trymahjong Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I posted (Montrose)the notes of this presented at Neartown. COH making big effort to get community input. So far that has been a character building event for COH. Those living next to this corridor very vocal in their opinion not very positive but very vocal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) On 12/1/2021 at 7:52 AM, toxtethogrady said: Anyone familiar with this? Midtown Entertainment Zone Edited December 11, 2021 by BeerNut 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BeerNut Posted December 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2021 How an old Sears location was reimagined to help Houston’s industries collaborate Quote “People aren’t collaborating and colliding and sharing ideas as easily as they can in cities that have built environments where people are literally rubbing shoulders,” says Ryan LeVasseur, managing director of direct real estate, the entity in charge of managing the university’s $6.2 billion endowment fund. “So we are attempting to reverse that.” 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted December 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2021 An excavator and dump trucks were onsite today moving dirt on the parking garage site. Looks like construction on that may be ramping up. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted December 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2021 “Where R&D meets R&R” New signage out up by Greentown Labs: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: “Where R&D meets R&R” New signage out up by Greentown Labs: Rice/The Ion District has been putting up a bunch of clever signs around the Ion and the Ion District. Edited December 31, 2021 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 This will completely change Midtown, the Museum district, and Houston as a whole! A tower here will dramatically change our entire skyline, and eventually..... we'll have a continuous skyline from Downtown to the Medical Center! Herman park can act like our central park 😂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 When are the upper floors planned to be built out? When I drive by at night it looks like the upper two floors are still empty shells waiting to be built out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) On an AIA tour a few months back, the guide said that they were having trouble renting the entire two floors and we're considering options, including dividing the floors up to multiple tenants. But that 'news' is a few months old. Edited December 31, 2021 by Brooklyn173 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 19 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: On an AIA tour a few months back, the guide said that they were having trouble renting the entire two floors and we're considering options, including dividing the floors up to multiple tenants. But that 'news' is a few months old. I thought the plan had always been to have multiple tenants, or certainly to have flexibility to go either way. Edited January 1 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The two top floors were apparently planned for a single tenant per floor. The question came up because the top floor terrace is set up for just that single tenant. But if they subdivide that floor, they'll need to figure out if/how to allow other tenants to use that amenity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: The two top floors were apparently planned for a single tenant per floor. The question came up because the top floor terrace is set up for just that single tenant. But if they subdivide that floor, they'll need to figure out if/how to allow other tenants to use that amenity. Figuring out or allocating access to the terrace(s) doesn't strike me as being the least bit difficult. Per the floor plans shown on the leasing website, it seems the terraces (which are on the 4th floor, not the top floor) already contemplate the possibility of multiple tenants, since there are actually multiple terraces and there are multiple access points to the large terrace on the north side. Those elements, and the fact that they very early on leased more than half (but not the whole) top floor to Microsoft, suggests they contemplated multiple tenants from the start. Edited January 1 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 My understanding (as a tenant of Common Desk on the second floor) is that the 4th and 5th floors are intended to be majority, though not entirely, leased to Microsoft and a Chevron green energy accelerator. And it's more about those companies not being in any hurry to get back to in-person office work yet. Hopefully that delay isn't an indefinite one, but my understanding was that it's just the expected slowness that comes with getting anything moving during Covid. I could be misinformed, but I feel like that's what I've heard. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phillip_white Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 Permit issued for the parking garage foundation work. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I saw a mobile office trailer parked at the Wheeler Light rail station site today. Any idea what this is for? ION related or MetroRapid or something else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It's right next to the restroom used by Metro drivers, so my assumption was that it was setup as a breakroom for them, to use while waiting to go the other direction (Wheeler is the terminus of bus 65), but maybe it's for something else? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BEES?! Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Oh, so it will have GFR? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 19 minutes ago, BEES?! said: Oh, so it will have GFR? Yeah from what I understand every building in the district will have retail. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) Their security company was on site last night setting up what looked like cameras or something. Multiple caterpillar-type small machinery was being parked as I went by, and they were fiddling with the tarp surrounding the hole in the ground. I'm assuming this means work has started. Which is nice since I think the garage will help tie Greentown and the Ion together, and alleviate any potential parking issues. Speaking of parking, it seems like the Ion is getting busier, maybe someone who is a tenant can confirm. Driving by at 8:30 am just two months ago had the surface lot maybe a quarter full, but now its like 1/2-3/4 full with non-homeless people crossing the street at Wheeler and Fanin! What a difference 2 years has made for those few blocks. Edited January 27 by X.R. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 minutes ago, X.R. said: Their security company was on site last night setting up what looked like cameras or something. Multiple caterpillar-type small machinery was being parked as I went by, and they were fiddling with the tarp surrounding the hole in the ground. I'm assuming this means work has started. Which is nice since I think the garage will help tie Greentown and the Ion together, and alleviate any potential parking issues. Speaking of parking, it seems like the Ion is getting busier, maybe someone who is a tenant can confirm. Driving by at 8:30 am just two months ago had the surface lot maybe a quarter full, but now its like 1/2-3/4 full with non-homeless people crossing the street at Wheeler and Fanin! What a difference 2 years has made for those few blocks. I've def noticed fewer homeless in the area. Not sure if it's because of the new law here in TX or because things are getting more organized in the district. Prob a bit of both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, j_cuevas713 said: I've def noticed fewer homeless in the area. Not sure if it's because of the new law here in TX or because things are getting more organized in the district. Prob a bit of both What is the new law? Still lots of tents in the area, right along the 59 off-ramp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 9 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: I've def noticed fewer homeless in the area. Not sure if it's because of the new law here in TX or because things are getting more organized in the district. Prob a bit of both They’re all camped out on the other side of Wheeler now, under the 59 overpass at S Main next to the abandoned Wendy’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 The new law is homeless encampments are now considered "illegal." Last I read Houston was leading the way in TX in terms of finding ways to house the homeless instead of just making them criminals. Supposedly cities like Austin and Dallas are taking notes from us to do the same. Not sure how much headway has been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, tigereye said: They’re all camped out on the other side of Wheeler now, under the 59 overpass at S Main next to the abandoned Wendy’s I thought that underpass was fenced off a few years ago.