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[Wattleigh]

Tower Five at Four Oaks Place

In brief: A 30 story (22 Office floors + 8 floors of parking) , 525k square foot office tower located at 1550 Post Oak Boulevard, adjacent to the Four Oaks Place office complex. The building would be included as part of the complex when complete.

The location is currently the site of a 24 Hour Fitness location, which is owned by TIAA-CREF, who in turn own Four Oaks Place. If built, it will be the first Class-A office building built in the district in 25 years.

Developers: TIAA-CREF + Transwestern
Architect: Pickard Chilton

Planned start of construction: Q1, 2009

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From a HBJ article (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/09/01/story1.html) at the beginning of September on the state of three office projects uptown...

FUNDING NO PROBLEM

Houston-based Transwestern, development manager and leasing representative for the proposed TIAA-CREF building, is expected to release final details on the project within a month.

Preliminary plans revealed nearly a year ago called for a 400,000-square-foot, 17-story office building with a development cost of $100 million to $120 million. The structure at 1550 Post Oak would replace the building in the Four Oaks Place office complex leased by 24 Hour Fitness from owner TIAA-CREF.

The proposed building being called Tower Five at Four Oaks Place is now set to be 30 stories tall, with 525,000 square feet of office space on 22 floors atop a parking garage with roughly 1,500 spaces, says Carleton Riser, head of Transwestern’s development group.

He says the building designed by architectural firm Pickard Chilton could break ground in the first quarter of 2009.

The fact that no tenants have committed to the new building won’t delay construction, Riser says.

The typical pre-leasing requirements aren’t in play because funding isn’t a problem for TIAA-CREF. The Fortune 100 financial services firm with more than $435 billion in combined assets under management is the leading retirement system for people in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.

A significant amount of money has already been spent planning the building, reflecting TIAA-CREF’s intent to move forward.

Says Riser: “People don’t generally spend the money to take a building through construction drawings unless they’re very serious. We wouldn’t be spending the money if they weren’t bullish on the prospects of the investment.”

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[Xeelee]

This is good news. I wonder what it would look like.

[Wattleigh]

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/11/10/daily11.html?f=et63&ana=e_du

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:46 PM
City approves variance for TIAA-CREF building

Houston Business Journal - by Jennifer Dawson Reporter

The City of Houston’s Planning Commission has granted a variance to TIAA-CREF to accommodate a 30-story office building it plans to construct in the Galleria area.

TIAA-CREF intends to build an office tower at 1300 Post Oak, in place of an existing two-story 24-Hour Fitness. The office building will be located next to the Four Oaks Place office complex that is also owned by TIAA-CREF.

The owner needed city approval to build the structure 15 feet away from Post Oak instead of the standard 25 feet. The setback change, granted last week, applies on Post Oak from Four Oaks Place Drive to West Briar Lane.

The building will be located closer to the street in keeping with guidelines being developed for the future rail corridor. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County plans to construct a rail line down the middle of Post Oak.

Houston-based Transwestern is development manager and leasing representative for the proposed office building, which has been on the drawing board for more than a year.

With more than $435 billion in combined assets under management, TIAA-CREF is the leading retirement system for people in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields.

[Xeelee]

For a minute I was expecting it the have been placed on hold or canceled. So far so good. :)

[Thymant]

So this most likley will happen?

[HOUSTONIAN57]

^^^
:yes: Its already approved, now we have to wait for renderings.

[photoLith]

Four Oaks place, isnt that near the galleria area?

[HOUSTONIAN57]

Sorta, more in the Uptown area.

[Complex01]

We need another project for the galleria. Its almost a given to see at least a couple of cranes in the area. Something is always happening in the Uptown...

[Thymant]

Cant wait for the renderings.

[Golyadkin]

Sorry for posting on a two-year old thread, but here's the only rendering that's been found of the proposed building:
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/gallery/1287546407/gallery_723_64_17810.jpg
(original image from http://www.paynerowlett.com/#/PORTFOLIO/Architecture/7)

I like how it doesn't fit at all with any buildings in the area.

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

there has been a sign posted on site requesting a variance.

Looks like this project may be a go soon :)

[Complex01]

The Galleria is coming alive again. Woo Hoo...

:yes:

[shakman]

It is indeed great news to hear about The Galleria area being built up with density.

