ChannelTwoNews Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Luxury-tower-for-seniors-under-way-near-Rice-12832999.php Quote Luxury tower for seniors under way near Rice Village By Nancy Sarnoff April 13, 2018 Updated: April 13, 2018 7:18pm A developer has started construction on a 17-story residential building near the Rice Village shopping district, adding a new senior housing component to the tony neighborhood near near Rice University and West U. The Village of Southampton is being developed at 5020 Kelvin, between Robinhood and Quenby, adjacent to the Robinhood condominium building. The tower, which should be completed in spring 2020, will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services, filling a gap in the neighborhood, said Jim Gray, founder and president of Bridgewood Property Co. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I walked by there today and there were crews and machinery working on the site! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 They're real close to putting up a crane. Hindesky, you should be ready. i'll ask them tomorrow when they're going to do it and find out what kind of cranes these are. Looks like a smaller crane is building a larger crane that will eventually erect said crane. This is a block away from the gallery, so I'll keep you posted. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, bobruss said: They're real close to putting up a crane. Hindesky, you should be ready. i'll ask them tomorrow when they're going to do it and find out what kind of cranes these are. Looks like a smaller crane is building a larger crane that will eventually erect said crane. This is a block away from the gallery, so I'll keep you posted. I would assume that the smaller RT crane is probably building a crawler crane that is going to do the drilling for the pilings like the one at Hines project in Montrose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 You're probably right. Thats why I ask you. Thanks for making sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) I went down and talked to the construction foreman named Marvin. Very nice guy. I told him about HAIF. He wrote it down and said he couldn't wait to get home to check it out. Hindesky you were right. They are both Bigge cranes and they are putting together the larger one to drill the piers. He said it would probably be a little while before they erect the main crane until after the high wires are moved. Sounded like a couple of weeks. I asked him if they were going to have a live birds eye camera and he said no. He had asked his boss if they were so they could have a time lapse video. I told him I would be down here checking out the progress and he said that would be great. Edited April 25, 2018 by bobruss 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 bobruss you were right, the piers are being done for the foundation. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Thanks for the images. Next time you come by stop by the gallery and say hi. Were at the corner of Sunset and Kelvin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Talked to some crew today and they were told the crane would be installed on the 23rd of June. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Crane went up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The tower crane is a luffer which can boom up and down because of the high rise next door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 https://i.imgur.com/pMJkSpu.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 From this morning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 View from today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I hit the site yesterday, found a way to post pics using my Flickr account but had to delete the app as it had no way to get posting links. I’m just using the website, may have to delete the Imgur app too as it won’t give me links either. 0FC1FD88-89DF-4713-96D9-254B7DDBAEF7 by David, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 From today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 9A1A90C4-4933-4358-93FA-ED66588F46DE by David, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 From the other side 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Stuck at Firestone earlier and got this. Better photos coming soon... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 This seems to be moving along at a good pace. I work at the gallery in the next block on Sunset and it looks like it will be taller than the 17 story Robinhood. I walk by it at lunch every day and they are not wasting time. I think they are working on ten now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 From the past few days... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Few photos from today Then this house across the street. What in the world? Wonder why it's still standing. Sell it and cash in 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted March 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2019 Rice Village Going Up! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Dad sent me this today 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 A nice red brick is going up on the outside of this tower. Looks to be similar shade to the Hanover ten story a few blocks over. So there is now a little mini cluster of high-rises developing in the Village. I hope the next one will be a boutique hotel. I can't imagine in this area, it not being a complete success. With the Med center, Greenway plaza, Rice U., visitors to the Museum district, and West U. it would be full all of the time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Working on Sunday and they're on the 16th floor, only one more to go. Windows and brick going up too. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Northern portion is topped out. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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