swtsig Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Superbowl is a clear driver but hopefully they are pushing to get this thing done before the Final Four as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Superbowl is a clear driver but hopefully they are pushing to get this thing done before the Final Four as well.i thought that was the goal. didnt this hotel want to be one of the main host hotels for the Final Four? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 It would be great of they could finish this up before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 i thought that was the goal. didnt this hotel want to be one of the main host hotels for the Final Four?I thought I read the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Ground breaking is scheduled for April 11, 2014. Opening slated for June 2016. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Awesome! I was just wondering about this as my post on another hotel across 59 was apparently deleted.Good news that this is moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I wish they could have sped it up by a few months when the Final Four will be in town, but it should be very nice when it opens. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Ground breaking is scheduled for April 11, 2014. Opening slated for June 2016. So Hines 609 in March, Hotel Rida in April. This will be a pivotal two months for downtown. If come April 30th or so both these things are rising, I will smoke a cigar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/12/convention-center-hotel-funded-and-scheduled-to-break-ground-in-2014/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Awesome news. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Perhaps I missed it but when exactly in 2014? I read the article but maybe I glanced over it (I'm at work hah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 ^Â April 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I was there last night, I kept looking at the lot and saying "soon..." under my breathe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I was there last night, I kept looking at the lot and saying "soon..." under my breathe.Light some candles next time. Hold on to hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Does this project really have a residential component as mentioned in the title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 "Amenities also include Houston’s largest health club and" http://www.morris-hz.com/arch/hospitality/hospitality4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks for the link. Kinda weird that the description ("3 level podium and 22-level room tower") does not match the rendering (5-level podium and approximately 24-level room tower). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thanks for the link. Kinda weird that the description ("3 level podium and 22-level room tower") does not match the rendering (5-level podium and approximately 24-level room tower).In the grand tradition of Houston, yet another scaled back project 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) ... I hope they are wrong. Not sure how you can reduce a hotel almost 10% but still retain 1,000 rooms. If the reduction is true, next thing you know they will axe the top off a la Embassy Suites.. :/ Edited January 12, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) ^ I think they are wrong. Pretty embarrassing for Morris.  But if things don't work out at Morris for the author of that piece, they are eminently qualified for a reporting job at the Chronicle. Edited January 12, 2014 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Convention Center Hotel Subdivision Plat.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) Edit: It's already been posted that it breaks ground April 11th. http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2014/02/marriott-marquis-to-break-ground-in-april/?cmpid=hpbn Edited February 5, 2014 by Nole23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Good to know this will be taller than the Hilton Americas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Is it still going to have the rooftop pool depicted in this bisnow? The Texas lazy river is the best thing ever!http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/convention-district-makeover/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 A bit off topic, but I still have some hotel envy for Dallas (and this is coming from a die-hard Houstonian). I think we could more than justify some new 5* hotels downtown, especially with the hotel & residences model that is so popular these days. Ritz Carlton, Waldorf, Fairmount.......bring it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thats a good question for Bob Eury. He would know where we stand at luring one of those for the convention center area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 rumor is Ritz is actively looking around the area for a hotel/residences.. forgot where that was posted though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Owl Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 A bit off topic, but I still have some hotel envy for Dallas (and this is coming from a die-hard Houstonian). I think we could more than justify some new 5* hotels downtown, especially with the hotel & residences model that is so popular these days. Ritz Carlton, Waldorf, Fairmount.......bring it! Dallas needs to have good hotels for us Houston folk to stay in while there.  We demand excellence. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Â Â Â http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/houmq-marriott-marquis-houston/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Owl Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Matt Schaub and the Cowboys on the sports bar TVs? Â total fail on both! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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