As the walls crumble and the last days unfold for the city’s old code enforcement office in Midtown, a hidden stained-glass window has been uncovered — as seen here in a shot taken by a reader yesterday evening from across the light-rail tracks. Once the structure is fully deconstructed, the way will be open for that planned mixed-use-skyscraper from PM Realty to rise toward the heavens. In front of the window is the long-since-de-greened greenscreen trellis installed to dress up the main Main entrance of the concrete structure, back in the late aughts:Â
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- Previously on Swamplot: Crunch Time Again at the Former Main St. Code Enforcement Building; Main St. Mod Code Building Under Assault From Rooftop, Ground Level, Interior; Asbestos-Laden Mod Code Enforcement Office Now Getting Swapped for Mixed Use Highrise on Main St.; Digging into the Dirt Around the Old Code Enforcement Building in Midtown; Developer Buys Old City Codes Building; Decoding the Code Building Sale; Downtown Warehouse Rehab: Houston’s Next Permit Office
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Preparing To Rise in Midtown