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texboy

Apr 2, 2015, 3:34 PM

My hope is that the downtown area will eventually be like Austin's, which is absolutely phenomenal. A decade ago, Austin's downtown was dead, and really an embarrassment. Today...well, if you've been to Austin's downtown, you know what it's like. I think Houston can do it as well.

I hope it shuns the college students though. One of the main things I like about downtown Houston right now is that you can go to the bars and actually enjoy yourself without the issue of dude bros all over the place getting wasted with their other dude bros. That's managed to stay on Washington and Midtown thankfully.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 2, 2015, 6:08 PM

Austin's DT today is easily the best in the South.

Fort Worth seems to think theirs is pretty amazeballs. Sundance has helped, and they're hoping to get the Panther Island development off the ground. But so far it's pretty static; nothing new is actually under construction, now that the courthouse is just about done.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 3, 2015, 3:04 AM

Aweshot of the ExxonMobil campus just showed up on Swamplot...

http://6g9wqj9ggn3kt3ag31qk8fki.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/exxonmobil-welcome-center-const-front.jpg

FLYING SQUARE ENERGY DONUT (http://swamplot.com/snuck-preview-of-the-exxonmobil-campuss-energy-center-the-glass-front-gate-with-the-hovering-cube/2015-04-02/)

toxteth o'grady

Apr 3, 2015, 5:18 PM

Houston's collection of multimillionaires still seems to be growing faster than anywhere else in the US.

Houston's super-rich population is the nation's fastest-growing (http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Houston-s-super-rich-population-is-the-nation-s-6174974.php#photo-7756556)

At the same time, the wealth gap has narrowed somewhat...

After three decades of growth, income gap narrows in Houston (http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Rich-and-poor-beginning-to-integrate-in-Houston-6161690.php)

JManc

Apr 3, 2015, 5:55 PM

Fort Worth seems to think theirs is pretty amazeballs. Sundance has helped, and they're hoping to get the Panther Island development off the ground. But so far it's pretty static; nothing new is actually under construction, now that the courthouse is just about done.

Austin and Ft. Worth are apples and oranges. FW has more of an old school traditional "Texas" feel to it while Austin is channeling the coasts. Both have great downtowns and are about as equally as vibrant. I can see where FW would appeal more to the over 30 crowd though. Austin is still a college town.

texboy

Apr 3, 2015, 6:38 PM

Austin and Ft. Worth are apples and oranges. FW has more of an old school traditional "Texas" feel to it while Austin is channeling the coasts. Both have great downtowns and are about as equally as vibrant. I can see where FW would appeal more to the over 30 crowd though. Austin is still a college town.

Just gonna nudge this back to talking about Houston stuff. Ft. Worth and Austin ain't got nothin' on Houston.

TexasPlaya

Apr 4, 2015, 3:17 AM

Austin and Ft. Worth are apples and oranges. FW has more of an old school traditional "Texas" feel to it while Austin is channeling the coasts. Both have great downtowns and are about as equally as vibrant. I can see where FW would appeal more to the over 30 crowd though. Austin is still a college town.

I'm sorry, but Austin is no longer a "college town", and there is no equal to downtown vibrancy than Austin in the south. It's been crazy how it's transformed itself in 5 years.

TexasPlaya

Apr 4, 2015, 3:18 AM

Urbannizer

Apr 5, 2015, 9:46 AM

Azalea Court is now The James at River Oaks.

http://www.thejamesriveroaks.com/

Phase I: Mid-Rise Building, Nearing Completion
Phase II: Residential High-Rise, U/C
Phase III: Proposed

http://www.thejamesriveroaks.com/images/gallery/extraComforts/View1-Revised.jpg

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http://www.thejamesriveroaks.com/images/gallery/extraComforts/Azalea-1-&-2-from-rear.jpg

Urbannizer

Apr 5, 2015, 7:07 PM

Intercontinental Hotel and Greystar Apartments: Previously known as 6750 Main, this project now includes a 32-story, 400-unit residential tower!

http://medistarcorp.testwebsiteserver.com/texas-medical-center-hotel-and-luxury-apartments-houston-texas/

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Shasta

Apr 5, 2015, 7:50 PM

I'd love to invest in that project. The TMC is woefully underserved by hotel rooms AND apartments. An InterContinental branded hotel is a winner.

