HOUSTON | General Developments

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Thanks for the updates! I'm glad to see Houston back at it again!

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Somehow I forgot this one - Camden McGowen Station & Midtown Park

c/o 'HoustonMidtown' on HAIF











c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF



c/o of @thachadwick on Twitter



c/o 'hindesky' on haif

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https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/...lic-park-86211

Downtown Goodyear Service Center To Become Public Park
March 15, 2018
Kyle Hagerty, Bisnow Houston

The Downtown Redevelopment Authority voted to approve a site for a new public park in Southern Downtown Houston. City Council approved the budget for the DRA to sign a ground lease with a renewal option on the property bounded by Bell, San Jacinto, Leeland and Fannin streets in Downtown Houston. The park will inhabit three-quarters of a block currently occupied by Goodyear Auto Service Center.

The park will be an amenity for the new wave of residents in the area. Since 2012, the Downtown Living Initiative has produced approximately 1,500 new residential units in Southern Downtown alone. “This new Southern Downtown park space will serve as a backyard for nearby residents and a ‘third place’ that will anchor community life and foster experiences for Houstonians and visitors alike,” DRA President Bob Eury said.

This project supports one of the key recommendations of Plan Downtown, a 20-year vision plan for Downtown Houston released in November — a combination of new parks and retrofitted open spaces will anchor the new development clusters and emerging activity areas.

The DRA will engage the community for programming input in late spring of this year. A request for qualifications for the park design team will be released as well and construction is expected to begin in mid-2019, with an opening date set for summer 2020.

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HCC Central Campus - Culinary School Construction - c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF

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Courtyard by Marriott/Heights (Columbia St & Katy Freeway feeder road) - c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF

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https://kinder.rice.edu/2018/03/28/t...se-sro-complex

Tour Houston's Newest Mixed-Use SRO Complex
NEWS STORY: MAR 29, 2018
HOUSING



LEAH BINKOVITZ

New Hope Housing's latest project is a transit-oriented, mixed use model for affordable housing development.

Though the complex doesn't officially open until April, residents have already starting moving in to New Hope Housing's latest complex located right off the light rail just east of downtown in Houston's Second Ward. New Hope has built just over 1,000 single room occupancy residences in the city, meeting a critical need.

Around for more than 20 years, New Hope Housing has made a new for itself elevating the typical single room occupancy complex to a breathable, thoughtful residence with an eye to design and attention to detail. "Our model is housing plus services," said Joy Horak-Brown, executive director of New Hope Housing. With seven properties, including the new location on Harrisburg, New Hope Housing is the leading provider of single room occupancy residences in the state. The latest addition, a replacement for the downtown location that was New Hope Housing's first, has many of the same elements shared across New Hope's facilities: it's colorful, mixes indoor and outdoor spaces, offers secure entry and exit and includes supportive services. But this property will be the organization's first mixed-use property, offering office and retail space as well.

& from the Houston Business Journal on the same project...

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...ffordable.html

Houston nonprofit opens first mixed-use affordable housing project in East End
By Fauzeya Rahman – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Apr 5, 2018, 12:59pm CDT

Houston-based nonprofit New Hope Housing Inc. recently opened a new 175-unit affordable housing project in the city’s East End, just a few blocks from the future site of the new Baker Ripley headquarters off Harrisburg Boulevard.

New Hope Harrisburg is the organization’s first mixed-use development, and one New Hope president and CEO Joy Horak-Brown said is designed to encourage residents to go out and walk and have easy access to social services and transit.

The $27 million project received $10 million in low income tax subsidies and the rest was funded through public and private partnerships. The building is currently 60 percent occupied, said Nicole Cassier-Mason, vice president of communications.

Out of the 105 residents, 30 were displaced by Hurricane Harvey, Cassier-Mason said. Houston-based architectural firm GSMA designed the project, and Houston-based Camden Builders Inc. was the general contractor.

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Another East End development, just down Harrisburg near the coffee plant...

