HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[JManc]

Again, it's a hum drum medical professional building where the primary focus is on patients getting in and out with ease. That's a huge problem at the TMC, no where to park and when you do find a spot, you have to pay. Plus most other professional buildings have a shit load of surface lots.

[TexasPlaya]

I don't mind calling the medical office ugly but to use it to make a generalization about Houston at large, followed by laughable expectations of medical offices (look at these two medical offices in LA!), and then top it off with playing the victim is my issue.

[TexasPlaya]

Bilbao58 smacking down!

More like falling down. ;)

[bilbao58]

I don't mind calling the medical office ugly but to use it to make a generalization about Houston at large, followed by laughable expectations of medical offices (look at these two medical offices in LA!), and then top it off with playing the victim is my issue.

There is a difference between expectations and desires. And I thought you were finished with this. Don't bother answering, by the way. I am finished with it.

[Double L]

There is a difference between expectations and desires. And I thought you were finished with this. Don't bother answering, by the way. I am finished with it.

He’s finished this time…no really, he’s finished this time…no, really, he’s finished this time.

[JManc]

No, keep it going. This is the busiest I've seen the Houston thread in a long time.

[Wattleigh]

Levit Green - Phase I
c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46820-levit-green-life-science-mixed-use-district-by-hines/?do=findComment&comment=652918)

https://i.imgur.com/u1JWCaV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/BoXMxcL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/F0vjZFr.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NVeNF8i.jpg

Updated siteplan rendering c/o Mallory Kelly on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mallorykelly_levitgreen-houston-houstonlifesciences-activity-6914986436022681601-M5f5?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web)

https://i.imgur.com/8tmKuUB.png

[Wattleigh]

Perennial / 2120 Post Oak Blvd.

From HAIF member swtsig (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/16292-pnc-plazathe-perennialloews-hotel-and-office-tower/?do=findComment&comment=653092)...

Saw this post on LinkedIn... looks like it has serious height. Whether or not this is real is tbd - I've never heard of this developer, they have no history that I can find, and their website doesn't actually exist.

EDIT: apparently this one has legs so let's hope it moves forward.

The Linkedin post (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/northwind-group_2120-post-oak-blvd-bridge-loan-activity-6917485494926766080-TXrU?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web)

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 recently provided a $26,100,000 First Mortgage Bridge Loan in a prime location of Houston, Texas.

DeisoMoss will be developing a remarkable mixed-use project in the Uptown / Galleria submarket of Houston. Andrew Deiso Taylor Moss

Thank you to Surya Capital Partners for arranging the financing. Adi Chugh Richard Levin Christian Hung

Please contact our team to discuss relevant opportunities: loans@northwind-group.com.

Ran Eliasaf Gabriel Hamani Tal Michaelson Michael Ainbinder Nicholas Cho Robert Goldstein Rachel Korn Will Ressler Adam Hamama Nick Leone

#realestate #lending #loans #northwindgroup #houstonrealestate #houstonrealestate #newyorkrealestate

Property Address: 2120 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056

Renderings from embedded video...

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2022_04/image.png.bca98d41cb9903bbd49a7e19cda4e260.png

https://i.imgur.com/tZfAmEn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gCE1I1W.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/X6hlbg1.jpg

[Yackemflaber69]

It looks like it's 150m+, nice project for the area.

[TexasPlaya]

TMC: Centennial Tower

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2020_10/image.jpeg.d03063228cd58fe77385e08fc6cc2c02.jpeg

The tower on the right, going to be massive. Per Hightower at HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-inpatient-north-campus-tmc/page/6/)

...While Bourgeois still helping the campus fend off COVID-19, his focus starting in 2022 is construction of the new Centennial Tower. According to plans, the 30-story building—with a rooftop helipad—will include about 1 million square feet and cost more than $920 million. The facility will include operating rooms, two floors of intensive care units, imaging rooms, a pharmacy and several floors of universal and general care...

[Wattleigh]

2120 Post Oak Blvd

https://i.imgur.com/fOQKjW8.png

A snippet from Commercial Observer (https://commercialobserver.com/2022/04/northwind-group-lends-26m-on-houston-mixed-use-towers/)'s piece on the loan...

Northwind Group originated the first mortgage bridge loan — through one of its discretionary debt funds — on DeisoMoss’ 551,905 square-foot development, which comprises 355 multifamily units, 100,000 square feet of Class A office space and high-end retail. Surya Capital Partners’ Adi Chugh, Rich Levin and Christian Hung arranged the transaction.

“The pre-development loan with Northwind is instrumental in bringing us through to a foundation excavation to get to the floor-up construction loan,” Andrew Deiso, founder of DeisoMoss, told CO. “It’s probably the most coveted piece of undeveloped dirt in Houston.”

DeisoMoss purchased the property at 2120 Post Oak Boulevard from the Tisch family last November for an undisclosed price. Deiso said an early 2023 groundbreaking is planned, and the firm has already attracted interest from “nationally recognized white-tablecloth” restaurant chains for the retail space.

Taylor Moss, who founded DeisoMoss in 2018, said the mixed-use project aims to bring a “work, play, live” tower development to Houston, a prevalent property type in other major cities.

“You see these mixed-use towers in other primary markets like New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, but it’s kind of a novel concept for Houston,” Moss said. ”We’re taking the model of these other primary markets and other very successful developers that have come before us and taking a page out of their playbook and trying to introduce these luxury high-end, what we call “Class double-A” [assets] to the Houston market.”

[JManc]

Nice. That spot has been vacant since they imploded the old Compass bank building. Good to see it filled by a huge development like that.

[Wattleigh]

3615 Montrose

https://i.imgur.com/SmBPx7V.png

Apparently it will be '512 at this point, per the FAA's database.

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=523395053&row=15

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=523396056&row=16

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=523396409&row=17

https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=523396900&row=18

The Lexington River Oaks

New project from Pelican Builders that showed up on the developer's instagram yesterday (https://www.instagram.com/p/CcUO197Mk9K/).

https://i.imgur.com/sIMS107.jpg

No word on where specifically this one will land just yet.

[TexasPlaya]

Uptown Oaks

From Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29117-uptown-oaks-proposed-34-story-senior-living-high-rise/page/2/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/NRX9vhO.jpg

[The Best Forumer]

Looks decent. More infill for that part of town. Good news.

