HOUSTON | Development Thread II [Archive] - Page 130

Wattleigh

Mar 8, 2023, 1:12 PM

The Langley

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/25/42/55/22424409/4/1200x0.jpg

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/the-langley-the-ashby-high-rise-permits-houston-17825264

7 years after Ashby high-rise controversy, Houston approves key permits for 20-story tower at site

More permits needed, but developer prepares to break ground soon

Marissa Luck,
Staff Writer
March 7, 2023
Updated: March 8, 2023 6:32 a.m.

For years a controversial proposal to build a high rise in the wealthy enclave of Boulevard Oaks appeared to be dead — a lesson in how land-use battles can erupt even in a city with virtually no zoning.

But after six years of sitting on the proposal — and the vacant, proposed site at Ashby and Bisonnet sitting dormant — the owners, Hunt Cos. of El Paso, last spring resurrected efforts to build the tower. They brought on a new development team, Dallas-based Street Lights Residential, to create a scaled-down version of the high-rise, now called The Langley, that they hope would win over neighbors who had fiercely opposed the earlier project dubbed The Ashby.

Almost a year after StreetLights filed updated plans with the city, the developer says it is weeks from breaking ground on the 20-story apartment building. The city of Houston approved StreetLights Residential's permit for site work and foundation work Monday, though it still is waiting approval to start vertical construction.

Stephen Meek, developer at Street Lights Residential, said the approved work could begin in early April.

“(The site now) is a brown field that looks like a black eye right at the entry of beautiful neighborhood,” Meek said. “What we're proposing is bringing something beautiful and something as architecturally significant.”

EARLIER: Developers unveil plans for The Langley, a 20-story tower proposed on high-profile site

The spacious units and high-end design of The Langley are aimed at attracting well-heeled empty-nesters, and Meek believes some neighborhood residents would want to live in The Langley if they decide to downsize but want to stay in the area.

Many of the neighbors, however, remain opposed. Several houses around the project site are adorned with bright yellow signs with a menacing carton caricature of a high-rise and the phrase “Tower of Traffic” and "Protect Our Neighborhood" — a nod to past protests against the previous high-rise proposal.

Double L

Mar 9, 2023, 8:39 PM

In my opinion, at least we got an improved high rise ordinance out of that project.

colemonkee

Mar 10, 2023, 5:49 AM

With the right materials, that building ends up looking very nice.

TexasPlaya

Mar 10, 2023, 9:15 PM

It certainly fits the Museum District's high rise aesthetic.

Cory

Mar 11, 2023, 2:43 AM

It certainly fits the Museum District's high rise aesthetic.

Yup. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the same developer as The Carter on Chelsea Boulevard.

Wattleigh

Mar 11, 2023, 5:01 PM

Yup. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the same developer as The Carter on Chelsea Boulevard.

It is - StreetLights Residential (https://www.streetlightsres.com/)

For reference

https://picturescdn.alndata.com/?pid=a50a45af-8fa3-470b-8b6e-e3b7a14c2427

They are also responsible for The Ivy and The James at Park Place.

https://image1.apartmentfinder.com/i2/wstNYiXzLMyNrodI31CghcASHhEOaHHF749xApkno_Q/111/the-ivy-park-place-houston-tx-building-photo.jpg

https://y4v2i8p4.stackpathcdn.com/img/thumbnail.aspx?p=/common/uploads/zrs2019/672/media/44476424-b433-4775-9681-ab4bedd33a89.jpg&w=1920&h=1080&x=50&y=50&f=jpg

Wattleigh

Mar 11, 2023, 5:02 PM

*oops*

Wattleigh

Mar 14, 2023, 6:56 PM

Autry Park / Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=675330)

https://i.imgur.com/5LfajrT.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/VRiS3UT.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/0GIRuc8.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/YfJhl1P.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uxzM2x3.jpg

He also noted...

Hanover worker said this will be a women's apparel shop. He also said there are 15-16 spots more coming but doesn't know their names since they don't do the work on them.

https://i.imgur.com/yEJ2Esc.jpg

Houston Methodist Centennial Tower

2nd crane went up

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=675276)

https://i.imgur.com/Gm4YxH9.jpg

London House

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46637-london-house-river-oaks-condominium-high-rise-at-2323-san-felipe-st/?do=findComment&comment=675162)

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

Wattleigh

Mar 23, 2023, 1:53 PM

Wasn't sure where to put this since there's no dining/restaurant specific threads here like there are on HAIF...

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/street-closures-outdoor-seating-17853805.php

Houston to keep part of Main Street closed for outdoor seating with hopes to expand idea citywide

Yilun Cheng,
Staff writer
March 22, 2023
Updated: March 22, 2023 6:50 p.m.

Houston will close down traffic on seven blocks of Main Street permanently to allow businesses to maintain outdoor seating spaces initially established during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to expand the concept to other commercial strips in the city.

City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to permanently extend the “More Space: Main Street” program. First approved as a pilot in November 2020, the initiative converted portions of Main’s vehicle lanes between Commerce and Rusk into seating areas for bars and restaurants struggling amid the early days of the pandemic when residents had been urged to remain in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19..

So far, the program has enabled participating businesses to add a total of 45 tables and 154 seats on outdoor patios, according to Houston's Chief Transportation Planner David Fields. Bars and restaurants also reported increases in revenue, employee retention and customer satisfaction, he said.

“We surveyed the businesses. All of them said this was exactly what they wanted. They requested the city extend it,” Field said. “And people felt safer being out on Main Street because there were more people out on Main Street.”

The goal, Fields said, is to expand the concept citywide eventually, although it will require more research and conversations with local businesses to identify specific commercial strips that could be a good fit for the program.

“We definitely want to expand this once we get the permanent version up and going,” he said. “This is not something we would ever impose. This is something that we really want a commercial strip, possibly a group of businesses near each other, to see this downtown as an example and say, ‘Yeah, we would like to do that. Can you help work with us on that?’”

While “More Space” initially was designed as a tool for businesses to cope with COVID-19 policies, it has benefits beyond the pandemic and has helped create a more vibrant downtown culture, according to Melissa Stewart, executive director of the Greater Houston Restaurant Association.

“For so long, we would come to downtown, do our work and then run for the hills. That continues to change,” Stewart said. “We're continuing to see, much even to my surprise as a native Houstonian, more and more people willing to dine outside all year around. Houston is becoming a lot more like the big cities that we see in other parts of the country.”

Bailey

Mar 23, 2023, 5:30 PM

Wasn't sure where to put this since there's no dining/restaurant specific threads here like there are on HAIF...

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/street-closures-outdoor-seating-17853805.php

I just returned from Palermo and a number of their main streets are closed to vehicular traffic and it was great!

The restaurants extend their outdoor seating and the entire street felt like a non stop street festival.

Glad we are moving in this direction.

SupaK

Mar 24, 2023, 2:06 PM

I just returned from Palermo and a number of their main streets are closed to vehicular traffic and it was great!

The restaurants extend their outdoor seating and the entire street felt like a non stop street festival.

Glad we are moving in this direction.

I was in Palermo a couple years ago, I totally agree. Just gives a different vibe when you're able to just walk the street unbothered by city traffic.

currysteph

Mar 26, 2023, 1:53 PM

I just returned from Palermo and a number of their main streets are closed to vehicular traffic and it was great!

The restaurants extend their outdoor seating and the entire street felt like a non stop street festival.

Glad we are moving in this direction.

Im on the otherside of the fence on this one.....streets are for cars not bikes not people...thats what sidewalks are for....if you want an outdoor eating area then buy up a parking lot downtown and use that

Wattleigh

Mar 28, 2023, 1:04 PM

Astros / MMP Entertainment / Mixed-Use District

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/03/24/houston-astros-downtown-entertainment-center.html

Houston Astros hope to break ground on connected hotel, entertainment center in the fall

By Chandler France – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Mar 24, 2023

The Houston Astros hope to start construction on a mixed-use project adjacent to Minute Maid Park as early as this fall.

Astros owner Jim Crane told the Houston Business Journal that the organization plans to build a hotel and entertainment center connected to the stadium. Crane said the development would be similar to The Battery Atlanta in Atlanta and Ballpark Village in St. Louis. Both developments feature a number of work and entertainment options adjacent to the stadiums of their Major League Baseball team counterparts.

The development will include a high-end, 4-star hotel, but the team has yet to secure a brand for the hotel, Crane said. The entertainment district is slated to include restaurants and an indoor tailgating area that can be used year-round. It will also include a walkway above the street, which will take guests directly to the club level of the ballpark.

The organization has hired an architecture firm and construction company for the project, Crane said, but the team did not confirm which companies it's working with prior to publication. Crane said the organization hopes to break ground on the project following the conclusion of the Astros’ season and that it could take about three years to complete. He added that the team might build the development in phases, with some parts of the entertainment district opening sooner than others.

Wattleigh

Mar 28, 2023, 3:47 PM

BCM McNair Campus / Health Science Center

New renderings c/o Paco Jones on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/7864-baylor-st-lukes-medical-center-mcnair-campus/?do=findComment&comment=676507)

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

https://i.imgur.com/FNb3Qk0.png

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

https://i.imgur.com/rkj2i8F.png

The Best Forumer

Mar 28, 2023, 9:03 PM

Im on the otherside of the fence on this one.....streets are for cars not bikes not people...thats what sidewalks are for....if you want an outdoor eating area then buy up a parking lot downtown and use that

Naw.

The Best Forumer

Mar 28, 2023, 9:04 PM

Wattleigh

Mar 29, 2023, 4:55 PM

NRG Park - Future Mixed-Use Plans

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/commercial-real-estate/houstons-nrg-park-area-is-underdeveloped-its-leader-is-ready-to-do-something-about-it-118261

“It’s prime real estate, and it’s underdeveloped,” NRG Park CEO and Executive Director Ryan Walsh said.

That is something he hopes to change in the next few years.

Local leaders say Houston has no problem attracting people to attend events at NRG Park, but garnering significant commercial development would likely first require more residential activity, or there would need to be a concerted effort from government agencies, developers and stakeholders.

Walsh said conversations to revamp the complex are in the early stages and are being timed around the Houston Texans’ and Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's leases expiring in 2032.

