Sneak A Peek At The Marriott Marquis’ New Restaurant Wonderland (http://houston.eater.com/2016/12/21/14038808/marriott-marquis-restaurants-opening-biggios-xochi)


Houston’s newest destination hotel opens on December 26 bringing a slew of dining options catering to convenience, quality and a range of diverse culinary and entertainment preferences. Five of the six outlets will be ready for service on opening day with the final location, Hugo Ortega’s forthcoming Xochi, still in the works.

Thanks to intentional (and ingenious) architectural design, each of the five lobby level concepts are visible from either end of the extensive lobby so that guests can keep an eye on happenings and make visit selections accordingly. Other brilliant moves include inviting seating areas that encourage guests to leave their rooms and mingle, and outlets on virtually every table and chair making both formal meetings and quick charging effortless. Attention to detail takes on new heights with intricate ceilings and exquisite lighting adding both allure and grandeur to the already luxurious setting.

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Spanish for cave, this lobby lounge and wine bar features a state-of-the-art tap system where guests can choose from 12 wines and order Mediterranean tapas and small plates like crudité or gourmet cheese and crackers. Hidden behind the scenes are two beers on tap and a full bar, though the intention is to indulge in wine here and head to Biggio’s for the remaining libations.

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Casual meets comfort in this quick-service café offering coffee, tea, breakfast breads and sandwiches plus midday and evening options. Find Starbucks brand beverages, along with locally sourced baked goods in the open and airy space great for quick bites on the go.

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The bars at night are big and bright and this one takes top honors as the largest sports bar in Texas. Floor-to-ceiling TVs anchor the two-story concept with three distinct sections highlighted by Biggio memorabilia and reclaimed wood bleachers. Find a cozy space inspired by a lavish living room with leather chairs and couches, a 26-tap bar lined with baseball bats, and cinema seating filled with recliners for viewing two massive screens – each chair features outlets for charging phones and laptops so guests can stay connected while keeping current on sports. Upstairs, find a bar area at eye level with the top TV screens plus additional tables and chairs for balcony views of the rest of the space.

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Across from Biggio’s is the hotel’s main dining restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving a casual menu of coastal and Cajun dishes. An open kitchen gives guests a glimpse at the action while multiple seating options range from booths to tables.

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Though this space is still under wraps and won’t open for a while yet, expect Hugo Ortega’s signature Mexican fare complete with patio views of Discovery Green.

That place looks amazing. A bunch of friends from back home have been posting about this place on social media and it looks pretty cool. I keep trying to convince my wife to take a vacation with me down there. It's changed so much since I grew up down there.

Midway planning new 'district' near Buffalo Bayou (http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Midway-planning-new-district-near-Buffalo-Bayou-10803781.php)


Developer Jonathan Brinsden remembers when hundreds of new apartment units replaced the old rice silos along South Heights Boulevard in the mid-1990s.

Despite its prime location nearly under the shadow of the downtown skyline, the area was considered blighted. Building apartments there was, back then, "a gutsy play," said Brinsden, CEO of Midway.

Today the area couldn't be more different and Midway is about to bring it even more change.

The local real estate firm is planning a wholesale redevelopment of the 19-acre multifamily site.

The proposed project, to be built in phases, will start with a mid-rise mixed-use building of luxury rentals, high-end office space and an H-E-B grocery store at the southeast corner of Washington Avenue and South Heights. Ultimately more new buildings will be added to create a "district" similar to Midway's CityCentre on the west side.

The project name, Buffalo Heights, plays off the nearby Buffalo Bayou and the revamped park alongside it.

The $58 million park project has spurred a number of high-end real estate developments, including high-rise apartments, luxury condominium buildings and restaurants.

So-called "trail-oriented development" has been a growing movement across the country as urban development includes more "people-friendly design," according to a report from the Urban Land Institute that looked at transportation and real estate.

The Gordy family owns interests in real estate, oil and gas and other natural resources, as well as ranching operations in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and elsewhere. The family owns several properties in the area that eventually could become part of a greater redevelopment.

"There is no location like this one in Houston," Russell Gordy said in a statement. He declined to be interviewed.

Ziegler Cooper Architects designed the project and Houston-based Lionstone Investments is an adviser.

Midway hopes to start construction by mid-2017 and have the property open by early 2019.

Scott McClelland, president of H-E-B Houston, also noted the area's unique position.

"The transformation since the turn of the century to now in that area has been maybe unlike any part of the city," he said. "Now you're going to see it change again."

The new H-E-B, unlike the traditional single-story, suburban-style design, will have a cafe with outdoor seating and two-levels of parking with escalators carrying customers and their grocery carts to and from their cars. There will be an emphasis on younger shoppers who typically buy more prepared food and organic items.

"You'll see things like a poke bar, a coffee bar, pizza, different things we haven't tried in other stores that we think will appeal to the urban shopper," McClelland said.

