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DBGHouston Mar 2, 2020 12:11 AM
Filling in the blanks with planned buildings, it's remarkable how the downtown skyline will merge with midtown + Montrose in the view from Hannover's River Oaks. The next phase of Caydon plus the midtown towers by other developers (esp. the one across from Whole Foods and the one farther north than Caydon) results in downtown + midtown skylines merging from points west.

I'm watching the same thing happen with downtown + The Allen + Midtown + Montrose + the rest of Allen Parkway when viewed from the northwest. Our skylines are merging and they are HUGE.

Dariusb Mar 2, 2020 1:08 AM
^Man, when all of these skylines merge Houston will reclaim it's # 3 spot in the skyline race from Miami and Los Angeles step back.

The Best Forumer Mar 2, 2020 5:51 PM
nice shots.. thanks for the info.

N90 Mar 3, 2020 4:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dariusb (Post 8847536)
^Man, when all of these skylines merge Houston will reclaim it's # 3 spot in the skyline race from Miami and Los Angeles step back.
HOU's already ahead of LA for skyscrapers but its behind MIA. I don't think it will ever catch up with MIA because almost all of the construction in MIA is highrise and skyscraper since they don't have much room left to build lowrises and midrises anymore. They also have so much construction going on too. But HOU will stay ahead of LA.

The one area where LA is ahead is that some of LA's suburbs like Long Beach, Irvine, Anaheim, and Burbank all either have skylines or highrise clusters. The Woodlands and Galveston need to step up their game and more suburbs need to get in on the action IMO. MIA's metro area has lots of cities with highrises and skyscrapers, much more than LA and HOU.

Buildings over 100 meters

1. Miami 118
2. Houston 103
3. LA 74

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/cities

The Best Forumer Mar 3, 2020 4:50 PM
well what can we do to catch up?

DanielG425 Mar 3, 2020 7:15 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 8849232)
well what can we do to catch up?
If the condo/apartment/hotel market continues to rise and deliver within the loop and create more density I can see Houston catching up to Miami.

JManc Mar 4, 2020 3:55 AM
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Originally Posted by DanielG425 (Post 8849455)
If the condo/apartment/hotel market continues to rise and deliver within the loop and create more density I can see Houston catching up to Miami.
No way. Miami had a massive building boom which resulted in a massive glut. They also tend to be second homes, investment property and built along coastal/ scenic areas. Houston may have a boom but I think Miami is comfortably ahead of us at this point.

bilbao58 Mar 4, 2020 6:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JManc (Post 8850154)
No way. Miami had a massive building boom which resulted in a massive glut. They also tend to be second homes, investment property and built along coastal/ scenic areas. Houston may have a boom but I think Miami is comfortably ahead of us at this point.
Miami is full of foreign-money-parking/money-laundering condo investment à la Toronto or Vancouver. I wonder how much these "investment" properties in Miami will be worth when their lobbies are filled with sea water.

The Best Forumer Mar 5, 2020 12:42 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bilbao58 (Post 8850277)
Miami is full of foreign-money-parking/money-laundering condo investment à la Toronto or Vancouver. I wonder how much these "investment" properties in Miami will be worth when their lobbies are filled with sea water.
What do you mean?

N90 Mar 5, 2020 1:43 AM
Guys check this out

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=28

So many of the buildings that they have listed as “under construction” for HOU are done like Capitol Tower, Hanover BLVD Place, Hanover River Oaks, Camden Conte, Marlowe, Memorial Hermann TMC expansion, etc.

So many buildings in the “proposed” section are either under construction or already done like the Blossom Hotel, Thompson Hotel and Residences at the Allen, Gables Westcreek, Broadstone at Chelsea Market in the Museum District, the Bowen, Elan Memorial Park, Greystar Phase 2 in the Heights, Block 387 Downtown, Hilton-Staybridge in Uptown, Home2Suites in the Med Center, the office building in the Midlane mixed use near ROD, Tradition Woodway (the Homey), etc.

Then there are buildings that don’t even show up on any of their data lists like the Preston or Drewery Place, the highrises U/C in Memorial City and U/C in City Centre, that 16 story Embassy hotel that finished construction in Energy Corridor like 4 years ago.

HOU has well over 500 buildings above 10 stories done now but that list has had it stuck at 494 for 2.5 years...

