lockmat Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Is there a Hilton Garden Inn being planned for downtown? Last weeks planning agenda had "Hilton Garden Inn CBD Subdivision" listed in the Consent section. For some reason I'm not able to download the .pdf with the details so I can't see what zip code it's in or any other info. Maybe someone else can?... Edited March 11, 2009 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Is there a Hilton Garden Inn being planned for downtown?Last weeks planning agenda had "Hilton Garden Inn CBD Subdivision" listed in the Consent section. For some reason I'm not able to download the .pdf with the details so I can't see what zip code it's in or any other info. Maybe someone else can?... Good find! and very interesting. I was able to see some details. It is indeed in 77002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Good find! and very interesting. I was able to see some details. It is indeed in 77002. .pdf finally came up for me and holla!!!!!..... From their website: WEDGE Hotels Corporation is actively engaged in the pre-development process for a 240-room Hilton Garden Inn adjacent to WEDGE International Tower on Louisiana Street and Clay in downtown Houston, TX. Project is expected to break ground in 2009 and open in 2010. See rendering on right side of page. http://www.wedgerealestateholdings.com/development.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 this would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Well...it may not be as awesome as first thought. It looks like the hotel would just be that 12-15 story building in the forefront and the tall building behind it is the existing building they're currently officed in.Not a bad deal none the less, better than the parking lot that's currenly there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALMSP Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Well...it may not be as awesome as first thought. It looks like the hotel would just be that 12-15 story building in the forefront and the tall building behind it is the existing building they're currently officed in.Not a bad deal none the less, better than the parking lot that's currenly there.although ike you say, not a "tall" building, but I'll take it!! 12-15 is not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Great find, Lock.I hope this goes forward because the South side of downtown is still very vacant. The Crowne Plaza could also use another hotel neighbor. Additionally, as far as Hilton Garden Inns go, this is a very nice design that compliments downtown rather well (compared to the Holiday Inn Express for comparison). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 although ike you say, not a "tall" building, but I'll take it!! 12-15 is not that bad.After a Florida recount, it looks more like 11. I just glanced at it before.I would say this could be promising if they're actually on the planning commissions agenda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I think this fits the site better then that black glass box office tower proposal a few years back. It looks like it will compliment the Wedge Tower nicely.I stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn in San Antonio, of course it was in a historic building, but It was very nice. Hope this gets built, that side of Downtown could use some more density. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 It looks like this will only be half a block. It will hide Wedge's parking garage and eliminate another surface parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 nice desgin + removing yet another unsightly surface lot = win/win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I like a lot. That space has been surface parking for decades, and the hotel plays nicely off the Wedge Tower. My only concern is that a hotel in that location will make it less likely that the Sheraton Lincoln building will ever be redeveloped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I like a lot. That space has been surface parking for decades, and the hotel plays nicely off the Wedge Tower. My only concern is that a hotel in that location will make it less likely that the Sheraton Lincoln building will ever be redeveloped.I'd like to see the Sheraton developed again into a hotel, but since omni & hyatt haven't yet, I don't know who will. It'll probably sit as the valet parking for the hyatt until the concrete is eroded enough for it to be torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Not a bad deal none the less, better than the parking lot that's currenly there.Unless of course you're one of the Wedge Bldg VIP's, of which i know a few, lucky enough to have a spot right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Does anyone know what the hotel occupancy rates are downtown? I'm just curious as to what the demand is for business travelers and visitors. These numbers may or may not justify redevelopment of the Sheraton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Not a bad location. There isn't that much immediately around it besides offices, but it would be close to the rail, and 1-2 light rail stops away and there's the theater district, Houston Pavilions, market square area, bayou place, and disco green. Plus soon there will be access to the Galleria by the light rail (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Does anyone know what the hotel occupancy rates are downtown? I'm just curious as to what the demand is for business travelers and visitors. These numbers may or may not justify redevelopment of the Sheraton.For 2008, the downtown hotel occupancy rate was 67%, up 3.7 percentage points from 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Very cool. I like Hilton Gardens, we stayed in one in South Lake Tahoe, California, and it was a very nice hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEvilTwin Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It looks like this will only be half a block. It will hide Wedge's parking garage and eliminate another surface parking lot.Yeah the bigger factor of the two (for me) is hiding the Wedge parking garage. That ugly wall was clearly not built for public viewing -- I assume (?) it was put up when there was something else on this spot that was shielding it from view. To me it gives the impression that whatever was torn down on this surface lot was actually attached to the garage. It will be nice to have what looks like an attractive hotel blocking this from view! (Keeping fingers crossed that it doesn't turn into another recession victim) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah the bigger factor of the two (for me) is hiding the Wedge parking garage. That ugly wall was clearly not built for public viewing -- I assume (?) it was put up when there was something else on this spot that was shielding it from view. To me it gives the impression that whatever was torn down on this surface lot was actually attached to the garage. It will be nice to have what looks like an attractive hotel blocking this from view! (Keeping fingers crossed that it doesn't turn into another recession victim)Bernard on swamplot had this to say about financing...Financing? WEDGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah the bigger factor of the two (for me) is hiding the Wedge parking garage. That ugly wall was clearly not built for public viewing -- I assume (?) it was put up when there was something else on this spot that was shielding it from view.Actually, the vacant half of that block was originally supposed to be a second phase to the tower, attached at the hip. Too bad it never got built; the massing made for a very interesting design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEvilTwin Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Actually, the vacant half of that block was originally supposed to be a second phase to the tower, attached at the hip. Too bad it never got built; the massing made for a very interesting design. Interesting... I didn't realize that. Well, I guess it could have been worse (I'm thinking of Mercer I, where we never got II ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Interesting... I didn't realize that. Well, I guess it could have been worse (I'm thinking of Mercer I, where we never got II ). No kidding. About six or seven years back, I think, there was a proposal for a boxy office highrise which basically would've blocked or ruined views of the existing tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEvilTwin Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 No kidding. About six or seven years back, I think, there was a proposal for a boxy office highrise which basically would've blocked or ruined views of the existing tower. Are they still around? Could we get them to build it behind the Mercer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Are they still around? Could we get them to build it behind the Mercer? Short answer, no. I'd rather that the Mercer Ph. II project would actually happen, as it would basically replicate the decent-looking north facade on the south side of the site. But that's never going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Short answer, no. I'd rather that the Mercer Ph. II project would actually happen, as it would basically replicate the decent-looking north facade on the south side of the site. But that's never going to happen. No, it would not. The plan for Mercer II is/was to be lined up with Mercer I in an east-west formation, not north south. From day one of that plan, it looked to me like they should be planning a 4 building complex, so that they did have the nearly-blank walls of the towers backing up to one another. Edited March 15, 2009 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 No, it would not. The plan for Mercer II is/was to be lined up with Mercer I in an east-west formation, not north south. From day one of that plan, it looked to me like they should be planning a 4 building complex, so that they did have the nearly-blank walls of the towers backing up to one another. I could've sworn that the plan was to make them back-to-back. Maybe I only thought that because it was logical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 I could've sworn that the plan was to make them back-to-back. Maybe I only thought that because it was logical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I could've sworn that the plan was to make them back-to-back. Maybe I only thought that because it was logical.I remember the original renderings when the Mercer was announced -- it did have them back to back instead of side to side. This side to side rendering is new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I remember the original renderings when the Mercer was announced -- it did have them back to back instead of side to side. This side to side rendering is new to me. So I'm not going crazy from all this joblessness! That's a relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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