phillip_white Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, cspwal said: My favorite quote from this: Oh wow. It looks like they've updated the article. Now says he was able to operate the crane before they cut the power. That's scary as hell! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2021 Looks like they are working on the 12th floor. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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enriquewx91 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 how much parking do they need haha 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, enriquewx91 said: how much parking do they need haha They should be working on the amenities deck right now, then switching to residential floor plates. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, enriquewx91 said: how much parking do they need haha According to Downtown Houston, there will be 314 units x 2 vehicles would be 628 parking spots plus visitors, guest and staff that is going to be quite a few parking spots necessary. Add a tiny narrow footprint. https://www.downtownhouston.org/media/uploads/attachments/2021-02-04/210203_Development_Map_11x17.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, hindesky said: According to Downtown Houston, there will be 314 units x 2 vehicles would be 628 parking spots plus visitors, guest and staff that is going to be quite a few parking spots necessary. Add a tiny narrow footprint. https://www.downtownhouston.org/media/uploads/attachments/2021-02-04/210203_Development_Map_11x17.pdf I doubt they have 2 parking spots for every unit. The market for downtown apartments seems to be 1 per unit. More than that costs extra. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I wonder if they can park next door if more parking is necessary of tenants? Is there going to have a ramp built to the garage next door? I would assume that some of the 2 & 3 bedrooms would need more than 1 spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, hindesky said: I wonder if they can park next door if more parking is necessary of tenants? Is there going to have a ramp built to the garage next door? I would assume that some of the 2 & 3 bedrooms would need more than 1 spot. I doubt they will be connected to the garage next door or that it will be an issue. This is not Trammel Crow Residential's first rodeo. I'm sure they have a solid handle on how many parking spaces they will need (and even if most of the 2- and 3-bedroom tenants take 2 spaces, the math seems to work out pretty well). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I know this sounds crazy, but even in Houston, some of those units won't need *any* parking. Yes, some weirdos will rent an apartment downtown with multiple vehicles per household, but they'll be at least somewhat balanced out by those with no car. Even in a market rate building. Even in Houston. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Texasota said: I know this sounds crazy, but even in Houston, some of those units won't need *any* parking. Yes, some weirdos will rent an apartment downtown with multiple vehicles per household, but they'll be at least somewhat balanced out by those with no car. Even in a market rate building. Even in Houston. Exactly right. And apartment developers have noticed. That is why the the downtown market standard now seems to be 1 parking spot per unit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Jones Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 16 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Exactly right. And apartment developers have noticed. That is why the the downtown market standard now seems to be 1 parking spot per unit. Actually, developers have to follow the required parking spots per unit type ratios set by the authority having jurisdiction. In this case it is the City of Houston. Architects are typically the ones who manage this equation during the design phases. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/docs_pdfs/parking_req.pdf Hope this helps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Paco Jones said: Actually, developers have to follow the required parking spots per unit type ratios set by the authority having jurisdiction. In this case it is the City of Houston. Architects are typically the ones who manage this equation during the design phases. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/docs_pdfs/parking_req.pdf Hope this helps. Actually, those parking requirements do not apply in downtown Houston. (If they did apply, this building would be required to have 449 parking spaces. The information you helpfully provided earlier says they are only building 417.) Edited April 13, 2021 by Houston19514 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Downtown, the Sam & Diane of parking reg application 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Jones Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Actually, those parking requirements do not apply in downtown Houston. (If they did apply, this building would be required to have 449 parking spaces. The information you helpfully provided earlier says they are only building 417.) Hey, thanks for the info! I didn't realize that. It also seems that Mid-Town and EaDo aren't required to follow that code either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Well, most of Midtown. They carved out the east side because townhouse owners complained or something. Also the transit corridors (Red line, Green line, Purple line, Uptown BRT) - somewhat complicated, but within 1/4 mile of a station is exempt, 1/2 mile is exempt or cut in half depending on use. Although 1/2 mile is opt-in for some reason. And the planned University line has a kind of preliminary partial transit corridor status with the 1/2 mile opt-in standards. Also protected historic buildings and contributing buildings in historic districts half their parking requirements cut in half. And a 10% discount on parking reqs for including bike parking in some cases. ...that's everything I'm aware of that mitigates the City's terrible parking requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Peeking out in the skyline! 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 Looks like the tower crane is going to have to be jumped in the next few weeks. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/19/2021 at 10:34 AM, Avossos said: Looks like the garage is done finally and they can start working on floors! 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) As I rode by I could see the tower crane operator coming down. I waited till he made it down and was able to talk to him for a while. I asked why he was coming down down and he said that Keystone is trying not to lay off any of the tower crane operators and they are doing a split shift. Op I talked with says he comes in at 3 am and gets off at 11:30 am, the other op finishes the day till about 8 pm. He brought up the story about the guy that climbed the crane a while back, he said the hatch door below the cab was locked but somehow the crazy guy got in the cab anyway. As the op was climbing up that morning he noticed a back pack on one of the levels and that's when he called his boss and then the cops where called because the crazy guy was able to operate the crane and was swinging it. Swat was given the keys to the hatch and the crazy guy told the cops that he would come down without any trouble. Crazy said he didn't know how he got up there. The tower operator also told me that the crazy guy was in the process of making a sign to put in the window because some actress he was stalking was staying at the Marriott Marquis and the guy also had a bouquet of flowers to give her. Sounds like some drugs might have been involved to me. Oh, I asked when they were going to jump the crane and he said this weekend. Edited May 6, 2021 by hindesky 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Is there gfr in these apartments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 all that matters if if there's gfr in your heart. Then you'll have gfr no matter what building you're in. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: Is there gfr in these apartments. I'm going to say I doubt it. You have 3 restaurants next door and 3 or 4 more at GRB. Footprint on the building is tiny. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 17 hours ago, hindesky said: I'm going to say I doubt it. You have 3 restaurants next door and 3 or 4 more at GRB. Footprint on the building is tiny. A little bitty cafe would be nice. Although, I’m not sure if that would work financially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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