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Photos: Hines’ Residences at La Colombe d’Or under construction, to deliver in 2020
By Fauzeya Rahman – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Jul 5, 2018, 8:21am CDT

A construction crane at the corner of Harold and Yoakum in Montrose marks the spot of Houston-based developer Hines’ future 34-story luxury apartments, Residences at La Colombe d’Or. At the ground level, crews recently poured a new foundation for the high-rise, set to open in the first quarter of 2020 and deliver by late 2020.

The developer has filed $68.5 million in building permits with the city of Houston for the project.

The La Colombe d’Or, originally built in 1923 as the Fondren Mansion, is a luxury boutique hotel owned by the Zimmerman family. They considered adding an office building or another hotel to a 1-acre site, which previously housed a parking lot and freestanding ballroom, behind the hotel before teaming up with Hines Interests LP.

The apartments will be connected to the almost 100-year-old Texas landmark through outdoor green space, said Chris O'Neill, managing director with Hines. The 34-story high-rise will also be next to Hanover Montrose, a 30-story apartment tower at 3400 Montrose.

“It’s something we paid a lot of attention to in design,” O’Neill said. Planting a 34-story building next to a 30-story building and an almost 100-year-old mansion required the design team to “marry the ground plan” to ensure the aesthetic and feel of the lower levels of the tower would reflect the scale of the mansion next door. As one goes up the 34-story tower, the design becomes more modern and contemporary, with one side made of heavy glass and another side featuring a limestone monolith facing west.

O’Neill described the building’s exterior as “carefully, meticulously crafted.”

Hines worked with Houston-based architect Muñoz + Albin, Houston-based interior design firm Rottet Studio and Hines affiliate contractor Urban Oaks Builders.