I guess it all depends on whether you want a small DT with no room to grow but up or a large DT with lots of outward development but more numerous yet lower buildings.

i like it that some ofthe renderings show it to be a 6 or 7 stories tall!!

More on the updated look of Regent Square...

http://swamplot.com/the-new-regent-s...-27/#more-2097

Seems like the comments on that blog are not to fond with the development. One of them makes an interesting point though with the arcades or overheads protecting pedestrians from rain or just helping them out in the humidity.

Yea when I envision walkable neighbors, I envision overhangs. However, I'm pretty excited to see the new renderings of this.

Hines Signs Lease With KPMG LLP for MainPlace in Houston

(HOUSTON) – The Houston office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that they have signed a lease with KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, for 108,904 square feet on the top four floors of MainPlace. The 46-story, one million-square-foot office building is under construction at 811 Main in downtown Houston. KPMG LLP, which is currently located in Bank of America Center, will relocate to MainPlace upon building completion in 2011.

http://www.hines.com/press/releases/5-29-08.aspx

So about 10% of the building is leased now. Good.

All the rest will eventually fall right into place before long... ;)

Well, they have three years to work on those occupancy numbers...

Top floors, eh? Should be some nice lease rates up in the stratosphere.:cool:

http://www.wulfe.com/Images/BPPhotos/Lg_01.jpg
http://www.wulfe.com/Images/BPPhotos/Lg_03.jpg
http://www.wulfe.com/Images/BPPhotos/Lg_07.jpg

final BLVD Place design maybe..

Wow, I sure hope that's the final Blvd. Place design. If I remember correctly the tallest building in the rendering above is that awesome looking Ritz-Carlton hotel proposal I saw several months ago that I heard had been scrubbed. I'll cross my fingers!!!

:yes:

looks good. :)

BLVD Place looks to be a separate use development. 2/3/4 story retail with an office tower and a residential/hotel tower on the site but not mix use with residential above the retail. Is this correct- Does anyone have the specifics of this project?

So, for those keeping up on these large urban projects we have:

City Center (Town and Country)
Kirby at Westheimer
Regent Square
Oaks District
Mid Town Super Block
Blvd. Place
Sonoma
Fingers Lot
...and I guess the Hardy Rail Yard will remain a pipe dream unless a developer realizes the potential of the site and resurrects it.

Dis I miss any? This city is going to look a little different in the 2010's with the impact of these type of projects.

I think the Memorial City area is going to look the most different by 2010. You have City Center at I-10 and BW8 and the new Memorial Hermann complex off I-10. Not to mention Memorial City mall, which keeps updating and expanding. By the way, does anyone know if the area on the mall side of the pedestrian bridge over Gessner (sp?) is going to be developed on?

I can't think of any other large projects.

Mac Haik Realty Ltd. has broken ground on a new Embassy Suites Hotel in Energy Plaza.

The 14-story, 216-room hotel, which also features a two level parking garage, is slated to open in October 2009.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/s...l?ana=from_rss

Energy Tower III? I don't see the room. Or did I miss something in the article that talked about them demolishing what's on the adjacent properties?

Since the used car dealership (Mac Haik?) has vacated the lot directly in front the part of the site already under construction, I'm going to guess it might be cleared away as things progress.

There is nothing new here but Uptown Houston's website gives a good breakdown of development:
http://www.uptown-houston.com/economic/development.html

More on the Embassy Suites in the Energy Corridor.

How tall is this "Ritz" going to be? Looks like it could be the second tallest in Uptown.