You'd be surprised how many of these cruise going folks eat and check out Galveston before getting on the ship.

Saw this posted up at TheHaif.com

Exxon HQ construction underway.. Aerial via Swamplot through unknown photographer

http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploa...rial-close.jpg

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http://swamplot.com/aerial-views-of-...15/#more-27794

fits into Springwoods plans..

http://www.springwoodsvillage.com/im...us%20Label.jpg

I'm confused so Exxon is building a campus right where Springwoods Village going?

http://x.iil.li/modeximg.png

should give you a better idea =0

Ok, so Exxon is going to be north of Springwoods Village.

I had the privilege of speaking with an Exxon media relations guy and I informed him of the arial photographs we had of the area. I asked him straight up if indeed Exxon was moving forward with an elaborate corporate campus. The gentleman said "I can tell you that site work continues at that location and all options are still on the table---that's anything from leaving things as is on one end to building a new corporate campus on the other. I replied to him, "but sir, there have been thousands of trees cleared from the area and clearly this is in the exact location of the planned corporate campus according to Springwoods Village. Site work requires the removal of thousands of trees?" He replied, a statement on the campus would be released "very soon" and that all he could confirm is that site work continues at that location. When I asked what "very soon" meant, whether it was days or weeks, he would not comment. So that's the latest from the horses mouth.

What an amazing tower! Pickard Chilton does beautiful buildings!

Btw, this is the first time I've looked in the Houston thread, and I've just got to say that I am very impressed with all of the great strides that the city and the people are doing to make it a better city to live in. :tup:

Yuck yuck yuck, I thought we evolved past these giant suburban campuses.

I can't understand why when big, elaborate projects happen in The Woodlands (or near The Woodlands), people are quick to criticize. But let it happen "Sugar Land" <nose in the air> and all of a sudden it's a bad ass project. If this was going up along the energy corridor, it would be applauded for being another large anchor in that area with fancy buildings, density, and 17,000 additional people to liven up the business. :hell:

If it's this top secret then I should expect a good design from the architects god I hope it's not a bunch of low rise buildings. Maybe we will see alot of
20+st. buildings clustered around the site.

No it will probably be like the sears campus in suburban Chicago with one giant low rise building surrounded by a sea of parking yay.

Not even close actually. You should look at what was posted on Swamplot. Exxon is going cheap with this campus.

http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploa...campus-map.jpg

thats all I can find on swamplot.. does not really tell you a lot.

Those trees are really tall. You would have to get some good height to even be able to see anything from 45. But yea yuck to removing all those trees for such a sprawling thing. Even thought it is in the middle of one of the worst sprawled out areas of the city...

That's being too nice to Sears.

All of those "z" shapes are buildings surrounding the four larger white blocks, which are parking garages.

Looks like there will be 20 buildings plan for the site.

when are the trees going up on hines place?

It is very unlikely, imo, that any of these buildings will be more than 3 or 4 stories. If there are 20 buildings on site with 3 million sq. feet, that means all the buildings will average 150,000 sq. ft. Hardly enough sq. footage for a building of significant height.

Former Texaco building downtown may become 240 apartments

Sounds like good news if it comes to fruition.

"EFO Holdings has preliminary plans for a residential building combined with some retail, Hassler said. About 240 units would fit in the historic structure and be part of the first phase of development, he said. The first phase is budgeted to cost about $70 million, he said."