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Didn't see a thread for this specific building but wanted to get one started since it sounds like work will be taking place in the near future. https://realtynewsreport.com/historic-building-redo-planned/ " HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – A 119-year-old building at the corner of Main and Franklin in downtown Houston has been acquired for redevelopment by NewForm Real Estate, which has renovated other nearby historic properties. The six-story downtown structure, designed by architectural firm Green and Svarz for Commercial National Bank, opened in November of 1904 and operated as a financial building until 1970. Located at 917 Franklin, the building will expand NewForm’s redevelopment effort, called Main & Co., which includes several adjacent historic structures, namely the Raphael, Dorrance, and Brewster buildings. The project will have office space with street-level retail. CBRE is leasing the reimagined 35,000 total SF of office suites while Transwestern is leasing the 5,158 SF of street-level retail space. The building was acquired from LALM LLC, which is affiliated with Lewis Marks."
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This awesome mansion built in 1872 for Thomas House Jr., was designed by the infamous George Dicky. The residence was located at 1010 Louisiana St.
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Has anyone posted about this? Page 2 http://www.gilbaneco.com/uploadedFiles/Home/Gilbane/News_and_Events/Publications/2010/GSA_Brochure.pdf
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I know this topic was talked about in another thread (Pavilions, I think), but I don't believe it has it's own thread. Anyways I was in Houston for a wedding last weekend and I was staying at the Four Seasons, so I wandered across the bridge to the shops to check them out. Very pathetic, horrible tenant mix, nobody was there (granted it was a Sat.) but there was definitely A LOT of potential. It was very similar to the Galleria..design wise and obviously on a much smaller scale. I was thinking if they opened it up to the street more and/or the outside in general it would be a very enjoyable experience, as I wandered around I found a newspaper like receptacle that had the Houston Center's "Magazine", anyways it was basically all about the planned renovation. They plan to make it an "Urban Park" inside, in fact they used that term A LOT. They have some of the info. on their website if you want to check it out, but it's much more in-depth in the mag, I'd scan it if I had the technology and the knowledge, unfortunately I have neither. Construction Update
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The old Amegy parking lot across the street is now closed. The surface lot west of it is still being used by people working at MTA building. I wonder what the plans are for this?
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This week I learned about the ever-evolving Baptist Sanitarium in downtown Houston. It appears (as I'm newly educated about this) as the hospital system owned a whole city block on Lamar Street and built 5 or 6 buildings on the block. Oddly enough, it appears the only address for all the buildings was 602 Lamar Street. I wonder if they platted the entire block as a singular address? If that's legal of course. The 2nd building (Expansion No. 1) of the hospital system was designed by Rezin D. Steele in 1911 with a total amount (campus) beds at 50 beds. The original sanitarium that Dennis Pevoto bought from Ida Rudisill had a 15-person bed capacity, so the expansion to 50 beds was quite significant. Kind of off topic, but this building always looks like it's leaning. I wonder by foundation or design.- 1 reply
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It looks like most hospital systems in Houston had separate nurses building. The Memorial Health System was no different. Their nurses building was designed by "star architect" Kenneth Franzheim and was named after Roy And Lillie Cullen. Ironically, Hermann Hospital also has a Cullen Nurses Building. I'm glad the Cullen family donated to both healthcare systems. Here's a rendering from Kenneth Franzheim. I can't find any actual photographs at the moment. I'll keep looking!
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The "star architect" Kenneth Franzheim designed the new Memorial Hospital addition. I don't have an exact date and time frame, but it was probably in the 1930s or 1940s. Rendering: Photograph: Entrance detail rendering: Entrance detail photograph:
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By Christmas Eve 1937, the old business name of Houston Baptist Sanitarium was changed to Memorial Hospital. This might have been the first "official" Memorial Hospital? Note that in the background, you can see the old tower(s) with even a sky bridge connecting them.
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Built in the early 1920s, the skyscraper- or superstructure, was the first modern building that the Houston Baptist Sanitarium built. The building/school had a few different names. - Women and Children's Addition to Baptist Hospital - Baptist Sanitarium and Hospital Training School - Baptist Hospital and School of Nursing A photograph from the early 1920s showed a group of nurses. This would go with the building named after a nursing school.