TexasPlaya

Apr 5, 2015, 7:50 PM

Intercontinental Hotel and Greystar Apartments: Previously known as 6750 Main, this project now includes a 32-story, 400-unit residential tower!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7707/16837465407_bef9bfb756_b.jpg

Yes! Love the location and hope some more hotel/residential is added along this strip of the TMC in the future. Hopefully medical tourism will increase the need for more hotel rooms.

Also, really love this picture because it shows off how dense the TMC is.

RumbleFish

Apr 5, 2015, 10:58 PM

Austin's DT today is easily the best in the South.

New Orleans? Washington DC (if you count DC as the South)?

Urbannizer

Apr 6, 2015, 10:58 AM

Construction updates by hindesky on HAIF, 4/4

500 Crawford

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Block 365: Groundbreaking/site prep

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Convention Center Redevelopment

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The Hamilton

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MATCH

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Pearl @The Mix

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Mid-Main

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Alexan Midtown

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Camden Supberblock: Work has begun for the underground garage.

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Urbannizer

Apr 6, 2015, 6:39 PM

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Houston developer closes on prime property near downtown for luxury apartments

A multifamily developer has purchased a prime piece of real estate near downtown for a new luxury apartment project that the city of Houston hopes will revitalize the neighborhood.

Lee Zieben, an award-winning luxury homebuilder-turned-apartment-developer, plans to build a four-story, 350-unit Class A apartment on a portion of Hardy Yards, a long-vacant railcar maintenance yard in Houston’s Near Northside neighborhood.

The $58.5 million project — called Residences at Hardy Yards — is an unique public-private partnership between the Zieben Group, the city of Houston, the Houston Housing Finance Corp. and CommunityBank of Texas that aims to redevelop the industrial site and kickstart future development just north of downtown Houston.

“I like a challenge. I want to develop something that has a transformative and positive effect on an area,” said Zieben, a second-generation apartment developer and Houston native. “This project will be the catalyst that spurs redevelopment of the Near Northside.”

Zieben said the project will attract professionals working downtown as well as teachers, police officers and firefighters looking for luxury living on a bargain. Zieben Group plans to break ground on the project in spring 2016. Construction is expected to take 36 months.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/04/06/houston-developer-closes-on-prime-property-near.html?page=2

toxteth o'grady

Apr 6, 2015, 7:49 PM

Did Waterway Square break ground? BisNow hints:

"The slowdown in the energy sector is impacting office leasing in The Woodlands, says Colliers co-chairman Bob Parsley. But Howard Hughes is balancing that out by starting new ventures, EVP Paul Layne tells us. The firm is creating a new self-storage division, which will break ground on its first property in the next three months. The team also just broke ground on an 84-unit high-rise condo property in Waterway Square. If it’s successful, Paul says, Howard Hughes could do more condo development. We snapped Paul with his son Kevin Layne, who just joined Signorelli Cos..."

Oil's up $3 on the day, and Bloomberg reports that part of the reason prices were depressed is that refining was held back for a while by maintenance. Margins for gasoline are such that a lot of crude is expected to get processed this Spring and Summer.

And Saudi Arabia just boosted prices for its Asian customers. Temporary blip?

toxteth o'grady

Apr 6, 2015, 7:52 PM

Intercontinental Hotel and Greystar Apartments: Previously known as 6750 Main, this project now includes a 32-story, 400-unit residential tower!

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8755/17043403032_698e0f0423_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7707/16837465407_bef9bfb756_b.jpg

That would be cool if it gets built. How's the funding?

toxteth o'grady

Apr 6, 2015, 7:54 PM

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8691/17056783231_407214c311_b.jpg

That's much better than some of us at HAIF had imagined it would be.

Double L

Apr 6, 2015, 8:01 PM

toxteth o'grady

Apr 6, 2015, 8:33 PM

The condo is new; I wasn't sure it had officially broken ground.