Rendering from Lovett Commercial, found by 'CrockpotandGravel' on HAIF


Construction photo c/o Lovett Commercial - undated



Additional construction photos c/o 'HoustonMidtown' on HAIF - 2/27/18







HBJ Piece on the project - 3/15/18
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...h-houston.html

Exclusive: Frank Liu partnering with Houston nonprofit on HQ building


By Cara Smith – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Mar 15, 2018, 2:49pm CDT

Baker Ripley, a nonprofit that serves communities experiencing poverty, is partnering with Frank Liu on developing an 88,000-square-foot building that'll house the company's Houston headquarters.

Lovett Commercial's Frank Liu is developing Baker Ripley's new building on 1.7 acres at 4450 Harrisburg Blvd., Baker Ripley's Matt Starr told the Houston Business Journal. The Liu family gifted Baker Ripley the parcel of land, Starr said, and Baker Ripley's office building will be part of a broader, nine-acre mixed-use development that Liu's developing.

"He’s been really great to work with," Starr said. "He's been an awesome partner in so many ways."

The four-story office building at 4450 Harrisburg comprise 88,000 square feet. Baker Ripley will occupy 40,000 square feet on the 2nd and 3rd floors. It'll relocate from its current headquarters at 4500 Bissonnet, where it occupies around 33,000 square feet, Starr said. Around 170 Baker Ripley employees should occupy the building in June.

In August, Baker Ripley's Workforce Solution employment center will relocate from the East End and take 10,000 square feet on the first floor. The remaining 12,700 square feet on the first floor is earmarked for retail development.

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HSPVA (High School For the Performing & Visual Arts) Campus Downtown

3/17 - c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF

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On the University of Houston campus, site prep is underway for new housing near Entrance 6 at Wheeler Avenue; across the street from Cougar Village

Live Streaming Webcams available here

rendering c/o UH Facilities Planning & Construction Department

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Originally Posted by Wattleigh

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/...lic-park-86211

so... another place for homeless ppl to camp out at, eh?

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Buffalo Heights - c/o Arch-Con Corporation twitter

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The innovation district plans are moving forward, with the former Midtown Sears to be the focal point. It will also be renovated.

http://news.rice.edu/2018/04/12/hist...on-district-2/

Historic Midtown Sears building to anchor Houston innovation district
JADE BOYD – APRIL 12, 2018
POSTED IN: CURRENT NEWS

9.4-acre site will house mix of commercial tech spaces, best-in-class infrastructure, entrepreneurial talent to foster innovation

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University today announced plans for a new Midtown innovation district that will transform a 9.4-acre site, anchored by the former Sears building, into a hub designed to bring together the area’s entrepreneurial, corporate and academic communities into collaborative spaces and programs.

“The innovation district will leverage the region’s unique economic strengths and help transform Houston into a world leader in data science and digital technologies centered on energy, industrial, health care and logistics industries,” said Rice President David Leebron. “We aim to attract talent and support all stages of the innovation life cycle through state-of-the-art resources, incubators and accelerators, classroom and event space, technology, prototyping facilities, networking opportunities and entrepreneurship support and training.”

As for the building itself...

The former Sears building will be renovated for the project. The overall design and development of the building will be led by Hines in conjunction with architects Gensler and James Carpenter. The initial phase is expected to be completed within two years. The redevelopment of the building will respect its historic character while making the modifications required to create dynamic space for creative companies in the innovation ecosystem, Leebron said.

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Tied to the above post - they are moving VERY quickly on this.

Just this afternoon, the 'modernized' 60's era facade was being removed to reveal the original art-deco structure.

c/o 'sanjorade' on HAIF



and 'Dougdtx' on reddit/Houston

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More on The Interpose in the Memorial Park/Rice Military area

renderings previously featured by urbannizer on HAIF


https://www.virtualbx.com/constructi...ghborhood.html

Posted: 4-12-2018

by Adolfo Pesquera

Houston (Harris County) - A mixed-use mid-rise apartment/retail building is proposed off the Washington Avenue corridor in the Memorial Park neighborhood.

