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toxtethogrady

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  1. Petitioner came by the in-laws house on Gross St (perpendicular to Alpha St in the diagram) trying to drum up support for blocking this development. He said Gross St and Alpha cannot handle the increased traffic/trucks from the delivery/service access at the back on Alpha.

     

    Those roads are quite narrow and have adjacent drainage ditches.

     

    I have no sympathy for these guys. If they want to control development, they should support zoning.

  2. I too can vouch that the renderings Triton shared with me did say Fitzgerald's on the front. No question about it.

    My later re-reading of the news article indicated Pegstar is only temporarily in the Fitzgerald's space and that this is an entirely separate venue for them. They will vacate Fitzgerald's for this new place.

  3. As I understand it, JLB's awaiting the structural report on the garage before they move. If they're smart, they're going to have redesigned this complex with concrete firewalls and maybe even metal framing so it won't completely burn to the ground just because someone is sloppy at sweating pipes.

  4. Damn that's sexy. Good job Fitz

    I can't quite tell how it fits into the neighborhood, but it looks good. I'd love to see what they do with the creek that runs through the property. It will also be interesting to see what kinds of development will follow (restaurants, apartment blocks, etc.). With the light rail nearby, it should be a good location for additional projects, but the locals may end up priced out of the neighborhood.

  5. Thanks, hello I thought that was the developer.  Just pulled up their website never heard of them until now. :unsure:

    Hilcorp is an independent oil and gas company. The property is being developed by Hines. I think the entire building will be occupied by Hilcorp.

  6. The heavy rains last night turned this into a lake! Hopefully it doesn't slow them down too much, they have been making some really good progress recently.

    That's not rain; that's flowable fill! :P

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  7. I've been wondering lately, what percentage of tenants moving into these new downtown towers actually came from outside downtown? And what percentage of tenants back-filling the buildings their leaving are coming from outside of downtown?

    I'm guessing there's a certain amount of relocation and a certain amount of expansion. Foster Wheeler's also in the market for an extra 325,000 sf somewhere.

     

    And if Rick Perry's bribes marketing are successful, maybe there will be a California transplant or two in downtown Houston.

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