Siemens is establishing an oil and gas headquarters in Houston. These consolidation moves always seem to occur during downturns, and they eventually benefit Houston when the market picks up.

German engineering giant expanding U.S. operations in Houston (http://fuelfix.com/blog/2015/04/06/german-firm-adds-oil-and-gas-office-in-houston/)

bobbyv

Apr 6, 2015, 9:10 PM

I don't understand the omission of ground floor retail on so many of these buildings being built and proposed.

Urbannizer

Apr 6, 2015, 11:59 PM

Another day, another apartment complex being demolished for a new one.

http://swamplot.com/how-quickly-the-place-was-torn-down-last-week/2015-04-06/

http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/the-place-demo-upstairs.jpg

How Quickly The Place Was Torn Down Last Week

DEMOLITION CREWS MADE short work of The Place apartments at 1341 Castle Ct. late last week. A reader reports seeing the 1974 complex largely intact Friday morning, but coming by again that afternoon to see it in this sorry state:

The 90-unit complex backs up to Hwy. 59 — er, Interstate 69 — just west of the Graustark St. bridge. It was vacated last September.

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toxteth o'grady

Apr 7, 2015, 5:00 AM

So what's going up in its, er, place?

The ATX

Apr 7, 2015, 10:28 AM

So what's going up in its, er, place?

:haha:

Urbannizer

Apr 7, 2015, 5:35 PM

So what's going up in its, er, place?

Encore Castle Court

http://encore.bz/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Encore-Castle-Court.jpg

toxteth o'grady

Apr 8, 2015, 3:58 AM

Photo of the Galleria/Uptown from the BHP Billiton crane looking south. 4/5 by Kyle Tse, reposted by Urbannizer at HAIF (and now reposted here):

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Jasonhouse

Apr 8, 2015, 4:26 AM

^Awesome shot.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 9, 2015, 3:31 AM

Good news for the Energy Corridor?

Energy Corridor office space doing better than expected (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/04/energy-corridor-office-space-doing-better-than.html)

Soignies Forest

Apr 9, 2015, 2:30 PM

In approximately three years there is a high probability the the Houston MSA will surpass the state of Massachusettes in population, GDP, and land area.

Soignies Forest

Apr 9, 2015, 2:31 PM

In approximately three years there is a high probability the Houston MSA will surpass the state of Massachusettes in population, GDP, and land area.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 9, 2015, 6:17 PM

Boston already does that.

JustCurious

Apr 9, 2015, 8:03 PM

Location: 100 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

Description: A mixed-use podium structured project consisting of a 17 story residential apartment tower with amenity spaces and 14-story commercial office tower over 2 levels of below-grade parking and 10 levels of above-grade structured parking.

Has anyone seen or heard about this project? I am trying to figure out:

1. Is 100 Waugh really the address?

Google View https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cima+Energy/@29.765634,-95.398161,3a,52.5y,272.65h,89.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgwaroWHAABo7NEmjDoJdUQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x8640c0abfdd030ef:0x824284c9807638fa!6m1!1e1?hl=en

2. Is this the same project perhaps mentioned in this old article from 2013 or something entirely different?
http://http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/06/exclusive-renderings-surface-of-new.html

3. Who's the Owner or developer for this mofo?!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7700/16903851950_b1da45e671_s.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rKJEgh)100Waugh (https://flic.kr/p/rKJEgh) by , on Flickr

The Best Forumer

Apr 9, 2015, 8:26 PM

I do believe this was mentioned in the past...

Urbannizer

Apr 9, 2015, 9:10 PM

I do believe this was mentioned in the past...

We only knew mixed-use was being planned at the site.

Thanks JustCurious for the new info! And welcome to the forum. :)

Here's a better look at the rendering:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7700/16903851950_b1da45e671_b.jpg

lockmat

Apr 9, 2015, 10:39 PM

Sweet, do you mind me asking where you got the information and rendering?

Location: 100 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

Description: A mixed-use podium structured project consisting of a 17 story residential apartment tower with amenity spaces and 14-story commercial office tower over 2 levels of below-grade parking and 10 levels of above-grade structured parking.

