HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[Urbannizer]

Some updates I took yesterday.

609 Main

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/493/32181655060_518c7debb9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2MoRJ)
20170127_154354 (https://flic.kr/p/R2MoRJ) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/703/32438213601_70599d3fe1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RqsjLR)
20170127_154359 (https://flic.kr/p/RqsjLR) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/651/32181654600_ed85ea58f1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2MoHN)
20170127_154450 (https://flic.kr/p/R2MoHN) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/330/32438213111_fe1b5c5edd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RqsjCp)
20170127_154454 (https://flic.kr/p/RqsjCp) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/349/32438215501_6758cd8bd0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RqskkB)
20170127_160006 (https://flic.kr/p/RqskkB) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/423/32407957082_930e71fc06_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfyJ)
20170127_160117 (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfyJ) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Aris Market Square

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/376/32438216011_d468e4d88b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Rqskup)
20170127_160033 (https://flic.kr/p/Rqskup) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Catalyst

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/406/32407957692_2d7d36abf3_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfKf)
20170127_155943 (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfKf) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Alexan Downtown rising behind the Great Southwest Building

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/565/32407958272_f51c2bccff_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfVf)
20170127_155946 (https://flic.kr/p/RnMfVf) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

801 Texas (former Chronicle building)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/492/32438216781_326548b67d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/RqskHF)
20170127_155206 (https://flic.kr/p/RqskHF) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Latitude Med Center & Intercontinental Hotel

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/446/32181528540_7539ab76c0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKfm)
20170127_103521 (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKfm) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Texas Children's Expansion

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/434/32181528810_433d93094f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKk1)
20170127_103530 (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKk1) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/401/32181529090_155da065c2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKpQ)
20170127_103020 (https://flic.kr/p/R2LKpQ) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/426/32181528090_3365306b85_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R2LK7A)
20170127_105748-1 (https://flic.kr/p/R2LK7A) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

[Urbannizer]

The Isabella at Midtown (https://www.surgehomes.com/houston-tx/the-isabella-at-midtown)

Surge Homes has officially launched this 208-unit condo mid-rise at 4001 Main.

https://www.surgehomes.com/hubfs/Exteriors_Page/Exteriors_-_June_2016/Main_Condos_web_2.jpg

New Midtown condo project to open in late 2019 (http://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Developer-announces-new-Midtown-condos-10889512.php#photo-12266963)

The Isabella at Midtown, a 208-unit condominium development, is scheduled to open in December 2019.

Surge Homes, the developer, has opened early reservation for the complex, at 4001 Main St. -- at Main and Isabella streets. The midrise building will have lofts, one-, two- and three-bedroom units from 420 to 1,880 square feet.

Prices range from the $150,000s to the $600,000s, according to Surge Homes.

[Urbannizer]

255 Assay Street (http://generationpark.com/listing/residential/255-assay-st-luxury-apartments/)

First residential project for Generation Park announced.

255 Assay Street is the first luxury apartment building to be built in Redemption Square, the urban walkable lifestyle district in Generation Park. Currently under design, 255 Assay St is expected to begin construction mid-2017 with move-ins expected mid-2018.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://generationpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ResidentialLanding.jpg&key=7d36e18e1f73deeeee67fdebde55bc49870fb8f3bba329da2530607fc7a1b0bf

Updated website: http://generationpark.com/overview/

[Monarch]

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http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://jmservices.biz/css/images/now-open.png&key=1571be3dee4652345239ffe20ebbdd3191fef34e72536d1e943a6918b9e49627
https://www.houstonfirst.com/static/media/uploads/pages/avenida_logo.png
^^^ welcome to downtown houston BUD'S PITMASTER BBQ! this is going to become one POPULAR bbq joint in AH......

[N90]

HOU is now overdue for a new development thread. This one passed 10k finally. Lemme know if you need any help putting one together, I would be happy to help. Houstonians don't appear to be a chatty bunch IMO. Someone posts renderings or update pix or projects and it is followed up with 2-3 replies. No more than 4-5 replies and that is only on rare occasions too. It stretches the lifespan of threads out to 10 years when its mostly just updates, new project info, or pix IMO.

Then I look at development threads for other cities and those people can talk 24/7 365 a year. Pages and pages of discussion about everything and everyone gets their 2 cents in about everything. I have to start digging back to old pages just to find the projects or update pix they're having lengthy discussions on.

FWIW I like the HOU development thread better than those other cities development threads. I like to see the relevant info as soon as possible without digging deep into the threads soul to find it IMO

Thanks guys for being class acts! Special thanks to Urbannizer for his hard work updating HOU projects!

[TexasBoi]

HOU is now overdue for a new development thread. This one passed 10k finally. Lemme know if you need any help putting one together, I would be happy to help. Houstonians don't appear to be a chatty bunch IMO. Someone posts renderings or update pix or projects and it is followed up with 2-3 replies. No more than 4-5 replies and that is only on rare occasions too. It stretches the lifespan of threads out to 10 years when its mostly just updates, new project info, or pix IMO.

Then I look at development threads for other cities and those people can talk 24/7 365 a year. Pages and pages of discussion about everything and everyone gets their 2 cents in about everything. I have to start digging back to old pages just to find the projects or update pix they're having lengthy discussions on.

FWIW I like the HOU development thread better than those other cities development threads. I like to see the relevant info as soon as possible without digging deep into the threads soul to find it IMO

Thanks guys for being class acts! Special thanks to Urbannizer for his hard work updating HOU projects!

I think a big part of that is because Houston has it's own forum. Houston has had enough developments the last 10 years to have 3 or 4 different threads but most conversations are on other sites. It's pretty much the same thing with Dallas and Fort Worth.

