ZIEGLER COOPER
OPTIMIZING
SITE POTENTIAL
Block 98 | Houston, Texas A Project by Trammell Crow Company
ZIEGLER COOPER
PETITE PARCEL BLOCK 98 - 670 UNITS PER ACRE
Squeaking a desirable apartment tower with enviable amenities into a tiny site and achieving maximum efficiencies is no small feat. Trammell Crow’s Block 98 development is a 42-story park-oriented development. It is located opposite the Marriott Marquis Houston to the east, and HESS Tower to the south whose garage shares the block on which Block 98 sits. The skinny site ekes out a street-level glimpse at Discovery Green from the intersection of Crawford and Walker streets – and here is where the point tower typology shines! – Placing the residential units atop a podium elevates all the residential units to maximize their urban and park views.
Scott Ziegler, AIA Practice Area Leader
sziegler@zieglercooper.com
Alison Kuttler, AIA Senior Project Manger akuttler@zieglercooper.com
“A point tower is a compact, tall and slender residential building form with a small footprint, resting on a wellappointed mixed-use podium below.” – Scott Ziegler, AIA
Donald Hickey, AIA Project Architect
dhickey@zieglercooper.com
www.zieglercooper.com 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 350, Houston, Texas 77002 713.374.0000