KinkaidAlum Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Zina is great. She's given up coaching at the pro level and is now back in Houston full-time dedicating herself to expanding her academy for youth. Lori coaches out there every day. They've got some really exciting plans to expand what they do in MacGregor Park. Going to need to fundraise a lot but I think they'll pull it off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 As an inhabitant of Riverside Terrace, I've spent some time at MacGregor Park and seen Zina's academy. Thats great news about the expansion. So is Lori your daughter.? I remember you mentioning that she goes to U of H, I believe in an earlier post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) They could have a section of the Hall for Houston inspired sports movies or movies featuring Houston sports/athletes/venues.. - Bad New Bears II/ Astrodome -The Batttle of the Sexes/Astrodome -Friday Night Lights / Astrodome - Boys Life featured an Astros game at MMP. Also, weren't the two main golfers in Tin Cup, former teammates at the University of Houston? Oh, and Jamie Foxx's UH character in Any Given Sunday and I'm sure many more. Edited February 12, 2018 by shasta 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 3 hours ago, shasta said: They could have a section of the Hall for Houston inspired sports movies or movies featuring Houston sports/athletes/venues.. - Bad New Bears II/ Astrodome -The Batttle of the Sexes/Astrodome -Friday Night Lights / Astrodome - Boys Life featured an Astros game at MMP. Also, weren't the two main golfers in Tin Cup, former teammates at the University of Houston? Oh, and Jamie Foxx's UH character in Any Given Sunday and I'm sure many more. Part of Tin Cup was filmed at Kingwood Country Club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 http://issuu.com/midway2/docs/170502_gs_leasing_package_as_pages_?e=28821381/49523664 new brochure with new concept art 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Mab said: http://issuu.com/midway2/docs/170502_gs_leasing_package_as_pages_?e=28821381/49523664 new brochure with new concept art I could see them throwing a huge mural on Dallas St. side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/article/Houston-icons-to-put-a-ring-on-it-at-Hall-of-Fame-12907434.php Quote Houston icons to put a ring on it at Hall of Fame groundbreaking Melanie Hauser May 11, 2018 Updated: May 11, 2018 10:30am Earl Campbell is counting down the days. Every morning. Same smile. Same headshake. Same thought. Maybe a word changed here or there, but Christian Campbell knows what's coming. His dad wants to be able to slip that size 20 Houston Sports Hall of Fame ring onto his finger next month. The problem? The gnarled knuckle that carried so many footballs and took so many beatings over his Hall of Fame career. "I just hope,'' Campbell says, "I can get it over that knuckle.'' No one may be more excited for June 4 to get here than the former Houston Oiler and Texas Longhorn legend. Just after 3 p.m on June 4, Houston's Legendary 34s -- Campbell, Nolan Ryan and Hakeem Olajuwon -- will all slip on their rings at the groundbreaking ceremony downtown for phase one of the Houston Sports Hall of Fame. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Shorten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 So they plan to replace the Forever 21? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 3/7/2018 at 9:54 AM, CrockpotandGravel said: Good find, Mab. These updated renderings and proposed changes coming to GreenStreet Houston looks sweet. (link to older proposed renderings of GreenStreet renovations) It looks as though they will be adding some small retail spaces opening on Dallas Street. I talked to someone involved with this a couple months ago who said they were planning on down-leasing the building in order to perform renovations aimed at opening the project up to Dallas Street more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 the first induction ceremony for the Houston Sports HoF was at HoB today. Honestly, it was sad watching Earl Campbell ride in on a wheelchair scooter. (H)Akeem was looking well, and Nolan Ryan sent his son to accept his ring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 14 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: the first induction ceremony for the Houston Sports HoF was at HoB today. Honestly, it was sad watching Earl Campbell ride in on a wheelchair scooter. (H)Akeem was looking well, and Nolan Ryan sent his son to accept his ring. How, er, nice of Nolan Ryan. Kind of tacky . . . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, mattyt36 said: How, er, nice of Nolan Ryan. Kind of tacky . . . What's kinda tacky to me is putting HOF plaques in a severely under-performing outdoor mall. