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toxteth o'grady Feb 6, 2015 3:25 PM
East side is always going to have a more industrial vibe to it, due to the Port and the petrochemical plants. That said, the rowhouses are providing close-in alternatives for Downtown workers. One would hope that at some point banks and retail will follow the houses into the neighborhood. The area is a relative food desert and largely unbanked.

Urbannizer Feb 6, 2015 5:55 PM
1111 Net Street Apartments (Fore Washington)

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...on-apartments/

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7282/...2688d42f_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/...258cec47_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7456/...3b7c8bb9_b.jpg

TexasPlaya Feb 6, 2015 5:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6904093)
East side is always going to have a more industrial vibe to it, due to the Port and the petrochemical plants. That said, the rowhouses are providing close-in alternatives for Downtown workers. One would hope that at some point banks and retail will follow the houses into the neighborhood. The area is a relative food desert and largely unbanked.
The immediate eastside and areas around UH will hopefully see good development.

Urbannizer Feb 6, 2015 7:27 PM
Marlowe: New Rendering

http://www.houstoneb5.com/images/project_marlowe_1.jpg

toxteth o'grady Feb 6, 2015 9:37 PM
That actually is an improvement over the black and white box that was the prior rendering.

Michi Feb 8, 2015 8:18 PM
February 7, 2015

Another crane joins the skyline - GHP site & Hotel. The start of the Cultural Center Building, the next block north toward Minute Maid Park, should not be that far off.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/...0b876281_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7418/...b1f371f3_b.jpg

toxteth o'grady Feb 8, 2015 11:14 PM
Nifty. I hope they get the hotel they were looking for.

Michi Feb 8, 2015 11:33 PM
Indeed! I think it is the garage that is permitted right now, and it will be neat to see how it spans the section of light rail tracks. I really hope there is a lot of economic opportunity to connect downtown to East Downtown in these few blocks...get a nice, seamless transition through the 59 elevated into the adjacent district.

Speaking of...
EADO Station - February 7, 2015 (parking garage (south block))
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8677/...6327b923_b.jpg

Michi Feb 8, 2015 11:39 PM
And watch for this little guy to possibly get up and running soon. A pleasant infill project in the Financial District of the CBD.

http://swamplot.com/downtown-wallflo...nn/2009-03-11/

toxteth o'grady Feb 9, 2015 2:27 AM
Broadstone Skyline has moved into the vertical portion. Crane is up, per 2/7 picture by hindesky at HAIF:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/...a9dd6d44_b.jpg

toxteth o'grady Feb 10, 2015 1:36 AM
Teaser:

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...SE-600x450.jpg

Woodlands developers planning luxury tower

They provide a website, but all it has is a request for your name and contact information.

Urbannizer Feb 10, 2015 2:07 AM
Updates:

500 Crawford: By H-townchris2 on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/...77fa94c6_b.jpg

Block 334: By tumbleweed_tx on HAIF

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8586/...300c27d8_b.jpg

GHP Building/Hotel Site: By hindesky on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/...3be054a7_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/...543c4b1f_b.jpg

Mid-Main" By hindesky on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/...1760249c_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8606/...c4af5a89_b.jpg

Alexan Midtown: By larrydierker on HAIF

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8674/...ffd7aee0_b.jpg

Oaks on Caroline: By larrydierker on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/...ae530cb5_b.jpg

TexasPlaya Feb 10, 2015 6:21 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6904741)
That actually is an improvement over the black and white box that was the prior rendering.
Much better!

Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6908336)
Teaser:

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...SE-600x450.jpg

Woodlands developers planning luxury tower

They provide a website, but all it has is a request for your name and contact information.
Wow, Woodlands looks pretty dense there.

Von Feb 10, 2015 2:55 PM
[QUOTE=Michi;6898160]The Hamilton
February 1, 2015
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8594/...39766945_b.jpg

QUOTE]

Does anyone have pictures of the renderings for this projects?

Urbannizer Feb 10, 2015 6:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Von (Post 6908878)

Does anyone have pictures of the renderings for this projects?
Nothing special:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/...0cbcf76b_b.jpg

toxteth o'grady Feb 10, 2015 8:27 PM
A downtown office building that was originally back-of-house operations for a major Houston bank now has a new owner that has plans to convert it into a data "hotel".

