view. So that means that at some point this weekend or next, they'll be shutting down some streets and removing it entirely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnTonY Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 4:06 PM, Timoric said: Great pic, really shows off the new buildings on the left thickening and extending the skyline Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, AnTonY said: Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry. I hate that shot with a passion!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Great shot. That's my favorite angle of the downtown Houston skyline. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Tower crane is coming down this weekend and both Travis and Milan St will be closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnTonY Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, kennyc05 said: I hate that shot with a passion!!!!!!! The western, right? Edited July 13, 2018 by AnTonY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, AnTonY said: The western, right? The shot from Buffalo Bayou the weakest shot of the skyline lol!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnTonY Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 29 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: The shot from Buffalo Bayou the weakest shot of the skyline lol!!!!!!! Again, looking in from the west or the north? The northside bayou view isn't perfect yet, but it has some BIG TIME potential: natural frame along the waterfront, combined with clear visage of both historic buildings (allowing one to see the true age of this city) and cool modern buildings (Market Square Tower, 609 Main, etc). A few new buildings, and it will become the signature skyline shot (with the south view coming in at a close second). On the other hand, the west side bayou view puts too much focus on the ugly 80s boxes, which are spaced out in a way that makes the city look suburban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, AnTonY said: Again, looking in from the west or the north? The northside bayou view isn't perfect yet, but it has some BIG TIME potential: natural frame along the waterfront, combined with clear visage of both historic buildings (allowing one to see the true age of this city) and cool modern buildings (Market Square Tower, 609 Main, etc). A few new buildings, and it will become the signature skyline shot (with the south view coming in at a close second). On the other hand, the west side bayou view puts too much focus on the ugly 80s boxes, which are spaced out in a way that makes the city look suburban. Looking from the West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 9:10 PM, AnTonY said: Yep. But recently, I've been feeling that the skyline is sort of a lost cause from the western shot. On the other hand, the northern shot has much better attractive potential: better framing, along with good orientation of building geometry. 2 really good views of downtown: - bike path on white oak bayou by UH downtown. - jensen and clinton intersection (ignore the stacks of freeway, and be sure to check it out before they build the new freeway, stacks are going to be even higher). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 From today Coworker was driving on the freeway here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 https://flic.kr/p/29q2U72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/06/capitol-tower-developer-reveals-food-hall-plans.html New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development has revealed plans for the food hall in downtown Houston’s upcoming Capitol Tower. Dubbed Understory, the 35,000-square-foot project inside Capitol Tower's two-story atrium will house a full-service restaurant, seven chef-driven market concepts and a cocktail bar at 800 Capitol St., according to the press release. Plans also call for retail shopping and cultural programing. Designed by Austin-based Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Understory will feature open-cooking concepts with high-end finishes such as copper-clad kitchen hoods, wood butcher block countertops and white marble, per the release. Additionally, murals will don the walls. Skanska said Understory — named after the space between a forest canopy and the underbrush — will operate seven days a week from morning to night and offer other cultural programs, which is unlike many other tunnels markets in the downtown area, per the release. Houston Business Journal reached out for more information regarding restaurant and retail tenants and programs, but a spokesperson wasn’t immediately available. When finished in 2019, Understory will have five points of tunnel access as well as street access thanks to a 30-foot-wide staircase, called Great Steps, which will include a hanging art installation so large that it will be visible from three streets, per the release. Other features of Understory include WiFi, mobile device charging stations, games and a fitness center for the building's tenants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Looks like we are going to need about three dozen chefs downtown to drive their concepts, we've got a hell of a food hall backlog building up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 has anyone noticed the garage is still completely exposed? Are they supposed to put a skin on it? I am surprised it hasn't been done yet... Can anyone put this worry to rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Loving all of these food halls coming to Downtown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Avossos said: has anyone noticed the garage is still completely exposed? Are they supposed to put a skin on it? I am surprised it hasn't been done yet... Can anyone put this worry to rest? They were putting some bracketry on the Milam street side just today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Avossos said: has anyone noticed the garage is still completely exposed? Are they supposed to put a skin on it? I am surprised it hasn't been done yet... Can anyone put this worry to rest? It would be very surprising if a tower of this caliber with Bank Of America as a major anchor having a cheap looking exposed parking garage. I'm sure it will be covered in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 17 hours ago, Nate99 said: Looks like we are going to need about three dozen chefs downtown to drive their concepts, we've got a hell of a food hall backlog building up. Agreed. ”Food Halls” are the current fad. They will fade over time IMO, like other concepts that wax and wane. Other than the fact that the current “food hall” concept is “chef driven”, there is little difference between a “food hall” a “food court” or a “lunch counter”......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/07/these-kinds-of-restaurants-are-in-talks-for.html Edited February 12, 2019 by LBC2HTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 2 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Agreed. ”Food Halls” are the current fad. They will fade over time IMO, like other concepts that wax and wane. Other than the fact that the current “food hall” concept is “chef driven”, there is little difference between a “food hall” a “food court” or a “lunch counter”......... If you think of food halls as just being high end food courts, I don't think they will fade. Food courts have not faded. American society is becoming more and more epicurean about what they eat, at an incredible pace, so food courts are becoming food halls. Twenty years ago, office workers wanted to choose between Sbarro, Jason's Deli, Wok N Roll, Ninfa's, and Burger King. Today they want to choose between brick oven pizza, charcuterie, banh mi, Peruvian wild boar tacos, and the kind of chef-made, $15 burger you used to mainly see in London. We're going to start seeing these everywhere you have an existing food court and high rent office space. So long, Sbarro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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