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6 hours ago, gene said:
Actually it's way too late to "keep montrose weird" and that indeed is unfortunate....long gone is the montrose I have been running around in since the 80's!!! It makes me sad for sure! Now lets make it at least presentable as far as the roads and sidewalks go...obviously you haven't tried to ride a bike in Montrose...the poorly maintained streets and sidewalks make it near impossible...so lets not make it "not weird", let's just make it "not ugly" and "not safe"
Westheimer Rd between Montrose and Bagby is horrendous!
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On 1/5/2018 at 3:08 PM, MaxConcrete said:
This is a nice looking building!
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19 minutes ago, hindesky said:
Don't forget Allen Pkwy/Memorial Dr.
Oh yea I knew I was forgetting something.
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In about 20 years the downtown-upper kirby, greenway plaza, river oaks, galleria skylines should all connect
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51 minutes ago, BeerNut said:
Any word when they will start developing this site? After the 2nd year of them hosting D4N, I'm beginning to think that the festival in it's current form will last only as long as the site isn't developed.
Where will Day for Night festival go???
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On 12/1/2017 at 2:09 PM, Urbannizer said:
From the top of Latitude Med Center:
Medistar tower will block that view shortly.
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On 11/25/2017 at 11:27 AM, Avossos said:
I’m sorry, but this is hideous.
How so? It's an improvement for the area.
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29 minutes ago, Timoric said:
As Houston urbanizes, it is pretty amazing to note what year the world population became more urban than rural. Take a guess of the year then look at this for the 51 percent urban on this chart.
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/
I would say 1980!
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1 hour ago, cspwal said:
Stairs on top of stairs - what will they think of next?
Looks like a ramp with covering that looks like stairs.
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3 minutes ago, CrockpotandGravel said:
From Houston Business Journal this morning:
Medistar's planned 550,000-square-foot health care tower in the Texas Medical Center may undergo some design changes.
For now, the building's 25 floor-plates will each contain 25,000 square feet of space. But Medistar officials are mulling reducing the number of floors and instead widening each floor-plate to contain between 32,000 square feet to 35,000 square feet of space. Once the building's design is finalized by the end of 2017, it could contain 20 or 21 floors.
Luckily, there's plenty of room to expand the hotel, said Medistar CEO Monzer Hourani. The street-facing curvature of the building might also be straightened out in the redesign. The new design would better cater to the needs of doctors and health care users, Hourani said.
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/11/21/medistar-mulls-design-changes-to-its-550-000-sf.html20 to 21 floors? ughhh. Well, I'm sure blocking the northern view had something to do with it...
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Why no high rises? They need residential towers out along the Grand pkwy.
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I see progress since I live in this area. It looks like 3 floors are up so far and that could just be the garage. That location is so small. The townhomes south of it will lose their second story view of uptown.
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10 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:
Another rendering of Medistar's New Medical Tower, located at 6700 Main Street, the home of the old Best Western hotel in the Texas Medical Center. From the press release:
And the site of Medistar's New Medical Tower at Texas Medical Center
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medistar-announces-development-of-major-medical-tower-at-texas-medical-center-300559059.htmlThere goes their view of downtown but I like the density!
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19 minutes ago, Urbannizer said:
NICE!
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16 minutes ago, AREJAY said:
Details from the paywall article:
- roughly 25 story
- right across the street from the dual hotel-multifamily development the company is currently building (Latitude @ 6750 main)
- skybridge to Latitude
- break ground in Q2-Q3 2018
- in talks with several healthcare systems, both local and out-of-town to occupy tower
- retail and restaurant on ground floor
More height in the TMC!
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16 hours ago, Urbannizer said:
Can anyone make out the location?
Edit: Based on the surrounding buildings, this would take out the small strip center at 1801 Post Oak in Uptown.
https://vinetower.com/project/luxury-hotel-residences-houston-tx/
The height of some of these developments are getting taller. Pretty soon one of these towers will match the height of Williams tower.
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On 10/6/2017 at 11:18 AM, HoustonMidtown said:
Marlowe model opening November 2017
Interesting sales approach:
So when are they opening for residence to move in...Sept 2018. lol
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17 hours ago, Twitter1 said:
View from Central Market's 2nd story patio
m-e-h. needs more density
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They are moving fast with this one.
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Dan Patrick doesn't run Houston. I wonder what Houston put in proposal. Why are they mum on this? I'd be happy if Generation Park got it as well. Either way East River will be developed regardless.
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2 minutes ago, bobruss said:
I hope your right but I think Houston, and Texas has not shown that they are ready for the types of things Amazon is looking for.
Too much conservative bathroom talk. Dan Patrick
Not enough plans to complete the rail system John Culberson
Too much flooding
We have more space and available land. Bezos will come back home.
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"Business officials agree Houston looks to be a good choice for the corporate giant to set up its second headquarters; among other benefits, the city’s proximity to Austin could attract tech talent.
Houston offers a growing talent pool of young professionals with several universities, colleges and tech trade schools in town – a check for Amazon’s search for locations meant to “attract and retain strong technical talent.”
Houston additionally well exceeds the minimum population requirement of 1 million outlined by Amazon as one of its guidelines.
The recent growth in population means diversity and talent, and a large workforce to hire from; real estate, though suffering with damage from Harvey, is still favorable, as there is plenty of land and plans to grow in Houston.
The city, furthermore, is located close to major airports and airlines, railroads and shipping lines, all modes of transport helpful for Amazon to get its products out more quickly.
To make the sell sweeter, Houston is part of Texas’ “business friendly culture” and happy “quality of life,” with the city offering tax breaks to businesses in the area and putting in serious work on things, like parks, cultural institutions and restaurants, in recent years."
WE WIN!
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1 hour ago, bobruss said:
Me thinks a Canadian city will get it. Toronto or Vancouver.
I think Amazon will shock people and pick a city that is not a frontrunner...hopefully Houston!
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3 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said:
If the second Amazon HQ comes here, Amazon workers will have a choice: 1) constant rain or 2) constant heat.
at least they would get consistency.
They would prefer constant heat because we have AC and pools!
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
in Midtown
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We should see this project progressing upward by this summer perhaps??