toxtethogrady Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Wonder if inside Loop will ever say the end of an era, the last trailer park inside the Loop in Houston has closed similar to the last Drive In Movie theater is gone or something like that. Fort Worth actually has a very nice three-screen drive-in complex situated just north of Downtown and south of the Cats' ballpark. That actually could work one one of those vacant Northside or East End lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hard for me to identify this one: https://www.bidclerk.com/project/2957861.html Site work and new construction for a multi-residential development in Houston. A firm scope has not yet been established, however conceptual plans call for the construction of a hotel-apartment complex. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) That's the WaterWalk. Edited November 10, 2014 by toxtethogrady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple addict Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Transwestern's forecasts for 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/11/transwestern-forecasts-strong-houston-commercial.html?page=all some interesting numbers in there. it reports 14,760 units absorbed so far this year, with 24,000 under construction and 18,000 still proposed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 That's exactly the reason I think the hesitancy on the part of some multifamily developers is overdone. The numbers are in line with almost 20,000 units absorbed in a year, and some of the highrises will take two years to build. What's in the pipeline will barely cover it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Farb Montrose? Swamplot reports this is what will take the place of the Hollywood Vietnamese, which will be a memory by the day after Thanksgiving... http://swamplot.com/apartment-block-planned-for-montrose-and-fairview-replacing-hollywood-vietnamese-and-parking-lots/2014-08-14/ Edited November 17, 2014 by toxtethogrady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Farb Montrose? Swamplot reports this is what will take the place of the Hollywood Vietnamese, which will be a memory by the day after Thanksgiving... http://swamplot.com/apartment-block-planned-for-montrose-and-fairview-replacing-hollywood-vietnamese-and-parking-lots/2014-08-14/ Here's the thread: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30882-new-apartment-building-for-fairview-and-montrose-hollywood-vietnamese-closing/?p=484168 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Incidentally, if some of you are wondering why your favorite project isn't going up as fast or as soon as you hoped, Bloomberg might have an explanation... "...At Houston-based Camden Property Trust (CPT), one of the biggest U.S. apartment owners, half of 14 projects under construction or being leased for the first time are as much as six months behind schedule because “we don’t have enough workers,” Chief Executive Officer Ric Campo said. Competitors are so brazen that recruiters will venture onto Camden work sites, he said.“We have had situations where people have pulled up and said ‘Hey, I’ll pay you $100 cash right now if you come to my job,’” Campo said. He estimated that labor costs are helping boost building expense 5 percent to 15 percent. Signing BonusesJockeying for Houston workers goes beyond energy, according toRay Perryman, president of Waco, Texas-based economic consultant Perryman Group. Construction and even restaurant employees have received signing bonuses, he said by e-mail..." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-19/wages-poised-to-rise-as-signs-emerge-of-improved-u-s-job-market.html In other words, if you can swing a hammer (or master a nail gun or a cordless screwdriver), they need you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Incidentally, if some of you are wondering why your favorite project isn't going up as fast or as soon as you hoped, Bloomberg might have an explanation... "...At Houston-based Camden Property Trust (CPT), one of the biggest U.S. apartment owners, half of 14 projects under construction or being leased for the first time are as much as six months behind schedule because “we don’t have enough workers,” Chief Executive Officer Ric Campo said. Competitors are so brazen that recruiters will venture onto Camden work sites, he said.“We have had situations where people have pulled up and said ‘Hey, I’ll pay you $100 cash right now if you come to my job,’” Campo said. He estimated that labor costs are helping boost building expense 5 percent to 15 percent.Signing BonusesJockeying for Houston workers goes beyond energy, according toRay Perryman, president of Waco, Texas-based economic consultant Perryman Group. Construction and even restaurant employees have received signing bonuses, he said by e-mail..." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-19/wages-poised-to-rise-as-signs-emerge-of-improved-u-s-job-market.html In other words, if you can swing a hammer (or master a nail gun or a cordless screwdriver), they need you. Yea just make sure you don't hire someone who's going to burn down the whole apartment! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toxtethogrady Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 (edited) AND NOW ANOTHER THING HOUSTON HAS A SHORTAGE OF: This morning's BisNow contains this little tidbit: "Here’s our moderator, BURY principal Steve Eklund with Seeberger Associates’ Perry Seeberger. Steve says development timelines have been brutal—on day one in his office, he’s already a month behind. Availability of labor is a huge problem, and construction costs are up about 7% again this year, and projected to do the same in 2015." Edited November 26, 2014 by toxtethogrady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I didn't know where to put this, but this project seems awesome and I thought I would share!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2060807929/houston-needs-a-swimming-hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 The only problem is right now they only want money for a study. I'm not sure Kickstarter is the place for it, but they need to start raising money to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 AND NOW ANOTHER THING HOUSTON HAS A SHORTAGE OF: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2014/11/28/my-kingdom-for-a-welder-how-houston-will-fill.html "The Houston region needs to fill almost 300,000 jobs in the next three years in what is known as the "middle-skills" market — people who need additional training, but not necessarily university degrees — and the rush is on to find solutions. There are more new partnerships between education and the energy sector than ever before, industry and college officials contend. Many of these jobs pay close to $100,000 within a few years, but filling them represents arguably the biggest challenge facing the energy and petrochemical booms.