H-Town Man Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Daaaaaang, Marc - that crane's taller than ChaseĀ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I am surprised that they raised the tower crane at groundbreaking. Don't they have to drill piers and dig out a foundation first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I am surprised that they raised the tower crane at groundbreaking. Don't they have to drill piers and dig out a foundation first?Ā I believe that is what will happen first, doĀ pile driving. Ā That is not a tower crane going up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I believe that is what will happen first, doĀ pile driving. Ā That is not a tower crane going up.Ā Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not to be a killjoy here but we still don't know for certain if this isn't all for Frank's patio.Now that you mention it, a pizza shop beer garden that requires 50 foot deep pilings might not be a bad consolation prize. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This will not get shelved. Hines finished out BG Group place during the recession - they'll finish this out.Ā Ā This is my favorite project right now (until the MFAH expansion starts going up). I haven't had one since the JW Marriott was completed.Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Now that you mention it, a pizza shop beer garden that requires 50 foot deep pilings might not be a bad consolation prize.Looks like the big crane thingie has already started drilling Into the lot.So much is going on downtown. It's awesome 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brijonmang Posted January 31, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2015 From this morning...I think this was the only construction site downtown that didn't have anyone working today: Ā Hines Market Square by brijonmang, on Flickr Ā Not the site exactly, but here's the other side: Ā Downtown Houston by brijonmang, on Flickr Ā State National Bank by brijonmang, on Flickr 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Even the Alliance complex had workers? I didn't notice any last time I drove by on a Saturday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Even the Alliance complex had workers? I didn't notice any last time I drove by on a Saturday..I actually didn't get that far onto that side of town. Ā I had to run back to my life in the burbs and didn't have the time to fully chronicle all of the construction downtown. Ā *To clarify, that was the only construction site that I passed where workers weren't present* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I actually didn't get that far onto that side of town. Ā I had to run back to my life in the burbs and didn't have the time to fully chronicle all of the construction downtown. Ā *To clarify, that was the only construction site that I passed where workers weren't present* Ā HAIF translation: Project cancelled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris2 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 1.31.15 by H-TownChris, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Does not look dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adr Posted February 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2015 SEE YA LATER, SIDEWALKS. Ā 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 SEE YA LATER, SIDEWALKS. Ā Ā This will be one epic beer garden. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 SEE YA LATER, SIDEWALKS. Ā Ā I love this area!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Main Street at Preston walking south on the west side of the street. Ā Sidewalk is now totally blocked off just as is the case on the east side of Travis street on the other side of the block. Ā Ā Ā Clutch City Squire had their last night on Saturday, and now the bar and every other street level entrance, including Fretz's construction office for the State National Building renovation, is completely blocked off from pedestrian or any other access. Ā Ā The WHOLE BLOCK Ā Ā looks like the former Georgie's Market space can still be accessed, though. Ā Edited February 10, 2015 by adr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 much obliged as per the updates adr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Why are they blocking pedestrian traffic on that entire block on main? I don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Kind of sad that there was only one open business on that block at all. Maybe the residents will give someone a reason to reopen in the area, but during construction I can't see anything new opening up even with a wide open sidewalk.Ā With the skinny bit that extends over to Main in the hole between buildings, I can see things getting pretty complicated in the foundation cutting/digging phase on this one. They have some massive yellow steel wall/trench shoring things on-site now that have something like "Applied Foundation Solutions" on them. They are going to have to get real cozy with some old foundations for some relatively tall buidings on this build.Ā Should be interesting to watch. Edited February 10, 2015 by Nate99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 At this rate, you will not be able to smell urine as you pass buildings in downtown in 10 years.I'd buy that for a dollar! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 At this rate, you will not be able to smellĀ urine as you pass buildings in downtown in 10 years.Ā That was the only thing keeping rent reasonable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 At this rate, you will not be able to smellĀ urine as you pass buildings in downtown in 10 years. Ā How many people on this forum complain about how sterile things are in this or that master planned development? Ā SAVE THE PEE!!!!!!!!Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Ā Ā With the skinny bit that extends over to Main in the hole between buildings, I can see things getting pretty complicated in the foundation cutting/digging phase on this one. They have some massive yellow steel wall/trench shoring things on-site now that have something like "Applied Foundation Solutions" on them. They are going to have to get real cozy with some old foundations for some relatively tall buidings on this build.Ā Should be interesting to watch.Ā I didn't think the Hines Building was planned to extend into that skinny bit that extends over to Main.Ā I thought that was going to be a small park space.Ā I'm with Utterly Urban. I don't understand why they are blocking off this whole block?Ā Is something else afoot that we don't know about?Ā Ā Edited February 10, 2015 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I didn't think the Hines Building was planned to extend into that skinny bit that extends over to Main.Ā I thought that was going to be a small park space. Ā I'm with Utterly Urban. I don't understand why they are blocking off this whole block?Ā Is something else afoot that we don't know about?Ā Ā Ā Looks to me like lobby space.Ā I think the parklet may be at the roof level. Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 ^Ā From Ziegler Cooper's description of the building:Ā "The ground level accommodates retail space, the residential lobby, and a pocket park, which can be used for outdoor dining." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Main Street at Preston walking south on the west side of the street. Ā Sidewalk is now totally blocked off just as is the case on the east side of Travis street on the other side of the block. Ā Ā Ā Clutch City Squire had their last night on Saturday, and now the bar and every other street level entrance, including Fretz's construction office for the State National Building renovation, is completely blocked off from pedestrian or any other access. Ā Ā The WHOLE BLOCK Ā Ā looks like the former Georgie's Market space can still be accessed, though. Ā Ā Frank must be trying to set some kind of record for patios. This is getting ridiculous. Ā 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 ^Ā From Ziegler Cooper's description of the building:Ā "The ground level accommodates retail space, the residential lobby, and a pocket park, which can be used for outdoor dining."Ā Ok, I see it now. I didn't see the door. Explains why they parked their trailer there. The foundation for whatever was there before is still there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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