At nearly 100,000 square feet, the store will be larger than the H-E-B on West Alabama in Montrose. It will be integrated into the larger mixed-use building, which also will have 37,000 square feet of office space, 232 apartments, parking and a small amount of additional retail space.

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Rendering is out for The Midtown (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=222640), a 26-story, 380 unit apartment building. Construction begins in January.

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Demolition now underway:

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New Heights retail development lands three more tenants (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/13/new-heights-retail-development-lands-three-new.html)


Three new retail tenants have been named inside the Heights Mercantile project.

The 40,000-square-foot trendy space is expected to house 20 tenants. The project broke ground in July with completion slated for the second quarter of 2017.

Here are the new tenants, CultureMap reports:

- Saint Lo Boutique, a new Houston-based women's boutique
- The Gypsy Wagon, a women's clothing store with locations in Austin, Dallas and Crested Butte, Colorado
- Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based clothing store with locations across the U.S. and one Texas store in Austin

Melange Creperie, a food cart owned by Sean Carroll and Tish Ochoa, announced plans in fall 2016 to open inside a 1,400-square-foot space in Heights Mercantile.

A former warehouse of Houston-based Pappas Restaurants at Yale and Seventh streets was leveled to make way for the Heights Mercantile project. The project also involves renovating three existing buildings along Seventh Street between Heights Boulevard and Yale Street, including a 1920s bungalow, the Houston Business Journal previously reported. Two other existing buildings that date back to the 1940s will be adapted.

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Marcus Chase (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154270567035667&set=p.10154270567035667&type=3&theater)

2016 Was Record Year For Houston Home Sales (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/01/12/183489/2016-was-record-year-for-houston-home-sales/)


Last year, Realtors sold 76,449 single-family homes in Greater Houston – almost 1,000 more than in 2014, the previous record year, and up 3 percent from 2015.

Cindy Hamann, chairman of the Houston Association of Realtors, said many were surprised when the market seemed to stabilize in the first quarter after a below-average 2015.

“About April it started picking up and then after the election things started happening,” she said. “I think the consumer was tired of the doom and gloom and tired of the election and everybody got back to business.”

Only upper-end homes seemed to be affected by the oil downturn, Hamann said.
“Our luxury properties took a dive during the latter part of the summer,” she said.

“That’s when oil companies and (other) companies were starting to lay off.” But by the end of the year, the upper-end market had recovered.

In December, sales of homes above $500,000 increased 23 percent compared to a year earlier.
Hamann expects sales of all homes to increase even more in 2017.

TMC hotel expected to break ground this year (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/12/tmc-hotel-expected-to-break-ground-this-year.html)


Lubbock, Texas-based Pearl Hospitality is moving forward on it latest Houston-area hotel with plans to break ground at the end of 2017.

Archit Sanghvi, regional vice president at Pearl Hospitality's JW Marriott Houston Downtown, told the Houston Business Journal that the hospitality group is currently in the design phases of its the Embassy Suites in the Texas Medical Center. Pearl expects to open the hotel by the end of 2018, Sanghvi said.

The hotel will be adjacent to the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center towers and will be part of The Medical Center Crossing development. The project was first announced in January 2016 and will also include street level retail and restaurants. The space, at 1709 Dryden, was previously occupied by the Baylor College of Medicine, which leased the entire 150,000 square feet of office building. The property was put up for sale when the college made plans to consolidate.

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Eight new restaurants revealed for United's second phase at IAH (http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/01/24/photos-eight-new-restaurants-revealed-for-uniteds.html)


Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc. (NSYE: UAL) and New York-based OTG, which specializes in airport redesigns, have revealed eight restaurants that will open in the second phase of the ongoing renovation at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Additional projects will continue through 2021, as existing restaurant leases throughout the terminals expire, according to Rick Blatstein, OTG’s CEO. Altogether, the projects will cost $120 million when completed, Gavin Malloy, United’s vice president of corporate real estate, previously told the HBJ.

In addition to the eight new planned restaurants in Terminals C South and E, United and OTG will also renovate the holding areas for passengers waiting to board flights, Malloy said.

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Agave from restaurateur Sharon Haynes, who started Taco A Go Go in Houston in 2006, is a casual taqueria that will focus on fajitas. Agave will be in terminal C South.

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H-Burger, a burger bar with ranch-to-table offerings with a Houston twist, will be in Terminal C South. H-Burger is from Houston Chef Antoine Ware, the chef behind Harold's Heights.

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A new concept to IAH as part of the renovations are the CIBO Express Gourmet Markets, where United customers can use reward miles to purchase food and other items. Terminal E will also include a CIBO Express Gourmet Market.

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Magnolia Meatball Shop will offer comfort food and will be in Terminal C South. Magnolia Meatball Shop is a concept from Chef Christopher Williams, who co-founded Lucille's Restaurant in Houston.

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In Terminal E, BeerHive is a locally sourced craft beer bar. It will also include bar pies, sandwiches, salads and other foods.

Gavi

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Gavi is an Italian concept by by Chef Ryan Pera and will be in Terminal E. Pera is the chef behind Houston restaurants Coltivare and Revival Market. Gavi will also have a wine bar.

