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Got to run through the tunnels on Sunday for the marathon. Pretty neat!10 points
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Another publication has come across this (rebrand) hotel. Travel Daily News7 points
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Building Design + Construction’s recent article “A health crisis gives life to life sciences” highlights TMC3 and Levit Green alongside several nascent US life sciences developments. Obviously, there’s some misinformation (eg, “Gensler-designed Master Plan ”), but good to see Houston get the well-deserved spotlight. — Some sources report that investors and developers are scouring secondary and tertiary markets for opportunities. One of these markets appears to be Houston, which in recent years has notched one the stronger records in the U.S. for growth in life science establishments, according to JLL. “It is an unprecedented time for life sciences and innovation in the U.S., and Houston has all the factors that are required for explosive growth in this space,” Steve Purpura, President of Life Science at Beacon Capital Partners, says. Beacon is a development partner in Phase 1 of the 6-million-sf Gensler-designed Master Plan for Texas Medical Center’s new 37-acre life sciences campus. The campus’s hub, which started construction last January, is the 250,000-sf TMC3 Collaborative Building, whose building team includes Elkus Manfredi Architects, Vaughn Construction, and the landscape architect Mikyoung Kim Design. Texas Medical Center (TMC) and its three academic healthcare partners—the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas A&M University Health Center, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston—are creating 43,000 sf of joint lab/coworking office space at TMC3. Another 85,000 sf of lab and office space will be developed for industry partners, and 14,200 sf will be earmarked for TMC’s investment platforms. TMC3 Collaborative is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023. According to TMC, a key objective of the master plan—which will include a 521-room hotel, a 65,000-sf conference center, a 350-unit residential tower, and a 700,000-sf industry research building—was to ensure an environment where innovators from healthcare, science, academia, government, and industry could collaborate on new medicines, medical devices, diagnostic, and digital health platforms, and treatment solutions. The result is intended to attract high-quality talent by offering multiple opportunities for mentorship and career growth. “TMC has done the work necessary to seed innovation, build relationships with the world’s leading life sciences companies, and create the infrastructure needed for long-term success,” says Purpura. Under development near TMC3 is Levit Green, a 52-acre, $1 billion mixed-use master plan (also designed by Gensler and Walter P Moore), whose first phase will include a five-story, 270,000-sf life sciences building, designed by HOK and built by Harvey Builders. According to Hines, the global real estate services firm that’s developing Levit Green with 2ML Real Estate Interests, the floor plates inside the life sciences building will average 55,000 sf for fitout flexibility. The building will include 25,000 sf for lab incubator space, and a 7,000-sf conference room. “We are seeing record-breaking R&D spending, creating the need for highly-sophisticated lab space and cutting-edge pharmaceutical facilities,” said Hines in a prepared statement. Roger Soto, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal for HOK, tells BD+C that the design team “reimagined” the life sciences building at Levit Green “from the point of view of the user.” For example, the building structure is entirely designed around the unique needs of lab planning and vibration criteria, which in turn drives the module and column spacing. Levit Green is scheduled to start accepting occupants in the fourth quarter of next year.7 points
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For Sale, could we possibly get a 3rd high rise here? Montrose needs a nice hotel.6 points
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New plat for this, 1500 Gray LLC. Several months ago I was talking with the superintendent for the mixed use project at Austin St and Webster and he mentioned that this has several underground tunnels underneath and he guessed that is why they may have set this project back.5 points
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glad you got the drone up!! I drive by every morning, but you cant really see anything from the street right now. They are using the little rubber tire crane to feed rebar down into the hole and the tower crane base showed up late last week. Looks like they got it ready for the NW corner which will likely mean we will see another crane go up on the S or SE corner.5 points
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I guess now we just sit back and wait for the next big rain event to see how effective all of the work, and money, that has been poured into this project to help mitigate flooding pays off. With the addition of detention properties with the capacity to hold approximately 3.5 billion gallons of water, the widening and contour changes in the bayou, and the structural changes to most of the bridges, I feel very positive about it and hope that we'll have excellent results. I know the citizens of Meyerland, Braes Heights, the med center, Riverside Terrace are all hoping for its success.4 points
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I agree^. Also, I think this project actually fits in nice! It basically covers up the blank U-Haul wall4 points
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75th street bridge is open, not sure when, but I'm guessing last week as they still have traffic barrels strewn about, and lots of work still to do on sidewalks, and other small things.4 points
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Not 100% of the address but this is my guess based on the info in the tweet.3 points
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Looks like 1500 Gray also had a lawsuit back in 2020 questioning the amount of property taxes levied on the property. I don't know how to read lawsuits..... https://trellis.law/doc/45929446/PLAINTIFFS-ORIGINAL-PETITION3 points
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The second pic shows the first and second floors of the building that houses SheSpace and the first and second floors of the building at the southern end of Home Depot; it is not showing an additional 2 buildings.3 points
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For one thing they've rebuilt and raised Buffalo Speedway, Greenbrier, Almeda, Ardmore, Calhoun is partially finished, Telephone, 75th street bridges and contouring and widening on all the land adjacent to these bridge projects. I also believe that the detention pond just east of 610, came online since Harvey. I'm not aware of bridges west of Buffalo Speedway that might have been rebuilt.3 points
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"you will live in the pod, you will eat the bugs, you will not own anything, and you will be happy"3 points
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Centennial Tower foundation plan review permit from October 2021.2 points
