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Member Since 18 Mar 2014
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In Topic: West 7th Development

18 March 2024 - 05:02 PM

I was in Houston not long ago and was talking to a developer and 7th st came up and the problems going on, he mentioned they had a similar issue in an area, I cant remember right now the name of it, but because of all the issues they majorly ramped up the police presence and of course then the people began complaining you couldn't go there without "being Harassed by the Police" and after about 18 months over half the places were closed as people just quit going there and moved on to other places. I could easily see this happening with the 7th St area. 


In Topic: Canopy by Hilton

18 March 2024 - 04:53 PM

Can't say I am disappointed because that was one ugly building! I do like the designs of the bar in Loopnet. I always liked this little building, I hope it stays a small cool little building but I can see it coming down for something much larger because of its proximity to the Convention Center. 

 

I have worked for the guys who did the one in Austin, great guys, sadly we didn't get a chance to be involved as the GC they used wound up being a major equity partner in it. It is a beautiful Hotel on the inside. 


In Topic: Oncor/Old Electric Building Getting Revamp

29 February 2024 - 10:39 AM

That's is some VERY cool stuff Nixtope! 


In Topic: River District news

29 February 2024 - 10:28 AM

Not really a bad price. The big cost is disposing of the contaminated soil, there is always some, and of course the tanks and anything in them. The disposal fees are crazy expensive as not many places you can dispose of it. Last I did one of these, about 2010, the closest place we could dispose of it all, and there was a ton of soil as the tanks had been leaking for years, was all the way to Georgia as no where else at the time was taking anything environmental. 

 

One issue with these old filling stations are the underground tank remediation requirements.  I talked to an owner of a similar business and he said if he paid to have the tanks removed it could cost him as much as $200-300K which sounds really high to me but that's what he said.  Perhaps that included redoing all the concrete etc.  It actually became an issue when he tried to sell the business to someone looking to convert it to a taco shop where he had a filling station / mechanic shop but had since decommissioned the use of the tanks but they were still in-ground.

 

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In Topic: Potential Expansion of the Omni Fort Worth Hotel

14 February 2024 - 04:15 PM

 

Building corners:

Also, I think the glass corner is not a good idea.  I think encasing the corner in GFRC/cast stone material would make the edge age better.  Sure, change the pattern from the pattern in the building center to create an end element.  Just don't make the corner materials 100% window & spandrel glass.

My logic: think 30+ years in future when those edges won't be as crisp, a couple become discolored and it becomes impossible to replace individual panels (they won't make that glass anymore), so they tolerate the no-longer-crisp glass building edge.

 

 

 

What, you don't like a Bead of Silicone caulk being your only defense against the outside elements?