HOUSTON | Development Thread II [Archive] - Page 94

Urbannizer

Oct 23, 2015, 10:40 PM

Does Artesian Eclipse (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=219170) work?

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_10_2015/post-12048-0-87753100-1445610176.png

http://zydeco66.com/eclipse3.php

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Each residence at Eclipse occupies an entire floor or group of floors, including a four-story penthouse with its own access and citywide views from a 360° deck. You’ll enjoy pool and health club privileges, and our concierge serviced, room service and | 24-hour security will attend to your every need. Eclipse also will provide the unique benefits of a destination club – with owners’ accommodations available in Eclipse towers planned for cities around the world.

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http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse.jpg

http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/EclipseInterior.jpg

http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse2.jpg

Urbannizer

Oct 25, 2015, 11:06 AM

The Kirby Mansion

15-Story residential high-rise proposed at Brazos/Gray. Seven floors of residential units, seven levels of parking and retail facing Grey St.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/709/22233161269_2343d5b1ef_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zSELfH)
image (https://flic.kr/p/zSELfH) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5649/22424708785_930d75b878_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AaAuE6)
TheKirbyMansion (https://flic.kr/p/AaAuE6) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

2222 Cleburne

Low-income housing for LGBT seniors. Two four-story midrises and a two-story community center.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/705/22237209178_a398b76ba9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zT2vyf)
image (https://flic.kr/p/zT2vyf) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5669/22238103919_2dc2a12f64_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zT76wP)
image (https://flic.kr/p/zT76wP) by Darius Fontenette (https://www.flickr.com/photos/128036658@N05/), on Flickr

Urbannizer

Oct 26, 2015, 12:10 AM

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Despite-challenges-UH-wants-to-open-medical-6587323.php?cmpid=btfpm

Despite challenges, UH wants to open medical school by 2019

Despite challenges in raising money and gaining state approval, University of Houston officials are still set on opening a medical school - possibly by 2019 - on the flagship southeast Houston campus.

A medical school, university officials say, wouldn't be merely another token of prestige for UH, which is working to enhance its standing as an elite research institution. Instead, they say, it would meet a need for better health care services in the Third Ward community near the campus. UH already has committed hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop a plan for the school, pay consultants to study its feasibility and hire a "planning dean," tasked with developing a business plan and curriculum.

To open a medical school, however, UH will need state approval and tens of millions of dollars for startup costs. With the University of Texas opening two new medical schools in 2016 and at least two other public universities - the University of North Texas and Sam Houston State University - also pushing for medical schools, another in Houston would be a "tough sell," Raymund Paredes, the state's top higher education official, said in an interview this week.

The Best Forumer

Oct 26, 2015, 5:11 PM

Does Artesian Eclipse (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=219170) work?

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/uploads/monthly_10_2015/post-12048-0-87753100-1445610176.png

http://zydeco66.com/eclipse3.php

http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse.jpg

http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/EclipseInterior.jpg

http://zydeco66.com/images/Eclipse/Eclipse2.jpg

I'm lovin' it.

Urbannizer

Oct 26, 2015, 5:14 PM

Updates: Via Flickr

Market Square Tower, 609 Main

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/674/21752033413_0d9b592a29_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/z99RGR)IMG_9834 (https://flic.kr/p/z99RGR) by James Fremont (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfre81/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/760/22305667472_4aab26e087_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zZ5nPE)IMG_9908 (https://flic.kr/p/zZ5nPE) by James Fremont (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfre81/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/613/22185398398_bd3295eacc_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zNrY1W)IMG_9892 (https://flic.kr/p/zNrY1W) by James Fremont (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfre81/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5654/21701132994_1738596d35_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/z4DYMq)IMG_9819 (https://flic.kr/p/z4DYMq) by James Fremont (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfre81/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5644/21688856714_835cc82790_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/z3z4tq)IMG_9695 (https://flic.kr/p/z3z4tq) by James Fremont (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jfre81/), on Flickr

Skyhouse Main

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5699/21821654354_b19de2b47e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zfiFzU)IMG_8273 (https://flic.kr/p/zfiFzU) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Broadstone Skyline, Jefferson Heights

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/695/21823238443_c793cc0867_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zfrNtM)IMG_8274 (https://flic.kr/p/zfrNtM) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Astoria, BHP Billiton

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/672/22215948479_2031788fb2_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/710/22215059158_2cab1fd169_h.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5800/22413612201_4633c3ae93_h.jpg
http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-evolving-west-loop-skyline.html

Amegy Bank HQ

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5767/21780042074_77fc61864f_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/593/22389614042_07fbc8500f_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/658/22402764175_d32ef20e78_h.jpg
http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/10/new-bank-tower-rising-on-west-loop.html

toxteth o'grady

Oct 27, 2015, 3:28 PM

Urbannizer

Oct 27, 2015, 5:38 PM

Groundbreaking Held for COH/Harris County Joint Processing Center (http://abc13.com/news/project-expected-to-save-taxpayers-millions/1053725/)

HOUSTON -- Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and other city and county officials break ground on a joint inmate processing center that will consolidate and streamline all local inmate booking processes into one facility.

The $100 million processing center - to be built north of Buffalo Bayou downtown and next door to the county's Baker Street Jail - will be built with bonds approved by county voters in November 2013. Construction will require no tax increase; the county will pay off the bonds with savings produced by the new facility's operation.

The 246,000-square-foot Joint Processing Center is expected to be complete by the end of 2017.

Urbannizer

Oct 27, 2015, 8:24 PM

Le Meridien

Work has commenced. Formerly known as the Melrose Building, the hotel will hold 255 rooms, restaurant space, a rooftop pool and bar. It's expected to open by October 2017.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5676/22335382568_5b7fe9b8cf_b.jpghttps://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5678/21901872393_5d77490141_b.jpg

Urbannizer

Oct 27, 2015, 10:11 PM

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for HCC Coleman Campus Expansion

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/566/22335889828_fa13d2bf76_b.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hccphotos/albums/72157660346150436

The Best Forumer

Oct 28, 2015, 1:34 PM

Who are the lades?

