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  1. ClutchCity
    I think Brookfield is in a good position to do a mixed-use project like you're suggesting, with their 1500 Smith Street property. They could have a hotel/condo tower that could serve(and be directly connected to 1400 and 1600 Smith) both the Allen Center Complex and Chevron's campus. Two birds with one stone! Although that would require Brookfield building something! I hope those sources aren't just some voices in your head! We don't play around with stuff like that here
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    Here's a Culturemap article about it. It does a good job of summing up the impact this could really have on downtown's building residential momentum. I also like how the Hines spokesperson described the possible Museum District tower as "terrific". http://houston.culturemap.com/news/realestate/06-26-13-let-the-high-end-market-square-park-apartment-frenzy-begin-hines-could-trigger-a-trend/
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    Downtown is really starting to heat up, just hoping they go tall!
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    They seem to be moving right along now!
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    I wouldn't be surprised if it was future expansions planned. In the 2nd picture you posted where you can see the aerial view of the property, the parking garage goes way back while their office building is pushed up against I-45. Looks like the could put at least 1 more similiar size/height building without going past the garage they're planning.
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    It's ironic how there was a 787-10 advertisement right under your post. After clicking it though it looks like a pretty sweet plane!
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    Has there always been a fence between the two properties?
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    They aren't starting construction for at least a couple years right? Seems like they would have a long time to change their minds.
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    The cranes aren't assembled they just have the sections stacked up in the back.
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    Here is an interview in the WSJ with Annise Parker. I don't think Houston was ever really a "Redneck White City" since it's always had a high % of African Americans and a sizable but now exploding Latino population. Especially after JSC set up shop around Clear Lake giving it the nickname "Space City" would change some people minds. Even after 50+ years I guess the main problem is people hear Texas and instantly think "redneck". http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578472873183655916.html?mod=hp_opinion
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    They seem to have another site cleared and ready to go, I wonder when we're gonna see another tower break ground on this thing.
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    As long as it still has the Texas shaped lazy river it'll be alright. Any idea what that thing is on the top? Rooftop restaurant?
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    Swtsig knows something! Reading the article I didn't see anything about it containing office space. Is it only a hotel with retail on the bottom? If that's the case the new Marriott Marquis downtown should be like 80 stories and 1200 feet tall!
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    California taxes are also supposedly changing the minds of Chevron's execs at San Ramon too.
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    How much room do they really need? If their long term plan calls for that large of a downtown expansion that would be incredible. I can only hope that is true and that they make it public. Exxon's campus has put the spotlight on The Woodlands and has caused a lot of companies to move that way, as well as expedited the Grand Parkway extension from 290 all the way to 59. That would be exciting for downtown and maybe they could sway some people to get some rail lines built to connect them with companies in Greenway and the Galleria.
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    http://swamplot.com/roger-goodell-2500-extra-parking-spaces-does-sound-pretty-good/2013-03-21/ Another fun article about how tearing down the Astrodome would create 2,500 parking spots and "enhance Houston's bid" for the Super Bowl in 2017.
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    1.5 mil is a pretty big building though. The JP Morgan Chase Tower is like 1.7 mil, but I thought it was mentioned that Chevron's tower would be 48-50ish stories. Does that mean really big floor plates?
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    http://swamplot.com/does-new-hines-highrise-mean-old-texas-towers-a-goner/2013-03-19/ Swamplot says it's gotta go.
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    I read an article in the HBJ about turning the Astrodome into a giant casino. It's probably very unlikely, and unfortunately it's behind paywall but it's still pretty interesting. Granted, they'd have to legalize gambling first. “Houston is going to get the first piece of Texas casino action. One of my clients, a big name in gaming who must remain confidential, is going to buy the Astrodome and turn it into the world’s biggest gambling pit under one roof, with thousands of slot machines on multiple levels and high-stakes table games on the floor." http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2013/03/15/lucky-louie-likes-odds-on-casino.html?page=all
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    I wonder what the total square footage is of all the space they have in other buildings. That is a pretty sizable chunk alone, plus whatever else they have. It'll be interesting if they move more people here when they finally announce they'll build it like Exxon did with their campus.
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    Why would they be leasing space in other buildings they don't own then? It's probably just the first 3 floors if they're doing renovations and don't want people in the way.
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    A response to Exxon's campus would have to be 70+ stories!
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    I think the key term is public. Colville does some of their leasing so it's no wonder they had a brochure advertising the tower. Since it says they just started marketing the tower, they probably wanted to hammer out some more details before they ran an article in the Chron or something. Does Hines have information leaked often though?
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    It's too bad both Linbeck and Hines scaled back their projects. Hopefully a major relocation or expansion downtown causes one of them to change their minds. Anything is better then what's there now though so as long as they go through it's a win!
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    Wow all those renderings make it look completely different when you add that third dimension. It's also a pretty nice brochure that Colvill put together hopefully someone big bites and adds a few floors to the final design. After reading Nancy's article on the planning of Transco Tower, makes me hopeful that something like that could happen in this similar economic boom. They're also putting another 30,000 Sq ft rooftop garden which seems to be pretty standard these days.
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