Luminare Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Avossos said: There just cant be near the number of New single family builds inside the loop / Harris county, as there will be in the suburbs. When we rely on multifamily units to boost our population, we need to remember it will eb and flow with economic conditions. Not really surprised. Its interesting data though. Suburbs have historically been easy access ways into large cities because typically its expensive to live in the interior of an urban area. We have seen enormous growth in the interior in past years, but this was mostly because it was so cheap and sparsely populated for so long. It seems that in this first round of urban growth things might be plateauing in regards to domestic and internationals coming in from other places until more units are built and what is already existing ages more until it becomes more affordable and then the cycle will turn. What I have been seeing is most of the people that are moving into town are people that have been living in the suburbs for long periods of time, or their kids are moving into town. Its also interesting that where you lived in suburbia also informs where you will live within 610. Here in Montrose, most people I have meet, the younger crowd, are coming from Memorial, Katy, Energy Corridor, Cinco Ranch, etc... When I go to The Heights, again the younger crowd, its from places like Cypress, Tomball, Klein, The Woodlands, Spring, etc... Where I've been seeing more Domestic expats and International expats that immediately move into the city and not the suburbs are in places like Midtown, EaDo, East End, and now they are trickling into 3rd Ward. Again though this isn't surprising since there aren't a lot of vast exterior suburbs to the East of town for people to move from with the exception of those in the South like Clear Lake, etc... (which I haven't had a lot of contact with interesting enough so my sampling will be skewed. Would like some additional support here). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, mattyt36 said: Back to the whole population question, this article from the Kinder Institute should put into perspective that Houston surpassing Chicago is not a given by any means. Not that that necessarily is a bad thing ... but I’m sure much of the article may come as a surprise to many, in particular the net domestic migration. I’m sure the stats for LA and Miami look similar in terms of components of population change, even omitting the large drops in domestic migration in 2016 and 2017. Are there any demographers out there? That out-migration is pretty spectacular ... I wonder if there are any historical parallels for a single year. https://kinder.rice.edu/2018/04/10/houston-suburbs-are-booming-harris-county-not Interesting article. My guess is this. Most of our blue-collar workers live in Harris County, while the other counties are more white collar. When the oil bust hit, the oil industry shed about 300,000 mostly blue collar jobs, all across the country but concentrated in Houston. Most of those jobs have not come back. Many people had moved here short term to work those jobs, just like people moved to Williston, ND, and Midland-Odessa. When they lost their jobs, they moved out. If Harris County still isn't growing in a couple years then I will worry; until then, I'm not concerned. Edited June 6, 2019 by H-Town Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Interesting article. My guess is this. Most of our blue-collar workers live in Harris County, while the other counties are more white collar. When the oil bust hit, the oil industry shed about 300,000 mostly blue collar jobs, all across the country but concentrated in Houston. Most of those jobs have not come back. Many people had moved here short term to work those jobs, just like people moved to Williston, ND, and Midland-Odessa. When they lost their jobs, they moved out. If Harris County still isn't growing in a couple years then I will worry; until then, I'm not concerned. Agreed. Its kinda like that spike in Homelessness that was stated in that one article, but then it went down once people that normally wouldn't be homeless found shelter again. Its why I didn't really care for the guy in the article saying "those days are over". If we simply pulled that frame further out and look at the overall Houston population trend? Its going up and at faster rates than the cities that were talked about. We are growing at a faster pace than a city like Chicago. Its why I'm not concerned either. Its weird because they have the data, but are looking at it from a microscope level and not looking at overall trends as well. You also can't just look at data in the abstract. Its only part of the equation. People always seem to get that part of statistics wrong. Edited June 7, 2019 by Luminare 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 If he considers it over now I can't imagine what his reaction would have been if he covered the oil bust in the 80's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Back to the "world cities" discussion . . . Houston moved up 6 spaces to 35 in ATKearney's ranking of global cities. https://www.atkearney.com/global-cities/2019 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, mattyt36 said: Back to the "world cities" discussion . . . Houston moved up 6 spaces to 35 in ATKearney's ranking of global cities. https://www.atkearney.com/global-cities/2019 From the article: "Houston jumps from 41 to 35, largely because it is attracting more global firms. The city also improved its relevance in search results, a metric that indicates heightened interest. " Edited June 12, 2019 by Houston19514 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Houston19514 said: From the article: "Houston jumps from 41 to 35, largely because it is attracting more global firms. The city also improved its relevance in search results, a metric that indicates heightened interest. " As long as it wasn't because it was part of a string that included "flooding" . . . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Harvey had an effect on our migration and most likely is the only reason Houston had negative net growth. We have tons of new residential developments in Harris county and I don’t think anyone is worried about losing people. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 10:39 AM, mattyt36 said: Net domestic migration of -40k during a period of national economic expansion cannot be written off as an “ebb and flow.” Those numbers are truly shocking, at least to me. All the freeway widening projects are doing their job. They are moving people into other counties. