Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6948789)

Encore Castle Court: New Renders

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Memorial at 6

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Originally Posted by HBJ

Chevron gives new details on downtown Houston tower

Energy giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is cutting backs its spending and planning to sell billions in assets, but the California-based supermajor is still "committing" to growing its downtown Houston presence.

Chevron, which employs close to 9,000 people in the Houston region, put the brakes in late 2013 on plans to build a 50-story downtown office tower. But Chevron confirmed it is still planning to construct the new tower — as soon as next year.

"Chevron does not anticipate final approvals for a new office building in Houston until 2016," Chevron spokesman Cam Van Ast said. "We remain committed to the new building; however, we continue to exercise strong capital discipline when assessing and prioritizing investments.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...n-houston.html

Originally Posted by HBJ

Exclusive: New office development to rise on 23 acres near the Texas Medical Center

A 23-acre plot of land near the Texas Medical Center will be transformed into new office space.

Houston-based Medistar Corp. owns the land at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Corder Street, just west of State Highway 288. Previously, city records indicated the land would be used for single-family lots, but those plans have since changed, said Monzer Hourani, CEO of Medistar Corp.

The goal is to build office space that can be used as back-office operations for Texas Medical Center hospitals, Hourani told the Houston Business Journal.

Full Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ise-on-23.html

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6949613)

Originally Posted by Dariusb (Post 6950085)

The buildings in the rendering is what will be built downtown, or is that a separate project?

Originally Posted by Swamplot

Renoir and Gotham Residents File Suit Against Company Planning To Fit a Senior Living Facility Between Them

A GROUP of 7 residents of the Renoir and Gotham Lofts, 2 separately themed Randall Davis condo towers north of the Shepherd Curve just south of W. Dallas St., filed a lawsuit early last week against the company planning to build a senior living facility between the 2 buildings. Bridgewood Property Company’s Village on Shepherd at River Oaks (also called the Village at River Oaks in company documents) will fit on the site of the former RR Donnelley printing company building at 1015 S. Shepherd, which was torn down this week. (The photos above and below, taken from the Gotham yesterday, show what’s left of that building, against the Renoir’s undressed southern flank.)

According to the lawsuit, Bridgewood’s building will be a 9-story combined senior living, assisted living, and Alzheimer’s care facility with enough parking for 250 cars. But the neighbors complain they haven’t seen much detail about the actual plans, despite numerous requests.

Full Article: http://swamplot.com/renoir-and-gotha...em/2015-03-13/

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6950160)

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Originally Posted by H-TownChris (Post 6950133)

Two of the buildings already exist (the two on the right), the new one is the tall one on the left.

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6950519)

Someone says HTX, I start thinking third airport.

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6950521)

Once again folks, if it REALLY upsets you, vote for zoning.:koko:

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6950519)

Someone says HTX, I start thinking third airport.

Originally Posted by Chron

Plans for $80 million cultural center in downtown put on hold

Construction of themuch-awaited 70,000-square-foot cultural center that would celebrate Houston history and remake east downtown has suddenly stalled as organizers said they are unable to raise the full $80 million needed.

Only four months after breaking ground on the Nau Center for Texas Heritage - and after years of brushing off questions about the center's ability to raise that much money so quickly - the project is now on pause.

"We knew it would be challenging when we set out to build a state-of-the-art destination on a highly accelerated timeline," said John Nau, a top Houston philanthropist who committed $16 million of his own money to the museum, in a statement. "Skyrocketing construction costs and the challenge of raising $80 million within a short period simply made the project difficult to begin at this time."

The center, which was planned to feature a museum and visitors' center across the street from Minute Maid Park, was originally scheduled to open before the Super Bowl in 2017. Leaders emphasized that they still believed in the project and are still hopeful it can be built in the future.

The Nau Center had only raised $33 million of the $80 million as of November, but Nau said then he felt comfortable beginning construction in order to have the visitors' center ready for the Super Bowl. Ever since the project's conception, Nau expressed confidence that he could raise the money even as the price-tag mushroomed, saying in October 2012, when the cost was about $40 million, that he had talked to many donors and "had no one walk away from us."

Full Article: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-te...wn-6135856.php

Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 6952604)

I thought we already had a third airport?

