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    yeah, I've only seen one design.
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    Yes, it'll be like a sports bar.
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    The Galleria always have Simon Security. The residential component to the Galleria is being looked into by the Simon Group and they are looking at the Macy's location to do this.
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    ^^ I'm quite aware of stagflation and the great depression. When I reference normal, I'm refering to when the Katrina news story dies off. It will, news organizatino can't keep this story going for too long. As soon as recovery started after Huricane Andrew and the Huricanes last year, the news crews pull out and we heard nothing. Surprisingly, things are already starting to normalize. The oil pipelines are already functioning and nearing capacity. Several refineries are back online. The oil platform that excepts oil from ships to send to the refineries along the river is back in operation also. Gas prices are starting to lower to just above previouse highs. That news story died out. The levees that needed fixing are fixed and the water is being lowered. As soon as the real cleanup begins the news people will vanish. Yes, they'll do some stories of how bad some things look and the hiddend dead bodies in houses, but that won't last long. As soon as the news pulls out, much of America will put this thing behind them until some report in the future talking about government investagation results and the port of New Orleans opening. I'm already seeing news crews slowly adding in more none Katrina news to the mix. Anyway, the EDI design is what's on the Pavillions home page. It doesn't look that bad. The Mercer wasn't perfect, but some of the design was at the request of the developer. Architects not only design what they like, but what the client wants. I like those pics of the Pavillions.
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    I don't know when the people will go, but I'm ready for HAIF to go back to normal.
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    hey, the Lord & Taylor space in the galleria is under construction right now. It's been gutted. It's a weir view from Westhiemer @ McCue. You see the dard floors of Lord & Taylor and the parking levels above it.
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    The entire Town and Country center is to be raised. I think the Nieman Marcus building may be stayed, but I thought it's gone too. There were proposals to build a town center or lifestyle type of mixed-use development.
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    Seems like several of these small schools have made places for themselves in other conferences that have mostly larger schools.
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    Yeah, LSU's baseball team usually is full of 3.0 and 3.5 students. Some higher, and many of them aren't in a general studies course to be qualified as a college student. People who put a lot into there school work can still be athletes, just as long as they can handle both.
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    Is that why the stadium is so big? It's kind of funny it's so big but they never fill it up.
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    Outside of the residential/office space on the central street on the Atlanta one, it's not much different than wha planned for Houston. It's still a big box store with the parking lot. The store will have all the trees just like the Atlanta since it is now required by Houston also. I don't see it being any different. Most of it architectural detailing. The true urban place on the west end or rice military will be along washington especially when they try to fit the LRT down the middle.
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    Cool, my partner is the head of store at th Gap. I'll hit up when I go down there. Thanks.
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    Where on Kirby? I may have to try them?
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    Thanks for the info.
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    Young college grads are large part of Houston's growth. I along with 1000s of students have moved to Houston because of opportunity. Houstons sprawl is no different than Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles. The all have sprawl and lots people that drive on large freeways. Zoning will be like putting a band aid on Houston by encouraging sameness. I aggree with Redscare completely on this. Downtown shouldn't become a destination to visit, but also a viable community where people can live also.
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    The target has a standard large parking lot in front between it and the main road. The road on the side is where the bike trail would go.
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    Yeah, The service there is great. They are very helpful in the Home decorating fabric store. The seem really willing to accomodate to make a sale.
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    Good news the project is moving forward at least.
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    Good point bachanon. I think the downtown development is moving quite nicely. We aren't going to have the explosive growthing like in China, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Downtown is quite on tract. Any many of the people in the planning and proposal side from more public projects happy with the way things are going. We are seeing more developers interested in downtown from other cities as the word gets out that there is another urban space that needs filling. Houston has great space available that is ripe for development and developers are noticing, but they all can't just jump and go. These projects take time to go through feasibility, they need approvals to go forward. Financing is always a concern. But I've learn to take these news and proposals and say great, but not to get my hopes up and dashed when it doesn't happen. If I had the position and the power to move these project forward, I would, but me and many of us are spectators in the process and can only watch.
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    Johnny-Rockts and Potbellies are both on Market Street in the Woodlands. Didn't eat either one, but both looked not too special. I'd rather go to princes and quiznos.
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    What are some of the set backs? I'm figuring a lot to do with financing, but that's my guess. I personally would like to know what exactly happened. It would be nice to know more about the process that goes into getting one of these project going. I know things happen and projects die. It's just a factor of life. I love looking at all the proposals, but I realize that the backing needs to be solid to move forward. I do have some issue with outside people (which includes myself) criticizing these projects when they fail. Thing happen and we have to roll with them.
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    The open ditches in some areas of houston do give the illusion that you are no longer in an urban environment which some people love. We have plenty enough urban streets within this city to not go after the existing ditches and turn them to storm sewers. The Memorial villages have had a recent drainage study performed and one of the guidines was no storm sewers or minimal implementation at best to preserve the ditch system. Anyway, The pavillons project seems just need some approvals from the city about tax incentives and some negotiating about getting into the TIRZ along main street. If these things occure, it seems like its all a go.
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    All the money they spend on advertising is one of the many problems they have experienced. To build a building like this, they set up a group of investors and partners. If they begin to squabble back an forth, the project could just end.
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    Well, one good thing is to be said is that Randal Davis rarely dissappoints. From the time I started hearing about the Empire project on here to consruction was fairly quick. The website actually went up shortly before construction started. I think this project will be a little different due to its size, but his track record is impressive and I feel a little better about it moving forward. I guess Houston-development will tell us in the future if we are just blowing smoke up our a$$ or if it really is going to happen.
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    The project site is a good piece of land for a project like this. Maybe one day another developer will by the land and definitely change any Orion names and propose another project. We can all dream. Good thing what was already built (welcome center and entrance driveway) is fairly hiden from any major road. It won't really appear as a busted project to people passing by.
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