Urbannizer

Oct 28, 2015, 8:12 PM

Who are the lades?

Dunno :shrug:

Urbannizer

Oct 28, 2015, 8:17 PM

500 micro-units planned for Ivy Lofts. Glad to see this concept is being pushed for Houston. Great location as it's only a few blocks from downtown. Construction expected to start by Summer 2016.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/600/22572881505_c6303dca0e_b.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/10/28/microcondos-slated-for-eado.html

Micro-condos slated for EaDo

Houston-based Novel Creative Development LCC is in the final stages of planning a new modern-living project east of downtown.

The 24-story development, known as the Ivy Lofts, will be home to some of Houston's first "micro-unit" condominiums and is slated to begin construction next summer. The 1.4-acre property is located at the corner of Leeland and Live Oak streets and will contain 500 micro-units, with first-floor retail.

Houston-based Powers Brown Architecture designed the plans for the building. Re/Max Inner Loop is handling the sales for the project, which are expected to begin in February.

nixcity

Oct 28, 2015, 8:41 PM

My wife and I are planning on visiting Htown for a few days during the week of Thanksgiving. We already have a few ideas for places we'd like to visit but I would appreciate (PM is fine) any options for must have food, urban walkable destinations and/or museums to see while we are there. THANKS.

Urbannizer

Oct 29, 2015, 5:35 PM

Crest at Taylor

381-unit, 4-story midrise by Lennar Multifamily. This is proposed for the corner of Spring and Taylor St.

http://gdainet.com/gda-crest-at-taylor.html

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5807/22578352325_e5435a1f5b_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/762/22390398960_551c8dd65b_b.jpg

DBGHouston

Oct 29, 2015, 8:49 PM

Northern Downtown Projects October 29, 2015

609 Main Street - 757 ft - Pickard Chilton (Hines)

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/609%20Texas%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsskyswe1f.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/609%20Texas%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsskyswe1f.jpg.html)

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/609%20Texas%20from%20NE_zpsotqqelvk.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/609%20Texas%20from%20NE_zpsotqqelvk.jpg.html)

Market Square Tower - 502 ft - Jackson & Ryan

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/Market%20Sq%20Tower%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsxsgaucn1.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/Market%20Sq%20Tower%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsxsgaucn1.jpg.html)

Houston Marriott Marquis - 400 ft - Morris

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/Marriot%20Marquis%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zpssikbz1c1.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/Marriot%20Marquis%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zpssikbz1c1.jpg.html)

Greater Houston Partnership (phase 1 - 11 stories) and Avenida de Las Americas Renovations

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/GHP%20Building%20Adjacent%20to%20GRB%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zps3mlkmfxj.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/GHP%20Building%20Adjacent%20to%20GRB%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zps3mlkmfxj.jpg.html)

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/Avenida%20de%20Las%20Americas%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zpsvza4s3yr.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/Avenida%20de%20Las%20Americas%20from%20N%20Oct%202015_zpsvza4s3yr.jpg.html)

Catalyst - 334 ft - Ziegler Cooper and 500 Crawford (side adjacent to Minute Maid Park nearing completion - collapsed scaffolding has been cleared)

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/Catalyst%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsy8y2lxlo.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/Catalyst%20from%20E%20Oct%202015_zpsy8y2lxlo.jpg.html)

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/500%20Crawford%20Ballpark%20Side%20Oct%202015%20copy_zpsmp3qzmh7.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/500%20Crawford%20Ballpark%20Side%20Oct%202015%20copy_zpsmp3qzmh7.jpg.html)

Hampton Inn - 14 stories - Does anybody know what the scaffolding is for?

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/dbghouston/Hampton%20Inn%20Downtown%20from%20NE%20Oct%202015_zpsfflnsg3w.jpg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/dbghouston/media/Hampton%20Inn%20Downtown%20from%20NE%20Oct%202015_zpsfflnsg3w.jpg.html)

Urbannizer

Oct 29, 2015, 11:41 PM

Nice update DBG. The glass on 609 Main is becoming more visible from further away as it rises. :cheers:

Monarch

Oct 30, 2015, 7:23 PM

http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Words/Cool/cool_2.gif
^^^ yes, all of this new and exciting construction is indeed cool. props urbannizer for all of the hard work....

Urbannizer

Nov 4, 2015, 11:59 AM

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/45/4f/67/454f67db788b959bf4021d12f063104b.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/11/exclusive-downtown-aquarium-to-expand.html

Exclusive: Downtown Aquarium to expand

The Downtown Aquarium is set to expand by the end of 2017.

Houston-based Landry's Inc. previously redeveloped Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building into a six-acre restaurant and aquarium with rides and amusements. Now, the company told HBJ its expanding to an adjacent half-acre lot across Preston Street.

Cantwell said Landry's is currently in talks to shut down the portion of Preston Street near the project for part of the day. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County runs its Metro buses heavily through Preston in the morning, Cantwell said, and so the company is in talks with the city to shut the street to the public after the morning rush and before the Downtown Aquarium opens.

Urbannizer

Nov 5, 2015, 3:25 AM

Park on Caroline

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32810-park-on-caroline-4810-caroline-st/

Mid-rise condo building by Urban Flats Builders @4810 Caroline. This will be next to Oaks on Caroline.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5766/22165504934_3571796c47_o.jpg
https://www.google.com/maps/place/4810+Caroline+Street+Houston/@29.7296062,-95.3828166,3a,75y,317.45h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sxLY59D9TaqwSA-nuG4sE5A!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x2753e09afc337e4?sa=X&ved=0CB0QxB0wAGoVChMI0-bI_cH3yAIVx0YmCh1ocgA1

Ridge on Caroline

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32809-ridge-on-caroline-4802-caroline-st/

This is also a proposed condo building by Urban Flats Builders. Located at 4802 Caroline, it will sit next to Park on Caroline.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/697/22762252886_11572d37f7_o.jpg
https://www.google.com/maps/place/4802+caroline+street+houston+tx/@29.7299082,-95.3825778,3a,75y,302.65h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sNzhGfJFFoUp1caegtf09vQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xe632fa64d542db60?sa=X&ved=0CB4QxB0wAGoVChMIkaSRx8H3yAIVyZqICh0YdA5B

Sic'EmBears

Nov 5, 2015, 3:53 AM

It's a shame the beautiful oak trees were cut down.

