HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 428

Clev · #**8541** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 8:27 PM**

I'm glad Alessandra is starting up, even with the design change.

The Best Forumer · #**8542** Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 9:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by futuresooner

Isn't it 2929 Weslayan now, because it used to be The Huntingdon.

I think you are correct.

Urbannizer · #**8543** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 12:49 AM**

Webcam is up for SkyHouse Main

http://oxblue.com/open/SkyHouseApartments

Residences at Market Square: 3/2 by Nate99

toxteth o'grady · #**8544** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 1:32 AM**

Houston still ranks highly for corporate relocations. Only Chicago does better:

Houston ranks as a top city for corporate relocations and expansions

Dariusb · #**8545** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 7:24 AM**

^That's great!

HoustonHorns · #**8546** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 7:17 PM**

Here's a great picture from NotsuohPhoto on haif. I love the amount of construction going on.

Urbannizer · #**8547** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 8:07 PM**

The Gateway on Cullen: 4-story student housing project by Fountain Residential. Construction begins sometime this year.

TexasPlaya · #**8548** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 9:44 PM**

I wish we could more of these alongside the university instead of across the highway, nevertheless, a step forward to keeping more students near campus.

Urbannizer · #**8549** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 9:51 PM**

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/ki...mpid=rrkwdnews

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Originally Posted by Chron

Kingwood residents get update on development

During Houston City Councilman Dave Martin's town hall meeting Feb. 19, Kingwood residents learned about the Kings Creek development and the mobility upgrades that will be needed for its construction.

"The mixed-use development will be located along the Interstate 69 south frontage road, between Sorters Road and the service road to I-69," said David McCarble, principal for David Development.

"We will have water features for the children and an outdoor pavilion we will be building that will seat 4,000 to 5,000 people. We also found out we are connected to the Spring Creek trail that comes over from The Woodlands, which is about a 13.5 mile-hike- and-bike trail. It will connect it to the 7.5 miles of hike and bike trails that we'll have on the Kings Creek campus …"

The $1.2 billion development, which is scheduled to break ground in May, will include 1 million square feet of Class A office space, a sustainable park, outdoor fitness areas, more than 250,000 square feet of retail space, restaurants with the capacity for organic farming, two hotels and more than 1,200 multifamily units.

toxteth o'grady · #**8550** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 9:54 PM**

I guess they're not scared off by Marvy Finger's dire predictions.

Urbannizer · #**8551** Posted **Mar 3, 2015, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by TexasPlaya

I wish we could more of these alongside the university instead of across the highway, nevertheless, a step forward to keeping more students near campus.

Here's another student-housing project, this one has a better location.

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Originally Posted by HBJ

New upscale multifamily project planned near University of Houston

Developers are planning a new student housing project near the University of Houston.
Aspen Heights, an Austin-based off-campus student housing developer, submitted a plat application to the city of Houston for a multifamily project on the southeast corner of of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Old Spanish Trail, just south of MacGregor Park.

The 6-acre site, owned by NewQuest Crosswell, is under contract and is expected to close by mid-year for an undisclosed price. The existing strip mall, which includes some tenants and vacant properties, would be torn down for redevelopment if the student housing deal moves forward.

Full Article:http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/n...nned-near.html

xbryanisbeastx · #**8552** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 12:36 AM**

Is the light rail is up and operating???

toxteth o'grady · #**8553** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 3:14 AM**

I think they're still in the testing phase.

Urbannizer · #**8554** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 4:23 AM**

3300 Main: Soil testing. PM Realty Group purchased this block from the Midtown Redevelopment Authority back in November. No word yet on what will replace the current building on this site, but something is being planned.

By bobruss on HAIF

The Best Forumer · #**8555** Posted **Mar 4, 2015, 5:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by xbryanisbeastx

Is the light rail is up and operating???

Depends on who you ask.

Urbannizer · #**8556** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 1:03 AM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...f-on-next.html

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Originally Posted by HBJ

Houston hotel developer to hold off on next project

There are at least five hotel projects underway in the central business district, and American Liberty Hospitality CEO Nick Massad said he's waiting to see how those fare before embarking on his next project.

American Liberty Hospitality is currently constructing a $50 million 300-room, dual-branded hotel that's expected to be complete in February. The building will house two separate concepts – a Hampton Inn with 168 rooms and a Homewood Suites, which will have 132 extended-stay rooms with full kitchens.

The company also owns a space adjacent to the Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites property, along La Branch between Capitol and Rusk, that Massad had previously said would be the site of a not-yet-branded hotel.

But Massad told the Houston Business Journal he's tabling plans for that project now.

TexasPlaya · #**8557** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 2:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...f-on-next.html

I'd imagine, aside from institutions, the "canceled" and "on hold" announcements will outnumber the new ones.

Urbannizer · #**8558** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 12:32 PM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/m...igh-rises.html

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Originally Posted by HBJ

Houston apartment developer eyes more high-rises

The Dinerstein Cos. has sky-high ambitions after decades of building midrise apartments and student housing projects across the country.

Most of Dinerstein's apartment and student housing projects so far have been four- and five-story, wood-frame construction. These include Millennium Six Pines, which recently held its grand opening in The Woodlands, and The Millennium Kirby, which is under construction southwest of Hermann Park.
However, Dinerstein aims higher in the future.

In January, the Houston-based developer broke ground on its first luxury apartment tower near the Texas Medical Center. The 22-story, 375-unit high-rise — dubbed The Millennium Tower — is the tallest project The Dinerstein Cos. has worked on in its more than 50-year history.

Urbannizer · #**8559** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 7:59 PM**

Rumor is that Midway purchased the site.

http://swamplot.com/usps-moving-p-o-...ce/2015-03-05/

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Originally Posted by Swamplot

USPS Moving P.O. Boxes to Midtown Ahead of Sale and Demolition of Downtown Post Office

A READER WHO maintains a post office box at the Barbara Jordan Post Office at 401 Franklin St. Downtown has forwarded Swamplot a notice that showed up with the mail earlier this week, inviting box renters to a “town hall” meeting about the upcoming move of post office services at the facility. “Our projected move date is fast approaching,” the flyer reads — though it doesn’t identify when it will be.

A note in an online for-sale listing, however, indicates that the facility will be “vacated by the USPS in the second quarter of 2015.” No buyer has been announced publicly for the 16-acre property, which was previously the site of the Southern Pacific Railway’s Grand Central Station.

The complex’s signature feature is its 1962 5-story concrete-finned main building and plaza (pictured at top) by Astrodome architects Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson. The USPS has noted that it “anticipates demolition” of the building as a result of the sale.

HoustonHorns · #**8560** Posted **Mar 5, 2015, 8:28 PM**

I think the post office site would be a perfect location for the high speed rail station.