[The Best Forumer]

HOU is now overdue for a new development thread. This one passed 10k finally. Lemme know if you need any help putting one together, I would be happy to help. Houstonians don't appear to be a chatty bunch IMO. Someone posts renderings or update pix or projects and it is followed up with 2-3 replies. No more than 4-5 replies and that is only on rare occasions too. It stretches the lifespan of threads out to 10 years when its mostly just updates, new project info, or pix IMO.

Then I look at development threads for other cities and those people can talk 24/7 365 a year. Pages and pages of discussion about everything and everyone gets their 2 cents in about everything. I have to start digging back to old pages just to find the projects or update pix they're having lengthy discussions on.

FWIW I like the HOU development thread better than those other cities development threads. I like to see the relevant info as soon as possible without digging deep into the threads soul to find it IMO

Thanks guys for being class acts! Special thanks to Urbannizer for his hard work updating HOU projects!



I agree. Im still looking for "HOUSTON | Developement Thread I".


Apparently some guy named dylan wiped the database or something like that.

[JManc]

There used to be a software requirement that threads cap out at around 10k posts. Don't think that's the case anymore. There are several other threads with 10k or higher posts. We can still start over with a new one if that's what everyone wants...

[DBGHouston]

I say "It ain't broken don't fix it." The last time we created a new heading for suburban and non-high rise projects it lasted about 3 months. HAIF is the place for the day to day minutia and tit-for-tat...I like that this is a pretty much a summary. In terms of the number of posts, I personally skip to the last page and enjoy getting about a weeks worth of news in one place. BUT if I want to search and see what that project looked like two years ago I can do that too.

[Slyfox]

I'll just put my 2 cents in right here.

Agreed, it's awesome to not see much conversation in the threads but photos and articles of all the fantastic development coming along.

I'm not sure if Urbanizer is male or female, so I'll just agree and say "they" do a fantastic job! This thread would be 1/2 the size without their hard work and effort.

[TexasPlaya]

I also prefer just a summary of updates, but it's whatever.

[JoninATX]

I doesn't matter to me either way. I'm down if you guys want to start another thread.

[JoninATX]

Groundbreaking planned for luxury condo in Museum District

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/12/34/8693536/5/920x920.jpg

By Paul Takahashi
Jan. 31. 2017

The Houston developer has secured construction financing from Galveston-based Moody National Bank and is awaiting final city permitting to begin construction next month.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/31/exclusive-groundbreaking-planned-for-luxury-condo.html

[JoninATX]

In-N-Out Burger closing on land in Houston

By Cara Smith
Jan. 31. 2017

an Irvine, California-based burger chain with a cult following, will soon close on land in Houston, CBRE's Jazz Hamilton said.

The company is closing on multiples sites in Houston and will announce its entry into the Bayou City this year, said Hamilton, who was speaking at CBRE's press luncheon on Jan. 31. Rumors of In-N-Out Burger mulling a Houston opening have been circulating for years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/31/in-n-out-burger-closing-on-land-in-houston.html

[Urbannizer]

We can let the thread can go beyond the 10k point for now. If anyone would like to bring together a new front page for the next thread that'd be great. Right now it'll take me some time to compile one.

[TowerSpotter]

We can let the thread can go beyond the 10k point for now. If anyone would like to bring together a new front page for the next thread that'd be great. Right now it'll take me some time to compile one.

Would love to design some tables but it'll take time. :P

[TowerSpotter]

I would go with a space theme but not sure what color scheme I would want for the text and other solids. What theme would you guys go with or solid colors?

I got to say the quality of the gif is not as good as the video format :yuck:

http://i.imgur.com/4B74Rgp.gif

[TexasBoi]

Well that slowed my computer down.

[DanielG425]

Maybe find a photo that has as much of the total Houston skyline and then photoshop the sky to be space.

[Monarch]

http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1200x/at/att9aiqc5uz5sf5o.jpg
^^^ maybe we can start the newest format out by illustrating our most modern/contemporary tower/edifice 609 MAIN. whereby, showcasing houston's most dynamic/modern architecture and heading towards the future. just a thought....

[Dale]

My fiancée is not a city person. But when she saw the skyline shot on tonight's Super Bowl broadcast she exclaimed, "WOW!"

[AviationGuy]

My fiancée is not a city person. But when she saw the skyline shot on tonight's Super Bowl broadcast she exclaimed, "WOW!"

Was that a nighttime skyline shot? That's what I saw, and it was really beautiful. I didn't see any shots before sunset.

[Dale]

Was that a nighttime skyline shot? That's what I saw, and it was really beautiful. I didn't see any shots before sunset.

Yep, the nighttime shot. BTW: Houston now known as the site of the greatest Super Bowl ever!

[Monarch]

http://www.housuperbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/houston-superbowl-logo.png
https://nflcdns.nfl.com/static/content/public/static/html/labs/rr/apps/img//sbapps/sbLI_logo.png
^^^ i could never be more proud of our fair city on the bayou. SUPERBOWL LI, what a magnificent and brilliant achievement for houston. the STARS over H-TOWN are aligning.... indeed.

[JManc]

Yep, the nighttime shot. BTW: Houston now known as the site of the greatest Super Bowl ever!

Unless you're from Atlanta..

[Dale]

Unless you're from Atlanta..

I do feel for Atlantans.:(

[The Best Forumer]

Anyone have screencaps of those night time skyline shots?

[ooooaaaah!]

Anyone have screencaps of those night time skyline shots?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IksclAjx88o

[clubtokyo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IksclAjx88o

Amazing, does that building always have that many leds?

