HOUSTON | One Park Place | 501 FT / 153 M | 37 FLOORS | T/O

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Update - 20th October '08








Source: fatesdisastr on www.houstonarchitecture.info

[Wattleigh]

From this morning...

[photoLith]

Is that part of the roof I see going in on the edges? Does anyone know what its made out of by any chance? It looks just like painted over metal

[AstrosFreak]

I really doubt that is what the end-product roof is going to look like. Let's try to not to collectively freak out for at least a week or so. I'm sure someone is going to...

[Wattleigh]

Originally Posted by photolitherland

Is that part of the roof I see going in on the edges? Does anyone know what its made out of by any chance? It looks just like painted over metal

It's an insulation element, like you see covering the other portions of a building's skeleton near the end of the construction phase. The actual facade is always placed on top of it.

[Complex01]

Hey last nite, OPP facade was lit up green. It looked kewl. I wander if it was just for Halloween or what. Did anybody else happen to see it...

[jimenezenhouston]

I passed by yesterday and took some pics
November 1, 2008

[Wattleigh]

Originally Posted by Complex01

Hey last nite, OPP facade was lit up green. It looked kewl. I wander if it was just for Halloween or what. Did anybody else happen to see it...

Was it only around the base or up the sides of the tower? I know it always looked like they wanted to do lighting all around the base. They've put up new banners around the site and on the parkside facade of the building mentioning a November 15th date for leasing and/or the opening of the demo units to the public.

Here are some photos from this afternoon.

Finally, a complete portion of facade on the base. The other corner near La Branch is just starting to have brickwork occur.


Taken from Root Memorial Sq.


Framework going up around the gables for insulation & spires

[Complex01]

Nice updates.

As for the lighting, i went to the park last nite. Boi was it just so nice. As for the lighting the front of the building mainly the base was light up purple. While one of the sides is lit up green. It looked really nice. I hope they light up all the sides and keep it that way...

[Wattleigh]

Today, I visited the leasing office (read temp trailer) housed in the base of the building.

According to the rep who took me to see the units, 30% of the units have been pre-leased.

The 8th-16th floors should be available to residents between March and May, depending on progress of construction.

Regarding the lighting, it is planned to be green on a permanent basis playing off the concept of the park itself, as much as the name.

Both of the reps spoke of the intent of the company to land Whole Foods as the grocer in the retail space and that they were continuing to work with them to see it through. A wine bar and several other niche establishments would round out the retail tenants.

The units I visited were one-bedroom apartments on the 9th floor, One on the park side and two with a city view, overlooking the amenities level. Other than a few variations in the kitchen (one with an island, two with a bar-type counter-top) and in the bathroom... they were all very well designed in terms of layout. Not huge or all that small, but very high quality. What surprised me was just how heavy the sliding doors onto the balcony were. Took some effort to get the one on the parkside open.

One Bedroom living area, similar in all three units minus variations in the kitchen


Discovery Green


Discovery Tower (Mind the crane )


Along La Branch


Toward Mosaic & TMC


Portion of Amenities Level


Main view & balcony of city side living area


View from city-side bedroom

[CIPStructures8821]

Did Harvey self-perform all of their own concrete?

[TXLove]

Excellent shots, I so want to live there!!!!!!

[photoLith]

I think Id like to live on the side with the city view most. How much is the cheapest apartment going for?

[photoLith]

Photos from my visit today to downtown, man its so much better with Discovery Green!

From an abandoned lot quite a few blocks away showing OPP in the skyline, that lot has turned into quite the nice natural prairie habitat for Henslow's Sparrows if I may add.



Another perspective from a different abandoned lot.


OPP on far right


Lookin sexy in the skyline


Look at all those vacant parking lots still left!




Ice skating when its 82 degrees out


Man, Discovery Green has been a boon to that side of town. Today there were thousands of people out there.


More pictures tomorrow because I have to do some shopping at the Galleria, oh boy!

[TXLove]

^^^Great updates... I think OPP fits in well with the skyline!!!!

[photoLith]

A few photos from last night, it was raining but there were still tons of people at Discovery Green which was awesome.

It looks menacing in this picture!

[NYC2ATX]

Originally Posted by photolitherland

Look at all those vacant parking lots still left!

In due time, my friend.

The night shots are great, I'mma steal one for my desktop.

[Xeelee]

nice work.

[JManc]

Originally Posted by StatenIslander237

In due time, my friend.

they're filling up rather steadily. 10 years ago, there was twice as many surface lots. houston pavilions took up 3 and the one in the foreground in that pic, between the park and the electrical grid is about to have a highrise built.

[photoLith]

Originally Posted by JMancuso

they're filling up rather steadily. 10 years ago, there was twice as many surface lots. houston pavilions took up 3 and the one in the foreground in that pic, between the park and the electrical grid is about to have a highrise built.

Are there aerial pics of downtown in the 80s and early 90s anywhere? I seem to remember seeing a pic a while back in some French magazine talking about how Houston was the king city of parking lots. It must have been from the late 70s but it would be interesting to see a few photos of it back then to see how many lots have been filled in since.