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    Parking lot is finally closed, so hopefully they are breaking ground soon
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    UT closed on another 50 acres
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    Looks like the school closed on the land this week
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    http://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/houston-cruise-ship-terminal-likely-to-shut-down
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    Nothing all that new here, but mentions breaking ground ("hopefully") by the end of the year and possible completion by 2020: http://www.ibtimes.com/oil-crisis-prices-plunge-houston-launches-2-billion-plan-become-third-coast-biotech-2309343
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    The only surface parking I can tell has been lost from those renderings is in front of Baker St (former) / 55 / etc. As it is there are just a handful of spots there now, anyway That strip where Chico's is looks like it more or less has the same parking configuration as it currently does. Actually, if you look at the google satellite view of that building you see no parking spots available along the street, but plenty of spots on the roof. It really makes you wonder if people even realize that parking on the roof is an option:
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    He's an interesting character - this may sound weird, but I'm honestly not sure if he's even aware that he's trolling I am totally for UT building a research hub here, but I can definitely understand UH rejecting a spot on the task force. If they were to say yes, it would suddenly give McRaven's plan (whatever it is) a bit more validation. Anyway, the task force list seems like a pretty impressive and diverse bunch, and includes TMC's CEO - it's a bit unclear how or if this impact TMC3, but if both get going then it will really be something. I just don't understand what the heck all of these people will be researching
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    It does sound pretty great - they must have made a killing on the sale of the current land The description is vague enough, but sounds oddly specific in some instances. I couldn't help but grin at this part: If they've got these details ironed out, surely there is a rendering floating around out there somewhere! lol
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    From the Saint Nicholas School FB page - Sounds like the school is definitely moving, and will be part of some unknown (?) new mixed-use development further down South Main
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    I don't see why this is so crazy. It seems that they are going to want to raise the floor up, regardless, so might as well make it useful. If you want to bulldoze the whole thing and create yet more acres and acres of parking you are probably on the wrong forum Currently the HLSR stores all sorts of portable buildings and whatever else on the former Astroworld site. As aesthetically pleasing as that is from 610, I'd certainly prefer them to store that crap somewhere hidden away (if that is indeed the intent). An underground parking garage would be nice but there is obviously no shortage of parking around NRG If Emmett's plan is to introduce modestly incremental uses for the dome, at low (?) cost, then I'm all for it. Start with parking/storage/whatever, which gives a more useful floor space for other events. I don't see any demand for 6 floors of retail at that spot but I don't think it would take much to at least improve the appearance of the dome. I'll take a powerwashed dome over another parking lot any day Edit: I just had to add this pic - yep, this is Kirby and 610, not some shot of the Gatorfest (no offense, I had fun there) or any other festival aftermath, this is seriously what it looks like all of the time. UT is paying $200 million for 300 acres of land less prime than this. I don't know what's more irritating, the fact that HLSR has so much money that they can use this land to just throw their extra crap, or that they have made absolutely no attempt (through, I dunno, trees, vines, shrubbery, anything) to hide this mess:
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    You're right, the elevations look unchanged (near 413' on the apartments). Same deal with the hotel, which was announced as 21 floors (but elevation shows 22 including the parapet). I suspect most of us only care about the total height, anyway!
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    PR out this morning http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greystar-and-medistar-announce-plans-for-high-rise-apartment-tower-in-texas-medical-center-300211943.html "Ascent Med Center" name confirmed, 35 stories, construction by March 31st. That rooftop terrace is going to have an awesome view
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    Just within relative proximity to NRG you will have: Texas Children's expansion Medistar Hotel / Greystar apartments HCC new building on Pressler New Residence Inn on Kirby (if it ever breaks ground) Baylor College of Medicine Expansion As well as Memorial Hermann and Methodist expansions within TMC - I don't know as much about those and they aren't as visible from outside TMC (just yet). I'm guessing 7200 Main (or Main Place @ Greenbriar or whatever it is named) won't have anything going on by that time, but I certainly hope so
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    Awesome! Looks about the same as the previous renderings, but maybe a bit shorter? I can't come up with 38 floors Here's new angle on the renderings from the HBJ article: Going to be awesome with both of these going up at the same time as the Texas Children's hospital expansion
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    Walked through the Village over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised that they were re-doing that section of street, as well. At this snail's pace they should be able to wrap up everything within the next decade or so I was also reminded how terrible the sidewalks are throughout a lot of the older sections - virtually nothing is ADA-compliant, so going through with a stroller was a real pain (yes, woe is me)
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    Hmmm, my random internet sleuthing may have turned up something on this... It looks like 7200 Main Corporation purchased the Saint Nicholas School land in late December - I believe this was the last remaining parcel that would give them the full area as depicted in the renderings. I'm not great at understanding the various documents but a search on the county clerk website yielded the following: I took the following screen cap from the "Main Place at Greenbriar" plat map from the 1/23/2014 planning commission meeting which shows the land in question: I've recently noticed a lot of survey markings and some holes dug up on the side of Main along this stretch - I assume it is just coincidental since they continue up Main towards Holcombe, but who knows
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    It looks like the exterior has changed slightly, but is it me or is the grayed out building behind it (presumably the "Ascent Med Center") now shorter?
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    Great news... Even though they've been doing the utility work for a few months I was starting to lose hope. Some more good news:
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    That pool looks tiny for a place with 500 units. Is that the only one?
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    So anyway, at least one local university president is open to UT's plans: http://www.chron.com/local/education/campus-chronicles/article/TSU-president-open-to-working-with-UT-on-Houston-6738438.php
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    No more Baker St - per the news article Trademark elected not to renew. A sign of things to come? Always seemed to have a decent crowd though I haven't been in a couple of years http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Baker-St-Pub-in-Rice-Village-closes-6735936.php
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    I think you are right - I noticed they were doing some dirt work there over the weekend and thought maybe they were going to pave the parking lot. They may have already started on this Edit: Looking at the rendering again and considering this is just "off" Holcombe, it might actually be that lot on Almeda near Holcombe. The white buildings in the background of the rendering appear to match up with existing buildings in that location
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    They are quietly making progress on this one...
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    Crane is up
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    The Houston metro area is nearly 1/4 of the state's population. Just thought i would throw that out there as to me it's difficult to really illustrate which areas of the state are "underserved". If UT wants to create a research campus somewhere in the state to support all of its campuses, why not Houston? (I admit that it's not exactly clear to me how this hub will "support" the other schools in the system) Also, James White is from Houston and has graduate degrees from UH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_White_(Texas_politician)
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