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JoninATX Jun 5, 2013 6:30 PM
Thanks Wattleigh, I was wondering what was happening with the old Savory building. I looked on Skyhouse Houston webcam and could see it was being gutted out.

KevinFromTexas Jun 5, 2013 8:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by photoLith (Post 6152308)
Somebody needs to put the Skyhouse into the construction thread, the cranes installed.
We always wait to move threads until actual construction on the building has begun, I.E. foundations/piers. That has happened now, so I went ahead and moved it.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=203192

http://oxblue.com/open/SkyHouseApartments

N90 Jun 5, 2013 9:22 PM
Residential highrise for Uptown Houston:
Renderings: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...=image_gallery
Quote:
Inter-Pier LLC’s plans for the structure, to be named Belfiore and located on Post Oak Lane, between San Felipe and Woodway, show it will stand 26 stories with only two homes per floor, totaling 44 residences and two penthouses.

Each home spans about 4,650 square feet, in addition to 700 square feet of terrace, with an average base price of about $600 a square foot.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2014 with a targeted completion for spring 2016.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...iving-for.html

AustinTay Jun 5, 2013 10:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by N90 (Post 6154319)
I can't stand Shaina Zucker...

I really hope that building comes to fruition. That area will look awesome with Blvd Place and Astoria.

toxteth o'grady Jun 6, 2013 3:22 PM
HGAC has plans for Washington Avenue.

Plan for Washington Ave. could prompt its own management district

econik Jun 7, 2013 12:33 AM
River Oaks District Complex Update

econik Jun 7, 2013 2:06 AM
I started a REDDIT page for HoustonSkyscrapers
 
I don't know how useful it will be or become but here it is. Subscribe and post! It might become a nice way to keep things current and more discussed.
http://www.reddit.com/r/HoustonSkyscrapers/

Urbannizer Jun 8, 2013 6:14 PM
BLVD Place Update by SkylineView

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/...ps39310bae.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1653da21.jpg

http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/...psa09ed4ba.jpg

Urbannizer Jun 8, 2013 8:32 PM
New UTMB Hospital:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/8...4cea5c81_b.jpg

Galveston Intermodal Terminal:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8412/8...375ce229_b.jpg

Double L Jun 8, 2013 11:51 PM
What is the Galveston Intermodal Terminal?

toxteth o'grady Jun 11, 2013 4:05 PM
Judging by the pic, it's going to be a bus/streetcar terminus. It's not the cruise ship facility.

Considering it was almost closed, the UTMB expansion is good to see.

Wattleigh Jun 11, 2013 9:03 PM
http://media.culturemap.com/crop/fa/...ing_172115.jpg
c/o Culturemap, from the article linked below.

CityCentre Five will likely be coming soon. From Culturemap...

Quote:
This fall, Midway will break ground on CITYCENTRE FIVE, another Class A building with 195,000 square feet of office space over ground floor restaurant and retail space. Plans for the eight-story structure incorporate parking and three floors with 20-foot ceilings. The last developable tract is at the northern gateway of the property, adjacent to The Tasting Room, where Luby's currently stands.

"The energy business is really strong right now and that is driving a lot of the development," explains Brinsden. "We offer our office tenants an amenity-rich environment so that they can recruit and retain the best talent."

Wattleigh Jun 11, 2013 9:17 PM
Work continues on the conversion of 806 Main into a JW Marriott.

Photos from today...

c/o 'Nate99' on HAIF

http://i41.tinypic.com/ej7vo6.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/20b1n2s.jpg

and 'Urbannizer' on HAIF

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/12/py4amuja.jpg

llamaorama Jun 12, 2013 2:47 AM
Quote:
Judging by the pic, it's going to be a bus/streetcar terminus. It's not the cruise ship facility.
Are they ever going to bring back the streetcars in Galveston?

toxteth o'grady Jun 12, 2013 2:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wattleigh (Post 6161052)
http://media.culturemap.com/crop/fa/...ing_172115.jpg
c/o Culturemap, from the article linked below.

CityCentre Five will likely be coming soon. From Culturemap...
That rendering looks quite a bit taller than 8 stories. I'm seeing 8 floors atop the garage alone. I think it's 12 floors overall.

toxteth o'grady Jun 12, 2013 3:01 PM
Another one that's been quietly under the radar.

