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  1. Sorry tried to attach something and did not work. Will try to find better attachment, but groundbreaking for Office is also scheduled for this fall and delivery is in winter of 2019. The Allen -- Digital Preview -- Summer 2017.pdf
    7 points
  2. Finally an update after two yrs, the last complex of Westcreek Apartments on the demo report http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-maryland-value/2017-07-28/
    5 points
  3. This will be the more daunting, yet exciting phase of the Buffalo Bayou master plan. It will likely involve the transition of numerous abandoned industrial sites into parks and new ecosystems/habitats. Hopefully they haven't wasted any time acquiring properties along the Bayous East end. Still, this is probably a 20+ year endeavor.
    4 points
  4. Revitalizing the waterway east of downtown from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin HOUSTON - July 27, 2017 - Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is launching a major planning effort along Buffalo Bayou’s East Sector that will continue the non-profit organization’s legacy of transformative parks, trails and open space. In revitalizing the waterway east of downtown (from US 59 to the Port of Houston Turning Basin), BBP seeks to establish a pioneering precedent where green space can be a catalyst for inclusive growth and community development. “At its heart, Buffalo Bayou Partnership is about creating parks, trails and bridges to bring Houstonians outdoors,” says Tom Fish, BBP Board Chair. “Here in the East Sector, we have an opportunity to bring together communities north and south of Buffalo Bayou that have long been disconnected from the waterfront and each other.” Buffalo Bayou Partnership has assembled a high caliber group of consultants to develop this very important master plan for Houston and its East Sector neighborhoods. Working with BBP on this important planning initiative will be a multi-disciplinary consultant team led by Michael Van Valkenburg Associates (MVVA), an internationally recognized landscape architecture firm, and HR&A Advisors, an industry-leading real estate, economic development and public policy firm. Other consultants include: Huitt-Zollars/formerly Houston’s Morris Architects (Architecture & Civil Engineering), Utile(Urban Planning & Design), Greenberg Consultants (Urban Design), Nelson/Nygaard (Transportation), and LimnoTech (Hydrology). MVVA brings to Houston wide-ranging experience and a proven track record of success in creating acclaimed and economically viable parks and waterfronts such as Brooklyn Bridge Park and Hudson River Park in New York City, and Maggie Daly Park and the 606 in Chicago. The consultants also are very familiar with Houston as they have recently completed plans for Hermann Park, The Menil and the “Beyond the Bayous” plan for the Houston Parks Board. For more than 35 years, HR&A has been working with parks throughout the US and abroad to develop open space real estate strategies, financing plans, programming activation, and sustainable operations and maintenance programs. The High Line and Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City, Tulsa Riverfront and Dallas Trinity River are among more than 100 parks that have benefited from HR&A’s talent. “While we want to build off our past projects such as Buffalo Bayou Park, Sabine Promenade and Allen’s Landing, we realize that we are dealing with an entirely different context,” says Anne Olson, BBP President. “We not only want to reinvigorate the waterfront but bring equitable revitalization opportunities to the East Sector neighborhoods.” Olson points out that the Second Ward has been designated one of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s “Complete Communities.”
    4 points
  5. Yea I sent that info to several real estate news outlets a couple of months back but no one ever picked up on it. They are building a new boulevard, bridge, and the park over there right now. Edit: Pictures added. Btw... that's taken from the building I work in....... do I know you? lol
    3 points
  6. I'm excited about all the transformations that's happening around downtown, with The Rustic breaking ground in a few wks, it's really going to livin up that part near the Convention Center. http://m.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire/business/article/Avenida-Houston-to-add-new-restaurant-art-11297609.php
    2 points
  7. The project received the OK to build closer to the street. It's 15 feet shorter and a few less units than the previous proposal.
    2 points
  8. My children and I stayed at the Marriot Marquis last night. One obvious observation. This area has become an outdoor promenade of sorts. It may not be the Paseo del Prado or the Riverwalk, but I do not recollect another place outdoors in Houston where people stroll casually like they do here. It's pleasant
    2 points
  9. No, had a doctors appointment and her office is in the tower on the 21st floor.
    2 points
  10. The hotel just a couple of blocks from WOMH is starting construction now:
    2 points
  11. No, this is great news and I hope that some of my letters and emails to all city office holders and Bob Eury helped stir the city into a more aggressive approach. I saw images of it in swamplot today. Its going to improve the skyline view from the Pierce elevated going north. It won't be quite the eyesore thats its been for far too long.
    1 point
  12. Color me a bit cynical about this project being successful in Houston. I love all of Texas' cities, but each is so unique...like very different members of the same family...fwiw my daughter just landed her first job in Dallas and lives in Uptown, and the vibe couldn't be more "opposite" Houston. While The Rustic has done well in Uptown Dallas, I'm not so sure it's larger than life, everything's bigger in Texas, honkey tonk vibe will do well in Houston's more laid back, cosmopolitan atmosphere. Not wanting it to fail by any means, but just not sure.
    1 point
  13. the windows have been removed from the bottom few floors. it's either a work in progress or crackheads.
    1 point
  14. oops posted it on another thread and then i saw that you posted it here... but yeah this is going to be a great addition to downtown!!! cant wait!
    1 point
  15. I was wondering about that, it looks really tight to the top of the garage structure.
    1 point
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  17. The tower crane for the garage is coming down this weekend. "Friday, July 28 (7 pm) – Sunday, July 30 (5 pm) Complete continuous closure of the 700 block of Travis (between Rusk and Capitol) for crane dismantlement."
    1 point
  18. Hopefully they reference the earlier plan at some point in their press statements so we get a sense that there is continuity and adherence to the earlier vision. I was a big fan of that plan when it came out.
    1 point
  19. Construction is starting this fall and will include: - 30,000 SF Lifestyle Pavilion with high-end fitness center - Thompson Hotel & Condo Tower - Interior Park & Café with outdoor seating - Ground level retail throughout the project - 80,000 SF medical office building https://view.staging.hangar.com/CRE/DC-Partners/Allen-Parkway/index.html
    1 point
  20. It's gonna be awesome during the World Series later this year.
    1 point
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