I'm gonna go ahead and make a compilation of all the errors and request a database correction. I'll skim through HAIF and see which buildings have been built, are under construction, and proposed to make the list. Need to get the HOU database to the present timeline. It's database is still stuck in the last construction cycle even though so many buildings have been built since then.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9865

N90 Mar 5, 2020 8:40 AM
Hilton Hotel at the University of Houston expansion
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The Hilton University of Houston project, with a budget of $30 million, will add an additional tower to the Hilton. The expansion will increase the number of hotel rooms from 86 to 150. The hotel will also get a new main entry area and renovations of existing spaces such as the Center for Student Success, Cougar Grounds and the Hall of Honor. The last time the hotel was renovated was in 2010, but this will be its first expansion.

http://thedailycougar.com/2020/03/04...tion-projects/
John M. O’Quinn Law Building
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This new standalone building will still house all of the Law Center. With a budget of $90 million, the project will include instructional spaces, student lounges, student service areas, faculty and administration offices and more. The building will also host a courtroom, an advocacy skills lab, a law library and clinics.

The construction will cause the permanent closure of lot 19B at the end of the spring semester. The lot is currently one of three lots that make up Zone C and is located where part of the John M. O’Quinn Law Building will be located.

http://thedailycougar.com/2020/03/04...tion-projects/
College of Medicine at the University of Houston
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The new multi-story College of Medicine, with a budget of $80 million, will be built across from MacGregor Park and feature an anatomy lab, a full continuum-of-care simulation suite, an innovation lab and clinical spaces.

The college will be home to Houston’s first medical school built in almost 50 years, and it aims to help medically underserved communities in Houston.

http://thedailycougar.com/2020/03/04...tion-projects/
East End on the Bayou
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...f0&oe=5E822C8C
https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...f0&oe=5E822C8C
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d5&oe=5E851517
https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net...d5&oe=5E851517
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It's a 4 story midrise at the intersection of Fruend and Nagle. It's being developed by Pauda Realty and Anderson Canyon.

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...-new-mid-rise/
3 star hotel at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...G?format=1500w
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...G?format=1500w
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This 3-Star+ Hotel is being developed in partnership with Munoz Albin as the design architect and Kirksey as Architect of Record. Our design team has been hired to consult on the interiors, FF&E, room design, and conference center design.

The aesthetic derives from the green lush landscape of the surrounding area. The finish palette is sophisticated, classic, and tonal. We are currently in schematic design and discovering options reception areas, the pool and fitness center, and the rooftop bar.

The corridor and room experience is high end in a tight footprint that maximizes every square inch. The corridor has a black and white concept that allows for different color palettes on rooms transitioning from dark or light. Customers gain the opportunity to have a unique experience and view depending on which side of the corridor they enter from.

The rooftop bar is the jewel of the building, allowing for views of the lake and an opportunity to ‘see and be seen’ on the luxurious balcony with full bar service.

http://www.kateschneiderdesigns.com/.../houston-hotel
Urb. posted these on HAIF. I'm just putting them in here.

DBGHouston Mar 5, 2020 7:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by N90 (Post 8850924)
Guys check this out

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=28

So many of the buildings that they have listed as “under construction” for HOU are done like Capitol Tower, Hanover BLVD Place, Hanover River Oaks, Camden Conte, Marlowe, Memorial Hermann TMC expansion, etc.

So many buildings in the “proposed” section are either under construction or already done like the Blossom Hotel, Thompson Hotel and Residences at the Allen, Gables Westcreek, Broadstone at Chelsea Market in the Museum District, the Bowen, Elan Memorial Park, Greystar Phase 2 in the Heights, Block 387 Downtown, Hilton-Staybridge in Uptown, Home2Suites in the Med Center, the office building in the Midlane mixed use near ROD, Tradition Woodway (the Homey), etc.

Then there are buildings that don’t even show up on any of their data lists like the Preston or Drewery Place, the highrises U/C in Memorial City and U/C in City Centre, that 16 story Embassy hotel that finished construction in Energy Corridor like 4 years ago.

HOU has well over 500 buildings above 10 stories done now but that list has had it stuck at 494 for 2.5 years...

I'm gonna go ahead and make a compilation of all the errors and request a database correction. I'll skim through HAIF and see which buildings have been built, are under construction, and proposed to make the list. Need to get the HOU database to the present timeline. It's database is still stuck in the last construction cycle even though so many buildings have been built since then.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=9865
Thank you for working on that...it hasn't been updated since the Texas Tower started construction...a long time! :cheers:

The Best Forumer Mar 5, 2020 10:50 PM
those are some awesome updates!

