HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[toxteth o'grady]

BisNow dropped an interesting hint in today's newsletter. Another high-rise residential project in the Woodlands?

"...Howard Hughes is also pushing forward on multifamily developments, Peter says. Hughes Landing’s One Lakes Edge (pictured) was the firm’s first self-performed apartment project, and it has its second and third planned in Maryland and Vegas. It’s also looking into building a second multifamily tower in Hughes Landing, which Peter says would probably be 250 to 400 units and could break ground in about six months. Howard Hughes is loving the niche, and Peter tells us it’s considering building age-restricted senior living projects as well..."

[Urbannizer]

BisNow dropped an interesting hint in today's newsletter. Another high-rise residential project in the Woodlands?

"...Howard Hughes is also pushing forward on multifamily developments, Peter says. Hughes Landing’s One Lakes Edge (pictured) was the firm’s first self-performed apartment project, and it has its second and third planned in Maryland and Vegas. It’s also looking into building a second multifamily tower in Hughes Landing, which Peter says would probably be 250 to 400 units and could break ground in about six months. Howard Hughes is loving the niche, and Peter tells us it’s considering building age-restricted senior living projects as well..."

It's the building on the far right of this rendering.

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[AviationGuy]

I was in the The Woodlands over the weekend for the first time in about 15 years. Pretty impressive but wow the traffic is worse than I expected. Lots of money in that community so I was surprised the roadways were so deteriorated, as if they hadn't been resurfaced in 40 years. Not sure what gives. But overall, good looking place, and beautiful trees everywhere.

[Urbannizer]

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/08/why-one-developer-has-turned-his-sights-to-medical.html

Why one developer has turned his sights to medical office


A developer with experience across product types in Houston has set his sights on a new frontier: medical office.

The company's also planning a 72,000-square-foot, 11-story medical office in River Oaks that will also have an ambulatory surgery center and medical offices. That project will break ground next year and is expected to be complete in late 2017. It's currently 50 percent preleased.

[Urbannizer]

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/05/dallas-developer-to-close-on-iconic-downtown.html

Dallas developer to close on iconic downtown Houston tower, place it on historic register

A Dallas-based developer plans to close on an iconic downtown Houston tower by the end of August, paving the way for a historic renovation project.

Todd Interests is set to purchase the Great Southwest Building, formerly known as the Petroleum Club, by Aug. 28 for an undisclosed price. The 21-story office tower, built in 1926, is located on Texas Avenue, between Austin and Capitol streets, along the eastern half of city Block 72 near Minute Maid Park.

Once the deal closes, the Great Southwest Building won’t be demolished like so many others in downtown Houston. Instead, the historic building will be gutted and renovated into a high-end multifamily project consisting of 150 apartment units, nine townhomes and a parking garage.

[JManc]

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http://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/08-03-15-glassell-school-of-art-moves-to-temporary-location-as-preparations-for-demolition-begin/

Sad to see it go but nice to see they will be re-using some of the glass blocks in the new building.

[Soignies Forest]

This is good news regarding the Southwetern tower redevelopment. This with the Texaco redevelopment will give some architectural variety to the highrise apartments in downtown. As appealing as the new highrises are, these older ones give a "Nero Wolfe" feel. Get by me a fedora and complain about the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn.

[DBGHouston]

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/05/dallas-developer-to-close-on-iconic-downtown.html

The Great Southwest renovation project is #1 on my wish list for future Downtown projects.

Since it is so hot :hell: and the usual flood of announcements has slowed to a trickle, I thought it would be nice to take a look at everything going up Downtown. It is hard to keep track. This is just Downtown, but maybe later I will do a list for Uptown and points in between.

If you see errors please feel free to comment. I don't guarantee any accuracy regarding the number of apartments, hotel rooms or other stats...just compiled what I could put together from the database here at Skyscraperpage, Downtown Houston Development Map, Emporis, Swamplot, HAIF, etc.

I divided the list by skyscrapers, renovations, mid-rise projects and a short wish list. There are a number of other large residential projects that fall under the DLI but I didn't list them all of them. I hope they break ground too. :cheers:

Skyscrapers U/C 30m+

1. Main at Texas 49-story (750') 1 million sq. feet commercial
2. Market Sq. Tower 40-story 463 apt. residential
3. Market Sq. Residences 32-story 274 apt. residential
4. Marriot Marquis 29-story 1000 rm hotel
5. Hilcorp 23-story, about 1/2 million sq. feet commercial
6. Catalyst 28-story 361 apt. residential
7. Skyhouse Main 24-story, 330 apt. residential
8. Hotel Allesandra 21-story 225 rm hotel
9. 1311 Louisiana 16-story parking
10. Hampton/Homewood 14-story 300 rm hotels
11. GHP 11-story (adjacent to GRB) with podium for future hotel

Renovations U/C

12. Le Meridien (1952 Melrose) 22-story 200+ rm hotel
13. 1111 Rusk (1915 Texaco) 16-story 300 apt. residential
14. Holiday Inn (1966 Savoy Building) 17-story 215 rm hotel
15. State National (1923) 14-story residential
16. Aloft (1913 Stowers Buidling) 10-story 172 rm hotel
17. Springhill (1921 Humble Building) 17-story 167 rm hotel

Midrises etc. U/C

17. 500 Crawford 7-story 400 apt. residential
18. Hamilton 5-story 149 apt. residential
19. Caroline at Jefferson 6-story 220 apt. residential
20. Main at Leeland 5-story 207 apt. residential
21. 1811 San Jacinto 8-story 242 apt. residential (condo?)
22. Alley Theatre renovation
23. George R. Brown facade and street redesign
24. Dallas Street streetscape redesign for retail corridor
25. Lamar Street bicycle lane construction
26. Sunset Coffee building at Allen's Landing
27. Capitol Tower parking 7-story

Wish List

#1. Great Southwest (1927) renovation residential
#2. Capitol Tower
#3. Marlowe 20-story 100 condo residential
#4. Block 98 40-Story 314 apt. residential

[Urbannizer]

Axelrad Beer Garden to transform corner of Alabama and Almeda (http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Axelrad-Beer-Garden-to-transform-corner-of-6430843.php)

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[Soignies Forest]

Excellent list DBGHouston. It lifts ones spirits. Except for NYC I do not believe there is this level of construction anywhere else in the US. I know Toronto and Panama City are also booming. I hope the construction north of the ballpark have not been cancelled.

[Urbannizer]

The Great Southwest renovation project is #1 on my wish list for future Downtown projects.

Since it is so hot :hell: and the usual flood of announcements has slowed to a trickle, I thought it would be nice to take a look at everything going up Downtown. It is hard to keep track. This is just Downtown, but maybe later I will do a list for Uptown and points in between.

