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  1. uhlaw09
    EDIT: Already covered above. However, still very excited about this. Will be interesting to see what this "Phase Two" will look like, given the comments in the articles below. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gid-development-announces-dynamic-phase-two-of-regent-square-development-2013-02-14 http://www.chron.com/business/article/New-cinemas-in-Houston-give-luxury-a-starring-role-4276779.php?t=863144c6ed
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    It will be interesting to see the extent to which that development ties into the prior Regent Square plans (if at all).
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    By the way, as someone who works a couple of blocks away and has watched the progress of this construction on a daily basis.... MainPlace really turned out to be an awesome building. The skin, curvature, reflections, etc. are stunning. Among the buildings Houston has built in recent memory -- this one truly is a gem. You guys should come check out the (near)-finished product from ground level if you haven't had the opportunity yet.
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    Saturday, Oct. 16 -- 11:00AM:
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    Dozers are on site doing dirtwork -- things are under way. But honestly... it's just a car wash.
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    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7244266.html
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    Nancy has a brief update: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/sarnoff/7217466.html
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    I've noticed this too, but I wouldn't read much into it. They've been doing pretty minor work on the site sporadically for the past couple of years, yet it still looks virtually the same as it did in 2007. They've also marked the Dunlavy / W. Dallas sidewalks for ramps and improvements at the intersection. My guess, however, is that the original "stimulus" deal with the tax rebate is dead. It required infrastructural improvements to begin by October 2009 and private development to begin by October 2010 (as reported by Chron). Latest word (cited above) is that private development may start in 2012 (http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/08-09-10-montrose-fields-forever-theres-a-billion-dollar-regent-square-project-among-those-weeds/). I may be misinterpreting what the original deal was, but I wouldn't think that a 2012 (or later) development was what everyone had in mind when the City was trying to "stimulate" its way out of the bottom of the recession in early 2009.
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    Aqua Car Wash. Sign went up on the lot fairly recently, I believe. Also discussed here: http://swamplot.com/swamplot-street-sleuths-parking-lot-special/2010-08-17/
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    I'm very pleased with the change in both name and design. This bridge is going to be a huge benefit to the area.
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    Yeah, I'll verify this too. The rumor somewhere on here was that the LED on Wells Fargo was damaged by Ike, and the small LED piece that came on was probably malfunctioning due to the damage. I have noticed recently, however, that the same small LED piece has been cycling through different colors. I never saw it cycle through colors when the entire top of WF was lit.
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    Yeah, and it looks like part will not rise past the 2nd or 3rd floor:
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    I'm with you on that one.
  14. uhlaw09
    This is a drive-by HAIFing showing the fast progress being made on the top structure. Taken Friday, November 6th:
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    According to Emporis.com: MainPlace will be: 630 feet 1 Houston Center is: 680 feet (black box on right of photo) 2 Houston Center is: 580 feet (black box in the right-center that is mostly blocked by the white building with indentations [First City Tower]) So, according to info on Emporis, it should be exactly in between the height of 1 and 2 Houston Center. For reference, MainPlace is 1 block North and 1 block West of 2 Houston Center. This rendering provides some context: http://mainplacehous...20and%20WF.html All of this is to say that yes, I think you should have a pretty good view.
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