HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 29

Shasta · #**561** Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 1:13 AM**

This is what I know of;

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

501 feet, 37 floors ONE PARK PLACE (downtown)
405 feet, 30 floors 2727 Kirby (river oaks/upper kirby area)
358 feet, 29 floors MOSAIC I (museum district/hermann park)
324 feet, 21 floors FACULTY CENTER TOWER (med center)
315 feet, 24 floors COSMOPOLITAN (galleria/uptown)
198 feet, 14 floors GRANITE WESTCHASE II (westchase)
189 feet, 12 floors AMERICAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK (new chinatown area)
186 feet, 12 floors SYSCO HEADQUARTERS (west houston)
152 feet, 8 floors ALKEK BLDG FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (med center)
35 floors MEMORIAL HERMANN TOWER (memorial city)
25 floors METHODIST HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT CENTER (med center)
20 floors FEIGIN CENTER AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S (8 floor addition in med center
15 floors MARRIOTT COURTYARD (galleria/uptown)
13 floors LIFE SCIENCE PLAZA (med center)
13 floors ENERGY CENTER I (west houston)
11 floors HOUSTON PAVILIONS (downtown)
11 floors MAIN AT WALKER GARAGE (downtown)
10 floors COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTER (med center/rice u)
10 floors METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (med center)

PROPOSED/APPROVED

486 feet, 38 floors TURNBERRY TOWER (galleria/uptown)
400 feet, 30 floors MERCER EAST TOWER (galleria/uptown)
369 feet, 31 floors THE MONACO (uptown back on the boards)
358 feet, 29 floors MOSAIC II (museum district/hermann park)
35 to 42 floors 1500 SMITH STREET (downtown)
31 floors DISCOVERY TOWER (downtown but could grow taller)
27 floors STERLING AT MEMORIAL VILLAGES (voss @ woodway)
26 floors PARK 8 (3 triplet buildings in new chinatown)
25 floors LEGACY AT MEMORIAL (just west of downtown)
19 floors FIVE WESTLAKE PARK (west houston)
18 floors BINZ MEDCORP BLDG (museum district)
15 floors TEXAS CHILDREN'S NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (tmc)
15 floors HIGHLAND TOWER (uptown/galleria)
14 floors TEXAS CHILDREN'S MATERNITY CENTER (tmc)
12 floors ENERGY CENTER II (west houston)
10 floors FOUR + FIVE CHASEWOOD PARK (northwest houston)

The following are projects that could have multiple hi-rises according to their renderings but floor counts are unknown at this time...

BLVD PLACE (uptown/galleria)
OAKS DISTRICT (uptown/galleria)
REGENT SQUARE (allen parkway)
GATEWAY MED CENTER (3rd ward east of 288 near tmc)

The following are projects that have been announced, proposed, or floated around but I don't know much about them...

METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTH CAMPUS (med center up to 1.5 million sq feet)
SHERATON MEMORIAL CITY (mem city)
WESTIN HOTEL AND RESIDENCES (memorial city)
6 HOUSTON CENTER (downtown)
HINES ON MAIN (downtown)
LINBECK NEAR MARKET SQUARE (downtown)
ALLEN CENTER GARAGE (downtown to be built on top of garage)
LYME BIOMEDICAL PLAZA (near med center close to SPIRES CONDOS)
HOUSTON CITY CENTRE (mega bldg on block of Shamrock proposal downtown)

JManc · #**562** Posted **Apr 28, 2007, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Trae

http://www.highland-tower.com/

this where central ford used to be?

Xeelee · #**563** Posted **Apr 29, 2007, 4:57 AM**

yES

Great_Hizzy · #**564** Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 2:52 PM**

It's where the banner and sales office are currently located, but like Shasta said, the actual tower will be built north of there towards San Felipe.

UrbTransPlanner · #**565** Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 4:46 PM**

Welcome rocktgrl!

JManc · #**566** Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 8:46 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great_Hizzy

It's where the banner and sales office are currently located, but like Shasta said, the actual tower will be built north of there towards San Felipe.

what about that SWB/ at&t building? also, there are some apartments along bettis...

Shasta · #**567** Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 9:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMancuso

what about that SWB/ at&t building? also, there are some apartments along bettis...

It is on the NORTH side of Bettis. From the project website, it appears to be on the corner of Bettis Drive and Briarglen Drive. That would put it immediately SOUTH of the brand new 8 story Briarglen Condo project that just went up. They will be neighbors, which is not surprising since it is the EXACT same development team and architectural firm.

The website has lots of info and pdf maps (sorry, I don't know how to lift pdfs to post them on here or else I would). It also talks about the High Street proposal, the Oaks District proposal (phase I), and shows other area projects like a possible multi-family by the Morgan Group as well as a new condo community.

rdavis4559 · #**568** Posted **Apr 30, 2007, 9:31 PM**

Here are two shots of the Pavilions sites

Xeelee · #**569** Posted **May 1, 2007, 3:14 AM**

looks busy.

irees · #**570** Posted **May 1, 2007, 7:16 AM**

if only we could knock off all the remaining surface lots 3 blocks at a time...

Xeelee · #**571** Posted **May 1, 2007, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by irees

if only we could knock off all the remaining surface lots 3 blocks at a time...

I know. I just drove by there this morning. I was awesome.

rdavis4559 · #**572** Posted **May 1, 2007, 5:25 PM**

Just in case nobody knew about this... discoverygreen.com has detailed pictures of their construction progress
http://www.discoverygreen.com/en/cms/?292

Great_Hizzy · #**573** Posted **May 1, 2007, 7:29 PM**

Hey, good catch! Lots of good photos there.

Cory · #**574** Posted **May 2, 2007, 4:29 PM**

Since Allen Bianchi is only known for doing single family homes and townhomes, I am wondering is this the only "advanced" rendering for his Westheimer Tower proposal? Don't quote me on this y'all as if it is absoulte, because I am not sure. Just curious. I found it on the website.

vjhe · #**575** Posted **May 2, 2007, 6:17 PM**

^

Um, Wow! I would love to see that towering 24 stories in the Montrose. I love that.

Great_Hizzy · #**576** Posted **May 2, 2007, 9:20 PM**

That certainly gives you a better idea of what the project would look like in real terms. Although, as you said, WG, it may not be the one for Westheimer.

texasboy · #**577** Posted **May 3, 2007, 5:26 PM**

I guess being away from this site for a while has its benefits. WOW at Houston City Centre. I am itching to hear more about that. Also where exactly is that Westheimer Tower suppose to sit. I am very curious since vjhe mentions Montrose, but exactly where?

rdavis4559 · #**578** Posted **May 4, 2007, 9:44 AM**

Boris posted these really great pics on a thread titled "Houston Downtown - 5-3-07"

Complex01 · #**579** Posted **May 4, 2007, 2:32 PM**

Yeah that HP site looks really busy. Thats good. Also i like the photo above cause u can see the Discovery crane in it as well. That area is really going to come alive...

rdavis4559 · #**580** Posted **May 4, 2007, 4:42 PM**

I thought this might be interesting to you guys...

My office downtown faces fannin where the discovery green/park tower site is and one of the cranes there fell over onto a truck on fannin... you may see something in the news about this later.