Urbannizer

Nov 5, 2015, 2:27 PM

It's a shame the beautiful oak trees were cut down.

The house in the first image and @4814 Caroline has been demolished, but the oak trees still exist today (https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7294926,-95.3827808,3a,75y,287.39h,100.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDuKEpyhqGPWJlOKyRj1iUg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1).

Sic'EmBears

Nov 5, 2015, 8:52 PM

I mistakenly thought this was one project.

ChiPsy

Nov 5, 2015, 11:12 PM

Ivy Lofts

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/t31.0-8/s960x960/12068483_715205128611603_1716045637105200452_o.jpg

I'm a little leery of the dive this woman is contemplating..

Urbannizer

Nov 6, 2015, 12:01 AM

http://i.imgur.com/vDTAe9e.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/11/05/ut-system-announces-major-houston-expansion-other.html

http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/news/university-of-texas-is-coming-to-houston/

UT System announces major Houston expansion

The University of Texas System announced on Nov. 5 a comprehensive strategic plan full of "quantum leaps," including a major expansion in Houston.

One day earlier, the system’s board of regents approved the acquisition of more than 300 acres off Buffalo Point, about 3.5 miles from the Texas Medical Center. Although specific plans for the land have not yet been decided, Chancellor William McRaven called it a game changer for Houston, the UT System and the state of Texas.

“This will not be a University of Texas at Houston. Rather, it will be an ‘intellectual hub’ for UT — an opportunity for all our campuses to take advantage of the Houston professionals in the fields of medicine, energy, engineering, business, aerospace, health care and the arts,” McRaven said in prepared remarks to the board of regents on Nov. 5.

Early next year, McRaven will convene a task force of civic leaders, legislators, academic and health presidents, faculty, students and regents, along with other constituents, to begin the planning process for the property.

http://i.imgur.com/f6Bfc73.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2OHexGw.jpg

Monarch

Nov 6, 2015, 4:13 AM

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Texas_Longhorn_logo.svg/640px-Texas_Longhorn_logo.svg.png
^^^ hook'em horns!

Urbannizer

Nov 6, 2015, 2:44 PM

More renderings of the new design for Treviso at Waterway Square are up.

http://search.har.com/site/18-waterway-square-2002_SITE81938839.htm

http://images-81.har.com/e1/mediadisplay/81/hr3724481-1.jpg

http://images-81.har.com/e1/mediadisplay/81/hr3724481-3.jpg

Urbannizer

Nov 6, 2015, 6:32 PM

3300 Main: Revised design. Now stands at 28-floors (up from 21) and 336-units (down from 400).

http://www.aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Photo-13-894x531.jpg

http://www.aecom.com/projects/3300-main-street/

3300 Main is a mixed-use development by PM Realty Group in partnership with AECOM Capital located in the Midtown neighborhood of Houston, Texas. 3300 Main will feature 336 residential apartments, 14,390 square feet of retail space, and 521 parking spaces. The project is strategically located next to the METRORail providing direct access to both Downtown Houston to the North and the Texas Medical Center to the South.

http://www.aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Photo-23-412x531.jpg

toxteth o'grady

Nov 6, 2015, 7:41 PM

That UT campus has been described as a (what's the most overused catch-phrase on the planet at the moment?) "game-changer". It certainly is a welcome development, with oil at a lull. Pairing that with the medical center development should help Houston attract the tech firms and their associated high-value jobs. As long as the HERO defeat doesn't drive them away.

Urbannizer

Nov 6, 2015, 10:17 PM

BHP Billiton & Astoria

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5807/22736420152_26cbbab1fe_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AD96A1)
IMG_8390 (https://flic.kr/p/AD96A1) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5795/22128804693_f78fc06fe2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zHrUFp)
IMG_8391 (https://flic.kr/p/zHrUFp) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5704/22736355372_c2f36ca6e7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AD8Lk7)
IMG_8395 (https://flic.kr/p/AD8Lk7) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Amegy Bank HQ

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5747/22561946160_c8eb22e696_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AnHSxJ)
IMG_8398 (https://flic.kr/p/AnHSxJ) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

The Carter

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5709/22723829536_5610c2a0a7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AC2yQq)
IMG_8379 (https://flic.kr/p/AC2yQq) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Camden McGowen Station

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5834/22761123071_1861444fc5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AFjGUp)
IMG_8365 (https://flic.kr/p/AFjGUp) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Broadstone Skyline & Jefferson Heights (background)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5796/22749878305_13489e4456_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/AEk5e8)
IMG_8383 (https://flic.kr/p/AEk5e8) by Andrew Rebman (https://www.flickr.com/photos/indiephotographer/), on Flickr

Updates via Flickr

Houstono

Nov 9, 2015, 1:04 AM

Wells, this is 7200 Main. Was waiting for someone on HAIF to come along and confirm whether it's an official project or not. HOK has it listed as an ongoing project.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14611875165_41565a1311_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2930/14425487747_c24415f24e_b.jpg

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30665-mixed-use-development-at-7200-main/

Anyone remember this project? What ever happened to it because it just looked absolutely mind blowing!

JoninATX

Nov 9, 2015, 2:47 AM

Anyone remember this project? What ever happened to it because it just looked absolutely mind blowing!

Sadly it looks like it was more of a vision than an actual proposal.

Urbannizer

Nov 9, 2015, 10:55 PM

Site cleared for Block 114, a 24-story apartment tower by Marquette Cos.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y266/brijonmang/114marquette_zpsplkbyj4e.jpg

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/34/57/25/7533932/3/1093x1093.jpg

Urbannizer

Nov 10, 2015, 6:25 AM

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/728/22292807913_35e800e206_b.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/11/son-committed-to-fulfilling-late-father-s-real.html

Son committed to fulfilling late father’s real estate legacy in NE Houston

Now, Rick McCord’s son — Ryan McCord — is tasked with carrying on his father’s legacy and vision for northeast Houston, an overlooked real estate corridor with the potential to become not just a suburban bedroom community but an economic juggernaut of corporate offices, restaurants and shops.

