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    Well, it seemed an inevitability (given the work that had already taken place at the site0 but now this reconfirms everything.
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    Peanuts...
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    Yeah, they're already giving away free ice coffee at certain locations inside the Loop.
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    I see that they also have a project that's part of the Town & Country center redevelopment. Their Domain @ Kirby seems like a tight fit but it's coming along gradually.
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    That was about the same as my estimate. I was thinking about 430-440 feet. By the way, the most recent images offered here are the best that I've seen so far. I hope the color scheme is correct as well. I think the blue skin makes more of an impat.
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    From what I understand, they've been doing some mild renovation work over the past couple of weeks. I have no idea of the specifics, however,
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    Isn't it located on Main across the street from the Flying Saucer, Mantra, Venue and the Vault?
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    ^^^ You are correct, Kinkaid. This a redevelopment of the garage that had been sitting unused at that intersection for years.
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    Yeah, I was thinking 1970s, too. It definitely has a more unique footprint, especially given the wrath of beige stucco that represents a lot of urban infill today.
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    The gold highlights really make an impact. Very good photo.
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    I'd heard rumors over the previous few months regarding this lot but nothing I deemed substantial. This at least gives those rumors more weight.
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    If new owner Deyaar does decide to develop the property, it's likely the project will be very tall. Says Jaggi: "The only way you can pay those types of prices is to go vertical. Our market has done flips. In 12 months, prices have doubled." This is most fascinating, and gives a head's up as to not only what Deyaar may be doing but development plans in Uptown overall. Aside from the lack of infrastructure, the Uptown versus downtown rivalry seems to have teeth right now--and even with that Uptown is poised for rail expansion. Meanwhile, the Med Center goes about its business quietly and constructively.
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    Okay, near TC maybe but it's not like it's right next door to it either. There's a good three blocks minimum from the Caroline end of HP to the Crawford end of TC. To a Houstonian, three blocks of walking is as good as a mile.
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    So we're talking 31 floors of office space in one building on one block and 10 floors of parking in a separate structure one block due north?
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    Definitively March 6th? That's less than three weeks away.
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    Thanks, Lock, for at least getting something. Seems like more of the park's "space" can be realized in your shots.
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    Heh.
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    Long Point Road has some of the most unattractive stretches of road in town. If they're making upgrades, I hope they're substantial, including provisions to line the street with trees and changing the way the power lines are set up.
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    Gorgeous!
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    You have to laugh when you look back at the woe is us posts that popped up every time the Pavillions ground breaking was delayed a week, month etc and the constant, "See? Nothing gets built in Houston" panic. Then the very day that the project DID break ground, people started complaining because some retailer they liked wasn't part of the initial group of retailers and so forth. This stuff gets funnier the longer I post here. All you have to do is open a window and look out south and west and see miles of development in this town. Only in Houston can people look at that and still figure out a way to feel paranoid. It's not like you live in Cleveland or Nashville or some place.
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    Gee, Uptown construction coming along so much now that people are worried about the traffic/congestion impacts, even with rail coming along. What a nice problem to have.
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    Isn't the goal to clean up that part of Midtown? If the current businesses, Asian or otherwise, aren't thriving and the properties that they occupy are eyesores, isn't it better to have something in its place that looks healthier and makes a positive to contribution to the area's asthetics (granted, asthetics are subjective in nature but you get my point). And I have no real interest in seeing San Francisco-style urbanity in Houston. It's fine for San Francisco but I don't think it fits in Houston at all. Anyhoo... I thought Camden was the main contender some time ago to develop the superblock as well? Does this project across the street suggest that the McGowen Green supporters won the battle over the development of the land?
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    That's quite the aggressive site plan, giving the physical size of the area. Are there also plans to rehabilitate the nearby streets like Dunlavy and W. Dallas (maybe the city itself or whoever)?
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    The promising thing is that that intersection (Westheimer/Elgin at Louisiana) is heating up with activity. It'd be nice if a little bit more residential was under construction maybe to the north and east.
  25. The Great Hizzy!
    The bridges are very wide. When you have a chance C2H, stand under them on San Jacinto. You really do get a better appreciation of their width from that vantage point.
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