Downtown office building trades hands

The Best Forumer Feb 10, 2015 9:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6908336)
Teaser:

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...SE-600x450.jpg

Woodlands developers planning luxury tower

They provide a website, but all it has is a request for your name and contact information.
I find highrises in the far flung suburbs a tad bit oxymoronic. And by a tad I mean a LOT. This is pure silliness.

Double L Feb 10, 2015 11:29 PM
Quote:
I find highrises in the far flung suburbs a tad bit oxymoronic. And by a tad I mean a LOT. This is pure silliness.
You may not like the look of a skyscraper standing alone but if that is what the market demands, then it is not okymoronic or silly, it is a naturally efficient economy.

East7thStreet Feb 11, 2015 12:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Double L (Post 6909739)
You may not like the look of a skyscraper standing alone but if that is what the market demands, then it is not okymoronic or silly, it is a naturally efficient economy.
The market almost never demands a highrise built in the middle of no-whereland suburbia. It just doesn't make sense to build something so expensive when there is plenty of cheap land surrounding the development. I have to agree that it is pure silliness and more about the ego of a developer.

Double L Feb 11, 2015 12:27 AM
This highrise wasn't built in the middle of nowhere suburbia. It was built in The Woodlands. The second biggest city in the metro and one of the fastest growing parts of the city.

The Woodlands actually tried to avoid development for a long time but it was all so well planned that they had so much demand that they just had to give in and allow these buildings to be built. Also, trust me, there is no cheap land surrounding this development, the area is very expensive and filled with high class retail.

AviationGuy Feb 11, 2015 2:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 6909540)
I find highrises in the far flung suburbs a tad bit oxymoronic. And by a tad I mean a LOT. This is pure silliness.
Have you ever even been to The Woodlands?

shakman Feb 11, 2015 2:06 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by East7thStreet (Post 6909802)
The market almost never demands a highrise built in the middle of no-whereland suburbia. It just doesn't make sense to build something so expensive when there is plenty of cheap land surrounding the development. I have to agree that it is pure silliness and more about the ego of a developer.
Do you think a financial institution will give a loan to a developer in order to satisfy their ego? If you know of any, please introduce them to me. Some of us have ideas that need to be developed. :cheers:

AviationGuy Feb 11, 2015 3:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by shakman (Post 6909983)
Do you think a financial institution will give a loan to a developer in order to satisfy their ego? If you know of any, please introduce them to me. Some of us have ideas that need to be developed. :cheers:
Excellent and very valid point. Those other two posts on The Woodlands were really off-base.

Shasta Feb 11, 2015 5:10 AM
Pasadena is the second biggest city in the metro.

Pearland is actually probably more populous than The Woodlands now as well.

That said, The Woodlands is the capital of Montgomery County...

TexasPlaya Feb 11, 2015 6:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta (Post 6910216)
Pasadena is the second biggest city in the metro.

Pearland is actually probably more populous than The Woodlands now as well.

That said, The Woodlands is the capital of Montgomery County...
I wouldn't be surprised if the The Woodlands is the 2nd biggest economic center. The Houston metro has weird city limits and ETJs so the concept is a little bit silly, but it's generally been Sugarland, Baytown, or Pasadena for the past several decades.

TexasPlaya Feb 11, 2015 7:04 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6909450)
A downtown office building that was originally back-of-house operations for a major Houston bank now has a new owner that has plans to convert it into a data "hotel".

Downtown office building trades hands
Good news, this and if the Exxon building becomes leased to the city for HPD will be nice for downtown during this slump in oil prices.

toxteth o'grady Feb 11, 2015 6:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by shakman (Post 6909983)
Do you think a financial institution will give a loan to a developer in order to satisfy their ego? If you know of any, please introduce them to me. Some of us have ideas that need to be developed. :cheers:
But enough about 7200 Main.:notacrook:

toxteth o'grady Feb 11, 2015 6:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasPlaya (Post 6910299)
Good news, this and if the Exxon building becomes leased to the city for HPD will be nice for downtown during this slump in oil prices.
If nothing else, it backfills some of the space slated to be vacated.

The Best Forumer Feb 11, 2015 8:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6910940)
But enough about 7200 Main.:notacrook:
Yes, I agree. :)

toxteth o'grady Feb 11, 2015 9:24 PM
No recession yet...

