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Old Posted Jan 21, 2020, 4:11 AM
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Plans to use the Astrodome as indoor parking and event space have been scrapped.

What happened to potential plans for the Astrodome?

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Houstonians began 2019 with a plan to repurpose the Astrodome, but like many plans before, that too failed to come to fruition. KPRC 2 wanted to know happened and if there are any new potential plans for the Astrodome on the table?

Commissioners Court signed off on a $100-million plan to raise the Dome’s floor to ground level, providing close to 9-acres of covered space that could be used for a variety of events. Below this would be a parking garage.

“What people have to understand is the Dome belongs to the taxpayers of Harris County, it’s fully paid for and it’s an integral part of what goes on at that whole NRG complex,” said former Harris County Judge and KPRC political analyst Ed Emmett.

According to officials with the County Engineer’s Office, $6.1 million was spent on design and planning for this project and construction was scheduled to begin after this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The plan was brought forth by Emmett after years’ worth of other ideas failed to either gain traction or find financing and the voters rejected a bid to turn the Dome in another convention space. However, the responsibility of seeing this plan to fruition fell largely to the office of the County Judge.

When Lina Hidalgo was elected to the position, she and her staff looked at this plan.

“The plan that had been designed wouldn’t have yielded, truly a usable building,” said Hidalgo. “It’s just not something that would have made it competitive against convention centers elsewhere.”

Hidalgo said she also felt the idea for a parking garage would not work.

“If you put in more parking you’re just going to get more congestion,” said Hidalgo.

In other words, that plan died.

“Right now we don’t have specific plans for the Astrodome,” said Hidalgo. “It’s just not a priority right now.”
I miss the movie studio and indoor park proposals, otherwise I would rather see it demolished.
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Food Halls, Coworking And Luxury Hospitality Now Define Downtown Houston

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“In 2010 we had a population of about 3,000,” Downtown District Director of Economic Development Robert Pieroni said. “Today we’re well over 9,000. The difference is that Downtown is now a 24 hours a day, seven days a week destination. There’s always something you can do.” Most of what people do Downtown is still work-based. At the beginning of the last decade, Downtown contained 31M SF of Class-A office space throughout 34 buildings; Downtown closed out the decade with 40 Class-A building, an inventory increase to nearly 35.5M SF...

Food halls have shaken up downtown’s retail sector, capitalizing on one of Houston’s most underrated aspects: food. Conservatory, Finn Hall, Understory and more are inviting everyone downtown to experience Houston’s vibrant food scene. With many starting weekends hours, the food halls have quickly become part of the downtown walkable lifestyle, as workers and residents traverse the streets or tunnels for a bite. “From a press perspective, they’ve gained national attention, putting buzz around something many Houstonians take for granted,” Pieroni said. “Houston is a major food destination, we don’t talk about that enough. Our food halls have dramatically increased Houston’s buzz...”
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...otherwise I would rather see it demolished.
In 2017 National Geographic published "The 2500-Year History of Stadiums in 10 Drawings." The Astrodome was #5. How many other buildings in Houston are on anybody's list of historic world buildings?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/m...7/07/stadiums/ (Paywall)


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Old Posted Jan 27, 2020, 9:23 PM
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Impressive picture of Huston!!! Really captured the width of the skylines of Huston! Always loved Huston's skyline!!!
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Awesome pic!
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Old Posted Jan 28, 2020, 5:19 PM
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just need to add more now.
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just need to add more now.
No doubt that will happen soon enough.
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Why can't that old vacant Holiday / Days Inn eyesore in DT be imploded? Are the owners asking too much for a possible renovation for apts/condos? Its been like that for years. I find it hard to believe the COH hasn't demanded something done. IF anything .... open it up and turn into a graffiti park!
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the sooner the better.
Considering the Midtown, Montrose & Upper Kirby areas started to sprout multiple substantial towers in the past decade, and the bulk of those came within the past five years, it probably will continue and occur at a rate faster than most expect. I'm not even going to begin with the Uptown towers or the overall increase in infill, conversion and construction downtown.

Also, somewhat of a reverse view of the above panorama from the same photographer.

Memorial Park View by brijonmang, on Flickr
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Old Posted Jan 30, 2020, 4:30 AM
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Why can't that old vacant Holiday / Days Inn eyesore in DT be imploded? Are the owners asking too much for a possible renovation for apts/condos? Its been like that for years. I find it hard to believe the COH hasn't demanded something done. IF anything .... open it up and turn into a graffiti park!
Building must be structurally sound though the CoH ordered windows and glass removed due to safety concerns but unless the building poses an immediate safety risk, not much anyone can do.
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Considering the Midtown, Montrose & Upper Kirby areas started to sprout multiple substantial towers in the past decade, and the bulk of those came within the past five years, it probably will continue and occur at a rate faster than most expect. I'm not even going to begin with the Uptown towers or the overall increase in infill, conversion and construction downtown.

Also, somewhat of a reverse view of the above panorama from the same photographer.

Memorial Park View by brijonmang, on Flickr
Wouldn't it be nice if all those gaps eventually filled in creating a continuous skyline? Does anyone expect that to happen?
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Wouldn't it be nice if all those gaps eventually filled in creating a continuous skyline? Does anyone expect that to happen?
It would be very feasible for that to happen... at least the Midtown gap for sure. Not so sure between Downtown and Galleria. Too many wealthy hoods for that to really every be a true possibility.
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Old Posted Jan 30, 2020, 9:27 PM
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Montrose Collective Montrose

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Montrose @ Westheimer

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OMG, between Montrose Collective and that new proposal above, the Montrose neighborhood is about to see an incredible surge, and the style is choice
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Houston surely is densifying quickly now.
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