Has anyone seen or heard about this project? I am trying to figure out:

1. Is 100 Waugh really the address?

Google View https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cima+Energy/@29.765634,-95.398161,3a,52.5y,272.65h,89.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgwaroWHAABo7NEmjDoJdUQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x8640c0abfdd030ef:0x824284c9807638fa!6m1!1e1?hl=en

2. Is this the same project perhaps mentioned in this old article from 2013 or something entirely different?
http://http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/06/exclusive-renderings-surface-of-new.html

3. Who's the Owner or developer for this mofo?!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7700/16903851950_b1da45e671_s.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rKJEgh)100Waugh (https://flic.kr/p/rKJEgh) by , on Flickr

toxteth o'grady

Apr 10, 2015, 2:14 AM

Wasn't that a project that came and went?

TowerSpotter

Apr 11, 2015, 3:20 AM

Heres an interactive experiment I was doing.

http://i.imgur.com/0Hu6Grv.gif

HoustonHorns

Apr 12, 2015, 1:45 AM

Wow, that looks great, even though International Tower is unlikely to be built. Downtown is going to look so good in a couple years once these projects finish up.

Michi

Apr 13, 2015, 1:23 AM

April 12, 2015

Market Square Tower (yellow) & Residences at Market Square (blue)
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shakman

Apr 13, 2015, 1:34 PM

Another tower crane in Downtown. Very nice. :yes::cheers::worship:

Urbannizer

Apr 13, 2015, 6:36 PM

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http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/business/article/Growth-continues-in-Shenandoah-with-new-6191521.php#photo-7797434

Growth continues in Shenandoah with new developments

The Shenandoah City Council has approved zoning for a new 69-acre metropark planned for the east side of Interstate 45.

The Sam Moon Group is planning to build the development, which will include apartments, hotels, entertainment, retail, restaurants and high-rise office buildings, said Garry Watts, mayor of Shenandoah.

The company is planning to build the development near its current Sam Moon Shopping Center.

"It's going to include a full-service hotel, entertainment venue, four or five multi-story office buildings, 900 Class A apartments," said Greg Smith, Shenandoah's city administrator. "It is going to be a great development for the city."

The development will take about five years to complete, depending on the market, Smith said.

"It just depends on the development and the demand as The Woodlands continues to build-out and their buildings get full," Smith said. "And with Texas Children's Hospital and Methodist coming into that immediate area, those office buildings could go even faster."

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Urbannizer

Apr 13, 2015, 7:45 PM

Updates by Triton on HAIF, 4/11

UHD Girard Street Garage & Welcome Center

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Sunset Coffee Building

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State National Bank Building

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811 Louisiana

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Pearl @The Mix

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Jefferson Heights

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21 Eleven

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The Susanne: By hindesky on HAIF

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Urbannizer

Apr 14, 2015, 8:23 AM

The Lofts @ Kings Creek: Part of the Kings Creek development in Kingwood. Construction begins in May.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e49ac2e4b02764056c8e46/54e4b2f6e4b099337fdc1ef0/54e4b453e4b03b79ffdf8864/1424274523275/150211_North.jpg?format=1000w

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JManc

Apr 14, 2015, 7:56 PM

Looks like an ugly 50's era beach-side motel

Urbannizer

Apr 14, 2015, 8:48 PM

The Lofts: Proposed residential building along the new North Line.

Location:

Ah, that will be located on Main Street near the Hardy Yards. The Lofts is a popular moniker for developers it seems.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e49ac2e4b02764056c8e46/54e4b2f6e4b099337fdc1ef0/54f0fa9de4b0c5fe2a21e44c/1425078946308/150227_2.jpg?format=1000w

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Sic'EmBears

Apr 15, 2015, 7:44 AM

Looks like an ugly 50's era beach-side motel

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Urbannizer

Apr 15, 2015, 6:18 PM

I like it; I'm sure it will turn out even better than the rendering.

Kings Creek:New images. The towers shown are residential (condo).

