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TritonHouston Mar 7, 2008 2:33 AM

HOUSTON | Six Houston Center | HEIGHT | 30 FLOORS
 
Six Houston Center

Summary: A 29 story, 584,000 sf Class A office building. Construction begins this month.

If anyone has any information on the developer, architect, etc., that would be great and I will be sure to add it here.

There was an event in downtown Houston previewing the upcoming building:
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/DSC02749.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/DSC02750.jpg

At the event, they had rendering of the Six Houston Center:

http://www.6houstoncenter.com/6hc/br...images/pg1.jpg

http://www.6houstoncenter.com/6hc/images/hppics.jpg

Credit of the photos goes to ChannelTwoNews on HAIF (Aka Wattleigh on SSP).

NYC2ATX Mar 7, 2008 10:19 AM

whoa no way! where is this being built?

Complex01 Mar 7, 2008 2:56 PM

I love the top of it. Good news for DT Houston. Its a very nice building...


:yes:

Xeelee Mar 7, 2008 3:01 PM

This thing looks really nice. I like the side with the slanted pieces of metal. Very new yorkish. :)

Xeelee Mar 7, 2008 3:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Complex01 (Post 3400893)
I love the top of it. Plus they are adding resedential. Good news for DT Houston. Its a very nice building...


:yes:

What do you mean "Plus they are adding resedential"? Are they adding res to THIS tower?

Wattleigh Mar 7, 2008 3:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StatenIslander237 (Post 3400725)
whoa no way! where is this being built?

Downtown, on a block surrounded by Walker, San Jacinto, Caroline & Rusk streets. It's about 3 blocks away from Discovery Tower along the Rusk side.

Re Residential: He meant on the map, since there's a residential project listed along with the proposed Convention Center Hotel.

Complex01 Mar 7, 2008 3:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeelee (Post 3400907)
What do you mean "Plus they are adding resedential"? Are they adding res to THIS tower?

I am sorry i read it wrong. Please forget my comment about the residential.

Thank You...

Great_Hizzy Mar 7, 2008 8:52 PM

It looks like part of the design for the now defunct AIM Tower in Greenway Plaza was included in the crown of 6HC. It really makes the building more attractive and interesting than what people once thought after a rather blurry image was presented a while back.

Very exciting.

Wattleigh Mar 8, 2008 3:40 AM

Here's an overhead view from the northeast, featured in the short video presentation on their site.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w.../6Overhead.jpg

Xeelee Mar 8, 2008 6:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wattleigh (Post 3402418)
Here's an overhead view from the northeast, featured in the short video presentation on their site.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w.../6Overhead.jpg

It does not look too bad at all. Thanks for your work. :)

photoLith Mar 10, 2008 2:45 AM

I really like this building, its design is just right, although I do not like the 2 parking garages in that photo! But oh well, I can live with it.

Trae Mar 23, 2008 10:27 PM

I think it would be better built in the Energy Corridor or Greenspoint than DT. Too small for DT.

Xeelee Mar 24, 2008 1:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trae (Post 3434439)
I think it would be better built in the Energy Corridor or Greenspoint than DT. Too small for DT.

I disagree. There is already enough out there.

Wattleigh Mar 24, 2008 2:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeelee (Post 3435343)
I disagree. There is already enough out there.

Perhaps in Greenspoint, but not in the Energy Corridor.

The projects are progressively getting taller and taller in that area and leasing seems to be generally easy. Most of the smaller (6-story and below) projects are either being built entirely on spec or with almost all of the space pre-leased. Highrises may not be built entirely on spec, but a number have been built with at least 1/3 of the space pre-leased before construction.

I think the days of 30 story buildings in that area aren't too far off. There are some close contenders out that way already that have been built in the past 25 years. One Westlake Park, the tallest building on the BP Campus in Westlake Park, is itself one floor less than 6HC.

Great_Hizzy Mar 30, 2008 2:56 PM

It also looks like Eldridge is becoming a second spine for the Energy Corridor given the number of projects that are planned or already under construction from the Katy Freeway to Briar Forest.

Wheelingman04 Mar 31, 2008 9:42 PM

It sure looks nice.

James2390 Mar 31, 2008 9:49 PM

This is kind of boring, though it will probably look better after it's built with the glass.

Xeelee Apr 1, 2008 1:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James2390 (Post 3453106)
This is kind of boring, though it will probably look better after it's built with the glass.

Let's hope so. Perhaps others will see and hopefully, in the future, will present us with more radical and interesting designs.

Xeelee Apr 22, 2008 1:50 PM

So... when are they going to start?

Wattleigh Apr 22, 2008 2:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeelee (Post 3501795)
So... when are they going to start?

Groundbreaking is planned for next month.


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