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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.


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Latest news release from August 18th, 2008

Interestingly, no actual opening date is set, just a month still.

Also, nothing new in the release about tenants, unless someone else sees it.

Just looking at the list of retail tenants makes me realize just how big this thing is. While it's not tall, that's a stinkin lot of retail/restaurants on three city blocks.

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It is 4 including the parking garage.

BTW, I've spoke to 2 of the venues and they are without a doubt opening in October. HOB will be up and running in October and Lucky Strike will be finished by November.

THis thing is going to revolutionize downtown houston. I have coworkers all buzzing about shopping in downtown houston and anyone that has eaten at the park shops over the last 20 years has to be excited to get an entire gang of new restaurants into the downtown area.

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It is 4 including the parking garage.

BTW, I've spoke to 2 of the venues and they are without a doubt opening in October. HOB will be up and running in October and Lucky Strike will be finished by November.

THis thing is going to revolutionize downtown houston. I have coworkers all buzzing about shopping in downtown houston and anyone that has eaten at the park shops over the last 20 years has to be excited to get an entire gang of new restaurants into the downtown area.

I agree. I've worked on the east side of downtown for the last year, and I'm getting outrageously sick of the same restaurants over there. Especially since the only affordable ones worth anything are the Grove, Irma's, and Massa's.

Does anyone know where the main tenants are going to be located? Obviously, HOB is on the east side, and I saw a sign for Guadalajara under the overpass on San Jac. What about Lucky Strike, Forever 21, Polk St. Pub, and the bookstore?

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Do any of you guys have any idea what kind and where they are going to place the jumbotron/plasma screens? I know they will probably wait closer to opening day, but I have no clue where they could possible put the screens, how many, and what kind. I kind am eager to see the finishing touches, and I hope that they meet my expectations, since many have been deflated already by the exterior design they have chosen thus far. Maybe the interior will compensate for it.

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Holiday Inn Across from HP? There isn't a Holiday Inn across HP. There is one behind the Toyota Center, are you talking about that one? The only hotel right off of HP is The Marriott and The Hilton is a block away.

Oopps... I meant the Marriott across from HP... on Main Street... my bad.

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I just got back from downtown. Strolled around HP while I was down there. It is progressing very nicely.

McCormick & Schmick's (at the corner of Fannin & Dallas, IIRC) is very nearly finished on the insde. The tables are even in there already.

Books a Million (at the corner of Main & Polk) is installing shelving and looks very nice.

Forever XXI (at the corner of Main & Dallas) has started interior work.

Guadalarja del Centro will be at the corner of Dallas & San Jacinto

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I rode my bike around HP last night, and here's what I saw...

The SHED (House of Blues) looks great on the inside, and it was full of workers getting it ready.

Books-A-Million is already shelving books and has a full staff there.

McCormick and Schmick's looks like it will be open soon too.

The rest of the development still looks a bit unfinished, so my guess is that they're going to be opening in phases. HOB and Books-A-Million will probably be phase one

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The rest of the development still looks a bit unfinished, so my guess is that they're going to be opening in phases. HOB and Borders will probably be phase one

You mean Books-A-Million... where is it located in HP?

EDIT: Nevermind, noticed it was mentioned above.

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I rode my bike around HP last night, and here's what I saw...

The SHED (House of Blues) looks great on the inside, and it was full of workers getting it ready.

Borders is already shelving books and has a full staff there.

McCormick and Schmick's looks like it will be open soon too.

The rest of the development still looks a bit unfinished, so my guess is that they're going to be opening in phases. HOB and Borders will probably be phase one

You mean "books-a-million".... and M&S's opens in November.

You mean Books-A-Million... where is it located in HP?

EDIT: Nevermind, noticed it was mentioned above.

JINX! :P

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While i'm excited about this development, I'm very disappointed in the architecture and the miniscule lighting effects so far. I thought this thing was supposed to be ornamented with video screens?

I'd say give it time! It's October but they haven't even put the signs up yet. I think that the finishing touches will compensate for the yawn architecture of most of the place. At least I hope so. FWIW, I saw wires hanging outside the building at the Main/Polk corner, so there should be some sort of electrical something going up there.

By the way, though the development looks underwhelming in pics or driving by, it still is impressive when walking along all three blocks of it.

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Drove by tonight... still no signage.

McCormick and Schmidt's looks finished... Books-A-Million looks nearly finished... there were workers inside Forever 21 doing sheet-rocking at 1030 PM.

It looks good, some places better than others... I hope Books-A-Million has some nice study areas. And it looks like they have a lot of trees to be planted along the streets, which should look nice.

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