[Golyadkin]

The 24-hour Fitness on the site closed down on Jan. 27, and I believe they've been emptying the building out for the past few months, in preparation for demolition.

[Urbannizer]

BHP Billiton Petroleum unveils plans for Post Oak tower

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BHP Billiton Petroleum said Monday it will hire hundreds of new employees and lease a 30-story office tower to be built at 1500 Post Oak Blvd. to accommodate its expanding shale business and future growth.

Construction is expected to start later this year on the new building, which will be connected to the company’s current headquarters at 1360 Post Oak Blvd, creating a two-tower campus. A glass skybridge will connect the structures.

The buildings will house several thousand BHP employees, many still to be hired. Some 1,800 existing BHP employees will office there, including workers in other locations. Employees in downtown’s Wells Fargo Tower and a building in Tulsa, Okla. will relocate to the Post Oak headquarters.

“We’ll probably be pushing 3,000 when we move into the new building,” CEO J. Micheal Yeager said at a press conference.

In total, BHP will occupy about 1 million square feet in both buildings. The new tower will have 560,000 square feet.

Transwestern will develop the new building for owner TIAA-CREF.

BHP Billiton deals in natural resources ranging from iron ore and uranium to oil and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, with a major office in London, but the petroleum division is based in Houston.

Architectural firm Pickard Chilton designed the building, which is expected to open in 2016. Gensler also was involved.

“We have designed this new building with employee productivity and appeal as top priorities to retain current employees and attract prospective employees,” Yeager said in a statement. “We plan to hire hundreds of new people in the immediate future. To attract the most talent, we believe we need to offer them the best possible work environment.”

The Site:
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By Skylineview on HAIF


http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/02/bhp-billiton-office-tower-to-rise-on-post-oak-boulevard

[Shasta]

Looks like it might be flirting with 500 feet. Nice tower although slightly dated now.

[Urbannizer]

Title for the building should be renamed bhpbilliton

Screenshots from a news video:
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[Shasta]

Eh, from these new angles looks like it'll be around 460 feet. Still a nice addition.

[KevinFromTexas]

Still a nice tower, but yeah, Four Oaks Place (blue tower in back) is 420 feet. This looks to be slightly taller than that. 450 to 460 feet sounds about right.

[tayser]

BHP Billiton are very active with the accomodation globally at the moment.

They've just completed and moved into their new Perth office:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4338972-3x2-940x627.jpg

They're moving the HQ in Melbourne http://171collins.com.au/171-collins/tower/

And now this Houston building... that's of cash floating about.

BHP's registered office for the ASX listed entity (BHP Billiton Ltd) is in Melbourne but the office which really is only head-office functions like Finance, Marketing and the CEO's office pales in comparison to the size of the offices in Perth & Brisbane where they're closer to all the mines.

They're heavily decentralised with a lot of their technology work done out of Singapore - Pretroleum in Houston and of course the LSE Entity (BHP Billiton Plc) office in London.

[toxteth o'grady]

BHP Billiton are very active with the accomodation globally at the moment.

And now this Houston building... that's of cash floating about.

As long as they're not too dependent on the price of gold...

[Urbannizer]

From the latest Pickard Chilton book:

Complementing and completing the adjacent Four Oaks Place, owned by TIAA-CREF and designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, 1500 Post Oak Boulevard creates a new focal point for the development and defines a fresh southern edge along the complex's central garden. The office tower also serves as the main entry for the development and welcomes visitors with a spacious, naturally lit lobby. At night, the prismatic crown atop the building reveals the building's presence in the Houston Skyline.

Seven levels of parking serve the building's Class-A office space. The efficient floor plates conserve resources and lend themselves to convenient planning and office space management by tenants. The tower design includes numerous sustainable features, and is expected to achieve LEED-CS Gold certification. For example, a glass curtain wall clads the tower, articulated by a delicate screen of sunshades that reduce heat gain from the Texas sun, while bringing a more intimate scale to the building.

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[Urbannizer]

Site now fenced off w/ a dumpster nearby. Gym Center to be demolished soon.

[Urbannizer]

9/28

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2013%2009%2028/IMG_1961_zps8fc4cd8d.jpg
link (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-five-oaks-place/?p=435370)

[Urbannizer]

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Developer breaks ground on BHP Billiton Petroleum skyscraper

Construction begins Monday on BHP Billiton Tower, a 600,000-square-foot Class A office tower that will change the skyline within the Uptown District.