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) On 5/14/2018 at 0:02 PM, H-Town Man said: It looks as though they will be adding some small retail spaces opening on Dallas Street. I talked to someone involved with this a couple months ago who said they were planning on down-leasing the building in order to perform renovations aimed at opening the project up to Dallas Street more. What is down leasing? Lowering the rates? The CBRE shows of a few things that are somewhat ambiguous to me and interesting things already pointed out by others. It says there are four emerging food halls downtown. I know of two, are there others we know of? Forever 21 doesn't look like they're renewing their lease or the tapas restaurant across from HoB Looks like they're the old bookstore spot is exclusively being marketed as a gym, it's just a matter of who. http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/greenstreet-property-flyer-053018.pdf Edited June 5, 2018 by lockmat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 59 minutes ago, lockmat said: It says there are four emerging food halls downtown. I know of two, are there others we know of? Conservatory (Prairie St), Finn Hall (Main & Rusk), Bravery (Aris Mkt Square), Lyric Market (Lyric Center) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 1 hour ago, lockmat said: What is down leasing? Lowering the rates? The CBRE shows of a few things that are somewhat ambiguous to me and interesting things already pointed out by others. It says there are four emerging food halls downtown. I know of two, are there others we know of? Forever 21 doesn't look like they're renewing their lease or the tapas restaurant across from HoB Looks like they're the old bookstore spot is exclusively being marketed as a gym, it's just a matter of who. http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/greenstreet-property-flyer-053018.pdf No, letting tenants go without renewing. Vacating space. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Whenever I read anything on GreenStreet, it always seems like they have a hard time holding onto tenants for a significant amount of time. What's the reason? Poor location? Lack of demand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 their plan is to eventually have the Houston Sports Museum between the HoB Gear Shop and Guadalajara 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I never posted a finished picture of the light wall at HoB. http://imgur.com/gallery/huDlpxi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Every time I come to this thread and look at the renderings of what Greenstreet was proposed to be vs. what it is, makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Greenstreet is so inward-focused. It is very unwelcoming from the street. For the life of me, I don’t know why they designed it that way or why they can’t change it. At the very least, if the businesses can’t all open to the street, give the outside some pizzazz— cool lighting displays, LED Jumbotrons, anything to bring some electricity (no pun intended) and excitement to an otherwise BLAH development. Make it a destination, not an afterthought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 11 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: I never posted a finished picture of the light wall at HoB. http://imgur.com/gallery/huDlpxi By the way, the light wall at the HOB is a perfect example of the various “swing and a miss” efforts at Greenstreet. It’s arbitrary and underwhelming. If you want to make a statement, you’ve got to SPEAK UP. This is a half-hearted whisper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 actually it wasn't a GS project, it was MY project. you need to see it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I heard Liftime fitness is coming to Greenstreet - has that been posted here 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, Chi-Char-Hou-Dal said: I heard Liftime fitness is coming to Greenstreet - has that been posted here Interesting. Their current retail leasing brochure shows a three-level, 117,000 square foot "Fitness" tenant where the bookstore used to be. Then, in further detail, it says that 117,000 square feet is comprised of: -- 37,000 square feet Fitness Space -- 35,000 square feet Coworking Space -- 25,000 square feet Spa & Personal Care -- 20,000 square feet Rootop Amenity Space Definitely sounds like Lifetime Fitness. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Hopdoddy would kill it here, I'm telling you. Lines of office workers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Hopdoddy would kill it here, I'm telling you. Lines of office workers. Hard to say. There's a lot of competition. Downtown has so many good burger places, in the full range of prices, with Vic and Anthony's at the top end ($21ish with tax and tip), and then the new Craft Burger (in Finn Hall) and upcoming Shake Shack (next door), plus plenty of more affordable popular long-time favorites such as Hubcap Grill and Miller's Cafe. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, rechlin said: Hard to say. There's a lot of competition. Downtown has so many good burger places, in the full range of prices, with Vic and Anthony's at the top end ($21ish with tax and tip), and then the new Craft Burger (in Finn Hall) and upcoming Shake Shack (next door), plus plenty of more affordable popular long-time favorites such as Hubcap Grill and Miller's Cafe. Yeah, but Hopdoddy is a sensation. An overrated sensation. When I worked in Preston Center in Dallas, we had some good burger places. Then Hopdoddy came in and it's the only place anyone wanted to do lunch. I would sometimes convince people to avoid the line and go back to Snuffer's, and the place would be nearly empty at lunch on a Friday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 There is a rooftop soccer field that I see almost anytime Tokyo is featured in a movie and seeing that Houston might be getting one is a childhood dream come true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Midway acquired the Pavillions in 2012, I think. In the last 7 years midway has created lots of pretty pictures and installed some grass on some roofs and some patch of AstroTurf called a “lawn” to hold events on. They have also built a hotel. the pretty pictures that they published look nothing like what they built. Remember that grand hotel edifice and the “value engineered structure” that they actually built? Meet me in the Sky lobby, anyone? How about those expansive dry goods shopping spaces? They own the property and they are free to do as they wish. And I am free to not believe that they will ever do anything at this property remotely like what they describe in their pretty pictures and flowery prose. oh, and I hope, I desperately hope, that one day, they prove me wrong. