HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 272

Urbannizer · #**5421** Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Swamplot

The First Look at That 25-Story Residential Highrise Hines Will Build in the Museum District

HERE ARE a pair of early drawings and the site plan for that apartment tower Hines has said it’s considering putting up across the street from the Asia Society Texas Center in the Museum District. Previous reports and rumors pegged the building at 20 or 22 stories, but these elevations appear to show a 25-story structure, with 19 floors of apartments perched atop a 6-level parking garage. This drawing shows the north façade. The block Hines has in mind is bound by Caroline, Oakdale, Southmore, and San Jacinto, where the light rail runs. But it appears that the building won’t take up that whole block: The site plan shows that the tower has been drawn around that home on the corner of Southmore and Caroline, whose owners have been rumored to have refused to sell.

That site plan shows a park replacing the 1919 house recently used as an eyelash institute and presently standing vacant at the corner of Southmore and San Jacinto.

http://swamplot.com/the-first-look-a...09/#more-71928

N90 · #**5422** Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 11:46 PM**

Looks like The Woodlands has hooked another fish guys.

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The Woodlands Development Co. broke ground Wednesday on its next multifamily project — a mixed-use development within the 66-acre Hughes Landing.

The 390-unit project, dubbed this week Lake’s Edge, will be the third-largest building in the Woodlands, with 825,000 square feet and eight stories.

The project is expected to deliver in the first quarter of 2015.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ground-on.html

toxteth o'grady · #**5423** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 2:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by TowerSpotter

More Rendering's for Levey Park.

Is it my imagination, or does that look vaguely similar to Kingwood Place?

toxteth o'grady · #**5424** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 3:11 AM**

"Developer breaks ground on BHP Billiton Petroleum skyscraper"

Move that bad boy over to the "Under Construction" list!

cloud713 · #**5425** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 8:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

"Developer breaks ground on BHP Billiton Petroleum skyscraper"

Move that bad boy over to the "Under Construction" list!

thats what im saying.. why is Astoria not under U/C yet?

Urbannizer · #**5426** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 8:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

"Developer breaks ground on BHP Billiton Petroleum skyscraper"

Move that bad boy over to the "Under Construction" list!

Done!

Also added Hines Museum District to the list as well.

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Originally Posted by cloud713

thats what im saying.. why is Astoria not under U/C yet?

I think he's referring to the first page. BHP Billiton Tower and Astoria are still in the Highrise Proposal section because Skyscraperpage rules doesn't consider the two to be under construction yet.

Urbannizer · #**5427** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 8:34 AM**

Hackett Tower in The Woodlands -- Exterior appears to be complete, more focused on interior work now.

Basketball Court

Dining room

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/busi...4883444.php#/0

weatherguru18 · #**5428** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 12:57 PM**

I'm surprised they didn't do a better job of matching the glass on both towers...unless they purposely didn't want to.

photoLith · #**5429** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 1:06 PM**

Yeah I don't like the new tower as much as the other one. The design and glass isn't as good looking. But whatever, still impressive that a once crap generic exurb now has two high rises and loads of mid rises.

TowerSpotter · #**5430** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 1:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

Yeah I don't like the new tower as much as the other one. The design and glass isn't as good looking. But whatever, still impressive that a once crap generic exurb now has two high rises and loads of mid rises.

3 more highrises are underway, also there is a rumor of a 40 story shell tower for The Woodlands.

Urbannizer · #**5431** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 2:21 PM**

Hermann Park Centennial Gardens - work underway

By Nate99 on HAIF

BHP Billiton Tower - demolition of old gym center

By fatesdisatr on HAIF

TowerSpotter · #**5432** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

Is it my imagination, or does that look vaguely similar to Kingwood Place?

Haha, that's what I was thinking as well. They both are 16 floors.

DCReid · #**5433** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by N90

Looks like The Woodlands has hooked another fish guys.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ground-on.html

Why wouldn't they build up, say 30 stores, on such limited land in the Woodlands? It doesn't strike me as particularly urban-sensible development.

rdavis4559 · #**5434** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by TowerSpotter

3 more highrises are underway, also there is a rumor of a 40 story shell tower for The Woodlands.

Please elaborate. I work for Shell, we have two buildings downtown plus a large section of 1000 main. Shell is investing in renovations and improvements to its US headquarters at 1 Shell Plaza and I've heard nothing of any plans for a Woodlands building nor do I see the point.

TowerSpotter · #**5435** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by rdavis4559

Please elaborate. I work for Shell, we have two buildings downtown plus a large section of 1000 main. Shell is investing in renovations and improvements to its US headquarters at 1 Shell Plaza and I've heard nothing of any plans for a Woodlands building nor do I see the point.

They are just rumors I read a while back on thehaif. I have a friend who works for shell too and she doesn't know anything either.

Urbannizer · #**5436** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 10:39 PM**

The only towers that are official for The Woodlands are: ~20ish-story residential tower, 13-story boutique hotel and 10 Waterway Avenue. The only rumored tower for The Woodlands that seems to be something true/accurate (so far) is a 3rd tower for Anadarko. Multiple people have heard about it.

Here's the thread on HAIF for the rumored Shell tower:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...the-woodlands/

TowerSpotter · #**5437** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

The only towers that are official for The Woodlands are: ~20ish-story residential tower, 13-story boutique hotel and 10 Waterway Avenue. The only rumored tower for The Woodlands that seems to be something true/accurate (so far) is a 3rd tower for Anadarko. Multiple people have heard about it.

Here's the thread on HAIF for the rumored Shell tower:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...the-woodlands/

Oh I was talking about the 10 waterway avenue tower, the 20 story condo, and the highrise in the Hughes Landing.

TowerSpotter · #**5438** Posted **Oct 10, 2013, 11:06 PM**

Really Awesome Pictures of Houston courtesy of concord977 from thehaif.

Houston Downtown

Museum District

Galveston

rdavis4559 · #**5439** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by TowerSpotter

They are just rumors I read a while back on thehaif. I have a friend who works for shell too and she doesn't know anything either.

So back to my original request for elaboration... haif mentioned this as a rumor just as you did or were any details given, even if only "heard from my coworker..."?

TowerSpotter · #**5440** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 2:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by rdavis4559

So back to my original request for elaboration... haif mentioned this as a rumor just as you did or were any details given, even if only "heard from my coworker..."?

I have no details on it, I just brought it up because I remembered seeing it on thehaif.