intencity77 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Love, LOVE the idea of bringing more people to live downtown but I'm not liking this building. Too bulky, too beige, too boxy. Reminds me of a modernized version of the unattractive 2016 Main building. At least Hines nearby residential tower will balance things out aesthetically speaking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 On 6/26/2016 at 9:16 AM, nativehoustonion said: Skyscraper.com states 2929 Weslayan is 533 feet tall and Market Square is 510 feet tall. So it is not the tallest highrise in Houston. I'm not sure it's even the tallest residential building downtown. Emporis has Market Square Tower at 498 feet and One Park Place at 501 feet. (FWIW, Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at only 468 feet. The Huntingdon still reigns as the tallest residential in Houston, at 503 feet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 The World Almanac states 2929 Weslayan 533 feet and the Huntington is 503 feet. I think Emporis has the correct facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoustonIsHome Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 On 6/26/2016 at 11:00 AM, intencity77 said: Love, LOVE the idea of bringing more people to live downtown but I'm not liking this building. Too bulky, too beige, too boxy. Reminds me of a modernized version of the unattractive 2016 Main building. At least Hines nearby residential tower will balance things out aesthetically speaking. I disagree. It is nothing to shout about, but I don't think it resembles 2016 main. To me it looks more attractive in person. Aris is a much more attractive building and does fit it better with MS, while at the same time looking more modern, but I think this building is more safe than unattractive. Now the embassy suites and the Hampton/homeward suites around Discovery Green, those are unattractive buildings 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 On 6/29/2016 at 7:37 AM, nativehoustonion said: The World Almanac states 2929 Weslayan 533 feet and the Huntington is 503 feet. I think Emporis has the correct facts. Skycities notes 2929 Weslayan at 533 feet. Urbannizer should the true height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adr Posted July 1, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2016 Street-level detail on Congress St. Note the entry arches they have framed out. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 54 minutes ago, adr said: Street-level detail on Congress St. Note the entry arches they have framed out. Thanks for these. I really like what they have done here. As a pedestrian walking passed on the sidewalk, the building is going to feel "consistent with" other market square buildings. The lower couple of floors of the building seem "grounded" in a prior era to me,. Good to see in the historic area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 If we had made more of an effort to maintain more of the older crop of buildings maybe this one would have been forced to be more ornate. Kind of like the hotel Monteleone reno. Still mad at you Lancaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 10 minutes ago, HoustonIsHome said: If we had made more of an effort to maintain more of the older crop of buildings maybe this one would have been forced to be more ornate. Kind of like the hotel Monteleone reno. Still mad at you Lancaster. If we had mad more of an effort, this land would have had something on it and this building may not have been built at all, no? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) 39 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said: If we had mad more of an effort, this land would have had something on it and this building may not have been built at all, no? That isn't necessarily true. The monteleone was an expansion. I said maintain the older crop of buildings, not never alter them. The Monteleone had outgrown it's space so they built a larger building. But the stipulations was that what goes up needs to match or surpass what comes down. The goal of historic preservation is not to stifle development. The goal is to maintain character. You can build a completely new building and come out of it with even more character than before. The Monteleone is a great example of that. It may seem counterproductive to maximizing profits by placing limits on development/demolition, but in the case of Rue Royale the positives outweigh the negatives. That street commands some of the highest retail lease prices. With nothing around to match, or aspire to surpass then we get embassy suites surrounded by asphalt lots. Edited July 1, 2016 by HoustonIsHome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adr Posted July 2, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2016 This building has really grown on me, as far as being part of this neighborhood. As discussed above, the street-level feel is starting to become clear though I will save my final verdict for how it interacts with Market Square Park across the street. To my eye, it combines the Chicago School window pairings common in the Historic District with the white slate Modernism of The Lyric Center and One Shell Plaza. And yet the whole thing looks so Miami Beach to me, especially the gaudy engineering feat of the rooftop cantilevered pool. It's on the other side of the park from Aris, and couldn't be further away in statement and style. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 West side 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Mab Posted July 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 11, 2016 from market square website http://www.marketsquaretower.com/ sorry if someone already posted these renderings 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted July 18, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2016 The huge AC unit by the pool is gone, now they can work the pool area. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andre154 Posted July 20, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Got to take a hardhat tour of the site yesterday. Still a lot of work to be done. They're shooting for an October 26th grand opening, with about the first 15 or 16 floors complete at that time. The 39th floor penthouse suites will be the last floor completed. They're sparing no expense on the project. Market Square Tower - Hard Hat Tour Edited July 20, 2016 by andre154 33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thats got to rank near the top ten of great edge pools in America! What a view especially when the sun goes down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amashgo Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The pool will be spectacular.... still doesn't change that the building is ugly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 ^^^ @andre154 simply outstanding illustrations... wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-TownChris2 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Crane is coming down 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-TownChris2 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Man...I remember taking the picture of them installing the crane base as if it were yesterday...time flies... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Reminds me a little of the Palmolive Building in Chicago. Maybe they can give it a mast/beacon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 6 hours ago, H-TownChris2 said: Man...I remember taking the picture of them installing the crane base as if it were yesterday...time flies... I was thinking the same thing about 609 Main. Feels like the demo of the previous building was just yesterday and now the crown is almost finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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