Who's paying $100M tab for M.D. Anderson's expansion project?

toxteth o'grady Jun 12, 2013 3:10 PM
Highway news:

Grand Parkway construction to begin this summer

Cory Jun 12, 2013 5:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6161813)
Sooo barbaric. Just permitting a new belt of gluttonous sprawl as far as I'm concerned.

Urbannizer Jun 12, 2013 7:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6160682)
Judging by the pic, it's going to be a bus/streetcar terminus. It's not the cruise ship facility.

Considering it was almost closed, the UTMB expansion is good to see.
The parking garage for the intermodal terminal will be connected to the cruise ship terminal via skybridge.

Quote:
Originally Posted by llamaorama (Post 6161422)
Are they ever going to bring back the streetcars in Galveston?
I remember reading plans to bring the streetcars back, not sure where it stands now.

Here's another update on the terminal, taken June 10th. Progress has slowed. For now, they can't build within 50ft of the building next door due to a complaint over vibrations.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/9...e5b7698d_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/9...a16f6e74_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2876/9...ce3c42a4_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2876/9...ce3c42a4_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/9...0b166f2a_b.jpg

Von Jun 13, 2013 2:17 PM
Does anyone know anything about the final design for the central station on Main Street? Every day I walk by that location, but I'm clueless as to what design is being built.:shrug:

Wattleigh Jun 14, 2013 6:23 AM
The transformation of the Mickey Leland Federal Building downtown continues - this photo is from 'infinite_jim' on HAIF.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...attach_id=3595

AviationGuy Jun 15, 2013 2:45 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wattleigh (Post 6164318)
The transformation of the Mickey Leland Federal Building downtown continues - this photo is from 'infinite_jim' on HAIF.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...attach_id=3595
Looks really nice. I hope those other buildings next to it get new facades at some point.

AustinTay Jun 15, 2013 4:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AviationGuy (Post 6165320)
Looks really nice. I hope those other buildings next to it get new facades at some point.

Highly unlikely, this building had federal funding.

Urbannizer Jun 17, 2013 3:43 PM
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/9...c96e7964_b.jpg

Quote:
Originally Posted by Houston Business Journal
Southwestern Energy will break ground on its new 515,000-square-foot HQ

Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) will break ground this week on its new 10-story corporate headquarters campus in Springwoods Village in north Houston.

Located on 25.6 acres near the intersection of Interstate 45 and the planned Grand Parkway, the project will consolidate Southwestern’s more than 1,000 Houston-area employees at one location.

The 515,000-square-foot building is nearby to where Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) is building a corporate campus to consolidate 10,000 employees from around the U.S.

Southwestern's building, designed by Houston-based Gensler, is slated for completion at the end of 2014.

Currently, Southwestern employees occupy office space in several North Beltway-area office buildings near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where the natural gas exploration and production firm's leases expire soon.

Houston-based Patrinely Group LLC is the development manager of the project, which will target LEED Gold certification.

The project leaves acreage available for future expansions by the company, according to a statement from Southwestern.

Springwoods Village is an 1,800-acre master-planned community being developed by CDC Houston Inc., a subsidiary of New York-based Coventry Development Corp.

Steve Mueller, Southwestern's president and CEO, is expected to announce a major partnership with the Montgomery County Food Bank at the groundbreaking on June 18

Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/n...ringwoods.html

photoLith Jun 17, 2013 4:18 PM
Yay suburbia!!!

TexasPlaya Jun 17, 2013 6:36 PM
Good looking building.

shakman Jun 17, 2013 7:07 PM
The architecture is excellent... ...the concept and location :yuck:

Wattleigh Jun 18, 2013 8:26 PM
Another Chateau Ten may be in the works - this time not too far from the site being cleared for the Ashby Highrise. The first is already under construction.

http://swamplot.com/chateau-ten-part...se/2013-06-17/

More apartments underway on W. Dallas, near the Whole Foods Store & Finger's Apartments
http://swamplot.com/the-apartments-b...ds/2013-04-11/

It also looks like they're slowly making progress in terms of implementing a long-term master plan at The Menil.
http://www.chron.com/entertainment/a...on-4596764.php

toxteth o'grady Jun 20, 2013 2:03 PM
Hey, they may have a use for the Dome, at a cost of $194 million. Yippie skip.