[Wattleigh]

Out: Ashby Highrise

In: The Langley

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/25/42/55/22424409/3/1200x0.jpg

houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Exclusive-Six-years-after-Ashby-high-rise-17139055.php

Exclusive: 6 years after Ashby high-rise controversy, a new luxury apartment tower planned for site

Marissa Luck,
Staff Writer
May 2, 2022
Updated: May 3, 2022 8:31 a.m.

Since a judge sided with developers of the so-called Ashby high-rise in 2016, the grassy lot at the center of one of the most closely watched land-use battles in Houston’s history has sat untouched, surrounded by chain-link fencing.

Now, the owners of the property are resurrecting efforts to build a high-rise residential tower at the corner of Bissonnet and Ashby Street near Rice University. They have brought in a new development team and a scaled-down version of the original plans they hope will win over neighbors who fiercely opposed the earlier iteration.

Hunt Companies of El Paso is partnering with Dallas-based StreetLights Residential to build a 20-story luxury apartment community called The Langley. They plan to break ground in November and complete construction by 2025. The tower is one story lower with 94 fewer units than a 2016 version of the project. The new proposal also features a smaller parking garage at three levels instead of five.

Fewer units mean fewer residents, which the developers hope will ease concerns over traffic on the two-lane streets surrounding the site — a key point of contention for the prior proposal.

Website is up now: https://thelangleyhouston.com/

[bilbao58]

"The tower is one story lower with 94 fewer units than a 2016 version of the project. The new proposal also features a smaller parking garage at three levels instead of five.

Fewer units mean fewer residents, which the developers hope will ease concerns over traffic on the two-lane streets surrounding the site — a key point of contention for the prior proposal."

Shaking my head that the developers think lopping off one floor and a couple of parking levels is going to make the people in the area who were against it suddenly be all for it. :uhh:

I'm also sooo freaking tired of Chronicle reporters who've been in Houston for all of three weeks (practically) writing nonsense like "6 years after Ashby high-rise controversy, a new luxury apartment tower planned for site" when this controversy has been going on for 15 years. Seems to me that a job at the Chronicle is now no more than a rung on the career ladder for Hearst employees hoping to make it to the Manhattan headquarters some day.

I actually saw one recent transplant from San Francisco write that El Real was in a former Tower Records building. :uhh::uhh::uhh:

[JManc]

He's back!

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYNx6pkVC_AXRv1F-55ZbByAx964pCrY57ObITXXXuz5YrwCRKxlazjAnAn-Kxwe8V6Lc&usqp=CAU

[bilbao58]

Maybe the neighbors won't mind so much now that the new design has removed the big arms and scary face. (Not my joke.)

[Wattleigh]

Shaking my head that the developers think lopping off one floor and a couple of parking levels is going to make the people in the area who were against it suddenly be all for it. :uhh:

I'm also sooo freaking tired of Chronicle reporters who've been in Houston for all of three weeks (practically) writing nonsense like "6 years after Ashby high-rise controversy, a new luxury apartment tower planned for site" when this controversy has been going on for 15 years. Seems to me that a job at the Chronicle is now no more than a rung on the career ladder for Hearst employees hoping to make it to the Manhattan headquarters some day.

I actually saw one recent transplant from San Francisco write that El Real was in a former Tower Records building. :uhh::uhh::uhh:

I don't think the problem is exclusive to the Chronicle, though the errors seem more egregious as it's the only daily still around.

One of my "favorites" from the recent past was the description of a new TSTC campus in Rosenberg that was being built that had a broad overview of construction and the timeline - but the location description was at an intersection that didn't exist anywhere in town.

[Wattleigh]

Museo Plaza

Medical Office Building is now open - the 58-story residential tower and luxury hotel sound like they are still on the table per the HBJ.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/05/mann-eye-institute-museum-district-development.html

Photos: Museum District medical office building just the beginning for Mann Eye Institute's founder

By Jeff Jeffrey – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 5, 2022

Now that the Mann Eye Institute's new medical office building has opened in the Museum District, founder Dr. Mike Mann has shared more plans about the mixed-use development it will anchor.

The institute's new headquarters sit at the corner of Fannin Street and Southmore Boulevard, at 5115 Fannin, across the street from the practice’s former offices. Because Mann maintains ownership of his former offices, his long-term vision for the site is to raze them, making way for a luxury hotel and a 58-story multifamily tower. Hotel guests and multifamily residents will be able to access the office building and the restaurants it will house via a skybridge, Mann told the Houston Business Journal.

The idea, Mann said, is to create a self-sustaining ecosystem within the development, in which employees working in the office building can live in the apartment tower and medical patients have easy access to the hotel after undergoing surgery.

“The hotel is really the key to the whole project,” Mann said. “It will allow surgery patients to get back to their hotel room to rest up much more easily because it’s right across the street.”

However, Mann declined to provide many specifics about the next phase of development, other than to say that the hotel and the multifamily tower will incorporate some of the design elements used in the office building.

The Museo Medical Office Building building was designed by Marko Dasigenis of Houston-based PJMD Architects in collaboration with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars, and the development was inspired by the Museum District’s neighboring art, science and cultural museums. The design drew upon elements of early 20th century analytical cubism, which was made famous by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Analytical cubism used fragmentation to break up forms and reconstruct them in abstract fashion to create an illusion of depth and perception.

[Wattleigh]

Another project for the emerging Allen Parkway / West Dallas corridor. This time a redevelopment of a site currently occupied by SCI's 12-story office building, and immediately west of that, the site of the former KHOU-TV studios, demolished after Hurricane Harvey.

Project Green

All info c/o Paco Jones on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/47628-project-green-allen-parkway-mixed-use-development-by-hines/?do=findComment&comment=654511)


Project:
Project Green - Phase I

Address:
1900 Allen Parkway

Owner:
Service Corporation International

Developer:
HINES

Architect:
HOK

Information:
New 13-story office building (203' height). Level 1 is lobby, 2-5 is parking garage, and 6-13 is office. Outdoor amenity terrace at Level 6. Total space (not including parking garage) is 245,160SF. SCI will occupy the building and leave two floors empty for leasing space.

