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2 hours ago, urbanize713 said:

Yes it is something new and hopefully it succeeds but this is terribly underwhelming. 

 

I say this for 3 reasons. 

1. Hanover Buffalo Bayou

2. The Allen

3. Regent Square for god sake!

 

Like the three projects above, this fronts the bayou/park and is actually in downtown. In my humble opinion, I would prefer for Lovett to sell (at a profit) and for a developer with a bigger vision(and pockets) to come along. Even if it sits vacant for a couple more years. 

I would like to think residential may come after this is completed.  I hope...

I have mixed feelings about it.  Can they have this completed by 2023 for Final Four which comes back here.

17 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said:

I am not as surprised about the massive investment in midtown. Midtown in the 1980's and into the mid 1990's was derelict and run down. The change in the last twenty years has been amazing. Considering midtown is close to downtown with all it's sports and entertainment venues, the Theater district, Rice U, the museum district, Hermann Park, etc I would be surprised if it had not developed.

and proximity to the Medical Center as well!

On 6/4/2019 at 1:46 AM, CrockpotandGravel said:

More on The Residence at the Allen, part of The Allen mixed use development at 1733 Allen Pkwy in Houston.

From Houston Business Journal yesterday:

 

More details have started to emerge about what amenities The Allen — a condo, hotel, office and retail project lined up for a 6-acre tract off Allen Parkway — will offer residents when it is ultimately completed. Construction on the tower began in April.
 

The mixed-use project will be based around a 34-story tower, the first 14 floors of which will consist of hotel rooms operated by Thompson Hotels. The rest of the tower will have 99 luxury condominiums, offering top-tier amenities designed to cater to wealthier residents. The site will eventually include a Class-A office tower and a pavilion with retail locations.

The Allen is located at 1733 Allen Parkway in Houston, to the east of the Federal Reserve and across Buffalo Bayou Park.
 

To give potential residents an idea of what they can expect of the nearly $1 million starting price for most of the units — $2.6 million for a penthouse unit — The Allen has constructed a 2,900-square-foot sales gallery displaying full-sized model unit features.
 

Two full-sized kitchens will be on display starting June 6, when the sales gallery hosts its grand opening. Kitchens in The Allen’s 17 penthouse units feature Pedini cabinetry and Gaggenau appliances, while standard kitchens come with Pedini cabinetry and Thermador appliances. The sales gallery also has a model penthouse bathroom showing the stone wall cladding, oversized shower, designer bathtub and finishes that top-floor residents can expect.

More: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/06/03/more-details-emerge-on-high-end-condo-off-allen.html

Ahhh the ultra rich people and low income people at APV living together in harmony.  

On 2/1/2019 at 6:16 PM, ekdrm2d1 said:

Add in the February 2019 edition of Houston Medical Times

 

wow 2 and a half months free rent!  they are really trying to fill up those units.

On 5/13/2019 at 4:15 PM, H-Town Man said:

 

They are covering a pretty wide area to be buying land this far north of the Sears. I imagine they may just want to control the area and will likely ground lease some of the land to apartment or other developers. Universities do this sort of thing - buy up everything so they can control their neighborhood and ensure nice surroundings.

 

Like Houston Baptist Univ. on Fondren @59 .

On 5/22/2019 at 4:03 PM, wilcal said:

http://www.ourtribune.com/headlines/21985-controversial-high-rise-project-in-kingwood-may-die.html

 

“The Army Corps of Engineers pulled and withdrew the permit of Romerica. They [Romerica] could not answer all of the questions that were posed by various groups within the 30-day time frame they had to reply within the statutes,” he said.

Romerica requested an extension and suspension of the terms of the permit application process, Rehak said, but the Corps denied the request and pulled the application. He noted that Romerica can reapply at some future date when they work out all the details and submit all the information they are supposed to provide. The application was withdrawn without prejudice.

this is officially dead.

4 hours ago, jgriff said:

Being next to the park and downtown is great but Allen Parkway Village brings the whole area down. I wouldn’t want my family walking in that area alone. Get rid of Allen Parkway village and it would be great.

With all the new development, it will only be a matter of time before this goes.  

On 5/22/2019 at 3:01 PM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Updated renderings of East River from Midway at 4100 Clinton Dr in Houston.


Phase I

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/5bwfQR6.jpg )

Central Plaza & Retail Pavilion

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/fezJODo.jpg )



(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/qJBzVxp.jpg )




(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/eIoYjh4.jpg )


Bayou Pavilion

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/ZKQn0Dd.jpg )


Ground Floor Retail Under Office Building and Garage

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/ZKQn0Dd.jpg )

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/jrDZofd.jpg )


Anchor retail & Office A

(direct link to non-compressed, full-sized image: https://i.imgur.com/goENJCG.jpg )


Office Building C

 

Oh my!  Look what Amazon missed out on.  Will this be completed by the time we get another Superbowl?  

On 5/15/2019 at 12:36 PM, WakeUpHouston said:

Phase II is the proposed Asia City Plaza East Tower at 33 floors (estimated height of 438.85 ft), and Phase III, the Asia City Plaza West Tower also at 33 floors (estimated height of 438.85 ft) or vice verse depending which they choose first.

Designed by architect Wen Zhongzheng. As mentioned his work contains the elegance of the literati, the innovative and harmonious design style, and the appearance and the interior as a whole give a sense of harmony and comfort. With that said, 33 floors would be the ideal number as it sounds alike "double" life, as literaly translated growth or reproduction (of wealth).

