HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 225

TexasPlaya · #**4481** Posted **Mar 8, 2013, 4:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by cole world11

I'm so jealous of everything going on in Houston. If y'all can send some development down I-10, that'd be great!

kidding of course

All for Houston!!!!!!

F G Gonzalez · #**4482** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 4:24 PM**

Leeland, Pease and Main st parking lot close today. Meters are being removed.

Is it possible to post pic from smartphone?

Shasta · #**4483** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 7:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by F G Gonzalez

Leeland, Pease and Main st parking lot close today. Meters are being removed.

Is it possible to post pic from smartphone?

Is this the lot for the Skyhouse Apartments?

Chronicle said today was the official groundbreaking for the 24 story tower with 366 rental units.

Will be nice to see a crane in downtown (assuming will be the first of many of the next 2 years...)

F G Gonzalez · #**4484** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 10:40 PM**

I believe so its for the SkyHouse although Chron pointed out the Lot across from the address.

photoLith · #**4485** Posted **Mar 11, 2013, 11:04 PM**

The lot is directly across from Houston House along the light rail line on Main Street.

nature's calling · #**4486** Posted **Mar 13, 2013, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by oscarinhouston

All the construction in Houston is very exciting, although I think the city can handle a boom as big as Dubai and it's tall buildings...

If you want Houston to be plagued with a massive glut of vacant, expensive office and residential skyscrapers, then by all means, be my guest.

JoninATX · #**4487** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 5:20 PM**

New Hines Tower

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Hines, the Houston real estate firm that developed the Galleria and a number of skyscrapers in downtown, is planning and marketing a major new downtown office tower on Main Street that will be at least 41 stories tall and perhaps, even taller.

The building would be located at the southwest corner of Main and Texas Avenue, catty-cornered from the Rice Lofts, which was the historic Rice Hotel at one time. The Hines site is a city block known as Block 69.

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsde...ntown-houston/

photoLith · #**4488** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 5:21 PM**

^
Like is that shit official now?

JoninATX · #**4489** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 5:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

^
Like is that shit official now?

I believe it's official...

Dale · #**4490** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 5:37 PM**

Here we go.

photoLith · #**4491** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 6:31 PM**

If thats a legit render than it looks like it could be well over 700' tall and its about time that parking lot pisses off.

DanielG425 · #**4492** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 7:29 PM**

Imagine that tower at 60 floors! That would be so sick! Lets hope that Hines makes it taller! Houston is finally booming again.

Tumbleweed_Tx · #**4493** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 7:46 PM**

looking at today's date... it's SBJ day, not April 1....

this must be real

WesternSon · #**4494** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 7:48 PM**

It is official, but the article states that they have to find a major tenant before they begin construction. So it is pretty much...which Oil and Gas co needs some new room?

Rumor is Chevron will build their own new tower downtown, BHP is building Uptown, Shell, Connoco, and BP are staying in the Energy Corridor and Exxon Mobil and Anadarko arent leaving the Woodlands. Will be interesting to see who needs such a big space, and isn't headed West or North...

photoLith · #**4495** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 7:51 PM**

I'm not holding my breath. This tower has kept cropping up the past 5 years or so.

weatherguru18 · #**4496** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 10:51 PM**

MORE RENDERINGS!

BrandonJXN · #**4497** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 11:43 PM**

Wow that's really nice.

Von · #**4498** Posted **Mar 14, 2013, 11:44 PM**

The new Hines Tower looks like an amazing addition to the skyline in those renderings!

On my way home, I passed by METRO's Fannin Station and snapped these pics of the LRT vehicles

Shasta · #**4499** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 12:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by weatherguru18

MORE RENDERINGS!

OK... what the hell building is that behind the Esperson Tower? There's no building that looks like that in that location.

As for Hines' proposal, it's going to happen and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go taller that 41 floors. Why? Because the rumored potential lease I've heard is for nearly 500,000 square feet. I'd think Hines would feel safer with more spec space on today's market than 300,000+.

Would love to see this one come in at 50 floors. Keeping fingers crossed.

Trae · #**4500** Posted **Mar 15, 2013, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

I'm not holding my breath. This tower has kept cropping up the past 5 years or so.

Yes during the recession. Considering the office market downtown today, this thing will get built and probably taller than listed.