Site improvements include a 3-story office building (1919 Allen Parkway), a 12-story office building (1929 Allen Parkway), a 2-story residence (currently used for storage - 1904 West Walker Street) and a parking garage, totaling 6.99 acres, that will all be demo'd to make room for a new mixed-use development.

I have attached a master plan of the complete development (last image). I have been waiting to share this until the development caught traction because of the efforts to keep this somewhat quiet. I can tell you that the Retail is planned to go next.

Renderings / site plan from post

https://i.imgur.com/ezTnPl9.png

https://i.imgur.com/eAIzdhd.png

https://i.imgur.com/sFfnGmn.png

https://i.imgur.com/N9dBQhk.png

[JManc]

I wonder why they want to replace their existing HQ? Interesting.

[Wattleigh]

Astros / Minute Maid Park Mixed-Use District

Some recent tidbits about the development near the ballpark.

First this excerpt from a Miami Standard piece on Astros owner Jim Crane

https://miamistandard.news/2022/05/10/as-astros-continue-to-thrive-owner-jim-crane-has-advice-for-other-cheaters-id-keep-my-mouth-shut/?amp=1

“I think we’ve got one of the top five franchises in the business, if not higher,’’ Crane says. “We’ve taken advantage of what we have here for sure.’’

Crane talks about the change in downtown, with condos and apartments replacing vacant buildings and homes. They plan to build a hotel and have their own entertainment village “becoming more Chicago-esque than it ever has been in the past.’’

Still, nothing creates fan interest and profitability more than winning, and as long as the Astros keep winning, and the fans show up, Crane vows to keep spending.

“This town has fallen in love with the winning,’’ said Crane, who has nearly doubled the payroll since he purchased the team. “We built the loyalty, but you got to win. You’ve got to be relevant. When you draw well, the revenues go up, you can afford to pay the players more.’’

An observation from HAIFer 'CREguy13 (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45257-minute-maid-park-mixed-use/?do=findComment&comment=654852)'

I was at a breakfast last week where Crane was the keynote. He briefly mentioned their plans and stated a hotel, a lot of entertainment/retail, and possibly high-rise apartments were a part of the plan.

I'm excited about the fact he owns several other lots all around the ball park for future phases. This will be a very active part of downtown in the next couple years. Hopefully they release the official plans soon.

[Wattleigh]

Fairmont Museum District

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/12257137/dsc0999.jpg

Building 3, a 12-story structure, now underway. Image from article.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/09/construction-4343-woodhead-apartment-tower.html

Construction underway on Montrose apartment tower

By Jeff Jeffrey – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 9, 2022

Construction crews have gone vertical on a new 12-story multifamily building at 4343 Woodhead St. in Montrose.

The Houston Business Journal observed construction crews hard at work May 9 pouring concrete at the site for what will soon become a three-story parking garage, sitting beneath nine stories of apartment units. At least four concrete-mixing trucks arrived around midday as construction workers cleared the way for foundations and supporting columns to be poured.

Documents filed with the Texas Department of Regulation and Licensing say that the site at 4343 Woodhead will soon be home to a 302-unit multifamily development, dubbed Fairmont Museum District III.

While the TDLR documents provide scant details about what the project will entail, they say that the building will have first-floor office space and amenities on the fourth and 12th floors.

The project is scheduled to be completed in August 2024, according to TDLR.

The filing lists Houston-based Steinberg Dickey Collaborative as the design firm. A sign posted outside the construction site lists Davis Brothers Construction, which is also based in Houston, as the general contractor.

[Urbannizer]

3615 Montrose

Construction expected to start before 2023.

https://verosade.com/builders/

https://i.imgur.com/fcb9qvP.png

[kingkirbythe....]

This is very exciting!


Immersive experience company Meow Wolf announces 2 permanent Texas locations

https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Meow-Wolf-Texas-locations-Houston-DFW-17165691.php

The immersive arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf announced its plans to open two new permanent exhibitions in Texas, according to a news release from the business on Wednesday, May 11. The company will open locations in Grapevine (Dallas-Fort Worth area) and Houston.

Known for their interactive experiences aimed at transporting audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration, Meow Wolf's latest projects are slated to open in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

"The Meow Wolf story universe is expanding, and Texas holds the keys to our next chapters," Jose Tolosa, CEO of Meow Wolf, stated in the release. "Opening a permanent exhibition in the largest, and one of the most diverse states in the country, has been on Meow Wolf's radar for years, and we are excited to be formally underway. The opportunities this state has presented have already become the touchstones of a vibrant, arts-centric portal of imaginative creativity."

The Grapevine exhibition will be located in Grapevine Mills and is slated to open in 2023. The exhibit name will be announced at a later date, according to the release. The Houston exhibition will be located in the Fifth Ward of Houston. It's slated to open in 2024, with The Deal Co as development partners.

The company referred to these locations as "portals" opening up in Texas, a reference familiar to those who have visited their existing exhibitions and who have eagerly awaited the announcement of their next locations as part of their texasportals.com campaign.

Meow Wolf cited a number of criteria that led them to choose Texas, including diversity, with Houston ranked as the #1 most diverse city in America. The locations have been in the works for over two years, Meow Wolf noted. They plan to work with hundreds of artists, both local to Texas and from their headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to create the next immersive experiences.

[Wattleigh]

More likely coming to the TMC, specifically the MD Anderson Campus

Info from a recent meeting of the UT Board of Regents Facilities Planning and Construction Committee
https://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/meetings/board-meeting-2022-05-04

Ambulatory Care Building 2 (2ACB) - 17 Floors / 3 Underground Parking Levels / 1.5M GSF Total

Ambulatory Care Building 3 (3ACB) - 19 Floors / Unknown Underground Parking Levels / 1.8M GSF Total

Both towers and a shared parking structure will sit on part of the old Prudential building site, currently the MD Anderson Prairie park at Fannin and Holcombe. Timeline for construction would run between 2024-2027.

A large patient tower of unknown height is slated to replace several of the older structures at the heart of the central Anderson campus. This would likely sit along MD Anderson Blvd, north of the intersection of Bates Ave & south of Morsund St.

New Bed Tower - Unknown Floors / GSF. Timeline would be for construction to begin in 2023 and end in 2027.

