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Luminare Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 15 hours ago, X.R. said: Auto shop is about 3/4's demolished, will post a picture when I can. Had a crew out there really going at that demo earlier this morning. Seems like the next phase is under way, which is nutty since the first phase is maybe a little more than half done (I'm guessing at that part). 2020/2021 gonna be a hell of a year for midtown. With that garage slated to house parking for the entire district, not surprised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 It’s time for Rice Management Company to get serious about a Community Benefits Agreement Good news: from all indications, it appears that Rice Management Company has gotten serious. Bad news: their idea of what "getting serious" entails probably isn't going to make the author of this article and his cohort very happy. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, mkultra25 said: It’s time for Rice Management Company to get serious about a Community Benefits Agreement Good news: from all indications, it appears that Rice Management Company has gotten serious. Bad news: their idea of what "getting serious" entails probably isn't going to make the author of this article and his cohort very happy. Yeah, that's an entitled little asshole, thinking Rice owes anyone room to participate. If the leeches that call themselves a community group had done anything in the past to make the area better, I might sympathize, but they just want something for nothing. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 14 hours ago, mkultra25 said: It’s time for Rice Management Company to get serious about a Community Benefits Agreement Good news: from all indications, it appears that Rice Management Company has gotten serious. Better news: their idea of what "getting serious" entails probably isn't going to make the author of this article and his cohort very happy. FIFY 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted March 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2020 I would have never guessed the auto shop would have had a basement but some auto shops use them to do the under carriage work on a car so they may not have lifts. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post midtowndweller Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 They are working on the sidewalk on San Jacinto. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 ^^^ is it just me, or does it seem that the SCALE and SCOPE of the ION, is much larger and grander... than the initial renderings/concepts indicated? this edifice seems quite massive... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 This one's gotten pretty far since the start of my HAIF/coronavirus hibernation. Its definitely different seeing that steel hat on there. Its almost like a completely different building. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2020 A little paint is being added. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/9/2020 at 3:57 PM, hindesky said: A little paint is being added. They are painting over the limestone!? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Avossos said: They are painting over the limestone!? Yes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Avossos said: They are painting over the limestone!? Gotta be sleek. Tech is the future and the future is always sleek. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Gotta be sleek. Tech is the future and the future is always sleek. that's what they said in the 60's as they added the recently removed ugly cladding to that building 3 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: that's what they said in the 60's as they added the recently removed ugly cladding to that building My comment was sarcastic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 4:43 AM, Urbannizer said: Updated website: https://ionhouston.com/south-main/ The first picture appears to show stone. However, the third picture appears to show a consistency more like paint. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted May 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2020 Rice bought the parcel at the southeast corner of Wheeler and San Jacinto last May, as it turns out. The PPS Pacesetter location at that site is now closed. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post X.R. Posted May 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2020 2 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: Rice bought the parcel at the southeast corner of Wheeler and San Jacinto last May, as it turns out. The PPS Pacesetter location at that site is now closed. You can tell something is different about Wheeler/59. Can't tell if its COVID-related or if its the fact that Rice shut down PPS, everything is fenced up outside of the Jack-in-the-box, and Fiesta brought back the constable but there isn't as much panhandling and stuff in that area. Its weird, cause now in the mornings the pedestrian traffic is moreso the people coming from or going to Wheeler station. I even saw joggers running past jack in the box yesterday. If this is a sign of whats to come, what a crazy change. Midtown just reclaimed 1/12 of its land back. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 16 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: Rice bought the parcel at the southeast corner of Wheeler and San Jacinto last May, as it turns out. The PPS Pacesetter location at that site is now closed. I'm sure you meant to type southWEST corner. Good find on the sale. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Houston19514 said: I'm sure you meant to type southWEST corner. Good find on the sale. Yes, Southwest. My bad. I crossed the streams while internally thinking “just east of the Jack in the Box,” lol. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post j_cuevas713 Posted May 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) The silver lining of this Covid-19 chaos is that construction crews are less obstructed by traffic, and their ability to work around the clock has sped up construction big time on this bad boy. I drove by the other day and damn, you can only imagine. The ION being the central building is going to be incredible for us as a city. And to see that old mechanic shop torn down finally to make way for the parking garage was so nice to see. I'm even excited about the parking garage because the design doesn't waste retail potential. Edited May 16, 2020 by j_cuevas713 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sanjorade Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, HNathoo said: Houston's innovation ecosystem is only going to succeed if it's propelled forward by founder and startup teams, rather than government, academia, and individuals that don't understand what it really takes to build a technology. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 It says she is staying in Houston and pursuing other opportunities. Hopefully she found another great gig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Its possible like most CEO changes that this person was the right one to get the job started, and now they need a different CEO to actually get it running. If it was a resignation for a particular issue or reason I'm sure the media would come right out and say it. Looks like its just a changing of the guard, in my opinion. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 The article says we only gained 800 tech jobs in 2019. Based on what we are trying to accomplish in the tech field, does anyone have any insight if this is good or bad? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 More detail on Gabriella Rowe's departure on Innovation Map: Houston innovation hub leader shares details on recent resignation Natalie Harms May 27, 2020, 5:36 pm Gabriella Rowe has stepped down from her role as executive director of The Ion. Courtesy of Station Houston A Houston tech ecosystem leader has announced her resignation from her position in order to seek out a new role. Gabriella Rowe, who served The Ion as executive director until earlier this week, has confirmed she has resigned from her position. The Ion is Rice Management Company's innovation center rising in Midtown, and Rowe was named executive director in October of last year. She was previously the CEO of Station Houston since August 2018, which was later merged with Austin-based Capital Factory. Rowe, who was selected for Mayor Sylvester Turner's new Health Equity Response task force that was established to help the city respond to COVID-19, says she hasn't yet announced what her next move is, but she tells InnovationMap will continue focusing on technology and equity. "I am stepping back from the Ion role in order to focus my time exclusively with the issues of equity and access in growing our tech ecosystem and economy," Rowe says, "because I think that is going to be an instrumental part of the recovery of Houston moving forward." While Rowe will have no official role at The Ion moving forward, she imagines her to-be-announced opportunity will work hand-in-hand with the mission of The Ion, which is expected to deliver next year. "The Ion is going to be an incredibly successful project that is going to have all the positive effect on the long term future of Houston that it is designed to do. I feel confident that it's set up to do that and has the people in place to carry it forward," she says. Rowe says her foray into Houston's tech ecosystem began when she was head of school of The Village School in West Houston. Now, her driving factor is creating a city where those students could grow their tech education and skills and have plenty of care opportunities in Houston. "From the very start, this has been for me about building a tech ecosystem in Houston that can support the development of the tech economy that would give our Houston talent an opportunity to stay here in this city and partake in this global opportunity," she says 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post X.R. Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 Sounds like she took the Ion to where it needed to be, set up the connections and all that jazz, saw a need in the market that wasn't being met, and jumped to work in that space. Pretty understandable, and doing work in making the tech industry more equitable and easier to access is a monumental job that even SF companies haven't figured out yet. So shoutout to her for taking on that task. It makes sense for Houston, tbh, to want to take a bit of a more homegrown angle towards building a tech sector. You have all these immigrants and their kids from countries where US companies are hiring from to bring their engineers here, why not target those kids who are already here and other kids stuck in schools that don't offer this kind of training to help them code at a much earlier age. Set up programs to promote women in tech. Provide grants to those looking to switch careers at 25-40. Etc. If done well, and in conjunction with the Ion, they could have the types of programs that everyone would want to get into. Although, when she says she may work with the Ion in the future, I feel like most tech in Houston will, given the size and footprint of the programs and development. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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