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https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/The-Ion-on-track-to-open-in-Q1-in-former-Sears-15382356.php The redevelopment of the former Sears department store in Midtown into a center for innovation is set to open by the end of March 2021, possibly with a full tenant roster, a developer of the project said in a recent interview. "If all negotiations we are in right now end positively, we will have a full building," said Ryan LeVasseur, managing director of direct real estate with Rice Management Co., which is leading and financing the $100 million project called The Ion. The company, which manages Rice University’s $6.3 billion endowment, launched the redevelopment last summer.

I believe those units are owned by the housing authority. Not sure if you’ll see many improvements for a while.

BKR is very much oil focused and is probably hurting in this environment.

It seems like the neighborhood forgets how many high density buildings it already has. Many more than midtown.

FYI - there will be a call tonight specifically in regards to Museum Park. Follow the links below to join the meeting and pose your questions. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting +1 936-755-1521 United States, Huntsville (Toll) Conference ID: 484 461 248#

No - just planning commission thus far. City council will be a few months out.

No, it's passed. What I'm saying is that if there was an amendment done at this point, it would probably have to go back to planning commission.

Not 100% certain on how this works, but it seems it would need to be passed again at the planning commission level if something were to be requested to be changed by city council. That would set this thing back a few months. Museum Park just sent this e-mail out today: Walkable Places/Transit Oriented Development ordinances advance to City Council The Planning Commission met Thursday, May 28, with the consideration of Walkable Places and Transit Oriented Development ordinances at the top of the agenda. TOD streets are determined by proximity to rail stations along with other criteria, and will include nearly half of streets in Museum Park as either primary TOD streets (mandatory) or secondary TOD streets (opt-in). See map here. Designed to promote denser housing near transit stations, TOD ordinances ease certain developer requirements including parking requirements. The ordinances also provide reduced setbacks that give developers more buildable area allowing larger buildings closer to the street. Developers will be required to provide among other benefits wider sidewalks, a safety buffer (area between street and sidewalk), and landscaping along the streets. Several MP streets are lined with heritage trees, which give Museum Park its distinctive character and which may well be impacted by the reduced setbacks. For detailed description of TOD, see here. Because of the complexity of the ordinances and the difficulty in parsing the impact on Museum Park, several residents, including Museum Park Super Neighborhood President and MPNA President, attended the virtual meeting with specific requests: Hold additional public meeting(s) to better assist residents in understanding the complexities of the ordinances. The existing buffering ordinances are not part of the WP/TOD ordinances and as currently written do not require noise, light, garage, or wind shielding for residential properties on transit corridors. Prior to enacting WP/TOD these ordinances must be updated and strengthened in collaboration with potentially impacted property owners. Recognize the unique qualities of the neighborhood, a destination for 12 million visitors a year to the cultural institutions, museums and Hermann Park. Additionally, District D CM Carolyn Evans Shabazz, At-large Council Members, David Robinson and Sallie Alcorn spoke at the Planning Commission on behalf of the requests sought by the residents. CM Leticia Plummer provided a letter of support. Despite the requests to defer action on Museum Park, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to advance the Transit-Oriented-Development and the Walkable Places ordinances to City Council. MPNA will continue to work in concert with Museum Park Super Neighborhood to secure additional public engagement with the Planning Department so that all Museum Park neighbors can understand the changes that will impact the neighborhood. At the same time we will continue to seek changes in the buffering ordinances that will protect our neighborhood as development continues.

It's a medical office - the developer (doctor) is the anchor tenant.

https://davis-commercial.com/property/lease/2222-Austin-St.html

how did sakowitz, Macy’s, forever 21, and books a million end up doing? Please pray for Houston GFR.