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    Bisnow had a decently fair story on NHHIP. Specifically it highlighted some business owners in the path who are quite happy with the project in general and how TxDOT is handling things. It also includes a significant testimony by Temenos leadership. It is, of course, missing the context that half of the Lofts that could remain is mostly just a parking garage next to a light rail stop and that the affordable housing is being replaced (and that many of the units were already unlivable to due Harvey). Overall one of the most honest and balanced pieces I've read on the project! https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/multifamily/an-expanded-freeway-in-eado-looks-to-pit-car-transit-versus-dense-housing-but-the-fight-might-not-be-that-black-and-white-113788 TxDOT has a survey out for the portion of I-45 from the end of this project to the Beltway. One of the survey options was inclusion of commuter rail along it, which I was happily surprised to see. https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/gulf-freeway-pel-study.html
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    Context for everyone else on the new St. Mary's. Jimbo said he came to A&M for better facilities and the whole community responded in addition to new athletic facilities: big new H-E-B, big new city hall*, big new churches. *new city hall for those who haven't seen it
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    401 First St, 10 floors, 750 beds has broken ground. Major addition to Northgate as it replaces a number of duplexes/fourplexes. https://wtaw.com/austin-based-developer-breaks-ground-on-second-student-housing-building-in-the-northgate-district/
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    Probably the most exciting thing about this podcast was they said they were looking for development partners to start tackling some of the other blocks. https://houston.innovationmap.com/what-houston-can-expect-from-its-rising-innovation-district-2657576855.html
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    I think this is exactly what happened. Leaving the two blocks with 55-60% of the units of the original development (since the block right by the rail stop is essentially just a parking garage with a small number of units and a full block of units absolutely had to be taken out) probably majorly ruined the business case on the remaining part of the development. In the end they'll definitely need it for staging and when the project is all said and done it will more than likely be redeveloped into much larger transit oriented residential development that doesn't put a parking garage right next to a light rail stop (which has got to be a Houston joke).
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    Why are he and Jackson Lee framing this as if they had no idea about it? Are they that disconnected or are they taking the opportunity to cash in on political clout? And on the net-zero housing pledge demands: I'm pretty sure that will happen naturally when these lots are replaced with something twice as tall with less parking...
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    One of the main reasons the UTHealth, MD Anderson, and Texas A&M buildings haven't started yet is due to state funding for CCAP projects (formerly called TRBs)- which fund each project to the tune of $70 million- still being in the process of flowing to the institutions and the institutions then having to get the final approval for the projects from the state. I believe each individual project was delayed past the most recent legislative session to try and get this funding so the previously allocated PUF dollars could then be reallocated to other projects (for example, in Texas A&M's case, the PUF funding displaced from A&M's TMC3 project by CCAP dollars is being moved to build a new small animal teaching hospital in College Station).
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    Now I wish I wouldn't have asked. What a disappointment.
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    Pier 1 is now gone. Anyone know what's happening?
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    This is a METRO presentation but slide 4 has a (updated?) schedule of the downtown segment phases. https://ridemetro.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=2286&meta_id=60546
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    The Optima properties always looked to be alive when I lived in Phoenix, the best example in my opinion is Optima Camelview Village. I think they could be a successful brand in Houston. https://www.optima.inc https://www.optima.inc/projects/optima-camelview-village/
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    TMC has been active on Facebook lately! More pictures of the Collaborative Building's progress.
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    Mixed use development going in at Yale and Crosstimbers. U-shaped building with 9 floors of residential over 3 floors of garage, 500 units, 16,000 sf of ground floor retail. Architects are Korb + Associates Architects and Identity Architects. Plan to break ground by the end of the year.
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    Arch “Beaver” Aplin III has donated $50 million toward a building that will serve as the home of new university programs in hospitality, retail studies and food product development involving innovative degree programs including viticulture, fermentation processes, coffee, and food science- to be located between Kyle Field and Wellborn near the hotel. This will be a learning and gathering place and will include outdoor and indoor student recreational space, retail and food service areas managed by students and faculty through the educational programs, product development laboratories, and food tasting centers which can be utilized in partnership with related industries. One of President Banks' visionary goals is for Texas A&M to play a major role in shaping Texas culture. A start to that goal is the school of visual and performing arts as well as the museum mentioned above but I think this will have the greatest impact to that goal! https://today.tamu.edu/2022/06/02/buc-ees-creator-giving-50-million-for-hospitality-entrepreneurship-program-at-texas-am/
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    A few additions to the capital plan that will be huge additions to campus! Business Education Complex - $79,000,000 (to be located to the east of Wehner on what is currently a ridiculously sized quad) New Small Animal Teaching Hospital - ~$175,000,000 (to be located at the northwest corner of Harvey Mitchell (2818) and Raymond Stotzer (60)). Visualization, Fine, and Performing Arts Center - $175,000,000 (no location yet) Museum of Natural History - $100,000,000 (no location yet) Aggie Band Residence Hall - $75,000,000 (to be located behind Duncan, next to the White-Walker Music Activities Center drill field) The Gardens Phase II - $40,000,000 https://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/treasury/pdf/FY23/TAMU.pdf
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    Nice comparison of phase 1 currently with the renders! From East River's Facebook page.
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    Awesome perspective of Industry Building 1 and helix garden from TMC's Facebook page!
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    Next week the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will vote on the " Authorization to Negotiate and Execute a Ground Lease of 2.6252 Acres of Land and Other Agreements Related to the Construction of Up to Two Research and Educational Buildings on the TMC3 Campus Located in Houston." Not sure which parcel they are referring to but the last site plan I remember alluded to Texas A&M Health going directly north of the industry building currently going up. https://www.tamus.edu/regents/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/05/RegularBinderMay2022.pdf
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    Looks like this site plan and cutaway includes the new ACBs from when Duncan and Mays were built. I would assume it's still mostly accurate? Mays at right and Duncan at bottom.
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    That would be an even bigger coup than Austin getting the Tesla factory. Important to note that Axiom and SpaceX have deep ties that are only getting deeper. SpaceX is currently Axiom's transportation partner and likely will continue to be once the Axiom becomes independent of the ISS. SpaceX has also stated they have little interest in developing habitats for the Martian surface which I think perfectly tees Axiom up to step in and be their habitat partner. Maybe Axiom also jumps in to develop the Artemis Base Camp on the lunar surface for NASA?
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    Photo from TMC's Facebook page. Can't wait to see some of these first phase buildings start to complete!
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    Axiom broke ground on their spaceport headquarters today! https://www.axiomspace.com/news/axiom-hq-spaceport
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    That's just Dallas culture vs. Houston culture... "In Houston, we’ll engage a burgeoning arts community in the most diverse city in the nation, which we believe will result in a groundswell of revolutionary artistic expression.” - Dale Sheehan, executive creator director https://www.abqjournal.com/2497979/meow-wolf-will-expand-to-grapevine-texas-in-2023-houston-in-2024.html
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    http://www.downtowntirz.com/downtownhouston/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Board-Book-4-12-22.pdf Cost information has been added to the original document packet sent to the FHWA. Additionally, two more exhibits were added that discuss the future of Pierce Elevated and effects on parks on the west side of downtown.
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    8-floor student housing complex in permitting at College Main and Cherry St called the Everett. This is right down the street from Parallel's project currently under construction. College Main will soon be an urban street too! https://www.cstx.gov/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=18469393 Parallel's second project in College Station (between Wellborn, Maple, Louise, and First St) is slated to begin construction in June.
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