The 30-story structure is being built on 2.72 acres within the Four Oaks Place office complex — better known to some as the site of the old 24-Hour fitness on Post Oak Boulevard.

The development is 100 percent preleased to BHP Billiton, a major global diversified resources company.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/10/photos-developers-break-ground-on-bhp.html

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[Urbannizer]

From Transwestern Houston's twitter page:

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[cloud713]

does this need to be moved to U/C, or when does that happen?

[Urbannizer]

does this need to be moved to U/C, or when does that happen?

Here are the SSP guidelines required for a building to be moved to the u/c section of the forum. It'll be a few months for this one to be moved.

If a proposal starts construction but goes unnoticed by the moderation team, feel free to post in here to request it be moved.

Site preparation or merely just digging the foundation doesn't count as contruction starting, since digging a hole is just that, digging a hole. And plus any construction taking place within a foundation that pertains only to the excavation doesn't count either, since that's not construction for the actual building itself.



Foundation work includes the implementation of permanent foundation components such as the drilling of caissons, etc.



Top down construction involving piling doesn't require a foundation to have been dug for a building to be considered under construction.



A tall building is considered to be ‘under construction’ when site clearing has been completed and foundation / piling work has begun.

[toxteth o'grady]

What are they tearing down?

[Urbannizer]

What are they tearing down?

The old gym center.

[Urbannizer]

This morning:

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http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/?p=436416

[Urbannizer]

2013 10 12: Photos from this week... and this morning.

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http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/?p=436659

[Wattleigh]

Photo from this morning, c/o 'SkylineView' on HAIF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-6#entry437296).

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[toxteth o'grady]

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/?p=436659

That's a shot that will bear revisiting over the next year and a half.:tup:

[Urbannizer]

10/26 by Skylineview

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[toxteth o'grady]

They starting to move quickly now. If the rains subside, they should be ready for site prep.

[Urbannizer]

11/1

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Photos by BaderJF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/?p=438929)

[Urbannizer]

Base of crane now on site:

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[toxteth o'grady]

That will be something for me to look for on my next trip along 610.

[hughesnick312]

BHP Billiton are very active with the accomodation globally at the moment.

They've just completed and moved into their new Perth office:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4338972-3x2-940x627.jpg

They're moving the HQ in Melbourne http://171collins.com.au/171-collins/tower/

And now this Houston building... that's of cash floating about.

BHP's registered office for the ASX listed entity (BHP Billiton Ltd) is in Melbourne but the office which really is only head-office functions like Finance, Marketing and the CEO's office pales in comparison to the size of the offices in Perth & Brisbane where they're closer to all the mines.

They're heavily decentralised with a lot of their technology work done out of Singapore - Pretroleum in Houston and of course the LSE Entity (BHP Billiton Plc) office in London.
How big is Houston, it has a good skyline for a non major American city, I wish our secondary cities had skylines like American secondary cities

[franktko]

I don't think you have "secondary" cities as large as Houston in Great Britain... Houston metro is over 6 million people!

[AviationGuy]

How big is Houston, it has a good skyline for a non major American city, I wish our secondary cities had skylines like American secondary cities

It's the U.S.'s 4th largest city. It's very major for this country. Huge port, petrochemical industry, international population. Wikipedia would be a pretty good source of info, although I've found some things in Wikipedia's article that aren't quite correct.

By the way, the "skyline" shown in this thread is Uptown, which is a satellite skyline. The downtown skyline is about 6 miles from Uptown, and is one of the largest in the U.S..

London of course is phenomenal. My Dad lived there for a while when overseeing North Sea rig construction. He lived a couple of blocks from Albert Hall in a great area. I visited and wish I could go back!

Please visit, and visit us up in Austin, too! British Airways will start non-stop service between Austin and London in the spring.

[UTEPman]

The cool thing about houston is it has multiple business districts that would put a lot of cities to shame (including my home cities CBD).

If you put every skyscraper in Houston into one CBD, it would be a pretty incredible skyline.

[UTEPman]

This picture actually gives a good perspective. You can see the large quantities of skyscrapers all over Houston. It is much larger than most "secondary" cities of any country.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6766329329_5ef40f70a2_b.jpg

[Wattleigh]

Base of the crane has appeared at the site.

