Triton Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Anyone know what is going on at 201 Fannin? Apparently it's a government building that has sat vacant for years. This is the only thing I was able to find... the county contemplating what to do with the building: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I've been watching this demo/remodel. Any clues on what this is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 It's the Harris County District Attorney's Building. It's currently being demolished: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Going-down-13247498.php http://www.houstondeco.org/1930s/franklin.html Might want to merge with this thread: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39298-201-fannin/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 it is painful to see a building go to dust like this instead of reused. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Roof is gone all but the steel. Cool! I typically don't see demos like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Avossos said: it is painful to see a building go to dust like this instead of reused. Especially since it's in the upper half of county buildings architecturally. Not that that's saying very much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Note dupe topics merged 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 From today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Wow well this ruined my Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 On 9/27/2018 at 7:10 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: Roof is gone all but the steel. Cool! I typically don't see demos like this. Can you tell if the beams were riveted or welded? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 8 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Can you tell if the beams were riveted or welded? I cannot. Something taller will rise in its place.. right? Let's hope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Building was in really poor shape, apparently, after sitting unused for 10 years, and suffering a couple of floods. I haven't seen anything on what the interior layout was like, but it may not have been suitable for renovation considering asbestos abatement, life safety changes, etc. That was one of the stated issues with the old Jeff Davis hospital, that there was no economic way to make it comply with current life safety codes due to construction methods and design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I bet it becomes a surface parking lot. Lots of revenue in lots in close proximity to Minute Maid. Hopefully it doesn't stay one for long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 hours ago, bobruss said: I bet it becomes a surface parking lot. Lots of revenue in lots in close proximity to Minute Maid. Hopefully it doesn't stay one for long. No!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 From a few days ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Coming down fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Hopefully, they'll salvage the building materials, recycle the old bricks in other parts of downtown. Perhaps Old Market Square area or the new proposed park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 From earlier in the week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On the ground for these shots 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 9/29/2018 at 10:42 AM, bobruss said: I bet it becomes a surface parking lot. Lots of revenue in lots in close proximity to Minute Maid. Hopefully it doesn't stay one for long. Just asked. This will be a surface lot for about 30 cars. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I haven't been by this site since the demo started and really not sure what all is around it, but sometimes just having open space around other structures can be nice just for the change of scenery. We'll see some views of buildings that we have never seen before and it might help to figure out how this site might be best utilized in the long run. I hate to see relevant old structures destroyed or replaced with underachieving architecture, like the Incarnate Word, disaster but sometimes it works out for the best. It still makes me sick to see the I.W. addition and remember that there once was a historically significant structure by Nicholas Clayton, one of Texas prominent architects, on that site prior to it's replacement. You just cant win them all, but I will say that Houston's track record has improved 1000% since the sixties and seventies when everything was just bulldozed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Few days ago From today. Almost there! Or, it was the last floor to come down? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Is that the building that had (has?) the justices of the peace offices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, editor said: Is that the building that had (has?) the justices of the peace offices? Teh old Harris County DA offices, and before that it was a Federal building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 On 9/28/2018 at 11:24 PM, dbigtex56 said: Can you tell if the beams were riveted or welded? Rivited. See the first image of ekdrm2d1's February 1st post. We're loosing some interesting period stonework on the facade but "wadda ya gonna do?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 201 Fannin by Marc longoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Sits as vacant land now. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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