If you see errors please feel free to comment. I don't guarantee any accuracy regarding the number of apartments, hotel rooms or other stats...just compiled what I could put together from the database here at Skyscraperpage, Downtown Houston Development Map, Emporis, Swamplot, HAIF, etc.

I divided the list by skyscrapers, renovations, mid-rise projects and a short wish list. There are a number of other large residential projects that fall under the DLI but I didn't list them all of them. I hope they break ground too. :cheers:

Completed:
1. Skyhouse 24-story, 336 unit residential tower
2. JW Marriott Conversion of 806 Main from office to hotel
3. 1311 Louisiana 16-story parking garage

Skyscrapers U/C 30m+

1. Main at Texas 49-story (750') 1 million sq. feet commercial
2. Market Sq. Tower 40-story 463 apt. residential
3. Market Sq. Residences 32-story 274 apt. residential
4. Marriott Marquis 29-story 1000 rm hotel
5. Hilcorp 23-story, about 1/2 million sq. feet commercial
6. Catalyst 28-story 361 apt. residential
7. Skyhouse Main 24-story, 330 apt. residential
8. Hotel Allesandra 21-story 225 rm hotel
10. Hampton/Homewood 14-story 300 rm hotels
11. GHP 11-story (adjacent to GRB) with podium for future hotel

Renovations/Redevelopments U/C

12. Le Meridien (1952 Melrose) 22-story 200+ rm hotel
13. 1111 Rusk (1915 Texaco) 16-story 300 apt. residential
14. Holiday Inn (1966 Savoy Building) 17-story 215 rm hotel
15. State National Bank Building (1923) 14-story office w/ retail
16. Aloft (1913 Stowers Buidling) 10-story 172 rm hotel
17. Springhill (1921 Humble Building) 17-story 167 rm hotel
18. Alley Theatre renovation
19. George R. Brown facade and street redesign
20. Sunset Coffee building at Allen's Landing
21. Dallas Street streetscape redesign for retail corridor
22. Lamar Street bicycle lane construction
23. Main Street landscape imrpovments

Midrises etc. U/C

24. 500 Crawford 7-story 400 apt. residential
25. Hamilton 5-story 149 apt. residential
26. Caroline at Jefferson 6-story 220 apt. residential
27. Main at Leeland 5-story 207 apt. residential
28. 1811 San Jacinto 8-story 242 apt. residential
29. Capitol Tower parking 7-story

Proposed

#1. Great Southwest (1927) renovation residential
#2. Capitol Tower 35-story office tower
#3. Marlowe 20-story 100 condo residential
#4. Block 98 40-Story 314 apt. residential
#5. 6 Houston Center 30-story office tower
#6. High School for Visual & Performing Arts
#7. Alexan Downtown 8-story, 285 unit residential
#8. The Cosmopolitan of Houston 7-story, 209 units
#9. Theater District Redevelopment
#10. Camden Conte Two 21-story towers, 500+ units
#11. Block 387 10-story residential, 290 units
#12. Houston First Hotel 15-story hotel on top of GHP Building
#13. Block 114 24-story residential, 304 units
#14. Hilton Garden Inn 12-story, 230 rooms
#15. 800 Bell Redevelopment Upgrades to 45-story office tower
#16. Houston Chronicle Block New Office Tower by Hines
#17. Allen Center Redevelopment: Exterior upgrades; new retail spaces
#18. Solero at The Park Residential
#19. Chevron Tower ~50-story office building
#20. 5 Allen Center ~50-story office building



Why not list everything in development for Downtown? I filled in the rest. :)

[DBGHouston]

As always great work Urbannizer...you have a better handle on Houston development than anyone. :worship:

The primary focus of my original list was under construction for the reason that I am having difficulty in keeping straight the two dozen constructions sites that I pass in Downtown.

[Urbannizer]

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Redevelopment-of-Galveston-s-Falstaff-site-seen-6438534.php#photo-8450907

Galveston's Falstaff Brewery to be Redevoleped

The former Falstaff brewery in Galveston has moved a step closer to redevelopment with a new owner and plans to convert the hulking industrial building and surrounding plot into a parking lot for cruise passengers and, later, condominiums and a boutique hotel.

The new owner, a Friendswood attorney, has been aggressive in purchasing older properties for redevelopment, including the Mall of the Mainland in Texas City. Plans for the brewery building's renaissance could signal new life in an area of the island that was hard hit by Hurricane Ike in 2008.

"In terms of large-scale renovation, this is the most aggressive project in the attempt to succeed in mixed-use development" on the island, said Jeff Sjostrom, president of the Galveston Economic Development Partnership. "It could be a shot in the arm for (the area north of) Broadway. There are many exciting developments in Galveston, but this is in the center of the corridor and could kick-start other projects."

[Urbannizer]

609 Main at Texas

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1111 Travis

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Marriott Marquis

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GHP Building/Hotel

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Skyhouse Main

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Broadstone Skyline

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3400 Montrose

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500 Crawford

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Aloft Downtown

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The River Oaks Redo

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Menil Drawing Institute

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[Urbannizer]

Galleria Renovation/Expansion - Phase II

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http://www.beckgroup.com/projects/galleria-saks-fifth-avenue-renovation/

Simon Properties is transforming Houston’s iconic Galleria as a response to its new luxury tenants. The renovation, part of a $250 million transformation of The Galleria’s luxury wing, will ensure that The Galleria remains the destination of choice for affluent consumers in the area. Beck’s construction team is building a new state-of-the-art Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store. In a second phase, the team will convert the existing Saks store into a new two-level mall wing with space for 35 retailers and several restaurants.

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[Urbannizer]

3300 Main by PM Realty Group

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*PM Realty Group purchased this site from the city in Nov. 2014; soil testing occurred March 2015.

http://www.rtkl.com/wip/the-winners/3300-main/

“What can we do to make people want to live in the city, not just come there to work?” It’s a question many city leaders, developers and designers ask themselves more often than they would like. While there’s no secret sauce for urban success, many municipalities find that residents seek communities that offer the amenities they want near the transit they need.

Midtown Houston revels in this idea. The area is deep in the midst of an urban resurgence. Business is booming and a crop of new developments in the area is encouraging a swift pace of growth. The Midtown Arts and Theater Center (MATCH) is one of the most buzzed about new projects in the area. 3300 Main, a proposed 400-unit residential tower next to MATCH, would complement this arts center and create a focal point for this low-density neighborhood.

Despite its great height, the residential tower is designed to work with its low-rise neighbors through the use of a technique called “borrowed view,” which allows for clear, premium sight lines from the apartment units. The design also pays special attention to the relationship between pedestrian, vehicular and train traffic. 3300 Main could help create an even stronger identity for midtown Houston, inspiring more positive growth in this area of the city.