“We're in a unique position because people come to us no matter what,” Walsh said. “How do we get them to come early, come to the event and stay afterwards? Hang out for a little bit? That's a conversation that's happening now.”
...

“So the trend is to create these entertainment districts around the sports and entertainment complexes,” he said. “For us, I think it's a phenomenal opportunity to learn lessons from the others that have done this around the country, but also to make it uniquely Houston.”

Nothing is off the table for future renovations and development near the park, including a parking garage, Walsh said. Though the park has 26,000 parking spaces, the number one complaint Walsh gets is about traffic and parking, he said.

“We're totally sensitive to the fact that these neighborhoods and these apartments around us are incredibly impacted during rodeo or a Texans game or Final Four, for instance,” Walsh said. “So that's part of our conversations, how can we make this better, not just the Houston community at large, but our local community?”

NRG Park and its tenants want to benefit the community, he said. That could potentially come from adding green space, or maybe an educational component.

“There's a lot of really great opportunity. What that opportunity is has yet to be determined,” Walsh said. “But it's certainly part of the conversation that we've started.”

bilbao58

Mar 29, 2023, 4:58 PM

Im on the otherside of the fence on this one.....streets are for cars not bikes not people...thats what sidewalks are for...

Paved roads predate cars by about 6000 years.

Wattleigh

Apr 6, 2023, 3:08 AM

The RO

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

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023015864

Project Name:
The Ro Parcel 1

Project Number:
TABS2023015864

Facility Name:
N/A

Location Address:
3120 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77098

Location County:
Harris

Start Date:
11/1/2023

Completion Date:
11/30/2025

Estimated Cost:
$102,000,000

Type of Work:
New Construction

Type of Funds:
This project is privately funded, on private land for private use.

Scope of Work:
Type 1A construction of a high rise rental apartment with 320 units over a 5 story parking deck with ground floor lobby, leasing and retail.

Square Footage:
800,000 ft 2

Are the private funds provided by the tenant?
No

Current Status:
Project Registered

Wattleigh

Apr 6, 2023, 4:24 PM

Wattleigh

Apr 6, 2023, 4:48 PM

MD Anderson SCRB 5

https://i.imgur.com/OXfD5ENl.png

Project Name:
MD Anderson South Campus Research Building 5

Project Number:
TABS2023015937

Facility Name:
MD Anderson South Campus Research Building 5

Location Address:
1920 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054

Location County:
Harris

Start Date:
9/15/2023

Completion Date:
8/19/2027

Estimated Cost:
$389,657,206

Type of Work:
New Construction

Type of Funds:
This project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project.

Scope of Work:
Ground up new construction of 7 story office/research science building for MD Anderson Cancer Center. Cast in place concrete frame with steel framed penthouse, high rise construction with automatic fire protection sprinkler system.

Square Footage:
600,000 ft 2

Are the private funds provided by the tenant?
No

Current Status:
Project Registered

London House

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46637-london-house-river-oaks-condominium-high-rise-at-2323-san-felipe-st/?do=findComment&comment=676373)

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

https://i.imgur.com/eGuqKz1l.jpg

Onward

Apr 6, 2023, 7:29 PM

1550 On The Green

3/21 - c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=675988)

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

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

3/25 - c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=676286)

https://i.imgur.com/C4vttVt.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7BhviKU.jpg

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

Thanks for the update on this, by far my favorite project going on in Houston. It blocks the very unattractive Embassy Suites perfectly. That building always stuck out while walking around Discovery Green and not in a good way.

Dariusb

Apr 7, 2023, 3:02 AM

Great photos Wattleigh!!

Wattleigh

Apr 11, 2023, 12:43 PM

BCM McNair Campus / Health Sciences Park

https://www.bcm.edu/about-us/leadership/office-of-the-president/road-to-a-learning-health-system

https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_component_image_standard/public/2023-01/mcnair-campus-and-helix-park.jpg?h=39ddfeda&itok=t62BY52K

Health Sciences Park

This 440,000 square foot project will integrate medical education and research in a collaborative environment right next to patient care on the McNair Campus, allowing trainees to enhance their learning in the classroom by leveraging their experience in the lab and the clinic. Education space that facilitates conversation and small-group discussion and research space focused on data science and population health will augment new curriculum launching in 2023. Research centers on this campus will be dedicated to data intensive programs that support translational research and provide a foundation for data-driven training program. The first phase of Health Sciences Park, including an 11-floor tower and parking, is planned to open in 2025. This will open space on the current campus.

This month we are beginning the pre-construction work on the McNair Campus for the Health Sciences Park. This will result in relocating those parking in the surface lot adjacent to the Jamail Specialty Care Center to new parking locations. I recognize that this will be an inconvenience, but it is an important step in achieving our vision of creating the Health Sciences Park. Our parking team is working with faculty and staff to accommodate their parking needs. Initially, we are keeping part of the lot open to allow our patients adjacent parking. Going forward, we will provide valet parking to patients at the same rate as the self-parking rate.

Wattleigh

Apr 11, 2023, 1:21 PM

MD Anderson SCRB 5

https://i.imgur.com/OXfD5ENl.png

Project Name:
MD Anderson South Campus Research Building 5

Project Number:
TABS2023015937

Facility Name:
MD Anderson South Campus Research Building 5

Location Address:
1920 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054

Location County:
Harris

Start Date:
9/15/2023

Completion Date:
8/19/2027

Estimated Cost:
$389,657,206

Type of Work:
New Construction

Type of Funds:
This project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project.

Scope of Work:
Ground up new construction of 7 story office/research science building for MD Anderson Cancer Center. Cast in place concrete frame with steel framed penthouse, high rise construction with automatic fire protection sprinkler system.

Square Footage:
600,000 ft 2

Are the private funds provided by the tenant?
No

Current Status:
Project Registered

Apparently I missed this other tower or just blanked on the location - it too will be on the UT Research Campus, just across the street from Helix Park...

UTHealth Houston Public Health Education & Research Building

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

From: https://www.utsystem.edu/sites/default/files/offices/board-of-regents/board-meetings/agenda-book-full/2-2023AB.pdf

https://i.imgur.com/JAHweXgl.png
https://i.imgur.com/GHalnPel.png

currysteph

Apr 13, 2023, 10:31 AM

Paved roads predate cars by about 6000 years.

in case you havent noticed we're not living 6000 in the past

bilbao58

Apr 13, 2023, 5:01 PM

in case you havent noticed we're not living 6000 in the past

Bless your heart.

Wattleigh

Apr 14, 2023, 2:03 PM

Houston Center Redevelopment / The Highlight

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/brookfield-completes-downtown-s-houston-center-17882001

Brookfield Properties' revitalization of downtown's Houston Center campus is finally complete

Brookfield Properties' revitalization of downtown's Houston Center campus is finally complete

A multiyear modernization at downtown’s Houston Center is complete and expected to attract new retailers to serve nearby workers and residents, according to owner Brookfield Properties.

Finishing touches on two buildings, the Highlight at Houston Center, a 196,000-square-foot retail complex at 1200 McKinney, formerly the Shops at Houston Center; and 3 Houston Center, a 51-story office building at 1301 McKinney, marks the end of a multimillion dollar project that began in 2019. Previous renovations were done at 2 and 4 Houston Center, as well as LyondellBasell Tower.

Transforming the 1970s- and 1980s-era buildings into a cohesive space for how people work today brought new plazas and gathering areas, reclad sky bridges, new facades, bright lobbies and upgraded meeting facilities and tenant amenities. Previous renovations consisted of a three-story glass facade at 2 Houston Center and updates to LyondellBasell Tower and 4 Houston Center.

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/32/16/42/23652491/5/ratio3x2_1150.jpg
The Highlight at Houston Center, formerly The Shops at Houston Center, features a renovated food court.

Shannon O'Hara / Brookfield Properties

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/32/16/42/23652494/8/ratio3x2_1150.jpg
Puttshack, a new anchor tenant at The Highlight in downtown Houston, will open on April 26.

Shannon O'Hara / Brookfield Properties

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/32/16/42/23652492/5/ratio3x2_1150.jpg
The Highlight at Houston Center, owned by Brookfield Properties, features a welcoming entry.

Shannon O'Hara / Brookfield Properties

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/32/16/42/23652490/5/1150x0.jpg
Brookfield Properties has completed renovations at The Highlight at Houston Center, formerly The Shops at Houston Center.

Shannon O'Hara / Brookfield Properties

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/30/62/04/23273740/5/ratio3x2_1150.jpg
Federal American Grill will add a new restaurant option to Houston Center in summer of 2023, according to Brookfield Properties.

Brookfield Properties

JManc

Apr 14, 2023, 9:48 PM

^ It's still ugly and dated looking.

Trae

Apr 14, 2023, 10:44 PM

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

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

this last view is the best view because it blocks the ugly ass Embassy Suites. every time I see it annoys me because they butchered the original design which would look similar to the new Ashby Highrise resurrection.

I need to visit HAIF more often. so much construction happening in Houston once again

Wattleigh

Apr 17, 2023, 12:45 PM

Autry Park / Hanover Buffalo Bayou

Mat pour was yesterday

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=677821)

https://i.imgur.com/a1m5rJb.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/Lz0UZvs.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/Iqo2ZGE.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0Z7FU28.jpg

Wattleigh

Apr 20, 2023, 8:47 PM

Galveston - Margaritaville Resort

http://www.mathisgroup.com/news-2/#Margaritaville

TMG+ is providing preconstruction and construction management on the new Margaritaville Resort in Galveston, Texas. The beachfront project will include a 314-guestroom tower, several restaurants and bars and an expansive water park. Gensler is providing the design.

https://i.imgur.com/a9fpBV7.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/EMj70zL.jpg

The size/description of the resort matches previously mentioned plans for a hotel tower (or at least two hotel towers) on East Beach.

currysteph

Apr 23, 2023, 1:20 PM

Bless your heart.

same to ya pal

Wattleigh

Apr 24, 2023, 1:50 PM

Modera Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39188-modera-waugh-multifamily-at-716-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=678159)

https://i.imgur.com/h22fmJTl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tjS9n9Kl.jpg

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

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

Residences on Westheimer

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=678154)

-Crane Assembly Friday

https://i.imgur.com/JToa7lbl.jpg

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

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

-Up on Sunday

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

London House

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46637-london-house-river-oaks-condominium-high-rise-at-2323-san-felipe-st/?do=findComment&comment=678200)

https://i.imgur.com/1U3pjBnl.jpg

Wattleigh

Apr 24, 2023, 2:46 PM

The Ion

Updates

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/04/24/the-ion-leasing-update.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

The Ion approaches leasing milestone with spate of new tenants

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
Apr 24, 2023

The Ion District, Houston’s innovation hub at 4201 Main St. in Midtown, is quickly approaching 100% leased status. Ten new tenants have recently signed on to lease space in the Ion, accounting for a combined 35,000 square feet in the 266,000-square-foot building.

