ClutchCity Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 The KBR site would be perfect for A&M if they opened a Houston campus for their expanded College of Engineering. The internships in the area would be great for students if they decided to do so. It'd also be better because you can only have so many mixed-use developments at once. If this got developed into mixed-use it would probably take away from development that could go downtown, BLVD Place, River Oaks, etc. Heres the article about A&M hoping to expand their Dwight Look College of Engineering by 14,000 students in just 12 years. It's ambitious but has support from big energy players Exxon and Chevron:http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/01/23/texas-am-on-mission-to-increase.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I totally disagree. 1) Having A&M take over would mean a huge reduction in the tax base 2) Rice, UH, and TSU all have engineering programs within 5 miles of this site 3) UH just started a petroleum engineering program and is spending millions (with corporate backing) to turn the old Schlumberger site into an Energy Research Park. 4) I doubt an Aggie Campus just south of the Fifth Ward would be successful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryGattis Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I totally disagree. 1) Having A&M take over would mean a huge reduction in the tax base 2) Rice, UH, and TSU all have engineering programs within 5 miles of this site 3) UH just started a petroleum engineering program and is spending millions (with corporate backing) to turn the old Schlumberger site into an Energy Research Park. 4) I doubt an Aggie Campus just south of the Fifth Ward would be successful. When you think about it, the competitive perspective doesn't really make sense. TAMU *is* going to expand and draw in 14,000 more engineering students from all over the state, country, and globe. They can be based in College Station, or based in Houston. I would argue it's better for Houston to have them based here. It should also help TAMU attract those students, since Houston is probably a more attractive city for students than College Station. Win for the city, and win for TAMU. Impact on Rice/UH/TSU would be minimal. In fact, it might be synergistic, with opportunities for collaboration, like what happens in the Medical Center. The tax reduction would be trivial compared to the economic development benefits of a major engineering campus in the city, and it would absolutely transform that east end neighborhood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Only works if there is a high speed rail connection between Houston and College Station. No one would go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 A water park would be righteous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Only works if there is a high speed rail connection between Houston and College Station. No one would go for it. Christof Spieler, Carroll Robinson, and Tory Gattis Chron Op-ED, The Brain Train from College Station through Houston to Galveston. Today, cities gain much of their economic strength from their intellectual strength, from engineers, scientists, medical researchers and MBAs. So we can strengthen our region by connecting intellectual centers and employment centers. That's what regional rail can do: one line, connecting Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M, University of Houston-Clear Lake, the Johnson Space Center and UTMB-Galveston to the urban rail network that will include Downtown, Uptown, the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, Texas Southern University, and the University of Houston-Downtown and Central campuses. All that brainpower, connected by fast, convenient, Wi-Fi-enabled trains, creates one connected, more prosperous, region. And the same rail line also carries commuters to work. This idea, along with the greener, more effective bayous idea had always stuck in my mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 A water park would be righteous. Schlitterbahn style? (using water from the bayou, instead of a river obviously). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 When can we decide that this was just a land hold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenD Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I've seen an excavator and dump trucks out there since last week. I'm not sure what all they are doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 When can we decide that this was just a land hold? Don't ruin our fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 When can we decide that this was just a land hold?for the price paid it would be a very costly land hold, imo. they would have to have a VERY optimistic outlook but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 When can we decide that this was just a land hold? Not a land hold, btw this is not the same William Harrison you linked to earlier. He's the youngest billionaire I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Not a land hold, btw this is not the same William Harrison you linked to earlier. He's the youngest billionaire I know. Not a land hold but will it have the same fate as hardy yards and take a decade to develop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Think the the point at this point would be, to develop what?! At least the Rail Yards had a sketchy vision. Does anyone have any clues, here?Wondering what we will blooming at by Super Bowl 2017. There will now be lots of visions of what Houston will be looking like in 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How about a helistop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 How about a helistop?Anyone know why a helistop would be needed here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Tilman would need one! They are doing lot of digging and making piles of earth...that get covered up. Is this, perhaps, cleaning contaminated soil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Tilman would need one! They are doing lot of digging and making piles of earth...that get covered up. Is this, perhaps, cleaning contaminated soil? Forgot to post these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's going to be a trick to connect this tract with downtown. Any ideas? And as strickn has pointed out, it's not well connected to downtown either.I'm very pessimistic.The East End has plans for a street car system that would run through downtown, form a loop around the East End, and eventually connect to the KBR property, so by the time this would be developed they could have a street car service in place, connecting KBR, the East End, and downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 A resent post my swamplot SWAMPLOT READER Robert Meaney sends some observations along with these photos from the Fifth Ward of the 136-acre formerKBR industrial property, sold a little more than a year ago and most recently designated for use as a private helistop: “I know they have been excavating for some time to get the contaminated soil out of the area. Currently they are scheduled to be finished digging up the lot by [December of] this year and according [to] the KBR manager I talked to on site the land will be up to commercial and residential standards.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 nice to see some money is being invested into the site.. makes me a little bit hopeful for development in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Many many months ago I was told a decent chunk was sold to a town home developer... Not sure how accurate that was since I haven't kept up with it but thought I would throw that out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggity Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm not sure that is true. I've been hearing that Cathexis has been grabbing up more adjacent land rather than selling it off. Who knows though, they play it pretty close to the vest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hey Diggity, I hadn't heard that. What parcels has Cathexis grabbed? There are big empty nearby pieces:1. North of Clinton/East if Bringhurst2. West of Jensen3. South of Buffalo Bayou Interesting news if its true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggity Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hey Diggity, I hadn't heard that. What parcels has Cathexis grabbed? There are big empty nearby pieces:1. North of Clinton/East if Bringhurst2. West of Jensen3. South of Buffalo Bayou Interesting news if its true. Just what I have heard from some land guys in the area.Looking at their holdings, it appears that 2800 Clinton was a separate purchase than KBR but I can't be sure of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Ok. Thanks for the research and answer. Wasn't aware that they owned 2800 Clinton along the western edge of KBR. Big warehouse now. Makes sense, however. Anyone know what else they control in the area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I'm not sure that is true. I've been hearing that Cathexis has been grabbing up more adjacent land rather than selling it off.Who knows though, they play it pretty close to the vest.Ya for the amount he paid I found that a little far-fetched... Wouldn't be surprised at all if he wad actively buying adjacent properties, he'd been linked to many. Def the MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not much more than a rumor...But...There was some conversation on Swamplot earlier this week about the possibility of HEB building a store on the KBR Site. This kind of washes with the proposed 380/Retail Incentive programs being discussed with in the Business Journal. For what it worth...I saw "Scott" (The guy from the HEB Commercials) at an East Side Restaurant a couple weeks ago. Has anyone else heard anything about this? Apparently, there is some kind of meeting on Nov 8th, where this may be discussed. But, I have no idea what that may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Not much more than a rumor...But...There was some conversation on Swamplot earlier this week about the possibility of HEB building a store on the KBR Site. This kind of washes with the proposed 380/Retail Incentive programs being discussed with in the Business Journal. For what it worth...I saw "Scott" (The guy from the HEB Commercials) at an East Side Restaurant a couple weeks ago. Has anyone else heard anything about this? Apparently, there is some kind of meeting on Nov 8th, where this may be discussed. But, I have no idea what that may be. I haven't heard any rumors like that, but I would love it if it was true....I am moving to "EaDo" next week....a short drive from that site..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The site on Clinton? Doubtful. That area is prime Zeta turf. And I'm not sure there is enough residential close by. Thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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