Astrodome may finally have a purpose: Officials unveil proposal

toxteth o'grady Jun 20, 2013 2:06 PM
Interesting market survey from JLL on the top five energy metros. Curiously Houston shows a smaller office space inventory than DFW, but fewer vacancies and more absorption. Also better hotel occupancy rates.

JLL Energy Outlook

TexasPlaya Jun 21, 2013 2:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6171068)
Interesting market survey from JLL on the top five energy metros. Curiously Houston shows a smaller office space inventory than DFW, but fewer vacancies and more absorption. Also better hotel occupancy rates.

JLL Energy Outlook
Thanks for the link, very interesting. The difference between Houston and DFW is on the industrial side, as both cities have a lot office presence.

Wattleigh Jun 21, 2013 6:06 AM
More lodging options headed downtown... Three hotels in two buildings on one block (Crawford/Rusk/La Branch/Capitol)

Per The Chronicle

Quote:
Value-priced hotels planned for Houston convention district
By Nancy Sarnoff
June 21, 2013

The area around the George R. Brown Convention Center is about to see a burst of hotel construction as developers plan several new projects, two of which will offer more moderately priced rooms.

The new projects are planned for sites just outside the convention center's front doors, making this the most active period for hotel construction in this part of downtown in a decade.

Houston hotel firm American Liberty Hospitality is planning a 300-room property along Crawford between Capitol and Rusk.

The 14-story building will have two brands under the same roof: a Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites.

The two hotels, known nationally for their value pricing, will help serve price-sensitive travelers, whether they're coming downtown for a business meeting or the annual quilt show.

"We are trying to bring a variety of room types to the convention district," developer Nick Massad Jr., president and CEO of Houston-based American Liberty Hospitality, said of the $50 million project.

A second project, to be built on the same block as Massad's property but fronting Rusk, will be a Hyatt Place.

The 11-story hotel will be developed by College Station-based Oldham Goodwin Group and Phin-Ker of Houston. The group expects to break ground on the 261-room property by January and open by the summer of 2015.

oscarinhouston Jun 22, 2013 6:22 PM
I think there's a new building coming up at the corner of Venis and Knox

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Venic...xas+77007&z=19

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...psae6a44e2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ps2b85e011.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ps3783d57a.jpg

Reverberation Jun 24, 2013 2:08 PM
From the Business Section of yesterday's Chronicle;
http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/22/31/30...3/rawImage.jpg
Quote:
Tall building ahead at west side shopping center

June 23, 2013

The owners of Town & Country Village are planning to add some tall buildings to the sprawling low-rise shopping center on the west side of Houston.

Moody Rambin said it will start construction in September on a 10-story office building with 250,000 square feet of high-end office space and a 1,390-car parking garage. The building will go up at Town & Country Boulevard at Queensbury Lane.

Plans for the development, to be called Town Centre, are to follow the first building with a second containing six stories and 100,000 square feet.

The first new building, Town Centre I, is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of next year.

Frost Bank is providing construction financing and Kirksey Architecture designed the buildings, which will be built energy-efficient.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/busi...p?t=86f7acc94c

toxteth o'grady Jun 24, 2013 4:33 PM
One Hughes Landing tops out in the Woodlands, Two Hughes Landing on deck.

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...ng-600x337.jpg

toxteth o'grady Jun 24, 2013 9:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverberation (Post 6175593)
From the Business Section of yesterday's Chronicle;

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/busi...p?t=86f7acc94c
The community theatre is a nice touch.

Moody Rambin to begin work on new office complex

Reverberation Jun 25, 2013 2:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6176098)
The community theatre is a nice touch.

Moody Rambin to begin work on new office complex
Another rendering of the new project:

[IMG]http://media.bizj.us/view/img/595601/tc*600.jpg[/IMG]

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...=image_gallery

Reverberation Jun 25, 2013 2:28 PM
Also, some news from DOWNTOWN:
http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/22/33/55...3/rawImage.jpg
Quote:
Alliance Residential Co. plans to develop a five-story apartment complex for the block bounded by Bell, Leeland, Main and Fannin. EDI International is the architecture firm.
Quote:
By Nancy Sarnoff

June 25, 2013

Amid a surge of new apartment development in Houston's Inner Loop, the Hines real estate firm is considering plans to add hundreds more units to the booming market.

