HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[JoninATX]

Originally Posted by JManc

what did it look like before?

The building looked like it was in disrepair, all of the windows & doors were all seal up with bricks, it was horrible. Now it looks real nice and can't wait to get back to my hometown :-).

[photoLith]

Heres a picture I took of the Wilson building from about a year ago.




And now

[TexasPlaya]

^Thanks for the then and now shots. This was an awesome renovation.

[AviationGuy]

I love that shade of green and how it contrasts with the building next door.

[AviationGuy]

Originally Posted by StatenIslander237

The first photo above was a rather eye-opening one for me..I had NO idea that, of all the new urban infill going up in Houston, ANY of it was this nice. After I saw this, I went on a Google Streetview rampage and realized that several other close-in Houston neighborhoods have similar projects. Only in America do we still build homes and full neighborhoods that are this lovely. The variety of the architectural styles in Houston is one-of-a-kind too. Well done!

This loft conversion is awesome too, I can't wait to visit this city one day.

Nice to hear from a forumer who is so upbeat. There's definitely a lot to be excited about in the Houston area.

[NYC2ATX]

Originally Posted by AviationGuy

Nice to hear from a forumer who is so upbeat. There's definitely a lot to be excited about in the Houston area.

Absolutely, that's just me! I'm sure I'll get to Houston soon though because I'm hoping to move to Texas later this year, probably to Austin. Looks like you already are from there Aviation...we should have an Austin forumer party when I get down there!

[AviationGuy]

Originally Posted by StatenIslander237

Absolutely, that's just me! I'm sure I'll get to Houston soon though because I'm hoping to move to Texas later this year, probably to Austin. Looks like you already are from there Aviation...we should have an Austin forumer party when I get down there!

I've lived in Austin most of my life. Never have met any of the other forumers, but would like to (Houston and Austin). Would also like to find the time to do some photo threads. Just haven't had the time during the day to do that.

[photoLith]

StatenIslander, I just posted a photo thread on Houston, you should check it out.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=200034

[NYC2ATX]

Awesome, I definitely will!

[photoLith]

Light rail update






Dynamo Stadium area




Dynamo station


Southeast Line bending towards Grigg St.


Southeast line south of UH


Southeast Line


southeast Line going through MacGregor Park


East End Line by the coffee plant.


East End Line


Southeast/Purple Line down Scott St.


Southeast/Purple Line going under 45 S.


End of the East End Line, or at least the greatest extent of construction thus far on it.

[JoninATX]

Thamks for the update photolith, I was just wondering how the rail progress was going down there.

[Complex01]

Ooo great pics. I like it very much.

[Chicago3rd]

The progress is amazing!

[photoLith]

Heres the expansions going on right now for those who dont know


The red line extension


Southeast Line


East End Line


All these images from http://www.gometrorail.org/go/doc/2491/1323787/
The University Lines and Uptown Lines on this map may be built or they may not, who knows.

[toxteth o'grady]

It would be nice if the Metro went past one of the airports. The line to UH is so close to Hobby.

[photoLith]

^
Theres plans in the future to expand the red line to George Bush Intercontinental, and then the Southeast line to Hobby.


Gables on Kirby and Westheimer




Westheimer, across from the Marriot


Avenue R development on Richmond and Barrington


Avenue R render
http://www.multihousingnews.com/news...004050134.html


New apartments and retail in Rice Village

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by Chron

Developer PM Realty Group says it hopes to break ground on the 39-story tower in the third quarter, but it first needs to hire a contractor and secure a construction loan. The RTKL-designed building is planned for the northeast corner of West Alabama and Weslayan. It will have 254 rental units.

Link

[Edg23]

It looks like this project is finally happening. There's been a huge trailer in the McDonald's parking lot as of 2 weeks ago (The McDonald's on Post Oak in the Galleria area)

Article from 2007
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/s...24/story6.html

Houston-based Randall Davis Co. signed a contract last week with McDonald's Corp. to buy a portion of a Galleria-area site that currently holds the only two-story McDonald's in Texas.

Davis is paying more than $2.5 million for 25,000 square feet of land on the hard corner of Post Oak and Garrettson, where he plans to build the Titan -- a 26-story condo tower with 80 homes ranging in price from the high $400,000s to $3 million.

[Edg23]

Newer article with picture.

The development, a condo tower known as Astoria, will have 23 stories and 55 condos for sale. Much of the art deco modern building will consist of 2,700-square-foot units; four per floor, Davis said.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/p....html?page=all

[JManc]

Too bad, that's actually a cool McDonalds and the existing Randall Davis building across the street is hideous.