HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 97

Xeelee · #**1921** Posted **Apr 21, 2008, 1:40 PM**

Traffic out there is horrendous. !!

latennisguy · #**1922** Posted **Apr 22, 2008, 2:18 AM**

from a couple days ago (forgot to post them)

Xeelee · #**1923** Posted **Apr 22, 2008, 1:48 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by CALMSP

would be nice to follow the look of DXB with the highrises lined up right along the freeway!!!

DXB = Wilshire in LA ?

Complex01 · #**1924** Posted **Apr 23, 2008, 3:41 PM**

Hello people. I talked to a rep for the Discovery Tower. We now have a height for the tower...

482 feet...

Not bad, it will be taller then 5 Houston Center, and just a bit shy of One Park Place. Still a good height for the area...

Xeelee · #**1925** Posted **Apr 23, 2008, 3:47 PM**

This is good news.

JManc · #**1926** Posted **Apr 23, 2008, 11:21 PM**

that part of downtown is shaping up.

KevinFromTexas · #**1927** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 12:19 AM**

Not bad. That's about what I had thought it would be. I really like the design. At that height, I think that makes it the tallest built in downtown since 1000 Main in 2003 (518 feet).

Trae · #**1928** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 12:33 AM**

^^Actually, MainPlace is 630 feet.

KevinFromTexas · #**1929** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 3:12 AM**

I knew that. I forgot about it for some odd reason, and it's actually my favorite of all the new towers.

Great_Hizzy · #**1930** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 4:17 AM**

Flick my Bic, baby!

Complex01 · #**1931** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 6:58 PM**

LOL, that is funny...

Cory · #**1932** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 6:14 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMancuso

that part of downtown is shaping up.

Anyone remember this post a few years ago on HAIF:

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmancuso

what's wrong with market square? i agree, that DT park [Discovey Green] is way overblown.

Xeelee · #**1933** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 2:39 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WesternGulf

Anyone remember this post a few years ago on HAIF:

lol

toxteth o'grady · #**1934** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 1:48 AM**

Has anybody been watching the city compilations page over the past month? Houston and Dallas have basically been playing up-the-ante; first the DFW building count was boosted from 120 to 290 by the addition of a number of 10-story buildings that hadn't been in the inventory before, then Houston's inventory was boosted to 310. Now I see Dallas is up to 320 and Houston's up to 340.

Incidentally, there are 26 buildings listed as under construction in Houston, but three on the list are duplicates. I expect a correction will be made shortly...

JManc · #**1935** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 2:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WesternGulf

Anyone remember this post a few years ago on HAIF:

my original HAIF comment still stands; at the time, the hype about discovery green was overblown...liking it to the next millennium park in chicago or central park in manhattan. the jury is still out, IMO, as to how the park will turn out but the development around that area of downtown is promising.

rdavis4559 · #**1936** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 8:04 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMancuso

my original HAIF comment still stands; at the time, the hype about discovery green was overblown...liking it to the next millennium park in chicago or central park in manhattan. the jury is still out, IMO, as to how the park will turn out but the development around that area of downtown is promising.

It is a nice park but I agree, at least in terms of acreage the park is smaller than Millenium Park by a decent measure and Central Park by far, with much less in terms of facilities.

Cory · #**1937** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 6:51 AM**

I do not think this has been posted before but here is a different rendering, although it should be no surprises as far as the design, of Discovery Tower. Notice the One Park Place reflection.

rdavis4559 · #**1938** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 8:27 AM**

I've seen that render somewhere before, I think on this thread.

Complex01 · #**1939** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 4:45 PM**

I have yet to see that rendering. Discovery Tower looks much more detailed. I like it more and more every day. It looks awesome...

rdavis4559 · #**1940** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 8:47 PM**

The inlets up at the top look like a deck but I think that is where the wind turbines are to be installed.