Photo c/o 'fatesdisastr on HAIF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-7#entry440641)

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And from 'SkylineView', also on HAIF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-7#entry441093)

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2013%2011%2020/IMG_2016_zps52c9ce4a.jpg

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[toxteth o'grady]

Looks like they have two crane bases onsite. Can't wait for those to go up.

[Urbannizer]

12/11 by Skylineview

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[KevinFromTexas]

This picture actually gives a good perspective. You can see the large quantities of skyscrapers all over Houston. It is much larger than most "secondary" cities of any country.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6766329329_5ef40f70a2_b.jpg

Is there a larger version of that? Anyone know where that was taken?

[Nucleareaction]

Is there a larger version of that? Anyone know where that was taken?

Must have been taken somewhere south-east of the city. For another really good view of our cbd's, take the ramp from Westpark Tollway to 59-N.

[Urbannizer]

From HAIF:
Crane is going up just after New Years!

Just got this in an email.

"To: Four Oaks Place Tenants
From: Four Oaks Place Management Office
Date: December 20, 2013

Subject: Closing of Four Oaks Place Drive

On Friday January 3rd through Monday January 6th, D.E. Harvey will be assembling the crane for the Tower Five construction site. During this time, it will be necessary to close Four Oaks Place Drive. Entry to Four Oaks Place from Post Oak Boulevard will remain open. On the west end of Four Oaks Place Drive, the traffic flow will be one-way only, to allow exiting onto Post Oak Lane. To prevent any confusion during this process, D.E. Harvey will have signage installed throughout the complex and Houston Police officers will be directing traffic."

[toxteth o'grady]

Is there a larger version of that? Anyone know where that was taken?

That sure looks like somewhere between Pasadena and Clear Lake.

[Urbannizer]

1/3 by fastesdisatr, work on getting the crane up.

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[Urbannizer]

1/4 by Skylineview

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Later in the day (by richfish)...

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[toxteth o'grady]

Another crane to look at Uptown. Time to move this one to the other thread.

[Urbannizer]

Crane is up, 1/12 by Skylineview

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[Urbannizer]

c/o Skylineview - 1/18

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[Urbannizer]

Ground level, by BaderJF

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[Urbannizer]

Is it safe to move this one to u/c now?

1/26 by Skylineview

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[Urbannizer]

*bump*

[Urbannizer]

2/6, by fatesdisatr

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[Htowngrown]

This should definitely qualify for under construction! They've been pouring the foundation all week! Can't wait til HAIF gets some more birds eye view updates from SkylineView.

[Wattleigh]

c/o 'SkylineView' on HAIF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-8#entry448889)

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[JoninATX]

That area will certainly be alot denser in a few years. Also we got the Gables starting very soon. Exciting times for Houston. :)

[WonderlandPark]

That is more than site prep IMO. Last time I looked at this thread (seemed like just a few weeks ago) there was a building still on this site being demolished.

[NYC2ATX]

That area will certainly be alot denser in a few years. Also we got the Gables starting very soon. Exciting times for Houston. :)

Not to go off-topic, but which Gables project is that? There's so much going on I forget which project is which :P

[JoninATX]

Not to go off-topic, but which Gables project is that? There's so much going on I forget which project is which :P

It's the new 446 unit Gables residential tower that will will be built directly in front of the new BBVA building off of Post Oak. In other words, Gables is going to build a large tower right by Transco Tower. :)

[Htowngrown]

It's the new 446 unit Gables residential tower that will will be built directly in front of the new BBVA building off of Post Oak. In other words, Gables is going to build a large tower right by Transco Tower. :)
The Gables project isn't too close to Transco Tower(it's still on the north side of Westheimer), but it'll still bring the new construction that way. It's also a 446 Unit Hotel/Apartment tower, with an office tower(phase 3, curved tower behind Gables) projected to break ground around the same time. It really is incredible how much development is going on with post oak, and there are only going to be more announcements(BLVD place should have 3+ more towers)! Gonna need to change Post Oaks name to Crane Lane!

Info on Gables:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=208364
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29135-gables-post-oak-mixed-use-tower/page-2#entry445912

[toxteth o'grady]

Not to mention Apache's tower and the hotel.

[Urbannizer]

2/15 by Skylineview

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[toxteth o'grady]

Just noticed the base for the second crane.