With the new leases, the Ion is now 86% leased.

Additionally, construction crews are currently working on building a new lab at the Ion. Rice University’s Nexus Lab will be designed for prototyping and scaling-up technologies, according to a news release.

The new tenants include:

-Carbon Clean, a carbon capture company that opened its new Houston headquarters in response to a 64% leap in inquiries following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last year.

-Cognite, a Norwegian software company for asset-heavy industries that uses industrial data to benefit customers.

-OpenStax, a nonprofit tech company publishing open-licensed college textbooks.

-Synopic, a startup building depth-enabled cameras to improve visualization and decision making during medical procedures

-Motif Neurotech, a medical equipment manufacturing startup working to develop minimally invasive electronic solutions for mental health.

-RedSwan CRE, a crowdfunding-style investment platform and marketplace of tokenized commercial real estate

-Nauticus Robotics (Nasdaq: KITT), which has created a sustainable fleet of marine robotics.

-Rice University’s Office of Innovation, which is designed to commercialize Rice-developed research and technology in part by being close to organizations that can use it.

The growth here meshes with an account from HAIF member CREguy13 (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/17090-ion-district-in-midtown/?do=findComment&comment=677956) last week.

I'm in the Common Desk here and we received an email last week about switching all tenant parking over to the garage in May. There's been more movement and chatter lately on the District... I'd put money on plans for Phase II being released in the coming months with a near-term timeline for construction to start.

This area can't truly take off until the next phase gets underway. Berkadia's Q4 2022 report shows the visitor lot across from the plaza as proposed MF. My guess is that would be the first out of the ground, it alone would really help catalyze the area.

For reference, a look at the development's phases c/o InTheKnowHouston on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/17090-ion-district-in-midtown/?do=findComment&comment=662635) as of last September.

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

https://i.imgur.com/ITCAKG8l.jpg

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

Wattleigh

Apr 28, 2023, 1:51 PM

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/harris-health-approves-bond-proposal-build-new-17920345.php (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/harris-health-approves-bond-proposal-build-new-17920345.php#photo-23726573)

Harris Health unanimously approves $2.5B bond proposal to build new LBJ hospital, upgrade system

The new hospital would become the county's third Level I adult trauma center and expand the number of inpatient beds from 215 to 390, with room to add another 60.

Julian Gill,
Staff writer
April 27, 2023
Updated: April 27, 2023 5:57 p.m.

Harris Health board members on Thursday unanimously agreed to move forward with a $2.5 billion bond proposal to build a new Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and make what they say are sorely needed upgrades throughout the county’s public health care system, which treats the region’s poor and uninsured.

The board next will seek approval from Harris County commissioners, who will have the final say on the bond amount and whether the proposal will be placed on the November ballot. The proposed bond would finance the project over 10 years, with an additional $300 million in county funds and $100 million in grants and philanthropy.

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llamaorama

Apr 29, 2023, 12:10 AM

That's going to be good for NE Houston, in terms of more daytime employment and people movement on top of the obvious public health needs. Also would be cool if they really do build a 12 story tower and a medical office building. Hopefully the bond passes.

The Best Forumer

May 1, 2023, 8:37 PM

Wattleigh

May 5, 2023, 1:04 PM

The Beverly

https://i.imgur.com/1BH9VB3.png

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/05/05/gt-leach-rama-cos-condo-project.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s

GT Leach, Rama Cos. partner to build luxe Tanglewood-area condo building

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 5, 2023

GT Leach Constructors founder and President Gary Leach is for the first time preparing to break ground on a project in which he is personally invested as a partner.

Leach has teamed up with Rama Cos., a Houston-based development firm led by brothers Amir Taghdisi and Alan Taghdisi, to build a new boutique condominium project at 5010 Longmont Drive, in the northern Uptown/Tanglewood area.

The project they plan to build is The Beverly, a six-unit condo midrise that Leach and the Taghdisis hope will bring a new type of unit to the Houston market. Rather than putting multiple condos on each floor, each unit will take up an entire floor.

While Leach has built projects in the past where he had a small financial interest, he confirmed that this is the first time he has gone in on a project as a 50% partner.

Leach told the Houston Business Journal that he was attracted to The Beverly project because of its unique location.

"The site is so special due to its unrestricted reserve status," Leach said. "The other thing that attracted me to the project was my friendship with Amir and Alan."

Amir Taghdisi said the idea for The Beverly was to maximize the amount of space and privacy available to each unit.

“A key driving factor of this approach was to ensure each unit had the same incredible view,” Amir Taghdisi said. “Often, you’ll see condo buildings where only one side of the building has great views because the floor plates are all chopped up. But here, each unit will be able to look out over Memorial Park and the Post Oak skyline.”

Wattleigh

May 11, 2023, 4:32 PM

2801 Kirby Drive

Something potentially big here, according to hindesky on HAIF. (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-medical-office-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=680112)

Exciting news!!!

When I talked with the demolition workers, I asked them if they knew what they was going to built on this property. They said a 40 story apartment project. I told them no it was going to be a 5 story medical building and showed them the rendering. Turns out they were 100% correct. Just went by after getting my car washed at Mr Car Wash and I spot a sign for "Southern Land Communities" a division of Southern Land Company (not to be confused with Southernland Communities, which sells farm and ranch properties). They are out of Nashville, Tenn. and are a developer & construction company

Southern Land Communities does indeed develop high rise apartments.

There's also this from CREguy13 on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-40-story-apartment-tower-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=680117)

I can confirm! Been waiting for news to become public or Hindesky's on-the-ground reporting would pull through as it always does. My sources indicate it is taller than 40 floors and that it is planned to be mixed-use, not solely MF and retail...

There was previously a proposal to develop a 5-story medical office building (https://realtynewsreport.com/clay-developing-kirby-drive-medical-mixed-use/) on this site by Clay Development and Construction.

The site was previously home to a Wells Fargo bank and has been undergoing demolition for the past few weeks.

4/30 c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-medical-office-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=678974)

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

https://i.imgur.com/uUABJk0h.jpg

5/6 - c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-medical-office-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=679480)

https://i.imgur.com/s8Y99cBh.jpg

Today c/o hindesky on HAIF

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

jkill34

May 11, 2023, 6:10 PM

Wow, that is exciting news. Especially when it comes out of nowhere.

Wattleigh

May 11, 2023, 8:59 PM

State National Bank Renovation / Moxy Houston Downtown

https://i.imgur.com/yZyVs2Ph.jpg
Rendering c/o John T. Campo & Associates (https://www.jtcampo.com/state-national-bank-building-moxy)

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/05/11/new-moxy-houston-downtown-hotel-to-open-soon.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

Exclusive: New-to-Houston Moxy by Marriott hotel to open downtown soon

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 11, 2023

Downtown will soon have a new-to-Houston hotel open in the former State National Building, one that the project’s developers say will help to revitalize the area’s nightlife scene.

The historic 13-story building has been revamped to house a Moxy by Marriott, which is scheduled to open in either late June or early July, depending on when the city grants a certificate of occupancy. Moxy Houston Downtown will be located at 412 Main St. on the block of Main Street between Prairie and Preston streets.

Houston-based LMG General Contractors oversaw the construction of Moxy Houston Downtown, while New Orleans-based Campo Architecture & Interior Design served as lead architect on the project. The plan to convert the State National Building into Moxy Houston Downtown was first announced in 2021.

The Moxy brand is built around the idea of making a hotel stay as fun and energetic as possible.

Rather than checking in at a front desk, for example, guests check in at the hotel’s lobby bar and are treated to a complimentary cocktail along with their room key. The lobby will also feature a mechanical bull, while meeting rooms will have ping-pong tables in place of traditional conference tables.

“With the Moxy brand, everything is times 1,000,” said General Manager Terry Hix. “Once you’re ‘Moxified,’ you’ll never think of a hotel the same way again.”

Moxy Houston Downtown was initially scheduled to open earlier this year. However, Hix said the construction process has taken longer than expected because of the historic nature of the building. The former State National Building, built in 1923, is one of the few remaining early neoclassical office towers built in the 20th century.

The building features a number of notable architectural features that led to it being designated as a historic property by the city’s Office of Preservation.

“Almost everything had to be custom-built to be able to work in a historic building,” Hix said.

Double L

May 16, 2023, 5:31 PM

The Moxy Hotel is great for the historic district. The historic district is in good shape right now and this will help sustain its economic health long term.

Cory

May 18, 2023, 6:01 PM

DCReid

May 18, 2023, 6:28 PM

Yep. Market Square Park seems like the most “neighborhoody” part of downtown and the most active. Especially on Friday and Saturday nights. I wish there were more lots to develop on to increase the density even further. Especially for more residents. I hope they have mixed use on that last remaining lot on the park. Praying for office mixed with residential.

I don't live in Houston, but it seems like they missed and opportunity with 1550 On The Green, which could have been mixed use. But isn't there an ugly budget hotel right behind there? Maybe they can demolish it in a few years and build a tall residential in its place.

Wattleigh

May 18, 2023, 8:38 PM

I don't live in Houston, but it seems like they missed and opportunity with 1550 On The Green, which could have been mixed use. But isn't there an ugly budget hotel right behind there? Maybe they can demolish it in a few years and build a tall residential in its place.

Not necessarily. The parkside space is a mix of retail & restaurant. 1550 was supposed to be the office tower of the trio Skanska has plans for the blocks they own in this part of Downtown.