[AustinTay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IksclAjx88o

That's not the shot I thought was impressive. There was a better one during the Super Bowl that made Houston look more dense. I think that's the one Dale is referencing. Hopefully someone uploads it.


Amazing, does that building always have that many leds?

Nope...

[Urbannizer]

After Years of talks, new Woodlands office building on track for groundbreaking

For three years, Bob Parsley, co-chairman and principal of Colliers in Houston, has been working to get a planned north Houston office building off the ground. Throughout Houston's prolonged energy slump, interest in 10 Waterway, a proposed office building in The Woodlands, has waned.

Now that the office market's worst days are behind us, though, Parsley said he expects to lease an anchor tenant for the building this year, which would kick off the building's groundbreaking.

Parsley, alongside Colliers' Norm Munoz, is marketing 10 Waterway, which will add between 400,000 and 500,000 square feet to the Woodlands office market once it delivers. It's being planned by The Woodlands Development Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC). If the building breaks ground this year, it would likely deliver in 2020, Parsley said.

Interest has picked up among companies looking to take either a large portion or the entirety of the building.

"There are companies that are feeling good about the future," he said.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.kirksey.com/HG/Files/KirkseyArchitecture/2d/2d6ad97c-6f53-42af-8da7-c30423c597cb.jpg?maxwidth=1000&key=3318738e062756e204bdcba8e2bb8e3d26e9b869eae2dd61c4ded8a33164aab7

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.kirksey.com/HG/Files/KirkseyArchitecture/54/544ab18a-7779-46b7-af3a-1b2988242b6c.jpg?maxwidth=1000&key=ab6be0b3f6e44a015fec619d0d0028c728cbe9b5148da9ab178e33f6b44b0db0

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/06/after-years-of-talks-new-woodlands-office-building.html

[AviationGuy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IksclAjx88o

That's a really nice video, but it doesn't focus in on the side of downtown where all the activity was (the other side of downtown around Discovery Green, where the crowds were). Also, during the game, there were some views from NRG Stadium that showed both downtown and the med center, which was really impressive. I'll see if I can find that view.

[AviationGuy]

Well there are a ton of Superbowl videos, including incredible downtown fireworks and a really interesting security video, but not what we're looking for here.

[Urbannizer]

Renderings of the proposed W Hotel for Uptown Park. By Tipps Architecture (http://www.tippsarchitecture.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0):

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://i.imgur.com/bNRc1qV.jpg&key=1f300a0d0b8654fc7c687c50bda22e3a3c6745908353d54fb2ab8a18dcc4ed5f

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://i.imgur.com/qg9HU3d.jpg&key=2b4514174bcaa60c75275d5627e8a0e62fcac19915ba4b475e1c7a854538ef71

[plutonicpanda]

I love it!

[Monarch]

https://secure.static.tumblr.com/09c6bb8db6564da3ed08f0a23a8110f3/s7sp8iv/b1dnydwep/tumblr_static_tumblr_static_em3y5somgg848s80gw40ow400_640.png
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/567160bfa12f44d768681846/569ff02f69492ecaab092e6e/569ff030a12f449e1bf43096/1453322288243/W-Hotels-logo-logotype-300x225.png?format=300w
aaaahhh yes, one can only "hope" that the aforementioned schematics for houston's proposed W HOTEL look exactly as planned. MAGNIFICENT!

[Urbannizer]

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts webcam: https://app.oxblue.com/open/mccarthy/HISD

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/352/32405546590_c158e45e47_b.jpg

[colemonkee]

That new W looks promising.

[TexasPlaya]

After Years of talks, new Woodlands office building on track for groundbreaking



http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.kirksey.com/HG/Files/KirkseyArchitecture/2d/2d6ad97c-6f53-42af-8da7-c30423c597cb.jpg?maxwidth=1000&key=3318738e062756e204bdcba8e2bb8e3d26e9b869eae2dd61c4ded8a33164aab7

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://www.kirksey.com/HG/Files/KirkseyArchitecture/54/544ab18a-7779-46b7-af3a-1b2988242b6c.jpg?maxwidth=1000&key=ab6be0b3f6e44a015fec619d0d0028c728cbe9b5148da9ab178e33f6b44b0db0

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/06/after-years-of-talks-new-woodlands-office-building.html

With an office glut, why is this being built? There are large spaces to be occupied currently.

[ooooaaaah!]

With an office glut, why is this being built? There are large spaces to be occupied currently.

Maybe the glut doesn't include the Woodlands. Also, even if there is a glut better buildings can still lure businesses from other locations i.e. uptown with better rents, amenities, surrounding area, etc. etc. With the growing pop in the area the woodlands can offer business with large employees in the area a smaller commute. I'm sure they have studied it ad nauseam and no matter the market people find ways to make money, the weaker players who don't properly do their research are the ones that will get crushed.

[Urbannizer]

Take a look at the new Emancipation Park in Houston (https://archpaper.com/2017/02/new-emancipation-park-houston/#gallery-0-slide-0)

Emancipation Park in Houston has undergone a major transformation courtesy of Chicago-based Perkins + Will. The revamp to the 10-acre park has been a long time coming. Preliminary work began in 2011, but now the project is finally complete, offering a new “Recreation Center” and spiraling sculpture that reflects the vision of the park’s founders.

