brijonmang Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I don't have the specifics for the height, floors, architect, etc. but here's what she's going to look like... I believe this is the view of the north side of the building that will face Market Square. This is based on the other renderings of the Chronicle site building. Block 42: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Good design and height. It will help fill in some gaps in the skyline and extend it further north. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 48 minutes ago, brijonmang said: I don't have the specifics for the height, floors, architect, etc. but here's what she's going to look like... I believe this is the view of the north side of the building that will face Market Square. This is based on the other renderings of the Chronicle site building. Grand Slam Homerun Timoric! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Beautiful building that will really increase the gravity of market square (along with the new office building). Only things left are the chase bank lot, the parking lot/BOA ATM at 800 Franklin, and more efficient use of the half lot of parking for Hotel Icon/Islamic Center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Emporis lists this as 612 feet and 46 floors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 612 for residential would be awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Nice!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, kbates2 said: 612 for residential would be awesome. I find it strange that Houston doesn't have the tallest residential tower in Texas. Nice design of this building though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, kbates2 said: 612 for residential would be awesome. That would make it the tallest in Houston, correct? Tallest now is 2929 Wesleyan at 533 ft ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, urbanize713 said: That would make it the tallest in Houston, correct? Tallest now is 2929 Wesleyan at 533 ft ? Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at 468'. I think The Huntingdon is still the tallest residential in Houston at 503' 612' would make for some pretty tall ceilings for a rental building. Skepticism might be in order here. Edited August 2, 2018 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, htownbro said: I find it strange that Houston doesn't have the tallest residential tower in Texas. Nice design of this building though! The Austonian is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Emporis always uses the estimate of 13.3' per floor when official heights aren't known on buildings. This will likely come in under 600'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at 468'. I think The Huntingdon is still the tallest residential in Houston at 503' 612' would make for some pretty tall ceilings for a rental building. Skepticism might be in order here. Find it odd Houston hasn’t built anything taller since 1984 with The Huntingdon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Whatever the height this image really looks good. I hope the completed building is very faithful to it. It is certainly not a banal box but it is not so over-the-top that it will look dated in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, htownbro said: I find it strange that Houston doesn't have the tallest residential tower in Texas. Nice design of this building though! Good point, and it begs the question: Why are the new and proposed residential/mixed use towers in Austin significantly taller, on average, than those in Houston? Is it because real estate is much more expensive there? Rents in central Houston have to be comparable to those in Austin. And newly-delivered units in Houston fill quickly, so the demand is definitely there. Why, then, the hesitation to go taller in H-Town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 33 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Emporis has 2929 Weslayan at 468'. I think The Huntingdon is still the tallest residential in Houston at 503' 612' would make for some pretty tall ceilings for a rental building. Skepticism might be in order here. Skyscraper Page has 2929 at 162.5M and Huntingdon at 153.3M. Which one is right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, MarathonMan said: Good point, and it begs the question: Why are the new and proposed residential/mixed use towers in Austin significantly taller, on average, than those in Houston? Is it because real estate is much more expensive there? Rents in central Houston have to be comparable to those in Austin. And newly-delivered units in Houston fill quickly, so the demand is definitely there. Why, then, the hesitation to go taller in H-Town? A few things. Land values are higher - two properties in downtown Austin have sold for $700/SF recently. The Chronicle site went for somewhere in the $500's, and I'm pretty sure that's Houston's record. This is due in part to scarcity - downtown Austin is the only place in the city you can build a highrise due to zoning, and much of it is off limits due to the Capitol view corridors. Very few land parcels in play. In Houston, you can build a highrise just about anywhere. It's also due to rents and demand being a little hotter in Austin. Downtown Houston is still taking off as a 24-hour neighborhood, downtown Austin has been at it awhile longer. This is our first downtown residential highrise after the subsidies, so 46 stories is a pretty nice start. I expect to see 50-60 floors on Block 45 whenever it gets developed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Great looking tower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, brijonmang said: I don't have the specifics for the height, floors, architect, etc. but here's what she's going to look like... I believe this is the view of the north side of the building that will face Market Square. This is based on the other renderings of the Chronicle site building. I think it's better than Block 58. Best downtown design since Alessandra 1.0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, urbanize713 said: Skyscraper Page has 2929 at 162.5M and Huntingdon at 153.3M. Which one is right? I'm not sure, but I doubt 2929 has average floor height (slab to slab) of 13 feet, 8 inches. So, I'd lean towards Emporis' number of 468' (= 12 feet per floor, far more likely) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: A few things. Land values are higher - two properties in downtown Austin have sold for $700/SF recently. The Chronicle site went for somewhere in the $500's, and I'm pretty sure that's Houston's record. This is due in part to scarcity - downtown Austin is the only place in the city you can build a highrise due to zoning, and much of it is off limits due to the Capitol view corridors. Very few land parcels in play. In Houston, you can build a highrise just about anywhere. It's also due to rents and demand being a little hotter in Austin. Downtown Houston is still taking off as a 24-hour neighborhood, downtown Austin has been at it awhile longer. This is our first downtown residential highrise after the subsidies, so 46 stories is a pretty nice start. I expect to see 50-60 floors on Block 45 whenever it gets developed. To add to that, downtown Austin has the music scene and nightlife to backup living there. Houston only recently started working on bringing downtown back and it is still way behind Austin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Is this expected to start soon as well? Hines could be doing some serious work in Market Square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 With all those high rise apartments , lofts, office buildings etc built and going up, to paraphrase Roy Scheider in Jaws, "We're gonna need a bigger park". How I haven't a clue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 23 minutes ago, Timoric said: And there is still the possibility of getting this since they already built the garage portion first just like Skanska. Anyone up for a tri-fecta? They should scrap the office and build a hotel here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, Timoric said: And there is still the possibility of getting this since they already built the garage portion first just like Skanska. Anyone up for a tri-fecta? Yes please. That building would look great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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