Twinsanity02 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I do not understand the complaint. Ballparks of both the major and minor leagues from the beginning have had advertising. Look up pictures of ballparks at the turn of the last century. How does this hurt the reputation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) They already moved the signs so they wouldn't obstruct the view. Edited September 2, 2015 by LarryDierker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The only ad sign that is still sticking up is the Citgo sign, which is supposedly a nod to Fenway park and Houston's oil industry (Citgo has their headquarters in the Energy Corridor) http://www.bostonspastime.com/citgo.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo#The_Boston_Citgo_sign All the other ads are similar to other ball parks - selling blank wall space that is constantly viewed by fans, players, and national television Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Completely agree. I don't think this ball park should be profitable at all. Instead of using advertising dollars to maintain the look of this park, they should let it go abandoned so that it's reputation will be known globally. That's funny, I don't remember saying any of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2015 By Christopher Andrews on Twitter https://twitter.com/chrisandrewscda 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Oh my ... that finished facade looks _nice_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Oh my ... that finished facade looks _nice_It really does, that looks freaking AWESOME. It looks like something out of NYC or Chicago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arndthwrld82 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 This is and has been my favorite project going up in this city in the current cycle. Growing up near Chicago my idea of a ballpark and associated neighborhood will always be Wrigley and Wrigleyville in Chicago. It has such a great vibe, is pedestrian friendly, has a fantastic collection of old brick buildings that are used for pubs, restaurants, apartments, etc..., and almost no surface parking (everyone just rides the train to the games). The area around Minute Maid can never be the same but I feel like this project along with the many other projects going up around the park can lead to a modern version of a vibrant urban ball park neighborhood. I'm so glad this is turning out to look as great as I hoped it would. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 This is and has been my favorite project going up in this city in the current cycle. Growing up near Chicago my idea of a ballpark and associated neighborhood will always be Wrigley and Wrigleyville in Chicago. It has such a great vibe, is pedestrian friendly, has a fantastic collection of old brick buildings that are used for pubs, restaurants, apartments, etc..., and almost no surface parking (everyone just rides the train to the games). The area around Minute Maid can never be the same but I feel like this project along with the many other projects going up around the park can lead to a modern version of a vibrant urban ball park neighborhood. I'm so glad this is turning out to look as great as I hoped it would.I don't know if you can ever compare any city to the next. Yeah Wrigleyville has a lot of small brick buildings and a cool atmosphere, but you also can't take away from how much potential the area around Minute Maid has. Texas Ave is only one street compared to the back side of the ballpark which has so much potential to be a more vibrant area because of the older buildings. I think that side of downtown needs a few midrise apartments and a few more Catalyst style developments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Love the operable windows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 ^^^ wonderful job nate99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2015 Retractible Dome Stadium by Norman Gates, on Flickr 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Great photo. Those of you who display photos on Haif, I do not know what you do for a living, but on the side maybe you should sell your material to postcard companies or such. It sure is much better than what I normally see. That includes half finished buildings and all. The angle shots are great. Thanks for your effort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 "Welcome to Houston! We're getting better, we swear! Look! Look at all this construction! Plz visit us" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Urbannizer that is a sexy pic. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 ^^^ outstanding illustration urbannizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I wish more builders would combine the facade that the dwellings have to the parking garages. I'm tired of looking at the same gray parking garages. Just a small rant of mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Retractible Dome Stadium by Norman Gates, on Flickr Now that my friends is a city we should be proud as hell of!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 http://www.papercitymag.com/culture/houston-best-italian-restaurant-to-open-in-marvy-finger-500-crawford-apartment-building/ partment buildings are almost like hot days in Houston: Every time you turn around, there’s another one.With cranes in the sky across the city, it’s becoming more and more difficult to stand out in the Houston rental arena. Marvy Finger, the legendary developer behind such city-changing projects as One Park Place, may have found a way to make one of his new developments unforgettable, though.500 Crawford — the soon-to-open, seven-floor mid-rise that overlooks Minute Maid Park — will include two new restaurants, including an absolute showstopper.