The Houston-based developer - known for building the Galleria, Williams Tower and some of downtown's most notable skyscrapers - recently stepped up its multifamily development efforts and is now setting its sights on downtown and the Museum District.

A Hines spokesman said the company is still studying the feasibility of both projects, but that the sites were chosen for their urban locations.
.......

The lack of supply in some areas has resulted in double-digit increases in rents, said multifamily analyst Bruce McClenny.

"It's just hard to find an apartment now," said McClenny, president of Houston-based Apartment Data Services.

"Yes, we have all these units coming, but they don't seem to be coming that fast, he said.

About 18,000 apartments are under construction in the Houston area, with some 10,000 of those units in close-in areas.

Hines' new downtown project would go up on a parking lot catty-corner from Market Square Park at Preston and Travis.

It would represent the newest multifamily project in the city's core, which has seen a boost in activity since last summer when public officials announced a financial incentive program for apartment developers.

Last week, the city approved a developer planning a five-story, 207-unit project in the southern part of downtown on a block bordered by Bell, Leeland, Main and Fannin for the program.
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/busi...fc44ffb05374ef

toxteth o'grady Jun 25, 2013 4:33 PM
Ellington Field is getting a new business complex.

http://r3.cygnuspub.com/files/cygnus...8_10976728.jpg

J. A. Billipp Company Announces Ellington Air Commerce Center

Wattleigh Jun 25, 2013 5:44 PM
Looks like they're continuing to clean out the inside of Central Square. The developers have a twitter for the projects and are now occasionally posting progress photos from the inside...

https://twitter.com/CentralSquareTX

DanielG425 Jun 25, 2013 8:02 PM
Hines is planning a 22 story residential in the museum district and another high rise for downtown! Cheers!

toxteth o'grady Jun 25, 2013 8:31 PM
Hines was kind of coy about the details, and given their other apartment projects were midrises, I wasn't expecting them to go vertical with the two proposed apartments.

toxteth o'grady Jun 25, 2013 8:33 PM
Another six-story building with 50,000 sf a floor out in Westchase.

PM Realty Group starts on Westchase Park expansion

photoLith Jun 25, 2013 11:41 PM
^
Yuck

Wattleigh Jun 27, 2013 6:59 PM
Another new tower may be on the way, this time for Washington Ave...

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ce-of-new.html

Quote:
Jun 27, 2013, 12:42pm CDT

Exclusive: Renderings surface of new office tower near Heights

An exclusive sneak peek of the 25-story, 200,000-square-foot office structure, called 22 Waugh.

Shaina Zucker
Reporter - Houston Business Journal

The Houston Business Journal obtained two renderings of a new 25-story office tower that will rise near the Heights.

Stream Realty Partners LP and Blackswan Investment Partners, both based in Houston, are developing the 220,000-square-foot office structure on corner of Washington and Waugh streets.
Renderings from the same post

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...psea0123ed.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps9c62c867.jpg

llamaorama Jun 27, 2013 8:25 PM
what corner will it be on?

N90 Jun 27, 2013 9:46 PM
I think it's time to indoctrinate "Crane City" as an official Houston nickname.

N90 Jun 27, 2013 9:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6137287)
That's at least 50 buildings the size of Chateau10. Is there room for them all east of 59/69?
No what I meant is raze down all the abandoned warehouses and factories east of downtown/in east end as well as fill up all those vacant land and surface lots with these and make like 50 or more of those 6 story Chateau 10 type developments. Preferably more.

It's beautiful infill. I love the design and it's a great leap to increase the density in a midrise fashion.

toxteth o'grady Jun 28, 2013 12:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by N90 (Post 6180212)
No what I meant is raze down all the abandoned warehouses and factories east of downtown/in east end as well as fill up all those vacant land and surface lots with these and make like 50 or more of those 6 story Chateau 10 type developments. Preferably more.
I'm still not sure there's room for them all. The Alliance midrise is infill, but the neighborhood already has reveral of those and the rowhouses. Open space is starting to disappear.

I'd like to see a few more 20-30 story residential highrises downtown. Ten of those would still be only 3,000-4,000 units in a city that's building close to 20,000 a year.

toxteth o'grady Jun 28, 2013 7:21 PM
THis has to be the third or fourth time this project has been announced. Now they say they have the money to build.

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...endering-1.jpg

River Oaks District receives financing and is ready to break ground


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