Popular Post HNathoo Posted April 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2020 Looks like the recently submitted plans to the city. Hopefully the project still gets built. On one hand, people may be afraid of living in close quarters. On the other hand, shared living will allow affordability that one could never get in a Class A high rise. 10 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSirDingle Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Not too shabby, overall everything looks pretty good besides the garage. I like the communal feeling you get from the above garage lobby. Definitely going for the younger crowds with this one, especially recent college grads. I'm counting around 33 floors on this building (23 for the living portion), it's going to have a pretty sizable presence in this area. In the end I like the residential part, it gives off a pretty energetic vibe, although the garage section might grow on me. Edited April 19, 2020 by TheSirDingle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 ^^^ holy mother of GOD... i am stunned! i am finding it somewhat difficult to PULL my eyes away from the middle section of the THREE FULL LEVELS OF GLASS outlined by neon-like LED LIGHTING. this particular design element in itself... shall make this place an instant tourist attraction. whomever, is spearheading the efforts of getting the X constructed in houston, must really appreciate our wonderful and fair city. we are just not accustomed to such magnificent and totally original design elements... regarding prospective condominiums/apartments/hotels etc.. actually, in my view... this particular design of the parking garage (placed right in the middle of the glass levels) looks clean, precise, and ultra modern. it seems to make the overall edifice seem less stuffy and more open to the general public ( sort of like a downtown parking garage). i don't rightly know if i have ever witnessed a more hip, totally cool, clean, fun, and modern design before. (definitely not in our fair city) this place reeks of youth and momentum. i find it amazing that it's an X... when in fact, it looks like a W... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geographer Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) The top of this building is beautiful but the parking podium is hideous. The architects haven't tried to disguise it at all. The most beautiful skyscrapers in Texas have cladding that makes it impossible to distinguish where the parking podium ends and the intended function of the tower begins. Austin's Indeed Tower does an outstanding job with this: Indeed Tower under construction in Austin Edited April 19, 2020 by Geographer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 It's okay, if we're being honest I don't care for that kind of drab square cladding for residential towers. It's cold and plain yet at the same time not minimalistic and kind of busy. But hey, its a tower, and its happening during these times so good to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geographer Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 When the website says 722 beds, do they mean a total of 722 bedrooms or 722 units? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 722 units would be a lot for a building like that, unless they are really packing them in? That figure reminds me of student housing developments in Austin's West Campus. College Station also has a couple monster-sized apartment buildings with +1,000 plus 'beds'. Common sense says bedrooms, not units. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 That is dreadful. The street level looks decent, but we have GOT to stop allowing parking garages to be built like this, especially in the center city areas like the Museum District. They are destructive to neighboring properties and to the city. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thatguysly Posted April 20, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2020 Houston House 2020 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 The amount of rents this will command and yet narrow and low number of windows. Poor design really, and as everyone has point out the podium is a monster. 1970's in the worst way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) So did the design change that much because of the denied variance? If compared to what they put out earlier, it looks muuuuuch different. Or were the initial renderings just that, and now its been value designed? If you guys check page one of the thread, the proposed stuff hides the podium and has waaaay more windows. The X people did say that if the variances were denied, they would have to make several changes and concessions. I want to go to the neighborhood meeting just to see the smoke come out of people's ears because they thought they defeated this thing. The oncoming covid and oil related issues may still kill it, if anyone is holding out for this not to be built. Edited April 21, 2020 by X.R. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 The common areas look nice. I’d need to see other renderings for the upper floors before passing judgment. The parking garage.....eeeeeesh. One wonders if it’s a sort of design retaliation for the Palazzo residents’ opposition to the project and the variance request. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraneHunter Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Is there a projected construction start date? I am struggling to find any timeline details other than the proposed "Opening Spring 2022" via X Social Communities website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) I am picking up what most of y'all are laying down. (However I might like the Houston House as an observer and non-habitue.) But I guess I feel like I'm less enchanted with the facade than I am un-enchanted with the garage. Is that more (much more) garage than is necessary to conform with regs? Or are they just doing all that garage for the hell of it? Edited April 21, 2020 by EllenOlenska 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Houston19514 Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 19 hours ago, thatguysly said: Houston House 2020 OMG, the Houston House deserves to be on the cover of Architectural Digest compared to this. 6 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 16 hours ago, EllenOlenska said: I am picking up what most of y'all are laying down. (However I might like the Houston House as an observer and non-habitue.) But I guess I feel like I'm less enchanted with the facade than I am un-enchanted with the garage. Is that more (much more) garage than is necessary to conform with regs? Or are they just doing all that garage for the hell of it? If they could get away with less garage, they probably would try it. However I have no doubt that the complete non-attempt at making this garage appealing was on purpose to spite the neighborhood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted July 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2020 More info. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2020012182 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Completion date 9/15/2022 sounds a bit soon doesn't it? For a 33 story building on land that has yet really show any movement... I cannot believe this is still moving forward with that design 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 11 hours ago, X.R. said: Completion date 9/15/2022 sounds a bit soon doesn't it? For a 33 story building on land that has yet really show any movement... I cannot believe this is still moving forward with that design 😀 they aren’t permitted yet and have only been through one round of comments, so I think it’ll be late fall ground breaking, at earliest. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted August 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) You know since the walkable places ordinance has passed, and this is technically on a secondary TOD street, wouldn't they be able to apply for the TOD designation? Allowing them to build what they originally wanted to build? I have a good feeling this is what this site has been waiting for, and when the TOD application portal opens they can opt out of the restrictive ordinance they're currently in. idk, this is all just speculation, but it might lay credence to why they haven't broken ground yet. Edit: Going off the 1/4 mile rule it might even be able to get Primary TOD designation. Edited August 23, 2020 by TheSirDingle 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 That block of Calumet, Crawford, and La Branch is all Secondary streets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 4/19/2020 at 3:51 PM, HNathoo said: https://xliving.co/communities/x-houston/ MUSEUM DISTRICT, HOUSTON 5501 La Branch St. OPENING SPRING 2022 722 BEDS Live the high (rise) life at X Houston. Located in the cultural epicenter of Houston; the Museum District, X Houston is just a short bike ride from Hermann Park. The elevated amenity club at X sets the bar for lifestyle, luxury, and learning with three stories featuring a full-service fitness center, dedicated co-working and creative space, and a stunning pool deck with food and drinks on site. With all of these amenities under one roof, X Houston is set to be the city’s next destination location. The link is now dead. I wonder if this one died with the market/COVID along with the protesting neighbors. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 7:05 PM, thatguysly said: The link is now dead. I wonder if this one died with the market/COVID along with the protesting neighbors. Hmm still exists here. Maybe they are revamping their website. https://www.thexlife.co/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 It looks like Houston House without the patios 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I don't think they'll hit their opening date of Summer 2022 : ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) So I ride by this virtually every time when I head south on my pic taking journeys. A surveyor has been here since the last time I rode by, this has to mean something. All 4 corners have them and along the south boundary of the lot. Edited March 11, 2022 by hindesky 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted August 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2021 Don't know what to make of this, the chainlink fence surrounding the future project has come down but their website still shows it. https://www.thexlife.co 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 And a week later they have a brand new fence surrounding the lot. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Not sure why they are responsible for someone else's trash. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 What an ungainly looking building. But not the only one being proposed that's a block balanced on a pedestal. What gives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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