SAN ANTONIO | Urban Core Development Thread - Page 43

satxgreen · #**841** Posted **Mar 3, 2008, 5:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by necropolis

Dang that's crazy to see the Marriott w/o the other spire

look and the difference, then from now

necropolis · #**842** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 12:51 AM**

http://www.texasfreeway.com/SanAnton...c_photos.shtml

May seem a little off topic but I found this and had to share it. It shows highway construction and the images then are so different from today. Views from 410 with nothing but trees are insane as well as construction of 37. There are also links on the side of that page to other Texas cities besides SA.

ydoc14 · #**843** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 3:54 AM**

Courtesy of my friend who was in SA this past weekend

ydoc14 · #**844** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 4:29 AM**

Once again, please ignore the people in this picture and focus on the skyline behind them

Taken by JustinParr @ Flickr

The Nano · #**845** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 5:00 AM**

Hahahaha that dude looks like that local hip-hop DJ Scuba Gooding Jr

ydoc14 · #**846** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 5:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Nano

Hahahaha that dude looks like that local hip-hop DJ Scuba Gooding Jr

The one on the right?

sirkingwilliam · #**847** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 5:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Nano

Hahahaha that dude looks like that local hip-hop DJ Scuba Gooding Jr

It is him.

http://www.myspace.com/dj_scubagooding

ydoc14 · #**848** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 6:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

It is him.

http://www.myspace.com/dj_scubagooding

I bet he'd be honored to know he made it onto SkyscraperPage

KevinFromTexas · #**849** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 7:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam

It is him.

http://www.myspace.com/dj_scubagooding

lol

ydoc14 · #**850** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 7:35 PM**

Taken by Trefoil @ Flickr

The Nano · #**851** Posted **Mar 5, 2008, 10:01 PM**

Oh dude that shits crazy, he probably would get a kick out of that. If i had myspace id send him a link, but i dont so yah....

KevinFromTexas · #**852** Posted **Mar 6, 2008, 7:13 PM**

Sejie sent me the Grand Hyatt's building elevation. It shows the heights of course. I did a screen shot of both ends to show the heights. The elevation shows the building from the north side.

So...here are the official heights.

424 feet, 3 inches tall. This would be the official "architectural" height. This height is to the top of the parapet atop the mechanical penthouse. Parapet is just a fancy name for a wall. The parapet is 16 feet tall. It screens the some of the mechanical stuff. Probably the air conditioning units.

The 2nd highest height is 408 feet, 4 inches. This is the height to the roof of the mechanical penthouse. So if you were to stand atop the mechanical penthouse that's where you'd be, at 408 feet, 4 inches up.

The height to the parapet on the main roof is 388 feet, 9 inches high.

The height to the main roof slab level is 385 feet, 2 inches. This is the roof of the cabana area.

Highest occupied floor (floor 34) is 370 feet, 6 inches.

The cabana level which is above the 34th floor is at 372 feet, 6 inches.

The podium of the building at its highest point is 100 feet tall. ydoc14, remember that screen you were talking about on the base of the building? That screen is 100 feet tall.

And the rooftop pool area which is actually atop the 32nd floor is 350 feet above the street. This would make it one of the highest swimming pools in Texas.

Also note that there are 3 levels of mechanical use inside the mechanical penthouse. This is where the "37 floors" number was coming from. But since those levels are not occupied they aren't officially included in the building's floor count.

A few other observations. The 'Hyatt' sign on the side of the mechanical penthouse is likely 12 to 15 feet tall. The mechanical penthouse from the top to the main roof is 30 feet tall. From the top of the mechanical penthouse to the 32nd floor setback (where the pool is) is 74 feet tall. So the mechanical penthouse is really tall. I'd also estimate that it's probably about 75 feet long since it's nearly perfectly square.

This is the east end of the building (closest to I-37).

And this is the west end of the building.

ydoc14 · #**853** Posted **Mar 6, 2008, 7:39 PM**

The reason I called the screen a screen is because I think the renderings looks like that 100' wall has an LCD screen in the middle of it. Did the blueprint show anything like that?

KevinFromTexas · #**854** Posted **Mar 6, 2008, 10:06 PM**

No, it didn't. In fact, I'm starting to wonder if that screen "wall" was even on there. It actually looks like stone, rather than metal or glass like the picture you had posted.

Dom"n"Converse · #**855** Posted **Mar 11, 2008, 3:04 AM**

With the first segment of the River Walk complete (according to their site), does anyone here know when the first parts of River North will start to take shape?

ydoc14 · #**856** Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 7:02 PM**

Here's a good angle of the skyline: I-37 @ Salado Creek

sirkingwilliam · #**857** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 12:08 AM**

Nice to see TransGuide has a camera that far south.

Raining Inside · #**858** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 12:27 AM**

The next time I'm in downtown SA I'm going to bring my camera so people checking out SA on SSP don't have to rely on Flickr and traffic cams to see pics of this this great city

ydoc14 · #**859** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 1:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Raining Inside

The next time I'm in downtown SA I'm going to bring my camera so people checking out SA on SSP don't have to rely on Flickr and traffic cams to see pics of this this great city

The Nano · #**860** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 4:18 AM**

- This is kinda close to downtown, i didnt want to make a new thread for it.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met...2a912.html?npc
Council roundup: Witte garage approved

Web Posted: 03/13/2008 10:34 PM CDT

Express-News

Museum garage: The council approved, without comment, an ordinance approving an agreement with the Witte Museum to spend as much as $3.75 million for construction of a parking garage in Brackenridge Park that would be used by visitors to the museum as well as the park. The three-level garage will have 325 parking spaces and a footprint of 39,000 square feet and will displace some small trees. Some members of the River Road Neighborhood Association have repeatedly objected to the proposal. Larry DeMartino, one of the more vocal critics, said there was nothing in the Brackenridge Park strategic or master plan calling for a parking structure on parkland. He said 25,000 cubic yards of material would be removed to make way for it. Last summer, the council granted the Witte $400,000 to undertake site surveys and design the facility. The $3.75 million approved Thursday will allow the Witte to construct and manage the garage. The museum's board is in the midst of an extensive fundraising drive to expand and has said more parking is key. Construction should begin in April.

Medal of Honor Memorial: With Mayor Phil Hardberger leading the way, the council took the first step toward erecting a memorial to the city's Medal of Honor winners. The city has identified 16 local recipients of the nation's highest military honor, and council members Thursday agreed to pay a Tucson, Ariz.-based artist $50,000 to design the memorial, which would be located at Veterans Memorial Plaza. Hardberger said he expects the memorial to cost between $750,000 and $1 million. He said the county would also be involved in the project, and that he planned to solicit corporate contributions. Hardberger got the fundraising under way after noting that a local businessman with longstanding interest in military affairs, Louis Stumberg, donated the first $10,000. "I expect that many citizens will be participating in the fundraising, but I plan to extend the opportunity to donate to my corporate friends," Hardberger said.

Quote of the day: "We are on a 13-month schedule. We want this done before the end of this (council's) term in office in May 2009."

—Mayor Phil Hardberger on the fast-track plan to build a memorial for local Medal of Honor recipients.