A variance is being requested of the Houston Planning Commission that would reduce the building line from 25 feet to the curb to just 5 feet on Shepherd Drive and to 10 feet on Durham Drive. The developer also wants a reduced building line of 7 feet on Center Street rather than the required 10 feet.

The site occupies an entire city block and its northern boundary is Nett Street. The site was formerly occupied by the Bethel Church United Church of Christ, 1107 Shepherd Drive, which was built in the early 1950s and is currently being demolished.

As for the building...

The planned building height for The Interpose is about 80 feet.

The layout of The Interpose provides four tenants spaces totaling about 20,000 square feet on the ground floor, with two spaces facing Shepherd and two facing Durham. Apartment units will be located on floors two to six and there will be amenity decks on the second floor and above the sixth floor.

The retail and apartment spaces will wrap around a seven-level garage, however, the lowest level of parking is in a below-grade basement.

“The active uses will surround the parking garage in the center of the block, shielding the garage from view on three of the four streets. On the fourth side, Center Street, the garage view is blocked at the corners by retail space, but the central section allows customers and residents to see the garage parking (entrance/exit),” staff said.

Spaces are also being leased for the retail in this project.
Brochure: http://images3.loopnet.com/d2/9aD4Gs...Y/document.pdf

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Crane is coming down for The Mondrian at the Museums

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF

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Another day, another view of the original facade at the old Sears in Midtown

c/o 'MarathonMan' on HAIF

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The Art Deco elements of the Midtown Sears are continuing to come into view.
c/o the Houston Chronicle's Bayou City History Twitter

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Lyric Centre Market

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF - 3/17


& 4/16



Harris County/City of Houston Joint Processing Center

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HSPVA (High School for the Performing and Visual Arts)

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF





St. Arnold's Brewery - St. Arnoldville

c/o 'alsal29 on HAIF - 3/26







& 4/16 - c/o 'hindesky'



Alta West Gray

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF



The Mondrian at the Museums

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF



HCC Culinary Arts Building

c/o 'hindesky' on HAIF

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Rice University Opera House
c/o 'triton' on HAIF



Fertitta Center renovation at the U of H campus

c/o Kevin Olivett on twitter





& inside 4/5 - c/o University of Houston Men's Basketball Twitter

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https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...mation-of.html

Houston Botanic Garden starts transformation of former golf course

By Olivia Pulsinelli  – Senior web editor, Houston Business Journal

Apr 16, 2018, 4:26pm

Houston Botanic Garden announced April 16 that it completed the terms of its agreement with the city of Houston and began its lease at the former Glenbrook Park Golf Course on April 2. The first phase of the project's master plan, dubbed "Botanic Beginnings," is expected to open in late 2020, according to an April 16 press release. The site is along Sims Bayou off Interstate 45 between William P. Hobby Airport and the University of Houston.

Some of the "Botanic Beginnings" features will include:

The Global Collection Garden: The primary setting for Houston Botanic Garden’s collections and exhibits will be divided into three zones — arid, subtropical and tropical — and display rare and exotic species.

Edible Garden: This garden will allow visitors to see, smell, touch and taste a variety of edible plants and help visitors understand the history of plant cultivation and how it relates to different cultures.

Event Lawn and Glade: The lawn will provide a variety of programming and events, while the smaller glade will host more inimate events like birthdays and weddings. 

Susan Garver Children’s Discovery Garden: This 3-acre area will incorporate an existing pond as "an oasis for aquatic and carnivorous plants, forests and floating gardens, interspersed with natural play areas for running free and a picnic grove," per the release.

Prior to the ticketed area of the garden, there will be 11 acres of features such as: 

Botanic Boulevard: A tree-lined entrance off Park Place Boulevard, including a vehicular bridge that will cross the Sims Bayou.

Picnic Grove: An area for visitors to gather among new and existing oaks.

Stormwater Detention Wetlands: The addition of stormwater wetlands ponds also will serve as an exhibit on how green infrastructure and plants can help with flood control and water purification.