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Camden Conte by Marc longoria, on Flickr

Not sure if this is part of the final plans, but I found this: https://gibranvillalobos.com/gibran-villalobos-architecture/

Having 2 tower cranes probably helped.

It is crazy how fast Caydon went up in comparison this this one. Caydon really went after it.

the shops/4hc is far trickier - apparently a lot of the MEPs run along the outside of the structure so just "opening it up" isn't really feasible. as of now it's still somewhat of an unknown but it sounds like their preference is to bring in a real grocer... whether or not they can is another story. all in all brookfield and gensler have done a great job, though.

More information: https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Downtown-s-Houston-Center-prepares-for-makeover-13536779.php "Construction will begin next month and is expected to take nearly two years to complete."

https://www.roykeramik.de/en/houston/

October 2018 UH Law Center Update: https://vimeo.com/295885539/cab09ada15

Probably helps that they are also looking at knocking out 2 more in record time....oh and the fact that its one foreign investor instead of probably a committee of investors like this one has. 1 entity moving things forward is always quicker than a committee moving things forward.

This looks like The Shops might have significant changes.

Larger rendering and highlights of info from the link: High-rise with approximately 328 residential units and approximately 1,380 m² of retail space on the ground floor. The project will take approximately two years to build. It is planned that the project will be sold after it is completed and stabilized. Leasing of the units is expected to start in Q4 2019.

Entirely new building. It's actually significantly smaller in square footage compared to the total they currently occupy. But they say it will be much more efficient and usable space.

If I had. Nickel for every time a developer used H&M or other store logos on their project, I might be able to buy a condo at Marlowe. Does Greenstreet retail look like the renderings? It’s been about 5 years. didnt The Star include H&M specifically in their renderings? Under the new tower that they didn’t build as I recall. didnt the downtown organization include an H&M in the renderings for Dallas street where Houston has spent millions to attract retail and has gotten none?

I was thinking Greenway but I guess you could argue for Memorial City/Greenspoint....I just wouldn't really put them up there.

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/01-15-19-maison-robert-boutique-hotel-heights-w20th-ben-ackerley/#slide=0

http://www.uh.edu/facilities-planning-construction/fpc-projects/spotlight/folder-with-index/

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/01/14/multifamily-developer-gets-land-loan-for-galleria.html?iana=hpmvp_hstn_news_headline

Also the ability of areas to handle two of something is definitely not equal in all respects. Two Indian restaurants and bars would be quite different than grocers. We have bars all down main across from each other but 7 NBA teams in 7 stadiums across from each other wouldn't work the same. I'm obviously using a lot of hyperbole here but just trying to make the general point.

Agree. For example one at market square and Phoenicia would be great. Each anchoring a residential hub of downtown.

I shop at Phoenicia a pretty fair amount and while they have some specialty products for sure, they would still probably suffer more than benefit. That said my comment is really in regards to proximity. I live downtown and would even shop at Phoenicia more often if it was closer to me personally. Adding the second downtown grocer directly next to the current doesn't help to make walking to the grocery store a reality for more downtown residents, just expands the options for the ones that live on that side.

Is it common for German architects to do their renderings in map pencil?

In Slide #12 you can catch a glimpse of the Shops building. As downtownian said, it looks better than the renderings posted above. The presentation is barely mentions the Shops. The same for their website information about the renovation. I guess they aren't ready to announce any details on the Shops renovation just yet.

No, it seems like it's there in the back with the green roof?

That's a rendering of 2 Houston Center, which is catty corner to the shops.

The rendering in the chron article looks even better than the renderings posted above

Definitely a needed upgrade.

Yeah my apologies, just realized this. I thought they actually meant Downtown.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/01/15/new-hotel-residential-office-mixed-use-project.html

I was hoping they would open it up with more glass and natural light. I like it!

I'm hoping I'm wrong. The alternative is they are going back to the drawing board on this project, similar to what Gulf Coast Commercial had to do for Lower Heights District.

Boulevard Project - Uptown by Marc longoria, on Flickr

Heights Waterworks Concept by Urban Genesis http://www.urban-genesis.com/invest/

December: From Giorgetti's Website

I'll note it in the log.

Could be one of several. Memorial City/City centre/ Energy corridor Greenway/Upper Kirby or Woodlands

I think FORever was intended.

Greenway? 🤷‍♂️

Calling it now. If this development is successful, I see Hanover purchasing the Regent Square property and we'll see phase II and III over there. I'll miss the aesthetics that Regent Square was proposing but we should have had walkable mixed-use development in this area by now already.

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/01/15/new-hotel-residential-office-mixed-use-project.html

We should just change the forum thread title to: The Bald Eagles. Instead of "The Herons". Just to mess around. Then post in here about how much we can't wait for the developers to demo the wetlands just in spite of the NIMBYS.

In the 50's, this area was so different. I remember a motor hotel called the Buffalo motel that sat near the corner of Waugh and west Dallas, or even closer to Allen Parkway. Seemed like its signage had a symbol of a white Buffalo. I don't know if anyone else remembers these. There was also a wonderful moderne style dairy either Carnation or Bordens or some local group. It had great wings and was a beautiful example of that period. Rainbow bread also had a big bakery on West Gray not far from Woodhead and it smelled so good when you passed by. Another era, but I thought some might like a little insight into what the area used to be like. Memories from an old guy.

Hey I know that guy

@brijonmang

Hanover not messing around... One of the towers (the office or hotel? did this really quickly) Streetscape example Residential example There will be a park/square in the middle of the development These aren't all of the images, but thought that these were a few highlights. Almost all of the buildings seem to have ground floor retail. This seems to be a direct competition to Regent Square. If GID doesn't get started...they are retarded. I have no sympathy for them at this point. Whats interesting here is that it doesn't feel like a "city centre" type development, but a genuine urban extension to the city. Could this be the next evolution we are seeing in the free market iterations of urbanism? Will see.

This isn’t the first time high-rises have been proposed for Kingwood.

Ah, so it looks like The Center is leaving. I hope they got a pretty penny, those people are the salt of the earth. And this project is now rather bigger than anticipated when it was 4.54 acres. Regents Square may have missed their window, they are going to have competitive supply issues if they go forward now.

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Here are the webcams I have. I forgot to post this earlier. I have two here from MFAH https://www.mfah.org/about/campus-redevelopment/ http://www.earthcam.net/projects/museumoffinearts/houston/rwd.php?cam=live Next is the UH dorms being built, up until a couple of weeks ago it also had the new Fertitta Center. http://uh.edu/infotech/services/webcam/more-cameras.php Here is the Holocaust Museum expansion. https://app.oxblue.com/open/mccarthy/holocaustmuseumhouston Next is the new Memorial Herman tower. Its pretty much done but the time-lapses are worth looking at. http://www.breakingnewgroundproject.org/projects/texas-medical-center/construction-cam/ Next is Tradition senior living https://app.oxblue.com/open/TraditionSenior/BuffaloSpeedway Lastly is THE Tradition senior living. https://app.oxblue.com/open/TraditionSenior/Woodway