HOUSTON | Development Thread II

[shakman]

Will Whole Foods occupy the glass facade structure or the portion on the opposite end of the parking garage?

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by shakman

Will Whole Foods occupy the glass facade structure or the portion on the opposite end of the parking garage?

I think parking is in the back and underground, the main portion is also where the Whole Foods will be. I'm not sure who will occupy the glass structure.

[Urbannizer]

Houston's skyline in..2017? Five Allen Center, 1600 Louisiana, International Tower, 38-story residential tower and Marriot Marquis are in these photos. By brijonmang on HAIF.

The ones that are not included:
- Hines Residential Tower
- Capitol Tower
- Cresent Office Tower
- 23-story Macy's replacement
- Hampton Inn / Homewood Suites
- Hyatt Place






And here's how 102-story tower near Minute Paid would change the skyline (old photo used). By TowerSpotter on HAIF

[toxteth o'grady]

Rendering of the proposed Kingwood Town Center (from the Chron):

[shakman]

Minus the parking lots, this project looks great. Where is Kingwood?

[futuresooner]

The amount of activity going on in Houston is just absolutely mind boggling. I'm really happy for y'all that it is finally showing Houston is progressing into a dense urban metropolis as the years fly by.

[Urbannizer]

Originally Posted by shakman

Minus the parking lots, this project looks great. Where is Kingwood?

Kingwood is 30 miles northeast of Houston, east of I-69.

Here's another look at BLVD Place, by Skylineview


Apartments being demolished for River Oaks District, again by SkylineView




Skyhouse:


UH Football Stadium

[natenate]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Houston's skyline in..2017? Five Allen Center, 1600 Louisiana, International Tower, 38-story residential tower and Marriot Marquis are in these photos. By brijonmang on HAIF.

The ones that are not included:
- Hines Residential Tower
- Capitol Tower
- Cresent Office Tower
- 23-story Macy's replacement
- Hampton Inn / Homewood Suites
- Hyatt Place






And here's how 102-story tower near Minute Paid would change the skyline (old photo used). By TowerSpotter on HAIF

I'm late on this, but where did this 102 story building come from? Link? or just rumor

[Shasta]

102 story tower is a rumor that started on a blog post and has grown from there.

Here's what are real proposals downtown

Skyhouse (24 floors under construction)
Fingers' Ballpark Apartments (7 floors under construction)
Chevron Tower (done deal, 50-58 floors)
609 Main (pretty much a done deal, 48 floors)
International Tower (rumors of being a done deal, 41 floors)
Skanska Tower (33-34 floors, demolition of old bldg underway)
Hines Residential (22 floors of apartments, proposed)
Old Texas Company Hdqts (rehab and addition of 38 story apt. tower, proposed)
Marriott Marquis Hotel (34 floors, 1,000 room, done deal)
Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites (14 floors each, shared base, ground breaking soon)
Hyatt Place (11 floors, ground breaking soon)
HSPVA (new high school for the arts moving from Montrose District)
Savoy Hotel (turning vacant hotel into Holiday Inn- underway)
5 story apartments across from Skyhouse (proposed)
6 Houston Center (revived proposal- office, 29 floors)

[dc_denizen]

That area around the skyhouse looks ripe for development. Are those lots long for this world?

[N90]

Got another one.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...new-river.html

[shakman]

Originally Posted by N90

Got another one.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...new-river.html

This has been previously posted. There are too many proposal in metro Houston to keep count.

[Bailey]

Originally Posted by dc_denizen

That area around the skyhouse looks ripe for development. Are those lots long for this world?

We are hoping that is what happens, especially if there is more demand for residential and then retail.

[OZ1970]

Originally Posted by Shasta

102 story tower is a rumor that started on a blog post and has grown from there.