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C List Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 12 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said: Midway acquired the Pavillions in 2012, I think. In the last 7 years midway has created lots of pretty pictures and installed some grass on some roofs and some patch of AstroTurf called a “lawn” to hold events on. They have also built a hotel. the pretty pictures that they published look nothing like what they built. Remember that grand hotel edifice and the “value engineered structure” that they actually built? Meet me in the Sky lobby, anyone? How about those expansive dry goods shopping spaces? They own the property and they are free to do as they wish. And I am free to not believe that they will ever do anything at this property remotely like what they describe in their pretty pictures and flowery prose. oh, and I hope, I desperately hope, that one day, they prove me wrong. 1 To be completely honest, Midway does not own the property. They are the General Partner so they probably own 5% of the property and would not be putting up the majority of the capital for renovations, all they do is provide the vision and programming. It is up to the Limited Partner (Lionstone) to decide when and what actually gets funded. I know everyone likes to think designing, programming, and construction are the epicenters of buildings but I promise it is finance. I'm willing to bet that when the team got their hands on the property in 2012 and then sat through the downturn 2014, that the property needed a whole lot more money infused and that the returns weren't worth it. Sometimes you have to sit on a property and find the right time, sometimes you have to admit you got it wrong and sell. If it was easy to flip/build a property I'm sure you would be doing it yourself. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 18 hours ago, HoustonBoy said: There is a rooftop soccer field that I see almost anytime Tokyo is featured in a movie and seeing that Houston might be getting one is a childhood dream come true Houston has a rooftop soccer field.. it’s just on top of a parking garage at Phillips 66 campus on Beltway 8 west. I was oddly excited when Phillips 66 announced it, after seeing the Tokyo rooftop soccer field in movies for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, C List said: To be completely honest, Midway does not own the property. They are the General Partner so they probably own 5% of the property and would not be putting up the majority of the capital for renovations, all they do is provide the vision and programming. It is up to the Limited Partner (Lionstone) to decide when and what actually gets funded. I know everyone likes to think designing, programming, and construction are the epicenters of buildings but I promise it is finance. I'm willing to bet that when the team got their hands on the property in 2012 and then sat through the downturn 2014, that the property needed a whole lot more money infused and that the returns weren't worth it. Sometimes you have to sit on a property and find the right time, sometimes you have to admit you got it wrong and sell. If it was easy to flip/build a property I'm sure you would be doing it yourself. I commented a while back in this thread that a leasing broker for this property told me that they were letting leases run out and occupancy fall so that they can do further renovations. This was approximately one year ago. It is the same thing going on with the Shops at Houston Center. You have to let leases run out so your hands aren't tied. The fact that the hotel was built and that Midway was the winning bidder to redevelop the Sakowitz garage a couple years ago suggests to me that they do not have any regrets about decisions that were made in 2012. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: I commented a while back in this thread that a leasing broker for this property told me that they were letting leases run out and occupancy fall so that they can do further renovations. This was approximately one year ago. It is the same thing going on with the Shops at Houston Center. You have to let leases run out so your hands aren't tied. The fact that the hotel was built and that Midway was the winning bidder to redevelop the Sakowitz garage a couple years ago suggests to me that they do not have any regrets about decisions that were made in 2012. Is that news? Did we know about Midway wining the right to redevelop the Sakowitz garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Is that news? Did we know about Midway wining the right to redevelop the Sakowitz garage? There was an RFP and Midway came away as... maybe "winning bidder" isn't the right term but, in the driver's seat. This was hinted but not confirmed at the time by another poster on here. That project seems to have gone at least temporarily cold, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: There was an RFP and Midway came away as... maybe "winning bidder" isn't the right term but, in the driver's seat. This was hinted but not confirmed at the time by another poster on here. That project seems to have gone at least temporarily cold, however. I just went through that thread and the primary hint was by you and it indicated that Hines was the winner. I'm sure there must have been a follow-up article about that in the Chronicle, just like the follow-up articles about the RFPs for development of the block being the Marriott Marquis, right? Right? Why can't I find them? (Yes, of course I'm joking.