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[Urbannizer]

Stalled Projects are Back on The Boards (https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/stalled-projects-are-back-on-the-boards-49062)

You might think construction projects are stalling left and right in Houston. Not so, according to panelists at yesterday morning’s Bisnow New Construction & Development event.

Arch-Con CEO Michael Scheurich (right, pictured with McGriff Seibels & Williams’ Marc Boots) says a number of developments were put on pause at the end of last year/early this year. But now people are breathing again, and most are back on. Moreover, many of them are even expedited. To his amazement, even office developments are all systems go again. He says the only projects he’s had pause and not return are multifamily.

Ziegler Cooper senior principal Kurt Hull (right, pictured with moderator Thompson & Knight partner Bruce Merwin) has a slightly different experience but the same general sense. He hasn’t seen any multifamily developments stall because of oil. He has had office projects go on hold in Uptown and The Woodlands, but then he also recently received some new pure office assignments. (Those single-use buildings will become increasingly rare this cycle, he says—already, almost every project Ziegler Cooper’s working on has some mix of uses.) Kurt says developers are back to being aggressive because they’re looking at multiple years of design and construction lead time, and because no one’s making new land—if you’re going to take advantage of the best sites, you need to do it now.

[Urbannizer]

Street-level tenants at Allen Center will reportedly begin relocating in October so redevelopment of the complex can proceed.

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[Urbannizer]

Demand for condo buildings is really gaining traction here. Very exciting to see.

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Luxury builder bets high-end sales will continue to soar

In another sign that low oil prices haven't crushed demand for high-end real estate, a local builder is proposing a 16-story residential structure in the Galleria area where the most expensive units could fetch as much as $5 million.

Chris Sims, a custom home builder based in Sugar Land, is planning the new building on a tree-lined street behind Uptown Park, a high-end shopping destination off the West Loop near Post Oak Boulevard.

The new building will be called Aurora and will hold 40 units, most of which will be priced between $2 million and $2.6 million. The units will range from 3,400 to 4,000 square feet. Four two-story penthouses as large as 6,400 square feet will be priced in the $4 million to $5 million range.

Sims is buying about an acre of land at 4906 Tilbury Drive for the project, which he plans to start construction on once half the units are spoken for.

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[HoustonHorns]

Love the midtown tower! Hopefully we will see more high rise developments come to the area.

[Urbannizer]

Dolce Midtown

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[Urbannizer]

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Proposal-would-put-new-shine-on-Theater-District-6443460.php#photo-8462255

Proposal would put new shine on Theater District

Now the city's tourism arm is proposing to transform the 17-block area that includes the Alley Theatre, Jones Hall, Hobby Center and the Wortham Theater Center over the next decade into a vibrant urban hub where inviting green space with surrounding cafes and restaurants allow patrons to wait out the grueling traffic with post-performance drinks or late-night snacks.

Colorful lights and projections would flash across the monolithic exterior walls of the theater buildings. It would be a place for festivals, outside performances and interactive art installations.

The work, with a preliminary price tag of $80 million for public infrastructure upgrades, would begin with an overhaul of Jones Plaza. Eventually, the huge concrete rectangle of Bayou Place might even be torn down to make way for a new hotel and smaller structures that wouldn't interrupt the flow of the district.

"The district is driven by the major performance halls, but when you look at the public spaces around it, they are pretty dysfunctional," said Bob Eury, executive director of Central Houston. "It's very clear that the Theater District needs to take introverted buildings and bring those halls out into the pedestrian realm."

He said real estate is scarce in the district and premium-priced, so planning how to use it is important.

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[Urbannizer]

Houston Developers Defying National Perception with New Projects (https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/houston-developers-defying-national-perception-with-new-projects-49116)


It’s almost trendy in other parts of the country to talk about how Houston will fail and to forget trying to get financing, Hanover Co CIO Brandt Bowden says. But they’re all wrong, and Hanover could break ground on another apartment complex here this year.

Hanover’s got two projects in lease-up, and Brandt (far right, with his fellow panelists at Bisnow’s New Construction & Development event Wednesday) says the firm was expecting a rough process at the end of last year. But he’s been pleasantly surprised; operations have remained strong. There was a huge overhang of multifamily demand—especially inside the Loop—that bled into this year.

2016 deliveries will be 40% lower than this year, and the pipeline isn’t being replenished. Hanover is considering starting construction on another development this year, and Brandt says it expects to do about three more in 2016 and 2017. If they don’t happen, it probably won’t be because of weak demand or fundamentals, Brandt says (although he does think operations might hit a snag later this year), but because there’s still been no relief on labor or construction prices.

Howard Hughes EVP Peter Doyle (center, with DHR International’s Sayres Dudley and Morris Architects’ Doug Childers) has been through seven cycles since 1965 and although he’s normally very optimistic, this time he’s prepared to hunker down. Office is getting negative absorption and he says almost every office building will end up with a sublease or two, so he expects rents to drop. But Peter admits he’s in favor of a softening in Houston and The Woodlands—the price of land, housing and leased space has increased so much that we’d started to lose our competitive edge versus other markets.

While development is easing in most sectors, retail is just coming to the table, says NewQuest EVP Chris Dray, pictured, left, with moderator Insgroup SVP Philip Wise.

NewQuest has 13 retail projects under development, including three mixed-use centers inside the Loop. One of the biggest changes is the resurgence of the big box—six or seven power centers are planned across the metro. But he’s got his eye on something that’d be a true game changer.If Gulf Coast Commercial develops vertical retail at the former Tarkett site in the Heights, it’d be the first of its kind in Texas. Nothing definitive has been announced, but Chris believes it’ll happen and says “it’ll change everything.”

[Urbannizer]

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/luxury-builder-breaks-ground-on-first-condo.html

Luxury builder breaks ground on first condo project

Sugar Land-based Sims Luxury Builders will break ground on its first condominium project on Aug. 14.

Riva at the Park, located at 3331 D’Amico St. near Allen Parkway and Dunlavy Street, will be a 10-story, 29-unit high-rise overlooking Buffalo Bayou Park, one mile west of the downtown Central Business District.

The project, first announced in September, was originally slated to be a seven-story building with 22 units, but CEO Chris Sims changed his plans a few months later when the condos sold faster than he anticipated. The new floor plans range from 2,350 to 3,600 square feet and were priced from $800,000 to $1.6 million as of December.

All units have been sold, and the high-rise is expected to be completed next summer.

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[TexasBoi]

You can tell the density is increasing in Houston.

[Urbannizer]

Solero at The Park

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30533-solero-at-the-park/

New residential development planned for Block 107 in Downtown, the warehouse will likely come down.