At work I hear Katyians brag about West Houston Airport... I've never actually seen it but they say it's some kind of major airport... Hrm...

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6952683)

This is what happens when you start off a project, but don't have all the money raised for it. I hope this is canned altogether. The cost also increased because overtime they've decided to add more features to the project.

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Originally Posted by natenate (Post 6952832)

Out of couriosity why do you hope it's canned all together?

Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 6952604)

I thought we already had a third airport?

At work I hear Katyians brag about West Houston Airport... I've never actually seen it but they say it's some kind of major airport... Hrm...

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6952683)

This is what happens when you start off a project, but don't have all the money raised for it. I hope this is canned altogether. The cost also increased because overtime they've decided to add more features to the project.

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Originally Posted by The Best Forumer (Post 6952604)

I thought we already had a third airport?

At work I hear Katyians brag about West Houston Airport... I've never actually seen it but they say it's some kind of major airport... Hrm...

Originally Posted by rellott (Post 6953113)

^^I was actually really looking forward to this. The location is prime once residential and hotel populations are completed and with the convention center (tourists!) so near it would be the best thing for them to see a Houston propoganda factory. I mean this all in good heart btw. Also, the architecture is that of the Texas History Museum in Austin.

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6953208)

Is Houston the only city in the state experiencing cost inflation of this magnitude? At least we aren't running out of water...

Originally Posted by JoninATX (Post 6953267)

Austin is experiencing rapid inflation, but might slow down once alot of these units open up by the end of the year as well into 2016 .The col here is outrageous.

Originally Posted by JManc (Post 6953365)

Austin is ridiculous now. It's an "it" city drawing people who want to live there and becoming waay out of reach for many.

Originally Posted by rdavis4559 (Post 6953563)

Is traffic still atrocious?

Originally Posted by JManc (Post 6953365)

Austin is ridiculous now. It's an "it" city drawing people who want to live there and becoming waay out of reach for many.

Originally Posted by rdavis4559 (Post 6953563)

Is traffic still atrocious?

Originally Posted by rdavis4559 (Post 6954342)

Has this been posted yet?

Originally Posted by Cory (Post 6952896)

The plan sounds like a real dead zone to me and the architrcture looks like a suburban high school campus.

Originally Posted by HBJ

In the wake of the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage halting construction on a southeast Texas cultural history museum and visitor center in Houston's convention center district, donors are getting their money back and plans for the downtown site are up in the air, said those involved with the deal.

Houston First Corp. is still in the early stages of discussing precisely what will happen to the property that was earmarked for the museum, located between the George R. Brown Convention Center and Minute Maid Park. How precisely the site will be used is still up in the air, said John Harris, spokesman for Houston First.

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 6954570)

I don't see this happening. Groundbreaking was scheduled for January.

Originally Posted by rdavis4559 (Post 6954915)

I hadn't heard about it until I saw the large sign on the site yesterday. The sign is still up, complete with render and all.

Originally Posted by Bisnow

CPR Money funded a $4.2M acquisition loan for 1114 Texas Ave, a 16-story vacant office building in the CBD. The deal closed within three weeks of the term sheet receipt, allowing the borrower to close quickly on a below-market acquisition price. PMI Hotels will redevelop the building into a 154-key Hyatt Place Hotel. Construction is expected to begin in nine to 12 months.

Originally Posted by rellott (Post 6956130)

I have pictures of 609 Main, 1111 Travis, Lousiana Garage, Dallas street improvements all from my boss' office window.. how do I post them from my phone?

Originally Posted by Bisnow

Here’s a rendering of Springwoods Place, which sits at the intersection of I-45, the Hardy Toll Road and the Grand Parkway. Phase 1 is in design development—the start date depends on the market and pre-leasing—and will be 14 stories and 350k SF with a seven-story garage. The second two phases are each 250k SF podium-style office buildings

Originally Posted by rellott (Post 6958857)

Dammit... bear with me yall. Tryin to figure out how to post images from Flickr

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Originally Posted by glowrock (Post 6959156)

Damn, you took this photo from literally directly under my apartment in Rice Lofts! :) (I live in a corner unit literally 10 floors above Chipotle)

Aaron (Glowrock)

Originally Posted by rdavis4559 (Post 6959897)

Do you happen to know a person who lives there named Khaled?