N90 Mar 6, 2020 4:41 AM
Fishel's Landing
https://cdn.bisnow.net/fit?height=48...Qdzv8sjmUjpIIk
https://cdn.bisnow.net/fit?height=48...Qdzv8sjmUjpIIk
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A new market-rate, workforce housing multifamily complex is coming to the Garden Oaks area. Dakota Enterprises said on Wednesday that it is building Fishel’s Landing, a four-story, 243-unit development at 4840 North Shepherd Drive, at the corner of Janisch Road. Houston-based Dakota Enterprises purchased the 225K SF property from Jones Oil in April. The developer said it anticipates breaking ground on the apartment community in the fall, with full delivery at the end of 2021.

Read more at: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/...medium=Browser
North of 610 on Shepard.

DBGHouston Mar 6, 2020 8:14 PM
Houston Chronicle photo spreads:

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/47/70/03/.../1024x1024.jpg

photo: Smiley N. Pool, Staff
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...photo-10453246

Photos show Houston's Texas Medical Center campus transform over nearly 100 years Rebecca Hennes Chron.com/Houston Chronicle Rebecca Hennes March 5, 2020

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Over the last nearly 100 years, the Texas Medical Center (TMC) campus has transformed from a single hospital in 1925 into the largest medical complex in the world serving more than 10 million patients annually.

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...hp?cmpid=hpctp


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photo: Hines
https://www.chron.com/homes/commerci...photo-15445939

Before and after: 5 years of Houston skyscrapers and high-rise construction
Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle December 27, 2019

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As tall high-rises and even taller skyscrapers continue to populate Houston skies, we take a look back at how our streets and neighborhood skylines looked just five years ago.
https://www.chron.com/homes/commerci...hp?cmpid=hpctp

Dariusb Mar 7, 2020 12:44 AM
Great article. I know few if any of us will be alive then but do any of you ever wonder what Houston's skylines will look like in 100 years or even in the next 50?

Wattleigh Mar 8, 2020 3:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DBGHouston (Post 8853308)
What's funny is that photo of the TMC is already dated somewhat. Within the past couple of years, three towers have been added to what would've been visible in the shot - those being the TCH Legacy Tower, Methodist's Walker Tower and Memorial Hermann's Sarofim Tower.

That piece has some great construction photos of the area though. I tended to feel nostalgic for the construction photos of the O'Quinn Tower (or 6624 Fannin Tower if you're going on the current name) most of all. I remember seeing it new as a kid on field trips into the city and thought it was so cool at the time. It still is one of my favorites in town.

nmed Mar 8, 2020 6:01 AM
Tmc
 
I remember spending a few days at Herman Hospital when I was a kid. From my window I could watch the steel frame going up on the Conoco Building (with the WeatherEye!)

DBGHouston Mar 8, 2020 7:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wattleigh (Post 8854478)
What's funny is that photo of the TMC is already dated somewhat. Within the past couple of years, three towers have been added to what would've been visible in the shot - those being the TCH Legacy Tower, Methodist's Walker Tower and Memorial Hermann's Sarofim Tower.

That piece has some great construction photos of the area though. I tended to feel nostalgic for the construction photos of the O'Quinn Tower (or 6624 Fannin Tower if you're going on the current name) most of all. I remember seeing it new as a kid on field trips into the city and thought it was so cool at the time. It still is one of my favorites in town.
Good call! Just noticed the missing Main St towers downtown & midtown + Hannover Montrose...hard to keep up. The two newest Hines buildings downtown (under constructipn) will immediately date all the classic Buffalo Bayou photos from the west too. :yes:

bilbao58 Mar 8, 2020 10:33 PM
“Saudi Arabia Stuns World With Massive Discount In Oil Sold To Asia, Europe And U.S. ... Oil prices are down more than 30% this year. “

Say goodbye to Houston’s real estate boom.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/08/81343...-europe-and-u-


Of course, with lower gasoline prices, it'll be easier to drive around the country searching for places unaffected by Coronavirus.:eek:

The Best Forumer Mar 9, 2020 3:49 PM
UGH this is not good. Can we cut production to raise the price?

bilbao58 Mar 9, 2020 7:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 8855528)
UGH this is not good. Can we cut production to raise the price?
Since this is all about the Saudis trying to force the Russians to cut production to keep prices stable during the Coronapocalypse, I'm hoping Russia relents, cuts production, the Saudis revert back to their original plan to cut production, and prices go back up.

