There's no need for Vs. comments among the big Texas metros. There's more than enough BOOM going around for everyone. Midland may be putting everyone to shame in the near future with the world's second biggest oil field at their door step. Good times are ahead for Texas.
Texas has been going through good times. It is only getting better.
The design is very unique. I think there is too much contrast between the various types of facade elements; however this could be good Houston.
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This rendering shows the redesigned sky lobby at JPMorgan Chase Tower. The space atop the 75-story building will be closed through the end of the year while workers complete the renovations. The new look will include wood floors, additional lighting and seating, according to property manager Hines. Written displays will be replaced with video, too. Gensler designed the new space at 600 Travis.
Lookee What the Kinder Foundation’s $50M Is Gonna Help Build Along the Bayous
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O THE CITY has agreed to hand over maintenance of all the new bayou trails ’n’ stuff to the Houston Parks Board — it was the one condition that the Kinder Foundation stipulated before it would agree to donate $50 million to the Bayou Greenways project. That donation became a done deal earlier today. This dough, says the Parks Board, is going to allow construction to begin before the end of 2014 on as many as 14 new sections of trail — including even more work along Brays Bayou in Mason Park in the East End, shown in this rendering from SWA Group.
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Here’s a rundown of the projects and dates scheduled for Brays Bayou: 75th Street trailhead, Forest Hill ramp, and Lawndale to O.S.T. (under construction); Mason Park Bridge and connections (Winter 2014); University of Houston Bridge and connections (Winter 2014); OST to MLK (Summer 2014).
Central Plaza - Current plans still call for it to be turned into commercial space, but this is what it may look like if they decide to switch over to residential.
Alexan Heights - New Rendering
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That Epsilon Hotel doesn't look like a real project... or at least I hope it isn't. That thing is awful. It's bad enough that we have to live with that God-awful Memorial Hermann Tower thing out in Memorial City. Bring back the Ritz design for BLVD Park and then we'd be talking!
I think he means the addition of the "window box" they added to Willis Tower a few years ago. I don't like that idea for Chase, though, since Chase Tower's facade is a lot more important to its overall design than the Willis Tower. Having a window box on the front facade of the building would really change the look of the building and appear ackward. Maybe on one of the other sides, though.
*Memorial Hermann planning 12-Story Trauma Center. Also planning to tear down Robertson Pavilion for something larger and more modern (info from HAIF).
Some Med Center news..
*Memorial Hermann planning 12-Story Trauma Center. Also planning to tear down Robertson Pavilion for something larger and more modern (info from HAIF).
My wife works at Memorial Hermann TMC and she has heard about both of these projects. But she said that the Robertson work won't be until at least 2016. I'm not sure about timing for the Trauma Center, but I believe it will be sooner.
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