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Old 08-20-2013, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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Oh c'mon Dallaz. Relax.

But binkyman's posts are too long and wordy for me to read. And they're not telling me anything

 
Old 08-20-2013, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Cypress
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The Energy Corridor was built between both Addicks and Bakers reservoirs in West Houston. In other words, these wouldn't have worked as protection if they were built as lakes. Instead, they were built to be emptied out so that, in case of torrential rains, they would be able to keep Braes Bayou from flooding Houston.

Again, people should know in advance that the neighborhoods they are moving to will stand a good chance of flooding. All those pretty street lined bayous in Houston don't appear to be near as beautiful after it is learned how they can often overflow their banks.
I think you mean Buffalo Bayou. The Dams from Addicks and Barker reservoirs dump into Buffalo Bayou.
 
Old 08-21-2013, 08:12 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I think you mean Buffalo Bayou. The Dams from Addicks and Barker reservoirs dump into Buffalo Bayou.
shh you cant corret blinky he is a Houston expert...althought he does not seem to get any of the locations right?
 
Old 08-21-2013, 04:13 PM
 
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Most of what downtown Houston is concerning those skyscrapers were built way back in the 80's. Most are thirty to forty years old. I think some people like old skylines just like they tend to like old people. In contrast, the skyline of Dallas is a refurbished modern one. It is better fitted to advance in the Internet age.

In contrast, downtown Houston is better fitted to sink:

Houston Floods 1 | Dave Rossman Photography

The above image is a picture of the flooded gateway into a flooded Houston which happens about every seven years.

Click here for High Resolution Click here for High Resolution

This above image is of the Port of Downtown Campus of University of Houston

Tropical Storm Allison-10 Years Later | Texas Hurricane

The above image says it all. I must admit that there is no more awesome sight than riding through downtown Houston when class five rapids are tearing through its deep canyons before shooting you out through the world's largest ship channel into the over flowing waters of the Gulf of Mexico!

I understand how topography is influential, but what does weather have to do with a skyline?

These pictures were from Tropical Storm Allison, which wasn't your typical 5 to 7 yrs flood. It was such a rare event that it was the only tropical storm to have its name retired.

Most everyone knows that Houston has flood-prone areas and it sits not far from the Gulf so there will be tropical weather systems and even hurricanes. Everbody knows that Dallas does experience large hail, large tornadoes, ice storms and flash flooding.

What the pics above tell us is that Houston adapts to its climate and keeps growing both numerically and economically.

I love exciting weather so I live in Texas. Dallas is rather fun in the springtime.

I'm sure Detroit would love to hear that Houston's skyline is old as that means that their's is prehistoric.

Houston does have old classy buildings, but last I checked both Dallas and Houston's tallest buildings were built in the same decade and it's the same decade when both cities tanked economically.
Downtown Dallas didn't have a downtown scraper boom in the 90s or in the last decade.

Both cities downtowns look like the 1980s which isn't a bad thing.
 
Old 08-21-2013, 08:37 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Oh c'mon Dallaz. Relax.

But binkyman's posts are too long and wordy for me to read. And they're not telling me anything
I'm just annoyed right now.

Why can't we at least stay on topic or talk about something that's close to the topic?
 
Old 08-21-2013, 09:17 PM
 
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I'm just annoyed right now.

Why can't we at least stay on topic or talk about something that's close to the topic?
Take that up with binkyman who has posted a barrage of insults towards Houston in this thread. Some of them have been deleted. There are guilty parties from both sides and it's obvious who the main contributors are.
 
Old 08-22-2013, 03:59 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Here is the first rendering of Houstons new 33 story residential tower at Market Square which i dont believe has been mentioned in here yet. its next to the proposed International Tower.