Q

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Q is a project by Chef Greg Gatlin of Gatlin's BBQ and will be in Terminal E. Q will include fresh-smoked meats made in a custom smoker along with signature rubs.

Tanglewood Grille

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Tanglewood Grille is a collaboration between Chefs Seth Siegel Gardner and Terrence Gallivan. The chefs met developing Maze at the London Hotel in New York and are behind Houston's Pass and Provisions. Tanglewood Grille will be in Terminal E and serve hand-cut steaks, burgers, fresh seafood and farm-to-table greens.

Yume

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Yume will be in Terminal E and is a sushi and ramen kitchen with a focus on Japanese-sourced ingredients. Yume will also have an Asian biergarten and is a collaboration between Chefs Chris Kinjo and Mike Tran. Tran is also the chef at Tiger Den, a Houston yakitori and ramen restaurant and Kinjo is behind Houston's MF Sushi.

Latitude Med Center & Intercontiental Hotel

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Kirby Collection

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The Post Oak

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Lockton Place

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New "Cloud Column" sculpture installed at the plaza of the new Glassell School of Art.

Move over Chicago, Houston has a bean now too (https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2018/03/26/275254/move-over-chicago-houston-has-a-bean-now-too/)


Driving down Montrose Boulevard outside the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, you can catch a glimpse of “Cloud Column,” a newly installed sculpture from Anish Kapoor, the same artist behind “Cloud Gate,” better known as Chicago’s Bean sculpture.

It took a massive crane to hoist the more than 20,000 pound sculpture into place Monday as a sea of hard-hats and reflective safety vests looked on.

“Cloud Column” lay unfinished in Anish Kapoor’s London workspace after the sculptor’s original commissioners were unable to see the project to completion, said Tinterow. While “Cloud Column” remained in storage, Kapoor began work on other projects like Chicago’s “Cloud Gate.” When MFAH staff learned “Cloud Column” was available to acquire, the museum decided to install the work outside the future Glassell School of Art which is still under construction, slated to open in May.

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Houston Botanic Gardens Meets Fundraising Goal; Will Begin this Spring (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-s-Glenbrook-Golf-Course-to-become-a-12735997.php?utm_campaign=fb-premium&utm_source=CMS+Sharing+Button&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social)


Work will begin within months on the first phase of converting Houston’s Glenbrook Golf Course into what the nonprofit Houston Botanic Garden hopes will be a marquee destination for visitors and residents alike.

Golf operations will cease at Glenbrook on April 1, Mayor Sylvester Turner said, in announcing Wednesday that the botanic garden group had met its commitment in its contract with the city to raise at least $20 million by the end of 2017.

The garden’s first phase is scheduled to open in late 2020, the mayor said, with site construction beginning next year.

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Arch-Con Underway on 251-Unit Apartment Community in Northeast Houston (http://rebusinessonline.com/arch-con-underway-on-251-unit-apartment-community-in-northeast-houston/)


HOUSTON — Arch-Con, a general contractor with offices in Dallas and Houston, is underway on construction of a 251-unit multifamily community within Redemption Square, a 52-acre mixed-use district in northeast Houston. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative LLP and Looney Ricks Kiss, the project will feature 17,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a 75-foot pool, fitness center, a dog park, business center and multiple outdoor grilling areas. McCord Development is developing the property, which is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

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St. Joseph Professional Building Midtown

Crosses have been removed from this building.

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Boxer Property bought the tower last year and announced it had commissioned artists to develop concepts for an “iconic” design that would go up in place of the now-vanished signs. A new name is also in the works for the building. Less prominent planned changes include the addition of coworking facilities inside the highrise, as well as renovations on the retail spaces that now line Gray St., Crawford St., and the surface lot that neighbors the tower.

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The Driscoll (http://weingartenrealty.propertycapsule.com/properties/thedriscollatriveroaks/#overview) River Oaks

Site prep now underway for this 29-story high-rise

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Skanska’s Capitol Tower in downtown Houston tops out (https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/04/05/photos-skanska-s-capitol-tower-in-downtown-houston.html)


Downtown Houston’s newest skyscraper has reached its highest point.

New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development held a topping out ceremony for Capitol Tower on April 4. Members of the development, design and construction crew signed the ceremonial beam before it was hoisted to the top of the 35-story tower.

Gensler designed the 750,000-square-foot tower, which broke ground last summer and is expected to be complete in 2019. The building is at 811 Rusk St., on the site of the former Houston Club building, which was demolished in October 2014.

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Houston has got some amazing things going on! If you don't mind, send one or two of those developments to OKC! LOL

Or at least send us back a few energy companies.

I thought we don’t like energy companies here. ;)

I thought we don’t like energy companies here. ;)If they come with skyscrapers I'll support them!

Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge Announce Next-Generation Office Development in Downtown Houston (https://www.hines.com/news/hines-and-ivanho%C3%A9-cambridge-announce-next-generation-office-development-in-downtown-houston)

Site prep already underway. Parking meters were removed and the lot is closed off. :cheers:


(HOUSTON) – Hines, the international real estate firm, in partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge, today announced the start of construction of a new, 47-story, one-million-square-foot office tower on the 800 block of Texas Avenue (the former site of the Houston Chronicle) bounded by Milam, Prairie and Travis streets. The building will not only become an architectural presence in Houston’s skyline, it will also offer a radical new approach to lobby and common-area design and activation. This, coupled with a market-leading suite of amenities, heralds a revolution in Hines’ approach to building design to support employee recruiting, retention, engagement and collaboration. The building will open in late 2021.

Leasing activity for the project is well underway with the signing of two anchor tenants. Vinson & Elkins, the largest and one of the oldest law firms in Houston, has signed a 16-year lease for 212,000 square feet. The prestigious firm will occupy the top seven floors. Hines will also relocate its global headquarters to the new building, signing a 15-year lease for approximately 155,000 square feet covering five floors.

“We are pleased to join Hines as the anchor tenants for this new world-class, state-of-the-art building,” said V&E Managing Partner Scott Wulfe. “This move presents a unique opportunity to host clients and will allow our teams to work in a space that fosters innovation, efficiency and teamwork. This next-generation building will also allow us to continue to attract and retain the best talent and to provide the highest level of client service.”

Hines President and CEO Jeff Hines said, “This tower promises to be a true ‘next-generation’ office building, drawing from the research and best practices we have learned from our office developments around the world. We are excited to not only be building it, but also to move our headquarters there. And, we are proud to once again partner with Ivanhoé Cambridge, with whom we have enjoyed a number of successful partnerships in cities such as Chicago, Toronto and Paris.”

Pelli Clarke Pelli is the design architect, and the project will be built to the highest standards that Hines has ever developed in Houston, including both LEED® Platinum and WELL Building certifications. Hines previously partnered with Pelli Clarke Pelli to develop signature buildings in Houston, Minneapolis, Boston, Chicago and Milan. The Pelli/Hines collaboration was responsible for the recently-opened, iconic Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.

The new Houston project will feature unprecedented amenities in the vertically integrated campus, including: a dramatic lobby with cues from the hospitality sector; multiple food and beverage offerings; abundant spaces for networking; a full-service conference facility; public gardens on level 12; and a high-performance fitness center.

Ten-foot, full-height windows will allow for an abundance of natural light across the 30,000-square-foot floor plates and a sophisticated underfloor HVAC system will put comfort choices in the hands of occupants. Protruding, cantilevered bays on each face of the floorplate project away from the building providing opportunities for dramatic internal stairs, atriums and communal spaces, as well as potential access to fresh air and outdoor green space.

The tower will be placed diagonally on the site resulting in unique, more interesting view angles and a powerful civic presence, punctuated by an elliptical “City Room” at the corner of Texas and Milam. The unique site is at the confluence of the CBD, the Theatre District and the Historic District—Houston’s ‘main and main’ location for a lively place to live, work and play. The building’s location—the most desirable in Downtown—leverages the myriad of restaurants, bars and entertainment venues, as well as an exploding residential population.

Parking for more than 1,500 cars will be provided in an internal 11-level garage. Tenants and visitors will enjoy a variety of transportation options outside of its advantageous vehicular access, connectivity to Houston’s tunnel system and mass transit.

“The Tower was designed from the inside out,” said Fred Clarke, senior principal with Pelli Clarke Pelli. “We put ourselves in the mindset of future tenants to create a building that is an exciting, healthy and compelling place to work. And, given its unique placement at the northern end of the city, diagonally across from Jones Hall, the tower presents an opportunity to definitively frame Houston’s skyline while—at the street level—creating a lively, professional and civic environment. It is rare for an office building to help foster the public realm the way this building will.”

“We are very proud to partner again with Hines in a project that will set a new standard for downtown Houston and beyond,” said Daniel Fournier, Chairman and CEO at Ivanhoé Cambridge. “Hines has demonstrated over and over again why they are the best at what they do; this project promises to deliver even more.”

“This will be a game changer for office product as we know it in Houston and the state of Texas,” added Mark Cover, senior managing director and CEO of Hines’ Southwestern U.S. Region. “We set new standards in Houston when we developed 811 Main and 609 Main at Texas. We will again take those standards to an even higher level with a larger, activated lobby, expanded user experience and by fully realizing the direction in which tenants and their employees are going, by striving to meet the needs of the ever-changing workforce in ways the Texas market has never seen.”

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I love that. I wish OKC could get one more Hines project.

Weingarten’s new high-rise at River Oaks Shopping Center underway (https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/07/18/weingarten-s-new-high-rise-at-river-oaks-shopping.html)


Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) started demolition work in early July to clear the way for its 30-story, 318-unit luxury high-rise that will tower above its River Oaks Shopping Center off West Gray.