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e49ac2e4b02764056c8e46/54ef553ee4b098fcafc375a5/552e74a2e4b09553081cea8e/1429107881400/Condo_Street_v1.jpg?format=1000w

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Urbannizer

Apr 15, 2015, 6:54 PM

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/04/15/multifamily-developer-buys-prime-site-next-to.html

Multifamily developer buys prime site next to Galleria

An affiliate of Dallas-based multifamily developer Trammell Crow Residential has purchased a prime site next to the Galleria mall.

The 3.86-acre development site, within the Lakes at Post Oak office and residential complex, is directly across Hidalgo Street from the Nordstrom at the Galleria, according to real estate firm HFF.

The site Trammell Crow Residential purchased is unrestricted in terms of zoning, use, height and density, according to HFF.

Urbannizer

Apr 15, 2015, 7:56 PM

*Note: Rendering below is from 2013, the design may be different now.

http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hines-apache-tower-rendering.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/04/permit-filed-for-apaches-new-tower-in-the-galleria.html

Permit filed for Apache's new tower in the Galleria

A building permit for a long-discussed Galleria-area tower for Houston-based Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) has been filed at 1770 Post Oak Blvd., valuing the high-rise office building at $172 million.

The filing of a permit seems to indicate the company plans to move ahead on the tower, although representatives from Apache declined to comment on the permit and said the company has no immediate plans for the site. Apache's current headquarters is nearby at Post Oak Central, where the company occupies nearly 500,000 square feet.

photoLith

Apr 15, 2015, 7:57 PM

I like it; I'm sure it will turn out even better than the rendering.

Kings Creek:New images. The towers shown are residential (condo).

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e49ac2e4b02764056c8e46/54ef553ee4b098fcafc375a5/552e74a2e4b09553081cea8e/1429107881400/Condo_Street_v1.jpg?format=1000w

Uh what? Thats in Kingwood? Wow, never in a hundred trillion billion years would I think anything like that would ever be built there. I grew up in Kingwood so seeing that is quite interesting and surprising, wow.

Well after looking it up, its not really in Kingwood, more so in Porter but still, thats crazy.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 16, 2015, 12:23 AM

More evidence that Houston's Not Dead comes in rumors of an announcement tomorrow that Air New Zealand will begin service to Intercontinental. The All-Blacks are on their way. :cheers:

Make it official:

Bush Intercontinental Airport adds another international carrier (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/04/bush-intercontinental-airport-adds-another.html)

toxteth o'grady

Apr 16, 2015, 12:25 AM

I must admit to being surprised that the permit has been filed for the Apache Tower. That one was rumored to have been back-burnered indefinitely.

Those Lofts developments really look like they want to be built in Galveston.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 16, 2015, 12:58 AM

HBJ has the formal announcement of construction on Block 365. It's only 5 stories, though. No name...

New apartment project breaks ground in downtown Houston (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/04/15/new-apartment-project-breaks-ground-in-downtown.html)

Urbannizer

Apr 16, 2015, 5:25 PM

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River Oaks high-rise getting a makeover

New Yorker Richard Leibovitch says local developers advised him to demolish the River Oaks Luxury Apartments - the aging midcentury high-rise his firm purchased last fall - and build two side-by-side towers with upward of 600 units.

His firm, New York-based Arel Capital, decided instead to redevelop the 1967 structure with fewer but larger units for a luxury condominium project. During its heyday, the developer says the 17-story apartment building at 3433 Westheimer was iconic for its "exclusive address, expansive grounds and Miesian-style architecture" with its steel frames, curtain walls, prominent use of glass and open interiors.

The building began to deteriorate over time, with aging plumbing and yellowing walls.

"What we wanted to do was basically renovate this building and bring it back to its old level," Leibovitch said in an interview. "We are taking the bones of the building and bringing it into the 21st century."

Construction is underway on the 84-unit condominium project. The project will retain the original footprint on the three-acre property along Westheimer in the heart of River Oaks. Initial renderings show a contemporary-style building with floor-to-ceiling windows and terraced gardens all around. The design includes panoramic views, corner balconies and large roof terraces. Floor plans will range from 1,500 to 9,000 square feet.

