Montrose1100 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I can't wait to see an interior rendering! As well as floor plans and layouts of the apartments. Does anyone know the floor to ceiling height on each floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Sounds good, but I'll believe it when I see it. This building has been through so many renovation proposals I've lost count. Shame, too, since it is such a nice property. Agreed. Hope it happens though, this thing has been a weed infested urine soaked eyesore of a crater for as long as I can recall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 "...weed infested urine soaked eyesore of a crater of bird s___ ..." FIFY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Anyone else pissed that they're moving our Texaco Building to downtown Atlanta? A stronger approach to city planning would not have allowed this. We need REGULATIONS, dammit! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Tell you one thing, construction could be a bit of a challenge. Two of the strees will have light rail tracks. Any theories on how they will handle it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian4Life Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 From Houston BizJournal: Update: The developer is about three months into the design process on the second, taller, tower — a phase two of the project that can be seen in the rendering on the opposite side of the building. Provident does not have an official height yet, however, Platt says the tower will be at least 20 stories above the nine-story garage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 ^ Cool. Good catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 An update on the Texaco Building redevelopment - looks like it will start within a month: http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/08/old-texaco-building-getting-a-new-life/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) So that square on the roof of the garage rendering is where the tower will go? I hope they don't shorten it from the 38 story plan Edited August 30, 2013 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Wow wow wow greatest news all day!!!!! Damn near every building is getting renovated downtown!!! I wonder what downtown will be like during the SB? So different from 2004!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 So that square on the roof of the garage rendering is where the tower will go? I hope they don't shorten it from the 38 story planAt this point, just the old Texaco building reno is a big win. The additional tower is icing on the cake. I don't think anyone here would have put money on that building surviving five years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This is huge IMO. Great building and I'm glad it's being restored instead of torn down. So from what I gather, the new parking garage will be located where that "hole" is on the north side of the block? And the tower will eventually sit on top of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 This is huge IMO. Great building and I'm glad it's being restored instead of torn down. So from what I gather, the new parking garage will be located where that "hole" is on the north side of the block? And the tower will eventually sit on top of that?It IS huge.>Adding hundreds of residents to downtown proper>Renovating a beautiful historical structure instead of tearing it down>Adding an additional building to our skyline>Bridging the gap between DG life and Main st/light rail lifeOn top of all that, the renderings look badass. This is a win-win-win situation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) It IS huge.>Adding hundreds of residents to downtown proper>Renovating a beautiful historical structure instead of tearing it down>Adding an additional building to our skyline>Bridging the gap between DG life and Main st/light rail lifeOn top of all that, the renderings look badass.This is a win-win-win situation. How could I disagree with that much enthusiasm. Great times for this city, also all these buildings are just one of many waves to come. Edited August 31, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 How could disagree with that much enthusiasm. Great times for this city, also all these buildings are just one of many waves to come. By How, did you mean Thurston? And why would he disagree? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Note merged Texaco Building topics merged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 The parking garage will be nine-floors, and the high-rise portion is 31 floors if the plan isn't revised. So it would be 40-floors? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The parking garage will be nine-floors, and the high-rise portion is 31 floors if the plan isn't revised. So it would be 40-floors? I recently talked with my friend who was the person who first told me about this tower. They said the 38 story tower is still a go. Didn't say anything about 40 stories but...I'd say that it's safe to keep the enthusiasm train on track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 At the bottom of one of the articles linked recently the page was updated and said the developers were 3 months into the design process of the new tower so it sounds like it will happen sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark030 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Looks Like H&M might open a location there. http://houston.culturemap.com/news/realestate/09-03-13-historic-downtown-building-set-for-luxury-condos-and-an-hm-too/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Looks Like H&M might open a location there.http://houston.culturemap.com/news/realestate/09-03-13-historic-downtown-building-set-for-luxury-condos-and-an-hm-too/I bet that is just a sign that the architect's renderer put in to show there could be retail. That's an old rendering; tenants are never signed up at the time the architect does the design rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) So I knew they were condominiums. Edited September 8, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 So I knew they were condominiums.They are not. A few lines below calling it condominiums, the article says:"... with plans to convert it into 309 high-end rental units in a $95 million project." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) They are not. A few lines below calling it condominiums, the article says:"... with plans to convert it into 309 high-end rental units in a $95 million project."I am not talking about the renovation on 1111 rusk, I am talking about the new tower. Edited September 8, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 i havent heard anything about ground floor retail with this besides that sketched in H&M in the rendering, but according to the swamplot article this will have 8,000 sq ft of retail. i wonder if all of that will be in the new garage or if they will implement some of it into the south facing side of the building so there is retail along both light rail tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Dudes working on the exterior... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Dudes working on the exterior... Thank you for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Thank you for this. I almost missed it. They sort of blended in with the light rail construction and work going on across the street in the parking garage. There were at least two guys on top of the covered walkway moving a ladder around. It's not much, but it is evidence of work being done, so that's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Its happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 It's great that this building is being saved & restored. A little history (courtesy of http://www.houstontx.gov/histpres/archives/fs/FS_oil_bldgs.pdf ) Texas Company BuildingThe oldest of these existing structures is the Texas Company Building, which opened in 1915 at the corner of San Jacinto Street and Rusk Avenue. The 13-story building was entirely occupied by Texas Co. employees—an indication of the fastgrowing industry in the Houston area. It was designed by the New York architectural firm of Warren and Wetmore, the creator of New York’s Grand Central Station, as well as Houston’s Union Station (1910).The building’s architectural style is described as modern Italian Renaissance, although it also displays elements of the Beaux Arts styling. Bedford limestone, terra cotta and brick were the primary materials used in the construction. Perhaps the most unique aspect of the building is the arcade covering the sidewalks on both San Jacinto and Rusk. Tuscan columns of limestone on granite bases support the arcade, vaulted with Guastavino tiles. Each column has a bronze bumper guard bearing what would become known as the “Texaco star.” Between 1936 and 1975, three additions were built to expand operations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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