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  1. BuilderGeek
    I think we have a new buzz-phrase. "It's so dressing!" Usage: "We all thought Discovery Tower was going to be a big box. But that funky stuff on the top is just so dressing!"
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    Or "stapler on a pedestal." Just kidding. I think they did a great job on this one and I think this may be one case where the real building is going to look even better than the rendering.
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    It was my understanding that the plans from the beginning were to sell all the units and never have it actually begin renting, so they are probably already built to condo standards. If it gets to the point where they have a completed building and don't have it sold I would imagine that they would have to begin renting to satisfy lender requirements. Of course I am talking out of experience and don't know what their deal is, so I may be (probably?) off. This whole thing has me thinking about the Royalton and what a mess it has been to get sold as well as the all-but-abandonded (at least it seems to me) Tremont Tower on Westheimer. What is the issue with that building anyway? With that said, I SO HOPE that this goes off well and the whole area gets a great benefit from it. I'd love to have some sushi with a Hermann Park view.
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    They've been selling for a year now and have only sold 200? IF they sell at the same rate they would sell out in 2010? And this after they cut the prices so much. I believe they started in the 190s originally and then were cut to $154k for the starting price? I wonder if the developers are making any money on this at all. Seems if it was such a success Wood Partners would have been in on the second tower as well but it looks like they bailed. I still have questions about this one, built or not. And this info coming to light after they made the statement in April that they had "nearly sold all first tower units." Even now, 218 is not "nearly all" of 394.
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    I was told by someone at Finger Cos. that they were "distant cousins."
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    Sorry, a little late coming on on this one but is it me or does this math not pass the sniff test? 792 total units / 2 towers = 396 units per tower...and only 100 contracts? Sounds like about 1/4 to me. As we all know reservations back out many times. How can they say that they have nearly sold all first tower units when they only have contracts on a little over a quarter of them? Oh wait...they said nearly sold. Does that mean they got close to selling them but no cigar? I am the first to cheer for this project and the impact it could have, but am I missing something here? Doesn't sound like tower two will be coming anytime soon, depending on what the numbers really are...
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    Drove by the site today and "Highland Tower" is in full swing. There's a new sign on the property advertising the units for sale...so did Trademark give up on this site for some reason and sell it to a condo developer? Anyone know what's going on?
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    Looks like they're doing one in Dallas too...The Sterling of Turtle Creek. Guess they're putting them in lots of places. A little different but the one in Dallas looks more like an office building to me.
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    This is the sign for The Sterling which will be on Voss at San Felipe where the Chipotle strip center is now...first time I have seen the whole rendering for this...they have a sales center opening soon by Carabba's on Voss too it looks like...kinda boxy building, but an okay addition IMHO...if it happens. Sign: Beside Carabbas:
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    For those who care...I snapped a couple of pics of the big 'ol crane the other day...and yes, I have confirmed that it is a crane.
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    Soooo...anyway..... Any ideas or rumors about what brand the "boutique hotel" will be?
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    Rendering of retail at Mosaic from Wulfe's Web site courtesy of Shasta on Skyscaper page. Retail looks a lot different than previous rendering. Nice though.
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    New Web site showed up today at mosaichouston.com. Not much content...looks like they have retooled. Anyone remember the prices they had earlier? 164K seems lower than they were. How could that be?
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    A couple of shots from a Mosaic drive-by today...looks like they are really getting it done. Sales office was still closed, but from these shots, it looks like a LOT is going on. The crane is up!
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    I'd like to see some retailers and restaurants move in that aren't found elsewhere in Houston or even the region. Lots of new names but names that carry a certain cache. Another GAP is not going to drive people downtown, it has to be compelling but most of all entertaining. Maybe do a Rockefeller Center-esque news studio with windows for local events and reports...host concerts, etc.
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    Quick update...the existing Central Ford building has been boarded up and the boards painted black. Lots of graffiti on the site in the garages as seen from a drive by on West. Some surveying going on at the site this morning. Also, looks like from the Trademark Property web site it will be named "High Street." Maybe that has something to do with the Sin Alley background...
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    I think you're right. According to the Chron article announcing the Perry project and Mosaic, Perry is on the east side. No info here as of yet.
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    Cheers to all...lurker here for about a year and decided to start posting since I have heard nothing about this development at the corner of Binz and La Branch across from the Children's Museum. Sign on the property has a high-rise and says it's condo and medical office? Just wondering if anyone has any info...next time I am out I will snap a photo of the sign and post.
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