ricco67 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You'd figure that Hines would jump at the chance to make a little extra money by renting out space on the bottom for businesses. Hell, I'd be happy for a Cell store store there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingdowntown Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 As Swamplot noted, it seems like they've taken out the ground floor retail that appeared to be on Preston Street in the initial renderings. A propos of this, I want to make some negative comments about this project, since all we've done so far is shower gratitude on Hines: 1. Looks kind of stumpy.2. The glass treatment on the facade gives it a sleek, yuppie feel more appropriate for Uptown. The historic district ideally deserves a full masonry treatment, something classy like the Museum Tower.3. The horizontal bands on the upper floors remind me of those scrolling thin green lines on old tv's, pre-1990. The vertical brick pilasters on the lower floors look nice; why not something more like this further up?4. If the corner entrance area is a grand residents' entrance and not retail as I suspect, it's a wasted opportunity. Prominent corner retail and side retail with potential for outdoor restaurant seating would be fantastic here. Residents do not need a giant lobby to come into. If you're going to do ground floor retail, might as well go all the way and do something amazing. One Park Place already looks like Museum Tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Not really. OPP has a slanted roof. Museum tower is just a massive block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 ^^ another good example of a bad example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 1) any idea for a time table on this? 2) I would put retail on the bottom floor, on Travis St I walked around downtown tonight. I visited Frank's pizzeria (mmmmmmmm) after stopping y the Red Cat to see a dear friend perform. Frank's was busy, even at midnight., so retail would work here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) I hope there's retail also, but who knows? Edited February 16, 2014 by Sky-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Frankly, I think retail would work on any either side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 should break ground in june or july. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 should break ground in june or july.Any retail or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 They are taking more soil samples right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellez1984 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Soil samples: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Saw a big, high reach fork loader running around in the lot on this block, so I went over to check it out. I saw this on a car's windshield. Looks like ground breaking will be right soon, today is the last day of the parking lot. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Yep. Walked by during lunch today and crews were removing all of the Central Parking signs, lamps, and attendant house. Very exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Saw a big, high reach fork loader running around in the lot on this block, so I went over to check it out. I saw this on a car's windshield. Looks like ground breaking will be right soon, today is the last day of the parking lot. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice! I didn't think this was supposed to start until like September or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice! I didn't think this was supposed to start until like September or somethingLatest development map lists the start as 2Q 2014. I'm guessing that could be as early as next month! :] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm excited about this but it sure looks like the Whitco and the Soverign mated and gave birth to this. Anybody else agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm excited about this but it sure looks like the Whitco and the Soverign mated and gave birth to this. Anybody else agree? Most of the newer residential towers look alike to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I agree with Larry, but the sovereign and the whitco? No way.. This tower is way nicer looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 According to Swamplot they have closed off the parking lot already for this: http://swamplot.com/hines-market-square-takes-over-a-surface-parking-lot-downtown/2014-03-17/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Wow how exciting! Hines never builds anything tacky great design. It will have great views, wish I could move! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 SubdivisionPlatPDF_BG2804.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Gonna be really interesting to see what they do with those legs sticking out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Unless they've changed it since this plan was posted here in September, the leg facing Main will be a pocket park. The leg facing Prairie will be a loading dock: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 So, since they've already closed the parking lot does that mean they might start a little earlier than originally suggested.I'm looking forward to this project and the long term changes it will present for future residential projects in theneighborhood. It just goes to show you what a park will do if they utilize it and create an interest in people actually using them.Market Square Park was just a hangout for street people until the redesign and utilization plans were put into place.The planning firm from Boston who did this park and Discovery Green deserve a lot of the credit for getting the city to create these magnets and growth incubators. Which also makes me think that the Village Association has missed the chance of creating a nice park in the village now that there is so much residential going in. There should be some kind of park in that area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2014 Some new renderings, featuring a slightly revised design. Now 362 feet, instead of the previous 392' ft. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/docs_pdfs/hahc/draft_reports/a_900_Preston_New_Const_MixedUse_DRAFT.pdf 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Applause from this guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nice.I love the shot of Travis looking north.I didn't like the shot of MS looking south down Travis. I dunno but from that angle it doesn't look like it blends as well as the earlier rendering suggested.But I love this building.It is murdering an open scarIt is bringing residential to an up an coming areaIt has retail where people can see it.It is easily the rendering with the least four me to pick at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 It's interesting how the break at the top of the podium acts to re-scale the building to be closer to the size of some of the nearby older building masses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hines loves them some water walls. Any idea how high this one is planned to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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