A First Look at Some of the 33-Story Apartment Tower Hines Wants To Build in Market Square » Swamplot: Houston's Real Estate Landscape
 
Old 08-22-2013, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Here's a list I found on the internet



High-rises under construction

24 story residential/mixed use (u/c), West Village/Cityplace, Uptown
17 story residential, The Taylor (u/c), Uptown
20 story residential, Residences at the Stoneleigh (u/c, near Azure), Uptown
20 story (?) Richards Group HQ, West Village/Uptown
17 story office, Hall Tower, Arts District
18 story residential, JLB tower, Cedar Springs @ Katy Trail, Uptown
20 story office, Frost Bank Tower, across from 31 story Azure, Uptown
20 story One Dallas Tower, mixed use, Uptown
23 story office, Victory Tower, Victory
25 story mixed use, across from Ritz Hotel & Residential Towers, Uptown
24 story SkyHouse, next to House of Blues, Victory

Proposed and awaiting starts

Twin 20 story office towers, GE block, Oak Lawn/Uptown
21, 31 and 24 story towers, The Spire complex, Arts District
29 story residential, Hall Tower, Arts District
50 story mixed use, Hall Tower, Arts District
? story mixed use, Lucy Billingsley, Arts District
 
Old 08-22-2013, 04:28 PM
 
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List made by Urbannizer

Under Construction


2929 Weslayan
Developer: PM Realty Group
Architect: RTKL Associates
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 40
Completion: 2014

Hackett Tower (Anadarko Tower II) (The Woodlands)
Developer: Patrinely Group
Architect: Gensler
Type: Office
# of Floors: 31
Completion: 2014

Hanover Post Oak
Developer: Hanover
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 29
Completion: October 2014

Astoria
Developer: Randall Davis
Architect: Page Southerland Page
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 25
Completion: ?

SkyHouse Houston
Developer: Novare Group
Architect: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart & Associates
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 24
Completion: Fall 2014

1717 Bissonnet
Developer: Buckhead Investment Partners
Architect: EDI Architecture
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 23
Completion: Est. 2014/2015

Energy Center Three & Four
Developer: Tramell Crow
Architect: Kirksey
Type: Office
# of Floors: 20 & 22
Completion: 4Q 2014

The Sovereign
Developer: GID Development Group
Architect: Ziegler Cooper
Type: Residential
# of Floors: 21
Completion: 2014

Noble Energy Tower
Developer: Tramell Crow
Architect: Kirksey
#of floors: 20
Completion: 2015

Energy Tower III & IV
Developer: Mac Haik Realty
Architect: Morris Architects
Type: Office
# of Floors: 17
Completion: 2014

Jennie Sealy Hospital (Galveston)
Developer: ?
Architect: HDR Architecture
Type: Medical
# of Floors: 13
Completion: Est. 2016

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Building for Personalized Cancer Care
Developer: ?
Architect: HDR Architecture
Type: Medical
# of Floors: 12
Completion: 2014

Hanover South Hampton
Developer: Hanover
Architect: Ziegler Cooper
Type: Residential
# of floors: 12
Completion: 2015

Shell Oil Building 1 & 2
Developer: ?
Architect: HOK
Type: Office
#of floors: 12 x 2
Completion: ?

Southwestern Energy HQ
Developer: Patrinely Group
Architect: Gensler
Type: Office
# of Floors: 10
Completion: 2014

I am not even going to list all the approved and proposed buildings; too many. The 50 story, 56-58 including base, by Chevron is a done deal and Hines will potentially start on their 49 story building without any tenants signed.

Last edited by xsatyr; 08-22-2013 at 04:39 PM..
 
Old 08-22-2013, 04:34 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by Dallaz View Post
Here's a list I found on the internet



High-rises under construction

24 story residential/mixed use (u/c), West Village/Cityplace, Uptown
17 story residential, The Taylor (u/c), Uptown
20 story residential, Residences at the Stoneleigh (u/c, near Azure), Uptown
20 story (?) Richards Group HQ, West Village/Uptown
17 story office, Hall Tower, Arts District
18 story residential, JLB tower, Cedar Springs @ Katy Trail, Uptown
20 story office, Frost Bank Tower, across from 31 story Azure, Uptown
20 story One Dallas Tower, mixed use, Uptown
23 story office, Victory Tower, Victory
25 story mixed use, across from Ritz Hotel & Residential Towers, Uptown
24 story SkyHouse, next to House of Blues, Victory

Proposed and awaiting starts

Twin 20 story office towers, GE block, Oak Lawn/Uptown
21, 31 and 24 story towers, The Spire complex, Arts District
29 story residential, Hall Tower, Arts District
50 story mixed use, Hall Tower, Arts District
? story mixed use, Lucy Billingsley, Arts District
Nice amount of projects going up in Dallas. I am not a market expert by any means, but why are there no really substantial projects going on in Dallas as compared to Houston or even Austin. Is the market just slow in Dallas, or was it overbuilt in recent years?
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