Rick McCord made his first purchase in the northeast corridor — 1,500 acres that would become Summerwood — back in 1985. Soon after, he acquired another 4,000 acres that is now Generation Park.

“What we’re doing at Generation Park is effectively creating a new economic center in the region,” Ryan McCord said. “To our knowledge, Generation Park is the largest commercial development of its kind happening in North America right now.”

Urbannizer

Nov 10, 2015, 2:08 PM

More Updates

Eado Station

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5638/22891097301_4b6bd4c21c_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/691/22258791863_d2579225a0_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5680/22487782089_478618c94f_b.jpg

Block 334

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Block 384

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Block 365

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3800 Main Phase II

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Mid Main

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Photos c/o hindesky on HAIF

Capella Museum District

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Hermann Park Houston (https://flic.kr/p/zVaTMR) by Marc longoria (https://www.flickr.com/photos/119926851@N02/), on Flickr

Urbannizer

Nov 10, 2015, 5:48 PM

21-acre Tarkett Industrial site being demolished by Gulf Coast Commercial. What's planned for the site? A mixed-use development with large retail chains "stacked upon one another".

-U3BhKE2xmI

Urbannizer

Nov 11, 2015, 5:08 AM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Main-Street-preps-for-another-Super-Bowl-closeup-6623690.php#photo-8937817

Main Street preps for another Super Bowl close-up

The sports fans are coming, so it must be time to spruce up Main Street.

The Downtown Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday announced a $12.1 million capital-improvement plan for Main Street that includes new landscaping and lighting, plus a series of vibrant art installations along a 19-block stretch that's experiencing an ongoing transformation. The group says the upgrades largely will be completed in time for the NCAA Final Four tournament next spring and the Super Bowl in 2017, which are expected to put Houston back in the "national and international spotlight."

The last big Main Street makeover was spurred by the 2004 Super Bowl, which Houston also hosted.

Urbannizer

Nov 11, 2015, 4:28 PM

*bump*

Urbannizer

Nov 11, 2015, 4:30 PM

Texas Medical Center Research Campus

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31442-tmc3-texas-medical-center-research-campus/?p=516348

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N90

Nov 11, 2015, 4:55 PM

I like the DNA strand design. The double helix pathway is a nice touch for the project.

The Best Forumer

Nov 11, 2015, 5:52 PM

A doubly twisty tower(s) would have been much much much more appropriate.

N90

Nov 11, 2015, 7:02 PM

A doubly twisty tower(s) would have been much much much more appropriate.
I was thinking double helix DNA strands for the crosswalks like in the rendering but 6 single RNA strand towers instead of those mid rises, and a small park with a cardiovascular pump waterfall at the end of the double helix DNA pathway.

Urbannizer

Nov 11, 2015, 9:34 PM

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/11/10/upscale-senior-living-community-breaks-ground-on.html

Upscale senior living community breaks ground on expansion

A high-end senior living facility along Woodway Drive broke ground Nov. 9 on a major expansion project valued at $72 million.

The project will add 183 units and space for 200 more residents to the campus, known as The Buckingham, on a recently acquired six-acre plot of land. The expansion is slated to be completed in 2017 and will create 80 new jobs.

JManc

Nov 12, 2015, 12:29 AM

The UT System bought 300 acres near Buffalo Pt (about 3 miles S of the TMC) for a massive research center.

Dariusb

Nov 12, 2015, 4:49 PM

Just curious but about how many highrise projects are there under construction or planned in Houston?

DBGHouston

Nov 12, 2015, 7:24 PM

Just curious but about how many highrise projects are there under construction or planned in Houston?

These are currently under Construction: Name/Floor Count

•609 Main at Texas 49
•Capitol Tower 35
•Market Square Tower 40
•The Post Oak 35
•BHP Billiton Tower 30
•Arabella 34
•Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel 30
•Methodist Inpatient Hospital 17
•Aris Market Square 32
•Hilcorp Energy Tower 23
•Le Meridien Hotel 25
•Catalyst 28
•3400 Montrose 30
•Astoria 25
•Belfiore 26
•The Kirby Collection Residential Tower 25
•The Southmore 25 construction
•Amegy Bank Headquarters 20
•Hotel Alessandra 21
•Energy Center V 18
•Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Expa... 16
•SkyHouse Main 24
•The Vantage 21
•The Carter 20
•One Grove Street 16
•The Ivy 17
•Phillips 66 Headquarters Tower [2] 15
•Phillips 66 Headquarters Tower [1] 15
•The Wilshire 17
•1885 St. James Place 15
•The Kirby Collection OfficeTower 12
•Hampton Inn / Homewood Suites 14
•West Memorial Place Building 1 12
•Hanover South Hampton Tower 2 12
•Hanover South Hampton Tower 1 12

There are 80 other projects on the drawing boards. You can see both of these lists under the City Database section here on Skyscraper Page...click on "Houston" and then you can see the individual lists by headings including "under construction" and "proposed."

DBGHouston

Nov 12, 2015, 7:28 PM

Crane is up for Hotel Alessandra on Fannin...

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ooooaaaah!

Nov 12, 2015, 8:33 PM

Urbannizer

Nov 12, 2015, 8:48 PM

I see some activity next door to Hanover residential tower in Blvd Place. Construction crew has been parking there and maybe they are doing soil testing? I believe the plan is to have a hotel/residential high rise on that spot.

