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The pdf says that completion would be early 2016. Just in time to have the Final Four as the first event.

Which pdf says that? The pdf Lockmat linked says the target opening is May 2016. (But as I said above, I think we'll see the construction start and opening both significantly earlier than those "target dates".)

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Which pdf says that? The pdf Lockmat linked says the target opening is May 2016. (But as I said above, I think we'll see the construction start and opening both significantly earlier than those "target dates".)

I was referring to Lockmat's linked pdf. May is early...ish. I would love to see it open significantly earlier though.

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I just tried to line up a picture from Google streetview with the rendering, and this was about as close as I got:

Rendering:

http://assets5.pinimg.com/upload/133489576426675039_ZuFsGpWk.jpg

Streetview:

http://goo.gl/maps/Qw63V

One thing that I didn't notice before and that I hadn't seen mentioned (sorry if it has been and I missed it) is that it appears that this, like the Hilton Americas, will have a skyway connecting to the GRB.

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I just tried to line up a picture from Google streetview with the rendering, and this was about as close as I got:

Rendering:

http://assets5.pinim...39_ZuFsGpWk.jpg

Streetview:

http://goo.gl/maps/Qw63V

One thing that I didn't notice before and that I hadn't seen mentioned (sorry if it has been and I missed it) is that it appears that this, like the Hilton Americas, will have a skyway connecting to the GRB.

The hotel will have a skyway to the garage that will go next to the GRB, too.

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I just tried to line up a picture from Google streetview with the rendering, and this was about as close as I got:

Rendering:

http://assets5.pinim...39_ZuFsGpWk.jpg

Streetview:

http://goo.gl/maps/Qw63V

One thing that I didn't notice before and that I hadn't seen mentioned (sorry if it has been and I missed it) is that it appears that this, like the Hilton Americas, will have a skyway connecting to the GRB.

Cool. Thanks for the streetview.

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Culturemap has an image not posted here, yet. As someone else noted, I believe, the plan shows to put a building at the NE corner of DG, which that space and the one below it are probably not used much compared to other areas of the park.

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...an open public plaza across from Discovery Green will mark the hotel entrance rather than a dark vehicle drop-off zone.

"We've decided to design the hotel from the ground level up, making sure the busy public area will connect with the park both visually and literally. The building will have activity on all four corners with a sports bar, coffee shop, restaurant and possibly a local retail space."

http://houston.cultu...-an-urban-look/

Also note the yellowish space in front of the Hess garage. Hopefully that'll be at least an apartment midrise.

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i think it's pretty clear that yellow indicates retail and i agree w fatesdisatr that it really is a tiny strip of land; don't think anything else would really be feasible. it'd be nice if it went 2-3 stories up and had a rooftop restaurant/bar, though... seems like a good location for something like that.

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I believe That space was left specifically for the purpose of residential development, in accordance with the downtown vision or master plan... You can see it on some of the master plan renderings.

I believe That space was left specifically for the purpose of residential development, in accordance with the GRB Master Plan, and in earlier master plans as well. The GRB Master plan shows a building that appears to be about 7 stories.

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I suspect nothing specific is planned for that site, and they just colored it in on the map to indicated that they plan to eventually put something there, and the rendering only includes a single-story building because the guy doing the rendering didn't know what to put there and decided to go with the least obtrusive thing he could.

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I believe That space was left specifically for the purpose of residential development, in accordance with the downtown vision or master plan... You can see it on some of the master plan renderings.

I believe That space was left specifically for the purpose of residential development, in accordance with the GRB Master Plan, and in earlier master plans as well. The GRB Master plan shows a building that appears to be about 7 stories.

dgapartment.jpg

http://www.houstonfirst.com/ConventionDistrictRenderings.pdf

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Would be nice to have that but I have a hard time picturing a building meant for residential fitting on this parcel of land. Of course I am sure I'd be wrong.

Also the current plans for the convention center hotel is much much better than this one. The new pool owns over the rectangular one this one was portraying.

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http://www.bisnow.co...trict-makeover/

"The hotel will feature multiple restaurants..."

"we can expect groundbreaking around the end of Q1 ’14. Construction will take about 26 months, with opening in mid-2016"

"Besides the hotel, it’s building an 1,800-car garage to serve the Marriott Marquis and GRB, and it’s on the market with a 110k SF tract. Houston First COO of hotels Peter McStravick and John Harris tell us they want that site to go to a mixed-use developer and, in particular, get retail and residential uses. Peter says Houston First has a quick timeline for the site; they want it to be developed in conjunction with the hotel."

There's a good picture in the link with the location of all the upcoming developments:

"Now, consult your paint by number chart and let's color this in. Peter broke down activity in the convention center district for us in this helpful map. 1 is the Marriott Marquis. 2 is owned by HISD and will be a high school for visual and performing arts, and the western half of block 3 may become a limited-service hotel. 4 is Houston First’s tract (1.5 blocks) and 5 is the site of the new garage. 6 will house the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage, and 7 (two blocks) will be the Finger Cos’ eight-story tower. The light rail expansion running along Capitol and Rusk will complete in August 2014, and Houston First recently expanded the sidewalks and added trees along Crawford."

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