HOUSTON | Development Thread II

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The Tanglewood

Tanglewood Wood Hollow is a luxury multifamily project located on nearly 3.1 acres off of Wood Hollow Drive, between Woodway Drive and San Felipe Street in Houston, Texas. This energetic and attractive community consists of an 8-story apartment building and two separate 3-story townhome buildings on the same property. This property offers lush landscape, two courtyards, and pedestrian friendly connections to the conveniently close retail and businesses. The apartment building includes an open garage on levels one and two, and partial basement with 407 spaces total. The townhomes include two spaces per unit located in private attached garages. Entry to the property features a waterfall element that is an extension of the zero-edge pool located on the amenity level. Additional public spaces included in the apartment building are leasing offices, lounge areas, fitness center, and an elevated courtyard and pool deck.

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Galveston downtown transit center should open in weeks

The city’s new downtown parking garage and bus terminal could be open by the end of the month.
Port Director Michael Mierzwa said Monday only a few pieces left to complete on the terminal, including the installation of an awning and of decorative metal panels on the side of the building.

Photos by me:


Galveston Transit Termimal by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr


Galveston Transit Termimal by Darius Fontenette, on Flickr

New owners have big plans for former Colonel Bubbie's building in Galveston

Change of command: A historically significant downtown island building, which formerly housed Col. Bubbie’s Strand Surplus Senter, has a new owner and a chance of being restored and filled with fresh retail and residential units.

Keith and Genette Bassett, owners of several island businesses, including two downtown shops, have acquired the W.L. Moody & Co. building, 2202 Strand, with intentions to possibly add eight residential units and retail components.

The Strand Galveston Col. Bubbies by John Driskill, on Flickr

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[QUOTE=Urbannizer;7293781]Museo Plaza

Developer is currently asking the COH to abandon Palm St. as depicted in the rendering below. Also word is that NIMBYs are starting to form together on this one.

1111 Main St

A developer has been chosen to demolish the Sakowitz building for a new high-rise and redevelop the lower levels of 1010 Lamar. More to come soon.

WHAAAA?! Tell me more! TELL ME MOOOORRRREEEEE!

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Houston Methodist NCE

Webcam: http://oxblue.com/open/Hunt/MethodistNCE





Pearl Washington

322-unit complex at Washington Ave/TC Jester

[dollaztx]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

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The Strand Galveston Col. Bubbies by John Driskill, on Flickr

Thats a nice looking building to redevelop.

[Slyfox]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Damn NIMBYs. This is Houston, and this is what happens.

You would think that people who don't want to be surrounded by high/mid rise buildings wouldn't purchase property in-between two mid/high rise districts in a major city...

It seems inevitable that the space between will be built up and connect the downtown to the MED Center district.

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Amegy Bank HQ

Sweet reflection forming!

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Pearl Whole Foods

Latest design. Power lines that run along Rosalie are currently being relocated so the street can be abandoned.

[TexasPlaya]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Amegy Bank HQ

Sweet reflection forming!

Some pretty glass.

[TexasBoi]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Pearl Whole Foods

Latest design. Power lines that run along Rosalie are currently being relocated so the street can be abandoned.

I really hope this grocery store under apartment things take off in Houston. It's a hit in most urban cities.

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I was in town on Friday and B-cycled around Downtown, Midtown and Montrose. Tons of construction activity in the core of the city. Here's a pic of the Convention Center Redevelopment, didn't have a better camera on hand.

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UT closes on 100 acres in Houston, plans to buy 200 more

The University of Texas has taken a key step in a Houston expansion that some area leaders have called an "invasion."

UT announced Friday it had closed on 100 acres in southwest Houston and plans to buy 200 more in coming months. The announcement is- a sign that UT leaders are not slowing a planned expansion, as many area lawmakers have asked.

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Weingarten expands River Oaks center footprint with acquisition

Weingarten Realty has made a property acquisition in the River Oaks area that will allow it to expand its redevelopment plans for its iconic River Oaks Shopping Center.

The Houston-based real estate investment trust purchased the Pier One store at 1935 West Gray.

"The property will be part of the future redevelopment of the River Oaks shopping center," according to a company statement released Tuesday with information on fourth-quarter transactions.

Last month, Weingarten said it was planning changes to the 1930s Art Deco property that could include residential units, more retail space and parking.

[htxedgarndenver]

Does anybody know if the GHP Building next to the GRB & Marriott Marquis find a Developer for the hotel above the office space?

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Exclusive: Peek inside a luxury hotel in the Texas Medical Center

Plans are well underway for a luxury hotel housed in the heart of the Texas Medical Center.

Houston-based Medistar Corp. and TRC Capital Partners, an affiliate of The Redstone Cos. of Houston, have entered a joint venture partnership to develop a 357-room hotel at 6750 Main Street, in the central portion of the Texas Medical Center. The hotel will stand at 21 stories and include 20,000 to 25,000 square feet of office and meeting space. Restaurants will occupy the hotel's first floor.

Details of the hotel branding weren't disclosed, but the brand is a "nationally and internationally known hotel," said Kelly Lindig, vice president of development and acquisitions at Medistar.

Lindig said groundbreaking should kick off at the beginning of the second quarter, and the hotel should be complete in the second quarter of 2018.

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Riva at the Park

10-story condo building containing 29-units under construction near Allen Parkway.

[DBGHouston]

An excellent summary of park projects and upgrades transforming Houston from Huffpost Arts & Culture

Houston's Big Green Transformation Charles A. Birnbaum 1/21/2016

"Houston is definitely the city to watch," says nationally recognized design critic Alexandra Lange. The car-centric, zoning-averse city (the fourth-largest in the nation) is undergoing a monumental transformation that is being led by landscape architecture--transformation at a scope and scale unseen in the U.S. in more than a century. The city is "desperately trying to shed its reputation as a concrete wasteland," the Houston Chronicle's Molly Glentzer has written, "and reinvent itself as a place of verdant, world-class parks. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent, as planners in Houston, like those in Toronto and other major metropolises, are engaging internationally significant practitioners who incorporate ecology, culture, and design excellence to yield exceptional projects built to the highest standards. All of this is made possible by a confluence of civic leadership (especially that of former Mayor Annise Parker), philanthropy, and public-private partnerships. One would have to look at the City Beautiful movement of a century ago, whose ambitions produced the McMillan Plan of 1902 in Washington, DC, for something comparable."

Rosemont Bridge and Trails by the SWA Group photo by Jonnu Singleton

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charle...b_9033030.html

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Originally Posted by Houstono

Anyone remember this project? What ever happened to it because it just looked absolutely mind blowing!

Update: Late last month the entity behind it (7200 Main Corp.), purchased the last remaining parcel for the project.

[BrandedCow]

- It doesn't look like the collapse of oil prices is effecting the city yet. I am sure Huston has a lot of diversity in their economy to help insulate the effects, but I cannot imagine that cutting 70% off the price of the product that made this city is good.

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Originally Posted by BrandedCow

- It doesn't look like the collapse of oil prices is effecting the city yet. I am sure Huston has a lot of diversity in their economy to help insulate the effects, but I cannot imagine that cutting 70% off the price of the product that made this city is good.

Schlumberger's headquarters are here. I believe they had a 34,000 job cut globally between 2015 - 2016. Wonder how many people are effected who work on San Felipe across the street from the Marathon Oil Tower.

Edit: 34,000 employees is more than 25 percent of its global workforce.

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