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  1. Incarnate Word Academy At 609 Crawford St. 1 2 3 4 9

    By Houston19514,   
    • 251 replies
    • 46.7k views

  2. Abraham Watkins Office Expansion At 800 Commerce St.

    By Texasota,   
    • 23 replies
    • 2.7k views

  3. Harris County Office Building At 1111 Fannin St.

    By CREguy13,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views

  4. State National Bank To Become Moxy Hotel By Marriott At 412 Main St. 1 2 3 4 5

    By Urbannizer,   
    • 128 replies
    • 37.1k views

  5. Theater District Master Plan 1 2 3 4 17

    By 2112,   
    • 492 replies
    • 85.4k views

  6. Alley Theatre At 615 Texas Ave. 1 2 3 4

    By Stephen,   
    • 92 replies
    • 21.4k views

  7. Citizens National Bank At 402 Main St. 1 2 3 4 15

    By tigereye,   
    • 446 replies
    • 71.1k views

  8. The Rice: Apartents At 909 Texas Ave. 1 2 3 4

    By GREASER,   
    • 107 replies
    • 33.8k views

  9. Trebly Park At 1515 Fannin St. 1 2 3 4 9

    By Urbannizer,   
    • 256 replies
    • 43.7k views

  10. Downtown Apartment Market 1 2 3 4 8

    By Houston19514,   
    • 232 replies
    • 30.8k views

  11. Old Magnolia Brewery Company At 715 Franklin St.

    By kbates2,   
    • 12 replies
    • 3.4k views

  12. ConstructionReach Job Fair - 1499 Dallas St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 0 replies
    • 527 views

  13. Downtown Houston 2025 Master Plan 1 2 3 4 14

    By MontroseNeighborhoodCafe,
    • 412 replies
    • 79.2k views

  14. Hess Tower: Office Skyscraper At 1501 McKinney St. 1 2 3 4 35

    By Ethanra,   
    • 1k replies
    • 255.8k views

  15. Conversion Into Multifamily At 1014 Prairie St. 1 2

    By hindesky,   
    • 38 replies
    • 6.3k views

  16. Keystone Lofts At 1120 Texas St.

    By RealtorHouston,   
    • 6 replies
    • 7.4k views

  17. Westin Hotel: Downtown At 1520 Texas Ave.

    By intencity77,   
    • 17 replies
    • 5.9k views

  18. Purse & Company Building At 1701 Commerce St. 1 2

    By Otto Mation,   
    • 48 replies
    • 5.8k views

  19. Three Houston Center At 1301 McKinney St.

    By ricco67,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views

  20. Wellington Frost Town: Studio Apartments At 707 Walnut St.

    By Urbannizer,   
    • 13 replies
    • 2.7k views

  21. Main & Company Retail At 100-114 Main St.

    By htownboy,   
    • 23 replies
    • 7.1k views

  22. Brava: 46-Story Residential High-Rise At 414 Milam St. 1 2 3 4 36

    By brijonmang,   
    • 1.1k replies
    • 220.8k views

  23. Aris At Market Square: 32-Story High-Rise At 409 Travis St. 1 2 3 4 51

    By Mab,   
    • 1.5k replies
    • 317.8k views

  24. Lyric Center Building & Market At 440 Louisiana St. 1 2 3 4 8

    By Guest gcbrewer2,   
    • 230 replies
    • 60.7k views

  25. Three Allen Center: Office Tower At 333 Clay St.

    By hokieone,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.9k views

  26. Office Building With Retail - 416 Main St.

    By IntheKnowHouston,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views

  27. Office Skyscraper At 1001 Fannin St.

    By Highrise Tower,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views

  28. Two Allen Center: Office Tower At 1200 Smith St.

    By Subdude,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views

  29. Ronin Art Coffee Shop - 1310 Nance St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 1 reply
    • 866 views

  30. Downtown Fountains 1 2

    By Sunstar,   
    • 59 replies
    • 6.4k views

  31. Camden Conte: Multifamily At 1515 Austin St. 1 2 3 4 26

    By Urbannizer,   
    • 762 replies
    • 162.9k views

  32. Vacant Warehouse - 1020 Wood St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 27 replies
    • 2.1k views

  33. Holiday/Days/Heaven On Earth Inn At 801 St. Joseph Pkwy. 1 2 3 4 27

    By MontroseNeighborhoodCafe,   
    • 794 replies
    • 219.9k views

  34. Studio 713 At Nance St.

    By hindesky,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  35. Paul Building/Republic Building At 1018 Preston St.

    By H-Town Man,   
    • 11 replies
    • 2.9k views

  36. Bayou Place: Entertainment Development At 500 Texas St. 1 2 3 4 7

    By houstonsemipro,   
    • 197 replies
    • 42.1k views

  37. AT&T Building At 1407 Jefferson St. 1 2

    By PuroAztlan,   
    • 36 replies
    • 14.7k views

  38. Jackson Street BBQ At 209 Jackson St. 1 2

    By Mab,   
    • 31 replies
    • 4.6k views

  39. Lawrence Building At 511 Main St. 1 2

    By adr,   
    • 38 replies
    • 8.5k views

  40. Pedestrian Downtown 1 2 3 4 8

    By quietstorm,   
    • 223 replies
    • 24.4k views
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