The Driscoll, set to deliver by 2021, is the publicly traded company’s first foray into Houston’s residential market in 15 years. The company has owned the roughly one-acre high-end retail destination since 1971.

Houston-based Hanover Co., the developer and contractor for the project, filed a $26 million building permit with the city of Houston but total construction costs weren't disclosed. The luxury high-rise will sit atop 10,000 square feet of retail, which will be a mix of “high-end restaurants and additional specialty retail that will complement the existing tenant mix at River Oaks Shopping Center,” said Gerald Crump, a senior vice president with Weingarten, in an email.

In 2017, Drew Alexander, Weingarten’s president and CEO, told the Houston Business Journal this likely won’t be the company’s last high-rise development in Houston. Crump said there aren’t any definite plans to add residential towers at this time, but the company “continues to seek opportunities” that can add value.

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Caydon buys more land for Midtown mixed-use project (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Caydon-buys-more-land-for-Midtown-mixed-use-13107614.php)


Australian developer Caydon, now building a high-end residential tower in Midtown, has acquired an adjacent parcel to complete what it says will be a three-block mixed-use development.

The company purchased a 30,000-square-foot property at 2711 Main. The site houses an art supply store, which will relocate in early spring 2019, the developer said Thursday.

"It's a phenomenal accomplishment for Caydon to secure the third parcel which brings us one step closer to delivering an exciting mixed-use district in one of Houston's most lively neighborhoods," Caydon principal Joe Russo said in a statement. "Caydon takes pride in creating developments that encourages a sense of community and supports people's health, happiness and a desire for a convenient lifestyle."

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I love the building going on in Houston but what are they doing to alleviate the flooding problems. If you remember, the Hurricane only summed the flooding problems. Heavy rain earlier in the year caused significant, but less severe flooding. Like what ought to be in New Orleans, The main parts of Houston should be on stilts.

I love the building going on in Houston but what are they doing to alleviate the flooding problems. If you remember, the Hurricane only summed the flooding problems. Heavy rain earlier in the year caused significant, but less severe flooding. Like what ought to be in New Orleans, The main parts of Houston should be on stilts.

Inner city Houston is fine for the most part (except some areas near the Bayou), it's the areas where homes are built close to bayous/in floodplains and reservoirs. Homes in some of those areas are either being bought out or raised. There's also $2.5 billion flood bond that will be put up to vote soon (https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Harris-County-announces-early-voting-plans-for-13120197.php), it's expected to pass.

Block 42 (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/39340-hines-block-42-tower/) 46-story residential high-rises set to go up Downtown near Market Square Park.

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where's the rest of that building? That would not seem safe in a hurricane

Broadstone Waterworks (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32030-nicholson-449-w-19th-by-alliance-residential-heights-waterworks-reservoir-2-tracts/?do=findComment&comment=572176): The Heights

*8-story multifamily building

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Buffalo Heights (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/15093-archstone-memorial-heights-100-waugh-being-redeveloped-to-buffalo-heights-district/?do=findComment&comment=572171)

http://www.buffaloheightsdistrict.com/


The 1st phase of Buffalo Heights is a mixed-use project on approximately 4 acres at the intersection of Washington Ave and South Heights Blvd. The project includes a new urban prototype H-E-B, upscale residences at the St. Andrie, creative offices and retail.

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The RO (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30783-the-ro-mixed-use-development-for-exxonmobils-former-research-campus-w-alabama-and-buffalo-speedway/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-572248): Greenway/Upper Kirby

http://www.transwesterndevelopment.com/SitePages/projects.html#section-line-3


Location Details: 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX

Project Type :Mixed-Use Multifamily
Development Type:
Total Units/SF: 340 apartments in a high rise tower
Completion :Start construction in early 2019
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Hanover River Oaks (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30853-hanover-river-oaks-39-stories/?do=findComment&comment=572174): Upper Kirby

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Giorgetti (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/33705-giorgetti-houston-7-story-residential-building/?do=findComment&comment=572173): Upper Kirby

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Villa Borghese Site (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/35388-villa-borghese-bammel-gardens-block-under-contract-by-interfin/?do=findComment&comment=572181): Upper Kirby

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The Sophie (https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/33577-the-sophie-42-unit-7-story-condo-6017-memorial/?page=3)

http://www.thesophiehouston.com/

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Hanover BLVD Place (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/6106-blvd-place-hanover-towers-apache-hq-news-pictures/?do=findComment&comment=572289): Uptown/Galleria

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I might have the opportunity to move to Houston in October and am debating on whether or not it's the city for me. I've been needing a change of scenery from OKC for a long time but I also don't want to move somewhere I won't like. I'm hoping this will be my last move and I want to settle wherever I end up. I'm going to visit at some point this summer. I loved Houston in 2007 but that was then and my standards were very different then as I was still in college.