[Wattleigh]

100 Park Place

https://i.imgur.com/gmg7aUd.jpg
Image c/o Houston Business Journal (https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/09/17/jll-unveils-new-headquarters.html)

Per a thread on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26802-park-place-river-oaks-mixed-use-development-at-westheimer-rd-mid-ln/page/12/), it looks like the permitting process has begun on an 18-story, 250KSF tower to be part of the existing Park Place development at Westheimer near Mid Lane, just west of Highland Village. The tower would be built on the greenspace on the bottom left portion of the image. There is no timeline for completion.

[JManc]

^ I wonder if they will squeeze something in the green space between where the new development will be and the apartment building on the right. I hope at least they leave the two trees on far end of walkway alone.

[Urbannizer]

^ I wonder if they will squeeze something in the green space between where the new development will be and the apartment building on the right. I hope at least they leave the two trees on far end of walkway alone.

They will, HAIF link shows a hotel/residential high-rise and retail.

https://i.imgur.com/nM9hg99.png

[TexasPlaya]

More likely coming to the TMC, specifically the MD Anderson Campus

Info from a recent meeting of the UT Board of Regents Facilities Planning and Construction Committee
https://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/meetings/board-meeting-2022-05-04

Ambulatory Care Building 2 (2ACB) - 17 Floors / 3 Underground Parking Levels / 1.5M GSF Total

Ambulatory Care Building 3 (3ACB) - 19 Floors / Unknown Underground Parking Levels / 1.8M GSF Total

Both towers and a shared parking structure will sit on part of the old Prudential building site, currently the MD Anderson Prairie park at Fannin and Holcombe. Timeline for construction would run between 2024-2027.

A large patient tower of unknown height is slated to replace several of the older structures at the heart of the central Anderson campus. This would likely sit along MD Anderson Blvd, north of the intersection of Bates Ave & south of Morsund St.

New Bed Tower - Unknown Floors / GSF. Timeline would be for construction to begin in 2023 and end in 2027.

This will be across from the recent TAMU expansion in the TMC, lots of growth in this section. To add some screen grabs from a couple of posters on HAIF:

https://i.imgur.com/1WfoNYM.png

Hightower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45347-md-anderson-tmc-master-facilities-framework-2030/)

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5408cb0be4b00b0594c4368a/1457734599384-92YJK2O8PT2BXHJHRGYR/Projects_1500_MD-Anderson_01.jpg?format=2500w

Texan on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45347-md-anderson-tmc-master-facilities-framework-2030/)

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5408cb0be4b00b0594c4368a/1457734590377-XZ7XKBSW5UGSITN0I2RU/Projects_1500_MD-Anderson_00.jpg?format=2500w

Texan on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45347-md-anderson-tmc-master-facilities-framework-2030/)

[currysteph]

Perennial / 2120 Post Oak Blvd.

From HAIF member swtsig (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/16292-pnc-plazathe-perennialloews-hotel-and-office-tower/?do=findComment&comment=653092)...



The Linkedin post (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/northwind-group_2120-post-oak-blvd-bridge-loan-activity-6917485494926766080-TXrU?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web)



Renderings from embedded video...

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2022_04/image.png.bca98d41cb9903bbd49a7e19cda4e260.png

https://i.imgur.com/tZfAmEn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gCE1I1W.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/X6hlbg1.jpg

I posted about this several months back....I was driving for Uber at the time and the developer was my passenger....so its a for real thing as far as I know :-)

[bilbao58]

:previous: There were some renderings of an earlier proposal for this location posted on HAIF that I prefer to this newer one. That building wasn't as tall, but I think it was nicer.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52084685923_ff81615cb5_h.jpg (https://www.flickr.com/gp/23333264@N00/g4p540)

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/16292-pnc-plaza-2120-post-oak-blvd-mixed-use/page/12/

[Wattleigh]

Memorial City Mall


https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/19/memorial-city-mall-town-square-former-sears-site.html

https://i.imgur.com/AfTYxpE.jpg

First look: Memorial City Mall's former Sears site to transform into town center

By Jeff Jeffrey – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 19, 2022

Two years after tearing down the building that once housed Memorial City Mall’s Sears store, Houston-based MetroNational has finally unveiled its plans for what will replace it — and the company’s vision for the site goes far beyond what many expected.

During a May 16 meeting with the Houston Business Journal, MetroNational President Jason Johnson outlined the company’s intent to build a 27-acre urban infill development, dubbed Memorial Town Square, which eventually will feature a mix of retail, coworking, traditional office and multifamily spaces. The new town square will be located at the corner of Gessner Road and Barryknoll Lane.

The first phase of the project will focus on building 10 standalone retail buildings, which will total 190,000 square feet and will surround a new half-acre green space.

“We did a lot of collaborative work with the surrounding community,” Johnson said. “What we found was that there was a desire for more low-density retail that felt like it was already part of the area. Our goal is to build something that feels like it was there all along.”

The plan for the project is to bring in more than 40 tenants, combining top-flight restaurants, local boutiques, creative office spaces, and health and wellness facilities, Johnson said.

“When it’s done, Memorial Town Square hopefully will provide a place where families can go to enjoy highly walkable shops, great restaurants and beautiful green spaces,” Johnson said. “Houston may be a metropolitan city; however, Houstonians enjoy having a place that feels like it is all their own.”

As part of the project, MetroNational plans to demolish part of the existing Memorial City Mall to create a new covered entrance. Johnson said the new entrance will help to incorporate the mall into the new town center.

“We wanted to take particular care of the mall because it was the key part of my grandfather’s vision for Memorial City when he started it 50 years ago,” Johnson said. “By reimagining it as part of the town square, it will help to build on my grandfather’s vision.”

MetroNational plans to court tenants that offer both locally curated outlets and national retail offerings, Johnson added.

The first phase of the development is scheduled to break ground next year with an anticipated completion date of 2025.

Once the retail portion of the project is finished, Johnson said the company will start working to build the multifamily piece of the project, which will consist of a tower with 250-plus units and between 50,000 and 60,000 square feet of first-floor retail.

The final piece of the project will be a 375,000-square-foot office building, Johnson said.

The company has not yet set a timeline for the second and third phases of the project.