Opened to the public in 1872 by its founders, Reverend John Henry “Jack” Yates, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, and Reverend Elias Dibble, Emancipation Park is firmly rooted in African-American history. At the time of its opening, the park was the first truly public park in Houston. In the years that followed, it became a vibrant space, hosting games of tennis and volleyball as well as numerous other community activities. Boasting a swimming pool from the 1930s, the site was also the only place where African-Americans could swim in the city.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/REC-SAM_2085A.jpg&key=cfadbda968f06254106ff89c38a0af51bb2dc87049d151de88a04a0880956349

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Plaza-SAM_2044.jpg&key=8eb83106f14c6e85f9272ac48edf4ca21e5595bce783e887951c4ca0ff54ce62

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/REC-SAM_2143.jpg&key=0828c72f0b6221b352a9ccd52280bdef09d728dd7ea511cc44982b20f714df03

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pool_SAM_2161.jpg&key=413700627c6e259e64895d7799545ef6c8007ca80acadf7f27805496a48017ce

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://42mzqz26jebqf6rd034t5pef-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Pool_SAM_2083.jpg&key=8dbc6eb8bcda7c83bb0f26803bdc92055eab0c703feff79042b4e065a89a9c63

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/315/31993582433_9951454a77_b.jpg

[Urbannizer]

The American Building (811 Dallas) is being prepped for demo, floor-by-floor (https://twitter.com/chrisandrewsCDA/status/829416486250885120). A new development will eventually take up the entire block.

http://houston.culturemap.com/thumbnail/800x600/photos/2012-10-02/DSC01858.JPG

[clubtokyo]

The American Building (811 Dallas) is being prepped for demo, floor-by-floor (https://twitter.com/chrisandrewsCDA/status/829416486250885120). A new development will eventually take up the entire block.

http://houston.culturemap.com/thumbnail/800x600/photos/2012-10-02/DSC01858.JPG

Wow what development is replacing it?

[Monarch]

http://0055927.netsolhost.com/park/Welcome_files/ep-web-logo-72.jpg
^^^ what a gorgeous new urban park. well done houston......

[Urbannizer]

Wow what development is replacing it?

No details out yet on what will take its place.

[Urbannizer]

Capitol Tower Breaking Ground this Spring (https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=321812491&row=6)

Structure Name: Capitol Tower

Structure Height: 579

Work Schedule: 03/01/2017 to 12/31/2019

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/15078407988_8e57c9e63d_b.jpg

After brisk presales, luxury condo poised to break ground near Memorial Park (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/10/after-brisk-presales-luxury-condo-poised-to-break.html)

A luxury condominium project is poised to break ground near Memorial Park this spring after preselling half of its units in less than six months.

Stolz Partners LLC plans to break ground on The Sophie at Bayou Bend by early May. The seven-story, 42-unit condo is set to rise on a nearly two-acre site at 6017 Memorial Drive, just west of Westcott Street and the Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens.

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/9632982/the-sophie-at-bayou-bend-front-elevation.jpg

[mousquet]

Gosh, this Emancipation thing is fine... Contemporary Chicago's firms are good like it's somewhat insolent, as ever, showing why today's design is the best ever.

Well, at least, I like the fact that they're very advertised over here.

[JManc]

The American Building (811 Dallas) is being prepped for demo, floor-by-floor (https://twitter.com/chrisandrewsCDA/status/829416486250885120). A new development will eventually take up the entire block.

http://houston.culturemap.com/thumbnail/800x600/photos/2012-10-02/DSC01858.JPG

My wife works at Hilcorp (1111 Travis St) across the street and they own that building. Heard about the demo through her but she has no idea what's planned. They are keeping garages for now...just demoing the building.

[The Best Forumer]

Most likely another surface lot.

[Urbannizer]

The Moderne at Rice Village (http://www.har.com/site/2406-tangley-401_SITE36579893.htm)

Formerly known as Morningside Mansions, this project stalled shortly after topping out. Construction will resume soon with move-ins by December.

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[Urbannizer]

17-stories of senior living planned for Rice Village

Bridgewood Property Co. has purchased a 1-acre property near Rice Village for a 17-story apartment high-rise for seniors offering an urban location with skyline views.

The Houston-based company expects to start construction on The Village of Southampton in 12 months. It closed on the property at the northwest corner of Kelvin and Robinhood this week. The seller has leased back the property for a year. The property currently is occupied by a bar.

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/17-floors-of-senior-living-planned-near-Rice-10925074.php

[Urbannizer]

Buffalo Heights

New renderings. Demo permits were issued last week

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http://zieglercooper.com/buffalo-heights/

[The Best Forumer]

17-stories of senior living planned for Rice Village



http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/57/12/34/12363528/4/920x1240.jpg

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/17-floors-of-senior-living-planned-near-Rice-10925074.php

Is this the bar some of the residents have had issues with in the past?


Im sure current residents will be thrilled that their views will be blocked.

[Urbannizer]

Is this the bar some of the residents have had issues with in the past?


Im sure current residents will be thrilled that their views will be blocked.

Hans' Bier Haus, a different bar on Quensby Ave. It too is adjacent to the high-rise.

http://swamplot.com/spilling-it-to-the-judge-2520-robinhood-and-hans-bier-haus-get-their-day-in-court/2010-01-13/

[Urbannizer]

801 Texas

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hindesky (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32336-chronicle-building-710-preston-st-redevelopment-by-hines/?do=findComment&comment=549012)

Theater Square

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hindesky (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27885-theater-square-proposed-development-for-block-43-formerly-international-tower/?do=findComment&comment=549007)

[photoLith]

^ Whats going there?

[JoninATX]

^ Whats going there?

New 10 st. parking garage sadly.

[JManc]

New 10 st. parking garage sadly.

If there's ground level retail, aesthetically pleasing and it's got some height (10 stories) then it's not that bad. Downtown needs garages..bad if its going widdle away at all the surface lots.

[Urbannizer]

The garage will have GFR; an office tower will be built above the garage when a tenant is secured.

[Urbannizer]

Photos: Luxury downtown apartment debuts in former Texaco building (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/14/photos-luxury-downtown-apartment-debuts-in-former.html)

The Star has been born.