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[TexasPlaya]

Houston Developers Defying National Perception with New Projects (https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/houston-developers-defying-national-perception-with-new-projects-49116)

[/B]

I know Houston is still undergoing a huge population boom that is causing an institutional boom despite oil hovering in the low 40s/ high 30s. However, I worry with all the easy money floating about, this is just a bubble.

[Urbannizer]

Update for the proposed Le Meridien @1121 Walker (former Melrose Building).

Exterior Changes:

- All existing glass will be replaced
- More glass at street level; space created for a restaurant
- The roof will become an amenity space for hotel guests which will feature a pool and bar
- Exterior brick will be cleaned and repointed where needed

More details can be seen here:

http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/docs_pdfs/hahc/Application_Materials/August_MATERIALS/1121_Walker_MATERIALS.pdf

[Urbannizer]

Surface lot for Alexan Downtown closed off to vehicles, groundbreaking imminent.

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[Urbannizer]

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http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/08/lovett-closes-on-downtown-post-office-site-to-build-mixed-use-project/

Lovett closes on downtown Post Office site to build mixed-use project

Lovett Commercial has closed on the 16-acre U.S. Post Office site in downtown.

The Houston-based developer, which builds neighborhood shopping centers and urban redevelopment, did not elaborate on plans in a statement announcing the purchase. Previously, Lovett said it expects “to attract multiple uses such as retail, creative office, residential and/or a boutique hotel. Tenants that we have visited with are extremely excited about the project, its location and the possibilities.”

The purchase price was not disclosed.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/downtown-post-office-sold-to-become-mixed-use.html

"It's extremely rare to find a downtown site with direct, easy access to Interstate 10, Interstate 45 and numerous adjacent neighborhoods in Houston,” Burdette Huffman, vice president for Lovett Commercial, said in a statement. “Our goal is to create a very special mixed-use development that leverages the Bayou, the theater district and the significant scale of the property."

[JManc]

Kind of hope they can keep and reincorporate the Barbara Jordan building into what ever they develop.

[rellott]

Mutha F! Lookin at their portfolio for Houston sites there is a 90% chance it's gunna end up like a suburban retail strip center with "office" above. Expect an H-E-B or Target with a Chipotle, Great Clips, a dry cleaners, nail salon, Dollar General, and of course a bank. Hell, lookin at that image they wouldn't have to change the footprint very much for it to fit their portfolio.

[Urbannizer]

Mutha F! Lookin at their portfolio for Houston sites there is a 90% chance it's gunna end up like a suburban retail strip center with "office" above. Expect an H-E-B or Target with a Chipotle, Great Clips, a dry cleaners, nail salon, Dollar General, and of course a bank. Hell, lookin at that image they wouldn't have to change the footprint very much for it to fit their portfolio.

I guess you didn't read the text in quotes? This is what most consider the most prime site downtown due to its size, location and potential.

The developer is behind Sawyer Yards (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/New-100-million-Houston-development-centers-on-6403374.php#photo-8356269). A project that includes the renovation of industrial warehouses into artist studios and retail, and also new construction of apartment buildings w/ retail.

http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/37/70/06/8356285/5/920x1240.jpg

[glowrock]

Mutha F! Lookin at their portfolio for Houston sites there is a 90% chance it's gunna end up like a suburban retail strip center with "office" above. Expect an H-E-B or Target with a Chipotle, Great Clips, a dry cleaners, nail salon, Dollar General, and of course a bank. Hell, lookin at that image they wouldn't have to change the footprint very much for it to fit their portfolio.

I think you're jumping to entirely too many conclusions, rellott. Might want to lower your caffeine intake a bit, you're entirely too jittery about a development in which we have no design proposals for yet.

Aaron (Glowrock)

[The Best Forumer]

Mutha F! Lookin at their portfolio for Houston sites there is a 90% chance it's gunna end up like a suburban retail strip center with "office" above. Expect an H-E-B or Target with a Chipotle, Great Clips, a dry cleaners, nail salon, Dollar General, and of course a bank. Hell, lookin at that image they wouldn't have to change the footprint very much for it to fit their portfolio.

Don't forget a 24-hour check cashing place, car title loan place, liquor store, injury trial lawyer, and Turistas Americanos bus station.

[Urbannizer]

Surface lot for Alexan Downtown closed off to vehicles, groundbreaking imminent.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/537f8331e4b08eeb11e2760f/546f6cdee4b0f412828a44e3/546f6df1e4b0d0066b6c277e/1416588786622/may+02+2014+-+Capitol+Building+-+High+Resolution+Rendering-.jpg?format=1000w

Alexan Downtown :cheers:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/678/20716881905_2530651e0a_b.jpg
Photo by Tanith27 on HAIF

500 Crawford

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/706/20094317364_a84a52ecb0_b.jpg
Photo by hindesky on HAIF

Block 384

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Photo by hindesky on HAIF

Block 387 and 384

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http://imgur.com/AO895pM


Buffalo Bayou Revitalization

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By Bayouboomtown on HAIF

Riva at The Park

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sims-Luxury-Builders

Mid-Main

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o701/skyline_713/IMG_2973_zpskvywql7a.jpg
By Cloud713 on HAIF

Pearl at The Mix

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5734/20529109118_6fb295c1f2_b.jpg

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MATCH

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By hindesky on HAIF

Elan Memorial Park

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[Urbannizer]

Surge Homes Breaks Ground on Parc at Midtown (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/19/exclusive-houston-homebuilder-breaks-ground-on.html)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/723/20530075638_da15a7d4f3_b.jpg

73 Modern-style one- and two-story condominiums, three-story townhomes and single-family homes on 1.7 acres at 2401 Crawford St. in Midtown. Sizes range from 465 square feet for a one-bedroom condo unit to 1,528 square feet for a three-bedroom single-family home, and prices start from $150,000 to $463,000.

[Urbannizer]

A 182-unit Residence Inn is proposed for 7807 Kirby Dr, just outside the Med Center.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32499-proposed-residence-inn-7807-kirby-dr/

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5670/20531563029_c154c6964c_b.jpg

[rellott]

I think you're jumping to entirely too many conclusions, rellott. Might want to lower your caffeine intake a bit, you're entirely too jittery about a development in which we have no design proposals for yet.

Aaron (Glowrock)


Just bein pessimistic. That way if anything better than a suburban style strip joint is proposed I'll be pleasantly "surprised"! :notacrook:

[TexasPlaya]

Surge Homes Breaks Ground on Parc at Midtown (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/08/19/exclusive-houston-homebuilder-breaks-ground-on.html)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/723/20530075638_da15a7d4f3_b.jpg

That's a lot of units for that little space, pretty impressive.