[Wattleigh]

Levit Green

https://i.imgur.com/9MqrN17.jpg
image from article

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/53-acre-life-sciences-district-laden-with-lakes-17186677.php

53-acre life sciences district laden with lakes, restaurants rising rapidly by Texas Medical Center

Marissa Luck,
Staff writer
May 20, 2022
Updated: May 20, 2022 12:21 p.m.

A 53-acre life sciences campus is rapidly rising just beyond the Texas Medical Center as part of effort to turn Houston into a mecca for medical innovation.

Hines, the Houston developer and global real estate player, is on track this year to complete the first phase of Levit Green, a life sciences district that could eventually encompass 4 million square feet spread across nine buildings, outdoor spaces and three lakes.

On Thursday, sounds of hammers banging, boom lifts buzzing and excavators beeping rose over the construction site at the corner of Dixie Drive and Grand Boulevard about one mile east of Texas Medical Center. Contractors working with Harvey Builders topped out on the first five-story building within the project, meaning the 294,000 square-foot structure has reached its highest point.

“This is more than just another project, it’s a building intended to become a very strong component of a city of life sciences,” said John Mooz, senior managing director at Hines, which is developing Levit Green in partnership with the Houston real estate firm 2ML Real Estate and Chicago investment firm Harrison Street.

In spite of supply chain hiccups, the core and shell of the first building are expected to be complete by December . Prospective tenants could then move into their spaces the following year, Mooz said.

[Wattleigh]

"Oak Park" (Former Halliburton Campus)

Site Plan / Info from HAIFer Paco Jones (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39183-mixed-use-coming-to-the-former-halliburton-campus-at-10200-bellaire-blvd/?do=findComment&comment=655408)

https://i.imgur.com/m7zrKYJl.jpg

I don't know that there is an official name as of yet. It is being referenced to as "Oak Park" right now.

Construction is slated to begin mid July, which will likely just be underground utilities and such. I don't have much information on the actual buildings other than there is going to be multi-family, retail, dining, POB (offices), and parking (in addition to the existing parking garage). Johnson Development and Garden Capital Partners. This development is going forward. Hoping that it is built and completed as proposed.

I would really be happy to see a nice mixed-used development happen in this part of town. I still remember how Park 8 got me excited and then broke my heart.

[llamaorama]

Not bad, Houston needs more developments like that.

[Wattleigh]

2120 Post Oak Blvd

Selection of new renderings on Ziegler Cooper's website (https://zieglercooper.com/projects/deiso-moss-offices-residences-retail/)

https://i.imgur.com/DcVvd0Bl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/29QOwsql.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/nCgEImFl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yWlETxEl.jpg

[Wattleigh]

1550 On The Green

c/o sapo2367 on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-skanska-downtown-mixed-use-development/?do=findComment&comment=655932)

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2022_05/C4F08027-F716-4E1A-99E9-D8158DA5F209.jpeg.efc4c6da8a0f9df132b0ed71f430ded2.jpeg

The Allen

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/20277-the-allen-allen-parkway-gillette-st-mixed-use-development/?do=findComment&comment=655784)

https://i.imgur.com/GCg6fYRl.png

Houston Methodist Centennial Tower

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=655890)

https://i.imgur.com/MNkSkJEl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/sidRiO6l.jpg

[JMKeynes]

Houston is my favorite city in the Sunbelt (excluding Miami).

I always wonder why most corporate relocations go to Dallas, which is nice, but I like H better.

Is the new Jones Plaza completed?

[JManc]

Houston is my favorite city in the Sunbelt (excluding Miami).

I always wonder why most corporate relocations go to Dallas, which is nice, but I like H better.

Is the new Jones Plaza completed?

Dallas typically had a more diverse cooperate white collar job market while Houston was/ is heavily focused on energy and medicine.

[JMKeynes]

Dallas typically had a more diverse cooperate white collar job market while Houston was/ is heavily focused on energy and medicine.

How about Jones Plaza?

[DCReid]

Dallas typically had a more diverse cooperate white collar job market while Houston was/ is heavily focused on energy and medicine.

The DFW airport is the major relocation draw. And the DFW suburbs, particularly Irving and now Plano and Frisco, have traditionally been better draws than Houston suburbs.

[JMKeynes]

The DFW airport is the major relocation draw. And the DFW suburbs, particularly Irving and now Plano and Frisco, have traditionally been better draws than Houston suburbs.

That’s true. Most relos go to Plano or Frisco — not to downtown Dallas.

I personally prefer The Woodlands and Sugarland.

[DCReid]

I don't have full access to the full article here, but I read that in the early 1980s, Houston was 80% dependent on oil and gas, and could end up as the next Detroit once the industry went into a permanent slump. Then I read in the 90s that it was 40-50% dependent. Apparently, this article says it is no longer solely dependent, but I guess being within a huge state drawing people and businesses has helped:

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/31/moody-analytic-oil-not-center-houston.html

[TexasPlaya]

That’s true. Most relos go to Plano or Frisco — not to downtown Dallas.

I personally prefer The Woodlands and Sugarland.

North Dallas is a corporation's dream land.

[TexasPlaya]

2120 Post Oak Blvd

Selection of new renderings on Ziegler Cooper's website (https://zieglercooper.com/projects/deiso-moss-offices-residences-retail/)

https://i.imgur.com/DcVvd0Bl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/29QOwsql.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/nCgEImFl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/yWlETxEl.jpg

Nice.

Amazing how much developed outside the BLVD Place mixed use development at Post Oak and San Felipe, still several empty parcels of land. BLVD Place has some retail, a Whole Foods, and two residential high rises. Not too bad but so much growth happened outside of it.

[JManc]

The DFW airport is the major relocation draw. And the DFW suburbs, particularly Irving and now Plano and Frisco, have traditionally been better draws than Houston suburbs.

And our relocations have tended to be north of town, near IAH.

[AviationGuy]

That’s true. Most relos go to Plano or Frisco — not to downtown Dallas.

I personally prefer The Woodlands and Sugarland.

Me too. Aesthetically speaking, The Woodlands and Sugarland far outclass Plano and Frisco. No comparison.

[The Best Forumer]

I wonder why they want to replace their existing HQ? Interesting.