Here's what are real proposals downtown

Skyhouse (24 floors under construction)
Fingers' Ballpark Apartments (7 floors under construction)
Chevron Tower (done deal, 50-58 floors)
609 Main (pretty much a done deal, 48 floors)
International Tower (rumors of being a done deal, 41 floors)
Skanska Tower (33-34 floors, demolition of old bldg underway)
Hines Residential (22 floors of apartments, proposed)
Old Texas Company Hdqts (rehab and addition of 38 story apt. tower, proposed)
Marriott Marquis Hotel (34 floors, 1,000 room, done deal)
Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites (14 floors each, shared base, ground breaking soon)
Hyatt Place (11 floors, ground breaking soon)
HSPVA (new high school for the arts moving from Montrose District)
Savoy Hotel (turning vacant hotel into Holiday Inn- underway)
5 story apartments across from Skyhouse (proposed)
6 Houston Center (revived proposal- office, 29 floors)

Thank you for posting this GREAT List! Is there any new news on 5 Allen Center? I understand that, although it has been proposed for a couple of years, it is still a very real proposal that will eventually see the light of day??? Thank you again for posting this list!

[photoLith]

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

Rendering of the proposed Kingwood Town Center (from the Chron):

Uh what? I grew up in the suburban hell hole of Kingwood, is this going to be in place of the crappy 90s town center on Kingwood Drive? If so, this would be huge for Kingwood.

[shakman]

Originally Posted by OZ1970

Thank you for posting this GREAT List! Is there any new news on 5 Allen Center? I understand that, although it has been proposed for a couple of years, it is still a very real proposal that will eventually see the light of day??? Thank you again for posting this list!

Five Allen Center is currently in its marketing phase.

[toxteth o'grady]

That means we watch, we wait...

[toxteth o'grady]

It's a done deal, as far as the City goes...

Houston City Council passes downtown tax abatement for Chevron

[Wattleigh]

Ongoing improvements along the Buffalo Bayou park belt have led to an extensive revamp that is coming to Eleanor Tinsley Park.

From KUHF...

Construction Starts To Turn Eleanor Tinsley Park Into Buffalo Bayou's Signature Green Space

August 5, 2013

by: Florian Martin

Eleanor Tinsley Park is probably best known to Houstonians for events like Freedom Over Texas or Free Press Summer Fest. As part of the continuing Buffalo Bayou development, the park is now undergoing some significant changes.

Workers at Eleanor Tinsley Park just off Allen Parkway start removing benches overlooking the bayou and the downtown skyline.

It’s the first part of the park’s remodeling, with the main purpose to improve the area as a venue for major events.

Guy Hagstette, who led the development of Discovery Green, is the project manager for the entire Buffalo Bayou improvement project.

“They’ll start removing the old shelters, the metal shelters; the playground equipment; taking out trees, including the grove of pine trees behind me, which kind of blocks the skyline view; opening up the meadow, the future Bud Light Amphitheater, to the skyline view once again.”

In addition, other trees will be planted, the parking lot remodeled, a big pavilion added and the garden expanded.

Anne Olson is the president of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, which has been revitalizing the bayou for more than 25 years. She says Eleanor Tinsley Park is special for Houston.

“Major events are held here, such as the Fourth of July and Summer Fest. And by putting in this needed infrastructure, it will be a lot easier to put on the events but also the landscape will be more protected.”

The special upgrades for the park are possible thanks to a $2 million donation by local beer distributor Silver Eagle. In addition, the park renovation, including hike-and-bike trail improvements, is part of the $58 million Buffalo Bayou revitalization project.

Olson says as Houston grows, so does the importance of having more green space – not just for economic development but quality of life.

“I think in the past Buffalo Bayou was an undiscovered resource for Houston, but I think more and more people are coming to realize, you know, it’s the historic birthplace of our city, and it’s a very, very important amenity to attract young people to Houston.”

Guy Hagstette says once the entire project is complete, Houston will be right up there with other cities known for their water front attractions.

“One comparison we had is Ladybird Lake or Town Lake in Austin. I’d say the lake front in Chicago would be another example. This is 2.3 miles of linear park. Most cities would, you know, just die to have this kind of parkland at the doorstep of their downtown.”

The Eleanor Tinsley Park renovation is expected to be complete by next spring, in time for summer events. The entire Buffalo Bayou project is scheduled to be done in mid-2015

-from the same article

[DanielG425]

Downtown is finally becoming a destination!