Here they are: More renderings of the Perennial, the mixed-use development the Redstone Companies is hoping to fit onto a block at 2200 Post Oak Blvd. just north of the Galleria — on the former site of the Compass Bank building, which was imploded in a small ceremony earlier this year. Does this thing look familiar? An earlier drawing of the project appeared on the SkyscraperPage forum and was featured on Swamplot in May. Now HAIF poster Urbannizer digs up a leasing brochure for the property from the development’s otherwise password-protected website.
What’s for lease? Two separate buildings: a 20-story office tower incorporating an 8-level parking garage as well as lots of retail space at the base; and a separate hotel tower to the north — combining just under 300 guest rooms and 100 residences. In all, the developers are counting just under 74,000 sq. ft. of retail space, including 3 levels meant to face the action on Post Oak.
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The brochure already seems a little dated — it predicts an opening date in the fall of 2011, after a 30 month timeline. When will the Uptown Corridor rail line be complete?
Not shown in the renderings: that new rail line’s Guilford Court Metro Rail station on Post Oak, directly in front of the development site. It’ll be the closest stop to the front entrance of the Galleria.
- The Perennial (PDF) [Redstone Companies, via HAIF]
- Previously on Swamplot: The Perennial Redstone Post Oak Idea, More Action on Post Oak: Goodbye, Compass, This Time with Fair Warning: Galleria Bank Collapse
Renderings: HKS
I like the idea and support it, but I won’t feel heartbroken if it doesn’t happen. Renderings are just renderings. If they anticipate this to be open when the rail line is in place, then it’s many years away.
Would love to see the traffic impact studies for Post Oak in Galleria, wouldn’t you?
Unfortunately, we all know what they build in reality never looks as good as the rendering. i.e. Houston Pavillion.
From Matt Mystery:
Would love to see the traffic impact studies for Post Oak in Galleria, wouldn’t you?
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I agree. There is no way a project of that size would be appropriate for Post Oak. It is only six lanes wide, with dedicated turn lanes and a full median. What are they thinking!?!
Just wait until METRO crams there extremely wasteful and ineffective light rail line down the center of Post Oak. You think traffic is bad now, they are going to make it worse.
I agree. There is no way a project of that size would be appropriate for Post Oak. It is only six lanes wide, with dedicated turn lanes and a full median. What are they thinking!?!
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Shouldn’t you be at Poe with the two spoiled brats from V&E and the rest of the Southampton/Boulevard Oaks gang composing your latest letter to Morgan and Kinton and drawing straws as to who will wear the rubber gloves to write it and mail it?
Threatening children does little for your already very disreputable reputation.
@ kjb434
Have the transportation engineering survey and analysis correlated reduced vehicular traffic due to increased usage and ridership on the proposed post oak line? Increasing population, retail and employment densities over the course of years in the area continue to make Light rail, commuter rail and other mass transit options more viable. Uptown, though largly designed on a suburban-esqe hierarchy system of roads is increasing density to the point it can’t handle vehicular capacity as is.
Thus, in conclusion, I’m curious how you’ve theorized that the light rail system is inefficient and “extremely” wasteful. I hope you’re not basing it off of the current system which has an approximate daily rider ship of 38,000( Light rail ranking in the united states: 12) and Daily boardings per linear mile of 5100 (ranking in the United States: 6).
Hail Purdue U:
My assessment is based upon my transportation engineering background.
No rail system ever has been able to reduced vehicular traffic on existing roads. None. Rail only provides a choice, but not a solution to traffic. If an engineer says otherwise, then they are lying and/or were asleep in transportation class.
This doesn’t mean METRO may lie in it’s studies running off the BIG ASSUMPTION that when the rail is in place people will gladly jump out of their car and into rail. This assumption has never panned out unless traffic is so horrible that rail commute times are less.
Wow, Poe must have changed. I remember being soundly paddled in the hallway and then scolded in front of my class by none other that Mrs. Patricia Johnston herself for squirting water out of the drinking fountain. Brats weren’t well tolerated.
What’s so bad about the traffic now? Even during rush hours, I get through most intersections in two or three cycles. Big deal. During the other 20 hours a day, I get through in 1-2 cycles, tops. This isn’t the suburbs, it’s the most vibrant part of the 4th largest city in the country. There is SUPPOSED to be traffic.
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Build it, then build some more! Fill up the boulevard, it’s wider than NY’s Fifth Ave, and as wide as Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, and last time I was in both those cities being on those streets was fantastic. The whiners can just stay away, Houston is a big city with 600-plus square miles where all of you who don’t like “city” living can congregate and bitch about how things are changing.
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So many people who complain about Galleria area traffic also brag about how they never go there. WTF? Then what are you complaining about. Just stay away, please.
I drive through the Uptown area often. I make it a point to avoid certain intersection on Post Oak by taking alternative routes.
Traffic is not as bad as it once was in the area. The uptown management district has gone through great strides to upgrade other corridors such as Sage Road to improve efficiency. The widening of San Felipe, the feeders road, and re-arrangement of exit ramps helped a lot. For some reason people still think they have to exit Westheimer when heading southbound on the Loop to get to the Galleria. Just go to the next exit and you’ll get there faster.
Post Oak will get messed up seriously for a couple of years when METRO gets to work on it. Get ready to make a left turn with a train behind you and all the greenery in the median to be royally destroyed. To keep 6 lanes, they will either have to be made smaller or the right of way will need to be adjusted in some areas (especially in the Post Oak curve).
Wow, Poe must have changed. I remember being soundly paddled in the hallway and then scolded in front of my class by none other that Mrs. Patricia Johnston herself for squirting water out of the drinking fountain. Brats weren’t well tolerated.
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The neighborhood went downhill. It happens.
I see Matt’s continuing down his rosy path of positive and uplifting statements.
All the children I encountered at the 2008 Poe carnival were very nice & polite. Maybe they were hired as filler kids for the day as is done at the Oscars so the camera won’t catch any empty seats.
And how do schools smell the same after multiple decades??