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, clutchcity94 said: I thought that underpass was fenced off a few years ago.. It was but they left about a 15'-20' wide sidewalk open and they all congregate under the bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Should we place bets on when Hanover at the Ion will break ground? 2025? 😆 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted January 27 Popular Post Share Posted January 27 New signage on the old Sears building. Gilbane has started on the garage with an AT crane and setting concrete forms in the hole. The old Shipleys has made a lot of progress since I last saw it. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigFootsSocks Posted January 27 Popular Post Share Posted January 27 42 minutes ago, hindesky said: "Building More than Buildings...Building Partnershispsking Garages" Fixed that typo for them. 7 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 18 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: Should we place bets on when Hanover at the Ion will break ground? 2025? 😆 Maybe the surest lock of a bet on all of HAIF right now, lol. Its so Houston to discard the Midtown name for "Ion District" for the apartments/condos that will surely follow. And Houston reddit is going to get a whole bunch of posts with people acting like they just discovered Midtown 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbigtex56 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Looks like Stuff'd Wings is finally opening. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/05/27/food-truck-makes-leap-into-ion-owned-space.html Edited January 31 by dbigtex56 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 47 minutes ago, august948 said: Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Looks like Stuff'd Wings is finally opening. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/05/27/food-truck-makes-leap-into-ion-owned-space.html I hope it doesn’t turn into the infamous Midtown McDonald’s near the bus station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: I hope it doesn’t turn into the infamous Midtown McDonald’s near the bus station. Why would it? Or are you assuming that because it's Black owned and operated that it will attract homeless/street people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 14 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: Why would it? Or are you assuming that because it's Black owned and operated that it will attract homeless/street people? Not because it’s black owned. Because it’s 50 feet from a handful of tents along the feeder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 12 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: Not because it’s black owned. Because it’s 50 feet from a handful of tents along the feeder. OK. So if the conditions already exist, how would opening a restaurant change anything? A quick Google search shows that their lowest priced menu option is $15, which doesn't jibe well with the budgets of the Greyhound or tent dwelling crowd. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: OK. So if the conditions already exist, how would opening a restaurant change anything? A quick Google search shows that their lowest priced menu option is $15, which doesn't jibe well with the budgets of the Greyhound or tent dwelling crowd. I’m all for it opening, trust me. I own property less than half a mile from there on the other side of the spur. The area has cleaned up quite a bit since the Ion was announced. I just hope it continues to do so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, hindesky said: So cool to see a local brand serving the future tech leaders of this city inside of a preserved iconic Houston structure. We've come a long way folks 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ewert Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The hell? You get covid for one week and stop going into the office, and suddenly they start finishing projects... 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 7 hours ago, Andrew Ewert said: The hell? You get covid for one week and stop going into the office, and suddenly they start finishing projects... A watched pot never boils. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_jw Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 1/31/2022 at 1:44 PM, august948 said: Just getting caught up on this project. Are the park/overpasses over 59 still on the drawing board? The What!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 3 hours ago, jr_jw said: The What!? I think I've since heard them referred to as "caps" or "cap parks". Basically, it looks like the plan is to sink the current elevated portion of 59 between spur 527 and 288 and build over it in places. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Brooklyn173 said: I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. Everything you brought up has been voiced at the various town hall meeting TxDoT has hosted over the last few years. The most likely entity that might build then maintain the greenways installed on the caps would be the TIRZ and Management District, don’t you think? Perhaps , with those two agencies as prodigious advocates for those green spaces the entire dialogue with TxDoT might change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 17 hours ago, Brooklyn173 said: I also think that TxDOT is saying the new roadways COULD be capped by parks, etc but the design, construction and maintenance would have to be paid for by someone else. TxDOT is not including that in their project. My understanding is that TXDOT has included a deck above the freeway in its plans but has not included the landscaping of the parks per the technical team from the City of Houston: https://www.letstalkhouston.org/nhhip So, TXDOT would pay for the most expensive/challenging part of a cap park (the deck) in this area. Getting the deck built was the biggest difficulty with Klyde Warren park in Dallas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 23 hours ago, trymahjong said: Everything you brought up has been voiced at the various town hall meeting TxDoT has hosted over the last few years. The most likely entity that might build then maintain the greenways installed on the caps would be the TIRZ and Management District, don’t you think? Perhaps , with those two agencies as prodigious advocates for those green spaces the entire dialogue with TxDoT might change. I bring these agencies up since one of them ( by charter) can build/install things but can’t maintain them the other ( by charter) cannot build/ install but can use their money to maintain things. So the “ caps” on top of the sunken highways is just that- a cap with no attached funds to do anything else. Mayor Turner spoke specifically on this stating COH didn’t have funds to do anything on top of caps. Thats the conundrum, IMO, there is great potential to create green space on these caps but nowhere to easily get funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 7 minutes ago, trymahjong said: Mayor Turner spoke specifically on this stating COH didn’t have funds to do anything on top of caps. Any way you can link to the exact statement, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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