The River Oaks is slated to be completed by fall 2016. A sales center will open in May.

Full Article: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/River-Oaks-high-rise-getting-a-makeover-6204861.php#photo-7831143

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Current design:

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toxteth o'grady

Apr 17, 2015, 2:23 AM

Looks like they're adding a couple of floors, maybe?

toxteth o'grady

Apr 17, 2015, 3:05 AM

UH Health and Biomedical Sciences Building 2. Nine floors...

http://www.uh.edu/plantops/projects/banner-imgs/BannerProjectsInDesign.jpg

Description (http://www.uh.edu/plantops/projects/in-design/HBSB2/)

toxteth o'grady

Apr 17, 2015, 6:20 PM

Urbannizer

Apr 18, 2015, 12:51 AM

Looks like they're adding a couple of floors, maybe?

Yep, here's another render:

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AviationGuy

Apr 18, 2015, 1:07 AM

I like it, but I liked the original exterior better.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 19, 2015, 4:28 AM

That original window wall was turned into a Soundcloud stream... :worship:

Urbannizer

Apr 19, 2015, 10:58 PM

New renderings of Camden Conte Phase I

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JManc

Apr 19, 2015, 11:18 PM

I like it, but I liked the original exterior better.

So do I. For being almost 50 years old, it has managed to remain timeless. It definitely needed modernization though. I'm sure interior severely dated.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 20, 2015, 1:28 AM

Another day, another crane. This time for Richmond-Timmons:

4/18 by DRUTH at HAIF:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_04_2015/post-6216-0-05844600-1429400698.jpg

Urbannizer

Apr 20, 2015, 5:57 AM

New rendering for Arabella:

http://www.argalipartners.com/index_htm_files/5733.jpg

The ATX

Apr 20, 2015, 6:43 AM

Houston's hotel building boom will see it surpass Dallas in terms of number of available rooms, based on construction already in the pipeline. More rooms are proposed but may be backburnered for a while:

STR reports US hotel pipeline for March 2015 (http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/article/15657/STR-reports-US-hotel-pipeline-for-March-2015)

http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/media/Image/Charts/20150415_uspipeline.gif

Not that anyone in a Houston thread cares, but that list only considers the top 25 markets. If all markets were considered Austin would be #2 behind NYC with over 9,000.

http://nreionline.com/hotel/demographics-high-entry-barriers-support-hotel-growth-us-cities

And yes, I won't let the screen door hit me in the ass on my way back to the Austin sub-forum. :)

The Best Forumer

Apr 20, 2015, 5:14 PM

New rendering for Arabella:

http://www.argalipartners.com/index_htm_files/5733.jpg

Oh? Where is this one going?

Urbannizer

Apr 20, 2015, 5:26 PM

Oh? Where is this one going?

On Parcel D. An official announcement for the project will be released soon.

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JManc

Apr 20, 2015, 5:55 PM

New rendering for Arabella:

http://www.argalipartners.com/index_htm_files/5733.jpg

Terrible rendering. Does not give you any perspective of where this building is going. The uptown area looks nothing like this.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 21, 2015, 4:25 AM

Not that anyone in a Houston thread cares, but that list only considers the top 25 markets. If all markets were considered Austin would be #2 behind NYC with over 9,000.

That's a lot of rooms. Is there a convention center in the mix?

The ATX

Apr 21, 2015, 7:24 AM

That's a lot of rooms. Is there a convention center in the mix?

No. Just a Helluva lot more tourists than there used to be. Plans to expand the convention center are in their very early stages and are years away from fruition - even if they do happen.

texboy

Apr 21, 2015, 3:19 PM

On Parcel D. An official announcement for the project will be released soon.

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That Target and its parking lot are looking real ripe...

JManc

Apr 21, 2015, 6:05 PM

That Target and its parking lot are looking real ripe...

No one better touch that Targ-ey. It's the only store around there!

Urbannizer

Apr 22, 2015, 6:41 AM

Photos by Hindesky on HAIF - 4/19

Broadstone Skyline

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Dolce Midtown

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Farb Montrose

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Elan Heights

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The Hampstead

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Hermann Park Residences

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toxteth o'grady

Apr 22, 2015, 7:36 PM

Two trends reported by HBJ: despite February, Houston is still a good real estate market for home sales. And don't expect construction costs to come down anytime soon.

