Golyadkin Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 It's crane day! Full site: Actually (as Skyline View's picture shows) they started the crane yesterday. They got up to the cab before night and have been spending the morning installing the arm. Forgive my ignorance but have we confirmed if there are two or one residential towers currently being constructed because it looks there's two in the right hand corner. Currently it's only 1 confirmed that's going up. The other places that look like construction sites are simply being used during the construction to park workers' cars and construction equipment and store a huge pile of dirt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Can't wait for my next trip to Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 In the lower left is that more crane bases or are those sections that they'll use later to make the current crane taller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 That BLVD Place building is looking enormous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 In the lower left is that more crane bases or are those sections that they'll use later to make the current crane taller? Sections to make this one taller. I didn't see any indications of a second crane base when I walked by a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckdee Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) Nice pics and thanks for updating. Sorry if already posted but what is the eta on completion? _________________________________________________________"I've had many problems in my life, most of which were imagined." - Mark TwainChuck Dee - AKA ChrisHouston vet Edited March 8, 2013 by chuckdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Weekly Update: 3/9/2013 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatter_TX Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 As seen from Sage Plaza 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 IT'S YOU! THE SWAMPLOT SOURCE! 'bout time you showed up here. Now we have all of the angles covered. Unless someone in the Cosmopolitan, the Four Leaf Towers, or Post Oak Central wants to show up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) 3/16/2013: Weekly update - new concrete. Edited March 16, 2013 by SkylineView 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Does anyone know if when transit is installed down the middle of post oakvif the right of way will be widened? I was thinking maybe that is why they put the parking out front, in order to plan for it. Most likely not...just wishful thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Post Oak will be widened significantly. The transit down the middle is roughly an additional 30 feet of ROW (accounting for the existing median). I put some info in another post a while back (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27043-bus-lanes-down-post-oak/?hl=%2Bpost+%2Boak). I'm anticipating they take pretty much every inch available (1200 loses the front lawn, CPK gets a sidwalk right up to their front door etc...). Part of the plan is better sidewalks, so that is something to look forward to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Just got an email from Covill advertising the space. Relevant info from email:"Occupancy Spring 2014Mixed-Use Development in Heart of Uptown DistrictFrost Bank Regional HeadquartersWhole Foods MarketUpscale Retailers and RestaurantsFloor-to-Ceiling Glass BLVD Place 1: 100% Leased BLVD Place 2, Level 3: 12,520 SF BLVD Place 2, Level 4: 12,520 SF BLVD Place 2, Level 5: 12,520 SF BLVD Place 2, Level 6: 12,520 SF" Were we already aware that it was going to be a Frost Bank regional HQ? I don't remember ever seeing that before. It also included a link to some detailed floor plans for the office portion of the site:http://www.blvdplace.com/Downloads/BLVD_Place_Plans.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 the frost news has been out for awhile... believe they took down 50k sf, give or take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatter_TX Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 residential tower and BLVD Place from Sage Plaza 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 3/23/2013: Weekly update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 3/30/2013: Weekly Update. Work to frame out the roof of the northeast portion of the underground garage / floor of the frost bank / parking lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtofCuring Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) Hi all! Longtime lurker but finally bit the bullet and made a user name... This isn't about BLVD Place but across the street from it, what I think was a shoe store has now been fenced off. (Edit: for clarification; I am talking about the NE Corner of Post Oak and San Felipe) I remember seeing a rendering somewhere on here for a tower on that plot, but can't seem to find it. Does anyone know what might be going on there? Edited April 3, 2013 by TheArtofCuring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayshoota Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 A bank. Thread here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27433-brucettes-shoes-out-of-business/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 2013/04/06 Weekly update: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 2013 04 13: Weekly update. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks for continuing to update. Glad we have you at that angle. There's almost no visible change from my perspective, so I haven't bothered with any update photos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 2013 04 27 Weekly update: Steel going up on the San Felipe side. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) Nice pics. Visually, things really seem to be coming together at a fast click now. As soon as they finished the concrete pour over the underground parking, they set up a staging area for steel girders. From the developer's website, I assume the steel skeleton will extend almost across the entire north side of the concrete garage. However, in the pics above, you can see that, so far, the steelwork is only going up on the dirt-covered parcel to the west of the underground garage. If you walk along Post Oak Lane, you can get really a close up look at the construction work. So close, it almost seems unsafe! They are starting to install glass windows (smokey-gray reflective type) on SW side of the 6-story building that will anchor the south side of this phase. Regarding Hanover's apartment tower, progress seems really slow even though I see workers moving around the site. Hopefully, it will start changing fast once they get the ground-level work finished. Edited April 27, 2013 by ArchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 2013 04 27: As noted by ArchFan... glass is going up on the back side (west facing). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 They seem to have another site cleared and ready to go, I wonder when we're gonna see another tower break ground on this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 2013 05 04 Weekly update: New steel. Parking garage looks nearly complete. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 love the pics! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golyadkin Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 There's a good amount of glass going up on this side as well. My computer has stopped reading my SD cards, so I can't upload any pictures until I get some kind of work around or get it fixed. I've got about a 3 week backlog of pictures I've taken. Also, as of about 2 weeks ago, they have the lights in place for the top of the parking area. Again, sorry I can't post pictures. :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Golyadkin your posts are now worthless kidding of course and thanks for the updates! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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