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Houston19514 said: I just went through that thread and the primary hint was by you and it indicated that Hines was the winner. I'm sure there must have been a follow-up article about that in the Chronicle, just like the follow-up articles about the RFPs for development of the block being the Marriott Marquis, right? Right? Why can't I find them? (Yes, of course I'm joking.) Read more carefully. I guessed Hines and was wrong. The hint was from swtsig, (that a "very well known and respected local developer won out") and posts appear to have been deleted, but out of numerous guesses someone guessed Midway and he liked that post. Take from it what you will, he has been wrong about things before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Read more carefully. I guessed Hines and was wrong. The hint was from swtsig, (that a "very well known and respected local developer won out") and posts appear to have been deleted, but out of numerous guesses someone guessed Midway and he liked that post. Take from it what you will, he has been wrong about things before. How can I read deleted posts? Edit: I see it now. That swtsig's initial post and "like" was all in a different thread from the one I was looking at (there are two threads on the Sakowitz block redevelopment). Good tea-leaf-readiing there, H-Town Man. Edited January 25, 2019 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Houston19514 said: How can I read deleted posts? The hint was not deleted. It was quoted in a few posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 6 hours ago, C List said: To be completely honest, Midway does not own the property. They are the General Partner so they probably own 5% of the property and would not be putting up the majority of the capital for renovations, all they do is provide the vision and programming. It is up to the Limited Partner (Lionstone) to decide when and what actually gets funded. I know everyone likes to think designing, programming, and construction are the epicenters of buildings but I promise it is finance. I'm willing to bet that when the team got their hands on the property in 2012 and then sat through the downturn 2014, that the property needed a whole lot more money infused and that the returns weren't worth it. Sometimes you have to sit on a property and find the right time, sometimes you have to admit you got it wrong and sell. If it was easy to flip/build a property I'm sure you would be doing it yourself. Midway and whomever else can do what theywish, as I said. I also didn’t say it was easy nor that I had any chance of doing it myself. That said, what I did say is that I am tired of midway publishing gorgeous renderings of this property that, IF it gets built, looks nothing like the rendering. There is a pattern of this since 2012, IMO. since you say that finance folks are in charge, perhaps midway et al should wait to publish all the glitzy renderings until the finance folks approve of the cost. If the glitz isn’t approved, then publish renderings of what the finance folks did approve. Seems Simple, honest, and straight forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Well we know another tenant moving in. I think this is great with AT&T Sports Houston and Hotel Alessandra. And if it’s true Lifetime Fitness is coming, that and Forever 21, the House of Blues, and a host of restaurants imo means GreenStreet is heading in the right direction. https://www.chron.com/techburger/article/MassChallenge-business-accelerator-opening-in-13573843.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Well we know another tenant moving in. I think this is great with AT&T Sports Houston and Hotel Alessandra. And if it’s true Lifetime Fitness is coming, that and Forever 21, the House of Blues, and a host of restaurants imo means GreenStreet is heading in the right direction. https://www.chron.com/techburger/article/MassChallenge-business-accelerator-opening-in-13573843.php The article says this will be at Main and Clay. So I guess it will be on the ground floor of GreenStreet's parking garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 midway backed off of the sakowitz site, at least they had as of a few months ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Well we know another tenant moving in. I think this is great with AT&T Sports Houston and Hotel Alessandra. And if it’s true Lifetime Fitness is coming, that and Forever 21, the House of Blues, and a host of restaurants imo means GreenStreet is heading in the right direction. https://www.chron.com/techburger/article/MassChallenge-business-accelerator-opening-in-13573843.php Lifetime is going there. Per a contact, the lease is signed. Edited January 31, 2019 by SMU1213 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Not sure the second image is exactly Dallas and Main but looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 the sugar and cloth color wall? WTF is that... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Definitely dig the greenery, hopefully, we get something similar to what the renderings show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: the sugar and cloth color wall? WTF is that... lol A color blocked wall mural that was originally off Canal in the East End. Guess it’s since moved to Green Street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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