There is a hotel/residential tower planned for block 276 while an office tower with retail components is proposed for block 251.

https://www.1550onthegreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1550-on-the-green-discovery-neighborhood-master-plan-xl.jpg

JManc

May 18, 2023, 8:39 PM

I don't live in Houston, but it seems like they missed and opportunity with 1550 On The Green, which could have been mixed use. But isn't there an ugly budget hotel right behind there? Maybe they can demolish it in a few years and build a tall residential in its place.

That hotel isn't that old; 10-15 years maybe. It's not going anywhere and is in a prime location as far as hotel space is...close to the GRB. The fact that it's relatively affordable makes it even more desirable. Plus, there are several open lots in the vicinity ripe for development.

Wattleigh

May 19, 2023, 4:11 PM

That hotel isn't that old; 10-15 years maybe. It's not going anywhere and is in a prime location as far as hotel space is...close to the GRB. The fact that it's relatively affordable makes it even more desirable. Plus, there are several open lots in the vicinity ripe for development.

This.

I started thinking about how Discovery Green has changed development in this portion of downtown.

I recall walking through the block where One Park Place currently stands about 2004 or so when it was still part of the Houston Center Gardens. The balcony jutting out from 4 Houston Center over Austin Street made more sense design-wise as it had a decent view of what was the parkland toward the GRB at the time.

Anyway, I had thoughts of what COULD be - but didn't think they would necessarily come to fruition. The specific block I mentioned, I really thought would be as good as it got and that was well enough.

People also tend to forget that while there was some drop-off in proposals post early 80s bust, the pipeline started opening back up as early as 1987-1988, though clearly not in any boom-like state. Around then, there was a plan to build a 40-50 story hotel on that space that would've been the convention center's primary lodging provider. I think it got a lot more discussion around the time Houston hosted the G-7 Summit in 1990. It stayed around for a while till it was reduced in size during the 1990s, and ultimately ended up across the street as the current Hilton Americas, which was completed in 2003.

I have been visiting Discovery Green since the first week it opened and now I can't imagine how the previous configuration could have existed for 20+ years prior to the creation of the current park. The fact that there is a decent mix of lodging and still room for more (and others may be coming soon - see the Home2/Tru and possible HI Express and W Hotels among others), along with dining options that now are in and effectively ring the park at multiple points and the residential towers within a block or two - all proof of how an engaging and well-programmed civic space can make a huge difference.

This also doesn't take into consideration the mixed-use district that Crane wants to build a couple of blocks north and east near Minute Maid that will likely keep with the pedestrian friendly tone established by DG, as well as the two additional blocks Skanska wants to develop along the Dallas Street corridor (https://clarkcondon.com/portfolio/dallas-street/) that was improved a few years back. So much potential, and I think that something will come of it much sooner than later.

Wattleigh

May 22, 2023, 8:26 PM

Rice University

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/05/22/rice-university-new-residential-colleges.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

Rice University to build new residential colleges amid expected increase in enrollment

By Sofia Gonzalez – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
May 22, 2023

Rice University will soon have new residential colleges as the school works to enhance its physical infrastructure amid an expected increase in enrollment.

The project includes two new residential colleges, each with more than 300 beds, accompanied by dining, Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Kelly Fox, vice president for finance and administration, said in a May 19 message to the university’s community.

The buildings are expected to be completed by fall 2026. The Houston Business Journal has reached out for additional information on the projects.

Also in the piece/press release - Old Sid Richardson College will be demolished. The new residential college bearing that name was completed a couple of years ago.

New & Old Sid image c/o Anslow Bryant (https://www.anslowbryant.com/projects/rice-university-new-sid-richardson-dormitory/)

https://www.anslowbryant.com/content/uploads/2021/04/SidRich8.jpg

Wattleigh

May 25, 2023, 12:56 PM

The Ion

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/05/24/ion-district-houston-jan-odegard.html

Face to Face: The Ion's executive director has big plans for the new district

By Brianna Griff – Associate editor, Houston Business Journal
May 24, 2023

The Ion stands in Houston’s Midtown as a symbol of the future and a reference to the city’s past. The sleek building opened in 2021 after an expansive $100 million renovation to bring the 1939 Sears department store into this century.

The innovation hub plays host to several technology giants, such as Chevron, Microsoft and Transwestern, but the vision is to be more than the landlord of innovators. The Ion District will eventually stretch across the 16 acres controlled by Rice Management Co. to become a destination for entrepreneurs and collaborators to gather for work and play, with retail, restaurants and, potentially, multifamily living.

The Ion stands in Houston’s Midtown as a symbol of the future and a reference to the city’s past. The sleek building opened in 2021 after an expansive $100 million renovation to bring the 1939 Sears department store into this century.

The innovation hub plays host to several technology giants, such as Chevron, Microsoft and Transwestern, but the vision is to be more than the landlord of innovators. The Ion District will eventually stretch across the 16 acres controlled by Rice Management Co. to become a destination for entrepreneurs and collaborators to gather for work and play, with retail, restaurants and, potentially, multifamily living.

Wattleigh

May 25, 2023, 1:27 PM

BCM McNair Campus / Health Sciences Park

-Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/healthcare/construction-starts-on-baylor-college-of-medicines-503k-sf-medical-education-tower-119108

Construction Starts On Baylor College Of Medicine's 503K SF Medical Education Tower

May 24, 2023
Maddy McCarty, Bisnow Houston

Eight decades ago, when Baylor College of Medicine first established itself in Texas Medical Center, medical knowledge doubled every 50 years. Today, medical knowledge doubles every 73 days, and Baylor College of Medicine is bursting at the seams as it races to keep up.

To that end, the college is adding a 503K SF, 11-story medical education and research building to its campus. The Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower will be the first building of Baylor’s planned Health Sciences Park. It is expected to open in 2026.

The project is adjacent to TMC’s Helix Park, a 37-acre project that will support healthcare, life sciences and other business. The Cullen Tower will be on Butler Boulevard, in proximity to the other Baylor medical buildings within TMC.

The new tower will be a medical education facility for Baylor College of Medicine and a health science professional school, said Bob Pulito, president emeritus and principal at SLAM Collaborative and lead architect for the project.

“It’s probably one of the largest medical education facilities in the country right now,” Pulito said at a Wednesday event celebrating the kickoff of construction. “It will set a new benchmark for medical education.”

It will also be the most technologically advanced medical education building in the nation, according to Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of the college.

“I have been to the top 20 medical schools' educational buildings, and nothing comes close to this in terms of all the things you need for modern-day medical school learning,” Klotman said at the event.

Educational features include a 35K SF simulation lab that will simulate exams, labs and other situations to train medical professionals, Pulito said.

https://www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-college-of-medicine-receives-30-million-lead-gift-for-bold-expansion-plans

Images c/o BCM Website on this project (https://give.bcm.edu/cullen-tower/)

https://give.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/TMC-Helix-Park-1-1024x512.png

https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_component_image_standard/public/2023-05/lilly-and-roy-cullen-health-sciences-tower-outside.jpg?h=ecc7bca9&itok=UJQLSrAp

The Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower will be a new education and research facility for Baylor College of Medicine. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.

https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/styles/section_with_pull_media_image/public/2023-05/lily-and-roy-cullen-health-sciences-tower-entrance.jpg?itok=OjjOhNkY

Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower, entrance rendering. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.

https://cdn.bcm.edu/sites/default/files/styles/section_with_pull_media_image/public/2023-05/lilly-and-roy-cullen-health-sciences-tower-inside.jpg?itok=1QgB018p

Lillie and Roy Cullen Health Sciences Tower, interior rendering. Design by The S/L/A/M Collaborative. Rendering by ARS Longa.

https://communityimpact.com/uploads/images/2023/05/24/257157.jpeg

https://give.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/Courtyard-1-800x509.jpeg

Wattleigh

May 26, 2023, 6:30 PM

Wattleigh

Jun 2, 2023, 4:12 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=681590)

https://i.imgur.com/has45Am.jpg

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

Residences on Westheimer

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=681372)

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

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

Fairfield Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46999-fairfield-waugh-multifamily-at-1010-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=681396)

https://i.imgur.com/Op7C4LOh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/R5u8aj2h.jpg

Fairmont Museum District III

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/9037-fairmont-museum-district-phase-iii-12-stories-at-4343-woodhead-st/?do=findComment&comment=681402)

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https://i.imgur.com/Hr4iAzuh.jpg

UNITi Montrose

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45579-uniti-montrose-9-story-apartments-at-701-richmond-ave/?do=findComment&comment=681403)

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AviationGuy

Jun 3, 2023, 1:05 AM

Really nice series of photos. Reminds me of the post a while back from Edale saying something about there being nothing in Houston outside of downtown. It was good for laughs.

Wattleigh

Jun 5, 2023, 5:32 PM

Really nice series of photos. Reminds me of the post a while back from Edale saying something about there being nothing in Houston outside of downtown. It was good for laughs.

Anyone who says something like that is just grossly misinformed or has no clue to begin with.

I sort of had to roll my eyes through good portions of the Houston density thread in the City Discussions section for similar reasons - especially the poster who was showing some of the photos that I had linked in the project threads that were supposed examples of a lack of pedestrian friendly amenities or transit - when each project was within 1-4 blocks max of all the things they said that were lacking.

I don't know what it is, but I think the city in particular (and the area to some lesser extent) is hard to understand if you're not that familiar with it, only read stats online, or have not visited regularly or even recently. That's why I started a few different threads in the Texas/South Central section simply because there IS so much happening with regard to developments that aren't high-rise or skyscraper related that I really just needed to put it somewhere so I could keep track.

I also try to keep the General Developments thread going as well, and have started a few separate ones for larger projects, but even a few of those slip through (the Ismaili Center - a legitimately huge and IMO transformative project - is probably the best example). HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/) does a fairly good job of tracking just about everything in town and around the metro but even then not everything is covered and not everyone visits that site.

AviationGuy

Jun 6, 2023, 2:44 AM

Anyone who says something like that is just grossly misinformed or has no clue to begin with.

I sort of had to roll my eyes through good portions of the Houston density thread in the City Discussions section for similar reasons - especially the poster who was showing some of the photos that I had linked in the project threads that were supposed examples of a lack of pedestrian friendly amenities or transit - when each project was within 1-4 blocks max of all the things they said that were lacking.