The former Texaco building at 1111 Rusk Street has been redeveloped into a 286-unit luxury apartment project and is ready for leasing, according to a release. It’s the first time the century-old building has invited guests since 1989.

Units are between about 730 to 1,730 square feet. There are 207 one-bedroom, one-bath units and 79 two-bedroom, two-bath units. The building's first tenants moved in late last month.

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[Slyfox]

Have there been any recent renderings for Theater Square? Is it still 41 floors?

[ooooaaaah!]

Photos: Luxury downtown apartment debuts in former Texaco building (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/14/photos-luxury-downtown-apartment-debuts-in-former.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10341275/rusk-street-arcade.jpg


love that cross vault ceiling

[TowerSpotter]

Noel's Corporate HQ would be built on the existing surface parking lot and the parking garage will be in the back of the building.


Rendering:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://tiltpixel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Noel_Aerial_20160622.jpg&key=5c69dc4f0c4490c320cd9ef8cb03e0ae62cc91a33e1dcc827856dfee8f007927

Site:

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[TowerSpotter]

Research and Development project for West Houston, unknown client.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://i.imgur.com/CdSyIiF.png&key=2390028a5bb875f86a75c8b3889b1d9f24e7d44dcea0dd00fd397828290ece27

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[Urbannizer]

Have there been any recent renderings for Theater Square? Is it still 41 floors?

No recent rendering, but a rough model was shown last year. Looks to have gained a lot more curves. I'd guess the height has remained around ~650-700'/~40 floors, though the scale there is a bit off. 10-levels of parking vs. the 11-stories proposed before.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=7324247&postcount=78

[Urbannizer]

1825 San Jacinto

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2028/32123832643_9fd8d2e02a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QWF3gv)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/QWF3gv) by Ryan Clark (https://www.flickr.com/photos/98750154@N03/), on Flickr

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hindesky (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29200-1825-san-jacinto-8-story-resi-building-for-dt/?do=findComment&comment=549475)

Broadstone Tinsley Park
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hindesky (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30184-broadstone-tinsley-park-by-alliance-residential/?do=findComment&comment=545791)

Encore Castle Court

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houstonmidtown (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31110-encore-castle-court-museum-district/?do=findComment&comment=549425)

[Urbannizer]

First Look: Inside The Wilshire luxury condo tower (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/13/first-look-inside-the-wilshire-luxury-condo-tower.html?ana=twt)

Pelican Builders Inc. has opened a model unit inside The Wilshire, a new luxury condominium tower going up in the Galleria area.

The Houston Business Journal got an exclusive sneak peek inside the two-bedroom, two-bathroom model unit, which spans 1,400 square feet and starts from the $700,000s.

Despite the energy downturn, Pelican Builders and its sales partner, Houston-based Sudhoff Cos., have sold 80 percent of the units inside the 17-story, 96-unit condo tower. The longtime Houston homebuilder and condo developer even found buyers for all 12 penthouse units, which span 4,000 square feet and costs up to $3 million.

“I’m pleasantly surprised by how (the condo market has) held up,” said Derek Darnell, president of Pelican Builders. “Houston has become truly an urban city, but there’s still not a huge supply of condos.”

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[Wattleigh]

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/22/residential-tower-to-rise-in-river-oaks-shopping.html

Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) announced Feb. 22 that it plans to build a 30-story residential luxury high-rise within the River Oaks Shopping District.

The tower will be located on the north side of West Gray at Driscoll Street, at the current site of Local Pour, Café Ginger and adjacent parking. It will include 300 luxury units and about 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project is tentatively expected to break ground in 2018 and be complete in 2021.

Hanover Co. and Ziegler Cooper Architects, both based in Houston, have been chosen to develop and design the tower. John Anderson, Weingarten’s regional development director, will oversee the development.

[Urbannizer]

Hanover BLVD Place will feature a clear-bottom cantilevered pool, similar to Market Square Tower Downtown.

Exclusive: Houston developer's latest Uptown apartment tower to have sky pool (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/23/exclusive-houston-developers-latest-uptown.html)

The Hanover Co. has broken ground on its second Uptown apartment tower,
which will feature a clear-bottom “sky pool” jutting out from the rooftop deck.

The Houston multifamily developer began construction Dec. 16 on Hanover Blvd Place, a 32-story, 281-unit tower on 1.5 acres off South Post Oak Lane. The new apartment building sits just south of the developer’s Hanover Post Oak apartment tower and north of Wulfe & Cos. Inc.’s Blvd Place mixed-use project.

Hanover Blvd Place, designed by Chicago-based SCB Architects, will complement its sister tower, featuring a simple, but elegant glass and concrete facade, said Brandt Bowden, Hanover’s managing partner for capital markets. SCB Architects also designed Hanover Montrose, the developer’s newest Houston apartment tower that opened in 2016.

However, the new tower will have two amenity decks: one on the fifth floor and one on the top floor. The lower amenity deck will feature a resort-style pool and outdoor space with landscaping and trees, while the top amenity deck will boast a party room with kitchen and a fitness center that overlooks the Galleria area and downtown Houston.

However, the centerpiece of the rooftop deck will be a clear-bottom, cantilever pool that will jut out between six and eight feet over the edge of the tower, giving residents the sensation of swimming in the sky 368 feet above street level. Similar “sky pools” have been built around in the world, including one in Market Square Tower in downtown Houston.

Hanover also plans to relocate its corporate headquarters into Hanover Blvd Place. The developer intends to move from its roughly 40,000-square-foot office space in San Felipe Plaza, 5847 San Felipe St., into a 61,000-square-foot office space located on the second to fourth floors in Hanover Blvd Place.

