toxtethogrady
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On 7/21/2019 at 6:15 PM, hindesky said:
It's a public university at the mercy of our current political leaders in Austin. 🤡🤬🙈🙉🙊
Seems like Prairie View's gotten more love recently. But the aerospace program is getting some new digs...
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That's a lot of drainage effort for a parking lot. And this is one of the only new projects on the boards in 2023...
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I'm not actually sure, but that car bumper in the middle of the street is an instant classic😎
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Looks like GooglEarth has some recent images on it that appear to date to November 2023. The city continues chewing up rural real estate at an astounding pace. New Waverly is the new Willis, and there are new warehouses galore out between Katy and Brookshire.
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On 9/9/2023 at 12:49 PM, Bassclef said:
Quite sad, and doesn’t look like it’ll happen anytime soon.
Until there is a turnaround in office leasing, there will probably not be any supertalls anywhere in the country outside of New York or Miami. If Houston were a place where supertall residential or mixed-use highrises were occurring, it would be more likely, but right now the limit seems to be around 600 feet.
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And this thing just made the news. Fraud and racketeering...
Houston Real Estate CEO, Lawyer Named In $15M Fraud, Racketeering Suit
Man, this thing could be in Gaza City...
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On 5/9/2022 at 9:20 PM, zaphod said:
The latter thing is Colony Ridge. It was fairly controversial. The guy who bought all the land and built it is a libertarian of sorts and his arguments in favor of his right to build it are sound. It's just that he's going to create a concentration of like 50,000-60,000 extremely poor people a large proportion of which are undocumented, don't speak english, have no education, etc in a location that's extremely far away from practically everything. It's going to be weird. Also not a lot of long term provisions to pay for services and infrastructure.
Understandable why so many, especially in today's economy, would take the offer to buy a cheap lot and put up a trailer and DIY yourself some kind of homestead, but man, I think going forward 20-30 years that place is going to be rough.
I think the only other similar places in the US would be the deserts north of LA, where there are huge settlements of people living in trailers and it's really bleak and weird.
And they're back in the news. Seems the State of Texas has problems with it...
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On 7/25/2023 at 2:23 AM, monarch said:
^^^ question: just how difficult is it to bring up google? answer: not difficult at all. in fact, it's quite easy...
What does Houston need to do for NRG Stadium to host another Super Bowl?
HOUSTON – Now in its 16th year of use, NRG Stadium remains among the premier stadiums in the NFL.
However, the next four Super Bowls will be played in either brand new stadiums, or in facilities that have been renovated.
To secure the Super Bowl five years from now, NRG will no doubt have to look different than it does now.
The question Harris County leaders, the Houston Texans and the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation are wrangling with right now, is how much different.
“I'm not sure what the answer to that is, but you have to evaluate the competitive set, the competitive nature, and I know the county is evaluating what is going on at NRG Park and they will continue to invest in it,” said Ric Campo, chairman of the Super Bowl 51 Host Committee.
Channel 2 has learned those conversations were taking place long before the Super Bowl and they continue to take place.
It’s too early to say what those upgrades might cost, and in spite of what other cities have done and are doing to stay in the game, Campo doesn’t believe Houston needs a brand new stadium to be awarded the Super Bowl five years from now.
“Even though it's 16 years old, it's still state-of-the-art. The way it was built, it's a timeless design. That design is not going to change,” Campo said.
The area around NRG suffers from the idea that there's nothing out there - hotels, restaurants, entertainment (other than the obvious). And to be competitive, the stadium needs another 10,000 seats and maybe a few more suites. Minute Maid Park, while small, is right Downtown, not far from Discovery Green, and has nightlife. There are even residential developments nearby. And the team is a winner...
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On 8/9/2023 at 12:24 AM, Triton said:
Google Earth has been updated to 7/16/2023 so very recently!
I noticed Houston is continuing to chew up all kinds of real estate north and west of the metro. Many developments that were not on the 2022 photos...
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It's odd they left a crane in place. That's not typical of something on indefinite hold...
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There is this. I'm not sure it's the same thing or yet another tower...
Southern Land Co. To Develop 2-Acre Mixed-Use Project In Upper Kirby-
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Good luck stopping this one!😎
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On 6/24/2023 at 6:58 PM, Fortune said:
It's a pity that's still just vivid imagination. That would probably be taller than anything else along Buffalo Bayou west of Downtown...
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On 6/22/2021 at 1:21 PM, texas911 said:
That's a weird place for family housing. Basically surrounded by giant parking lots and garages?
But imagine calling it home and being able to tell your friends and acquaintances, "I'm at the Savoy"...
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On 6/28/2023 at 2:47 PM, editor said:
Having that view out my back window would make me very sad. They don't even have shade. What kind of Texan treats horses that way?
Those horses need to be moved to a more hospitable spot. Like Virginia...😝
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On 6/23/2023 at 12:38 PM, Pleak said:
Since the W brand is so dated, wonder if they have DeBarge playing in the lobby/elevators.
Nah, they always had Fatboy Slim...😎🤐
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I had not realized how dense that corner was...
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So the HBJ has a news item about a Beyonce/Rowland housing project that's 31 units. I can't tell if it's Temenos or an addition...
Midtown housing project named for Beyonce, Kelly Rowland getting $7.2M from Harris County
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On 6/13/2023 at 4:20 PM, Amlaham said:
I think I found old renderings, thought it was very interesting since this same project (same name and address) was also on the Houston Planning commission in 2007 here:
https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/minutes_plan07/20070802.pdf
https://www.condo.com/building/Casa-Di-Modena-HOUSTON-TX-77019-1683852
That building has possibilities.😎
Ah, but it's three shades of orange...🤐
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On 5/3/2023 at 5:24 PM, 79ta said:
HEB missed a branding opportunity here.
They need only observe how the airlines do it and copy them. Alas, the building has no underbelly...
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Expansion of Terminal B at Bush Intercontinental. PowerPoint shows modifications:
United Expansion - Terminal B-
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For as long as Houston continues to gain 100,000 new residents a year, that should cushion some of the impact interest rates have on the housing market. Those people have to live somewhere...
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So that's the building and the box it came in...
![United Airlines Review - Seats, Amenities, Baggage Fees [2023]](https://upgradedpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/United-787.jpeg)
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More updates in the Colony Ridge saga. DOJ is now investigating the developer for fraud and "Uncle Slaton" financing...
Feds Sue Houston-Area Developer For Alleged Mortgage Lending Scam Targeting Spanish Speakers
"In the first predatory mortgage lending case ever brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, a Houston-area subdivision developer is accused of misleading tens of thousands of mainly Latino borrowers into taking out loans they could not afford to buy barely livable properties, then profiting from their foreclosures.
Colony Ridge Development LLC is accused of operating a “one-stop shop for discriminatory lending,” violating the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, according to a DOJ press release. The lawsuit was filed by the DOJ and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau..."