[Wattleigh]

Any photos from the mat pour this past weekend? Hard to imagine something like that tying up Post Oak or the streets around it for any amount of time.

[Urbannizer]

Mat pour going on right now, by SkylineView on HAIF

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2002%2022/IMG_2092_zps9eb26a01.jpg

[Wattleigh]

Several photos c/o 'fatesdisastr' on HAIF


2/25/14 (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-8#entry450822)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/TscreamosoulT/D2985200-F9FD-4E99-B606-7223312D2C6C_zpso9nwjihl.png

3/3/14 - 2 Cranes now up (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-8#entry451554)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/TscreamosoulT/374B4085-7C93-4454-B8F1-BF4B6CAF54D4_zpscs2ybarl.jpg

[Urbannizer]

3/8 by SkylineView

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2003%2008/IMG_2108_zps9fa6c6ed.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2003%2008/IMG_2105_zps4b5fcb7a.jpg

[Urbannizer]

3/21 by Skylineview

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2003%2022/IMG_2111_zps023624e9.jpg

[shakman]

Could someone please change the title of this thread from "SITE PREP" to "U/C" ?

[toxteth o'grady]

Impressive; when the crane goes up for the Belfiore, that should be quite a sight.

[toxteth o'grady]

Ground-level shots:

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/toxteth_ogrady/HOU2-21_zpsf4b2b2dc.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/toxteth_ogrady/HOU2-17_zps923ab518.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/toxteth_ogrady/HOU2-16_zps0c78eb36.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/toxteth_ogrady/HOU2-15_zps75a6e565.jpg

[Urbannizer]

4/19 by Skylineview - this project will have 3 cranes.

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2004%2019/IMG_2133_zps5450e4b5.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2004%2019/IMG_2132_zps41f0f79f.jpg

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4/26 by Skylineview

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2004%2026/IMG_2138_zps48c7257a.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

Somebody's run out of room on Photobucket.

[Urbannizer]

4/28 by ChannelTwoNews

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/14085870273_9129cda8ce_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7381/14062660882_210900f8eb_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14066282414_7a03c48a94_b.jpg

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5/2 by Cloud713

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o701/skyline_713/104D7995-2E61-4CD2-A923-D48F7F732F2E_zpsuljbdfh0.jpg

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o701/skyline_713/F887C472-DEC2-4756-8FBC-51A11BC30C10_zpsrw3nd1gm.jpg

[houstonrules]

I hope this building will surpass the Four Leaf towers in height.

[Urbannizer]

5/24 by Skylineview

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/14260334455_458c652da8_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/14257014521_d703856037_b.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

That's a busy corner.

[Wattleigh]

c/o 'SkylineView' on HAIF (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13199-bhp-billiton-five-oaks-place/page-10#entry463536)

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2006%2007/IMG_2160_zps1224a708.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2006%2007/IMG_2158_zps4940afd9.jpg

[Urbannizer]

6/28 c/o skylineview

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2006%2029/IMG_2164_zps146603a2.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg515/SkylineView/2014%2006%2029/IMG_2165_zps7050baec.jpg

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7/13 by Javi Kawai

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14462678030_93bf40f2db_b.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

That and the Astoria are going up fast.

[colemonkee]

Looks like the first office floor. I count 4 or 5 levels of parking.

[Urbannizer]

Today from the webcam:

http://oxblue.com/open/transwestern/5oaks

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3868/14945270259_a6fba11cd0_b.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

9/23 from BaderJF at HAIF. Includes the Astoria:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k243/BaderJF/20140922_152033_zpsjh4jyu6o.jpg

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9/27 by Javi Kawai

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/15189150588_c56b0886eb_b.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/15189130078_c41b8efdd5_b.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

9/29 from BaderJF on HAIF:

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k243/BaderJF/20140928_160518_zpsgmtm2l9e.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

10/27 from Javi Kawai at HAIF. Includes the Astoria:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3951/15026588264_787d686b4a_b.jpg

[colemonkee]

I'll withhold judgement until we get a closer look and see more of the facade, but so far the skin is just "meh" for me.

[AviationGuy]

I'll withhold judgement until we get a closer look and see more of the facade, but so far the skin is just "meh" for me.

Might be better to wait a while.

[toxteth o'grady]

Don't they make a lovely couple? BHP and Astoria. 11/15 by Triton at HAIF:

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8114/15611820647_0a4e15bdb8_h.jpg