“We’ve been trying to find a way to do this for a while now,” Bowden said. “This is a great location for everyone in our company. It’s a little bit more room for modest expansion and we’ll have some opportunities to upgrade our space.”

The office space will also benefit apartment residents, Bowden said. With Hanover occupying some of the lower levels, the apartment units will start on the fifth floor, giving residents a better view and closer access to the lower amenity deck, he said.

Hanover decided to integrate its new office space into its latest apartment tower because building out its own office building didn’t make much financial sense, Bowden said. The developer is financing its office space independently from the residential tower, he added.

Hanover’s new office will be next door to the developer’s third Uptown project, now in the early development stages. When Hanover and its San Antonio-based capital partner United Services Automobile Association purchased a 2.5-acre site off South Post Oak Lane, the companies subdivided the land for Hanover Blvd Place and a third yet-to-be-determined project.

The future “phase three” project could be a number of different things, including more upscale apartments, senior homes or even a luxury hotel, Bowden said. If it’s a hotel, Hanover plans to partner with a hospitality operator to execute that strategy, he said.

“We’re just now starting to focus on what that last acre should be, and we acknowledge that there are opportunities beyond residential that will be a really good fit for existing uses in that area,” Bowden said. “But we are and we always will be a multifamily company.”

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[The Best Forumer]

Looks niiice!

[The Best Forumer]

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/22/residential-tower-to-rise-in-river-oaks-shopping.html

I hope it looks nice...

[texboy]

I hope it looks nice...

I hope it rolls in the same art deco style as the center...

[Urbannizer]

Levy Park reopens to crowds after $15 million reconstruction

At the center of inner-city Houston, Levy Park's new appeal can be seen for miles.

The Upper Kirby park reopened Saturday to a sizable crowd of Houstonians flocking from several corners of the city.

The 5.2-acre plot was donated to the city by Wall Street investor and widely-known philanthropist Leon Levy in 1941. Extended members of the Leon family were present for the ceremonial ribbon cutting to commemorate the park's opening.

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Levy Park Grand Opening (https://flic.kr/p/SpW8JC) by Arie (https://www.flickr.com/photos/coogie/), on Flickr

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Levy Park Grand Opening (https://flic.kr/p/SpW5EG) by Arie (https://www.flickr.com/photos/coogie/), on Flickr

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Levy Park Grand Opening (https://flic.kr/p/Shp4in) by Arie (https://www.flickr.com/photos/coogie/), on Flickr

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Levy Park Grand Opening (https://flic.kr/p/Shp3rc) by Arie (https://www.flickr.com/photos/coogie/), on Flickr

[Tom In Chicago]

^Link to the original article

http://www.chron.com/local/article/Levy-Park-reopens-to-family-crowds-after-15-10959471.php

. . .

[Urbannizer]

Exxon Mobil Site Sold To Spear Street Capital For Major Mixed-Use Project in Houston (http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102184342472&ca=a914eb53-b44b-4c55-aeeb-91b37ea12633)

HOUSTON - An affiliate of Spear Street Capital has acquired the former Exxon Mobil campus on Buffalo Speedway where it will develop a major, mixed-use project.

The property, almost 17 acres, is one of the finest urban infill sites in Houston, with a prime location between Richmond Avenue and West Alabama near Greenway Plaza.

The new development is expected include office, retail and urban residential buildings. Spear Street expects to define the size of the development's components as the planning progresses.

Spear Street is starting demolition and site preparation work, which will take a year to complete. Covered with oaks and acres of St. Augustine lawn, the low-density campus has several low-rise office buildings constructed in the early 1960s and several industrial buildings.

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[JManc]

Exxon Mobil Site Sold To Spear Street Capital For Major Mixed-Use Project in Houston (http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102184342472&ca=a914eb53-b44b-4c55-aeeb-91b37ea12633)



http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/3102-buffalo-spdwy-6.jpg&key=c441881d7a213bb33d226779c2704e4b2f70ffb8eca8d5840dcefdd678622a2c

There's a building (far right in that picture) on that campus that was built in 2004. I wonder if that one is doomed. It's a shame if it is...

[Urbannizer]

Metronational to break ground on luxe apartments at Memorial City Mall

Aiming to further its reputation as a premier mixed-use destination, the owner of Memorial City Mall and much of the real estate around it will start start construction this month on an apartment complex with hundreds of luxury units and a rooftop pool.
The eight-story complex designed to house 327 apartments will be built just behind the mall at the northwest corner of Barryknoll Lane and Memorial City Way.

"This project is in response to the long-term demand for luxury residences in the Memorial City area," MetroNational President and Vice Chairman Jason Johnson, said in a statement.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/57/60/04/12517654/7/1024x1024.jpg&key=dd4827f6e96366bd00e018f7fba508c849d458f5d3c668f071a5d868e045a2bc

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http://m.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/MetroNational-to-break-ground-on-luxury-10988992.php#photo-12517654

[Urbannizer]

Amazon Eyes West Houston for Massive 1 Million SF Distribution Center with 1,000 Jobs (http://realtynewsreport.com/2017/03/13/amazon-eyes-west-houston-for-massive-1-million-sf-distribution-center-with-1000-jobs/)

Amazon Inc. has been scouting the Houston area for a massive distribution center and people in the real estate community say that Amazon is expected to construct the facility on the far west side of Houston along Interstate 10.

If the deal comes together as envisioned, the Amazon footprint will be impressive – approximately 1 million square feet. And the job creation will be noteworthy as well — 1,000 new jobs. Although there is no official announcement, people in the Houston real estate community say there is a high probability this deal will coalesce, according to a copyrighted story in Realty News Report.