Housing market up in January, but sales expected to cool

houston19514 Feb 11, 2015 11:16 PM
Two more towers start construction:

High-Rises Under Construction or very recently completed in Houston
Buildings over 200' tall under construction in Houston:

1. 609 Main @ Texas/Downtown (756 ft)
2. Market Square Tower/Downtown (533 ft)
3. 2929 Weslayan/River Oaks (533 ft)
4. BHP/Uptown (477 ft)
5. Marriott Marquis/Downtown (400 ft)
6. 3400 Montrose/Montrose (400 ft)
7. Catalyst/Downtown (373 ft)
8. Residences at Market Square/Downtown (362 ft)
9. Belfiore/Uptown (347 ft)
10. Hilcorp Energy Tower/Downtown (346 ft)
11. SkyHouse River Oaks/River Oaks-Uptown (333 ft)
12. Astoria/Uptown (322 ft)
13. SkyHouse Houston/Downtown (320 ft) (Completed mid-2014)
14. SkyHouse Main/Downtown (320 ft)
15. The Southmore/Museum District (320 ft)
16. Noble Energy Center Two/Northwest (307 ft)
17. Millennium Tower II/Energy Corridor (293 ft)
18. Energy Center IV/Energy Corridor (293 ft)
19. The Sovereign/Montrose (280 ft) (Completed Spring 2014)
20. Millennium Medical Center/Medical Center (280 ft)
21. Phillips 66 South Tower/Energy Corridor (274 ft)
22. Air Liquide Center I/Memorial City (267 ft)
23. Amegy Bank Tower/Uptown (267 ft)
24. Houston Methodist/Medical Center (253 ft)
25. The Carter/Montrose-Museum District (250 ft)
26. Phillips 66 North Tower/Energy Corridor (242 ft)
27. Energy Center V/Energy Corridor (240 ft)
28. Park Place at Buffalo Bayou/Allen Parkway (240 ft)
29. Energy Tower IV/Energy Corridor (227 ft)
30. San Felipe Place/River Oaks (223 ft)
31. One Grove Street/Upper Kirby (216 ft)
32. 1885 St. James Place/Uptown (200 ft)

Urbannizer Feb 12, 2015 4:26 AM
If you're going to be a troll, you will not be tolerated here. Comments removed.

Urbannizer Feb 12, 2015 4:28 AM
Official announcement:
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/n...ks-ground.html

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8614/...90587122_b.jpg

Quote:
Originally Posted by HBJ
Another SkyHouse apartment tower breaks ground downtown

Houston's third SkyHouse apartment tower has broken ground.
SkyHouse Main will be at 1725 Main Street, between Pease and Leeland streets, directly south of its twin, SkyHouse Houston.

The new 24-story tower will have 336 units, as well as 7,200 square feet of street-level retail space. Apartment features include floor-to-ceiling glass, 9-foot-plus ceiling heights and high-end amenities such as granite countertops, wood floors, large balconies and high-speed Internet.

Community amenities include the top-floor SkyHouse, which features a clubroom, fitness center, pool and grilling area. SkyHouse Main is expected to deliver in early 2016.

rdavis4559 Feb 12, 2015 4:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6911886)
How is Skyhouse as far as landlords go?

Urbannizer Feb 12, 2015 5:17 AM
Riva at the Park: This rendering reflects the addition of 3 more floors to this proposal; it is now more than 50% sold.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7419/...ea62cfc3_b.jpg

Jasonhouse Feb 12, 2015 5:39 AM
^That's neat looking little building. Cool that it got scaled up like that. Those top floors will have great views above the trees and such.

Jasonhouse Feb 12, 2015 5:40 AM
A heads up for all members...

Please remember that these Project Compilation threads are strictly reserved for reporting on and cataloging ongoing urban development projects (especially vertical ones) in the subject locality. Your discussions in these threads should strictly involve either reporting on ongoing projects, or discussions specifically of them.


Discussions exploring other aspects of urban living, or a certain city's existing culture, etc, are welcome to occur in the proper forum for it. Such as the global City Discussions forum if you want a general discussion of a subject, or if it's something specific to Houston, the Texas/South Central regional subforum.


Also, please remember that this forum has an extensive database of prior discussions. It is usually a good idea to utilize the Search function to look for previous discussions on a particular subject, before creating a new thread for it.

