Office Tower rejuvenation: 800 Bell f/k/a Exxon Building formerly Humble - Skyscraper dating to the 1960's facing facelift and then some

With 44 floors, this ageing skyscraper build in 1963 used to be tall 

(the tallest in its time)

The stacked-slabs design with protruding shades on each floor 

running the full length of the building on each side

served temperature control when heat-reflecting glass 

windows were not yet available as a better alternative.

The ExxonMobil Tower and its neighbors.

ExxonMobil signage that will be no more
after the company moves to its new campus North of Houston.
Though the building was sold, Exxon leased it back. 

Other former names: ExxonMobil Building, Humble Oil Bldg. 

Texaco Building to be re-purposed - major upgrade under way

Skyscraper repair - high altitude construction work

Scaffolding on top of Bank of America Center 

Office Tower

Downtown Houston Office Towers seen from  Preston Ave.
Buffalo Bayou bridge  in Theater District 

Light Rail Construction pics Downtown Houston track-laying work 2014

Light rail track laying work near Jones Hall - April 2014

Rail track work for new line passing George R Brown Convention Center

Rail construction work on Capitol at Bank of America Center

Demolition of old highrise at Texas and Fannin

609 Main project site - Old building on corner of Texas Ave and Fannin 

being demolished piece by piece starting at the top

NCM Demolition - Site on Texas St. between Main and Fannin

Sunset Coffee Building Revamp at Allen's Landing on Buffalo Bayou bank in Downtown Houston (photos)

View from Main Street Bridge tower Criminal Justice Complex
Sunset Building construction work under way (center of pic) 

Scaffolding on Sunset Coffee Building (Feb 2014 status)

View from stairs for descending from street-level at Commerce
near intersection with Fannin

Adaptive reuse of Old Building and Historic Site explained on Project Sign

JW Hotel Project Downtown Houston - Conversion of Old Office Building

Old Office Building on Main being currently converted to luxury hotel
Construction site pics January 2014

Samuel F. Carter Building at 806 Main St

Old Office tower to get new life as JW Merriott Downtown Hotel

Skyhouse - New Luxury Residential Tower under Construction in Downtown Houston

1600 Block of Main intersection - Skyhouse construction as of early Jan 2014

The Susanne Development on former Montrose Fiesta site

Site for new Chevron Office Tower on Smith Street at Pease [updated with new pics]

Exxon Building across the green space (June 2014 pic)

Existing 1600 Chevron Tower with construction crane
(working on an another Downtown project) early in 2014

Chevron campus - site of future office tower where YMCA Building used to stand
view from sidewalk at KBR Tower (Cullen Center)

Still a grassy city block in June 2014 (project postponed)

Still grassy in July 2013 - Site of new Chevron Office Tower to be built in 2013-14
between Smith Street and Louisiana North of Paese

Renovation work at Harris County Administration Building on Preston

From Ziggys to Brown Bag - Succession on corner of Capitol and Main Street Corridor (updated with new photo)

Ziggys and Brown Bag Deli signage on Main St. corner

Brown Bag Deli finds new Downtown home at former location of Ziggys Downtown on corner of Main Street and Capitol. 

Corner view of Downtown Brown Bag location on Main (early 2014 photo)

Brown Bag had to close its shop at the Houston Club Building, which is scheduled to be taken down by new owner Skanska, to make way for a new development on the block South of the JPMorgan Chase Tower.

Street closure for road work on Capitol at Main

As of February, the streets in the area are torn up in connection with the rail extension project

Closed Brown Bag Deli location at Houston Club Building with heavy equipment in front