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Ralph S. O’Connor building dedication ceremony to be held Sept. 14

Silvia Cernea Clark - Sep. 11, 2023
POSTED IN: RICE NEWS > Current News > 2023

On Sept. 14, Rice University debuts a new, state-of-the-art engineering and science research facility with a ceremony of dedication to Ralph S. O’Connor, which will take place between 3-4:30 p.m. in front of the building in the engineering quad.

The event is open to the public and will feature remarks by Reginald DesRoches, university president; Amy Dittmar, Rice provost; Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences; Robert Ladd, chair of the Rice Board of Trustees; and​​​​​​ Luay Nakhleh, dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering.

The Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is designed with a deliberate focus on fostering collaboration in four key research areas: advanced materials, quantum science and computing, urban research and innovation, and the energy transition.

At 250,000 square feet, the O’Connor building is the largest research facility in the university’s historic core campus (second largest overall). The building design maximizes laboratory space and promotes interdisciplinary research and innovation through open, inviting collaboration spaces. The common areas feature a lobby and a café, and the top level boasts a multi-purpose event space and outdoor terrace with an iconic view of Rice campus and the city beyond.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception and tours of the building.
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Old Posted Sep 22, 2023, 3:13 PM
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Great news for the historic Eldorado Ballroom!

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/a...council462280/.

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Eldorado could soon be re-installing its historic blue marquee sign, if approved by Houston City Council


The ballroom went through a $10 million renovation, with a grand re-opening earlier this year, but was not able to install its sign – which is prohibited under the city’s signage code.

ASHLEY BROWN | POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 4:24 PM
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The Historic Eldorado Ballroom in Third Ward could soon be installing its blue marquee sign. The ballroom went through a $10 million renovation, with a grand re-opening earlier this year, but was not able to install its sign – which is prohibited under the city's signage code.

Houston City Council held a public hearing on Wednesday and will soon vote on whether or not to exempt historic buildings that previously had rooftop signs from its signage ordinance, amending its chapter 33 code. The city's Archaeological and Historical Commission held a meeting in late June to discuss making changes to the ordinance – unanimously voting for the exemption which is now in the hands of city leaders.

"The historic preservation division of the planning department has a long history of supporting the redevelopment of our city’s historic structures in a way that honors the history of those buildings,” said the Planning and Development Department’s Deputy Director, Jennifer Ostlind. "By establishing an exception to the sign code, this amendment will create a pathway for eligible restoration projects to reconstruct signs as they were originally intended."

The Eldorado Ballroom opened its doors in 1939 and was a staple in the Third Ward Community for Black residents to hear music like jazz and a gathering place for the neighborhood. The ballroom now has the Rado MKT, a cafe and local market, an artists' gallery, community and meeting spaces, and a live music venue.
Additional good news for the landmark bridges in Montrose

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Broken Montrose-area bridge lights to get fix after Houston leaders authorize funding

The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to spend $2.66 million to replace a series of decorative bridge lights along the Southwest Freeway. Construction on a new set of lights likely won’t begin for at least a year.

ADAM ZUVANICH | POSTED ONSEPTEMBER 20, 2023, 2:02 PM


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Decorative lights remain on the Montrose Boulevard bridge that crosses the Southwest Freeway in Houston, but they no longer work, according to the Houston First Corporation.
A fix is coming to a series of decorative bridge lights in Houston's Montrose area, which once were a source of pride for the city but in recent years had become a sore spot.

The Houston City Council voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to spend $2.66 million on a project to replace the out-of-order lights, which in 2017 were placed along six bridges that cross over the Southwest Freeway. The series of changing, colorful lights – which shined when Houston last hosted the Super Bowl, when the Astros won their first World Series and during Pride Month, among other occasions – began to fail within a few years after they were installed.

The total cost to replace them is expected to be $4 million, according to the city. The remaining funds will be provided by the Houston First Corporation, a local government corporation that manages city-owned properties and serves as the city's sales and marketing arm, and that entity also will be tasked with maintaining a new lighting system for a period of 10 years.

"I'm excited about this," council member David Robinson said during Wednesday's meeting. "Let's light the candle."

Houston First said in a statement it is putting together a long-term capital plan to cover its share of the construction costs for a new series of lights as well as maintenance. It also said a design firm had been selected for the project, although a spokesperson for Houston First said the firm could not yet be publicly identified because a contract was still in the works.

The firm's work on a new lighting system is expected to begin by mid-October, according to Houston First.
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What is the deal with the bridge lights? The original lights from when the bridges were first built didn’t last all that long. Now the lights that replaced the originals need replacing themselves. You’d think something that requires only periodic maintenance and/or repair and not total replacement could be devised.

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Beyoncé appears at Houston celebration for upcoming Knowles-Rowland House for homeless

A forthcoming housing development for Houston’s homeless is being named after Beyoncé and fellow Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland. Beyoncé is back in her hometown for concerts this weekend at NRG Stadium.

ADAM ZUVANICH | POSTED ONSEPTEMBER 22, 2023, 4:06 PM

Before entertaining her hometown with a pair of concerts scheduled for this weekend, one of the world's biggest pop superstars took part in an event that illustrates her love for Houston and support for its most underprivileged residents.

Beyoncé, whose Renaissance World Tour will make stops Saturday and Sunday at NRG Stadium, was in Midtown on Friday morning to celebrate a forthcoming housing development for the homeless that will bear her name and that of a former bandmate. The Knowles-Rowland House will provide permanent supportive housing to 31 people in a three-story, 21,000-square foot facility to be built on the campus of St. John's Downtown Church – where the families of Beyoncé and fellow Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland have long been congregants.