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The 3rd building of the Houston Baptist Sanitarium extended the bed capacity to 150 beds and was built in 1914. This is the last expansion before the "skyscrapers" were built. The 7/8 story tower on the right: The tower in the background:
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Colorado Group Plans $80M Mixed-Use, Infill Project By Jennifer D. Duell Last updated: July 19, 2005 08:23am HOUSTON-Within three years, a mixed-use project is expected to rise on Block 98, a piece of vacant land adjacent to the new city park and the George R. Brown Convention Center. Two companies from Colorado Springs, LandCo Properties LLC and Equity Edge LLC, have formed a partnership to transform the 1.5-acre tract into two residential high-rises with ground-floor retail space. Block 98 is bordered by Rusk, Crawford, Walker and LaBranch streets near Toyota Center. Each tower will contain 150 units that will be priced "for the young, single professional," says Michael Raider, LandCo's COO. He tells GlobeSt.com that construction will begin in about three years. "That's when the market will be ready," he says, explaining one tower will have rental housing and the other will be condos. "I am not sure that we'll break ground on both towers at the same time." Raider, a Houston native, was eyeing Block 98 about a year before he closed the deal with Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. for $6.5 million. "We see Houston as Denver about seven years ago with the new light rail, entertainment and park creation. Denver is just a huge residential market right now," he says, "and we think Houston is following right behind it." Raider's not yet selected the project architect, but says he's hoping to use a local firm. The partnership, Block 98 Partners Ltd., obtained a $4.9-million loan from Southern National Bank of Texas to acquire the land. Tucker Knight, a director with Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP's local office, arranged a three-year bridge loan with an adjustable interest rate. The Block 98 development will be the second project that LandCo has tackled in Houston's CBD. The company recently acquired the former Days Inn Hotel at 801 St. Joseph Parkway for redevelopment into 251 luxury apartments and retail space. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2006, with units delivering in early 2007.- 1,224 replies
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According to the Chronicle, several tenants are already clearing out of the building even though Skanska has not confirmed anything. Latest renderings & info: http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/06/developer-to-pour-foundation-for-downtown-office-tower/#23198101=0 http://capitoltowerhouston.com/img/renderings/lobby-capitol.jpg
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Which building has the bell tower downtown? Is it the Esperson Building? Is it a real bell, or speakers? I love hearing this. You can really hear it well in the parking garages along Fannin. It's the best when the clock strikes 12.
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They just put up a sign on the front of the St. Germain saying that there will be a special auction on March 12th...and some info about financing contacts...interesting. I saw them put up the sign an hour ago...
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Work seems to be coming along on this. They cleaned the front facade, and it makes a big difference. They are also replacing the canopy over the front entrance with a new one that replicates the original.
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/m...politan/2915259 Nov. 23, 2004, 1:23AM Uprooted tree severs MetroRail power line By MIKE GLENN Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Heavy rainstorms uprooted a tree at Hermann Park tonight, severing a MetroRail power line when the tree fell across the southbound tracks.
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Construction gutting the place right now. Kobeque***
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Maybe I was trippin. Either pennzoil place has a light show on their building at night now, or it was just lights from party on the plaza. I saw it coming in from 45 n last night. It looked cool, and then right by the bagby exit u see the big blue lights comin from under the freeway for the bayouwalk.
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It's officially for sale: See full article: http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...tml?jst=b_ln_hl http://photohome.com/pictures/texas-pictures/houston/bank-of-america-1a.jpg
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While I was talking with the Arcosa/Cherry Demolition guys at the Fairfield Waugh they mentioned they have a job coming up in downtown at Texas Ave. & Congress St. I'm thinking to myself that those two streets don't intersect and are parallel streets but didn't say anything. Today I saw which building they were talking about. The Gulfstream Legal Group building at 1300 Texas Ave. It is fenced off. Assuming they will go here when finished at the Fairfield Waugh building. Curious what might be built here? I'm guessing it could temporarily be for the lay down yard/construction trailers for the contractor who will be building the new hotel across the street. https://gulfstreamlegal.com
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I doubt they were high-end apartments, especially in late 1980s-era downtown (probably only used for exterior shots, while the interior set was somewhere else). The high-end apartment towers (not built downtown) kept their value, but the hotels that permanently closed in this era weren't able to be converted to high-end housing and either became retirement homes or were torn down entirely.
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In the 40th Annual State of Downtown Address Kris Larson spent most of his time reflecting on the accomplishments of Bob Eury. He does mention the monthly downtown Farmer's Market as a key accomplishment over the last year, and he seems to be focused on streamlining all the various downtown organizations. He introduced new branding: Downtown Houston+ which I assume encompasses all the various organizations that support downtown initiatives. Not sure if the video was truncated. I don't recall hearing anything about the Astros proposed entertainment complex.
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I heard from a realtor friend that Randall has secured a site near Discovery Green for a 20+- story condo tower. Supposedly it is "sexy". We shall see. Anyone heard anything?
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