[Urbannizer]

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/6756352/the-mondrian-perspective-ne.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/exclusiveluxury-condominium-mid-rise-to-replace.html

Luxe condo to replace former museum in Houston’s Museum District

A Houston developer plans to replace a former museum in the Museum District with a luxury condominium.

Oxberry Group is planning to build The Mondrian, an eight-story, 20-unit condominium project at 5104 Caroline St., on the former site of The John C. Freeman Weather Museum. The 13,000-square-foot plot — located on the southwest corner of Caroline and Palm streets — is near the Asia Society Texas Center on Southmore Boulevard.

The Mondrian, designed by the Houston and Washington, D.C., offices of Perkins + Will, will offer one- and two-story condo units averaging 3,000 square feet.

Plans for The Mondrian are scheduled to be heard by the city of Houston planning commission on Aug. 20. If plans are approved, Oxberry Group plans to demolish the 5,097-square-foot Weather Museum building — built in 1930 — and begin construction on The Mondrian in the coming months. Presales, which will be managed by Houston-based Sudhoff Cos., are expected to start in September.

[toxteth o'grady]

And what happened to the Weather Museum?

[Urbannizer]

And what happened to the Weather Museum?

Permanently closed in 2012, the building has sat unoccupied since then.

[Urbannizer]

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/707/20902838335_51a6441a5f_c.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/08/historic-downtown-building-reopens-as-hotel.html

Historic downtown building reopens as hotel

Maryland-based RLJ Lodging revamped one of Houston's most historic downtown buildings into a hotel and opened its doors on Aug. 24.

The SpringHill Suites by Marriott in downtown Houston is located on Dallas Street in the former Humble Oil Building complex, which was placed on the national register of historic places in 1999.

The company first acquired the complex's three towers, which span an entire city block, in 2013 for $79.5 million. The previous 82-unit apartment tower has now been converted into a 167-suite hotel.

[Monarch]

^^^ the new SPRINGHILL SUITES, shall have to perform an upgrade to their landscaping. as it currently stands, it seems quite ragged. however, if one should behold the beauty of the well coiffed main street medium directly in front of the hotel.... now that is a thing of beauty.

[The Best Forumer]

Was their occupancy too low?

[DBGHouston]

https://nextcity.org/images/made/Houston_BuffaloBayou_920_616_80.jpg photo link to nextcity.org https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/houston-new-park-lessons-atlanta-los-angeles credit Astronautilus

From NextCity an interesting take on the unique opportunities that the Bayou Greenways Project presents vis a vis related projects in L.A. and Atlanta. The figure that jumped out at me...300 miles.

With Phase One opening in October, the Greenways hopes to reclaim about 4,000 acres of that channelized space, turning the land around Houston’s bayous into public parks and roughly 300 miles of continuous hiking trails and bike paths. But the vision doesn’t end there. According to the Bayou Greenways website, it will eventually sync up the entire city via non-car transport.

“We may have a sprawling city, but the sprawl of our city is powerfully matched by the sprawl of our waterways,” an intro reads. “Our bayous cut through every neighborhood in Houston — they connect them all.”

[Urbannizer]

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/files/2015/04/20140619_HoustonChronicle_KAW_003.jpg

http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Hines-to-own-another-prime-piece-of-downtown-6479478.php

Hines has contract to purchase Chronicle building

Houston-based Hines is under contract to buy the Houston Chronicle building and parking garage put on the market earlier this year, as the newspaper plans to move from downtown to a location on the Southwest Freeway.

John Mooz, senior managing director of Hines, confirmed the company's plans to acquire the property late Tuesday but would not expand on what it plans for the site or provide any other details.

The sale is likely to close sometime in the fourth quarter, Paul Barbetta, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Houston Chronicle Media Group, said Tuesday.

[Urbannizer]

Chelsea at Museum District

http://crowd-lender.com/CampaignDetails.aspx?campid=14

https://s3.amazonaws.com/mygroundbreaker-prod/deal_files/assets/000/002/138/large/rendering.jpg?1434724958

Deccan Development (Sponsor) is constructing a 95-unit, luxury multi-family complex (“The Chelsea”) in Houston, Texas. This project is located in the highly desirable Museum District area, within 2-3 miles of the two major employment hubs, Texas Medical Center and Downtown Houston. The Chelsea fills a need in the Museum District for luxury high-rise apartments that are competitively priced, have a full set of amenities, and have a more exclusive feel compared to older buildings or newer luxury complexes that are much denser.

The total project cost is estimated to be $34.5 million, of which $14 million (40.6%) is equity, and $20.5 million (59.4%) is debt.

The land has been procured, and pre-development work is well under way. The City of Houston has granted planning pre-development approval; Soil testing and environmental surveys are complete; Architect and Engineering plans are close to completion. Developer expects to break ground in October, 2015. The construction period is 18 months.

http://crowd-lender.com/Admin/ProjImages/Comapny_Logos/14TopBanner_280815085822.png

[DBGHouston]

The Carter is about half up...

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[Urbannizer]

Houston Maritime Museum: New home for the Museum, hoping to break ground by 2016.

http://www.buildhmm.com/

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[Urbannizer]

Blossom Hotel Houston (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32551-blossom-hotel-houston-9-story-hotel/): New 9-Story hotel in the Med Center, catty-corner from the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Elgin at Scott (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32452-new-student-housing-w-retail-elgin-and-scott-st/): More student housing coming to UH, the project also contains a retail component.

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Mt. Vernon Montrose Lofts (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32157-mt-vernon-montrose-lofts/#entry509817)

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[Cory]

Where's the museum supposed to be? The student housing and hotel designs wouldn't be as offensive design wise if they simply tamed things down and removed those "crowns".

[AviationGuy]

If the Blossom Hotel really ends up looking like that, it will be major ugly.

[Urbannizer]

Where's the museum supposed to be? The student housing and hotel designs wouldn't be as offensive design wise if they simply tamed things down and removed those "crowns".

Along Buffalo Bayou near the Port of Houston turning basin and Hidalgo Park (https://www.google.com/maps/place/2204+Dorrington+St,+Houston,+TX+77030/@29.7478202,-95.2922211,1020m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8640c06b884895a7:0x655b96c22ee72f93!6m1!1e1). The current museum is just outside of the TMC, along Holcombe.

[Urbannizer]

Alexan 5151: 397 unit complex under construction at 5151 Hidalgo by TCR.

http://tcr.com/new_development/alexan-5151/

http://site.stephenmlong.net/portfolio/projects/Alexan_5151_files/Alexan5151Rendering.jpg

http://site.stephenmlong.net/portfolio/projects/Alexan_5151_files/Alexan5151SitePlanAerialCrop.jpg

[natenate]

Can someone post the pictures in this link for me please? My iPad shut safari down every time I click this image tag. I came across this proposal and I'm not sure what exactly it is or if it's just a fantasy mock up. Thanks !!

