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Co-working is coming to Houston! A few friends of mine are working on turning an old one story office building into a social collaborative workspace. Individuals will be able to rent desks by the month and will be surrounded by other creative individuals to bounce ideas off of. Heres a chron story that ran yesterday about coworking. ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT Working outside the cubicle Self-employed technorati find places to meet, network and socialize By CORILYN SHROPSHIRE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/5681570.html

One Greenway Plaza At 1 Greenway Plz. An 11-story office tower in the heart of the GWP district. https://www.greenwayplaza.com/one-greenway-plaza/ https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1-Greenway-Plz-Houston-TX/25973001/

I've updated the Houston Mod website with some buildings. Some have research and some ask for "reader input". I still have more to put in, like 3336 Richmond and the Unitarian Church in the Museum area but this is a good start. Edit: According to Rice University, 3336 Richmond Ave. was developed by Hines Interests / Gerald Hines. What I did on my Spring Break... Mods still with us: Fred Winchell Photography Studio and Apartments Exxon Research Center 3333 Fannin Building Macham Building - this one is really amazing, a ground up restoration. 4910 Willowbend Blvd. Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford Building Pontiac Motor Division Building Bendit House Brier House Taylor House First Christ Scientist Church Bellaire University of St. Thomas Congregation Beth Israel Temple The Rothko Chapel Gibraltar Building (now Bank of America) Humble Oil (Exxon/Mobil) Building Endangered: Bettis Apartments - I wish they could pick this up and move it Friden Building http://www.houstonmod.org/buildings.aspx?sub=swu As always, if you want to add a building, let me know. Jason

Eleven Greenway Plaza At 11 Greenway Plz. https://www.greenwayplaza.com/eleven-greenway-plaza/ https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/11-Greenway-Plz-Houston-TX/4613396/

I've been researching a few things and I can't seem to find out the history of this building (even on here!) and was wondering if anyone had any clue about it? What was it before? Also was wondering if there was any truth of a rumor (I say more like grumbling) about a new HPD building might be in the works.

While driving by the Girl Scout Headquarters on the S.W. Freeway, I noticed that a fence was erected around the structure. Any news on this one? I haven't heard anything on the news and nothing on the web about it's fate as to whether or not it's going to be reconstructed, demo'ed or sold.

I hate to do this again, but this is the only way I seem to get a responce For 2 Houston Center (on HAI) there are 2 photos of 1 Houston Center. They should be on the 1 Houston Center page, not 2 Houston Center!

I havn't taken alot of pictures lately, and sometimes I even leave my camera at home... but I brought mine today when I was helping my friend sell her books back to U of H, and we went to the Galleria after.

How can I become a vendor of all City of Houston events? I already have my food license. Need INFO ASAP!

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Partners form mixed-use real estate triangle Houston Business Journal - June 23, 2006 by Jennifer Dawson Houston Business Journal With developable land in the Galleria area becoming increasing scarce, an enterprising partnership has acquired an aging office building in the Uptown District with plans to cluster new developments around the 11-story structure. An affiliate of Houston-based AmREIT purchased the Prosperity Bank building at 5433 Westheimer with the intention of eventually surrounding it with a mixed-use development possibly including retail, residential and hotel elements. Parts of the office building itself -- which sits on a three-acre, triangular tract -- could also be redeveloped. http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto.../26/story4.html

Next time someone w/a camera is out/about prowling the downtown area & as time permits may I request they snap a photo or two of that landmark structure and also determine name of it? Maybe do a quick count of floors if possible.

EXCLUSIVE REPORTS From the December 10, 2004 print edition Group pays $24.5 million for Arena complex with rowdy past Jennifer Dawson Houston Business Journal A local partnership has purchased the Arena Towers and Arena Theatre with plans to increase the occupancy rates by making significant capital improvements in the properties with a checkered history. Fred Schiller is general partner in the Arena Group, which bought the two office towers and circular theater from Miami-based Lennar Partners for roughly $24.5 million. The acquisition includes two 19-story buildings, each with approximately 390,000 square feet of space; a 2,850-seat live performance theater; and two nine-story parking garages with a total of 2,200 spaces. The properties are located on the Southwest Freeway at Fondren. The performance venue had been leased and operated for many years by H'Town Arena, which stopped leasing the facility days before the sale closed. Officials with the former theater operator could not be reached for comment. "We're currently in negotiations with several major national venue operators who are very interested in leasing it," Schiller says. The Class B office space in the two towers is approximately 70 percent occupied, with several large call centers as tenants. PM Realty Group has been replaced by Transwestern Commercial Services in leasing and management of the property. Leasing will be handled by Michele Ellis-Felder and Clint Bawcom. Coincidentally, Ellis-Felder used to lease the property roughly 12 years ago. She says finding tenants will be much easier now because construction on the Southwest Freeway has been completed and the buildings were renovated six years ago. "There's just a whole new feel and look to the property," she says. Towers of Powers The office buildings were developed in the early 1980s by Mel Powers. They were constructed next to the theater, which was originally built in 1965. Powers grabbed a lot of attention at the time by building a personal penthouse on top of one of the office towers. Later, when the project went into foreclosure, he tried to homestead the whole tower as a residence. "It was a pretty celebrated case," recalls Robert Williamson of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, who with Jeff Hollinden represented Lennar Partners on the sale. "This is a very storied project. He (Powers) was a very flamboyant developer," Williamson says. New owner Schiller plans to spend an undisclosed but "significant" amount on further upgrading the appearance and functionality of the buildings. "I'm very bullish on this area of town," Schiller says. "It's undergoing some major revitalization right now. I think it's an unbeatable location." Lennar Partners had spent the last couple of years making improvements to the property as well, says Williamson of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler. "We had incredible interest for the buildings," says Williamson, of the recent marketing push. "There was tremendous upside available to the buyer." Tucker Knight of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, who arranged financing for the buyer, says lenders also saw an upside even though the buildings did not have superior cash flow. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. arranged a loan for 80 percent of the cost, and the buyer got a very low interest rate, he says. "This building could be a home run for the current ownership," says Knight. jdawson@bizjournals.com • 713-960-5935