I don't know what it is, but I think the city in particular (and the area to some lesser extent) is hard to understand if you're not that familiar with it, only read stats online, or have not visited regularly or even recently. That's why I started a few different threads in the Texas/South Central section simply because there IS so much happening with regard to developments that aren't high-rise or skyscraper related that I really just needed to put it somewhere so I could keep track.

I also try to keep the General Developments thread going as well, and have started a few separate ones for larger projects, but even a few of those slip through (the Ismaili Center - a legitimately huge and IMO transformative project - is probably the best example). HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/) does a fairly good job of tracking just about everything in town and around the metro but even then not everything is covered and not everyone visits that site.

Really appreciate your hard work on this.

Bailey

Jun 6, 2023, 4:51 PM

[QUOTE=Wattleigh;9959441]1550 On The Green

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=681590)

Great pictures!

You know, we haven't had Houston featured on the City Photos section in a very long time.

Wattleigh

Jun 6, 2023, 7:29 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=681794)

https://i.imgur.com/mLeI6zth.jpg

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

The Allen / Thompson Hotel

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/20277-the-allen-mixed-use-development-at-allen-parkway-gillette-st/?do=findComment&comment=681665)

https://i.imgur.com/rbhB7csh.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/nz68idYh.jpg

Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/page/17/#comments)

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

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AviationGuy

Jun 7, 2023, 12:42 AM

The city is changing so fast that much of the time I can't figure out (without researching) where the photos were taken from.

Wattleigh

Jun 21, 2023, 12:37 PM

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/06/21/convention-center-bill-signed-law.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=4#cxrecs_s

Measure to invest $2B into George R. Brown Convention Center area signed into law

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
Jun 21, 2023

The George R. Brown Convention Center and the surrounding area downtown could soon receive a big facelift thanks to a bipartisan measure signed into law June 19.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature on Senate Bill 1057 will allow the city and Houston First Corp., the organization charged with promoting the city’s convention and tourism industries, to receive a portion of the hotel-occupancy taxes in excess of the amount collected this year for the next 30 years.

Under S.B. 1057, the revenue collected will allow for improvements to the George R. Brown Convention Center and the surrounding area, which could include the East Downtown area. The state comptroller’s office estimates the revenue will exceed $1.8 billion over the next three decades.

“The passage of this legislation will have an enormous impact on Houston remaining a tier-one convention and major event destination, really for decades to come,” Houston First President and CEO Michael Heckman said in an interview. “It will modernize and enhance our convention center and our convention district in ways that are important not only to Houstonian leisure visitors but also convention attendees. It's important that Houston remain not only at par with our competitors across the country, but to stay a step ahead of the competition. This legislation will allow us to do that.”

S.B. 1057 is essentially an amendment to a 2013 law that provided Dallas and Fort Worth with similar incremental revenue from hotel-occupancy taxes. Under the new legislation, Houston will now benefit.

“The great thing is that Houston will receive the same benefits without having to raise new taxes,” Heckman said. “All of the revenue that will now come to the city will come from taxes that are already in place.”

The bipartisan bill was authored by state Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, and was sponsored in the Texas House by state Reps. Sam Harless, a Republican, and Shawn Thierry, a Democrat. Both Harless and Thierry are from the Houston area.

The law allows the incremental revenue to be used not just for improvements to the George R. Brown Convention Center but also for the potential development of new hotels and venues within the convention district.

Heckman said Houston First and city officials have not yet decided how the new revenue will be used. However, he said his organization will begin creating a vision for the convention district later this year.

From there, Houston First will start planning for how to develop that vision in phases over the coming years.

Wattleigh

Jun 26, 2023, 2:04 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=682875)

https://i.imgur.com/W8WfqS7h.jpg

Fairmont Museum District & X Houston

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/9037-fairmont-museum-district-phase-iii-12-stories-at-4343-woodhead-st/?do=findComment&comment=682849)

https://i.imgur.com/rv3Zn7s.jpg

X Houston

c/o hindesky on HAIF
(https://www.houstonarchhttps://i.imgur.com/H5wk5eDh.jpgitecture.com/haif/topic/45018-x-houston-residential-high-rise-at-5501-la-branch-st/?do=findComment&comment=682867)

https://i.imgur.com/vjC4Grph.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/Fvn4W8wh.jpg

Residences on Westheimer

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=682882)

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

https://i.imgur.com/yDL7apS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/P8PaFLO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/GiRo86G.jpg

Houston Methodist Centennial Tower

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=682825)

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

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https://i.imgur.com/fFhZis3.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/UoH18Kn.jpg

TMC Helix Park

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31442-tmc-helix-park-texas-medical-center-bio-research-campus/?
do=findComment&comment=682827)

One Discovery Way

https://i.imgur.com/QKML5Xp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/alLnAe9.jpg

Unknown Path

https://i.imgur.com/SIQZ59b.jpg

Two Discovery Way

https://i.imgur.com/4QWSRpD.jpg

Helix Park Section I

https://i.imgur.com/2TErRwc.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/CnsfaV6.jpg

Helix Park Section II

https://i.imgur.com/Rh6mkMj.jpg

Helix Park Section III

https://i.imgur.com/5NsbEjI.jpg

Helix Park Section IV

https://i.imgur.com/5uGpgMx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Og2LuBn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/s3dbp0e.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0IxYxkd.jpg

Mixed-Use Garage

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

https://i.imgur.com/UzaqL8k.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8WN8gl3.jpg

Wattleigh

Jun 27, 2023, 7:51 PM

TMC Helix Park

https://www.uth.edu/contentAsset/image/ad2593c7-0636-42be-864b-c87db3195b51/fileAsset/filter/Jpeg/jpeg_q/85

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health breaks ground on $299 million, 10-story new home in the Texas Medical Center. (Image courtesy of Smith Group)

https://www.uth.edu/news/story/uthealth-houston-school-of-public-health-breaks-ground-on-a-building-that-embodies-the-education-research-and-practice-to-keep-texans-healthy

UTHealth Houston School of Public Health breaks ground on a building that embodies the education, research and practice to keep Texans healthy

Written by: Deborah Mann Lake | Updated: June 27, 2023

The most prestigious school of public health in the state and fourth-largest in the country, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health will break ground on a 10-story, 350,000-square-foot tower in the Texas Medical Center that underscores the school’s mission of health promotion and disease prevention, sustainable access to affordable health care with improved outcomes, and training the next generation of leaders in public health sciences.

“This new, state-of-the-art facility will serve as a platform for our students, faculty and staff – allowing them to transform the lives and health of our communities through public health education and research,” said Giuseppe Colasurdo, MD, president and Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair at UTHealth Houston.

The design of the new building, with an estimated cost of $299 million, embraces sustainability with plans for rainwater harvesting for irrigation, abundant natural light, access to greenspace, an upper-level terrace, holistic teaching garden, and building automation programming.

Located in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, it will house state-of-the-art research laboratories and distance-learning technology, an auditorium, teaching kitchen for its dietetic interns, collaborative spaces, and classrooms in support of the school’s broad range of disciplines including epidemiology, genetics, nutrition, health policy, data science, and health promotion.

JManc

Jun 27, 2023, 10:20 PM

I wonder what they'll do with the old SPH building.

Wattleigh

Jun 28, 2023, 1:12 PM

The Langley

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13095-the-langley-residential-high-rise-at-1717-bissonnet-st/?do=findComment&comment=682998)

https://i.imgur.com/WJ6gEalh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QT6ketih.jpg

Construction offices

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

Wattleigh

Jun 29, 2023, 5:40 PM

All photos c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/8403-aga-khan-foundation-islamic-community-center-first-in-us/page/12/#comments)

Ismaili Centre - Modera Waugh - Hanover Buffalo Bayou

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

Ismaili Centre

https://i.imgur.com/gPHmf5E.jpg

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Wattleigh

Jun 29, 2023, 8:59 PM

Wattleigh

Jun 30, 2023, 7:22 PM

Rice University

Good information c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/12663-rice-university-campus-developments/?do=findComment&comment=683235) who discusses the new residential colleges that will replace the Old Sid Richardson site.

Exciting news about the two new college buildings that will be going up. Talked with a worker from Anslow Bryant who is the GC company building them both and also the servery. It will be two 12 story concrete buildings with the servery in the middle of them.

Demolition of the old Sid Richardson has started. JTB Demolition got the demo contract.

https://www.jtbservices.com

https://www.anslowbryant.com

Anslow Bryant also built the new Sid Richardson building and the Ralph O'Connor Science building

Photos from the site c/o hindesky

https://i.imgur.com/Ryqmrg0h.jpg

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Wattleigh

Jul 7, 2023, 1:12 PM

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/brookfield-solar-power-houston-office-portfolio-18175939.php

Downtown landlord Brookfield to transition its Houston office buildings to zero-emissions electricity

Katherine Feser,
Staff writer
June 30, 2023

Brookfield Properties, one of Houston’s biggest landlords, is going all in on solar power for its entire Houston portfolio.

In addition, the Toronto-based global real estate developer and operator on Wednesday said it would transition all of its U.S. buildings, totaling 70 million-square-feet, to zero-emission electricity by 2026. The company, which also has major holdings in major cities such as New York, Washington, Los Angeles and Denver, will procure electricity from hydropower, solar, wind and nuclear sources.

In the Houston area, Brookfield said, its office holdings totaling 10.3 million square feet across 10 towers, including downtown’s recently renovated Allen Center, Houston Center and Heritage Plaza, will be powered entirely by electricity generated from a solar plant to be built at a Texas site yet to be determined.

A commitment from Brookfield, which uses about 90,000 MWh of electricity annually for its Houston properties, would help finance the construction of the new solar plant, according to the company.

“Essentially, Brookfield, as a customer, will commit to a substantial enough requirement for electricity to initiate construction,” according to Laura Montross, vice president, communications for Brookfield’s U.S. Office Division in New York.

Wattleigh

Jul 7, 2023, 1:24 PM

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/west-houston-office-buildings-gain-tenants-18185732.php#photo-23812480

Some of west Houston's best office space is filling fast up as companies hope to lure back employees

Katherine Feser,
Staff writer
July 7, 2023

A pre-pandemic trend of companies migrating to the west side of Houston has kicked into high gear as companies increasingly seal deals for better offices closer to employees.