Pros:
-More diversity of things to do
-Close to the beach
-Much more active and vibrant LGBT scene with a much greater diversity of options for meeting people
-Low cost of living for a world class city

Cons:
-Traffic
-I hate tornadoes and OK's severe weather season, but I'll be trading that for hurricanes if I move to Houston
-It's Texas. In 2019, I actually prefer Oklahoma politics over Texas. That could change of course if the OK legislature goes back to pushing religious issues but this year has been refreshing here in OK while in TX it's been rough. OK practically has legal weed while TX is nowhere close and probably won't be for several more years

The other city I'm strongly considering moving to is Phoenix. It appeals to me more but it will be a much more difficult and expensive move for me.

Can anybody more familiar with Houston compare living there with OKC? Of course the Houston metro is like 5 times larger so there's no comparison when it comes to actual things to do, but I'm thinking more quality of life.

I don’t think hurricanes should be much of an issue. Have home or renters insurance and you will be fine? Just my guess. There is plenty of time to evacuate during events like that.

You'd better live near to work and play as you can't begin to imagine how bad the traffic is compared to OKC. The other factor to consider is the humidity. You go outside and your glasses immediately fog over. I like Houston but I never want to live there again. When I need my Pappadeaux fix I can drive to Dallas.

I don’t think hurricanes should be much of an issue. Have home or renters insurance and you will be fine? Just my guess. There is plenty of time to evacuate during events like that.

True, and every place has its severe weather, except for places like Phoenix. Of course they have the heat, but I actually like the dry heat so it won't be an issue for me.

You'd better live near to work and play as you can't begin to imagine how bad the traffic is compared to OKC. The other factor to consider is the humidity. You go outside and your glasses immediately fog over. I like Houston but I never want to live there again. When I need my Pappadeaux fix I can drive to Dallas.

That would be my plan. I lived in Charlotte which is much more humid than OKC so I think I can handle the humidity. As far as traffic, I'll be renting a room from my friend until I find a job and then I'll get an apartment near wherever I'm working. Dallas traffic can be bad but it's typically manageable. Is Houston that much worse?

That would be my plan. I lived in Charlotte which is much more humid than OKC so I think I can handle the humidity. As far as traffic, I'll be renting a room from my friend until I find a job and then I'll get an apartment near wherever I'm working. Dallas traffic can be bad but it's typically manageable. Is Houston that much worse?
Yes.

That would be my plan. I lived in Charlotte which is much more humid than OKC so I think I can handle the humidity. As far as traffic, I'll be renting a room from my friend until I find a job and then I'll get an apartment near wherever I'm working. Dallas traffic can be bad but it's typically manageable. Is Houston that much worse?

It depends on the area. IMO, the traffic is worse the farther out you get from downtown.

That would be my plan. I lived in Charlotte which is much more humid than OKC so I think I can handle the humidity. As far as traffic, I'll be renting a room from my friend until I find a job and then I'll get an apartment near wherever I'm working. Dallas traffic can be bad but it's typically manageable. Is Houston that much worse?

Houston traffic is WAY worse than Dallas. But if you can afford to live close to your work it could be manageable. And the Hurricanes are only part of the problem. It's the 50 inches of rain that comes along with it that is devastating. Houston is at least 45 miles from the coast so not as much wind effect as Galveston gets.

It depends on the area. IMO, the traffic is worse the farther out you get from downtown.

Good to know. Yeah, if I move there I'm going to try to live inside the 610 loop, unless my job is out somewhere like the Woodlands or Katy.

Speaking of Houston: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2019/05/23/334377/metro-is-considering-several-options-for-light-rail-to-hobby-airport/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=fb-1-1-20190523-334377-ca&utm_campaign=news-local

Knowing Houston and it’s joke of a rail network this will likely be a semi quasi streetcar. Hopefully I’m proved wrong and a fully grade separated option is chosen. Houston desperately needs to expand its rail network.

Speaking of Houston: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2019/05/23/334377/metro-is-considering-several-options-for-light-rail-to-hobby-airport/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=fb-1-1-20190523-334377-ca&utm_campaign=news-local

Knowing Houston and it’s joke of a rail network this will likely be a semi quasi streetcar. Hopefully I’m proved wrong and a fully grade separated option is chosen. Houston desperately needs to expand its rail network.

I agree. I just recently looked into it and I'm surprised how basic it is compared to DART. It's still better than Phoenix's though.

If I move to Phoenix it's more for the climate, scenery, and the outdoor recreation that Arizona offers and also the easy access to Vegas and California. The desert southwest also has a special place in my heart and always has. Phoenix traffic also flows much smoother than Houston. The metro area isn't that much smaller either. It will just be more expensive and more difficult for me to go there. I might still do it though.

There's a lot to like about Houston though despite its negatives, in my opinion. City alone (not considering geography or climate), Houston wins over Phoenix.

^^^^Phoenix is a cool city and has lots of amazing nearby destinations that Houston lacks. Phoenix has an incredible freeway system with many more freeways being planned. Tucson is a bit anti freeway but the two metros are growing as close as they can and are limited due to the preservation between them. Phoenix is a great city though you are correct as a city Houston has them beat in terms of amenities offered. Believe it or not, IIRC, Phoenix has taken a sharp anti-rail turn and have talked about possible drastic service reductions. They are hardly the only city to do this though it stings more in Phoenix as they have a wimpy mass transit system. Their bus network is not bad though. I’d say Phoenix best in recreation and weather to add.

