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Residential tower, replaced with an office tower, I can live with that. The good thing about uptown, versus downtown, is that they have more than enough condos.

The sprawling Generation Park project near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, shown in this rendering,has 207 development sites.

Sprawling indeed. I love how they say it will compete with downtown buildings for tenants, good luck with that claim.

Looks like a standard office park, only bigger. Not very walkable looking.

Generous setbacks, natural water features, and an abundance of walk trails creates an idyllic work setting

Every master planned community has that, it's called wasted space and retention ponds.

I love the video, Watch the The 5 Districts Listen to the R&D district section of the video starting at 0:55.

Located south of the Rention Pond, Lake District, in a heavily wooded environment. The R&D district design with generous forested set backs to keep innovation and trade secrets private.

Are they eff-ing kidding me?

Jessie, please note, I am happy you found this, and not teasing you, rather the developers for coming up with this nonsense to sell something we don't need.

Didn't we already have a huge office park announcement from Hines already. And everything else in the video is already done, it's called the Woodlands.

No they don't.

My lord... Your posts are painful. Is there nothing more you can add to the conversation?

Which is exactly why LTAWACS still has a negative post reputation on his profile page. And we have not had them on HAIF for years.

Says something about the person in general.

Nice building, but these belong inside the loop. I guess someone forgot to close the gate and all the horses got out?

While I would like to agree, at the same time, I sure plot size and cost played a huge role in it's location, as well as it's proximity to the Energy Corridor.

I've always thought they should build a new Saks (perhaps 4 story to get the same sq. footage) in the parking lot in front of the current, and then redevelop the "common areas" to have a continuous link to the old Macy's...this way they could charge the same rent (if not more) in the galleria III section as the rest of the mall. I don't think they will ever be able to do that if you require people to walk through the existing Saks to get to that section...it needs to visually connect to the rest of the mall.

I agree, I would be all for bringing the store fronts to the side walks. A new Saks 5th right alongside the street is perfect, and that area only Westheimer has some amazing trees to compliment some nice sidewalks. The old Border entrance was a waste, since it was only used as an emergency exit.

Right now they are halfway done with the 12th floor and they still have about 11 more to go, and its already making a pretty good impact on the area heigh wise..

Last press release, the building will be 20 stories, so only 8 to go.

I have gone three times already, saw A Separation there. Nice upgrade from the Angelika.

I blame it on Jennifer Dawson from HBJ, she is the one who insinuated the announcement could have been a downtown tower. (haha, i'm kidding JD if you're reading this!)

I hope she got her page views worth.

I was sorta close on my first prediction (4-story apts); Certainly not a high-rise. But this will be huge for the area. 9 million square feet?! That's huge! I hope it helps Greenspoint and maybe revives that Greenspoint Renaissance project.

Do we really need more low density industrial office parks?

Beltway 8 is loaded with them already.

…and I wake up to this. I feel cheated.

What the…not one media story. Something must have happened, as in nothing happened. Night Haifers.

Seriously we need pics! I have a bet riding on the stupid thing.

Can we get a press release. I Google News, Hines and Houston. . . get nothing.

Just checked, it's $50 a pop for a ticket to this thing. *M*e*h*.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Am I going to have to stop by the Westin Galleria on the way home?

Please be above 50!

Is there a live blog for this, like an Apple event?

Now the real ugly lot is still there - right across the drive - the one with the old Mason Jar and TGI FRiday's footprint.

That's the one, the lot does not include that whole block? I thought it would.

My bad.

5-Story 272 Unit Wood-Framed Apartment Building With Common Area Lobby, Clubhouse, Fitness Areas And Attached 7-Story Parking Garage.

So 5 stories is the new 4 stories for apartments. At least it will line up nicely with the Manhattan and Empire next door.

I remember that the 90's it was all 3 stories.

Eventually all apartments will be 10 story midrises.

I am ok with it, it was an ugly empty lot for too long, and we still have plenty of lots to build taller buildings.

McCue and Richmond is one example nearby.

Whatever they do, I hope they bring the stores up to the sidewalk if they rebuild.

Do you think they will bring the patio up to the corner of the sidewalk. That would make for some great visibility

Especially with the thought of live music each night.

It will give the Aloft Hotel guest another option too.

construction pics: http://goo.gl/9h4JX

Liking your blog a lot Jessie, nice updates.

I cant figure out how to post images, can someone help???

Upload to tinypic and post using there pre-made forum codes.

One tower is fully complete, the other has the tower and the cab up, but not the arm.

Total count for the galleria at this point:

2 at this, 2 at BBVA, 1 at 3009 Post Oak, 1 at Brownway, 2 at Millenium Post Oak.

Hopefully we'll see ones at High Street, BLVD, and Five Oaks Place before the end of the year.

At this point, is the Galleria area the densest area of construction in Texas? I'm certain that it is in Houston.

Off the freeway, you can see them all clearly, and it really sets the mod of progress and change. I like it.

The Allied Health Service building on the northeast corner was considered in the original plan.

...is now gone.

um...hey...so anyone going out this weekend, socialize and chat, maybe bar hopping or play a round of bowling while at the Houston Pavillions...I heard it was in trouble...you know the topic of the thread.

Or maybe you can go here, I heard it's a great place to socialize and chat as well.

#sigh

From Swamplot:

Houston EB-5 is looking for 40 such investors to pony up $1 million each for stakes in the development partnership behind Davis’s new Galleria tower. But unlike a similar EB-5 scheme for a hotel headed up by former Houston mayor Lee Brown over in East Downtown, Davis’s project offers investors a potential place to live that they’d be able to sell later as real estate..

I hear that Lucky Strike is lots of fun.

That awkward moment when you try to save the thread from chaos.

I'd like your post 5 more times if I could.

Well, he will be competing with hos building on kirby and that one that's going up that is replacing the state grille. Is the market ready?

From what I got, it seems that way, something smaller to keep him busy.