Here’s a photo of the little rubble pile forming outside the former Houston Club Building at 811 Rusk, a presage of the bigger rubble to come. Skanska, which bought the 18-story building standing on the block bound by Rusk, Capitol, Travis, and Milam, has said it plans to replace it with a 34-story, 700,000-sq.-ft. office tower that’s being designed by Gensler.

• Demolishing the Houston Club at 811 Rusk Street [HAIF]
• Previously on Swamplot: Skanska’s New Downtown Office Tower, Houston Club Tunnel Tenants Making Their Escape, Houston Club Building To Be Demolished, Say Auctioneers, ARCO Office Going Down; Downtown Houston Club Building Will Stay Put, Skanska Goes for a Houston Office Building Hat Trick, Skanska Helping Houston Club to Early Exit, Will Skanska Knock Down the Houston Club?, At Risk on Rusk

Photos: HAIF user Nate99