 

Now if KP Plaza at Beechnut and Beltway can get their 2 towers up.  

15 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:

More details on what may be called Asia City Plaza in Houston Chinatown:

Mostly same details as above.


 

Xu Wenzhong, head of the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown, officially publicly announced the construction of Asian City Plaza in the Asian shopping district at a press conference in mid-April. The first phase of the project will be built. 6 storey commercial building. The first floor is a shop, the fifth and sixth floors will be used as office floors, and the three-story building in the middle will be a parking lot, which is convenient for first-floor and top-level users. In order to ensure user safety, all incoming vehicles will be closely monitored and recorded. Enter and exit the license plate number (Xu Wenzhong).
 

In the current situation of the hard-to-find shop in Dun Huang Plaza, the Asian City Project will continue to provide entrepreneurial venues for entrepreneurs with lofty ideals, and also add more business opportunities to the already prosperous Chinese city. After the completion of the first phase of the Asian City project, it will be connected with the surrounding Dun Huang Plaza, McDonald's and Hengfeng Bank, so that the moving line will be unimpeded (Zhong Wenzheng Li Shuzhen).
 

Xu Wenzhong said that in order to expand the Chinese business sector, the construction of Asia City hopes to attract more ethnic groups into Chinatown and accelerate the prosperity of the entire Asian business district (Xu Wenzhong Ye Hongzhi).
 

The first phase of the Asian City project will be sold by 48 units, ranging from 1,288 square feet of 370,000 square meters to 2,608 square feet of more than 990,000 US dollars, suitable for all types of enterprises to enter, and will start at 10 am on May 4th.


http://homemem.com/Community/2019/Community_0502_2019.html

 

 

Video

what's the 2nd phase?

2 hours ago, mattyt36 said:

Well if it proceeds, everyone will have a great view of the flooding.

another delay?  😆

Let them build it.

18 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said:

 

This area isn't very elevated for the next big flood.

 

 

It appears the lobby and garages would get flooded and not the residents above

I wonder how long the Garden Oaks Apts on Richmond and McCue across from the shopping center will last.  

9 hours ago, jmitch94 said:

I much prefer this new design. Also just realized I live right across McCue from this. Would love for the empty lot at the corner of McCue and Richmond to be developed. 

It will be sooner than later as the MCNair mixed used development will probably spur development on that empty lot.

On 4/27/2019 at 8:58 PM, wxman said:

Wasn’t there supposed to be a meeting or some kind of gathering to reveal new plans for this development? I wanna say it was supposed to be on April 24th or something.

anyone know what happened at this meeting? 

Another emerging skyline in Houston? 

On 4/19/2019 at 6:16 PM, ekdrm2d1 said:

Perfect time to get 2727 Weslayan in the picture.  The crew was off today.

 

nice shot.  too bad this construction site is not another high rise residential tower.

On 4/17/2019 at 1:52 PM, CREguy13 said:

New Microsoft accelerator program for the Ion.  From HBJ:

 

 

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) is launching an accelerator aimed at growing the use of smart city technology in Houston.

The computing giant is partnering with local nonprofit accelerator Station Houston and nonprofit makerspace TX/RX Labs to create the Ion Smart Cities Accelerator program. The program will eventually be based in The Ion — the 270,000-square-foot former Sears building in Midtown that's being converted into Houston's innovation hub — when renovations are completed in late 2020. For the time being, the accelerator will be housed in Station Houston.

The accelerator will feature six months of pilot programs for companies developing smart city technology. It's a broad tech sector aimed at using data to solve problems that plague cities, like reducing traffic and congestion or improving flood mitigation. Station Houston CEO Gabriella Rowe said that the program will launch in May with the first cohort of smart city tech firms to launch in August, and will include companies with products ready for pilot testing.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the partnership on April 16 at the Microsoft IoT in Action Solution Builder Conference, but told the audience that the relationship with the tech giant formed over a year ago. Turner has become a champion of using technology to improve the city's resiliency — he formed a Smart City Advisory Council in early March to bring together community members, local government, industry leaders and academic institutions to speed up the adoption of smart city technology. Last year, Houston joined the 2018 Smart Cities Collaborative, a program with 22 cities that will meet to discuss transportation problems and solutions.

The Microsoft Ion Smart Cities Accelerator is the latest such program to become affiliated with Station Houston. In February, BBL Ventures launched its oil-and-gas-focused accelerator, dubbed BBL Labs, which is based in Station Houston.

Outside of Station Houston, accelerator programs are growing in number throughout the Bayou City. In January, another new venture capital group with an accelerator program for oil and gas startups launched in Houston. Eunike Ventures formed an alliance with major energy firms to identify promising startups in the oil and gas industry. Later in January, Boston-based nonprofit MassChallenge, a network of zero-equity startup accelerators, announced its expansion to Houston. MassChallenge will run its accelerator out of GreenStreet, the downtown complex owned by Houston-based Midway.

Look out Austin, here we come! 

1 hour ago, Mr.Clean19 said:

Would be great if a large university from outside of Houston partnered with these guys to make a technical school for Engineering or Medical. The north side of houston could really develop around this area and support it. 

Herons Kingwood Marina will bring about much development in NE Houston

so what is being built here?

any news on this dreadful building