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    What’s your source? I haven’t seen any news on this front.
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    Aria Real Property, LLC just acquired the site at 5445 La Branch St, the lot bounded by Calumet to the south, La Branch to the west, Crawford to the east, and Prospect to the north. It is between X Houston and Boone Manor. It appears the entity has a registered agent named Chong On Yi, who is associated with the group behind FM Kitchen and PKL Social. The entity also owns the lots on the SE Corner of Westheimer and Montrose, including the complex that formerly housed the Montrose FM Kitchen. That hopefully portends a restaurant and/or pickleball use for the site.
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    I just want to comment that 70mm would have been great for “Oppenheimer.” I found this post while going down the rabbit hole on that. And that’s it.
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    Get this moving and it should motivate Tillman Fertitta to build even taller on the lot he just acquired. Because……… https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b409e703-038e-42b8-908a-7dbd7f4fa944
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    The Oxberry guys previously did The Mond at the Museums (neé The Mondrian).
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    Santa Urby strikes again! Merry Christmas @Urbannizer!
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    I’d think this would have to be scaled up from the previous rendering @pacojones showed us in order to accommodate 29 residences.
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    Ah. TIL. 😊 Considering it’s the first of the month, that makes sense.
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    Aaaaaaand the listing is back: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2001-Hermann-Dr-Houston-TX/29464137/ 🤷‍♂️
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    The listing for this one was pulled.
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    That inspired thought. An observation platform with a rocket shaped base (think the tripod design like you see in cartoons) and a crown shaped like a wide-brim cowboy hat would be fun on this site. Replace the Ferris wheel above with that design.
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    Apparently, Hines lore has it that the FAA wanted to do a 2-year review of the 80-story concept in the late 70’s but determined 75 stories was okay without such review. Gerald Hines didn’t want to risk a downturn killing the project and decided to proceed at 75 stories. Considering what happened in the oil bust, that was the right call. A lot has changed in aviation since the late 1970’s. Engines in general are more reliable and shut down less (one of the fears is having an engine fail during takeoff from HOU, forcing the aircraft to have to return under power from only one engine) than those from the 1970’s. There just hasn’t been interest in even attempting to build something in that height range that would compel the FAA to do a new analysis as to the upper bound of what they might consider a “hazard to air navigation.” If one wanted to go higher, I think the issue would require new analysis by the FAA.
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    Well played, sir
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    Goldman Sachs just broke ground on this in Dallas: https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/multimedia/groundbreaking-dallas.html That’s a pretty far cry from the conceptual rendering above. The Pickard Chilton office tower looks nice. Nothing really to write home about. Let’s see if it actually happens.
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    I can’t think of much in Dallas proper that’s been done in the last few years that I’d say I’d envy. There’s Klyde Warren Park, but we have a bigger and better analogue in the pipeline with the I-45 reroute. Austin….okay, yeah, they’ve got stuff I’d want. Rainey Street’s under construction density is eye-popping. The stadium complex at Flushing Meadows is far more akin to NRG than the Juice Box. It’s bordered by a freeway. Oceans of parking not bounded by any urban grid.
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    Realistically, the only way to get folks to come out in the long run is to win and keep winning on the field. You can’t have too many long lulls. I do think the Astros are getting to that point where we just expect them to be in it every single year. I recall the bitter disappointment of 2019 and the fear that it was our last shot to win a 2nd title for a long time. Now? I’d actually be surprised if the Astros weren’t in the ALCS again in 2024. Other teams with ballpark villages that this forum wants us to emulate, such as the Cardinals and Braves, have had very long periods of success to the point their fans expect they’ll be in it in any given year.
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    Since 2017: 2 World Series; 4 American League Pennants; 6 AL West titles (every full season since 2017); 7 consecutive American League Championship Series appearances (a division series era record). The Mets…..well, . Mets.
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    Marvy Finger went with brick for the apartments across Crawford similar to the old Union Station. I think a brick exterior matching that on the new development would signal ties to the ballpark quite nicely.
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    I’m curious if this is intended as an addition to their available housing in Midtown (some of the Midtown site is slated for demo for the I-69 trenching) or intended as a full replacement of it.
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    Any tax reduction benefits of such a designation? Also, it occurs to me the “for lease” sign might have tax benefits. From an ad valorem property tax standpoint, I reckon it would help to show the building can’t command the rents needed to justify an office valuation.
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    Just looking at the site, Building 3 sits in the middle of the garages and demo would free up a large rectangle of space to develop.
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    I guess demolishing Building 3 frees up a lot of space along with the garage. I think there was once a Loews hotel planned nearby. That would be cool to shift over to this site but that’s just me being wishful.
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    Austin’s office binge is akin to Houston’s in the early 1980’s.
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    I saw a rep for the X Company onsite today. He confirmed they had been self-financing and are looking for a construction loan now. They are hoping for only a 2-3 month pause and for things to get going again in 2024. 🤞
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    Bori is a go-to for Korean bbq for me. I’m excited to not have to make the long drive.
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