The interior may be a bit dated by now... and they could also incorporate the latest security technologies into their new HQ... you know... in case all those striking workers decide to bumrush the building.

[Urbannizer]

1801 Smith

Office building Downtown currently being renovated to residential use, 372 units.

https://www.arc-3.com/boards#/1801-smith-street/

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b08131b4eddec1386bf8b43/1644597323759-YIQ3TP0ZC0BVEAUGWFFR/NWP.jpg?format=1600w

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b08131b4eddec1386bf8b43/1644597325595-8XBY0C4BN0DT3QPS05X1/S+w+p.jpg?format=1600w

[llamaorama]

Wow, that looks nice!

It's good to see these buildings getting a second chance, adding to downtown's residential population, and also cutting down on the amount of vacant space on the market.

[TexasPlaya]

How very Dallas-like of Houston to convert a 70/80s downtown office building into residential units.

[Montrose1100]

How very Dallas-like of Houston to convert a 70/80s downtown office building into residential units.

Fingers crossed we see this with 800 Bell (former Exxon building), and a few others.

[JMKeynes]

How very Dallas-like of Houston to convert a 70/80s downtown office building into residential units.

It’s an eyesore. It’s a shame that they didn’t raze it or at least strip the facade and add a new one. It looks like the existing facade is only being modified.

[JManc]

It’s an eyesore. It’s a shame that they didn’t raze it or at least strip the facade and add a new one. It looks like the existing facade is only being modified.

It's good residential infill without a lot of major investment. The building isn't that ugly to begin with (the one next door is) and the slight alterations to the façade with the color accents freshen it up quite a bit. The only downside is that this part of downtown is kind of dead and not within a quick walking distance of anything. You have to dodge bums walking under the Pierce Elevated to go over to restaurants on Gray.

[TexasPlaya]

Fingers crossed we see this with 800 Bell (former Exxon building), and a few others.

Hope so. I know there were some proposals and renderings of 800 Bell being upgraded and modernized for new office space but that was years ago. I didn't like the updates because it did too much on the exterior which I really like as is.

[TexasPlaya]

It’s an eyesore. It’s a shame that they didn’t raze it or at least strip the facade and add a new one. It looks like the existing facade is only being modified.

It'd be too costly but this is turning a generic looking 70s/80s office into a generic looking residential tower.

Jmanc is right, this is good infill. I don't think there's much residential in this corner of SW downtown, but it's a few blocks away from some bars and restaurants on W Gray St. in midtown. Maybe if Chevron ever follows up building a downtown tower (that they received state tax credits for), this section of downtown can build up on the surface lots.

[kingkirbythe....]

800 Bell would make a fantastic residential conversion. Maybe a hotel on the lower floors.

[The Best Forumer]

Wow, that looks nice!

It's good to see these buildings getting a second chance, adding to downtown's residential population, and also cutting down on the amount of vacant space on the market.

Wuts there now?

[bilbao58]

Wuts there now?

Looks like an empty office building.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52137369455_30806a3510_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nrcDv2)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/1801+Smith+St,+Houston,+TX+77002/@29.753102,-95.3730958,3a,90y,160.71h,121.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sF80p0jIidCv8N0pVkHmCWg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640bf3f7f0ed2c7:0x4dd311a0e4628f3e!8m2!3d29.7527621!4d-95.3730585

[currysteph]

No info on the site other than pics (That I could find) but by counting the floors on the photo it looks to be close to 50 stories

https://i.imgur.com/yWlETxEl.jpg[/QUOTE]

[JManc]

800 Bell would make a fantastic residential conversion. Maybe a hotel on the lower floors.

As long as they keep the aesthetic more or less the same; the cantilevered window shades. The proposed major renovation that never panned would totally ruin the MCM character of the building.

[Double L]

Regarding 1801 Smith Street, there aren’t any residential buildings for quite a few blocks in that area, so it will be good to bring some residential presence into that Southwest part of downtown. It would be nice to see that part of Downtown get some new life.

If working at home does become the primary mode of operation for office work, hopefully we can keep our skyscraper neighborhoods alive by converting office skyscrapers into residential buildings but that will require a large amount of people wanting to live in Downtowns which hasn’t necessarily happened so far in US history.

[bilbao58]

Regarding 1801 Smith Street, there aren’t any residential buildings for quite a few blocks in that area

The 10-story apartment complex under construction at 1810 Main is only three blocks from that building. https://www.fairfieldresidential.com/1810main

[kingkirbythe....]

As long as they keep the aesthetic more or less the same; the cantilevered window shades. The proposed major renovation that never panned would totally ruin the MCM character of the building.

Totally! Retro homes and hotel.

[Wattleigh]

Autry Park

40-Story tower coming to this location soon, per the dates on this.

https://i.imgur.com/fP6mUgYl.png
https://i.imgur.com/GfyMqE5l.png

[colemonkee]

Solomon Cordwell Buenz does some solid work. Nothing ground-breaking, but solid and aesthetically pleasing nonetheless.

[The Best Forumer]

Solomon Cordwell Buenz does some solid work. Nothing ground-breaking, but solid and aesthetically pleasing nonetheless.

Agreed. Their website https://www.scb.com/ has some cool designs.

[JManc]

They designed (https://www.scb.com/app/uploads/2020/06/Hanover-Boulevard-Place_Exterior-1-857x1200.jpg) Boulevard Place just off Post Oak.

[Double L]

There will likely someday be a line of high rises built along the buffalo bayou park corridor.

[Urbannizer]

Iconia Hotel & Residences Uptown

https://mcshouston.com/multifamily

The Iconia Hotel and Condominiums is a 3-tower development with a common podium with a total area of approximately 835,000 sq. ft. This mixed-use project aims to achieve the real meaning of mixed-use high-end development by incorporating food and beverage and retail establishments, 70,000 sq.ft. ballroom and meeting rooms floor in addition to the hospitality and residential amenities, all-in-one place.

The two residential towers have 112 residential condominium units combined with separate pool, exercise and lounge areas.