Sweet! Great to hear something is going on there. Here's the site plan for BLVD Place -- I assume it's the area in the center along Post Oak Lane? Any pics of the activity?

http://www.blvdplace.com/Images/Gallery/RetailPlans/Large/1.jpg

Urbannizer

Nov 13, 2015, 4:53 AM

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/11/12/university-of-st-thomas-breaks-ground-on-new.html

University of St. Thomas breaks ground on new Center for Science and Health Professions

The University of St. Thomas in Houston’s Montrose area held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Center for Science and Health Professions building on Nov. 12.
The four-story, 103,000-square-foot facility will include research lab space, classrooms, gathering/study spaces and computer labs. Construction is expected to be complete in the summer of 2017.

Urbannizer

Nov 13, 2015, 5:47 AM

The Annex

5-Story Student Housing Project for UH. Leasing office for Campus Vue is currently on site so work may not begin until construction on that project wraps up.

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http://www.domusstudiogroup.com/#!the-annex/c1xea

Located a block from the University of Houston campus, this 147 bed project has the scale of a boutique hotel. Sharing amenities with the adjacent project allowed freedom in the design. The Annex makes use of the small footprint by stacking three stories of wood frame over two stories of parking. Unit types include efficiency and micro units to maximize the use of the space with convertible furniture - beds fold up behind the sofa and movable partitions allow students greater flexibility with the space.

Urbannizer

Nov 15, 2015, 5:04 AM

The Vantage

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ooooaaaah!

Nov 16, 2015, 6:10 PM

Sweet! Great to hear something is going on there. Here's the site plan for BLVD Place -- I assume it's the area in the center along Post Oak Lane? Any pics of the activity?

Here are some pics. The equipment has moved around the lot.

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CLTNC

Nov 16, 2015, 6:17 PM

It looks like Houston always have a lot of construction going on. I watch a few office tower being built in the late 70s and early 80s.

When you fly into Houston it looks like 7 different cities.

Urbannizer

Nov 16, 2015, 8:18 PM

http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/4600-POST-OAK-6630811.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop

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Galleria office site snapped up for future development

A Houston real estate company developing a 40-story residential building downtown has purchased a 3-acre site near the Galleria for what could be another luxury tower down the road.

An affiliate associated with BMS Management and Woodbranch Investments acquired 4600 Post Oak Place early this year for an undisclosed amount.

The inner-loop site between Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe houses a three-story office building constructed in the 1970s. The property is in an area rife with new development, including a Gables apartment complex and an office building under development for Amegy Bank.

A new building could be residential or office, but there are no immediate development plans.

"It's not the right time," said Philip Schneidau, president of BMS Management.

The Best Forumer

Nov 17, 2015, 1:37 PM

Hopefully something tall will come out of this.

DBGHouston

Nov 18, 2015, 7:43 PM

From Montrose Management District website New Redevelopment Project Planned for East Montrose (http://montrosedistrict.org/new-redevelopment-project-planned-for-east-montrose/) by Ray Lawrence | November 17, 2015

...Fred Sharifi, founder of SFT Investments, is planning an impressive new project, redeveloping a number of nearby commercial properties with new retail, office parking space. He is hoping to bring in some daytime activities to balance out the area’s evening crowd. The preliminary site plan (above) and three-dimensional concept (below) show the existing restaurant/bar buildings (A and B) and the prospective new structures in the early stages of the new concept. Fairview runs east and west through the center with north/south streets Morgan, Taft, Mason and Genesee depicted from left to right.

Urbannizer

Nov 18, 2015, 10:54 PM

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/11/17/new-mixed-use-project-slated-for-the-woodlands.html

New mixed-use project slated for The Woodlands

Houston-based Wulfe & Co. will soon develop a more than 40,500-square-foot mixed-use space in The Woodlands, at the entrance of the East Shore neighborhood.

Located at the northwest corner of Grogan's Mill Road near the intersection of Woodlands Parkway, the two-story development will be known as East Shore Place. It will include more than 17,000 square feet of space for retail on the first level and 23,000 square feet for Class A office space on the second level.

The center will also include a four-story parking garage and space for a two-story restaurant, according to plans released by Wulfe & Co. Currently, 18,280 square feet are available for lease.

Construction on the development is slated to begin on the project in early 2016, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Urbannizer

Nov 19, 2015, 12:51 AM

1616 Post Oak Blvd

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A different developer now has control of the site in front of The Cosmoplation. Dinserstein plans to build a residential high-rise here with 30,000 square feet of retail.

Here’s our full Uptown panel: Kendall, Eric, Steve, Jonathan, Lisa, Bob and David. A couple of our experts mentioned their excitement about the upcoming Dinerstein project at the northwest corner of Post Oak and San Felipe. Steve says the multifamily community will have 30k SF of retail.

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/uptown-one-of-houstons-strongest-submarkets-but-needs-mass-transit-52598?rt=title_alt_1?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser

Urbannizer

Nov 19, 2015, 8:05 AM

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http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2015/11/baylor-st-lukes-plans-to-move-forward-with-new.html

Baylor-St. Luke's plans to move forward with new patient tower at McNair Campus

Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health have plans to move forward on a second patient tower at their Baylor St. Luke's McNair Campus near the Texas Medical Center.

The organization is moving forward with the design and planning for the second tower, with more information to be released in December, according to CHI St. Luke's spokeswoman Ty Morrison. Plans for a second patient tower were first announced in October 2014. There are also conversations around adding a second office building to the campus.

The McNair Campus is a long-term project between the two organizations following Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives' purchase of St. Luke's Health. The hospital initially opened in January and will continue to open in phases over the next several years until 2018, when the hospital is expected to be completed.

The hospital currently is expected to be 1.2 million square feet, including clinician space, offices and 25 operating rooms. The current patient tower will have 250 beds when it is completed, the Houston Business Journal previously reported. The entire hospital will feature 550 beds when completed.

Urbannizer

Nov 19, 2015, 6:02 PM

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Westheimer Office to Be Redevloped

Yesterday, OrangeStone Capital closed on 8989 Westheimer. Go say your goodbyes to the building; partner Hussain Nathoo tells us it plans to redevelop it within the year.

