Originally Posted by Bisnow

(Right behind the quartet is another blighted building that’s about to be redone—801 Calhoun is being redone as a Sheraton.)

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 7167833)

Former Holiday Inn Proposed to be Redeveloped into a Sheraton

Something finally in the works again for this long abandoned eyesore!

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



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Originally Posted by natenate (Post 7168374)

Beautiful find! I always referred to this building as the days inn building. Did St. Joseph used to be called calhoun? Not sure where that address came from. Also, I always thought or read that this building was not salvageable, or too expensive and not worth it to do so.

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 7168400)

The building was said to have an asbestos abatement problem. Over the past year there has been activity going on every now and then (interior walls removed). I hope the group behind this extensively redevelop the exterior. I'd prefer to see it demolished but anything is better than its current state.

Originally Posted by JManc (Post 7169348)

If they restored it to the way it looked when it opened in 1972, it would look just fine and downtown Houston needs a an affordable as pretty much everything down there is getting expensive and unless this thing gets a drastic renovation which I don't see happening, it's probably going to remain pretty modest given the design. It's basically a tall motel. Sheraton is modest chain anyway.

Originally Posted by Urbannizer (Post 7135619)

A 182-unit Residence Inn is proposed for 7807 Kirby Dr, just outside the Med Center.

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/h...7807-kirby-dr/

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Originally Posted by Houston Chronicle

A top Texas Medical Center executive described a plan Thursday for a major medical research campus that would bring together four institutions and contain multiple components, including hotel rooms, living space, restaurants and bars, greenspace and an enormous plaza shaped like a double helix, a nod to the medical description of intertwining strands of DNA.

The origins of the project began at least a year ago when McKeon said the Medical Center determined that the four institutions each need between 300,000 and 500,000 square feet of additional research space.

The project would have 5,700 underground parking spaces.

McKeon said the campus would be open for all Houstonians.

He envisions it as a place where concerts could be held and where people could jog and bike alongside the new greenspace.

The Gensler architecture firm has been involved in the design of the project, which would include a series of research/office buildings between 300,000 and 350,000 square feet and 60,000 square feet for shops and restaurants. The helix would comprise 250,000 square feet.

Originally Posted by Chron

Parker halts plans to turn Exxon tower into police, courts complex
By Mike Morris Published 10:10 am, Friday, September 25, 2015

Mayor Annise Parker's administration will not move forward with renovating the Exxon tower at 800 Bell downtown into a new police and courts complex, citing an uncertain financial outlook and a desire not to bind a new mayor with a pricey, decades-long commitment.

Parker had described the project as one of the most important of her tenure, and had hoped a groundbreaking could come as early as the end of the year to replace the city's current aging complex.

From the start, however, the estimated annual payments fell roughly between $25 million and $40 million, and it was never precisely clear how the city would cover that payment without voter approval or politically unpopular measures, such as cancelling all other capital repairs for years to come.