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Saw this posted up at TheHaif.com
Exxon HQ construction underway.. Aerial via Swamplot through unknown photographer http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploa...rial-close.jpg //Link http://swamplot.com/aerial-views-of-...15/#more-27794 fits into Springwoods plans.. http://www.springwoodsvillage.com/im...us%20Label.jpg |
I'm confused so Exxon is building a campus right where Springwoods Village going?
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Ok, so Exxon is going to be north of Springwoods Village.
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I had the privilege of speaking with an Exxon media relations guy and I informed him of the arial photographs we had of the area. I asked him straight up if indeed Exxon was moving forward with an elaborate corporate campus. The gentleman said "I can tell you that site work continues at that location and all options are still on the table---that's anything from leaving things as is on one end to building a new corporate campus on the other. I replied to him, "but sir, there have been thousands of trees cleared from the area and clearly this is in the exact location of the planned corporate campus according to Springwoods Village. Site work requires the removal of thousands of trees?" He replied, a statement on the campus would be released "very soon" and that all he could confirm is that site work continues at that location. When I asked what "very soon" meant, whether it was days or weeks, he would not comment. So that's the latest from the horses mouth.
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Btw, this is the first time I've looked in the Houston thread, and I've just got to say that I am very impressed with all of the great strides that the city and the people are doing to make it a better city to live in. :tup: |
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Yuck yuck yuck, I thought we evolved past these giant suburban campuses. |
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If it's this top secret then I should expect a good design from the architects god I hope it's not a bunch of low rise buildings. Maybe we will see alot of
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No it will probably be like the sears campus in suburban Chicago with one giant low rise building surrounded by a sea of parking yay.
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http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploa...campus-map.jpg
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Those trees are really tall. You would have to get some good height to even be able to see anything from 45. But yea yuck to removing all those trees for such a sprawling thing. Even thought it is in the middle of one of the worst sprawled out areas of the city...
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Looks like there will be 20 buildings plan for the site.
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when are the trees going up on hines place?
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It is very unlikely, imo, that any of these buildings will be more than 3 or 4 stories. If there are 20 buildings on site with 3 million sq. feet, that means all the buildings will average 150,000 sq. ft. Hardly enough sq. footage for a building of significant height.
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Former Texaco building downtown may become 240 apartments
Sounds like good news if it comes to fruition. "EFO Holdings has preliminary plans for a residential building combined with some retail, Hassler said. About 240 units would fit in the historic structure and be part of the first phase of development, he said. The first phase is budgeted to cost about $70 million, he said." |
Apartment Building Replacing Tavern on Gray Won’t Have Any Retail, But Really Wants To Hug the Street Anyway
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Word is on haif that there are several cranes up at the Exxon campus.
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I hate to be such a Debbie Downer, but I don't really see what the big deal is about the new Exxon campus.
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The problem is, all it's really going to do is result in several empty Greenspoint towers, that's all... :(
After all, isn't Exxon the single largest tenant in the whole Greenspoint complex? Aaron (Glowrock) |
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You aren't the only one. Exxon will be leaving Houston city limits and moving into an unincorporated area that used to be a native pine forest. The plans call for 3,000,000 square feet of office space in a sprawling campus that will pretty much require everyone who works there to drive to work.
If you're a young petroleum engineer right out of college, where would you rather work, Hess Tower downtown or Exxon's new campus? |
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But your point still stands. Aaron (Glowrock) |
Same old Houston cycle of new edge cities forming while others decline.
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Go to city data forum to ask questions like that. |
Cinco Ranch is very nice and full of larger houses.
My observation just comes from what has happened to places with more apartments, commercial centers, etc. Not traditional suburbs. |
Pleasure Pier in Galveston:
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That looks kick ass but they might want to change the name lol
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Looks nice, but how can Landry's ensure another hurricane won't toss it right back into the Gulf of Mexico?
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No, nothing in life's for sure, but it IS a sure thing that Galveston will be hit by storms in the future. I'm not saying a nice pier complex isn't potentially feasible, but I think a LOT of work needs to be done to ensure as much as possible it doesn't end up falling into the Gulf of Mexico in even a mild to moderate hurricane.
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With careful planning and structural engineering comes a masterpiece to last eons. It's what Japan and California have done for generations to build structures that can withstand the likes of Earthquakes. Galveston has recently started this trend as well, and Laundry's has already stated in the past that all his new developments will keep mold to it. Have you heard of "Beach Town" in Galveston? It was recently built in the last 4-5 years and absolutely had zero damages to it by Hurricane Ike, where as other developments including the flagship hotel saw hell come and go. It's how it was designed to withstand wind damage, which is the most deadly part for these developments against a hurricane. Careful planning and a big pocket book will help build sustainable developments for decades with minimal renovations necessary. This project happens to be one of those. My only gripe with it is the lame name for it, my gosh sounds like some perverted child molesting joint rather than a amusement park pier. |
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I personally love really cool pier-based entertainment venues. I think they are freaking awesome places in general. However, I think they're also extremely prone to severe issues with all manner of storms. It's a fact of life. :( Aaron (Glowrock) |
The East End could soon have its own small museum district:
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Internet communication shows no emotions, but I definitely didn't mean it to be in an abrasive tone haha. And what I meant to say was, I mean we're very common civilians and the ideas that we come up with "a hurricane will destroy it eventually because its on a pier in Galveston" are ideas that developers have already thought about before proposing their plans for these things. What I mean is, if they're going to pursue building something like his out there and knowing the history of the area, they'll do it cautiously or they'll do something to it to withstand. Pleasure Pier used to exist in Galveston decades ago but had to be torn down for another development or something, it was successful then being in the same island, it can do better now with advancement in technology to withstand natural disasters. From what I understand personally, they need to scrap that name though, otherwise it looks great. |
Not much action this year it seems but for what its worth theres some stuff happening. 3 new things in Metro Houston.
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I like the article concerning the relocation of several museums to the East End. I agree with the tone of the article, hopefully that will help to revitalize the entire area! :yes:
Also, it appears that the new apartment complex on McCue Rd. is the site of the old 60's or 50's garden-style apartment complex literally across the street from the Residence Inn on McCue. Nice to see another nice complex enter the area. Too bad I'm sure it will be priced so high as to keep it out of reach for the majority of Houstonians... :( Aaron (Glowrock) |
I like the design of the McCue complex.
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Not in the city of Houston but in Metro Houston.
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Wow, I always thought Sam Houston was a podunk university, looks like its really trying to change.
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