HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 414

Ant131531 · #**8261** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 1:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

https://www.facebook.com/hinesglobal?fref=nf

http://zieglercooper.com/wp-content/...727feature.jpg

I absolutely love this building.

Clev · #**8262** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:09 AM**

Great news for downtown today. Block 387 looks very nice and I'm glad that Hines Market Square is finally starting construction.

texanuh · #**8263** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 5:11 AM**

Massive $450 million expansion of MFAH. Looks amazing, should be a great bonus for our city.

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/a...#photo-7381323

Dariusb · #**8264** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 7:06 AM**

Great news about the Texas Children's expansion!

shakman · #**8265** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 2:51 PM**

Lot's of recent great news. My favorite is definitely MFAH. Though Amegy Bank is also looking good.

Urbannizer · #**8266** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:07 PM**

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...er/#21137101=0

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Originally Posted by Chron

Dinerstein to break ground on high-rise rental tower

Despite a potential slowdown in the Houston economy, the Dinerstein Cos. is not losing steam.

The apartment development firm is expecting to begin construction next week on a high-rise at Holcombe and Cambridge that it announced last fall.

Even with the plunge in oil prices and the escalation of in close-in apartment construction, the inner-city is still a smart play, said Clay Hicks, Dinerstein’s president of apartment management.

“People really want to live where they work and play and eat, and I don’t think that’s going to change,” said Hicks, who recently joined the company after 8 years at Greystar.

rdavis4559 · #**8267** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/...er/#21137101=0

Did the design change? Although not revolutionary, I don't remember the last render I saw being as nice as this one.

Urbannizer · #**8268** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by rdavis4559

Did the design change? Although not revolutionary, I don't remember the last render I saw being as nice as this one.

It appears so. Chron used a different rendering, but the one above is from the developers website.

http://www.dinersteincos.com/millennium-gallery/

Urbannizer · #**8269** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 7:02 PM**

Great Southwest Building: The building may finally be redeveloped.

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/20...ew-deals.html/

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Todd Interests, which is nearing completion of the redevelopment of One Dallas Center in downtown Dallas into apartments and office space, is in "hot in pursuit of another development deal – this one in Houston."

They are looking to do more creative redevelopments and one of the deals on the table is the Petroleum Building (more recently known as the Great Southwest Building) in downtown Houston. They are looking to redevelop it into residential or hospitality.

Urbannizer · #**8270** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 8:11 PM**

River Oaks District: From the FB Page

Urbannizer · #**8271** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 11:16 PM**

More renderings of Millennium Med Center

rdavis4559 · #**8272** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 3:16 AM**

[QUOTE=Urbannizer;6874933]More renderings of Millennium Med Center

Is this supposed to be student housing or are they just making the student housing developer boast on their website as an aside?

Urbannizer · #**8273** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 2:02 AM**

Hotel Alessandra: Demolition work begins Monday; breaking ground Mid-April.

Monarch · #**8274** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 2:42 AM**

let's raise a toast to the arrival of HOTEL ALESSANDRA!
may she bestow lot's of comfort and joy...

toxteth o'grady · #**8275** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 4:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by kolbyRyan

You must be from dallas.

Fort Worth.

toxteth o'grady · #**8276** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

That is going to be quite a palace when it's done. I hope the original building doesn't get lost in it all.

toxteth o'grady · #**8277** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 4:46 AM**

So the price of oil drops to $45 a barrel, and all this development breaks loose. One would hardly know the town's supposed to be hit by a recession.

JManc · #**8278** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

So the price of oil drops to $45 a barrel, and all this development breaks loose. One would hardly know the town's supposed to be hit by a recession.

Just wait. All these projects long ago already had financing but I think we will see a slow down or halt on new projects until oil $$ goes back up.

Urbannizer · #**8279** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 5:32 PM**

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/wo...ds-6020252.php

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Originally Posted by Chron

Growth brings new housing options to The Woodlands

As the population and business growth continues to skyrocket, The Woodlands is working to keep up with the growth by expanding housing options.

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In addition, the Howard Hughes Corp., parent of The Woodlands Development Co., is investigating a possible new 20-story high-rise condominium development in the Waterway District, said Paul Layne, executive vice president of master planned communities for The Howard Hughes Corp.

The Howard Hugh Corp. has preliminary plans for the high-rise condo and is working to determine whether there is enough demand for the development.

"We're really trying to determine the level of interest people would have," Layne said. "We've done some focus groups. We would like people to reach out to us if they have an interest, to let us know. It would have phenomenal amenities and a walkable lifestyle in the Waterway District."

Ant131531 · #**8280** Posted **Jan 16, 2015, 5:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

So the price of oil drops to $45 a barrel, and all this development breaks loose. One would hardly know the town's supposed to be hit by a recession.

It takes a moment before a downturn actually set in. You'll see a decrease in the number of projects proposed over the next 6 months or so.