Museum Tower is now under construction (Houston, Center: hotel, costs, garage)

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by ladarron

They built the Empire State building in the Great Depression, and that building didn't fill up until the 50s.

But look at it's use though. Office Buildings, they built it during the skyscraper wars period (and yes such a thing did exist between New York City- Chicago) it was more for an innovative and world changing cause than it was for public use. In New York City, with the amount of people living there as they did, they did think it would eventually go for great use- and it eventually did. To them it's not such a big deal.

The Museum Tower won't be the tallest building in Dallas, and it's not entirely for office use but instead for mostly residential use.

The difference is, residential towers (take Dubai, Miami, Las Vegas, Vancouver) for example are harder to maintain financially because of appreciating/depreciating values.
Which is why it's riskier to have them in the first place.

I really hope Dallas is not building this on speculation like the way Las Vegas does.

Anyone know if they took in pre-orders or something for reservations for a unit before starting construction?

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by ladarron

They built the Empire State building in the Great Depression, and that building didn't fill up until the 50s.

Don't compare the Empire State and Manhattan to the Museum Tower and Downtown Dallas. Especially since the Empire State is an office building and twice as tall as the Museum Tower. There is a big difference.

And OmShahi, they took preorders, but no one was buying.

[stoneclaw]

I find it very amusing, yet amazing that some Dallasites on here are so quick to say that Houstonians have sour grapes because they're stating the obvious. The developers in Dallas have absolutely no economic sense and seem more interested in making Dallas "look" like a city rather than "feeling" like a city.

Trust me, Houstonians have no reason to envy this. Downtown Houston already has several towers under construction and has already topped out on Main Place, which is a very nice new looking building in itself. Discovery/Hass Tower is coming along quite nicely being built around the new park that has proven to be useful as well. An Embassy Suites tower is currently under construction with a couple of new hotels on the way. All the construction that downtown Dallas has done over the years is merely catching up with what downtown Houston has already. No matter how you look at it. Furthermore, The Texas Medical Center boom hasn't missed a beat over the years, making it a very dense skyline in itself and even showing promising signs to overtake Dallas's downtown skyline in the upcoming years. Sour Grapes? I don't think so. Houston is doing just fine.

And to the person who brought up the Empire State Building being built in the middle of the Great depression, New York was still a booming city where the density allowed that building to be put to great public use. Downtown Dallas doesn't have those type of demographics to warrant that type of use for the Museum Tower. It seems that the lessons would have been painfully learned from Victory or should I say "Vacant" park. Why Dallas wants to keep shooting itself in the foot, I'll never know, but at least we can say the towers look good! Yeah! Great sales pitch!

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

I find it very amusing, yet amazing that some Dallasites on here are so quick to say that Houstonians have sour grapes because they're stating the obvious. The developers in Dallas have absolutely no economic sense and seem more interested in making Dallas "look" like a city rather than "feeling" like a city.

Trust me, Houstonians have no reason to envy this. Downtown Houston already has several towers under construction and has already topped out on Main Place, which is a very nice new looking building in itself. Discovery/Hass Tower is coming along quite nicely being built around the new park that has proven to be useful as well. An Embassy Suites tower is currently under construction with a couple of new hotels on the way. All the construction that downtown Dallas has done over the years is merely catching up with what downtown Houston has already. No matter how you look at it. Furthermore, The Texas Medical Center boom hasn't missed a beat over the years, making it a very dense skyline in itself and even showing promising signs to overtake Dallas's downtown skyline in the upcoming years. Sour Grapes? I don't think so. Houston is doing just fine.

And to the person who brought up the Empire State Building being built in the middle of the Great depression, New York was still a booming city where the density allowed that building to be put to great public use. Downtown Dallas doesn't have those type of demographics to warrant that type of use for the Museum Tower. It seems that the lessons would have been painfully learned from Victory or should I say "Vacant" park. Why Dallas wants to keep shooting itself in the foot, I'll never know, but at least we can say the towers look good! Yeah! Great sales pitch!

I said that because the Empire State Building and Museum Tower were both built in bad economic times. Who gives a damn about Houston, this is about Dallas let's keep it that way.

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by ladarron

I said that because the Empire State Building and Museum Tower were both built in bad economic times. Who gives a damn about Houston, this is about Dallas let's keep it that way.

Obviously you guys give a damn if Houston is jealous of your new tower that's may prove to be more expensive to maintain from asbestos and other things rather than being put to good public use. I only mentioned Houston to show you that there is no need for Houstonians to be envious of this tower! Touched a nerve did I ?

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

Obviously you guys give a damn if Houston is jealous of your new tower that's just going to be more expensive to maintain it from asbestos and other things rather than being put to good use. I only mentioned Houston to show you that there is no need for Houstonians to be envious of this tower! Touched a nerve did I ?

I don't want Houston to be jealous of Dallas, trust me I don't. Maintain from asbestos they don't use asbestos in buildings anymore, it is illegal.

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by ladarron

I don't want Houston to be jealous of Dallas, trust me I don't. Maintain from asbestos they don't use asbestos in buildings anymore, it is illegal.

I wasn't being completely serious and that technical. I was just saying that the Tower is a bad idea right now and may end up sitting vacant for a long time. Believe it or not, it costs several million dollars a year just to maintain a vacant building.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

I wasn't being completely serious and that technical. I was just saying that the Tower is a bad idea right now and may end up sitting vacant for a long time. Believe it or not, it costs several million dollars a year just to maintain a vacant building.

We're spending $2 million a year on the Astrodome... and we finally now just got some use for it after 8 years of it just sitting there...

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by ladarron

I don't want Houston to be jealous of Dallas, trust me I don't. .

Don't worry about it, because at the end of the day Houston & Dallas are happy siblings.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

We're spending $2 million a year on the Astrodome... and we finally now just got some use for it after 8 years of it just sitting there...

Who is using the Crapodome.....sorry I mean Astrodome.