Hussain tells us all sorts of uses would work on the three-acre site, and his team hasn't decided what it wants to put there. It'll be deciding quickly, since it aims to begin redevelopment by the end of 2016. The acquisition was a bit challenging, Hussain tells us, because OrangeStone was dealing with a bankrupt entity that had timing constraints. The team was able to close within 60 days with debt provided by Benchmark Bank's Jason Beene. The deal is sort of history repeating itself—OrangeStone closed two Houston office acquisitions in November and December last year, including the adjacent 9099 Westheimer.

Read more at: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/office/westheimer-office-to-be-redeveloped-52660?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser

Slyfox

Nov 20, 2015, 3:06 AM

Thought this was fascinating to read, I couldn't locate a Transportation thread so I assumed this was proper here, high speed rail is always a fantastic addition to any large city, especially when it connects to large major cities with massive economic power.

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/other/officials-one-step-closer-to-selecting-houston-depot-for-high-speed-rail-52511

It was be even more incredible if they could connect Dallas - Houston - Austin in a triangle. Or Throw in San Antonio for a four point circle.

Dariusb

Nov 20, 2015, 10:20 PM

These are currently under Construction: Name/Floor Count

•609 Main at Texas 49
•Capitol Tower 35
•Market Square Tower 40
•The Post Oak 35
•BHP Billiton Tower 30
•Arabella 34
•Marriott Marquis Convention Center Hotel 30
•Methodist Inpatient Hospital 17
•Aris Market Square 32
•Hilcorp Energy Tower 23
•Le Meridien Hotel 25
•Catalyst 28
•3400 Montrose 30
•Astoria 25
•Belfiore 26
•The Kirby Collection Residential Tower 25
•The Southmore 25 construction
•Amegy Bank Headquarters 20
•Hotel Alessandra 21
•Energy Center V 18
•Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Expa... 16
•SkyHouse Main 24
•The Vantage 21
•The Carter 20
•One Grove Street 16
•The Ivy 17
•Phillips 66 Headquarters Tower [2] 15
•Phillips 66 Headquarters Tower [1] 15
•The Wilshire 17
•1885 St. James Place 15
•The Kirby Collection OfficeTower 12
•Hampton Inn / Homewood Suites 14
•West Memorial Place Building 1 12
•Hanover South Hampton Tower 2 12
•Hanover South Hampton Tower 1 12

There are 80 other projects on the drawing boards. You can see both of these lists under the City Database section here on Skyscraper Page...click on "Houston" and then you can see the individual lists by headings including "under construction" and "proposed."

Cool! Thanks again.

Urbannizer

Nov 21, 2015, 12:21 AM

Allen Center Redevelopment

Work is about to begin as the area is being blocked off.

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https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/667845895791255552

JManc

Nov 21, 2015, 12:33 AM

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I actually kinda liked that building. It has a Edgar Durrell Stone vibe to it.

N90

Nov 21, 2015, 1:39 AM

Art studios made from shipping containers coming to Houston's Fifth Ward

Rendering http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/11/art-studios-made-from-shipping-containers-coming.html#g4

With that waiting list showing a high demand for studio space for artists, Alison and her husband, Preston, decided to undergo a new type of project for Houston — art studio space made from shipping containers.

"Houston really has a rich arts community, and this is really building on that," Alison said.

Dubbed "The Railyard" due to its proximity to rail lines, the studios will be located near Interstate 10 off Interstate 59, close to Saint Arnold Brewing Co. The Alisons will be working with Houston-based Numen Development, which specializes in shipping container design, on the Railyard.

The half-acre development will include four structures, with each structure including nine shipping containers stacked in a cube. There will be three studios in each, for a total of 12 studios available. Alison said there's already an informal waiting list of artists looking to move in.

The project will be completed in phases; the first structure of three studios is expected to be complete next summer.

Alison said the studios are filling a need that is only increasing as artists around the country become more familiar with Houston as a city that is friendly to artists.

"If you’re in a major art city and you have good studios and a vibrant art community, then artists will move here from other cities," Alison said. "I believe that if you provide it, they will come.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/11/art-studios-made-from-shipping-containers-coming.html

Urbannizer

Nov 21, 2015, 10:44 AM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Project-on-Dunlavy-may-finally-be-ready-to-start-6648017.php

Project on Dunlavy may finally be ready to start taking shape

In 2007, longtime urbanites said goodbye to the Allen House Apartments, a decades-old complex along Dunlavy just south of Allen Parkway. The multiblock property was a Houston institution, housing hundreds of college students, senior citizens and professionals behind brick walls and wrought-iron balconies that gave it a decidedly New Orleans feel.

The demolition of most of the units there - while marking the end of an era and eliminating scores of reasonably priced inner-city apartments - was done to make way for a more modern development covering 24 acres of prime property. The land has sat mostly dormant during the years following the initial announcement, but several new signs point to a coming revival of the project, Regent Square.

"They're ready to go," Howard said, explaining how the project had been shelved during the recession. He showed off booklets the developer had passed along containing renderings and site maps. It was dated Nov. 16, 2015.

Howard told the group, which was meeting in the library of Carnegie Vanguard High School in the Montrose area, that the project would contain 400,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, 240,000 square feet of office space, 950 multifamily units and 4,200 parking spaces.

Plans for an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an entertainment concept that combines a movie theater and dining, in Regent Square are still in the works, as well.

ooooaaaah!

Nov 21, 2015, 1:58 PM

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Project-on-Dunlavy-may-finally-be-ready-to-start-6648017.php

That map makes it look like the remaining Allen House Apartments has 3 more years of life as phase 01 doesn't look like it will include that block.

Urbannizer

Nov 21, 2015, 11:51 PM

609 Main at Texas

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11/21 c/o brijonmang on HAIF

toxteth o'grady

Nov 24, 2015, 5:33 PM

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5729/22543003354_6888c6d9c7_b.jpg

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Project-on-Dunlavy-may-finally-be-ready-to-start-6648017.php

Do you suppose they're trying to generate some interest in it, now that it's been quiet for so long?

Urbannizer

Nov 25, 2015, 9:45 PM

http://www.blvdplace.com/Images/Gallery/RetailPhotos/Large/6.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2015/11/next-phase-of-blvd-place-in-the-works.html

Next phase of BLVD Place in the works

Plans are in place to kick off Phase 3 of BLVD Place.