Urbannizer

Apr 23, 2015, 3:57 AM

The Shops at Houston Center: A ~250 million dollar renovation is planned according to a forumer on HAIF.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32092-the-shops-at-houston-center-renovation-plans/#entry498271

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Urbannizer

Apr 23, 2015, 8:26 AM

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Fertitta's new tower to offer a wealth of luxury

rom his spacious office on the top floor of his Uptown headquarters, Tilman Fertitta will have a bird’s-eye view of this area’s newest flashy real estate development: his own.

The 10-acre site, one of the rare, largely undeveloped parcels off the West Loop, will include a glistening multiuse tower with 240 luxury hotel rooms and suites and, for the highest-rolling guests, a private elevator to whisk them to a 4,000-square-foot “Chairman Suite” with its own fitness center.

The tower also will feature 11 floors of “boutique” office space catering to elite tenants who can afford the pricey space and such perks as chartered helicopter or jet service from a private fleet owned by the developer or luxury car service. Office workers staying late will be able to order a New York strip from the steakhouse just a few steps away.

Fertitta’s latest high-profile project, to be called The Post Oak, combines much of what the billionaire restaurant and casino magnate has become known for over the years: restaurants, hotels and expensive cars.

Gensler is providing master planning, architecture and interior design services for the project, which is scheduled to be completed by late summer 2017, and Tellespsen is the general contractor. Work preparing the site for development has already started.

Full article: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Fertitta-s-new-tower-to-offer-a-wealth-of-luxury-6218282.php#photo-7864294

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Urbannizer

Apr 23, 2015, 3:26 PM

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Massive I-45 project would remove Pierce Elevated

A massive reconstruction of Interstate 45 through most of Houston would topple one of downtown's most frustrating barriers - the Pierce Elevated - and move the freeway east of the central business district.

Perhaps just as importantly, transportation officials are designing segments of the new or combined freeways as depressed roadways, meaning local street traffic flows above them, similar to U.S. 59 west of Spur 527. East of the convention center and between Cavalcade and Quitman streets, the space above the freeways could be developed as open green space or a park-like setting.

Full Article: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Massive-I-45-project-would-remove-Pierce-6217572.php

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Monarch

Apr 23, 2015, 4:07 PM

^^^ should all new downtown highway prospectives come to light of day, this development shall be spectacular. wow!

toxteth o'grady

Apr 23, 2015, 5:11 PM

I don't see how they're going to merge 45 and 69 downtown without creating a huge bottleneck. They would have to stack the two roads, which would make undergrounding them all the more difficult. Looks like billions of investment resulting in no change in traffic congestion.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 23, 2015, 5:15 PM

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The height of 35 stories and completion in 2017 really caught my eye. Can this be the same Fertitta who complained last summer that development costs were too high in Houston?:tup:

The Best Forumer

Apr 23, 2015, 6:26 PM

Tillman tower is disappointing. Typical lackluster design.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 23, 2015, 8:47 PM

The Chronicle is being a bit coy about the start of construction on the Post Oak. They say site prep is happening. BisNow calls it a ground-breaking.

Monarch

Apr 24, 2015, 5:16 AM

Tillman tower is disappointing. Typical lackluster design.

most of us are excited about it, due to the simple fact that houston "typically" doesn't get much better hotel tower designs. beggars can't be choosers.....

Sic'EmBears

Apr 24, 2015, 6:22 AM

Tillman tower is disappointing. Typical lackluster design.

I do find it dissappointing that it is surrounded by parking garages on both the north and south side.

In addition to that, the entire development is geared towards vehicular traffic.

It's a tall building, but it only adds to the false sense of urbanity in Uptown.

Urbannizer

Apr 24, 2015, 7:18 AM

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The Best Forumer

Apr 24, 2015, 2:07 PM

I do find it dissappointing that it is surrounded by parking garages on both the north and south side.

In addition to that, the entire development is geared towards vehicular traffic.

