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  1. I thought I would start a thread for this part of the state as it's a location I've started visiting with my growing family more and more over the past few years. Most of the time we are in town, it is for the annual CALF (Children's Art & Literacy Festival), which is an event that is 10 years old and takes place each June. It's seen steady growth from year to year and takes place in multiple venues in the fairly compact downtown area. It is this event, and the fact that the city is host to the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (among other factors), that has allowed the community to lean into the identity of Abilene as the "Storybook Capital of America". Prior to this, I'd never have thought of a community like Abilene as one that would have such an moniker, but it is distinct. There has also been a noticeable redevelopment of existing spaces in the heart of the city. More restaurant and bar options than before, both north and south of 1st Street. Even this community has fallen victim to the desire to apply a "hip" abbreviation to a neighborhood; the latter area specifically - as that area is referred to as SoDA (South of Downtown Abilene). The latter also will likely see an increase in business in upcoming years, aside from the natural development, as the long-unused 1914 courthouse is being renovated and will help alleviate the close quarters in several nearby buildings. A few blocks east, there is talk of developing a minor league baseball stadium and several retail/office buildings. Perhaps the most interesting development has been north of 1st, in the heart of the traditional downtown area. In addition to the repurposed spaces, there are active plans to develop a "Festival District" directly south of the Convention Center. The first component, a Doubletree Hotel is nearly finished and should be open a week before the next CALF gets underway. When it opens it will be the ONLY hotel in the downtown area. This construction would tie into improvements that have been made around the grounds of the Convention Center that now include a Storybook Garden - a collection of sculptures of storybook characters created by local sculptors to honor the individual illustrators who are chosen to be celebrated each year at the Festival. Additional buildings and landscaping would be built on the block immediately east of the hotel to serve retailers and restaurants. As a result of the development on the adjacent blocks the former sole lodging in the area, the nearby Civic Plaza Hotel, was demolished in 2020. The hotel had experienced increased issues with criminality in the years prior to its destruction. The local boosters that bought it and demolished it want to try and draw additional retail to the block and tie it into the Festival District and the like but those plans haven't solidified just yet. I think the reason this place has made such an impact on me is because I recall visiting in the summer of 1998 or 1999 and the same downtown area was absolutely devoid of life after 6 PM. I think there may have been a big concert going on at the same time at the Expo Center at the time, but it just weirded me out. It seemed so abandoned and quiet. Regardless of any major events it felt like the same vibe would've been there regardless. That is not the case today. Hopefully the positive momentum will continue.
  2. CURRENT VERSION: v0.5 - Beta by: Luminare Hello Everyone, I'm proud to reintroduce the HAIF Development Map and Spreadsheet, as PROJECT ASTROPOLIS. This thread will be the new home for updates, improvements, announcements, and discussions about both the Project Astropolis Map and Spreadsheet. Previously due to COVID, and other circumstances pertaining to my work, I had to take an extended hiatus from both the forum, and this project. After a nice break from putting the original map and spreadsheet together, I decided to give the project a reboot, and start off fresh with a new thread, new name, new image, touched up sheets, and several additional sheets with more to come! (NEW) Link to Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/drive?state={"ids"%3A["1uy6qAEQioisw7lKYbZoJNDrl2k6Ef8ck"]%2C"action"%3A"open"%2C"userId"%3A"100367964234737055652"}&usp=sharing (NEW) Link to Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1787Aeyg1wyVCuV5pVMzP4ButKIU7UMTvtdS-fvUQPIw/edit?usp=sharing MISSION STATEMENT: The primary aim of Project Astropolis is to track every project in and around the greater Houston Area. The secondary aim of Project Astropolis is to bring greater awareness to laymen about new or upcoming development, architecture, and construction around them, so they can be better informed about their built environments, and how they might affect their communities or properties. Houston is growing, and is progressing forward, why not feel like you are a part of it? The third aim of Project Astropolis is to someday be, potentially, a valuable resource for those who work at architecture firms, development firms, and marketing firms to assist in future planning, and for a city with no zoning, possibly create synergies between projects to create better communities and a better city. Knowledge is power, and with that knowledge, better future development can come forth. STAFF: Founder Luminare Editor-in-chief