This hotel tower has 421 guestrooms and is envisioned to be a destination hotel. Hotel amenities include a grand lobby with valet parking service, bar with an open terrace on the ground floor which can be also be used for private events, a spa and a rooftop pool and deck.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/1654036035900-G93IOHDZN3OA3TTJXCW6/Houston+Toma+A-2.jpg?format=1200w

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/1653682818236-T5QVZTR2D6L9QTA02RVX/Houston+Aerea+Toma+E-2.jpg?format=1200w

[Wattleigh]

They designed (https://www.scb.com/app/uploads/2020/06/Hanover-Boulevard-Place_Exterior-1-857x1200.jpg) Boulevard Place just off Post Oak.

I'd started looking back and it seems like they've done a fair amount in the area in just about a decade or so.

The first project I recall hearing about them being attached to was a 37-story tower that was part of the original (and even appeared to be in the most recent) development plan for BLVD Place along San Felipe between S. Post Oak Lane and Sky Lark Lane.

In that complex they built Hanover Post Oak, then Hanover BLVD Place, next to each other.

They're also responsible for the designs of Hanover Montrose, Hanover River Oaks and Vantage Med Center.

[JManc]

^ they've done a lot of decent stuff.

Iconia Hotel & Residences Uptown

https://mcshouston.com/multifamily



https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/1654036035900-G93IOHDZN3OA3TTJXCW6/Houston+Toma+A-2.jpg?format=1200w

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/1653682818236-T5QVZTR2D6L9QTA02RVX/Houston+Aerea+Toma+E-2.jpg?format=1200w

I'm assuming that will be here:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Houston,+TX+77056/@29.7286251,-95.4678916,286m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640c15ce4da3c5d:0x8d9f2f2d6a280815!8m2!3d29.7484861!4d-95.4699173

[SupaK]

Tracking the update to 102 Dennis St. Looks like it's topped off and now the outside is getting finished to be bricked off. Pictures taken June 6, 2022

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52151848154_5ee76f5336_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nstRvL)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52152101340_51d21b02e6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nsv9M3)

[pm91]

I want to post a photo from my phone gallery but I can’t for the life of me figure it out. It’s a view of downtown from the East End. It’s been a while since there hasn’t been a visible crane from this angle. Will eventually see the new tower by Discovery Green.

[JManc]

I want to post a photo from my phone gallery but I can’t for the life of me figure it out. It’s a view of downtown from the East End. It’s been a while since there hasn’t been a visible crane from this angle. Will eventually see the new tower by Discovery Green.

You have to host it somewhere (flickr, imgur, etc) and then post it here.

[TexasPlaya]

Hotel @ 1319 Texas Ave. Potentially good infill for downtown by Minute Maid Park:

Per Urbannizer @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29510-hogan-allnoch-building-demolished-for-holiday-innstaybridge-suites/page/3/)
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/0f4ee5c8-fa3b-4e21-b185-51b1f47418b3/Holiday+Inn+Staybridge+Houston+CBD.png?format=1500w

Just a new rendering, no start date or financing secured. Close to Minute Maid and many of the new residential, hotels, and bars.

https://goo.gl/maps/RMpMWCGENgZbMLpQ6

[TexasPlaya]

City Centre @ Memorial City: AC Hotel

Per Urbannizer @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/1419-city-centre-developments/page/19/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/GOJDn6A.png

https://i.imgur.com/oGnMvpe.png

https://i.imgur.com/4Xapfel.png

https://i.imgur.com/lLvi3eZ.png

The project is a new 135,035 S.F. AC Hotel by Marriott hotel located in CITYCENTRE . The project will consist of 10 stories; 1 level of public amenities and service functions, and 9 levels of guestrooms, consisting of 243 guestrooms. Guest parking will be accommodated in an adjacent parking structure separate of this project and property.
At the main entry on the ground level, the programmatic features include the registration desk, market, library, fitness, breakfast, AC lounge, and AC bar. Also at the ground level is the back of house service spaces, including front of house admin offices, kitchen, employee breakroom, housekeeping, and mechanical/electrical spaces. Each guestroom level will comprise of 27 guestrooms, elevator lobby, housekeeping room, electrical room, and the AC hydration station,

Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin April 2023.

[TexasPlaya]

Uptown: 1661 Tanglewood Blvd Condos

Per Paco Jones (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44850-1661-tanglewood-blvd-35-story-condo-high-rise/page/2/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/jjIviat.png

https://i.imgur.com/zu9qxeV.png

Updates and new renderings.

35-story residential tower with 3 Levels of parking below grade. Total of 60 residential units totaling approximately 339,297 SF, with a building area of 471,384 SF (garage not included). Indoor pool and outdoor terrace deck located at Level 34. Golf simulator, sauna, fitness center, and billiards room located at Level 33.

[TexasPlaya]

City Centre @ Memorial City: AC Hotel

Per Urbannizer @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/1419-city-centre-developments/page/19/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/GOJDn6A.png

https://i.imgur.com/oGnMvpe.png

https://i.imgur.com/4Xapfel.png

https://i.imgur.com/lLvi3eZ.png

The project is a new 135,035 S.F. AC Hotel by Marriott hotel located in CITYCENTRE . The project will consist of 10 stories; 1 level of public amenities and service functions, and 9 levels of guestrooms, consisting of 243 guestrooms. Guest parking will be accommodated in an adjacent parking structure separate of this project and property.
At the main entry on the ground level, the programmatic features include the registration desk, market, library, fitness, breakfast, AC lounge, and AC bar. Also at the ground level is the back of house service spaces, including front of house admin offices, kitchen, employee breakroom, housekeeping, and mechanical/electrical spaces. Each guestroom level will comprise of 27 guestrooms, elevator lobby, housekeeping room, electrical room, and the AC hydration station,

Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin April 2023.

[TexasPlaya]

Hotel @ 1319 Texas Ave. Potentially good infill for downtown by Minute Maid Park:

Per Urbannizer @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29510-hogan-allnoch-building-demolished-for-holiday-innstaybridge-suites/page/3/)
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6245e15c45d30250180d2b73/0f4ee5c8-fa3b-4e21-b185-51b1f47418b3/Holiday+Inn+Staybridge+Houston+CBD.png?format=1500w

Just a new rendering, no start date or financing secured. Close to Minute Maid and many of the new residential, hotels, and bars.

https://goo.gl/maps/RMpMWCGENgZbMLpQ6

[TexasPlaya]

Montrose: Apartments @ W. Alabama

Per Paco Jones @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44489-montrose-multifamily-13-story-building-at-1920-w-alabama-st/page/2/)

13-story residential building. 9 Levels of residential over 4 Levels of parking. 385 units totaling 372,211 S.F. A total building area (garage not included) of 387,801 S.F. Garage has a total of 518 parking spaces. There is a 2,838 S.F. makerspace/art room with a 894 S.F. outdoor terrace at Level 3.

https://i.imgur.com/c8XxiMF.png

https://i.imgur.com/N45QJZk.png

https://i.imgur.com/2DUIive.png

https://i.imgur.com/Xob1eXS.png

[kingkirbythe....]