“There’s going to be a very extravagant Italian restaurant in the building,” Finger tells PaperCity in an exclusive interview. “With the amount of money spent with an investor, it will be the finest Italian restaurant in Houston. I’m talking finish-wise. It is going to be a stunning space, really unlike anything we’ve had in Houston before.“Now, hopefully we’ll sign someone to make the food live up to the setting. It has a chance to be really special.”When the 79-year-old Finger is this excited about something, it’s best to pay attention, because Marvy Finger is not given to hyperbole. Despite all his successes, Finger gets nervous every time one of his new buildings opens, and he takes nothing for granted. He doesn’t do gushing. Yet, when it comes to this forthcoming Italian restaurant at 500 Crawford, Finger narly waxes poetic. While the chef hasn’t been signed yet, it’s apparent this is going to be an ultra-serious kitchen with grand ambitions.The high-end Italian spot’s going to have company, as well. The building will also house an “upscale diner” that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and a bar that stays open late. Finger believes this more casual, utilitarian spot will be a major bonus for residents of the mid-rise.Even before Finger told us about the restaurant plans, 500 Crawford promised to be heavy on perk, including its fitness center, a massive 3,000-square-foot retreat. “The athletic facilities are extensive,” Finger says. “It has a chance to be the finest gym in this part of the country.”The fine-dining Italian restaurant figures to garner the most attention, though. It’s the kind of showcase spot that will have movers and shakers who aren’t in the market for an apartment taking notice of 500 Crawford. It also will be something different — and much more high end — for the neighborhood around Minute Maid and BBVA Compass Stadium. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Wow I didn't realize he had GFR on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Wow I didn't realize he had GFR on this! Yeah, there's 10,000 square feet of GFR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 "Upscale diner" "High end Italian""Extravagant"Welp, so much for the gfr catering to the baseball crowd to fit in with MMP. I guess Marvy forgot he built these apartments right next door to a baseball stadium. Seems like he's designed this to be it's own little "super upscale, high end" island all to itself.And people wonder why One Park Places ground floor retail right across from Discovery Green has still never been leased out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Maybe the ground floor of OPP will be leased out to a James Coney Island, in a massive mix up of which GFR is which 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 "Upscale diner" "High end Italian""Extravagant"Welp, so much for the gfr catering to the baseball crowd to fit in with MMP. I guess Marvy forgot he built these apartments right next door to a baseball stadium. Seems like he's designed this to be it's own little "super upscale, high end" island all to itself.And people wonder why One Park Places ground floor retail right across from Discovery Green has still never been leased out.Have a nice restaurant with a nice setting will give them a more year round approach to attract customers. Maybe my situation is unique but I've never ate before or after a game. During, yes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Many in the baseball crowd are quite affluent and might enjoy the fancy eateries. I mean if you're willing to pay $12 for a nasty ballpark burger, $10 for a bud light, $30 for a tee shirt, and $117.42 a piece for good seats you may have some disposable income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 "Upscale diner" "High end Italian""Extravagant"Welp, so much for the gfr catering to the baseball crowd to fit in with MMP. I guess Marvy forgot he built these apartments right next door to a baseball stadium. Seems like he's designed this to be it's own little "super upscale, high end" island all to itself.And people wonder why One Park Places ground floor retail right across from Discovery Green has still never been leased out.Since we can safely assume both spots will be on the Texas Ave side, I'll guess that the upscale diner faces the ballpark where as the fancy Italian restaurant will be opposite of Vic & Anthony's. Nice little restaurant battleground in the making... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Have a nice restaurant with a nice setting will give them a more year round approach to attract customers. Maybe my situation is unique but I've never ate before or after a game. During, yes...Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 "Upscale diner" "High end Italian""Extravagant"Welp, so much for the gfr catering to the baseball crowd to fit in with MMP. I guess Marvy forgot he built these apartments right next door to a baseball stadium. Seems like he's designed this to be it's own little "super upscale, high end" island all to itself.And people wonder why One Park Places ground floor retail right across from Discovery Green has still never been leased out.This is the kind of hot take I love to read! It's like the part where it says "diner and bar" are completely skipped over! Bruh, the way Finger describes this Italian place, it really does sound incredibly special to Houston; a concept that would definitely find success in a place like CityCentre or the Galleria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Many in the baseball crowd are quite affluent and might enjoy the fancy eateries. I mean if you're willing to pay $12 for a nasty ballpark burger, $10 for a bud light, $30 for a tee shirt, and $117.42 a piece for good seats you may have some disposable income.but after gut bursting beers and a hot dog, maybe some nachos followed by more beers, I'm in no mood for Italian. The games are long so not eating is not an option. And it's baseball so not drinking is not an option . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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