You really can’t go wrong with either city. I am not too familiar with Houston, TBH. I think Dallas as a city is more advanced and ahead in many ways but Houston is more authentic whereas Dallas is more cookie cutter. Phoenix certainly has its fair share of cookie cutter but you will find areas that have tons of character there as well as many small towns. Phoenix is booming with population growth showing no signs of stopping so I can only imagine the city will continue to get better.

Connections to Las Vegas should become much better when the I-11 corridor is built between the two cities but when that is becomes anyone’s guess. Right now they are caught up with finding a route through Kingman and then moving south of I-40. Good news for relief of summer heat becomes driving to Las Vegas and going to Mt. Charleston, heading to Flagstaff, or a trip down I-10 to the beach. Mexico is at your doorstep and though I’m not familiar with the Texas border-towns(Mexico side) I can tell you that Tijuana is pretty safe city. I’ve been so many times and my recommendation is to take red line trolley to the border and walk over. It will save so much time coming back into US.

Houston is a likely contender to become a next mega city if they play their cards right. I think the only major issues with Houston are the seemingly constant floods which will likely only get worse with climate change.

Margaritaville resorts opens in Lake Conroe

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June 29th 2020

Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe - Houston has officially opened its first Texas location and is welcoming visitors and, of course, Jimmy Buffett fans.

Set on 186 waterfront acres on the shores of Lake Conroe, the 20-story resort features 303 luxury suites, as well as 32 lakefront cottages with available boat slips. Five signature Margaritaville-inspired restaurants and bars dot the complex, anchored by LandShark Bar & Grill, offering panoramic views of Lake Conroe.

The three-acre Jolly Mon Water Park boasts a lazy river, an all-ages pool, waterslides, a splash zone, plus a year-round heated pool. Active guests can also look for a family-friendly 18-hole golf course, miniature golf course, pickleball and tennis courts, and a 10,000-square-foot Fins Up Fitness Center.


https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-29-20-margaritaville-lake-resort-lake-conroe-houston-open-reservations-pool/#slide=4

I wish they could do something like that at the old Lake Texoma State Park. It would be a gold mine.

I wish a deserving city in Oklahoma could be getting this kind of federal funding.

Bike lanes coming to Houston's Shepherd-Durham with $40 million boost from federal funds
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/amp/bike-lanes-shepherd-durham-rebuild-40-million-15377889.php

steven holl-designed 'kinder building' for the museum of fine arts, houston prepares to open

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the museum of fine arts, houston (MFAH) has announced that its new building — the ‘nancy and rich kinder building’ — will open to the public on november 21, 2020. designed by steven holl architects, the latest addition to the institution’s ‘sarofim campus’ is dedicated to presenting works from the museum’s international collections of modern and contemporary art. it will open with the first comprehensive installation of these works, drawn from the collections of latin american and latino art; photography; prints and drawings; decorative arts, craft, and design; and modern and contemporary art.

designed by steven holl architects, the trapezoidal concrete ‘kinder building’ is clad with vertical glass tubes that emit a soft glow at night in a pattern across its façades. five rectangular courtyard pools are inset along the perimeter, emphasizing the building’s openness to its surroundings. ‘light enters the kinder building through the ‘luminous canopy’ of its roof, modeled on the billowing clouds of the texas sky, and light emerges from the cladding of soft-etched translucent glass tubes, whose glowing presence at night will add to the impact of the campus as a civic experience for all of houston,’ explains steven holl.

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/steven-holl-kinder-building-museum-of-fine-arts-houston-09-15-2020/

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Beautiful beautiful city

Indeed it is.

Financing has been approved for TMC3 Collaborative Building and Helix Gardens.

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https://www.instagram.com/thetexasmedicalcenter/

AEROSPACE COMPANY TO MAKE 14-ACRE HEADQUARTERS AT HOUSTON SPACEPORT


HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston's Spaceport will be the place where the world's first commercial space station will be built, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner.

The announcement was made during Tuesday's briefing, where Turner announced the partnership between the Houston Spaceport and Axiom Space.

According to Turner Axiom Space will construct a 14-acre headquarters. The headquarters "will be the world's first free-flying internationally available private space station that will serve as humanity's central hub for research, manufacturing, and commerce," Turner said.

The partnership is expected to bring more than 1,000 high-paying jobs, from engineers to scientists, mathematicians, and machinists.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc13.com/amp/houston-spaceport-axiom-space-mayor-turner-commerical-station/8982663

Hewlett Packard Enterprise moving its headquarters from California to Houston area

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HOUSTON – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is moving its headquarters from San Jose, California, to Spring, Texas.

The headquarters will be located at a new campus that will open in early 2022.

