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Jumping the south tower crane.

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Signage is up. Looking great.

Came across a Lotus meetup across the street.

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Main building at 3131 Holcombe being demolished.

Renderings for The Shops at Houston Center https://download.transwestern.com/flyers/Houston/retail/flyers/Houston Center/The Shops at Houston Center Brochure_JAN 2020 TW.pdf

Installing the construction elevator.

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What a great photo! I think the roof top element of this project is going to be great! I just really wish the developer would develop the surface lots surrounding the main building. If they cant do it themselves then they should partner with Hanover, Hines, Midway, or another developer to build high-rises on the parking lots. They could even sell the land to other developers if they don't want to partner with them. I highlighted the parking lots in red. You could get at least three nice sized buildings on that land. For example a residential building, hotel/hospitality building, and a office building would be a great trio and a nice mix of uses! I think that would really make this development a success! You would have a built in customer base for the retail and restaurants planned in the old post office building. Not to mention the high-rises would have amazing views to the north, west, east, and downtown to the south!

This is my favorite project in Houston right now.

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Fencing going up. Should be starting soon.

Crew on site today. Windows are going up quick!

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Fast demo work.

EE Reed has a trailer office on the site. Is DPR Construction not on this project anymore? Unless if the EE Reed office is for the future hotel down the street.

I rode by there last night on my bike because of the this thread to check it out. The lighting looks great, its to unfamiliar that I was like "where am I?" The part of the PDF showing the aerial view accentuates how much is going to change, having that outdoor space up top and have much more green is really going to change the way people view the shops. Rather than this lunch haven and not much more, I can really see this attracting people to utilize it after hours, potentially before sport events (when they eventually come back) or just unwinding after work. I can't help but think if this was only done 5 years ago how much more desirable downtown office spaces would be. But, thankfully, talking to a developer friend, he was saying this development might get a COVID-inspired boost in 2021 when its one of the only "new" office-adjacent spaces to come online during that time.

I think I'm more excited about the potential for this area that the collective project may bring than this particular building itself. Yes the Sears building may have stood crumbling for the next 30 years so I'm glad that it is being made use of but personally I think the Reno is underwelming. It is quite different but to me not all that great. For me Texas Tower, the Preston and a handful of other projects around town are my favorite. With over a dozen blocks flanking a transit center WITH a rail way stop this project should be grand. Hopefully it doesn't go the way off Regency Square, Hardy Yards, Downtown Post Office site, Houston Pavilions or the granddaddy of them all- Houston Center. Crossing my fingers that we get a few residential towers built from this project.

Before and After for the new siding anchors.

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Windows going in.

New medical office building rising near TMC as part of larger campus expansion https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/06/22/womens-hospital-of-texas-medical-office-building.html

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One of the newest additions.

Interesting ranking of existing and emerging life sciences clusters. (As of 4th Quarter 2018, we were not yet in the top 10, but we were no. 2 among emerging clusters.)

Behind BakerRipley Lionel Castillo Community Center

I'm afraid this is not going to be like Fred and Ginger, but more like Fred and Shirley Temple. As I type this my Spotify algorithm served up Marley, singing Redemption Song. Power to the People.

The only thing I know about structural engineering is what I learned by osmosis after spending a night at the Boll Weevil Motor Inn, in Elba, Alabama, but an inquiring mind asks: Do the columns taper as the building ascends or is it my imagination? I could probably identify three or forces they have to deal with, but that's about as far as my knowledge base extends.

I will continue to say this, Montrose's voice in city government sucks right now. It sucks because we don't have people that actually get what Montrose needs. While I like the independent nature of a lot of Montrose's neighborhoods, it also leaves the rest of the district vulnerable because if a neigbhorhood is able to secure funding and agreements with the city to upgrade there streets one by one then there isn't really a need to give funding to Montrose as a district. Montrose TIRZ for example is only the major thoroughfares and commercial areas that line them, and very few people actually live on those corridors currently. Most people live in these independent neighborhoods which flank the corridor and that is where the majority of voices are, and its where most of the tax payers are. Think about it, with all the above setup as it currently is, it stands to reason that anything Montrose TIRZ wants will be secondary to what each independent neighborhood wants. Midtown gets what they need because they can effectively talk to city government as a block. The Heights can get what they want because they can talk to the city as a block. Same with Upper Kirby. Even East End and 3rd Ward get more resources because they are able to form as a block to get what they want. Montrose doesn't approach the city in this way. This effectively leaves Montrose TIRZ to fight for itself which will put it at the back of the line. If people want this project to work then Montrose needs to start acting more like a district and not as a collection or confederation of independent neighborhoods because while neighborhoods might be able to get new streets they don't include major roads as part of there realm which will leave them out of funding.

iPhone wide lens Sunroof pic