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HOUSTON | The Eclipse | 736 FT / 224 M | 58 FLOORS
Developer: Zydeco Development Corp.
Architect: Type: Residential Location: Welch Ave near Persa St, River Oaks Construction Timeline: June 2017 Start Date - June 2019 Completion *An unexpected find, in mid-2014 the developer filed a subdivision plat to create an unrestricted reserve for this development, which was later approved. No other information was known at the time. Today, they filed a case with the FAA for the height of this building, 750' feet. Unfortunately this proposal will be met with strong opposition. The River Oaks neighborhood tried to stop a 17-story/220 foot office tower from being built just down the street. Here's the FAA filing: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...68113805&row=8 Site via google streetview: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/673/21...a502a490_b.jpg https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7481...7i13312!8i6656 |
Hopefully the River Oaks NIMBYS fail at stopping this. I'd imagine a 750 ft would rile up the militia more so than a 17 floor structure.
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Is this residential? If so that would make it taller than both The Austonian and The Independent in Austin - and so the tallest residential building in Texas.
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Well after looking at Google View a 750 foot tower seems out of place for the surrounding neighborhood but it is Houston without Zoning though.
No renderings? |
Guess you have to take the good with the bad on this one on zoning and all. Rather this built in downtown. There is a highrise not far from this site though.
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No renderings yet. The tallest building in the immediate area is The Huntingdon at 503' feet. Built in 1984, it's also just down the street from this. The building most likely will be residential, but no confirmation on that yet. It'll have amazing views of Downtown, Uptown, TMC, etc.
Will be interesting to see how this one plays out. I hope it pulls through. |
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Some renderings from have surfaced, which may not be final. Doubt they'll stick with this design as the neighborhood would find it very insulting.
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...1445610176.png http://zydeco66.com/eclipse3.php Quote:
http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/EclipseInterior.jpg http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse2.jpg |
that's rough...
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It looks like a rocket.
And are these toilet plungers? http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse.jpg |
Thats the funniest thing i've seen all day! Toilet plungers connected to an absolutely ridiculous looking building. It looks so strange it kinda looks good, kinda like the watts towers in LA.
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That has to be a joke, please tell me it's a joke. That's like out of some hellish 1980s version of future skyscrapers and or Dubai.
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This HAS to be a joke. The building is hideous in the strongest sense of the word!
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LOL:haha: Especially at the plungers. An unborn could come up with something better.
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Even the name is trippy. I think they should build it. They should build the s**t out of it.
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Absolutely stunning!
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Well, that's gaudy in an Abraj al-Bait sort of way. They do give themselves a whole lot of lead time on this one starting out of the ground - 2017? This must have been pitched to EB-5 prospects.
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Zydeco's website suggests they've never done a big project before. They're from New Mexico and most of their previous projects are in the 2-3 story range. They may be in way over their heads.:surrender: |
It's not April 1st is it?
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The plungersphere must be built.
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Only a proposal and already an internationally-known icon.
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This tower reminds me of the Tomorrow Square in Shanghai or the 23 Marina tower in Dubai.
The shape of this tower is pretty interesting, just not the exterior, it's horrendous :yuck:. |
Looks like the layout view of a cruise ship.
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The design is very uniqe, as previously stated it's like something designed for Dubai, as if to show off. Houston has many beautiful but non-descript highrises, something like this would be a landmark, something to stand out when people see photos so they'll realize right away "Ah, I know that's Houston" Like the Twin Towers, Sydney Opera House, St. Louis Arch, Seattle Sky Needle.... it's just a shame it's not in the downtown.
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At least with the clock tower you would know the time of your death, as you would have to immediately kill yourself after viewing this monstrosity. |
I'm not sure if the toilet plungers are a slap to Houston's massive blue collar labor force, but the entire building is a disgrace.
The design is a brutal mix of both Dubai's Elite Residence and Al Yaqoub towers. Most likely new renderings will be released. |
Not even Dubai is this horrible.
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Looks pretty different is the word.. Though why not :cheers:
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This must be built!
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That's precious.
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Did this thing get uglier? This certainly would be iconic.... :/
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Proposed height of 736' feet approved by the FAA. Floor count is 58.
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external...69259953&row=3 Description of proposal: Quote:
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This MUST be built.
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Butt ugly.
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http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse.jpg |
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What a terrible building...
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That would be the most hilarious thing if it were completed. The world's biggest meme
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This physically hurts my eyes. Just wow.
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Looks like something out of Malaysia, or an Asian country that is desperate for their signature tower. Looks better than anything Houston is proposing honestly.
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Looks like something Micheal Graves would have designed after being inspired by a trip to Azerbaijan. The masochist in my says it must be built, only because it's so awful.
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hilarious - this thing is so unbelievably ugly
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