HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[Sic'EmBears]

Looks like the child of the Wells Fargo tower and the Wilshire Grand Tower in Los Angeles.

[toxteth o'grady]

"at the time of the fire, JLB Partners told Click2Houston.com that it expected to rebuild, even though the loss was expected to cost about $35 million. Johnston told HBJ the company does not know exactly how much it will cost, but he confirmed that the building was insured."

The way JLB was hedging, I thought maybe they weren't insured. If insurance is refunding the $35 million, they'll have the money to rebuild, though they could simply take it and run. Still, there's a shortage of lots in the city - supposedly.

[N90]

As always, credit to Urbannizer for the boatload of updates today. I'll add in the Perennial Residential Tower too.

Broadstone Skyline:

6-Story Wood Type III Construction, Concrete Frame
269 Multi-family Apartment Units
667 - 1,505 Square Feet
368 Space Parking Garage
Design Phase

http://www.ediarchitecture.com/Galle...tone%20Skyline

Alexan Wilcrest:


http://www.ediarchitecture.com/Galle...xan%20Wilcrest

Block 73:


http://www.ediarchitecture.com/Galle...0at%20LaBranch

Broadstone Midtown Phase II:

http://edi-international.com/default...e%20Boards.pdf

Perennial's Gables Post Oak Residential Tower:

930,000 square feet
276 units/170 rooms w/ 20,000 square feet of retail
367,000 square feet office tower w/ 6,500 square feet of retail.

[Dallascaper]

Originally Posted by N90

As always, credit to Urbannizer for the boatload of updates today. I'll add in the Perennial Residential Tower too.



Perennial's Gables Post Oak Residential Tower:

I like it!

[mSeattle]

Originally Posted by photoLith

Uh, so where is this super fancy condo tower going to be, they didnt really elaborate.

The Empire State bld seems to be in the background of one of the scenes. That or Atlanta, I'm thinking cone head skylines.

[Clev]

I'll take those 6 story buildings Downtown as long as they bring in more residences.

[Urbannizer]

Updates by skylineview - 5/24

Astoria



BHP Billition

[TexasPlaya]

Thanks for the updates. Where will Broadstone Skyline be located?

[eburress]

Originally Posted by Dallascaper

I like it!

So do I! Houston really has some nice residential towers going up at the moment!

[N90]

Originally Posted by TexasPlaya

Thanks for the updates. Where will Broadstone Skyline be located?

Looks like right outside DT in Montrose.

There's two of them.

Skyline North:

Skyline South:


http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...near-downtown/

[toxteth o'grady]

"6-Story Wood Type III Construction, Concrete Frame"

Hmm, flammable.

[toxteth o'grady]

Originally Posted by mSeattle

The Empire State bld seems to be in the background of one of the scenes. That or Atlanta, I'm thinking cone head skylines.

Then again, that could be Philip Johnson's cathedral building.

[toxteth o'grady]

Curiously, the logo for the Houston Community College is on the marquee. What gives?

I'm also not too thrilled that all these buildings (with the exception of the Perennial) look very similar. It's like creativity died out in the design of wrap-arounds.

[N90]

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

Curiously, the logo for the Houston Community College is on the marquee. What gives?

I'm also not too thrilled that all these buildings (with the exception of the Perennial) look very similar. It's like creativity died out in the design of wrap-arounds.

This one's on Wilcrest near I-10. If memory serves me right, there's an HCC campus right there on the feeders of I-10. Probably trying to lure students to the apartment.

Given the circumstances that this is like 15-20 miles at least from DTH, I think the design is fine for that area especially, which could use redevelopment.

My guess is that when a bigger opportunity abounds 30-40 years from now that Houston leaders wouldn't bat an eye before demolishing these for something else. All these serve greatly for much needed INFILL. I don't view them as anything more than that at least.

[N90]

I flew into Houston a few days ago.

You can't escape construction in this city it looks like. I saw 3 cranes at Hobby. Saw 8 cranes in Westchase. I saw like 4 in City Centre. Saw 3 or 4 in Greenway. Saw some crane looking things, at least 2 on Upper Kirby. Saw a pair of cranes next to Rice Village. Saw 4 or 5 cranes in DTH. I lost count of how many I saw on the right from I-45 north and also I-10 west in Energy Corridor. I saw the Methodist hospital site in SL under site prep (digging) so there'll be a crane or cranes there soon. Saw a few in Neartown too.

[Monarch]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/1...db8e32da_b.jpg

i am really praying, that there may be some more UPDATED renderings as per this proposed development. currently as it stands.. it looks dated, dark, foreboding, and genuinely tired. surely, such a prestigious proposal upon one of the trendiest blvd's upon all of america.. can do much better than this.

[texanuh]

Thanks for the two updates, much appreciated.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by N90

I flew into Houston a few days ago.

You can't escape construction in this city it looks like. I saw 3 cranes at Hobby. Saw 8 cranes in Westchase. I saw like 4 in City Centre. Saw 3 or 4 in Greenway. Saw some crane looking things, at least 2 on Upper Kirby. Saw a pair of cranes next to Rice Village. Saw 4 or 5 cranes in DTH. I lost count of how many I saw on the right from I-45 north and also I-10 west in Energy Corridor. I saw the Methodist hospital site in SL under site prep (digging) so there'll be a crane or cranes there soon. Saw a few in Neartown too.

A lot of these developments are also very sizable. I'm impressed with the tall, bulky towers going up. Normally not a fan of skinny residential towers, but these developments are packing some nice unit counts. Dallas too might I add is full of cranes. Texan cities are definitely rising. Houston on the other hand is growing so fast. It added so many new residents in the last couple of years and appears to be accelerating. Point being, this is definitely the right trend that we want our cities to be experiencing. This is like pre 2008 all over again.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

I'm also not too thrilled that all these buildings (with the exception of the Perennial) look very similar. It's like creativity died out in the design of wrap-arounds.

EDI Architecture generally throws out crappy renderings, but the final product looks much better in person. However, most of the mid-rises they design are pretty bland; look the same. EDI is my least favorite Houston-based architect.

[Urbannizer]

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