A major lease by Bechtel last summer to relocate to Westchase kicked off a wave of leasing activity in west Houston totaling 3.7 million square feet in the last 12 months, according to a new report by commercial real estate firm JLL. The deals included 2.3 million square feet in the last six months alone, with Fluor’s lease for 308,200 square foot at Three Eldridge Place for its relocation from Sugar Land, Kiewit’s expansion to 277,105 square feet in Energy Center I and Fugro’s relocation to 75,000 square feet at Republic Square in the Energy Corridor among the largest in 2023.

In the largest west Houston deal over the past year, Apache Corp. in November leased 332,500 square feet at One Briarlake Plaza in Westchase to relocate its headquarters from the Galleria area.

What’s driving it? The answer is two-pronged, according to Tyler Garrett, JLL's head of Agency Leasing in Houston.

A surplus of large blocks of available office space built when companies were in expansion mode before oil prices crashed in 2014 is aligning with a desire by companies to shorten commute times as employees return to the office, Garrett said. Many of Houston's neighborhoods are concentrated on the city's west side from Memorial to Fulshear and beyond.

“Houston is leading the country in return to office,” Garrett said. “A big part of that is culturally, the energy companies want people back in the office.”

Wattleigh

Jul 10, 2023, 2:32 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=683669)

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

https://i.imgur.com/wcCNX1Ch.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/w8SiZ4Rh.jpg

Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=683610)

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Modera Waugh

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39188-modera-waugh-multifamily-at-716-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=683627)

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

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39188-modera-waugh-multifamily-at-716-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=683747)

https://i.imgur.com/QXvIdF8h.jpg

Fairfield Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46999-fairfield-waugh-multifamily-at-1010-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=683746)

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

Residences on Westheimer

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=683733)

https://i.imgur.com/Yc6N1jch.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/d48MBvxh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5JbiScbh.jpg

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

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=683743)

https://i.imgur.com/lo43IdCh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8mJFs8lh.jpg

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

London House

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46637-london-house-river-oaks-condominium-high-rise-at-2323-san-felipe-st/?do=findComment&comment=683744)

https://i.imgur.com/lw3LZRmh.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/S9LjIUph.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HLlIap0h.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9CzTODgh.jpg

The Langley

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13095-the-langley-residential-high-rise-at-1717-bissonnet-st/?do=findComment&comment=683741)

https://i.imgur.com/LT3CktOh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8blyr4kh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rbGg6d1h.jpg

Fairmont Museum District III

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/9037-fairmont-museum-district-phase-iii-12-stories-at-4343-woodhead-st/?do=findComment&comment=683740)

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

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https://i.imgur.com/FaSlz4eh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/kzgKJy0h.jpg

X Houston

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45018-x-houston-residential-high-rise-at-5501-la-branch-st/?do=findComment&comment=683692)

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

https://i.imgur.com/AAYJxo2h.jpg

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

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

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45018-x-houston-residential-high-rise-at-5501-la-branch-st/?do=findComment&comment=683713)

https://i.imgur.com/c6OLPpnh.jpg

Dariusb

Jul 10, 2023, 8:57 PM

^Awesome photos! Love that last shot, wow!

Wattleigh

Jul 13, 2023, 1:32 PM

Since the actual thread for the project itself was closed for some reason while the building was still under construction...

Pearl Rosemont

image c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29973-pearl-rosemont-multifamily-at-102-dennis-st/?do=findComment&comment=683623)

https://i.imgur.com/6KrQX8Qh.jpg

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/07/12/morgan-group-opens-pearl-rosemont.html

Morgan Group opens Pearl Rosemont apartment complex on former hospital site in Midtown

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
Jul 12, 2023

Houston-based developer Morgan Group has opened its latest apartment project in Midtown after two years of construction.

Pearl Rosemont, at 2727 Albany St., opened its first units to residents June 15, though some of the 13-story building’s remaining units will be delivered over the next four months, company spokesman Joe Melton said in an email.

Morgan, which is known for developing its Pearl line of multifamily projects, first acquired the property at 2727 Albany nearly 10 years ago. It was previously occupied by the Kindred Hospital Midtown; that building was razed to make way for the new development. Melton said some of the previous building’s materials were repurposed for use in the Whole Foods Market in the nearby Pearl Marketplace at 3120 Smith St., which marked the first multifamily development in Houston to have a Whole Foods incorporated into it.

The new apartment building offers nine floors of units, sitting atop four stories of parking.

Also the proposed 40+ story tower at 2801/2811 Kirby may be moving along now.

COH permit is now out for sitework and utilities c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-40-story-mixed-use-tower-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=683922)

https://i.imgur.com/YeF9R9Hh.png

HAIF member CREguy13 adds (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46237-40-story-mixed-use-tower-at-2801-kirby-dr/?do=findComment&comment=683933)...

Didn't get picture, but they were doing some work on the site yesterday when I was at Beck's Prime.

Wattleigh

Jul 18, 2023, 7:12 PM

2801/2811 Kirby Drive

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/construction-development/southern-land-co-to-develop-2-acre-mixed-use-project-in-upper-kirby-119850

Southern Land Co. To Develop 2-Acre Mixed-Use Project In Upper Kirby

July 18, 2023
Maddy McCarty, Bisnow Houston

Southern Land Co. plans to develop a nearly 2-acre parcel in Upper Kirby into a mixed-use project consisting of a 36-story residential tower and a Class-AA office building.

The project will be at 2811 Kirby Drive, on the northeast corner of Kirby Drive and Kipling Street. The land is home to a former Wells Fargo location where Clay Development & Construction had planned to develop a 100K SF medical office building. Clay Development confirmed by phone that the project is no longer underway.

Upper Kirby is a network of historic neighborhoods just east of Greenway Plaza and River Oaks and west of Montrose that is growing in density. The area’s appeal is “undeniable” for Southern Land Co.’s first Houston development, Tim Downey, Southern Land Co. founder and CEO, said in a news release.

“We could not have found a better place to introduce an SLC community in Houston,” Downey said. “With all SLC communities, we focus on creating extraordinary places in coveted locations where walkability and conveniences are at the forefront, and this site certainly fits the bill.”

The 36-story residential tower will house 318 luxury apartment homes, including 18 penthouses, according to the release. Amenities will include an outdoor pool deck on the 36th floor and a garden deck on the seventh floor.

The garden deck will span the residential tower and the office building, according to the company. The seventh floor of the tower will include a residential spa and guest suites as well as a fitness center for both residents and office tenants.

The office building will total about 75K SF over a garage podium and about 22K SF of rooftop and ground-level restaurant and retail space.

Southern Land Co. is working with the city to finalize plans for the site and plans to break ground in spring 2024, according to the news release.

Wattleigh

Jul 25, 2023, 6:50 PM

The RO

There has been some intermittent site work taking place throughout the past few months.

Today, this came from Paco Jones on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/907-the-ro-mixed-use-development-at-west-alabama-and-buffalo-spdwy/?do=findComment&comment=684660)

Hello everyone. This project, the Parcel 1 phase, will break ground before the end of the year (likely within the next couple months). [Transwestern] is currently finalizing contracts with a general contractor.

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

Wattleigh

Aug 3, 2023, 1:31 PM

S. Post Oak Lane at N. Wynden Dr.

The newest of multiple projects proposed for this location - this one from McNair. The proposal is listed on Munoz + Albin's website (https://munozalbin.com/project/confidential-mixed-use-towers/)

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

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https://i.imgur.com/fbp95AM.jpg

Wattleigh

Aug 3, 2023, 1:47 PM

Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=685211)

https://i.imgur.com/Gpw8J3lh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/OO1PN0ch.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/s2FNKP2h.jpg

Wattleigh

Aug 3, 2023, 7:24 PM

The Langley

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13095-the-langley-residential-high-rise-at-1717-bissonnet-st/?do=findComment&comment=685253)

https://i.imgur.com/E0QCJJsh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pz6ugZdh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TAN6Pqnh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/sF8RnNmh.jpg

Wattleigh

Aug 8, 2023, 12:56 PM

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/08/07/texas-childrens-tower-womens-health.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=8#cxrecs_s

Texas Children’s Hospital kicks off $245M expansion of women’s health services

By Jishnu Nair – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Aug 7, 2023

Texas Children’s Hospital continued the rollout of its multimillion-dollar investment into women’s health services with the conversion of the former Baylor College of Medicine clinic into a new tower.

The Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women will expand its OB-GYN services to the building at 6620 Main Street, which will be renamed Main Tower and will connect to the existing Pavilion building across the street through a skybridge. The expansion will bring about 190,000 additional square feet of space for TCH.

TCH CEO Mark Wallace said at an Aug. 4 ribbon-cutting event that the Pavilion for Women can be expanded vertically by 10 stories. Additionally, the TCH Fetal Center, which diagnoses and treats abnormalities in pregnancies in the Women’s Pavilion, will be expanded with an additional floor for more testing space, according to Dr. Aimee Jackson, a director at the center.

The tower project, which Wallace said cost $245 million, brings the health care system’s total investment in women’s health care to nearly $1 billion over the past 12 years. He said the Pavilion was created to address inequities in health care, including for women who might not be able to access Medicaid.

“I’ve said for years that one of the biggest problems in the world is gender inequality across the board, and that certainly applies in medicine and in health care,” Wallace told the Houston Business Journal. “One of the reasons why access is as challenging as it is in the Greater Houston area [is that] we have such a large, uninsured population. And so that's something that Texas Children's Hospital has embraced, since our inception.”

The expansions are targeted to ramp the amount of baby deliveries at TCH up from 7,000 per year to 10,000 per year, Wallace said. Rearranging services to the new Main Tower is predicted to increase the hospital’s inpatient capacity by 30%.

Expansions within the Main Tower include additional physical therapy services including a new gym for patients in need of recovery. TCH officials said the gym was prioritized due to previous TCH patients being restricted to treatment rooms.

The Main Tower’s OB-GYN clinic was operating for six weeks before Aug. 4, and director Dr. Robert Turner said the clinic could take about 4,200 patients per month. Turner said the clinic was designed to calm patients who are potentially going through stressful procedures with the use of creative art in waiting spaces. Main Tower will also retain some of Baylor's adult services clinics that were previously based in the building.