The first two phases of BLVD Place, a 284,000-square-foot development by Wulfe & Co. that includes big-name restaurants, retail and office space, have been quite a success, said Ed Wulfe, CEO of Wulfe & Co.

Wulfe said he plans to build on that success with Phase 3 of the development, which he hopes to kick off next year.

"We will expand more of the same concept across the way from Phase 2," Wulfe said, explaining that the space behind the existing building on Post Oak Lane will be where the next phase rises. Phase 3 and Phase 2 of the project would share parking garage.

"It will be two levels of retail and four levels of office, same as Phase 2." Wulfe said.

Urbannizer

Nov 26, 2015, 5:04 AM

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences

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Blossom Hotel & Suites

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http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/11/tmc-new-construction-nov-2015-pics.html

Healthcare for the Homeless

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http://pagethink.com/v/blog-detail/Providing-Health-Hope-Dignity/l4/

Urbannizer

Nov 30, 2015, 3:04 PM

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/11/exclusive-major-multifamily-developer-under.html

Exclusive: Major multifamily developer under contract to buy land in the Galleria area

The Hanover Co. is under contract to buy land in the Galleria area, possibly for a new luxury apartment project.

The Houston-based multifamily developer plans to purchase a parcel of land just south of its Hanover Post Oak luxury apartment tower off South Post Oak Lane. The deal is expected to close by mid-January.

toxteth o'grady

Nov 30, 2015, 7:21 PM

Wasn't Hanover one of the multifamily developers that said they were putting their projects in Houston on "hold"?

Urbannizer

Nov 30, 2015, 10:16 PM

Wasn't Hanover one of the multifamily developers that said they were putting their projects in Houston on "hold"?

The closing date for the Hanover River Oaks site was delayed. Hanover has a number of projects on tap for Houston.

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/houston-developers-defying-national-perception-with-new-projects-49116?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser

Hanover could break ground on another apartment complex here this year.

Hanover is considering starting construction on another development this year, and Brandt says it expects to do about three more in 2016 and 2017.

Urbannizer

Dec 1, 2015, 6:27 AM

New design for Alexan Downtown:

http://tcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/downtownlong.jpg

As of 11/15:

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By hindesky on HAIF

Urbannizer

Dec 1, 2015, 6:40 AM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Abandoned-downtown-building-to-see-new-life-as-6665980.php

Abandoned downtown building to see new life as luxury hotel

Construction is just beginning on the restoration of the old Melrose Building at 1121 Walker. The property is being redeveloped into a Le Meridien, originally a high-end European chain now owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

The 21-story building was constructed in 1952 and was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The interior will be gutted, while the façade will be made to look as it did years ago.

The hotel is expected to have 255 rooms, 8,000 square feet of meeting space, a rooftop pool and a ground-floor restaurant and bar.

The downtown site is small, and all parking will be off-site and handled through a valet. The hotel is expected to open in April 2017.

Urbannizer

Dec 1, 2015, 9:26 PM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/New-park-expected-to-attract-bike-riders-from-6666088.php#photo-9041575

New park expected to attract bike riders from around the world

Houston already has the largest skatepark in North America. With a groundbreaking Tuesday for a nearby bike park, the city could become an even bigger magnet for extreme sports.

The North Houston Bike Park will be a 20-acre facility at Kuykendahl and Rankin, designed with input from BMX riders. Adjacent to Dylan Park and North Houston Skate Park, the bike park will feature a BMX-sanctioned race track, BMX freestyle amenities and street courses, along with community and events centers.

The park will also include bike trails and connect to the Greens Bayou bike trail for mountain biking and more recreational biking.

Mayor Annise Parker and the Greenspoint Redevelopment Authority, which oversees the area's Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, are hosting the groundbreaking ceremony for the park Tuesday morning. The park is expected to cost between $13 and $14 million, and construction is expected to be completed around fall 2017.

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tateyb

Dec 3, 2015, 3:27 PM

8 Projects Transforming Downtown Houston (http://skyrisecities.com/news/2015/12/8-projects-transforming-downtown-houston)

Houston, like many North American cities, experienced growth that coincided with the automobile age. As a result, parking lots and garages dot the downtown core while large suburban homes dominate the periphery. Now that cities are looking for ways to revitalize their urban centres and congestion is making transit a more attractive option for many, a number of major developments have been proposed in Downtown Houston. Unsightly parking lots are the victims in many cases.

The Best Forumer

Dec 3, 2015, 6:14 PM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/New-park-expected-to-attract-bike-riders-from-6666088.php#photo-9041575

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Why so FAR from everything?

patriotizzy

Dec 3, 2015, 6:44 PM

Why so FAR from everything?

"The park will also include bike trails and connect to the Greens Bayou bike trail for mountain biking and more recreational biking."

TexasPlaya

Dec 3, 2015, 11:59 PM

Why so FAR from everything?

For whatever reason, Greenspoint TIRZ in north Houston, took it upon itself to build and target extreme sports with a big chunk of land. It paid off with the skate park and hopefully this will draw more folks in.

The Best Forumer

Dec 4, 2015, 3:54 PM

For whatever reason, Greenspoint TIRZ in north Houston, took it upon itself to build and target extreme sports with a big chunk of land. It paid off with the skate park and hopefully this will draw more folks in.

Thank you. This offers a more sensical view.

Urbannizer

Dec 5, 2015, 9:59 AM

Morningside Mansions

7-Story condo building going up @2406 Tangley by Tourelle Ventures.

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http://www.tourelleventures.com/

Urbannizer

Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 AM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Old-downtown-building-sold-and-demolished-with-6692023.php#photo-9096841

Old downtown building sold and demolished with new hotel in mind

A historic brick building downtown that housed a dry goods retailer for decades before being sold to Harris County traded hands recently, and was just demolished.

The 20,000-square feet of land that housed the Hogan-Allnoch Building is likely to become the site of a boutique hotel.

