Houston's Highrise Construction - Page 4

Trae · #61 Posted **Jan 19, 2015, 4:21 AM**

Being hit the hardest doesn't mean a decline either.

TexasPlaya · #62 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 2:56 AM**

An image showing Houston's randomness. I wonder how long that wells fargo bank will last in the foreground next to the high rise.

by russell.hancock posted on HAIF

AviationGuy · #63 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 3:52 AM**

Lots of nice infill. I like how so many old garden apartment complexes are being replaced by multistory complexes all over the city.

Aerial photos don't do it justice. At ground level, I really like seeing what's going on in the area shown in the above photo. Not nearly as impressive as the Uptown area just to the west of this photo, though.

Nouvellecosse · #64 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 4:07 AM**

That picture actually makes Houston look reasonably dense!

Clev · #65 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 4:58 AM**

What's that tall, white building on the upper left in the middle of those nice-looking homes with trees? That one and the one next to it look really out of place. Sorry, I'm not too familiar with Houston besides downtown.

Jasonhouse · #66 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 5:11 AM**

^Houston has very uh, open zoning regulations.

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Originally Posted by Dariusb

The city either has many buildings under construction or proposed. My question is do you see this as a trend to continue into the future or just a temporary stage in the city's development?

Not only is the growth going to stop permanently, they're actually going to take down the existing highrises, and convert the entire metro to all SFHs.

(not really)

mhays · #67 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 5:15 AM**

I'm glad they're building that stuff, and it's a big improvement, and reasonably urban, and it looks good, etc. But I really hate the "building wrapped around a garage" thing, and the garages also look massive in this case, like double the parking you'd want, and 60% of the housing density it appears to be. Also wishing the highrise was on half the land. The ones in the background on the right look like they might be more urban.

Samwill89 · #68 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 5:50 AM**

Another, less dense view, looking toward Uptown, the secondary business district in the distance, and the Greenway Plaza development closer to the foreground.

HTown by russell.hancock, on Flickr

The Swamplot Flickr Pool has some great recent aerials, which have been requested in this thread.

It seems that most of the high rises in the pipeline will move forward with construction. What I am expecting instead is for the next half of the year to slow down.

Dariusb · #69 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 9:40 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

^Houston has very uh, open zoning regulations.

Not only is the growth going to stop permanently, they're actually going to take down the existing highrises, and convert the entire metro to all SFHs.

(not really)

Ha ha!

Dariusb · #70 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 9:42 AM**

Loving these pics!

chris08876 · #71 Posted **Jan 24, 2015, 4:11 PM**

Lots of potential looking through some of those Flikr pics. The midrises sprouting over the area are helping to fill in some of the voids. Replacing some of those single homes with some dense, multi-family developments is the way to go.

The city is vast though. Some of those 300-400 foot towers look so small given the distances.

Shasta · #72 Posted **Jan 25, 2015, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Clev

What's that tall, white building on the upper left in the middle of those nice-looking homes with trees? That one and the one next to it look really out of place. Sorry, I'm not too familiar with Houston besides downtown.

That's The Huntingdon. Private condos. Very expensive for the Houston market and full of people that used to live in those homes adjacent to it (Avalon Place and River Oaks).

The smaller while building is an office tower and the building under construction behind it will be another small office tower (17 floors I believe).

Leo the Dog · #73 Posted **Jan 25, 2015, 3:18 AM**

I find Houston to be a fascinating city. I love the loose zoning. It'll be fun to watch this city evolve over the decades. Very exciting.

AviationGuy · #74 Posted **Jan 25, 2015, 5:45 AM**

Those are nice pics. Visitors still mistake Uptown (second big pic) for downtown, not realizing there are several large nodes.

Dariusb · #75 Posted **Jan 25, 2015, 8:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by AviationGuy

Those are nice pics. Visitors still mistake Uptown (second big pic) for downtown, not realizing there are several large nodes.

Just imagine what Houston's skyline would look like if all of those towers (downtown, Uptown, TMC, Greenway Plaza etc.) were concentrated in one area!

dc_denizen · #76 Posted **Jan 25, 2015, 3:16 PM**

Some nice aerials here. There seems to be a dearth of hi-res aerial pics of US cities (besides skylines) in general, but these are great.

chris08876 · #77 Posted **Jan 26, 2015, 8:50 PM**

Somebody posted this in the aerial thread.

• Video Link

Shows off downtown, medical center, port, and so on. Looks recent as it was published August of 2014.

Clev · #78 Posted **Jan 26, 2015, 9:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris08876

Somebody posted this in the aerial thread.

• Video Link

Shows off downtown, medical center, port, and so on. Looks recent as it was published August of 2014.

I love the density at 33 seconds. Very impressive.

Eightball · #79 Posted **Jan 26, 2015, 9:22 PM**

How high has initial ridership been on the newly opened rail lines?

DenseCityPlease · #80 Posted **Jan 26, 2015, 9:47 PM**

America's Beijing.

In terms of urban form at least. Ring road freeways, pedestrian hostile superblocks, scattered density clusters, congestion, and unmitigated sprawl all propelled by surreal rates of population growth and development.

Economically Houston is a beast, and a godsend for much needed job creation, but it has all the charm and character of...well...let's just say it's a good thing one can make a weekend trip to NOLA or San Antonio.