Purdueenginerd Admin (TBD) Agents Source Agents (TBD) Neighborhood Agents (TBD) Field Agents (TBD) Industry Agents (TBD) Media Agents (TBD) Source Agent - Contributor who typically works with sources to gather information on a project. Might be specific, or might be general info. Neighborhood Agent - Contributor who typically operates in a particular neighborhood, and understands whats happening in a more local context. Field Agent - Contributor who typically travels to job sites to take photographs to chronicle progress of projects, or talk with those on site to gather further information. Industry Agent - Contributor who typically knows the in's and out's within a particular industry which provides valuable info on upcoming projects, etc... Media Agents - Contributor who typically knows the right publications, or news outlets (and has access to articles), or various social media to get new info on projects. ***Currently looking for candidates for positions listed as (TBD), some have already been reached out too. If you haven't, but would like to contribute please contact either myself (Luminare), or Purdueenginerd via private message on the forum, or you can email the project at: projectastropolis@gmail.com *** FAQ: (TBD) Will fill out once I get questions. CHANGE LOG: (TBD) DISCLAIMER! Project Astropolis should not, under any circumstances, be viewed as an official and/or definitive source of development news and information. Project Astropolis has been put together by development/architecture/construction enthusiasts, therefore it should not be seen as a replacement for actual official and/or legal documentation. All info for Project Astropolis was pulled from readily available public sources or was donated to us via industry sources who were given permission to provide us with such info. While we try our best to keep our info and sources up-to-date as much as possible, due to the fact some sources are pulled from the HAIF forum (among other things) from enthusiasts who are not industry professionals, some info might be speculative, and if this is the case, it will be clearly identified as such. About Projects: In order to not intrude on the privacy of individuals, Project Astropolis will not plot: - individual single family homes - individual single family townhomes As an industry professional myself (Luminare) I understand the private and personal nature of these types of projects, and value the privacy of these project types which individuals undertake. While we will eventually aim to plot large scale townhome and single family tract housing developments, single instances of these home types are special, and should not be the subject to public knowledge. For Property Owners: If you are a property owner of a speculative development, or someone who owns property next to a speculative/potential/proposed development, please do not contact myself (Luminare), or anyone on my staff, for further information regarding such speculative information. These questions should be directed to actual authority figures whether they be in the public sector or private sector. We here only deal in info and tracking of projects. We do not have the authority to change nor halt a potential project, nor will we take down speculative or potential developments as doing so will only harm discussion of future projects within our enthusiast community. For Architecture Firms, Design Firms, Artists, and Developers: If you are an architecture firm, design firm, artist, or developer (among many other industry professionals not listed), please do not contact myself (Luminare), or anyone on my staff, for further information regarding such speculative information. These questions should be directed to actual authority figures whether they be in the public sector or private sector. We here only deal in info and tracking of projects. We do not have the authority to change nor halt a potential project, nor will we take down speculative or potential developments as doing so will only harm discussion of future projects within our enthusiast community. With that being said, if you are an architecture firm, design firm, artist, or developer (among many other industry professionals not listed), please feel free to contact myself or an admin if you see a project on Project Astropolis which was added on here without permission or consent, and you would like to see removed. Unless its one plotted due to the speculative nature of discussions on an internet forum, actual potential or proposed projects, which are not ready to be viewed by the public or have not been published either by yourselves (on your own websites), or via 3rd party publications, should not be on here, for as an industry professional, I (Luminare), understand fully the ramifications a half-baked, incomplete, or a project which has yet to be fully realized, could potentially be damaged, tarnished, or even dropped if subject to the public eye too early, or when your client isn't expressly ready to present it to the public at large. These will be taken down immediately upon request. @Urbannizer @Triton or any other mod. Could I please get this thread made into a sticky thread? I also need someone to take away the old links to the previous map and spreadsheet from the Development List Thread. Thanks.
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