cspwal Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 That would be for around the jails and courthouse though. MMP is a bit further east and south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 There is a prison/jail at the north end of the Fingers project. The white two story turn of the century nondescript building that just seems to hide is actually part of the correctional facilities and is a low level unit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 someone already said it, but neado is kind of a neato name. I'll allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Ball Park District Ball Park Green Discovery Park Discovery District Discovery Square Union Square Union Green Trump Turn Hillary Heights Sanders Square Cruz Corner The possibilities are endless 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post j_cuevas713 Posted March 14, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Looked amazing up close! Edited March 14, 2016 by j_cuevas713 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Although the other side is not as great this is another stunning example as to how parking garages should be covered up. I bet those balconies will see heavy usage during Astros games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 1 minute ago, urbanize713 said: Although the other side is not as great this is another stunning example as to how parking garages should be covered up. I bet those balconies will see heavy usage during Astros games. Are the upper balconies high enough to see in to the stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 ^^^ i guess that the better question would be... are those actual apartments... or just vestibule viewing areas for baseball games?? i would like to know just what those areas are actually used for.... quite cool indeed. props for the great illustration j_cuevas713... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Someone may have already asked, but I wonder how this is going to affect the Friday night fireworks? Mainly from a noise aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 1 hour ago, samagon said: Someone may have already asked, but I wonder how this is going to affect the Friday night fireworks? Mainly from a noise aspect. My guess (and hope) is, not at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Safe to say that's gotta be the Home Plate Bar & Grill buildings that Crane owns. Nau Center was supposed to be on the other portion of this lot. Wonder if later development coincides with whatever Houston First does with the rest of the site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I thought that a plaza somewhere would be a good idea to take the pressure off the lawn at discovery green - I'm not sure if it would work though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 3 hours ago, cspwal said: I thought that a plaza somewhere would be a good idea to take the pressure off the lawn at discovery green - I'm not sure if it would work though Discovery Green has pressure though, that's a pretty good problem to be having given what we started with over there. Amazing success story. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 That bartender is going to have a hard time getting those glasses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 http://www.khou.com/money/business/construction-company-fined-for-downtown-scaffolding-collapse/112165058 Quote The Finger Construction Company has been fined for last year’s scaffolding collapse in downtown Houston, according to the website for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company is facing $6,300 in fines for alleged violations connected to the October 2015 collapse at 500 Crawford St 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 3 hours ago, cspwal said: $6,300 in fines one month's rent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) On 3/31/2016 at 8:37 PM, jmitch94 said: That bartender is going to have a hard time getting those glasses. there will be a button she/he can push that will lower the entire apparatus from the ceiling so she/he can grab a glass. it will then ascend back up. They were going to go with a mechanism to raise the entire floor of the bar interior up, but felt this would be too disorienting for the barkeep and patrons as well. 21 hours ago, Nole23 said: one month's rent right, they probably pooled money from their wallets and paid in full when they received that judgement. with lessons like that, errors won't even be made again. Edited April 1, 2016 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 8 hours ago, samagon said: there will be a button she/he can push that will lower the entire apparatus from the ceiling so she/he can grab a glass. it will then ascend back up. They were going to go with a mechanism to raise the entire floor of the bar interior up, but felt this would be too disorienting for the barkeep and patrons as well. That's not a thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Cohesiveness by Justin Anderson, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 It would be a perfect spot for a observation tower 600 or 700 feet high with a restaurants would bring in many tourist. It would have a fantastic view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) On March 30, 2016 at 1:13 PM, tigereye said: Safe to say that's gotta be the Home Plate Bar & Grill buildings that Crane owns. Nau Center was supposed to be on the other portion of this lot. Wonder if later development coincides with whatever Houston First does with the rest of the site. The more I think about my prior post quoted above, the more I begin to imagine Crane & HoustonFirst possibly partnering together for an entertainment & retail development complex here, possibly even including the current Home Plate Bar structures. The Cardinals have Ballpark Live! Philly has XFinity Live! Up north, the Rangers & Arlington are partnering together to build Texas Live! I know we already have a Live! Cornish development at the other end of Texas Ave but in the case of the Cards & Rangers, they do get a cut of profits from these projects. I can see Crane wanting the same. It would also give HoustonFirst even more entertainment & restaurant options they were seeking near GRB. "Home Plate Live!" anyone?!? Edit: For the Rangers agreement with Arlington for Texas Live!, a breakdown of how they stand to profit from the project. City council approved on 12/16/2015 Quote "If the project succeeds, the city would give the Rangers performance-based incentives including income from property, sales, mixed beverage and hotel occupancy tax for 30 years, according to agenda notes. It also would include hotel occupancy and sales tax income from the state for 10 years" http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/arlington-considering-200-million-proposed-development-near-rangers-ballpark.html/ Edited April 3, 2016 by tigereye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 When is its target opening day/month? 500 Crawford by Chris Rojas, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Their original target before the scaffold collapse was Fall 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 19 hours ago, H-TownChris2 said: When is its target opening day/month? I thought they were already open? Their website says "Now Leasing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 ^^^ certain phases of this development are now open / leasing. certain other phases / areas are still under construction... this is a HUGE development... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I drove by over the weekend and noticed chairs on a balcony facing MMP so the southern portion of the building could possibly already be open as it was further along than the northern half. They mentioned that people would start moving in back in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nole23 Posted April 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2016 Threw down a deposit for this place. Move in June 1st when my unit is ready. Wow this place is so nice when I went on the tour. The gym is massive and the resident lounge areas are huge with a ton of tvs. They are still working on the sports lunge that overlooks Minute Maid Park at the top and I'm curious how much you can see when the roof is open. The leasing office said that 20+ residents have already moved in and many units that aren't complete yet (included mine) have already been reserved. Residents can also order room service from The Westin across the street and they'll deliver. A few pictures from the view I'll have. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 HAIF is really moving downtown. Believe there are two HAIFers moving to Market Square Tower and someone recently moved to Skyhouse. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTXEdgarNDenver Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 On 4/21/2016 at 9:02 AM, Nole23 said: Threw down a deposit for this place. Move in June 1st when my unit is ready. Wow this place is so nice when I went on the tour. The gym is massive and the resident lounge areas are huge with a ton of tvs. They are still working on the sports lunge that overlooks Minute Maid Park at the top and I'm curious how much you can see when the roof is open. The leasing office said that 20+ residents have already moved in and many units that aren't complete yet (included mine) have already been reserved. Residents can also order room service from The Westin across the street and they'll deliver. A few pictures from the view I'll have. Thanks for sharing! Was wondering what the atmosphere around there was with the baseball season underway. How i miss my city! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I stopped by the complex during an astros game last Saturday and outside the building you can hear the crowd, but inside one of the units facing the stadium I couldn't hear anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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