>>" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Since GFR gets kicked around a lot on HAIF, I thought this item from Swamplot was noteworthy. A restaurant is moving into a space at the ground floor of the Mosaic: http://swamplot.com/fine-dining-coming-to-hermann-park-east/2014-12-01/ FINE DINING, 24-HOUR ROOM SERVICE AND BUTLERS TOTING WINE COMING TO MOSAIC ON ALMEDA RD. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariusb Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) AND NOW ANOTHER THING HOUSTON HAS A SHORTAGE OF: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2014/11/28/my-kingdom-for-a-welder-how-houston-will-fill.html "The Houston region needs to fill almost 300,000 jobs in the next three years in what is known as the "middle-skills" market — people who need additional training, but not necessarily university degrees — and the rush is on to find solutions. There are more new partnerships between education and the energy sector than ever before, industry and college officials contend. Many of these jobs pay close to $100,000 within a few years, but filling them represents arguably the biggest challenge facing the energy and petrochemical booms.>>" Wow! You'd think with all of the people pouring into the region daily that there'd be enough people to fill those positions. Houston is just on fire! Edited December 14, 2014 by Dariusb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbfacumb1r1rlz7/2015-01-06%20-%20DT%20Development%20Update.pdf?dl=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbfacumb1r1rlz7/2015-01-06%20-%20DT%20Development%20Update.pdf?dl=0Very telling that there is no 6 houston center 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Frightened yet? It's like watching lava roll through one of those Italian towns on slopes of Vesuvius in 1944... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 And this is in West Houston's future, per Swamplot: http://swamplot.com/hiding-in-plan-for-west-houston-new-streets-cutting-through-george-bush-park-addicks-reservoir/2015-01-21/ And just in case the bicyclists and joggers feel shortchanged... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) I didn't want to start a new thread for this, since I think there's got to be one already. Swamplot mentions a shelved project that was going to take down the Georgian Apartments on Willowick may be still in the offing. It was supposed to be a 40-story development. I can't imagine it being anywhere close to starting, but it's apparently still alive, as the buyer has received an extension... http://swamplot.com/on-then-off-sale-of-the-georgian-apartments-near-highland-village-is-on-again-maybe/2015-01-26/ Edited January 26, 2015 by toxtethogrady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HTownCRE Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Does anyone have a list of proposed projects since say 2013 (preferably only office) that have been put on hold? Would be interested to see how many of these there are. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkamerer Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) I check the Forbes List Every Year for Cities with the Most New Construction. Houston has been in the Top 3.It often goes1. NYC2. Dallas3. Houston Check out 2014 for some pinnacle of the boom bragging rights. http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/11/11/building-boom-towns-metro-areas-with-the-most-new-construction-in-2014/ For 2015 article head here: www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/01/27/americas-fastest-growing-cities-2015/ 01. Houston02. Austin03. Dallas08. Fort Worth10. San Antonio Edited January 27, 2015 by jdkamerer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 At last year’s Houston Apartment Association event, Orion CEO Kirk Tate called the last two years the best of his 40-year career. He also said, “We have memories, and we wonder what’s going to happen when the music stops. I don’t want to be holding too much when it stops.”At Tuesday’s meeting, Tate said Houston has been “red-lighted” by lenders. He said developers have opportunities in lower-end Class B and C apartments to refurbish those products. But management companies need to take care of their residents in light of the new competition in Class A apartments coming to the market.Brandt Bowden with the Hanover Company agreed that capital for new construction has dried up in Houston. He said the drop could be a positive, as things were heating up very fast in the last few years and construction costs became inflated.“Ultimately, there was a fever in Houston,” Bowden said. “The drop in oil broke that fever. We are getting cautious.”http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/01/houston-apartment-outlook-not-as-rosy-as-oil-price-tumbles/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 The problem is everyone's going to get overcautious, which means no development, which means rents and home prices will zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) I check the Forbes List Every Year for Cities with the Most New Construction. Houston has been in the Top 3.It often goes1. NYC2. Dallas3. Houston Check out 2014 for some pinnacle of the boom bragging rights. http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/11/11/building-boom-towns-metro-areas-with-the-most-new-construction-in-2014/I'm actually surprised at where Dallas-Fort Worth ranks. While active, the area has not seen anywhere near the highrise development that Houston has. Knowing that two-thirds of the new Houston projects are petrochemical plants, I have to suspect a large share of the Dallas-Fort Worth projects are also other than buildings. There's been a lot of work on the DFW freeways and it is continuing for another few years. Edited January 28, 2015 by toxtethogrady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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