Wattleigh

Aug 9, 2023, 12:48 PM

JW Marriott Downtown / Battlestein's Rehab

The former Battlestein's department store, adjacent to the JW Marriott at Main & Rusk is seeing ongoing work to rehabilitate the structure and add it to the existing building for additional rooms & a pool. This building was added to the plat for the hotel several months ago - now showing it as a structure with a single owner.

Per TDLR, this is being classified as an "addition" to the existing hotel.

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/22874-jw-marriott-at-806-main-st-expansion-into-battlestein%E2%80%99s-812-main-st/?do=findComment&comment=685521)

https://i.imgur.com/kh0CMGsh.png

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photoLith

Aug 9, 2023, 3:21 PM

1550 On the Green may be my favorite new skyscraper in Houston of the past 10 or so years, such a great design.

TXLove

Aug 12, 2023, 5:52 AM

1550 On the Green may be my favorite new skyscraper in Houston of the past 10 or so years, such a great design.

Seconded, love the color, covers up the Embassy Suites and a nice backdrop for Discovery Green. Its as if Wells Fargo plaza and Bank of America(TC Energy) had a child together :haha:

Onward

Aug 14, 2023, 1:47 PM

1550 On the Green may be my favorite new skyscraper in Houston of the past 10 or so years, such a great design.

I'd go a step further and say its my favorite in Texas.

Wattleigh

Aug 14, 2023, 2:53 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=685801)

https://i.imgur.com/x0nL3Lfh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0hW5AXKh.jpg

Fairfield Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46999-fairfield-waugh-multifamily-at-1010-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=685548)

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

https://i.imgur.com/yhdVt4wh.jpg

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

https://i.imgur.com/IG0zwXXh.jpg

Modera Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF
(https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39188-modera-waugh-multifamily-at-716-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=685827)

https://i.imgur.com/j1U6iaRh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2JWd5V0h.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2FDniGwh.jpg

Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=685826)

https://i.imgur.com/G03a0bEh.jpg

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https://i.imgur.com/CnlSH4jh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QZ71sYJh.jpg

UNITi Montrose

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45579-uniti-montrose-9-story-apartments-at-701-richmond-ave/?do=findComment&comment=685741)

https://i.imgur.com/vLxaF1eh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/k9haQeGh.jpg

Residences on Westheimer

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=685822)

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Mimosa Terrace

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/33317-mimosa-terrace-7-story-condominiums-at-2240-mimosa-dr/?do=findComment&comment=685825)

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London House

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46637-london-house-river-oaks-condominium-high-rise-at-2323-san-felipe-st/?do=findComment&comment=685824)

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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=685807)

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

c/o editor on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=685815)

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Baylor McNair Health Sciences Building

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/7864-baylor-st-lukes-mcnair-campus-health-sciences-park/?do=findComment&comment=685771)

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Wattleigh

Aug 17, 2023, 3:42 PM

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Expansion Projects / New Patient Tower

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45347-md-anderson-tmc-master-facilities-framework-2030/?do=findComment&comment=682477)

Almost a year old, but it is fairly current in terms of their overall plans for construction - primarily in the TMC and in the UT Health Research Campus south of Helix Park along OST. The spending figures are amazing, with multiple $1B projects in the pipeline, and one closing in on that amount.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Capital Expenditure Plan Report
Fiscal Years 2023-2027

September 2022

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

A few things that caught my eye for the TMC campus:

Land Acquisition No. 4 - $75,000,000
Ambulatory Clinical Building Three - $1,547,000,000
Ambulatory Clinical Building Two - $993,000,000
Biosciences Research Facility - $441,000,000
Inpatient Bed Tower (IBT Phase 2) - $1,800,000,000
Research Building Number Two - $375,000,000
Research Data Building - $125,000,000
South Campus Education Building - $325,000,000
South Campus Research Building 5 - $494,000,000
Support Services Building (IBT Phase 1) - $1,285,000,000

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The new Inpatient Bed Tower is supposed to be a game changer. Looks very expensive with lots of modifying to achieve the new land to build. I believe they are also shifting operations to the forthcoming campus called “South of Holcombe” which is on Fannin and Pressler.

Patient/Bed Tower

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Wattleigh

Aug 18, 2023, 1:10 PM

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/08/17/harris-commissioners-approve-health-bond.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

Harris County commissioners approve $2.5B Harris Health bond for ballot

By Jishnu Nair – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Aug 17, 2023

In November, Harris County voters will decide on whether a $2.5 billion bond should be approved to significantly upgrade facilities at Harris Health System, the county’s hospital district.

Harris County commissioners unanimously approved the bond proposal during an Aug. 17 special session of Harris County Commissioners Court. Dr. Esmail Porsa, CEO of Harris Health, presented the bond proposal to commissioners during a June 8 session.

The bond would help pay for the renovation of both current hospitals — the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and Ben Taub Hospital — and the construction of a new LBJ Hospital, among other projects. Although the hospitals were built a little over 30 years ago, changes to how patient rooms are allocated meant that capacity has decreased in the years since their opening.

The total cost of the planned projects is $2.9 billion, but Daniel Ramos, executive director of Harris County's Office of Management and Budget, determined that the hospital district’s credit rating would allow a bond of $2.5 billion. The remaining $400 million would be covered by $300 million in operational efficiencies and cost savings Harris Health expects to achieve over the next 10 years as well as $100 million in grants and philanthropy during that time.

At the Aug. 17 special session, Porsa also confirmed that the system had $300 million in overall funding for infrastructure, some of which could be used for the strategic facilities plan.

Porsa stressed the importance of the bond to revitalize aging facilities in the hospital district, which saw 261,901 unique patients last year, the majority of whom are uninsured.

“We need more than $2.5 billion to do what everyone in this room knows we need to do,” Porsa said. “$2.5 billion is our maximum borrowing capacity.”

Construction of the new LBJ Hospital would begin in early 2024 and would be completed by 2028, Porsa said.

The bond would also fund three new clinics in Harris County Precinct 2 (the Northshore/Cloverleaf area), Precinct 3 (northwest Harris County) and Precinct 4 (southwest Harris County), which Porsa said would begin construction in 2025. The clinics will pull from the $504.5 million that is not used for hospital renovation or construction.

Wattleigh

Aug 18, 2023, 7:54 PM

Holiday Inn Express/Staybridge Suites Downtown

Financing is moving along for this one it seems...

Found by wilcal on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29510-holiday-inn-expressstaybridge-suites-hotel-at-1319-texas-ave/?do=findComment&comment=686147)

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https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2023_08/image.png.1f61ad03b25cc6170f091e5bfffa6f9a.png

Dariusb

Aug 20, 2023, 2:36 PM

Wattleigh

Aug 22, 2023, 1:30 PM

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/08/17/harris-commissioners-approve-health-bond.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_27&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

Harris Health / LBJ Hospital Expansion / New Tower

https://houstonlanding.org/commissioners-court-puts-2-5-billion-bond-for-harris-health-expansion-on-november-ballot/
(https://houstonlanding.org/commissioners-court-puts-2-5-billion-bond-for-harris-health-expansion-on-november-ballot/)
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Wattleigh

Aug 23, 2023, 12:54 PM

Westmont

https://i.imgur.com/f2j4BP0h.jpg

Rendering c/o Perkins Eastman via HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46107-westmont-mixed-use-development-coming-to-montrose/page/8/#)

Interesting info from hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/46107-westmont-mixed-use-development-coming-to-montrose/?do=findComment&comment=686500) regarding this site...

Shawn Murphy from Skanska spoke at the Neartown Association meeting tonight. He said they are concentrating on finishing up 1550 On The Green by January and will start then be finalizing plans for their project here. If everything goes as planned they hope to start construction in 2025.

The two recent buildings they built are both LEED Platinum, the Capital Tower/Bank of America and 1550 On The Green and plan to do the same with this project.

Shawn Murphy also mentioned that they are self funded.

1 year of planning, 2-3 years for construction. Fronting Westheimer with wide sidewalks all around the project. Mixed use with residential but probably no office building component as of today's market for them.

He also said they tried to buy the Disco Kroger property but weren't able to acquire it.

Holiday Inn Express / Staybridge Suites Downtown

Unsurprisingly, this is moving forward. From the Houston Chronicle...

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/downtown-houston-hotel-breaks-ground-minute-maid-18307477.php

17-story hotel planned for parking lot near Houston's Minute Maid Park

Katherine Feser,
Staff writer
Aug. 23, 2023

A 17-story, Holiday Inn Express/Staybridge Suites hotel will be built near Minute Maid Park, adding a corner grocery for hotel guests and downtown residents.

Sugar Land-based Neway Hospitality plans to start construction on the dual-brand, 275-room hotel at 1319 Texas by the end of September, according to developer Ali Momin, president of Neway Hospitality. The project will replace a 20,000-square-foot, 55-space surface parking lot.

"Our main reason for building this hotel is the location based near Minute Maid Park and the George R. Brown Convention Center," said Momin, adding that some of the amenities "will be grander than what you would see in our typical Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites in and around suburbs."

The hotel will feature 144 Holiday Inn Express guest rooms along Texas Avenue, and 131 Staybridge Suites extended stay rooms, outfitted with kitchens, on the Austin Street side. Room rates were not disclosed.

The shared lobby and amenities, including a bar area, fitness center, meeting room and outdoor pool, will be on the fifth floor atop four levels of parking. Rooms will be on floors six through 17 with those on the sixth floor offering balconies overlooking the pool.

The public parking garage will be available for hotel guests and downtown drivers, including those attending Astros games, Momin said. The development will include EV fast-charging stations on Texas Avenue and in the parking garage.

The street level will house an approximately 3,000-square-foot Urban Street Market grocery store with a deli, coffee and bistro on the corner of Texas and Austin, across from the Catalyst high-rise and 1414 Texas Downtown mid-rise apartments.

"There’s a lack of grocery store options in this part of downtown," Momin said. "This valuable addition to the downtown area perfectly complements the surrounding community and the extended stay Staybridge Suite Hotel situated at our location."