Uptown: 1661 Tanglewood Blvd Condos

Per Paco Jones (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44850-1661-tanglewood-blvd-35-story-condo-high-rise/page/2/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/jjIviat.png

https://i.imgur.com/zu9qxeV.png

Updates and new renderings.

I've got to say...I kind of love it.

[MAC123]

Oooh. That top and base are real nice

[TexasPlaya]

West Loop 12 Story Apartment

Per Paco Jones @ HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/47459-west-loop-12-story-apartments-at-4411-w-12th-st/)

https://i.imgur.com/VmS4pM9.png

https://i.imgur.com/VyCcgOo.png

12-story residential building with 503 units. Total building size of 476,772 SF. 8-story parking garage.

https://goo.gl/maps/YXkNqyjYPkNiN4MX7

Pretty big complex that will be along the West Loop (610W) between I10 and 290. This area is still a lot of warehouses and industrial but it's definitely been moving towards more apartments and townhomes over the last decade due to it's central location between The Heights and Spring Branch.

[llamaorama]

I love/hate that Tanglewood tower. I think the top is fugly and the stucco/eifs stuff that it looks like it will be clad in will look bad in Houston's climate.

On the flip side, I like it's general massing, the height and how slender it is, and how it can grow up on that little corner lot. It's such a Houston building.


Pretty big complex that will be along the West Loop (610W) between I10 and 290. This area is still a lot of warehouses and industrial but it's definitely been moving towards more apartments and townhomes over the last decade due to it's central location between The Heights and Spring Branch.

Looks like a Resia/AHS project.

Fort Worth has two of those (one is nearly identical to the rendering above and the other is a bigger version with three buildings) on either side of downtown currently in the planning/permitting phase.

They take the same design and copy it over and over. It won't win any architectural awards and can't be built outside of business-friendly sunbelt cities where NIMBY's are muzzled. I like it though because it's been stated the rents for those apartments will be more middle class than luxury. Like maybe $1300. That's high but not for an urban location these days. In somewhere like downtown Fort Worth they'll add like 1200 new units full of regular people who will frequent local businesses, etc. It's a very good trend if they can break ground.

[AviationGuy]

I love/hate that Tanglewood tower. I think the top is fugly and the stucco/eifs stuff that it looks like it will be clad in will look bad in Houston's climate.

On the flip side, I like it's general massing, the height and how slender it is, and how it can grow up on that little corner lot. It's such a Houston building.




Looks like a Resia/AHS project.

Fort Worth has two of those (one is nearly identical to the rendering above and the other is a bigger version with three buildings) on either side of downtown currently in the planning/permitting phase.

They take the same design and copy it over and over. It won't win any architectural awards and can't be built outside of business-friendly sunbelt cities where NIMBY's are muzzled. I like it though because it's been stated the rents for those apartments will be more middle class than luxury. Like maybe $1300. That's high but not for an urban location these days. In somewhere like downtown Fort Worth they'll add like 1200 new units full of regular people who will frequent local businesses, etc. It's a very good trend if they can break ground.

I'm pretty open minded about designs but not regarding the Tanglewood tower. But I know some will like it.

[Urbannizer]

Looks like a Resia/AHS project.


It’s being done by Resia, this will be their second project for Houston. The first recently broke ground out west in the Energy Corridor.

576-Unit Multifamily Highrise Going Up in Houston’s Ten Oaks

https://www.connectcre.com/stories/576-unit-multifamily-highrise-going-up-in-houstons-ten-oaks/

The development will consist of three 12-story buildings. Resia Ten Oaks will be situated in the last remaining parcel at Ten Oaks, an 83-acre master planned development in West Houston.

The three structures will be positioned on a 6.6 acre site. They’ll offer one, two and three-bedroom units that will feature open concept kitchens with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, a multipurpose clubhouse with a 24-hour fitness center, private parking, and complimentary Wi-Fi in common areas.

The Ten Oaks development will be Resia’s first in Houston and second in Texas.

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/22/72/11/21734006/3/rawImage.jpg

[Double L]

The tanglewood condos look very cheaply designed with a badly designed top.

[kingkirbythe....]

The top is the best part! :haha: No, really. Also, I like the uniformity shaft. The bottom is just horrible. But I guess, what do you expect when you're building essentially a subdivision vertically in a suburban area. Zero street life. You certainly can't ever expect to have retail. :haha:

[The Best Forumer]

Uptown: 1661 Tanglewood Blvd Condos

Per Paco Jones (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44850-1661-tanglewood-blvd-35-story-condo-high-rise/page/2/#comments)

https://i.imgur.com/jjIviat.png

https://i.imgur.com/zu9qxeV.png

Updates and new renderings.

reminds me of ricardo bofill's unbuilt tower in the galleria.

[bilbao58]

Here's an earlier rendering that puts the building in context with Uptown.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52199677045_4d9e77ad9b_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nwGZnP)

[bilbao58]

Oops! Deleted

[AviationGuy]

Here's an earlier rendering that puts the building in context with Uptown.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52199677045_4d9e77ad9b_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2nwGZnP)

Not so bad in context with Uptown.

[The Best Forumer]

Not so bad in context with Uptown.

Agreed. Not so bad. But not so good. Looks like atlanta.

[R1070]

Agreed. Not so bad. But not so good. Looks like atlanta.

Uptown Houston and Buckhead in Atlanta are essentially clones of each other.

[bilbao58]

Agreed. Not so bad. But not so good. Looks like atlanta.

The best I can say for it is "It could be worse."

[Cory]

Can we hurry up and get to another page? Some of these renderings are cringe.