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    from the east side of i-45 this afternoon.
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    the crane is up. snapped this from the east side of the freeway this afternoon.
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    damn that's horrendous. looks dated from the get-go.
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    agreed......and it took awhile, but i just got your name. i was thinking, i agree with this "stone" guy. i had a neighbor named hugh once.....and then ohhhhhhhh. i'm a little slow.
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    darn you, realists! kidding aside, i do wonder if the area will become a "downtown" unto itself, not memorial city specifically. the retail in the area is very fragmented though.....my mind must be wondering in the sky pie.
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    not springwoods specifically. as development densifies around the spring creek greenway project, outdoor activities like hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, nature walks, and more will increase between 59 and tomball along the spring creek corridor. the woodlands already has a tourist base, but why they come other than to shop, see a concert, and walk around, i have no idea. springwoods will have less for tourists to do than the woodlands. springwoods' nature trails will be connected to the spring creek greenway project, as are trails that connect grogan's mill, indian springs and creekside in the woodlands. i think the recreational space connecting tomball, the woodlands, springwoods, and neighborhoods east toward 59 will become a tourist draw. http://www.springcreekgreenway.org/Spring%20Creek%20Greenway%20-%20Gateway%20Map%2002-2011.pdf
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    makes one a little sick to see it up close like that. what the hell is it? it's so stupid looking.
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    http://impactnews.com/houston-metro/the-woodlands/new-projects-signal-need-for-more-hotels/ impact news reporting that the 300+ room luxury hotel at waterway square to deliver by 2015.
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    I've heard the same thing, a third tower for Anadarko at Woodloch Forest and Timberloch, but didn't know if it was public info. Two unrelated sources is good news.
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    funny misterx................
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    i had hopes that it would not compete with the design of bg group place. at 41 stories, it looks a little lost in the city from certain angles. if it is significantly taller, it will enhance the skyline greatly. shall we start betting on the new height?
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    fingers crossed for a sensitive update. the building is just now 50 years old and represents a specific style. it would be a shame to take the easy way out and cover up it's best feature.
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    I've followed the same stories regarding Shell and Chevron; I was surprised by the rumor.
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    the top picture is a historic apartment building. the AIA museum district tour discussed it, but i do not remember the details.
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    "The Foster Lumber Company originally owned a portion of the tract of land that was later developed into the community of Kingwood. The Foster Family had owned the land since around 1892.[5] On December 28, 1967, the land was sold to the joint venture between King Ranch and the Friendswood Development Company, an Exxon subsidiary.[6] Exxon's Friendswood Development Company hired John Bruton Jr. to serve as the Operations Manager in which he was responsible for the planning, development, engineering, and construction of Kingwood" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingwood,_Houston#cite_note-Kingwood.2C_Texas_Summary-6 the woodlands development didn't split from mitchell energy until late in the game. mitchell energy was mitchell energy & development. the development part of mitchel energy became the woodlands development company. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dom05
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    the first tower is supposed to be 30 and the second 31; however, the second tower is built over a garage. the garage levels must be shorter than a normal floor maybe?
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    oil/gas companies owned the land that became the woodlands (mitchell energy) and kingwood (exxon i think). exxonmobil needed the infrastructure that springwoods developed in order for exxon's new campus to get off the ground. the same could be true of 2,175 acres; 2,175 acres which is just down the street from where a planned extension of the hardy toll road will come out (south loop 336 in conroe).
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    heard a rumor that that of the boy scouts' five offers for camp strake in conroe, just north of 1488, that two of the offers are from shell and chevron. minor league baseball has been publicly reported as having made an offer as well. although shell and chevron have popped up in rumors about a woodlands tower, downtown towers, and i think something was in the paper about shell expanding at a current location, they must be reviewing many options. a second large energy company just north of the woodlands would make the woodlands town center "bookended" and the center of a growing new city center. has anyone else heard the same?
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    heard a rumor that that of the boy scouts' five offers for camp strake in conroe, just north of 1488, that two of the offers are from shell and chevron. minor league baseball has been publicly reported as having made an offer as well. although shell and chevron have popped up in rumors about a woodlands tower, downtown towers, and i think something was in the paper about shell expanding at a current location, they must be reviewing many options. a second large energy company just north of the woodlands would make the woodlands town center "bookended" and the center of a growing new city center. has anyone else heard the same?
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    kona grill at 4 waterway has a liquor license app posted; construction ongoing. ferrarri satellite store charles schwab by hubbell & hudson is coming along rapidly (the ferrari satellite is near fiat). burgerfi and the cycle shop also on lake robbins, in the waterway parking garage, are taking shape as well. morton's grill is under construction on the other side of hubbell & hudson. not much retail space left in the waterway square district. yet, a fourth source mentioned that another tower is imminent in town center. no details of course. i wonder if the shortage of retail space in town center will bring new development?
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    i'm sure your right on most accounts, but can't i have my mental masturbation without a parent knocking on the door?
  22. bachanon
    Conroe is also a city unto itself with a Lake Community, a small airport, fairgrounds, energy sector jobs, a school system shared with The Woodlands, etc. Conroe's largest employers are the City of Conroe, CISD, and Montgomery County. Conroe is the County Seat of Montgomery serving The Woodlands. Conroe contains mostly government jobs, The Woodlands is mostly private sector jobs. Conroe was not built by developers to make a quick buck like the pop up developments around the city. Conroe has been sustained because of Lake Conroe, The Woodlands, the intersection of 105 and I-45,and an ever growing gut of government offices. The increase is relevent for The Woodlands because it is not a bedroom community that loses a large portion of its population during the day which was the intent from the inception.
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    George Mitchell envisioned a community with as many jobs as it had people. The "plan" was to create a satellite city that, although dependent on Houston, would reduce commuters, preserve greenspace, and create a new model for city planning. An ideal scenario would have been to have many "The Woodlands" spread out around Houston. A recent Census Bureau interactive commuter map posted on the Houston Chronicle website shows that The Woodlands master plan has succeeded in reducing commuters from within the development. Place name: The Woodlands CDP State name: Texas Total resident population: 92,064 Total workers working in place: 45,102 (more jobs than there are workers) Total workers living in place: 40,913 Estimated daytime population: 96,253 Daytime population change due to commuting: 4,189 Percent daytime population change due to commuting: 4.6 (that's an increase/NOT just a bedroom community) Compare it to Pearland, Cinco Ranch, Atascocita (almost 37% commute), League City. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Interactive-Work-day-brings-major-population-4592192.php?cmpid=hcael Home town bragging aside, I wonder if "city center/town center concepts will turn the tide of ever expanding city limits? Sugarland appears to keep a large portion of it's work force at home too. The Woodlands has been fortunate in that there has been much affordable housing mixed in with the expensive housing (although that may be coming to an end). If city center/town center master plans remain playgrounds for the "have's" only, the "have-not's" will still have to commute in order to work for the have's....and maybe that's a given.
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    i wonder whose back yards the tenants will get to spy on? i would not be a happy camper if it were behind, beside or in front of me.............cool building though.
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