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This has a similar lighting system as the Omni Dallas, it was only on the west and south sides last night FullSizeRender.mov

Permit issued for the parking garage foundation work.

Took me a little digging to realize that "The Hub" is what's normally known as the "Satellite". Anyway, found this video about the new project. Sounds like they are attempting a food hall.

Took this the other day but couldn't find the topic for it.

More about it here: This map shows the oil wells in that area; the left side of the circle below more or less matches up with the area you circled above:

DC Partners had a topping out ceremony for the 35 story Residences at the Allen on the 13th. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/01/14/dc-partners-the-residences-at-the-allen-tops-out.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=ho&ana=e_ho_ae&j=26374064&senddate=2022-01-14

maybe I've lived in the area long enough to accept the fate of what we've got, but Kroger, Fiesta and Phoenicia provide pretty much any single quick grab items, once a week we do a big haul at HEB on Washington, or 288. the time you hit these stores also makes a big difference, I remember when I was in my 20s I'd look forward to going out with friends to bars on a Friday, or Saturday night, now I'm looking forward to an empty HEB.

https://littleredboxgrocery.com/pages/houston-launch Opens Saturday. Not a large grocery store, but sounds like it will have the essentials plus HEB Meal Simple type prepackaged meals.

Looks like they have leased the spot on 19th Street that used to be Retropolis between Manready Mercantile and Teasip. Not much info on the website, but I am pretty sure it is the same people as in the Chron article. This is a breath of fresh air for the Heights. I would not have thought that anything like this would have even been a possibility at a time when everyone is fighting for a spot in the Heights for restaurants/bars/boutiques/spas, etc. https://houstontoymuseum.com/ https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Houston-Toy-Museum-looking-for-permanent-site-2004388.php

Have a friend who is staying at The Laura tomorrow night before the marathon. Will try to get a trip report. I told him to keep a look out for anything that says HA or Alessandra.

Wildcat Golf Club was a landfill. The big green square on the right was a landfill (and becoming a solar farm). The main area had oil wells on it IIRC.

Oil drilling back in the early 1920's -40's, underground salt domes used for storage caverns for crude oil, sand pits and old trash dumps. Wildcat Golf Club was a trash dump years ago before it was converted to a golf course in the late 90's to 00's

The Laura Hotel, Autograph Collection opened its doors on Tuesday, becoming downtown Houston's newest hospitality offering. Named after the steamboat Laura, which ferried the original developers of Houston, the 223-room, 21-floor hotel was imagined as a modern take on Bayou City history. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Take-a-look-inside-The-Laura-Hotel-in-downtown-16770517.php https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houkd-the-laura-hotel-autograph-collection/

Nothing going on when I took these pics today.

I passed by yesterday while driving to work and noticed it. I like that they're restoring the window size back to its former glory.

"Houston Zoo's "Galápagos Islands," $70-million state-of-the-art exhibit, has been delayed." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/Supply-chain-issues-delay-Houston-Zoo-s-70-16772849.php https://www.houstonzoo.org/blog/global-supply-chain-issues-delay-opening-of-zoo-exhibit/

OK, so the architect just posted this image today — design on some parcels may be in flux (as we should expect), so we’ll see how it ultimately shakes out. Regardless, what a stunning campus, and the colors really pop in this rendering! I agree with @tangledwoods in that the biotech hub is built for proximity, views and experience from within the DNA necklace parks. It’ll be like a little city abuzz with activity. Perhaps Levit Green, close to 288, can optimize design for highway views. @monarch, I hear you regarding the positioning. Remember that the hotel was previously shown with curvature, and the curved residential tower sat on top with views looking down the park strand. Regardless of placement, residents couldn’t get any closer to the action.

Construction underway

https://www.vogue.com/article/the-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-of-2022/amp

Damn, that makes 7 Marriott’s off Main in Downtown. Think they need to expand to Midtown. A Moxy could do well in Midtown.

This is some awesome history. Thank you all!

It's right next to the restroom used by Metro drivers, so my assumption was that it was setup as a breakroom for them, to use while waiting to go the other direction (Wheeler is the terminus of bus 65), but maybe it's for something else?

We both agree on this, but for others looking at this. Imagine if, I Luminare, finally get my architecture license and now I have the ability to practice architecture, design buildings, stamp drawings, etc... The argument against TCR would effectively be like saying...Luminare you aren't an architect because you haven't built anything yet, therefore you aren't allowed to practice architecture, design buildings, stamp drawings, etc... I can't believe this has even made it to court. Its absurd.