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1500 Gray and HCAD agreed to value the property at $3,865,000 for 2020. They also sued in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021. I look this stuff up at the Harris County district Clerk's site, which is free, and ahs all of the available documents. The suit basically says that HCAD over valued the property, and 1500 Gray wants it reduced, along with attorney's fees, yada, yada, yada. Looks typical for an appraisal lawsuit, but I haven't read that many of them. I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. I also did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, preferring to sleep in my own bed.2 points
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I have no problem with requiring detention so that runoff from a development doesn't impact others negatively. I don't think developers should get to harm others, and requiring detention that retains 24 inches of rainfall on the property seems reasonable. What I've objected to in the past is telling property owners that they can't demolish their buildings because others find them attractive, or trying to force someone to include space for GFR when it's not likely to be economically viable. I found the historic districts to be an abomination because it changed the rules in midstream, and also require some really stupid stuff, like being able to return the building to it's original state. That one is completely ridiculous. The key is to not get emotionally invested in property you do not own.2 points
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Imagine if someone sued HCTRA in the 80s because they weren't a "real road agency."2 points
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If you look closely you can see the dotted lines connecting the second floors to their respective first floors.2 points
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You're absolutely correct, however what's been done should vastly improve the current situation. Thats why I wish we could control the land use outside of our boundaries as far as development goes. That's the key to our dilemma. They need to quit building these monstrous box warehouses, parking lots, shopping centers, and neighborhoods on these watersheds. Or make them pay exorbitant taxes on water runoff. Perhaps that would give some second thoughts on what they build and how they manage water runoff in these new communities. They're profits shouldn't cost us inside the city, to manage they're water runoff. But just as I write that I can see old Ross sitting there getting ready to say now wait a minute. You can't tell anyone what they can and can't do with their property. Those landholders want to make a profit on their land. Developers want to develop and the city has no control. So what do we do.2 points
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Do you guys think they're going to tear down that house and rebuild based off of the square footage? The house is actually really nice and it fits the area. Based off of the company, they're based in AZ and have locations in Dallas. Their stores fit the "850 ft2" size, however, they're ugly lol. Picture for reference :(2 points
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thats amazing @BigFootsSocks!!! Congrats!!! and hey if by chance during the marathon you saw a guy in black holding out a kleenex box just past westheimer on post oak blvd that was me!!! i love doing that!2 points
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I think it might be at 1218 Leeland2 points
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New tenants have been announced for the 2 story building next to 27Seventy Lower Heights apartments. They include, World of Sourdough: https://www.worldofsourdough.com Golftec: https://www.golftec.com EyeHub Optometry: https://www.eyehubhtx.com https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/development/2022/01/14/new-tenants-building-construction-announced-for-lower-heights-mixed-use-district/2 points
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https://www.theleadernews.com/real_estate/real-estate-roundup-lower-heights-beginning-second-phase-of-development/article_56dea5a6-779b-11ec-baa2-ab87a932d166.html Gulf Coast Commercial Group announced last week that Lower Heights, a 24-acre, mixed-use project fronting Interstate 10 between Studemont and Sawyer streets, is embarking on the second phase of the project.2 points
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I agree with the sentiment that this is what the ruling classes want for us and it sucks. But I do think buildings like this are really needed. The low end of the market needs to be served. I think that's one of the reasons why everything seems so messed up right now. Can't build cheap houses, can't build cheap apartments, can't build cheap cars, etc. So as a consequence there's this weird income threshold where if you make above you get to participate fully in life and get married and have kids and do things, and the half of the population that earns less than $35k is going to live with their parents and be broke in their 40s and beyond.2 points
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The architects have spent considerable time researching the original Leonard Gabert design in order to restore it correctly. And the new addition on the south side will be very sympathetic to the original design. All good.2 points
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Campanile on Minimax is one of the weirdest, kludgiest names for an apartment complex I've ever seen but I kind of love it. I mean think about it. A campanile is an Italian word for a bell tower we associate with college campuses and old world city centers. Minimax was a grocery store that went out of business. I find it amusing and kind of cool that the name of a long defunct supermarket chain lives on just because the driveway into their distribution center back in the 1970s was a public road and got a name printed on road signs and maps. And then due to happenstance all that land is getting developed into high density residential. Eventually it will just be the Minimax District, and I actually think that's kind of cool and they should go with it.1 point
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Those were units for sale, and these are for lease. As nate4i1f3 mentioned, Ivy Lofts was 550 units versus the 43 here.1 point
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This may be taking forever but the finished product is going to be great1 point
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I like the example of trying to build a restaurant. Imagine if you bought a piece of land that is zoned for restaurant use only, and the city won't give you a permit to build a restaurant because you aren't actually selling burgers anywhere yet.1 point
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A hotel near Midmain would be a great location. That area has cleaned up fairly quick since they blocked the area under 59 and most of the area under the spur.1 point
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Almeda St. bridge is open but only one lane each way. It's quite a bit higher than the old bridge.1 point
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Architect: Forge Craft Information: The project will consist of two buildings and a parking garage. Outdoor amenities include a swimming pool, play areas (covered and uncovered), gazebos, community gardens, and a dog park. Building #1 6-story with 168 units for a total of 184,420 SF. There are also two ground floor retail shell areas totaling 22,765 SF. Building #2 4-story with 157 units for a total of 134,864 SF. Garage 9-level precast concrete parking garage with a total of 558 parking spaces.1 point
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