HPE is already established across Texas, with locations in Austin, Plano and Houston. The technology company has employed more than 2,600 Texans. HPE operates major product development, services, manufacturing and lab facilities in Houston and Austin, according to a release.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/12/01/hewlett-packard-enterprise-moving-its-headquarters-from-california-to-houston-area/%3foutputType=amp

Congress Approves Houston Ship Channel Dredging Project

Expansion bringing more jobs to the Houston port area.

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/congress-approves-houston-ship-channel-dredging-project

Some great shots of the Houston skyline

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What a beautiful city. I can’t wait until the I-45 downtown rebuild/expansion is complete. That will completely transform the area. I just wish Houston would build elevated heavy rail line Chicago.

What a beautiful city. I can’t wait until the I-45 downtown rebuild/expansion is complete. That will completely transform the area. I just wish Houston would build elevated heavy rail line Chicago.

Mass transit in Houston would be nice. What I would like the see for Houston light rail to extend to Hobby and or Bush International Airport.

Mass transit in Houston would be nice. What I would like the see for Houston light rail to extend to Hobby and or Bush International Airport.
I just hope they don’t cheap out and build at grade rail basically being a glorified streetcar.

Are there any updates your way on the recently passed transit package? Proposed project timelines? I can’t wait until ground break for some real transit in Austin. That and the I-35 tunnels will change the city I think.

I just hope they don’t cheap out and build at grade rail basically being a glorified streetcar.

Are there any updates your way on the recently passed transit package? Proposed project timelines? I can’t wait until ground break for some real transit in Austin. That and the I-35 tunnels will change the city I think.

I don't think Houston has any transit (rail) projects at this time. I could be wrong though.

As for Austin, Proposition A & B did pass back in November. Some work is being done, mostly drilling for soil samples. I think later this year is when construction will happen. There hasn't been a definite timeline.

I swore they planning for an extension of a rail line but maybe I’m wrong. I know as part of the I-45 project they plan on removing an at grade crossing and converting it to grade separation.

I swore they planning for an extension of a rail line but maybe I’m wrong. I know as part of the I-45 project they plan on removing an at grade crossing and converting it to grade separation.

The project looks like its in jeopardy.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2021/03/11/393410/federal-highway-administration-asks-texas-to-halt-i-45-expansion-as-harris-county-sues-txdot/amp/

The project looks like its in jeopardy.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2021/03/11/393410/federal-highway-administration-asks-texas-to-halt-i-45-expansion-as-harris-county-sues-txdot/amp/
I read that. The only thing that was unexpected was FHWA asking TxDOT to hold on the project but it doesn’t change much. The lawsuits, especially from Harris county, were expected. I’m not sure what will come of the FHWA. They are also complaining with Pete B about the I-49 connector in Shreveport.

I read that. The only thing that was unexpected was FHWA asking TxDOT to hold on the project but it doesn’t change much. The lawsuits, especially from Harris county, were expected. I’m not sure what will come of the FHWA. They are also complaining with Pete B about the I-49 connector in Shreveport.

Its a ****fest for sure.

Its a ****fest for sure.

It's a massive project though. To put it in perspective, that single project, just one of many multibillion dollar projects going on in Houston, is almost 8 billion dollars which exceeds Oklahoma's DOT's multi-year plan by itself. It's amazing. Houston is one of the few major cities that is actively reducing traffic congestion given how fast its growing. SLC is another one.

Houston just now needs to get on the ball with a massive downtown elevated rail network.

If Houston can its mass transit game going, Austin builds out its network, Dallas does the same, along with all the proposed freeway improvements like Houston's I-45, Austin's I-35, and then if the HSR line is built, Texas will arguably have some of the best infrastructure in the world.

It's a massive project though. To put it in perspective, that single project, just one of many multibillion dollar projects going on in Houston, is almost 8 billion dollars which exceeds Oklahoma's DOT's multi-year plan by itself. It's amazing. Houston is one of the few major cities that is actively reducing traffic congestion given how fast its growing. SLC is another one.

Houston just now needs to get on the ball with a massive downtown elevated rail network.

If Houston can its mass transit game going, Austin builds out its network, Dallas does the same, along with all the proposed freeway improvements like Houston's I-45, Austin's I-35, and then if the HSR line is built, Texas will arguably have some of the best infrastructure in the world.

I would love to see Houston build a rail network like DFW.

HOUSTON NAILS RANKING AS BUSIEST HOME CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN US


HOUSTON, Texas -- New single-family homes are popping up like mushrooms around Greater Houston, with the region nailing down its status as the busiest home construction market in the country.

Data from the National Association of Home Builders shows the Houston area issued 48,208 construction permits for single-family homes in 2020. That cements the Bayou City's status as No. 1 among U.S. metro areas for single-family construction permits handed out last year.

Following just behind is Dallas-Fort Worth, which issued 43,884 construction permits and thus landing at No. 2 overall in the U.S. for permits. The Austin area ranked fifth overall (21,653 permits).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc13.com/amp/houston-construction-home-sales-culturemap-2020/10421066/