It's amazing btw so click!

http://www.archello.com/en/project/downtown-houston-proposal

[Urbannizer]

Can someone post the pictures in this link for me please? My iPad shut safari down every time I click this image tag. I came across this proposal and I'm not sure what exactly it is or if it's just a fantasy mock up. Thanks !!

It's amazing btw so click!

http://www.archello.com/en/project/downtown-houston-proposal

It's a nice fantasy. The article does not give any info as to this being an actual proposal, but I would love to see see something like that built just outside downtown along Allen Parkway.

[Urbannizer]

Museo Plaza

Yesterday the Chron published a new article on Aurora and this interesting tidbit of info was given on another project in the design phase by Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/A-legend-returns-slightly-shorter-6482739.php

And Ritchie and Dasigenis have another project brewing in the Museum District. Stay tuned.

On their website, you'll come across this under the residential tab. Museo Plaza, a mixed-use development compromising three blocks. The project consist of a ~45-story high-rise and two other buildings with office and retail space.

A forumer on HAIF with good inside info also confirms this as an actual project.

http://www.pjararchitects.com/#!museo-plaza/cem1

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[Sic'EmBears]

Despite being seemingly isolated, the design appears to be fairly interesting.

[colemonkee]

I really like the design of that one.

[Monarch]

http://etc.usf.edu/presentations/extras/letters/varsity_letters/10/19/G-400.png
museo plaza, is simply gorgeous!

[chris08876]

Despite being seemingly isolated, the design appears to be fairly interesting.

I kinda dig the isolated look. Towers mingling within low rises. Kinda adds a sort of Asian feel, almost like a Beijing style to where towers stretch for miles, and are not clustered in one CBD, but instead, among smaller structures over a wide area.

Seems like every other day a 40+ floor tower goes into the pipeline. :cheers:

[Urbannizer]

Update: The tower is 54-floors. As for the smaller buildings, one is a 200-room hotel and the other is a retail lifestyle center. :cheers:

Museo Plaza

http://www.pjararchitects.com/#!museo-plaza/cem1

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/712/20516630124_410d54e395_b.jpg

[N90]

Update: The tower is 54-floors. As for the smaller buildings, one is a 200-room hotel and the other is a retail lifestyle center. :cheers:
Is the larger building condo or apartment?

[N90]

Houston Maritime Museum: New home for the Museum, hoping to break ground by 2016.

http://www.buildhmm.com/

https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/163542521/hd/ad784334821660d73b054bb3287a2962.jpg

https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/163542523/hd/7f7870961c35b1eb371c861f98417c7c.jpg

https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/163542535/hd/0a364756d60ddc9b52c862d29b19d10d.jpg
I love museums so I love this. What's its location? I hope Museum District, this is a beautiful modern museum.

[Sic'EmBears]

I love museums so I love this. What's its location? I hope Museum District, this is a beautiful modern museum.

Click the link and read.

[N90]

Click the link and read.
It's website crashes when I open it on my iPhone. I would've just read it if I was able to open it.

[AviationGuy]

It's website crashes when I open it on my iPhone. I would've just read it if I was able to open it.

It will be somewhere near the Port of Houston. I haven't reread the article, but I believe it will be near the Turning Basin. The article mentioned that the Sam Houston tour boat will depart from the museum.

[Sic'EmBears]

From Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ROdistrict/photos_stream):

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11951877_883712865044050_7078602388342836942_n.jpg?oh=dafba532aa9f39ee5a84375bc7f9943d&oe=56614896

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[Urbannizer]

Updates

Eado Station Apartments

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Block 334

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Convention Center Redevelopment

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500 Crawford

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Alexan Midtown

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Central Bank Building

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Camden McGowen Station

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Broadstone Tinsley Park

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White Oak Music Hall

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Block 384

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Photos by Hindesky on HAIF

Block 365

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Photo by Hindesky on HAIF

Dolce Midtown

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Photos by Hindesky on HAIF

Village of River Oaks

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Photos by Hindesky on HAIF

Pearl Washington

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Photos by Hindesky on HAIF

Glassell Art Building Demolition

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http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-prelude-to-destruction-de.html

[Urbannizer]

KP Plaza

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30428-kp-plaza-mixed-use-project-beltway-8-beechnut/

Plans originally called for 35,000 sq ft of retail and two towers, one office/condo and the other a hotel. The tower component has expanded with the addition of two condo towers, removing the condo units from the office building.

http://www.credusa.com/edit/UploadFile/2015727231220391.jpg

[Urbannizer]

Soil testing going on again on the surface lot next to the Melrose Building.

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Photo by Nate99 on HAIF

Glassell School of Art

Webcam is up. Construction for the new building begins next month. Phase I of the MFAH expansion.

http://westcopley.mfah.org/earthcam-archive.html

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[Urbannizer]

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http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/09/city-has-shortlist-for-downtown-redevelopment-project/

City has shortlist for downtown redevelopment project

Downtown officials have narrowed down the list of developers they are looking at to redo downtown’s former Sakowitz building and an adjacent property to three, the latest step in a plan to add more retail options to the city center.

The Downtown Redevelopment Authority hopes to facilitate an agreement between the owner of 1111 Main and 1010 Lamar and a developer that would result in a mixed-use project with some 90,000 square feet of retail space along with residential units or a hotel.

A half dozen groups, which the authority declined to name, submitted initial proposals early this summer. Each of the three groups on the shortlist has been asked to provide additional information, which is expected to come in by Sept. 15, Ryan Leach, executive director of the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, said at a monthly board meeting Tuesday.

“If all goes well … we are hoping we can get that paper work wrapped up before the end of the year and have the project started as soon as possible thereafter,” he said.

