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  1. 601 Travis: Downtown Office Building At 601 Travis St.

    By editor,   
    • 25 replies
    • 13.9k views

  2. Office Tower At 1301 Fannin St.

    By ChannelTwoNews,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.5k views

  3. Holy Cross Chapel At 905 Main St.

    By pace,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.7k views

  4. Main Street Market At 901 Main St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 25 replies
    • 5.4k views

  5. Gas Station & Convenience Store In Downtown

    By hindesky,
    • 29 replies
    • 703 views

  6. Commercial National Bank At 917 Franklin St.

    By ChannelTwoNews,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.7k views

  7. Mickey Leland Federal Building At 1919 Smith St. 1 2 3 4 6

    By lockmat,   
    • 160 replies
    • 48.3k views

  8. Houston Center Redevelopment 1 2 3 4 17

    By SMUrban,   
    • 482 replies
    • 79.8k views

  9. Parkside Residences: 43-Story Residential High-Rise At 808 Crawford St. 1 2 3 4 41

    By largeTEXAS,   
    • 1.2k replies
    • 241k views

  10. Bank Of America Tower At 800 Capitol St. 1 2 3 4 59

    By barracuda,   
    • 1.8k replies
    • 391k views

  11. Niels Esperson Building, Partial Conversion To Multifamily 1 2 3

    By MidtownCoog,   
    • 83 replies
    • 26.4k views

  12. St. Germain Lofts At 705 Main St. 1 2

    By midtown_resident,   
    • 49 replies
    • 15.9k views

  13. Club Quarters Hotel At 720 Fannin St.

    By Subdude,   
    • 13 replies
    • 5.3k views

  14. Binz Building At 1001 Texas Ave.

    By Chi-Char-Hou-Dal,   
    • 10 replies
    • 3.6k views

  15. Pennzoil Place At 711 Louisiana St. 1 2

    By 77017,   
    • 50 replies
    • 17.8k views

  16. TC Energy Center: Downtown Skyscraper At 700 Louisiana St. 1 2 3

    By houstonmacbro,   
    • 81 replies
    • 27.9k views

  17. Fidelity Bank And Trust Company - 1300 Texas Ave. 1 2 3

    By hindesky,   
    • 77 replies
    • 5.4k views

  18. Houston Cotton Exchange And Board Of Trade At 1310 Prairie St.

    By IronTiger,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.8k views

  19. Central Houston Inc. changes brand to Downtown Houston+

    By hbg.50,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.5k views

  20. Marlowe: Condominium High-Rise At 1211 Caroline St. 1 2 3 4 26

    By Dakota79,   
    • 773 replies
    • 187.5k views

  21. North Canal Project 1 2 3 4 5

    By Triton,
    • 133 replies
    • 16.9k views

  22. Lee P. Brown METRO Administration Building At 1900 Main St.

    By kylejack,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.2k views

  23. Houston Forensic Science Center At 500 Jefferson St.

    By marstrose,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.2k views

  24. Downtown Redevelopment Authority plans to launch a Commercial Real Estate Conversion Program 1 2 3

    By BEES?!,
    • 65 replies
    • 6.2k views

  25. Elev8: Multifamily High-Rise At 1801 Smith St. 1 2 3 4 7

    By Montrose1100,   
    • 183 replies
    • 24.1k views

  26. Scanlan Building At 405-407 Main St. 1 2

    By Moore713,   
    • 31 replies
    • 4.7k views

  27. The Franklin Lofts At 201 Main St.

    By ClintD,   
    • 19 replies
    • 10.5k views

  28. Former Jolie Houston Nightclub At 506 Main St.

    By pamelarmccoy,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  29. Conejo Malo At 112 Travis St.

    By adr,   
    • 5 replies
    • 3.2k views

  30. Discovery Green Park At 1500 McKinney St. 1 2 3 4 63

    By c4smok,   
    • 1.9k replies
    • 283.4k views

  31. David Adickes Studio At 2401 Nance St.

    By Krol,   
    • 11 replies
    • 9.2k views

  32. Artist's Warehouse - 2000 Nance St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2k views

  33. Downtown Aquarium At 410 Bagby St. 1 2 3 4

    By houstonsemipro,   
    • 101 replies
    • 22.8k views

  34. Hyatt Regency At 1200 Louisiana St. 1 2 3

    By northbeaumont,   
    • 69 replies
    • 16k views

  35. Stuart Buildings At 304-308 Main St.

    By Highrise Tower,   
    • 0 replies
    • 352 views

  36. 919 Milam: Office Building At 919 Milam St. 1 2

    By Subdude,   
    • 45 replies
    • 10.4k views

  37. Improvements On Main Street 1 2 3 4 13

    By Moore713,   
    • 370 replies
    • 60.3k views

  38. One Market Square: Proposed Office Tower For Block 43 - 800 Preston St. 1 2 3 4 33

    By lockmat,   
    • 989 replies
    • 234.7k views

  39. Stegeman Building At 502 Main St. 1 2

    By WestGrayGuy,   
    • 47 replies
    • 13.9k views

  40. Five Houston Center At 1401 McKinney St.

    By editor,   
    • 17 replies
    • 9.7k views
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