j_cuevas713 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 This shot for some reason reminds me of a part of the Bronx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 On 3/27/2017 at 8:53 AM, bobruss said: They might even follow Heritage Plazas lead and design a garage that would eventually be structurally capable of handling a skyscraper. My source said they could possibly look at that plan for a short term money making solution. He wasn't sure about it but it has been discussed. This is across the street from Hines, Texas Commerce/Chase building, so it will be interesting to see how they respond to the tallest building in Houston. The juxtaposition of two supertalls would create an interesting mass. It would also put a lot of people on the streets in a two block area. Fortunately the parking for Chase is on the Main street side so the cars wouldn't all be emptying on to the same streets. Is the Chase Tower garage the one east of the tower across the street? The gray building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Yes it is and I believe they have a conference center and a recreational area in it also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I drove up and down Travis and Louisiana between Prairie and Texas and the sense of sheer power and energy emanating from Market Square all the way down tp Skanskas block is buzzing with construction activity and leaving Chase tower completely uncovered. Its like downtown superblock +Chase. Three blocks of construction and cranes right there around the tallest building in Houston." I feel the earth move under my feet." C.K. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2017 Looks like a lazy river to me. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Lazy river/parking lot! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Anyone else have the thought that after the whole tunnel access lawsuit that Hines is going to make the folks in the next block navigate a maze to get through? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 47 minutes ago, Nate99 said: Anyone else have the thought that after the whole tunnel access lawsuit that Hines is going to make the folks in the next block navigate a maze to get through? Wonder if they could do anything to mess with folks' depth perception--similar to the tunnel going into the MFAH below the street from the parking garage across the street. That thing always throws me off-balance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Separately, I wonder how Hines goes forward with this lot? The excavation is now below street level. Once the tunnel-area is settled, does Hines just pile dirt on top of it and pour asphalt over to have a surface lot? I can't imagine they'd want to start marketing a new office tower here until 609 Main gets leased up closer to capacity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Separately, I wonder how Hines goes forward with this lot? The excavation is now below street level. Once the tunnel-area is settled, does Hines just pile dirt on top of it and pour asphalt over to have a surface lot? I can't imagine they'd want to start marketing a new office tower here until 609 Main gets leased up closer to capacity. With the Lamar Hotel block they didn't even remove all the foundation - just demolished deep enough and poured asphalt on top. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) The northern enclosed sidewalk on block 43 is starting to noticeably settle towards the pit. The Chronicle's pit across the street is probably a factor. Edited May 9, 2017 by Arternative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 They are definitely engineering some kind of order in to the dirt below grade on the chronicle block (the "lazy river"), separate and apart from what looks like the tunnel path closer to Travis Street. That seems unnecessary for a surface lot, but what the heck do I know. There is still a fair amount of the old foundation "tub" around the edges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Maybe the temporary structure will be an underground parking garage and a park 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoninATX Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Such a prime spot! I cannot wait to see what Hines have up his sleeves for this block. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 They took the lazy river out, and I don't see any rebar, I guess a surface lot is in the near future for this lot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 On 5/8/2017 at 5:24 PM, houstontexasjack said: Wonder if they could do anything to mess with folks' depth perception--similar to the tunnel going into the MFAH below the street from the parking garage across the street. That thing always throws me off-balance. The James Turrell tunnel? That's between the Beck building and the Weiss Law building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 And if you haven't gone by to see it, you should while checking out the amazing Ron Muecke exhibition. The work is remarkable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thats what my source said that I quoted earlier in this thread. This is a prime parking location and they'll make a fortune for very little expense with a surface lot. They're going to sit on it for a few years unless something spectacular happens. Thats also from my source. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 2 hours ago, cloud713 said: The James Turrell tunnel? That's between the Beck building and the Weiss Law building. That's the one. I got confused as to its location. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sunstar Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 On 5/13/2017 at 10:15 PM, bobruss said: Thats what my source said that I quoted earlier in this thread. This is a prime parking location and they'll make a fortune for very little expense with a surface lot. They're going to sit on it for a few years unless something spectacular happens. Thats also from my source. I expect nothing less than an 80 story building for this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I agree it will be a surface parking lot for a while. But it has so much potential! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 You know that Hines has someone working on land use mockup studies and perhaps an inside competition with the many great firms who he's worked with in the past. I'm sure they'd all love to win that competition to design his signature piece, front and center complementing everything that surrounds it, knowing that for the most part Gerald Hines is responsible for all of it. Thats why I think he wanted this block because it would be totally surrounded by his other projects. Jesse Jones may have been the single person who put Houston architecturally on the map , but Gerald Hines has refined it into a remarkable jewel of a downtown. Houston is his legacy and a lot of it is in downtown. He's laid out his still life and now going to add the definitive piece. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 4 hours ago, bobruss said: You know that Hines has someone working on land use mockup studies and perhaps an inside competition with the many great firms who he's worked with in the past. I'm sure they'd all love to win that competition to design his signature piece, front and center complementing everything that surrounds it, knowing that for the most part Gerald Hines is responsible for all of it. Thats why I think he wanted this block because it would be totally surrounded by his other projects. Jesse Jones may have been the single person who put Houston architecturally on the map , but Gerald Hines has refined it into a remarkable jewel of a downtown. Houston is his legacy and a lot of it is in downtown. He's laid out his still life and now going to add the definitive piece. It's just so ironic because isn't he the guy who pronounced downtown "dead" after developing the Galleria? (I suspect mostly for selfish reasons. That, more than anything, made Gerald Hines--I'm sure he had a large portfolio of cheap land surrounding it. From the seeds of that development probably sprung the modern multinational company. From the Galleria springs the Transbay Tower!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 7 hours ago, mattyt36 said: It's just so ironic because isn't he the guy who pronounced downtown "dead" after developing the Galleria? I would be curious to see where Gerald said that.. Hines was building the 50 story One Shell Plaza in downtown at the same time as the Galleria. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 6 hours ago, cloud713 said: I would be curious to see where Gerald said that.. Hines was building the 50 story One Shell Plaza in downtown at the same time as the Galleria. Yeah, me too, it's definitely ironic he continued to shape the downtown skyline in the following decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Sounds like a troll to me. Idiotic statement and something he would never say. he developed all of downtown after he built the galleria. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Of course this is Mr. Hines land, but I can wish. I wish he would put a signature skyscraper on this spot. Houston needs a signature structure that automatically says "Houston". The Astrodome used to fill that niche. Among North American cities NYC,SF,DC, Seattle, all have signature structures. Nevertheless I am sure anything he puts up will be top notch. I suspect this lot will not remain empty very long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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