TexasPlaya Feb 12, 2015 6:13 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6911886)
Does the 1st downtown Skyhouse tower have ground floor retail?

Clev Feb 12, 2015 7:53 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6911886)
I'm glad that downtown is getting more residential projects. These Skyhouses are good density fillers and bring in a lot of residents quickly.

HoustonHorns Feb 12, 2015 7:56 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasPlaya (Post 6912013)
Does the 1st downtown Skyhouse tower have ground floor retail?
Yes, but I'm not sure if any of the space has been leased yet.

Urbannizer Feb 12, 2015 4:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonHorns (Post 6912096)
Yes, but I'm not sure if any of the space has been leased yet.
No spaces have been leased yet.

Urbannizer Feb 12, 2015 4:54 PM
Updates:

Sunset Coffee Building: By adr on HAIF

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8665/...be11f28c_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7399/...1c9ff51e_b.jpg

Central Square Building: By DrLan34 on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/...156f212b_b.jpg

Pearl Washington: By Westudweller

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/...0ff8a04d_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/...c8fbab3a_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/...f14fbf14_b.jpg

Elan Memorial Park: By westudweller

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/...e1c1e9fe_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8582/...66d141fb_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/...6da3a97f_b.jpg

The Vue on MacGregor: By Triton on HAIF

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/...547ffb99_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/...93bc8e87_b.jpg

Campus Vue

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/...28ebc737_b.jpg

UH Basketball Facility

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/...86ca363a_b.jpg

toxteth o'grady Feb 13, 2015 2:08 AM
Things are happening on the east side of I-45 in the Woodlands (and it's not just the construction of the new Methodist Hospital). Oak Ridge North is discussing a hotel, conference center, retail development and townhomes...

Growth spurs redevelopment in Oak Ridge

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/34/53/22.../3/622x350.jpg

Soignies Forest Feb 13, 2015 2:24 PM
Greetings,

Does anyone know what has become of 40 story apartment building planned by Trammell Crow near the convention center? Is it still planned or has it been shelved?

Urbannizer Feb 13, 2015 6:23 PM
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3946/...028cf3bf_b.jpg

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/n...ak-ground.html

Quote:
Originally Posted by HBJ
Galleria-area luxury condo tower to break ground in May

Houston-based Pelican Builders Inc. plans to break ground on its 17-story luxury condominium tower near the Galleria in May despite economic uncertainty stemming from the energy industry.

The Wilshire, which Pelican is developing with its equity partner, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, will be at 2049 Westcreek Lane on the site of the former Westcreek apartment complex. Pelican purchased the land, immediately south of SkyHouse River Oaks, for an undisclosed amount about a year ago, the Houston Business Journal previously reported.

Urbannizer Feb 14, 2015 1:54 AM
http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/34/54/62.../1093x1093.jpg

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...6080030.php#/3

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chron
Changes aim to put the 'park' back in Allen Parkway

Next summer, after workers have spent months shifting lanes, adding crosswalks and planting trees, Allen Parkway will be a parkway again, at the cost of a slight slowing of vehicle traffic and the reintroduction of traffic signals.

Partnering with the Downtown Houston Management District, city officials expect to start construction on a redesigned parkway after July 4, the date of the Freedom Over Texas celebration in Eleanor Tinsley Park just north of the parkway. The goal, downtown district president Bob Eury said, is to finish the work in time for Free Press Summer Fest in late May 2016.

When completed, the $10 million in changes planned will improve pedestrian and bicyclist access from Midtown and Montrose to the Buffalo Bayou park system and add up to 175 parking spaces for visitors to the growing outdoor offerings along the bayou.

"The goal we have is how do we improve access to this park," said Andy Icken, chief development officer for the city.

Urbannizer Feb 14, 2015 2:48 AM
CityPlace Springwoods Village: New renderings.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/...04114eea_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/...987d811f_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/...fd4a4288_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7387/...c74c386c_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/...3f6a18de_b.jpg

shakman Feb 14, 2015 2:53 AM
Where is this development located?

Urbannizer Feb 14, 2015 3:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by shakman (Post 6915210)
Where is this development located?
Just south of the new ExxonMobil Campus.

http://www.cityplacespringwoods.com/masterplan-sv.asp

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