Renderings

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/34/13/17/24163269/5/1200x0.jpg

Neway Hospitality is developing a 275-room hotel under the Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites brands at 1319 Texas Ave. in downtown Houston.

Neway Hospitality / MCS Architects

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Neway Hospitality aims to open its 275-room Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites hotel at 1319 Texas Ave. in downtown Houston in late 2025.

Neway Hospitality / MCS Architects

Wattleigh

Aug 23, 2023, 2:13 PM

UTHealth Houston Research Park

For those unfamiliar with the location, it is along Old Spanish Trail between Bertner Ave & Cambridge St, directly across from TMC Helix Park. It looks like several new substantial buildings will be going up here in the next few years, continuing to densify the area formerly known by some as TMC South. A connection between the Research Park and Helix Park continues to appear to be part of the plan, at least via the continuation of the walking path of the park component.

UT Health Houston School of Public Health

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To the left would be South Campus Research Building #5 (SCRB5) and to the right is what is believed to be the Digital Innovation Tower - seen in the proposal as "Future Education Building".

Additional info from Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/10645-ut-research-park-complex-developments/?do=findComment&comment=686279)

The MD Anderson South Campus vivarium got larger! I thought the vivarium was a small, inexpensive, modular building? The project was renamed to Biosciences Research Facility with a budget limit of $441,000,000. The building is only 3 floors above ground, yet costs nearly $500 million. wow!!

Paco Jones broke the news about the future BRF in the thread MD Anderson TMC Master Facilities Framework 2030. Thought I would borrow his images and transcribe the text so the text is indexable on HAIF.

It looks like the UT Research Park will have on-going, continuous construction for the next 5 to 6 years!

August 2023 - UTHealth School of Public Health
October 2023 - MD Anderson SCRB5
2024 - UTHealth Digital Innovation Tower
2025 - MD Anderson BRF

Project Introduction:

The MD Anderson South Campus Biosciences Research Facility (BRF) will be a one-of-a-kind vivarium facility that drives innovation in research, supports animal welfare, enables consistency high efficacy of research, and promotes a work environment that helps attract and retain top talent for MD Anderson.

As part of MD Anderson's Master Plan, the institution is consolidating its research footprint to the South Campus – creating the Texas Medical Center Research Hub. In support of this, MD Anderson requires a state-of-the-art vivarium designed to accommodate the future needs of the research community. The current animal care and use program is challenged by the north/south campus separation that requires balancing access to animals based on researchers and lab locations. It is imperative that the physical location of the building be central to the majority of research buildings to minim street on animals and humans and to including confounding factors on data.

To facilitate these goals, a phased approach to the project has been determined to best meet the Institution's planning and research goals while aligning with the current budget. Due to the complexity of the vivarium's program and ensuring that future phases will integrate seamlessly to become a single multi-phased complex, specific operation and design drivers have identified to provide a framework for the Phase 1 program. The primary goal being to provide the best value for day one operational functionary with the ability to expand in future phases to create one, single cohesive facility.

Phase 1 is comprised of two occupied floors with approximately 211,728 gross square feet and an upper third shelled floor of approximately 78,0000 gross square feet. The ground floor is comprised of an automated central cage wash facility, cage wash support spaces, complete loading dock for all phases, and building systems support spaces. The second floor will enable a minimum of 30,000 rodent cages to be housed on one level, while the third floor will be shelled for future expansion (Phase 1.5)

Phase 1.5 Interior fit out will be built to suit and can enable the facility to either accommodate an additional 30,000 rodent cages and associated support spaces or provide specialty barrier housing for 13,300 rodent cages along with priority core research services as determined at that time.

Future Phase 2 will be a separate but connected building structure with the long term plan to expand directly south and horizontally from the Phase 1 building with full connectivity between phases. This future phase will include the remainder of the original BRF program of core research services including Aquatics, Small Animal Imaging Facility, Pathology, Behavioral, GEMF, specialty housing, and eventually accommodating the full 90,000-cage capacity – delivering a single, complete vivarium complex.

The project site is located on the corner of East Road and Bertner Avenue. Preparation of the site will include removing the existing MD Anderson Operations & Maintenance Storage Facility, the Hazardous Waste Storage Facility, and the existing surface lot parking. Once the site is cleared of existing structures, a new underground utility runs will connect electric services, water, sanitary and storm to the existing mains located adjacent to East Road and Bertner.

Due to the thermal load requirements needed for this large-scale vivarium, it was determined that the existing South Campus CUP would not be able to support this facility. In lieu of service from the existing CUP, Phase 1 will include a stand-alone thermal plant to provide the required chilled water for Phase 1 operations. The stand-alone plant will designed so that it can moderately expand into future phases. In addition, Phase 1 will include a tie-in connect to the existing ground thermal line at the west side of the site. The project team is currently analyzing integration of the new chiller plant into the mater distributed loop and optimization controls to determine cost feasibility.

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A few years ago a MD Anderson engineer showed me where the future vivarium will be located. He was right! East Road and Bertner Avenue, by SCRB #3. This development has been in the works for at least 3 years. Glad to see it coming a long!

https://i.imgur.com/bS3lOzZh.jpg

And c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/10645-ut-research-park-complex-developments/?do=findComment&comment=685544) via Instagram

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Wattleigh

Aug 25, 2023, 8:34 PM

The RO

New promotional banners going up around the site, including some of the most recent renderings.

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/907-the-ro-mixed-use-development-at-west-alabama-and-buffalo-spdwy/?do=findComment&comment=686700)

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Wattleigh

Aug 30, 2023, 2:08 PM

The Langley

c/o HoustonMidtown on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13095-the-langley-residential-high-rise-at-1717-bissonnet-st/?do=findComment&comment=686862)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53145185184_ec8a550a5e_b.jpg

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/13095-the-langley-residential-high-rise-at-1717-bissonnet-st/?do=findComment&comment=686869)

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Wattleigh

Aug 30, 2023, 3:20 PM

Baylor McNair Campus / Health Sciences Park Expansion

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/7864-baylor-st-lukes-mcnair-campus-health-sciences-park/?do=findComment&comment=686878)

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Houston Methodist Centennial Tower

8/19 - c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=686246)

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8/27 - c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19831-houston-methodist-north-campus-expansion-walter-centennial-tower/?do=findComment&comment=686884)

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Wattleigh

Aug 31, 2023, 12:40 PM

The Allen Condo Tower / Thompson Hotel

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/the-allen-condo-hotel-tower-houston-18331092.php#photo-24183828

Massive luxury condo-hotel tower redefining Houston skyline near Allen Parkway opens soon

First $290M phase of mixed-use project near Buffalo Bayou Park nearing completion

Marissa Luck,
Staff writer
Aug. 30, 2023

If you’ve picnicked, played or passed by Buffalo Bayou Park in the past four years, you’ve probably noticed a massive 35-story skyscraper under construction towering over the volleyball players and pedestrians below.

The Residences at the Allen tower has redefined the skyline near one of Houston’s most popular recreational destinations near downtown, and it could begin to redefine the residential and hospitality scene along the bustling Allen Parkway corridor, too.

Construction on the first $290 million phase of a broader mixed-use development is nearing completion roughly four years after Houston real estate developer DC Partners broke ground. DC Partners is planning more upscale restaurants, retail and greenspaces at the same 6-acre site in future phases.

The Residences at the Allen is the first luxury condominium-hotel tower built in Houston in years, a high-end high-rise with 99 condominium units paired with a 171-key Thompson Hotel in the same tower.

Most residential projects coming online in the broader downtown and Montrose areas in recent years have been luxury apartment rentals, but DC Partners wagered that Houstonians would pay to own a home in a high-rise with a unique design and hotel amenities overlooking Buffalo Bayou Park. So far, its bet appears to be paying off: Just 20 units are left for sale despite the headwinds of a slower real estate market. Residents are expected to start moving in this fall.

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Wattleigh

Aug 31, 2023, 8:56 PM

Modera Waugh

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39188-modera-waugh-multifamily-at-716-waugh-dr/?do=findComment&comment=687042)

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Hanover Buffalo Bayou

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/44432-hanover-autry-park-mixed-use-at-allen-parkway-w-dallas-st/?do=findComment&comment=687040)

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Wattleigh

Sep 5, 2023, 2:01 PM

Harris Health LBJ Hospital Expansion

Additional rendering of the replacement tower

https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/government/2023/09/04/harris-county-voters-to-decide-on-25b-bond-for-hospital-clinic-expansions/

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Wattleigh

Sep 5, 2023, 4:57 PM

1550 On The Green

c/o quietstorm on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=687091)

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_2023_08/941E4000-F1EF-46D8-914F-BEFBD0A08649.jpeg.f6301945a5869d275bfc45ebece94551.jpeg

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45448-discovery-west-mixed-use-development-downtown-by-skanska/?do=findComment&comment=687168)

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Fairmont Museum District III and X Houston

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/9037-fairmont-museum-district-phase-iii-12-stories-at-4343-woodhead-st/?do=findComment&comment=687153)

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

The RO

New banners with updated renderings now visible along the perimeter

c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/907-the-ro-mixed-use-development-at-west-alabama-and-buffalo-spdwy/?do=findComment&comment=686820)

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c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/907-the-ro-mixed-use-development-at-west-alabama-and-buffalo-spdwy/?do=findComment&comment=686840)

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X Houston within the Museum District

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/45018-x-houston-residential-high-rise-at-5501-la-branch-st/?do=findComment&comment=687233)

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Residences on Westheimer

c/o cityliving on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39294-residences-on-westheimer-multifamily-at-2311-westheimer-rd/?do=findComment&comment=687308)

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Baylor St. Lukes McNair Campus

-Lillie & Roy Cullen Tower

c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/7864-baylor-st-lukes-mcnair-campus-health-sciences-park/?do=findComment&comment=687340)

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UT Health Houston Research Campus

-School of Public Health

8/27 - Overview of the site c/o hindesky on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/10645-ut-research-park-complex-developments/?do=findComment&comment=686881)

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

https://i.imgur.com/El1GrbHh.jpg

9/3 - Old surface lot is being removed for site prep - c/o Highrise Tower on HAIF (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/10645-ut-research-park-complex-developments/?do=findComment&comment=687339)

https://i.imgur.com/36MN09t.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/64dhOUw.jpg