1010 Lamar, the lower levels of this office building will be redeveloped.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/594/21065972938_03a6532f14_b.jpg

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UST Center for Science and Health Professions to Break Ground in November (http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/west_university/news/ust-to-build-new-health-and-sciences-building/article_23d7b569-1538-570d-aacf-84dc7cc2f687.html)

http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/yourhoustonnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/e5/be5d3fbc-0e67-5d4f-8997-fdf6d1ee48cd/55e67dae2d4d3.image.jpg?resize=800%2C456

[Urbannizer]

New 2-Story Garage for Lyric Center to include 28,000 sq ft of retail, open air plaza (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32367-new-garage-with-retail-next-to-lyric-center/)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5767/21073919369_14143590d4_b.jpg

[Urbannizer]

Morningside Square (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32577-morningside-square/)

Potential development @Portsmouth St. and Morningside Drive in the Greenway area.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/687/21065367109_d365a69d55_b.jpg

Memas (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32576-memas/)

Potential development at the corner of Sul Ross Ave and McDuffie St. in Montrose. The house will be demolished.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/632/21260252221_9c02b4ea87_b.jpg

[toxteth o'grady]

Chelsea at Museum District

http://crowd-lender.com/CampaignDetails.aspx?campid=14

https://s3.amazonaws.com/mygroundbreaker-prod/deal_files/assets/000/002/138/large/rendering.jpg?1434724958



http://crowd-lender.com/Admin/ProjImages/Comapny_Logos/14TopBanner_280815085822.png

Oy vey - someone is overly influenced by Randall Davis!:runaway:

[toxteth o'grady]

Along Buffalo Bayou near the Port of Houston turning basin and Hidalgo Park (https://www.google.com/maps/place/2204+Dorrington+St,+Houston,+TX+77030/@29.7478202,-95.2922211,1020m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8640c06b884895a7:0x655b96c22ee72f93!6m1!1e1). The current museum is just outside of the TMC, along Holcombe.

Part of me says put it with the other museums in the Museum District, but the other part says that a location close to the Port is appropriate for it.

[Urbannizer]

City View Terrace Phase II (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28879-city-view-terrace-i-ii-336-unit-apartment-complex-w-retail-east-downtown/?p=509890)


$107 Million (land included)
250 condo units
Commercial space at ground level
4-Story Garage

[DBGHouston]

New 2-Story Garage for Lyric Center to include 28,000 sq ft of retail, open air plaza (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32367-new-garage-with-retail-next-to-lyric-center/)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5767/21073919369_14143590d4_b.jpg

This is great infill. Two years ago walking from the Preston Bridge behind the Wortham to the rail on Main, there was a single dining option, Mia Bella at Main, and no other retail. 45% of the adjacent streetscape was surface parking.

Fast forward to 2017: 45% surface parking drops to 20% and 30,000+ sq. feet of retail is added from this project and the two new residential towers.

Of course this is just one section of Preston Street. Most downtown streets have 30 to 40 blocks facing them. Lamar, McKinney and Louisiana are probably the streets with the least surface parking adjacent to them.

Some other declines in surface parking as a percentage of streetscape are Main, Rusk and Walker which drop from a combined total of 25% to 15%. :yes:

[Urbannizer]

Le Meridien

http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/cache/37/ed/37ed2beb692afbff2983831d83a69717.jpg

http://www.downtownhouston.org/development/project/le-meridien/


Development Services Group, Inc.
Estimated completion 3Q17


Redevelopment of the existing 21-story Melrose building into a 255 room hotel. Amenities will include approximately 8,000 sf of meeting space, a rooftop pool/patio, and a ground floor restaurant/bar geared to the local dining scene.

[Urbannizer]

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/36/01/64/7871744/3/1200x920.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/09/groundbreaking-set-for-new-condominium-tower-in.html

Groundbreaking set for new condominium tower in Houston


Randall Davis Co. plans to break ground this fall on a new high-rise condominium, which is seeing brisk sales despite the oil slump.

The Houston developer and its development partner, DC Partners, expect to start construction in mid-October on Arabella, a 33-story, 99-unit condo tower at 4521 San Felipe. The condominium project, which will feature 10 units with private terrace-top swimming pools, is planned for the former site of Westcreek at River Oaks apartments near Westheimer Road and the 610 Loop in the Galleria area.

Buyers have purchased about 45 percent of the condo units inside Arabella since Randall Davis Co. began presales in April. The project — which will be built near the River Oaks District, a high-end retail development from San Diego-based OliverMcMillan — is expected to be completed in January 2018.

[toxteth o'grady]

Guess what got permitted (per permits list in the HBJ)?

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/33/35/11/7197296/11/920x920.jpg

Yes, that's Park Place at Buffalo Bayou. Rumor was this project was dead.

[Urbannizer]

Downtown Development Map: September 2015

http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-09-11/150910_Development_Map__Renders_11X17.pdf

[natenate]

Guess what got permitted (per permits list in the HBJ)?

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/33/35/11/7197296/11/920x920.jpg

Yes, that's Park Place at Buffalo Bayou. Rumor was this project was dead.

Bummer. Wonder if those apartment units will go down in price now?

[Urbannizer]

18th Street Lofts (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32584-18th-street-lofts-by-light-hill-partners-the-heights/)

Proposed residential for The Heights by Light Hill Partners. Replacing the Hits Theater @ 311 W 18th.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5648/21140337379_f8a7bc1a27_b.jpg

[photoLith]

Downtown Development Map: September 2015

http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-09-11/150910_Development_Map__Renders_11X17.pdf

Freaking astounding, cant believe all the great developments going on downtown, its insane.

[toxteth o'grady]

Freaking astounding, cant believe all the great developments going on downtown, its insane.

There are appear to be more blocks coded for development on the south side of Downtown than there were in previous updates, which is encouraging.

What's also encouraging is there seems to be no slowdown in the number of new developments being proposed despite the oil industry downturn.

[JManc]

There are appear to be more blocks coded for development on the south side of Downtown than there were in previous updates, which is encouraging.

What's also encouraging is there seems to be no slowdown in the number of new developments being proposed despite the oil industry downturn.

I think a lot of these were developed and financed before oil prices started to free fall so expect any new projects to slow down or be put on hold. If Goldman Sachs is predicting $20 next year, that will make a huge impact locally.

[Urbannizer]

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http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/09/midway-to-develop-building-next-to-megachurch/

Midway to develop building next to megachurch

More than two years ago, Houston-based Hines inked a deal to build an office tower in the parking lot of Houston’s First Baptist Church. The building was never developed, and now another local developer is proposing a similar project.

Midway announced plans Monday for One Parkside, a 13-story tower with 225,000 square feet of office space on nearly 4 acres adjacent to the church at 7401 Katy Freeway. The company said it has started looking for tenants to pre-lease space in the building, which will also include a 10-story parking garage and a 2,000 square-foot cafe on the ground floor.

“We’re excited to introduce this marquee opportunity, positioned to take advantage of the site from an architectural, view and signage standpoint,” Shon Link, Midway’s executive vice president of development, said in a statement.

The site is at the southwest intersection of Interstate 10 and the 610 Loop.

[JAM]

Somewhat of a feel good article on Houston. Not sure if I agree with the haze or oppressive heat statements - they are inaccurate at best

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/americas-city-rankings-set-texas-sized-shake-houston-130507316.html

[JManc]

Somewhat of a feel good article on Houston. Not sure if I agree with the haze or oppressive heat statements - they are inaccurate at best

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/americas-city-rankings-set-texas-sized-shake-houston-130507316.html

From May to about now...the heat is oppressive.