Last month, the Seattle-based online retailer announced a fast-paced national expansion program that will result in Amazon hiring 100,000 employees over the next 18 months.
Amazon is currently building an 855,000-SF fulfillment facility in north Houston at Hines’ Pinto Business Park near the southwest corner of Interstate 45 North and Beltway 8.

[Urbannizer]

Midrise Apartments Set To Sprout from the Rubble at W. Gray and Taft (http://swamplot.com/midrise-apartments-set-to-sprout-from-the-rubble-at-w-gray-and-taft/2017-03-14/)

THAT EMPTY LOT AT the southeast corner of Taft and W. Gray streets has been getting its concrete skin broken up and cleared out lately, a number of readers note, as early work for the Alta at West Gray apartment midrise and its basement parking gets going. (The particularly dramatic shot above of the Downtown skyline peering over the wreckage was captured during the Friday morning mist by reader MontroseResident, though a few other cameras were on the scene before and after.) Until 2009 the site housed the Good Neighbor Healthcare Clinic (a conversion of another ex-Weingarten’s grocery, according to the business); Good Neighbor had plans to build a midrise healthcare and community center on the site, but ended up selling the land to serial Alta developers Wood Partners early last year.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2017_03/1-IMG_1651.thumb.JPG.d769be648229d0587af4548b08baacda.JPG

[clubtokyo]

Midrise Apartments Set To Sprout from the Rubble at W. Gray and Taft (http://swamplot.com/midrise-apartments-set-to-sprout-from-the-rubble-at-w-gray-and-taft/2017-03-14/)



http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2017_03/1-IMG_1651.thumb.JPG.d769be648229d0587af4548b08baacda.JPG

Nice updates!

[Urbannizer]

801 Texas

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IMG_9917 (https://flic.kr/p/RErJkK) by George Zimzores (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimzores/), on Flickr

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IMG_9921 (https://flic.kr/p/SjxZsL) by George Zimzores (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zimzores/), on Flickr

Alexan Downtown


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Catalyst

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[The Best Forumer]

Nice shots.

[Urbannizer]

Construction resumes on Capitol Tower:

http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/57/77/26/12580238/3/920x920.jpg

http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/New-crane-at-Capitol-Tower-signals-Skanska-s-11014566.php

[Urbannizer]

Springwoods Village's third hotel flag revealed (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/03/29/springwoods-villages-third-hotel-flag-revealed.html)

A 337-room Marriott hotel will rise in Springwoods Village in late 2018, according to a release from Dallas-based Woodbine Development Corp. The hotel broke ground on March 29, per the release, and is expected to open in November 2018.

It'll be branded as a Marriott CityPlace, as it will open in the eastern end of CityPlace, a 60-acre mixed-use district within Springwoods Village. An exact street address wasn't provided.

“This Marriott will not only grow the area’s room count, it will also diversify the mix of accommodations and event space available here, allowing this thriving community to better serve business and leisure travelers,” said King Scovell, Woodbine's managing partner and chief development officer, in the release.

Woodbine is developing the hotel in partnership with CDC Houston and USAA Real Estate Co., per the release. Woodbine is also the hotel's asset manager. San Francisco-based Gensler designed the hotel, and Austin Commercial is the general contractor. Financials of the deal weren't disclosed.

Upon its completion, the hotel will stand at 10 stories and include 33,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor multipurpose space, which includes a grand ballroom, a smaller ballroom, five meeting rooms, a pool bar event space, a boardroom and an outdoor event space, per the release. It'll be the area's first full-service hotel.

The hotel's design will be inspired in-part by the area's natural assets – its nature trails, creeks and the surrounding forest. Designers are seeking LEED certification, the release states.

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[Monarch]

http://www.montrealchateauchamplain.com/images/MontrealMarriottChateauChamplain_logo.png
^^^ marriott city place is quite lovely... indeed.

[Urbannizer]

Amazon announces plans to build another 1M-square-foot facility near Houston (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/03/29/amazon-announces-plans-to-build-another-1m-square.html)

Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced March 29 that it will build another Houston-area fulfillment center that will create 1,000 more full-time jobs, according to a statement.

The 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will be in Katy and will be developed by Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE). The facility will pick, pack and ship larger-sized customer items, such as music equipment, sports gear and electronics, the statement said.

At a special meeting earlier this month, the Katy City Council approved an ordinance to annex two properties for the new Amazon facility, Covering Katy reported. According to the agenda for the meeting, the properties total about 87 acres of land near Woods Road and U.S. Highway 90, which is west of the city of Katy.

This will be Amazon’s 10th fulfillment center in Texas since it launched operations in the Lone Star State in 2013. The Seattle-based company currently has more than 10,000 full-time Texas employees across seven existing facilities in Coppell, Haslet, Dallas, Fort Worth, Schertz and San Marcos. The company also is building facilities in northwest Houston and Coppell.

[Urbannizer]

Demo underway for Phase III of CityCentre (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=7756186&postcount=5):

http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/10565-katy-fwy-demo-long.jpg

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/files/2014/09/CITYCENTRE-Towers-1-and-2-Rendering.jpg

[The Best Forumer]

I like the building on the far right.

[Twitter1]

Amazon announces plans to build another 1M-square-foot facility near Houston (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/03/29/amazon-announces-plans-to-build-another-1m-square.html)

Great news!

Some people don't like Amazon due to their (shady?) business practices but I support them.

Now only if we can get one of those Amazon towers like they have in Seattle's CBD :P

[ooooaaaah!]

Big concrete pour at the Hanover residential high rise construction.