"We're visiting with several brands, exploring concepts and visiting with our architects to see what we can do there," said Nick Massad Jr., president and CEO of Houston-based American Liberty Hospitality, which owns other downtown hotels and has construction underway on another property nearby.

He said the hotel could perhaps have a restaurant and small deli/grocery on the first floor. It could be a couple of years before construction starts. Until then, the site may be used for parking.

JManc

Dec 12, 2015, 4:37 PM

^ That building was in such bad shape structurally that it would have cost 2x as much as they paid for it just to keep it from falling apart.

Urbannizer

Dec 13, 2015, 6:31 PM

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http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/11/new-office-building-parking-garage-to-be-constructed/#sthash.TDlV4LRx.W8UF7Qf7.dpuf

New office building, parking garage to be constructed

Construction will begin soon on a new office building and parking garage south of Allen Center.

The six-story, 66,710-gross-square-foot office building will house up to 295 work spaces, depending on office layouts. The design calls for terra-cotta fins on the exterior of the building’s concrete frame to control the amount of natural light into offices. The building will be located parallel to the road that connects Entrance 3 to College Way/Loop Road.

The east side of the office building will attach to a seven-level, 159,500-gross-square-foot parking garage. The garage will accommodate 496 parking spaces – a net gain of 382 spaces after accounting for current parking spaces in Lovett Lot that will be overtaken by the office building and garage. Fig leaf images will be displayed on huge plastic scrims that will attach to the sides of the garage.

Starting Dec. 21, parking will no longer be permitted in the Lovett Lot south of Allen Center and the Cohen House. Entrance 3 to the campus at the intersection of Main and Cambridge streets will also be closed. The road between Entrance 3 and College Way will be closed too, except to emergency vehicles.

Jones said the garage is expected to be completed by the beginning of summer 2017; the office building should be completed by the end of summer 2017. During the construction phase, employees who have been parking in the south Lovett Lot will park in other campus lots through arrangements made by the Parking Office.

Kieran Timberlake is the architect for the project; J.E. Dunn is the general contractor.

bobbyv

Dec 14, 2015, 3:48 PM

^ That building was in such bad shape structurally that it would have cost 2x as much as they paid for it just to keep it from falling apart.

And you know this how?

The Best Forumer

Dec 14, 2015, 7:10 PM

And you know this how?

I think he mentioned he is some kind of engineer.

ooooaaaah!

Dec 14, 2015, 9:22 PM

I think he mentioned he is some kind of engineer.

I thought he was asking how he knows this because he worked or inspected the building or i.e. he just looked at it with x-ray vision and he could see that the main support beams are rusted?

JManc

Dec 15, 2015, 12:27 AM

Several articles and discussions related to that building.

dktshb

Dec 15, 2015, 12:37 AM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Old-downtown-building-sold-and-demolished-with-6692023.php#photo-9096841

What a shame. I am glad we preserve these structures in LA even when they need a lot of structural work. Now that spot is going to sit as a parking lot for at least 2 years.

Urbannizer

Dec 15, 2015, 1:04 AM

"It could cost $4.7 million to resolve the warehouse's structural issues, according to an August 2008 engineering report. "The problem with the [Hogan-Allnoch] building is that the brick is load-bearing brick," Ellwood says. "Unfortunately, with the settling of the earth, the building basically has been compromised. There are pretty substantial cracks going all the way from the bottom to the top."

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29510-hogan-allnoch-building-texas-and-austin-demolished-for-future-botique-hotel/?p=445973

Multiple auctions were held for the building, in hopes of someone putting in the work to save it from the wrecking ball.

Urbannizer

Dec 15, 2015, 1:23 AM

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http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Midtown-Men-s-Center-rebrands-and-rebuilds-6697104.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop

Midtown Men's Center rebrands and rebuilds

The Men's Center, a 65-year-old Houston recovery organization for alcoholics and drug users, is rebuilding its Midtown campus, rebranding and opening its doors to women.

Demolition will begin today on the group's existing buildings along Main Street for a new facility to be developed at 3809 Main. The planned five-story, 50,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open in spring 2017.

The nonprofit, now known as "Recenter," provides recovery programs, housing, meals and job assistance to help those recovering from drug and alcohol abuse. It's programs are based on the 12-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous.

glowrock

Dec 15, 2015, 1:31 PM

What a shame. I am glad we preserve these structures in LA even when they need a lot of structural work. Now that spot is going to sit as a parking lot for at least 2 years.

Unfortunately, the cost of making the building structurally sound was estimated to be much more than the replacement value of the structure. When a masonry-supported building has severe structural problems, not much can be done about it. It was bound for the wrecking ball.

Sad, yes. Inevitable, also yes.

Aaron (Glowrock)

toxteth o'grady

Dec 15, 2015, 4:38 PM

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It threw me for a loop momentarily to see this location as "south of Allen Center" until I realized that's a building on the Rice campus, not the former home of Enron.:runaway:

Urbannizer

Dec 15, 2015, 7:38 PM

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Owner-of-River-Oaks-Shopping-Center-plans-further-6699617.php#photo-3682511

Owner of River Oaks Shopping Center plans further redevelopment

The owner of the River Oaks Shopping Center is planning big changes to its West Gray retail property that houses more than 75 national and local retailers and restaurants, including a two-story Barnes & Noble and the River Oaks Theatre.

In a statement released Tuesday morning, Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors said it is "evaluating several opportunities" to add residential units, additional retail and parking to the north side of the property between McDuffie and Driscoll streets. The 320,000-square-foot center spans both sides of West Gray east of Shepherd Drive. The company said it also wants to improve pedestrian walkability of the center and its public spaces.

"As an owner of shopping centers across the nation, we are always exploring opportunities to add value to all of our properties and River Oaks Shopping Center has tremendous opportunity," Gerald Crump, Weingarten's senior vice president of leasing, said in the statement. "Given our local roots in Houston, we are focused on the community needs while ensuring the long term viability of the shopping center."

Several years ago, the owner redeveloped the northwest portion of the 320,000-square-foot property. The company called the new plan "very preliminary."