The $10.5 million construction project is being led by local nonprofits Bread of Life, which is connected to the church, and Temenos Community Development Corporation.

"That was exciting for all of us," Monique Williams, the director of partnerships and development for Bread of Life, said of Beyoncé's presence at the kickoff celebration event. "She's a busy lady. She's doing a couple of other things this weekend. For her to pause and just kind of return home and to be in this space with us and to hear again what more will be done and to see her legacy, I think it was wonderful for everyone to be in that space and share that with her."

Rowland and Beyoncé, whose last name is Knowles, previously helped fund the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, which opened in 1999 at the same location. It sustained damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and from a fire in 2021, and has since been used for storage, according to Bread of Life.
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What is the deal with the bridge lights? The original lights from when the bridges were first built didn’t last all that long. Now the lights that replaced the originals need replacing themselves. You’d think something that requires only periodic maintenance and/or repair and not total replacement could be devised.

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I could be wrong, but I don't the original lights were ever replaced. I think repairs were done at some point...
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Austin-based Bunkhouse Group's second Houston hotel breaks ground in the Heights

By Jeff Jeffrey – Senior reporter, Houston Business Journal
Sep 26, 2023

Austin-based Bunkhouse Group has broken ground on its second Houston-area hotel, this time in the booming Heights area.

The company hosted a Sept. 26 groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new Hotel Daphne, which is scheduled to open at 347 W. 20th St. in early 2025.

The five-story, 47-room hotel will have an all-day restaurant, a ground-floor bar and lounge, a courtyard, a pool with its own bar, a library and a lobby retail shop, Bunkhouse Group said.

The project is a joint development between Bunkhouse Group and RGA Ventures, a subsidiary of Houston-based Wood Lane Partners. The architects of record are Blanchard A+D, which is based in Massachusetts, and California-based Darwin Architecture. Houston-based Forney Construction will serve as general contractor.

Bunkhouse said the interior of the hotel will be designed in house and will include an aesthetic that blends the Heights’ architectural style with folk Victorian touches, “resulting in inviting and luxurious spaces where the familiar meets the far out.”

“We are very excited to be expanding our presence in Houston with the Hotel Daphne, our second project in the works,” Amar Lalvani, executive chairman of Bunkhouse Hotels, said in a statement. “The hotel will be a sophisticated yet relaxing gathering place for visitors and the local community alike, in a neighborhood that we adore. The exact type of place Bunkhouse is renowned for creating — one that is reflective of the city’s diversity, history and culture.”
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High Fashion Home Renovation

Interesting turn of events on this longtime midtown furniture store that is a rehab of Transco's original building, prior to the move to the tower.

The parking lot will be removed and capacity will be transferred to a nearby garage, while that space will be converted to multipurpose space.

The first two floors of the building will become a food hall with the furniture moving to the top two floors.

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I could be wrong, but I don't the original lights were ever replaced. I think repairs were done at some point...
The original lights installed in the early 2000's were fiber optic & only worked for a couple of years before they all started burning out & falling off.

They were replaced in 2016 with LED's & turned on for the Super Bowl in 2017 only to work for a few years again before the same thing happened.
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Level 1 - Retail 4,037 SF
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New Hope Housing breaks ground on new community in Houston’s Third Ward

By Sofia Gonzalez – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Oct 26, 2023

Houston’s historic Third Ward neighborhood will soon be home to Houston-based New Hope Housing's latest affordable housing complex.

The project, called NHH Gray, broke ground on Oct. 25. Located at 2675 Gray St., the property will offer 135 apartment units and services for seniors who are 55 and older.

The units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will be equipped with in-unit washer and dryers, energy-efficient kitchen appliances, granite countertops and individually controlled central air. Services will include weekly senior-oriented events and on-site wrap-around services, among other things.

Houston-based GSMA is the architect for the building, and Houston-based Camden Builders will serve as the general contractor.

This is one of two New Hope Housing projects financed by Houston-based Amegy Bank — the other is NHH Berry, which will be located at 706 Berry St. NHH Gray also received financial support from the National Equity Fund and the Midtown Redevelopment Authority, which donated $5 million in land.

NHH Gray is set to open in 2025 and will serve residents who earn 60% and below of the area median income. New Hope Housing said the new community supports the nonprofit's commitment to helping Houstonians have access to safe, affordable housing as well as services to meet the needs of families, individuals and seniors at risk of or experiencing housing instability.
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New signage... and a port o potty on site. Looks official here.

The website listed on the sign is for the adjacent apartments from the same developer, Farb Homes.

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A new Randall Davis condo project along Buffalo Bayou, near the site of the former Orion twin condo towers from ages ago.

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I'm hoping someone here can help me find out something.

I will soon be moving to a new 55+ apartment complex at the intersection of Greenhouse Rd and Cypress-North Houston Rd in the Towne Lake area of Cypress. On the south side of the apartment complex is a large construction site. Looks like they're about ready to start construction. No one I've talked to in the area seems to know what is going to be built. When I was there a week ago, I looked for a sign but didn't find one.

I've done online searches but haven't found anything.

Anyone know how to find out what is about to be built at that location?

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Just realized that we never got an answer to this - the Chronicle has something that might help you out and it's Cy-Fair oriented.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/cypress-construction-poll/


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Just realized that we never got an answer to this - the Chronicle has something that might help you out and it's Cy-Fair oriented.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2023/cypress-construction-poll/


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I really appreciate the link, but it appears to be behind a paywall and I'm not a subscriber.
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