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[Urbannizer]

Developer plans to add more luxury retail in Uptown (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Developer-planning-to-expand-Inner-Loop-mixed-use-11052088.php#photo-12671297)

Stonelake Capital Partners has hired commercial real estate brokerage CBRE to scout retailers and businesses in need of office space for the next phase of its development on Westheimer at Mid Lane.
The company is planning two four-story buildings each with 105,000 square feet of retail space on the first and second floors and another 105,000 square feet of office space on the top two floors.The commercial space will be built atop two levels of below-ground parking.

Last year, Stonelake said it planned to create a 5-acre park at the front of the site, but it was scaled back to 2 acres.
"The below-grade parking and substantial park are significant investments that we are confident will greatly enhance the pedestrian experience along Westheimer, providing an approachable and inviting project that all Houstonians will be able to enjoy," Stonelake's William Peeples said in a statement Wednesday.

Beck Architecture is the project designer and Studio Outside is the landscape architect.

Stonelake said it will break ground in the third quarter of this year with completion scheduled for early 2019.

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[JoninATX]

Katy Boardwalk breaks ground

By Jake Snyder
March 22, 2017

The city of Katy has broken ground on the Katy Boardwalk District, a mixed-use project including a boardwalk, nature trails, two loft-living apartment complexes, retail stores and restaurants.

https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/arts-entertainment/2017/03/22/city-breaks-ground-katy-boardwalk/

[JoninATX]

BOA has confirmed that it will moved into Capitol Tower

4-12-2017

Skanska announced today that it will start construction on Capitol Tower, a 35-story Class-A office development in the heart of downtown Houston, after reaching a lease agreement with Bank of America.

http://www.usa.skanska.com/News--Press/Display-news/?nid=hwwtfyji

[The Best Forumer]

katy boardwalk breaks ground



https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/arts-entertainment/2017/03/22/city-breaks-ground-katy-boardwalk/

ugh

[plutonicpanda]

ugh
Sorry I'm not familiar with this project. Do you not like it? It seems like a pretty cool project.

[shakman]

Sorry I'm not familiar with this project. Do you not like it? It seems like a pretty cool project.

Too many surface parking lots.

[plutonicpanda]

Too many surface parking lots.

I see it. However those can be developed later if this really takes off.

[Urbannizer]

Tradition Senior Living starts 316-unit Buffalo Speedway project (http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Tradition-Senior-Living-starts-Buffalo-Speedway-11074323.php)

Dallas-based Tradition Senior Living will turn a long vacant parcel of land on Buffalo Speedway and South Main Street into a high-end rental community for seniors.
The project, named The Tradition-Buffalo Speedway, will contain 316 units with initial opening planned in late 2018, according to Jonathan Perlman Jr., a development associate with Tradition Senior Living.

The 12-acre site will hold 222 independent living units, 63 assisted living and 31 memory care units, Perlman said.

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[Urbannizer]

Blossom Hotel Project Transforms, Expands Reaches Build Phase (https://www.virtualbx.com/industry-news/24681-blossom-hotel-project-transforms-expands-reaches-build-phase.html)

Almost two years have passed since a Houston company proposed a nine-story hotel to be built near the Texas Medical Center. Since then, the project has morphed and grown and finally reached the construction phase.

Zhejiang Blossom Tourism Group Houston LLC chose a location centrally located to serve the many surrounding hospitals and clinics. It was originally envisioned as a budget hotel with an adjacent six-level parking structure. The working title in 2015 was Blossom Hotel and Suite, but the name has since changed to Blossom Hotel Medical Center, 7118 Bertner Ave.

According to state records, the project originally had an estimated cost of $30.7 million. The price tag has gone up and so has everything else.

Zhejiang Blossom Tourism Group Houston LLC is not known for land development, and has not released an explanation for the design changes. It may be that news of the Texas Medical Center's intention to invest $1.5 billion into a new campus that is directly across Bertner Avenue from their property inspired the developer to re-think and upgrade.

In any case, the architectural documents are complete and subcontractors have until May 15 to submit bids on a project that will be going to construction sometime this summer. The project is expected to take 18 months to complete.

At a recalculated cost of about $94.7 million, this is now a 16-story hotel that faces Bertner Avenue. It will have an adjacent eight-level parking garage along LeHall Street with capacity for 269 vehicles. Access into and out of the parking garage will be from Bertner Avenue and Saint Agnes Street.

The hotel is positioned toward the southeast corner of the property at Bertner and St. Agnes, and will include meeting rooms, private dining and other amenities. There will be 265 guest rooms. The hotel's area is 400,000 square feet, according to the construction documents.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/applications/core/interface/imageproxy/imageproxy.php?img=https://www.virtualbx.com/files.php?file=BlossomHotelMC_B4_AFT_678659222.jpg&key=83b731d2b70c65cdb9ef7b49fd74b42a2cf1361928b086ab7ac7b5b1b4cd1230

[Urbannizer]

Houston's Blvd Place mixed-use development sold to local REIT, another building planned (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/04/19/houstons-blvd-place-mixed-use-development-sold-to.html)

Houston-based Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) announced April 19 it plans to buy Blvd Place, a mixed-use development in Houston’s Galleria area, and build an additional phase.

The real estate investment trust also announced it would buy Eldorado Plaza in the Dallas area in a separate transaction. Combined, Whitestone is spending $204.6 million on the two deals, which are expected to close in May.

Blvd Place is a Class A lifestyle center with 216,944 square feet of leasable space. Whitestone also acquired approximately 1.43 acres of developable land, where the REIT will build another phase of the development.

Blvd Phase II-B will be a six-story, 137,000-square-foot building, including 46,000 square feet of retail space on the first two floors and 91,000 square feet of office space on the top four floors. Whitestone expects the project to cost $45 million, but information about the construction timeline was not included in the announcement.

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