It's a tall building, but it only adds to the false sense of urbanity in Uptown.

I tend to agree.

The Best Forumer

Apr 24, 2015, 2:07 PM

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Nice vid urbanizer. Thanks!

JManc

Apr 24, 2015, 4:25 PM

most of us are excited about it, due to the simple fact that houston "typically" doesn't get much better hotel tower designs. beggars can't be choosers.....

...plus it's a suburban building along the freeway and it's not a glass box. It's kinda got an art deco feel to it. I like it. Better than Randall Davis' buildings.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 24, 2015, 4:52 PM

New rendering for the Texas Children's Hospital expansion, straight from BisNow:

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Soignies Forest

Apr 24, 2015, 7:11 PM

Great video. Great to watch

I understand the parking lot adjacent to the Great Southwestern tower will soon have construction for an eight story apartment building. Highly anticipating the 40 story near the Marquis Marriott.

Urbannizer

Apr 24, 2015, 7:24 PM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Manhattan-architecture-influences-condo-developer-6221743.php#photo-7871744

Manhattan architecture influences condo developer

For his newest condo project, Randall Davis wants to bring a slice of the Big Apple to Houston.

Davis is proposing to build a 34-story residential tower in the Galleria area that would incorporate similar design elements from Manhattan's poshest towers.

The site of the tower, which will be called Arabella, is on San Felipe at Westcreek, just north of the coming River Oaks District mixed-use project.

Davis is asking between $800,000 and $4 million for the building's 109 units.

Six of the units will have their own swimming pools, and many will have private elevator entries. Penthouses also have 12-foot ceilings and heated floors in the master bathrooms.

The building has been designed so that some of the units will extend beyond the glass facade.

The tower would be developed in partnership with Roberto Contreras. The two have joined on other projects and have used a federal program where international investors can attain U.S. visas to help finance their real estate deals. Davis said they plan to use the program for just a small component of Arabella's financing. A Chinese real estate investment firm is also providing capital for the project.

Davis said he hopes to pre-sell at least 30 units before breaking ground.

AviationGuy

Apr 25, 2015, 1:42 AM

...plus it's a suburban building along the freeway and it's not a glass box. It's kinda got an art deco feel to it. I like it. Better than Randall Davis' buildings.

I rather like both the Tilman and Davis buildings. At least they're interesting.

toxteth o'grady

Apr 25, 2015, 8:47 PM

He should have called it the Arabica and had free coffee in the bar.:cheers:

Having this building on one side of 610 and the Fertitta tower on the other, plus the Amegy and the other highrises is really going to give the freeway a canyon feel. :cool:

Soignies Forest

Apr 27, 2015, 2:12 PM

Does anyone know which garage is highest in Houston 1311 Louisiana or the Chase garage on 601 Travis?

Urbannizer

Apr 27, 2015, 8:03 PM

More of Arabella:

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Urbannizer

Apr 28, 2015, 2:13 AM

Drone video of 1111 Travis, Capitol Tower site & Downtown.

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Clev

Apr 28, 2015, 3:52 PM

Wow, those downtown videos are great! I love all the construction going on.

Urbannizer

Apr 28, 2015, 7:52 PM

Demolition work has now begun for Hanover River Oaks

http://swamplot.com/demolition-work-is-beginning-now-on-the-kirby-court-apartments/2015-04-28/

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Urbannizer

Apr 28, 2015, 8:02 PM

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Exclusive: Two Galleria-area condo towers under construction almost fully leased

Two luxury condominium towers under construction in the Galleria area are almost 100 percent leased.

Despite being months away from completion, the Astoria and Belfiore each have just one unit left until they are fully leased, according to their developers.

Astoria is a 28-story, 75-unit condo tower being developed by Houston-based Randall Davis Co. at 1405 Post Oak Boulevard, between San Felipe Street and the 610 West Loop.

Belfiore is a 26-story, 46-unit condo tower being developed by Houston-based Interfin Cos. at the corner of Post Oak Lane and Wynden Drive.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/04/28/exclusive-two-galleria-area-condo-towers-under.html

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