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  1. downtownian
    I'll share my downtown story as well. Moved downtown 4 and a half years ago and nothing but the old standards existed: Warren's, La Carafe, Flying Saucer, Hearsay, etc. They are all great establishments with a lot of history and character but the scene was sleepy and revolved around the local regulars. Fast forward to today: a complete explosion of literally everything downtown. I can't keep track of the number of bar and restaurant openings, the new hotels and office buildings are beautiful, friends are moving downtown into the Skyhouses. Downtown along Main Street on a Friday or Saturday night is like a mini-6th street. I can drink quality coffee from Honeymoon or Local Foods. Innovative projects like the underground food hall Conservatory choose downtown as home. The projects and growth aren't even wrapped up yet. Downtown has just completely blown away all of my expectations when I first moved here. I am very grateful for the Downtown Living Initiative, the OKRA Charity bar which was one of the first in the new wave of downtown bars and the Superbowl...
  2. downtownian
    Went I went on the 609 Main tour, they indicated it would be a restaurant space by the owners of B&B Butchers.
  3. downtownian
    The Star is officially open. First tenants moved in last month. "Units are between about 730 to 1,730 square feet. There are 207 one-bedroom, one-bath units and 79 two-bedroom, two-bath units. The building's first tenants moved in late last month." http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/14/photos-luxury-downtown-apartment-debuts-in-former.html
  4. downtownian
    Added emphasis to your post in bold. There are currently 3,991 residents in downtown Houston already and 3,722 units under construction / development. We'll have close to 10k residents in a few years. See page 4 of the below: https://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2016-12-01/Downtown_at_a_Glance_120116.pdf
  5. downtownian
    The Downtown District has the right to cancel the incentives if: 1) the owner has not submitted construction plans within one year of project approval OR 2) project has not received certificate of occupancy within 3 years of project approval Page A-5 of the below: https://www.houstontx.gov/ecodev/380/houstondowntown.pdf This is the reason a lot of people are upset with the project. The project used ~550 of the 5,000 approved units under the incentives (>10%) and may never use the incentives or begin construction. These incentives could have been put to much better use.
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    Agree that the 5 story light rail station would have been too much but I really liked the rain funnel station design (Snohetta) and thought it was understated. Would have integrated well with 609 main too. http://architangent.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SNOHETTA_01_resized-1024x579.jpg
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    Went to Xochi last night and it was packed. Surprising for opening night considering they press released it mid-afternoon yesterday as well. Completely smooth opening with no hiccups and food is on par with Hugo's and Caracol. Going to be the best restaurant downtown once oxheart closes.
  8. downtownian
    Now leasing: http://realestate.marthaturner.com/Sites/MTP/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=30931744#_self
  9. downtownian
    Congrats to Downtown for winning swamplot's 2016 neighborhood of the year. Downtown also won in 2014 (Swamplot did not do neighborhood of the year in 2015). The neighborhood has come a long way with residential, bars, restaurants, lodging, convention center improvements and office and 2017 will finally show it all off with the Super Bowl. http://swamplot.com/the-swamplot-awards-for-houston-real-estate-2016-the-winners/2016-12-30/
  10. downtownian
    Drove by at 10pm last night and it was packed with people taking photos/selfies. The Wings could be Houston's equivalent of Chicago's bean. Only issue is the kinetics don't show up in a still picture.
  11. downtownian
    I like how someone's first post is digging up a thread from 2011 to critique a relatively small building's design.
  12. downtownian
    At the 609 main tour today, guides indicated that a coffee shop by the Blacksmith (coffee shop in Montrose) team will be going in the southeast corner of the lobby and a white table cloth restaurant will take the north retail spot. Also indicated that B&B Butchers will be opening something in 1111 rusk.
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    I'm going with my friend. Sounds like a fair amount of HAIF will be there.
  14. downtownian
    Add Lone Star Taco Company to that list (a ripoff of Torchy's) and you can get tacos at El Burro and the Bull in Conservatory
  15. downtownian
    Agree. Although the ZaZa and Omni pools function like that. You can book a weekend room at the ZaZa for ~$180 and get 4 people into the pool. Also, the upcoming Aloft rooftop pool should be a good scene.
  16. downtownian
    I live in the Capitol Lofts (constructed in 1908, converted to lofts in early 2000's) and the monthly maintenance is ~$0.55 / sq ft. It covers very basic building upkeep and maintenance including an onsite porter Monday through Friday for 8 hours a day. It does not cover utilities. Amenities are basic - the rooftop deck and gym are bare bones.
  17. downtownian
    This listing is for a 564 sq foot 1-bedroom for $1,875/month. The listing states opening is November. http://realestate.marthaturner.com/Sites/MTP/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=92314908#_self
  18. downtownian
    Looks like they are offering two months free. Monthly rental rates are $2.25/sf before the incentive and $1.85/sf after the incentive. http://realestate.marthaturner.com/Sites/MTP/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=69760124#_self
  19. downtownian
    No, living real close does not count. Please move downtown with the rest of us. We are the inner-inner-loop.
  20. downtownian
    HAIF is really moving downtown. Believe there are two HAIFers moving to Market Square Tower and someone recently moved to Skyhouse.
  21. downtownian
    TriBeCa is my ideal urban neighborhood - relaxed, mature and historic. Downtown Houston will never be like that given our commercial business focus. However, I could see us being like the Chicago loop or New York's financial district which I both love. When I lived in New York, I would avoid Times Square at all costs.
  22. downtownian
    Instacart / Favor / Uber Eats / etc. all offer grocer runners at this point for HEB / Whole Foods / Sam's Club / etc. Imagine it will be through a service like that. It's not that big of an amenity. I live in a non-doorman building and have my dry cleaning picked up and dropped off every week and am having my groceries delivered by Instacart today at 7pm.
  23. downtownian
    There is a small property tax on Downtown property owners to support the Downtown District. For my residential property, the 2015 rate was 0.12%. They're projecting assessments of $11.7mm in 2016. http://www.downtowndistrict.org/static/media/uploads/attachments/2016%20Operating_Capital%20Budgets.pdf
  24. downtownian
    What is your favorite downtown hotel new development?
  25. downtownian
    I like the phrasing. "Houston historic riverfront"
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