[Urbannizer]

Updates

500 Crawford

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5771/21433646015_cc303cef02_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26803-500-crawford-seven-story-apartments-near-the-ballpark/?p=510722

GHP Building/Hotel

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/640/21431397091_c7332c8c09_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29618-convention-center-redevelopment-24-story-office-building-hotel/?p=510723

Marriott Marquis

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5705/21422956935_3cd0f3df84_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/25891-marriott-marquis-new-grb-convention-center-hotel-retail/?p=510724

Catalyst

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5751/20801877263_b28781a065_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5758/20801877023_6ae88e63d6_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28858-catalyst-new-28-story-residential-high-rise-for-downtown/?p=510721

Market Square Tower

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5717/20800268614_70dc63e34f_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28738-market-square-tower-40-story-high-rise-for-downtown/?p=510720

Hotel Alessandra

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/728/21362685146_7108839671_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28274-greenstreet-redevelopment-21-story-hotel-alessandra/?p=510675

1111 Rusk

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/696/21442108311_dc267687bb_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28162-1111-rusk-texaco-building-renovation/?p=510740

Block 384, Skyhouse Main

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/21200809060_cfb2ab3780_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30695-skyhouse-3-skyhouse-main-planned-for-block-368/?p=510676

Eado Station

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5752/20811251404_908da3e643_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/687/20812866083_e5e303d5b5_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5717/20812863683_92f578a083_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28878-eado-station-apartments/?p=510684

Temenos Place II

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/21434071305_6d4d5c288f_b.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/663/21407841766_a71d214b62_b.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30066-temenos-place-apartments-ii-2200-jefferson-under-construction/?p=510674

3400 Montrose

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5636/20749487394_7683b32331_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xByxGE)IMG_1796 (https://flic.kr/p/xByxGE) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr

The Carter

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5643/20749478024_cd83d10ab4_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xByuV7)IMG_1799 (https://flic.kr/p/xByuV7) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr


The Southmore

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5652/21380515761_248779dd16_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/yzjJs6)IMG_1909 (https://flic.kr/p/yzjJs6) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr

Camden McGowen Station

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/638/21184398438_f1d0764f68_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ygZzAW)IMG_1859 (https://flic.kr/p/ygZzAW) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr

Pearl at The Mix

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/758/21184312168_fb0a47ea91_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ygZ8Xw)IMG_1795 (https://flic.kr/p/ygZ8Xw) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr

Dolce Midtown

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/771/20751011623_f473832054_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xBGmNt)IMG_1827 (https://flic.kr/p/xBGmNt) by Not.Larry.Dierker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/63100668@N06/), on Flickr

Capella Museum District

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5822/21181956750_e2763d977c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ygM4LS)Gradient (https://flic.kr/p/ygM4LS) by Camilo (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmxvii/), on Flickr

Marquis at Greenway Plaza, The River Oaks (right)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5810/20811575304_6106cc181d_b.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/3kh09c/houston_rain/

1900 Yorktown

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/6983422/dsc8044e.jpg
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/09/sneak-peek-inside-marvy-finger-s-latest-luxury.html

[JAM]

From May to about now...the heat is oppressive.

Well, that is an opinion, I think it is oppressive from June to mid Sept, which is about 3 to 3/12 months. Not the 6 months the author characterizes it. Oct, Nov, Dec more than make up for it and I'll take 3 months of heat over a never ending winter. Houston Rocks!

[DBGHouston]

Well, that is an opinion, I think it is oppressive from June to mid Sept, which is about 3 to 3/12 months. Not the 6 months the author characterizes it. Oct, Nov, Dec more than make up for it and I'll take 3 months of heat over a never ending winter. Houston Rocks!

I agree...all told, about four months here are difficult and eight are not. Most of October through May is reliably nice, but there is always that week or two in December or January when its cold and you buy a box of Swiss Miss which you will never finish. :yes:

Some years the transition from warm to hot weather is gradual, but June is dreadful in my opinion because nobody is used to it yet. July and August are hotter, but the wardrobe and attitude have adjusted. You travel to other cities and resent their pitiful lack of adequate cooling in cabs, hotel rooms. Back home you step off the plane and realize on the ramp that it is really, really hot. :slob: When September arrives there are pleasant days in the mix-- just like this month -- whereas July and August can be monotonously hot. In October I get a little sad because I develop a case of weather induced Stockholm syndrome. I start to miss the summer.

[Urbannizer]

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/09/texas-medical-center-to-move-forward-on-new-30.html

http://i.imgur.com/yjvvE9i.jpg

Texas Medical Center to move forward on new 30-acre development
Sep 16, 2015, 3:39pm CDT Updated Sep 16, 2015, 4:33pm CDT

The Texas Medical Center has big plans in mind for some of the last unused real estate in the TMC district.

At last year's inaugural State of the TMC luncheon, Dr. Robert Robbins, CEO of the TMC, unveiled a grand vision of a new research campus dubbed TMC3. While dirt hasn't begun to move yet, he expects it to happen soon.

"This is going to put us on the map in Houston to compete with London, Shanghai, Boston, San Francisco and Singapore," Robbins said at the annual State of the Texas Medical Center event. "I am more confident standing here a year later that this is going to happen."

The Texas Medical Center plans to move forward with the convention center, hotel, retail and living space, Robbins told the HBJ. It plans to put out request for proposals in the coming months to get those projects started.

Robbins added that he already has the developers willing to front the initial costs for these projects, but did not elaborate on which ones specifically. He also said the Texas Medical Center will launch a philanthropic campaign to help fund the project.

http://i.imgur.com/tBuPVWO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/opWMo01.jpg

[Urbannizer]

Dior @River Oaks District

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12036594_890084217740248_6400028725137191438_n.jpg?oh=8459c06acc4c6062165422d84e901166&oe=566B210E
https://www.facebook.com/ROdistrict/photos/pb.636282933120379.-2207520000.1442489830./890084217740248/?type=3&theater

[Urbannizer]

More development planned for Greenstreet?

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/downtown-mixed-use-gets-new-investor-50071

https://b256ec319b64095c3d1d-e19f06f73efdb5028989d1916204cd71.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/78347_1442431028_GreenStreet-large.jpg

Midway and Lionstone JV on Greenstreet, Downtown Mixed-Use

Read more at: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/downtown-mixed-use-gets-new-investor-50071?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser

Midway and Lionstone Investments are partnering up to continue developing Downtown Houston’s GreenStreet, a 570k SF mixed-use complex in the CBD. JLL arranged the partnership. Midway purchased the property in 2012 and has been rebranding and redeveloping it ever since (Hotel Alessandra is underway).

[Urbannizer]

*bump*