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So looks like something might happen in April after all... On my daily bike commute today spied some action on the plot. They have erected a construction trailer/storage shed on one corner (I was too late to work to investigate in depth!). In addition, they have erected some strange scaffolding?? stuff that reach like 40-50ft into the air. There is also a new temporary fence erected around all of that. Perhaps some preparations for an upcoming groundbreaking??? Maybe someone else can shed some more light.

So this aired at 9.30p today on CBS KHOU...I missed it. Did anyone see it? They have an associated story on KHOU.COM website I linked below...No real new information, just seems to be an extension of what was put in the chronicle. I hope they post the video soon. Interestingly, it is under the section "special advertising" on the KHOU.COM website. Not completely sure why that is. The medical center just continues to amaze me. http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/kho...er.c38b266.html

Moderator, I think this is a duplicate thread, unless this is ultimately going to be devoted to only the west side expansion plans. From above though it seems like all three projects are addressed. http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=8264

Found this today while in the med center. Love the design of the neurological institute. The maternity center rendering looks updated as well. They also comment in the attached article that Fiegin center is already topped out and shoule be ready by fall 2008. The Maternity center site was cleared with the recent crown plaza implosion, and groundbreaking is scheduled for January 31, 2008. They say it will take 7 months to dig the hole beneath the bulding, and then another 7 months to build to street level! I did not realize it took that long to put in foundations for such buildings. The neurological institute groundbreaking is December 11, 2007. There will be a 2 story underground garage in that one.

Now CNN is covering this too. I think its the same video that KHOU broadcast recorded from St Luke O'Quin Towers. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/...ion.victim.khou

I jog by this site almost daily and the fence was removed from the perimeter about 2 months ago. I noticed recently though the demolition of the properties on the northern edge of the land. The house on the northwest corner was demolished like more than 2 months ago. The one on the northeast corner looks like it is being prepared for demolition (its on like cinder blocks and has been emptied). I dont know if this is related to impending museum construction, or whether its related to another townhome developer moving in on prime property neighboring the future museum-- the fate of majority of old houses it seems in this neighborhood. Does anyone know whether the Asia houses northern border goes all the way to the road, including the land these houses currently occupy? I have also begun to wonder what the fate of the beautiful solitary house on the Southwest corner of the Asia House property along Caroline st and Oakdale st (Not sure of street name) might be. Unlike the other two houses described above, this one seems inhabited and with a very well maintained garden, but very vulnerable with the museum surrounding it.

Hello Everyone! After months of lurking, I felt it was finally time to make a meaningful contribution! Today I attended a meeting at BCM that detailed some of the perliminary plans for the Parkwood hospital. Here's what was revealed. Clinic- 242k gross sq ft Planned 300 faculty Hospital, Phase One- 415k gross sq ft 256 beds all private rooms, 16 VIP Diagnostic and Therapuetic 227k gross sq ft 17 ORs 30 ambulatory treatment rooms 30 ambulatory 23 hr stay rooms Faculty Offices (the existing factuly center on Fannin that BCM leases will be vacated eventually) 199k gross sq ft 300 offices with support space Research and education 19k gross sq feet Parking 2000 spaces underground Projected completion summer 2010 no trauma center, only adult emergency services everything except pediatrics, obstetrics (both at TCH), psychiatry and intense rehabilitation services will be relocated here It is still in the very preliminary stages of planning. A lot is subject to change. I think the plan is to break ground sometime in the summer hopefully this year. A fundraising capital campaign of $1billion is now in progress to help with the financing of the new hospital. Attached are two scans of a flyer that was given. I am very excited about this project. A non-profit academic hospital is something the TMC is lacking. Most major medical centers are anchored by a strong academic hospital. I'll let you know if I hear anything else! Page 1 Page 2