May be the only bit of optimism I have left.

Wattleigh Mar 11, 2020 3:28 PM
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/new...r-15122769.php

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Houston council OKs $43M in tax breaks for downtown W Hotel


Dylan McGuinness
March 11, 2020

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Houston city council on Wednesday approved $43 million in tax breaks to bring a luxury W Hotel to downtown.

The council voted 16-1 to approve the deal after limited discussion, with council member Amy Peck casting the lone “no” vote.

Peck previously expressed concern that the luxury deal diverged from the the lower-priced, limited-service hotel first pitched by developer Al Kashani of Texas Hospitality Partners. She said that was not fair to other developers who, perhaps, would have bid for the contract if they knew there would be hefty incentives.

Houston First, the city’s convention agency, first sought hotel proposals in 2014. Included in its instructions to interested developers at the time was a statement that no local rebates or tax abatements would be offered.

Public finance experts have said the incentive package, worth roughly one-third the cost of the project, is beyond industry norms for a non-essential, luxury hotel.

Council member Michael Kubosh said the city would benefit from the deal, singling out the estimated 275 permanent jobs the development will bring.

“The economic benefit to the city is great,” said council member Michael Kubosh. “There’s no upfront cost to the city.”

Wattleigh Mar 11, 2020 3:45 PM
Great piece from CoStar (Paywall) on the TMC and the potential of growth in the realm of medical device innovation. Selected quote sums up the potential and the tease of a major announcement forthcoming for the TMC|3 area which is about to begin construction.

https://www.costar.com/article/1470149596/houston-aims-to-become-a-us-medical-device-mecca

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Bill McKeon, CEO of the Texas Medical Center Corp., the nonprofit that oversees the 50 million-square-foot TMC campus where more than 100,000 employees work, said Texas and Houston are at a critical turning point. McKeon, who spent much of his career in the medical device industry at firms like Medtronic, argues that there is not a single city for known for medical device innovation, research and development, besides clusters in Boston and Minneapolis.

He said CEOs at major medical device companies have started telling him they see Houston as the next go-to place for medical device innovation. McKeon said there are several medical device deals in the works for the proposed TMC3 campus that he expects to announce later this year. Plans for the campus call for 1.5 million square feet of buildings and parks designed to look like a double helix DNA strand from above.

"I think the Medical Center … will be where the medical device mecca will happen in the United States," McKeon said in an interview.

Expansion Challenge

Restrictive covenants inside the TMC historically prevented private, for-profit companies from significantly expanding. Instead, nonprofit hospitals, healthcare systems and research institutions have dominated the district. The new TMC3 campus loosens restrictions for for-profit endeavors, opening new opportunities for for-profit companies to work alongside nonprofits, universities and research institutions.

McKeon said the TMC3 project is sparking interest and investment from private companies. He already has a letter-of-intent with a major industry player for a 500,000-square-foot-building in the complex.

"We’ll be announcing deal after deal after deal with the industry. It’s amazing the speed and the appetite they’ve had," McKeon said. "The sleeping giant has awoken and now we’re open for business."

McKeon and others have noted that the TMC is attractive for product researchers because they can access a large, diverse pool of patients to develop and test new products. About 10 million patients visit the TMC every year, according to the TMC, and Houston is now considered one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country. TMC3 is meant to put the industry, researchers and startups together to speed the time from idea to manufacturing new products.

Twitter1 Mar 14, 2020 11:04 PM
Regent Square update from today.

https://i.imgur.com/l4Mfkem.jpg

Cory Mar 16, 2020 1:31 AM
Progress on Aspire Post Oak courtesy of ekdrm2d1 @ HAIF.

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...eb8021f5814a7b

TexasPlaya Mar 20, 2020 9:46 PM
BisNow: The Urban Revival Of Houston’s East End Is Building On Its Historic Bones

Read more at: https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/...medium=Browser

The Best Forumer Mar 26, 2020 5:54 AM
how are these affected by covid?

Cory Mar 28, 2020 1:15 AM
Concrete pouring this morning for Montrose Collective courtesy of cityliving at HAIF

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...57719950b.jpeg

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...c22b7ede4.jpeg

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...fbc3800da.jpeg

Twitter1 Mar 29, 2020 1:40 AM
The Block 10 multi phase development along the Katy fwy & Beltway 8 has a new rendering. This is the Phase I medical office building.

https://i.imgur.com/4V1E9vp.jpg

Cory Mar 29, 2020 2:18 AM
Is that part of City Center or nah?