Well showing is always better than telling. Ironically TCR can't show anything because tellers won't allow them to show because they think (the tellers) that TCR (those that want to show) are the real "tellers". Imagine being stuck in this crazy circular loop of nonsense: TCR: Your honor we are a railroad, but how can we prove it if our opponents keep suing us preventing us from building it in the first place Opponents: Ha see your honor! They just admitted that they aren't a railroad because they don't have any tracks yet. TCR: Then stop suing us and we will get to work building our railroad Opponents: No we won't because we don't think you are a railroad because you don't have any tracks. TCR: We will have tracks if you just let us be. Opponents: But you aren't a railroad company, so how can we trust you to lay track because if when you do lay down tracks then you will have to be recognized as a railroad and we don't want that. TCR: ...what?

Whole Foods in Midtown is also a godsend. It's almost always pretty empty and easy parking.

The inimitable Jerry Duncan, aka Jerry Anomie. He just passed away within the past couple of years. Legionaires Disease was the first Houston punk band, and has been said to be the first Texas punk band as well.

This is an example of "concept creep" which happens when small or minor shifts in semantics ends up pushing or expanding the boundaries of a defined concept, idea, word, etc... If River Oaks is the place that many people want to be, but the space available is limited then overtime you will have those on the periphery who will then attempt to link themselves with River Oaks by simple association just so they can say they "live in" River Oaks. Over time as more and more people start naming themselves as River Oaks the boundary that once was the actual River Oaks begins to be diminished. As the name River Oaks expands the name will get further diluted over time to a point where nobody really understands what River Oaks even means anymore, and its at that point you would then start to see a shift or change. Its a natural and emergent phenomena that's really interesting once you look into it.

Part 1 of 4: A Temporary Victory for High-Speed Rail in the Lone Star State

I signed up by buying a home in Idylwood the civic club is really good at being involved and sharing all the details of public works projects happening around the neighborhood.

To my non-architect eye the buildings between Industry Building 1 and the hotel seem to have grown in the new rendering as have the buildings flanking the Collaborative Building (which I believe are marked as industry buildings in the master plan). If A&M and UH are putting their buildings on a shared base it'll likely require approval by the boards of regents so we'll hopefully get better indication in the next couple of months when those meetings take place.

Nice detail in today’s Elkus Manfredi TMC3 rendering post on Twitter. Lots of trees 🌳 Additionally, note on Parcel B the placement of both University of Houston and Texas A&M signage. The slightly twisted tower design on Parcel F also seems new. This campus view has often been displayed as a night shot, but perhaps this daytime rendering from the architect hints at the current vision.

The tunnels built for Memorial Park's Land Bridge are scheduled to open this spring to traffic. Runners with the Chevron Houston Marathon will get a sneak peek this Sunday, January 16. Eyewitness News learned the south tunnel will be used as part of the race. https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/01-11-22-game-changing-memorial-park-tunnels-debut-in-big-weekend-marathon/

Fencing is down and an excavator is on-site. Groundbreaking looks imminent:

@Luminare I might be interested in taking this on in a reduced capacity now that work has calmed down. Having a color coded google map with links referenced to HAIF post is probably the most useful tool for someone with casual interest in developments.

This project is so funny to me. I'm glad the Embassy Suites is getting covered up, but damn that pool is going to be useless lol. "Visitors to the Embassy Suites can enjoy sunning themselves daily from 12:33 to 12:37pm"

They didn't actually call it trash. I said "basically".... because they're renovating something we consider in good/fine shape. Its a joke lol

New Opening day! I guess this means we should expect to see this break ground within the next couple of months? Side note, we have one of the ugliest renderings out of all their projects :)

Not if Ken Paxton has his say. (I understand that people can have different opinions over the legal concept of eminent domain, but Ken Paxton’s entire career has been just 100% political theater. When he isn’t criming, of course. Such a loathsome individual who will probably win another term.) https://texasrailadvocates.org/2021/12/21/texas-ags-office-now-inserts-into-texas-central-high-speed-rail-lawsuit/

I’m so excited about this. This project, along with West Alabama in UK and Shepherd from 59 to Westheimer will all be complete around the same time.

https://www.facebook.com/projectrowhouses/photos/a.121336971307685/4678552435586093/

Most of the buildings are sponsored by big name companies or endowments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Row_Houses https://projectrowhouses.org

This looks like it will be a lot bigger than I thought, it's starting to wrap around the garage.

https://www.rowhousecdc.org/opportunities https://www.rowhousecdc.org