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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/bus...p-18436015.php

Construction stalls on 33-story co-living skyscraper in Houston's Museum District

MARISSA LUCK
Oct. 21, 2023
Updated: Oct. 21, 2023 1:11 p.m.

Construction of a 33-story co-living apartment project in the Museum District has stopped, leaving the project, called X Houston, partially complete and dormant with no clear indication of when work will continue.

X Houston was expected to be one of the city’s first co-living projects built from the ground up. Co-living is a form of roommate housing in which renters lease space by the bed, often with more affordable, flexible lease terms, while sharing common spaces.

X Co., its Chicago-based developer, did not respond to multiple requests for comment about why the 750,000-square-foot project between La Branch and Crawford north of Binz has paused. Neighbors say construction activity at the site stopped two to three weeks ago.

That timeline would align with when X Co. halted construction on a co-living project in Phoenix. Noah Gottlieb, the developer's CEO, told the Phoenix Business Journal that he expected work on X Phoenix would resume "very soon,” adding that company was still planning to break ground on a separate apartment tower in downtown Phoenix called X Roosevelt.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/bus...x-19433002.php

What's happening with the unfinished $107 million high-rise in Houston's Museum District?

By Marissa Luck,
Staff writer
May 8, 2024

Contractors say work could restart in June on X Houston, a 33-story skyscraper in the Museum District, several months after construction abruptly stopped on what was expected to be one of Houston’s largest co-living projects.

Chicago-based X Co. halted construction last fall for unknown reasons on the Houston project, as well as those in Phoenix and Tampa, Fla.

X Houston, at 5501 La Branch, had nearly reached its peak height when work on the 750,000-square-foot project stopped, leaving neighbors wondering about its future. The new anticipated schedule could push the building's completion to sometime next year.

During the construction delay, there hasn’t been significant damage to the project site, said Brady Johnson, senior vice president with lead contractor Hoar Construction.

“We’ve been walking the job regularly and it looks good,” said Johnson. “Obviously we’ll go through and look at the structure and get an all clear to say everything is ready to go.”

X Houston was estimated to cost $107 million, according to initial state permit filings, which are subject to change.

Since September 2023, subcontractors filed dozens of liens against affiliates of The X Co. for unpaid work and services tallying more than $67 million, according to Harris County deed records.

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Also, “Contractors are working with the developer to resolve the liens, Johnson said: “That’s what we’re working toward, and they’re really close to finalizing those.”