The Best Forumer Mar 29, 2020 4:38 AM
Not sure mang... not sure... depends on which corner of the intersection...

bilbao58 Mar 29, 2020 6:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Cory (Post 8877408)
Is that part of City Center or nah?
Please! Anything that's 15 miles from downtown yet calls itself CityCentre is going to be pretentious about it and use the British spelling! :D

Cory Mar 29, 2020 3:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bilbao58 (Post 8877569)
Please! Anything that's 15 miles from downtown yet calls itself CityCentre is going to be pretentious about it and use the British spelling! :D
It is what it is. The name apparently comes from Houston’s shifting center of population.

Geographer Mar 29, 2020 5:28 PM
It's interesting how a private developer recreated the feel of a downtown in the suburbs, complete with pedestrian malls and ground floor retail. But since it's all private land there are no panhandlers. It's like Disney Land.

Dariusb Mar 29, 2020 7:33 PM
Ok question. Do you see these kinds of developments as trying to promote density in the burbs? Are any of Houston's inner suburbs becoming more dense?

JManc Mar 29, 2020 7:38 PM
^ Not really, the areas surrounding City Centre (Energy Corridor/ Memorial, etc) are mostly solid SFH neighborhoods where some density could sprout up in the commercial areas but doubtful it will ever look like the inner loop with the townhouses and loads of upscale apartments and high rise residential.

Cory Mar 29, 2020 8:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dariusb (Post 8877952)
Ok question. Do you see these kinds of developments as trying to promote density in the burbs? Are any of Houston's inner suburbs becoming more dense?
Spring Branch is getting some townhome development. Also a lot of developers are building mini gated neighborhoods with tightly packed homes on the westside.

TexasPlaya Mar 29, 2020 8:48 PM
From Hindesky on HAIF:

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...052abc8b74200a

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...34ba4fd907a0d6

TexasPlaya Mar 29, 2020 8:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cory (Post 8877408)
Is that part of City Center or nah?
I think it's part of the development on the other side of I10 near Gessner.

The Best Forumer Mar 30, 2020 6:07 PM
Awesome shots

JManc Mar 30, 2020 6:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TexasPlaya (Post 8878042)
I think it's part of the development on the other side of I10 near Gessner.
Yes, this development is at BW8 and I-10. Spring Branch is a few miles due east of here.

llamaorama Mar 31, 2020 4:12 AM
Isn’t spring branch basically everything between I-10, BW8, and 290 though? The management district that does the signs is all that which is not also in their be of the incorporated village cities. It’s all SBISD as well.

The area around gessner might officially be Memorial City district though.

Cory Apr 1, 2020 11:29 PM
Crane erected for Block 387 courtesy of Brooklyn173 at HAIF

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...7919cdb7eb.jpg

Demolition of the Momentum dealership on Richmond for MorningStar at River Oaks courtesy of Highrise Tower at HAIF

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...b6b90e0bae3076

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...8c2a3ecc6bcf2f

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...91b61fa172aad3

Crane activity at the Montrose Collective site courtesy of cityliving at HAIF

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...ddf355f15.jpeg

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...d74630fc4.jpeg

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...7a93486a7.jpeg

Urbannizer Apr 3, 2020 5:41 AM
Block 98: Downtown

Site prep underway for this 42-story high-rise

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...12586cf8f0e7e9
via hindesky

The Best Forumer Apr 3, 2020 6:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JManc (Post 8877959)
^ Not really, the areas surrounding City Centre (Energy Corridor/ Memorial, etc) are mostly solid SFH neighborhoods where some density could sprout up in the commercial areas but doubtful it will ever look like the inner loop with the townhouses and loads of upscale apartments and high rise residential.
I disagree sir. Have you seen Blade Runner?

The Best Forumer Apr 3, 2020 6:24 AM
oh carp. i didnt know there were actual ppl out there working on these things...

TexasPlaya Apr 5, 2020 1:05 AM
Midtown Highrise from Australian Developer from Brooklyn173 on HAIF:

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...568c59c6c2.jpg

The Best Forumer Apr 11, 2020 6:20 AM
thanlks for the update.

Cory Apr 15, 2020 5:04 AM
New Renderings for the Pearl Rosemont in Midtown.

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...51acf3a35ff0d3

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...21eab024ed556a
https://zieglercooper.com/morgan-pearl-rosemont/


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