HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 372

cloud713 · #**7421** Posted **Jul 20, 2014, 8:25 PM**

Fire off? Lulz.. I was "just making a statement" as well..

toxteth o'grady · #**7422** Posted **Jul 21, 2014, 2:20 AM**

Some random shots I had no other place for.

21 Eleven...

6 Houston Center site - barricaded off...

Texaco crane (?)

500 Crawford - the garage is more massive than the building.

Urbannizer · #**7423** Posted **Jul 21, 2014, 4:55 AM**

Metro West added these renderings to the existing downtown skyline to give us an idea on how some of the new projects will change the area around Market Square.

OZ1970 · #**7424** Posted **Jul 21, 2014, 2:49 PM**

Please pardon me if this has already been discussed but is the Mcdonald's staying next door to the currently under-construction Astoria?
I wonder if the Mcdonald's employees are a little nervous because the crane looks like it's literally directly above them in one of the pictures posted yesterday.

JManc · #**7425** Posted **Jul 21, 2014, 3:12 PM**

^ yes, that McDonalds is brand new and is not going anywhere anytime soon. It was a replacement of a 2-story one (which was actually kinda cool) that straddled parking lot of the new McD's and Astoria property.

toxteth o'grady · #**7426** Posted **Jul 21, 2014, 6:22 PM**

Yet another NIMBY lawsuit against the Hines highrise on San Felipe...

A Second Neighborly Lawsuit Against Hines’s San Felipe Office Tower Demonstrates Effect of Ashby Highrise Ruling

toxteth o'grady · #**7427** Posted **Jul 22, 2014, 3:50 AM**

The Chron is moving to the Houston Post's old citadel on the Southwest Freeway.

Houston Chronicle to move into “state-of-the-art” facility

Urbannizer · #**7428** Posted **Jul 22, 2014, 4:52 AM**

Belfiore: 7/20 by larrydierker

BLVD Place & Hanover Post Oak: 7/19 by Javi Kawai

Premier Medical Center: 7/20 by larrydierker

toxteth o'grady · #**7429** Posted **Jul 22, 2014, 3:15 PM**

I'm not familiar with the Premier Medical Center, but that sure looks like Brays Bayou.

TexasPlaya · #**7430** Posted **Jul 22, 2014, 7:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Metro West added these renderings to the existing downtown skyline to give us an idea on how some of the new projects will change the area around Market Square.

Nice. Fingers crossed on the office building being built.

toxteth o'grady · #**7431** Posted **Jul 23, 2014, 1:15 PM**

I'm not able to see the rest of this article, so I don't know if this means local shifts in the job base or firms moving in from out of town. UPDATE: Thanks to Swamplot, the whole article is now accessible. Five companies are looking from outside the Metro, including two Fortune 250s.

Partnership: Exxon Mobil project sparking interest in nearby Woodlands

Urbannizer · #**7432** Posted **Jul 23, 2014, 10:47 PM**

On Block 368 (the vacant lot next to Skyhouse Houston), soil testing work was going on a few days ago. Rumor is that it may be Skyhouse #3 with work beginning soon.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...-on-block-368/

toxteth o'grady · #**7433** Posted **Jul 24, 2014, 3:53 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasPlaya

Nice. Fingers crossed on the office building being built.

It may be needed - Foster Wheeler is looking for 325,000 sf of space.

Energy engineering giant plans substantial Houston expansion

toxteth o'grady · #**7434** Posted **Jul 24, 2014, 5:40 PM**

Another day, another tout. This time, video...

If You’re From Houston, This Video Will Be The Best 4 Minutes Of Your Day

toxteth o'grady · #**7435** Posted **Jul 24, 2014, 6:52 PM**

BisNow has an update on Beltway Lakes:

"Radler is also flying along on development of its Beltway Lakes campus. Building 3, which broke ground last year, is reaching core and shell completion in October. Building 4, its mirror image (each is nine stories and 270k SF), will go into the dirt in the next 90 days. Radler is also beginning planning on Building 5, a 20-story tower that’ll top 600k SF.

Tom tells us the original site plan (pictured) called for three sets of mirror-image buildings, but now that the Beltway is booming and land is scarce, he really has to focus on being a true Class-A development. And that means upping the amenities game. (They’re near the top of every credit tenant’s wish list.) Instead of a sixth office building, Radler is in late negotiations with a hotel that will also offer dining and conference facilities to tenants."

In short, it sounds like the two smaller buildings in the picture will instead be a 20-story office tower and a hotel. No word on what the office tower will look like.

Brijonmang · #**7436** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 6:20 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

BisNow has an update on Beltway Lakes:

"Radler is also flying along on development of its Beltway Lakes campus. Building 3, which broke ground last year, is reaching core and shell completion in October. Building 4, its mirror image (each is nine stories and 270k SF), will go into the dirt in the next 90 days. Radler is also beginning planning on Building 5, a 20-story tower that’ll top 600k SF.

Tom tells us the original site plan (pictured) called for three sets of mirror-image buildings, but now that the Beltway is booming and land is scarce, he really has to focus on being a true Class-A development. And that means upping the amenities game. (They’re near the top of every credit tenant’s wish list.) Instead of a sixth office building, Radler is in late negotiations with a hotel that will also offer dining and conference facilities to tenants."

In short, it sounds like the two smaller buildings in the picture will instead be a 20-story office tower and a hotel. No word on what the office tower will look like.

Actually, the buildings in the picture are all being built as shown. The two smaller buildings to the right were buildings 1 and 2, building 3 (which is under construction now) is one of the two taller blue buildings. The 20 story building would be out of frame.

toxteth o'grady · #**7437** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 6:56 PM**

Thanks for that clarification.

New crane for FMC's building at Generation Park has gone up.

Generation Park has gone vertical

Just a reminder of what it will look like:

Urbannizer · #**7438** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 10:02 PM**

A crane operator for Astoria has fallen and is currently stuck in a confined space within the crane 200ft above ground.

You can watch the rescue live here:

http://abc13.com/live/

toxteth o'grady · #**7439** Posted **Jul 27, 2014, 6:59 PM**

This image, in the latest edition of National Geographic, should be a hint to Trader Joe's, Aldi and WinCo on where to put their next supermarkets. Mapping the Houston Food Desert.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/fo...on_map_web.png

toxteth o'grady · #**7440** Posted **Jul 27, 2014, 9:46 PM**

TSU Dorms: 7-27-2014 by Triton. Crane is up