The new towers of Texas (Houston, Dallas: 2014, hotel, houses)

[Urbannnizer]

Chevron Purchases Downtown Block

Chevron has grabbed another block in downtown, for future growth (another tower/HQ relocation to Houston).

Chevron Corp., which last month said it was putting plans to build a 50-story office tower downtown on-hold, had recently purchased another parcel nearby.

Chevron purchases downtown block - Houston Chronicle

[TexasTallest]

that is great news! there have been so many rumors of oil and gas companies moving up north to Spring/The Woodlands/Conroe, and Chevron was thrown around a few times.. with the tower put on hold people were afraid Chevron could be second guessing downtown and considering a move to the suburbs. this new purchase is a sure sign that they are committed to downtown.
it does make me wonder though, with Chevron already owning the land planned for the new 1600 Louisiana tower, and the block to the east of 1500 that Chevrons daycare is currently on is bookmarked for a future 4th tower, how big of a complex is Chevron planning? surely this wouldnt be the site of a 5th tower? are there even enough Chevron employees in the US to fill 5 towers? at some point im assuming corporate HQ relocation is bound to happen, bringing the last couple thousand from San Ramon.. but that would only be 4 towers. unless the 5th block is for something boring like a parking garage for the future expansions. i wonder if Chevron has considered plans with Shorestien (or whoever) to eventually take over the ExxonMobile tower as well? now im just scheming.. heh

[TexasTallest]

looks like the crane is starting to go up for Hines' 609 Main tower.. hopefully it doesnt take too long to deconstruct the Texas Tower.





and heres an article from december about the new Trinity Terrace tower in Ft Worth. it will be 23 stories, with multiple skybridges, including one on the 17th floor. sounds very interesting..

Trinity Terrace may add a third residential tower | Local News | News from Fort Worth, D...

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by tebor79

Thanks for thread. And people, lots of pics please.

Whats the latest info on the one proposed for Midland?

this is the last update ive heard... i didnt realize it would be mixed use.



Boom Town - The Architect's Newspaper

Boom Town
Edmonds International-designed 58-story mixed-use tower and plaza may soon rise in downtown Midland, Texas.


12.04.2013
Aaron Seward


Quote:
...The 869-foot-tall tower is rhomboid in plan with a perimeter diagrid structural steel framing system and a transparent glass facade. A solar shading system protects the western and southern faces of the otherwise clear envelope from the powerful West Texas sun.

From the bottom up, the development includes 53,500 square feet of retail in a sunken level that is open to the sky, a 198-room hotel, 230,460 square feet of residences, 564,000 square feet of office space, and a sky lounge and spa capping things off. Considering that the building would be twice as tall as Midland’s next-tallest structure, the first floor of offices, the 28th, would feature 360-degree views that easily clear the surrounding rooftops.

By packing most of the program into one tall tower, the architects were able to free up 80 percent of the site for a public plaza with a reflecting pool and an accessible green roof that tops a ballroom and convention center. The project also includes five levels of underground parking with 2,920 spaces.

...Meyer continues to court tenants for the project, and is asking for 10 to 15 year commitments. “It’s progressing really well,” he said. “We’re seeing a strong demand for the tower. We’re currently in talks with some hotels. Some have heard of Midland, some haven’t.”

[TexasTallest]

an update from Urbannizer..

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3697/1...3700b7a5_b.jpg

Residential Downtown Projects: Update

I've gained some new info on some the residential projects planned for downtown (click link above for development map).

Camden Property Trust (#31):The address for this project is 1521 Austin St. & 1404 Leeland St.
Two 9-10-floor residential buildings
Apartments over parking garage
Active ground floor uses front La Branch and Bell on Block 330; La Branch and Leeland on Block 346.
Phase one (Block 330) begins in Feb. 2015, Block 346 begins in Feb. 2017

Allied Orion Group (#24): Address for this 10-story high-rise project is 1800 San Jacinto.

Marquette Land Investments (#17): Address for this 28-story high-rise is 1400 Texas.

New project not yet listed on the map: A residential high-rise with 463-units.

[TexasTallest]

Houstons wildly popular downtown residential initiative program has been even more successful than anticipated.. they have almost reached the 2,500 unit cap, 2 and a half years before the program is set to end! they announced the program back in 2012 and it goes through June of 2016. the city is currently working on raising the 2,500 unit cap so that they can provide incentives to even more residential developments in downtown.

(for those of you unaware, downtown Houston had approximately 2,500 residential units before the residential initiative program began in 2012. the fact that were [soon to be More than] doubling the amount of residents downtown in just a few years is incredible.. if we keep up the pace we could easily add another 2,500 units between now and June 2016)

[JoninATX]

Heck yeah, Houston should set it eyes to 25,000 that's basically what Austin doing.

[Truth713]

Seems like there is another skyhouse planned for the river oaks area

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by Truth713

Seems like there is another skyhouse planned for the river oaks area

Yep.. Reports are coming in that Skyhouse will build a second tower in Houston, this time in the River Oaks area.
I'm a little surprised to hear of a second one so soon (the first one isn't even completed yet), and would have expected it to go in Uptown rather than River Oaks, but word is it may be just across 610 from Uptown.

[TexasTallest]

More good news for skyscraper enthusiasts... A 41 story mixed use office/residential/retail tower, per Urbannizer over on HAIF..

[quote name="Urbannizer" post="445527" timestamp="1389556817"]

https://www.bidclerk.com/project/1528920.html

"Site work and new construction of a mixed-use building in Houston. Design plans call for the construction of a 815,000 square-foot, 41-story tower to house residential, office and retail space.."

Estimated Start Date: Wednesay, March 12th

Can someone shed more light on this project? Anyone subscribed to Bidclerk? [/quote]