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 All patched up 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just now, Urbannizer said: All patched up Danke Schoen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted July 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) In order to really get this back on track, I guess I can show y'all what I've been working on the past week. Its not ready for prime-time yet (meaning a dedicated thread in Going Up *which I'll try to get it pinned*), but thought it would be nice to give a good preview. Basically I'm working on a dedicated HAIF Development map. I'm sure there are others out there, but I've gotten tired of either searching for them or relying on others to keep them updated. It still has a ways to go as there is so much content on this site to comb through. For now I'll leave the link here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.744508003201226%2C-95.37503325305198&z=16 EDIT: Link should be fixed. Edited July 8, 2019 by Luminare 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Luminare said: In order to really get this back on track, I guess I can show y'all what I've been working on the past week. Its not ready for prime-time yet (meaning a dedicated thread in Going Up *which I'll try to get it pinned*), but thought it would be nice to give a good preview. Basically I'm working on a dedicated HAIF Development map. I'm sure there are others out there, but I've gotten tired of either searching for them or relying on others to keep them updated. It still has a ways to go as there is so much content on this site to comb through. For now I'll leave the link here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.754389702550483%2C-95.37732897909723&z=14 Says can’t open in map. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said: Says can’t open in map. I'll try to look into it. Never really done this kind of map sharing. Appreciate the heads up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted July 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said: Says can’t open in map. Now try. As well as those that probably couldn't see it before. Forgot to press the share button and give permissions to those who have the link to access the map. Let me know if it works. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.744508003201226%2C-95.37503325305198&z=16 15 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Luminare said: Now try. As well as those that probably couldn't see it before. Forgot to press the share button and give permissions to those who have the link to access the map. Let me know if it works. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.744508003201226%2C-95.37503325305198&z=16 All set brotha! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 It's always kind of amazing to see how much development is happening in the city and then to look at a map like this and see how relatively small of an area is actually being developed compared to the rest of the city. Thanks for the work Luminare! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2019 16 hours ago, jmitch94 said: It's always kind of amazing to see how much development is happening in the city and then to look at a map like this and see how relatively small of an area is actually being developed compared to the rest of the city. Thanks for the work Luminare! and I've only scratched the surface. Whats on there right now is just the first page and a half of "Going Up". More to come. Wanted to find some way of giving back to HAIF. 13 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, Luminare said: and I've only scratched the surface. Whats on there right now is just the first page and a half of "Going Up". More to come. Wanted to find some way of giving back to HAIF. Thank you for all the work. I'll be bookmarking for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, BeerNut said: Thank you for all the work. I'll be bookmarking for sure. Appreciate. When I make my official post I'll also be needing assistance with it. You guys are the eyes and ears. I'll probably try to recruit people for things that I'm not very good at finding particularly for the "On The Market & Rumors" Section, and "Demolitions". Theres other things that I have in mind as well, but those are a few things. Edited July 9, 2019 by Luminare 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm91 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) Awesome! I literally started something like this yesterday before I saw your link. I thought "Ah. Great minds. ;-p" and this is easily 1000x better than what I was doing! Thank you SO much! Let us know how we can help. Edited July 9, 2019 by pm91 Got so excited, forgot to actually say thank you... my bad! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 1:42 PM, Luminare said: Now try. As well as those that probably couldn't see it before. Forgot to press the share button and give permissions to those who have the link to access the map. Let me know if it works. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.744508003201226%2C-95.37503325305198&z=16 Added to first post of this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Don't forget about TMC3 and UH additions including the Medical School. Edited July 10, 2019 by hindesky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, hindesky said: Don't forget about TMC3 and UH additions including the Medical School. Definitely. Still a lot of stuff to put in. Just traced out the entire NHHIP (North Houston Highway Improvement Project). Its on the map now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nice job and thank you Luminare !!! 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 11:53 AM, Luminare said: In order to really get this back on track, I guess I can show y'all what I've been working on the past week. Its not ready for prime-time yet (meaning a dedicated thread in Going Up *which I'll try to get it pinned*), but thought it would be nice to give a good preview. Basically I'm working on a dedicated HAIF Development map. I'm sure there are others out there, but I've gotten tired of either searching for them or relying on others to keep them updated. It still has a ways to go as there is so much content on this site to comb through. For now I'll leave the link here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?hl=en&mid=1J_89cR1sxP4muIAHRJlm6TajoQPyoswJ&ll=29.744508003201226%2C-95.37503325305198&z=16 EDIT: Link should be fixed. This is amazing! Don't forget the proposed midrises on Navigation @ Runnels St. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Heck of a service you performed Lum! This is a really cool dashboard for the whole city's development with a quick drill down into the hive's detailed content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Wow. Pulling out to smaller scale really brings home how massively the western end of Allen Parkway and the former Brown & Root complex are going change things if/when they come to full fruition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 This is really fantastic. I'd suggest also checking the Historic Preservation Tracker for projects - a lot of them are extremely minor, but it'd still be interesting to see how many there are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Appreciate all the support! Shifted focus to infrastructure. Just finished tracing the proposed TCR highspeed rail route from NW Mall to the point where it exits Harris County. Dropped in some of the proposed MetroNext Light Rail Extensions and station locations. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Another cool thing about you creating this ma is you can save it to your google maps and use it to get around town and see all the projects in person/get photos. I know a lot of the usual construction update peeps are familiar with where things are going up, but for someone like me who has a better knowledge of what the projects look like than exact locations, it's very helpful! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Things I've added to the map: -Memorial Park Improvements -288 Improvements -Grand Parkway Segments -59 610 Interchange -The Boulevard Project -Now into page 4 of going up. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Google maps has updated the 3d imagery for the Med Center. Looks like it’s up to date as recent as Q1 2019. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted July 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Underlying trends I'm noticing/things I've been looking out for while making this map (thus far): -Braun Enterprises (seem all in on The Heights) -Brookfield Properties (New York based which bought up a local realtor that held a bunch of office properties in Houston, all in on Downtown) -Urban Genesis (Local crew which has really exploded of late. They are all over the map, but focused on more "historic" neighborhoods) -Tipps Architecture (these guys keep getting small commercial work here, and its easy to see why. They have a very consistent look, and designs are good/consistent) -large "urban core" projects explosion incoming -multifamily is not slowing down in the slightest -when you hear an announcement about a multifamily or "urban core" project. keep a look out for surrounding areas. the "dominos" of properties that surround these kinds of projects fall pretty quick (which is really good sign of forward momentum) -are we all the sudden florida? we are getting a steady stream of "senior housing" in all areas of the city -affordable housing has momentum in EaDo and East End *EDIT* and 3rd Ward Again this is absent of the heavy hitters. Wanted to highlight the underlying trends I've been noticing. Edited July 18, 2019 by Luminare 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marstrose Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/18/2019 at 11:05 AM, Luminare said: Underlying trends I'm noticing/things I've been looking out for while making this map (thus far): -Braun Enterprises (seem all in on The Heights) -Brookfield Properties (New York based which bought up a local realtor that held a bunch of office properties in Houston, all in on Downtown) -Urban Genesis (Local crew which has really exploded of late. They are all over the map, but focused on more "historic" neighborhoods) -Tipps Architecture (these guys keep getting small commercial work here, and its easy to see why. They have a very consistent look, and designs are good/consistent) -large "urban core" projects explosion incoming -multifamily is not slowing down in the slightest -when you hear an announcement about a multifamily or "urban core" project. keep a look out for surrounding areas. the "dominos" of properties that surround these kinds of projects fall pretty quick (which is really good sign of forward momentum) -are we all the sudden florida? we are getting a steady stream of "senior housing" in all areas of the city -affordable housing has momentum in EaDo and East End *EDIT* and 3rd Ward Again this is absent of the heavy hitters. Wanted to highlight the underlying trends I've been noticing. would like to know more on Urban and Tipps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, marstrose said: would like to know more on Urban and Tipps Remember, service guarantees citizenship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted July 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2019 This area is on fire right now, figuratively. Not even done plotting everything in that area yet. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 There are more tower cranes on the Washington corridor than in downtown. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 @Luminare Please don't forget about the 2 projects currently going up in UH plus the probable UH Med School and the 2 going up at Rice Univ. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, hindesky said: @Luminare Please don't forget about the 2 projects currently going up in UH plus the probable UH Med School and the 2 going up at Rice Univ. Definitely. I'll be doing a round robin of universities and school districts at some point. Reserving those for late....and because those mega threads take a bit to piece together. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Luminare said: This area is on fire right now, figuratively. Not even done plotting everything in that area yet. What's even crazier to think about is that if you included all of these proposed and under construction projects, and then added color to everything that has been built or redeveloped since 2000, nearly this entire picture would be in color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 The light rail extension needs to be built and some derivative of the complete street also needs to be built to transform Washington Ave. A median would help so much. Wasn’t Washington Ave TX-75 back in the day? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I thought this might be a helpful site for facts and figures about downtown. Its Downtown District's site and it has maps, reports, plans, and other helpful information. http://www.downtowndistrict.org/research-reports/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 16 hours ago, Luminare said: This area is on fire right now, figuratively. Not even done plotting everything in that area yet. Dont forget 1818 washington Ave is u/c and the center street property has a new parking lot on it. right side of map.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Avossos said: Dont forget 1818 washington Ave is u/c and the center street property has a new parking lot on it. right side of map.. Added that and all of Lovett Commercials holdings last night, which are possible development for Sawyer Yards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crock Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Triton said: nearly this entire picture would be in color. everything that wasn't colored east of sawyer would be a house built 100+ years ago too. which i think is what makes 6th ward + 1st ward so special. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Well, Sixth Ward at least. Not much left of First. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 53 minutes ago, Texasota said: Well, Sixth Ward at least. Not much left of First. Yeah was about to say the same thing. Walked this area a few times now, and its mostly townhomes. Most of the old homes in that area are gone now. The ones that are left are in very rough shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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