Highrise Tower Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Recent permit for 3131 Holcombe Blvd. 12" Fire Water Line. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 All the illegal dumping around this site has me frustrated. There are now 3 sofas scattered around. I know the site is monitored with cameras. Looking forward to Hines cleaning this place up. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: All the illegal dumping around this site has me frustrated. There are now 3 sofas scattered around. I know the site is monitored with cameras. Looking forward to Hines cleaning this place up. A ton of 1.75 liter liquor bottles get dumped here every few months, pretty odd. Just a mass of detritus and broken glass surround the site. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CREguy13 Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 AWESOME. Phase 1 set to break ground later this year. 2021 is going to be a crazy year for Houston and certainly in the emergence of its life science sector. First look: Hines releases initial renderings of planned Levit Green life sciences district Hines released the first renderings of phase one of Levit Green, which is set to break ground near the interchange of Highway 288 and Holcombe Boulevard/Old Spanish Trail later this year. COURTESY OF HINES By Jeff Jeffrey – Reporter, Houston Business Journal 21 minutes ago Houston-based Hines is offering the first glimpse of what its planned 53-acre life science innovation district near the Texas Medical Center will ultimately look like. Hines released the first renderings of phase one of Levit Green, which is set to break ground near the interchange of Highway 288 and Holcombe Boulevard/Old Spanish Trail later this year. Envisioned as more than a typical “live-work-play” mixed-use development, Hines aims to make Levit Green the kind of industry-led, purpose-built life sciences cluster that rivals those in San Francisco, San Diego and the famed Life Sciences Corridor in Boston. Hines Senior Managing Director John Mooz told the Houston Business Journal that there is no doubt that the vision for Levit Green is ambitious. But he said Houston is the perfect place to give coastal life sciences clusters a run for their money. “When you see these life sciences cluster cities that have 15 million to 20 million square feet of dedicated, purpose-built space for researchers and developers of life sciences technology, there is no reason Houston shouldn’t have that as well.” Mooz said the Texas Medical Center and the surrounding area — which is home to world’s largest medical ecosystem, complete with the top location for clinical studies and research in the country — is uniquely positioned for a life sciences research district that caters to industry-leading life sciences companies. “Houston is quickly emerging as a top life science cluster city and has been able to do so without the purpose-built product established in other locations,” Mooz said. “When you look at the fastest-growing areas of life sciences development — pharmaceuticals, biosciences, medical devices and advanced biomedical manufacturing — Houston has all of that. It just didn’t have a district that was designed to suit the sciences, rather than the other way around.” Enter Levit Green. The initial phase of the nine-building development calls for the construction of a five-story, 270,000-square-foot research building, which will be built to include a range of amenities specifically designed to support laboratory research. The 53-acre life sciences district known as Levit Green will include nine office buildings built around a series of man-made lakes. COURTESY OF HINES The initial building’s features will include 100% redundant emergency power, enhanced structural vibration attenuation, augmented mechanical systems, 33-foot structural bay depths and floorplates in excess of 55,000 square feet. The latter feature was included to enable research and office teams to create hyper-efficient configurations that enable teamwork and collaboration, Mooz said. The project is slated to break ground on phase one in September, with occupancy beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022. Mooz declined to comment on the how much the initial building will cost to construct. But for all of the technology factored into the design, Mooz said Hines wanted to ensure the building included the kinds of amenities that make going to work an enjoyable experience. The master plan for Levit Green includes several lakes in the heart of the district, with each building designed to embrace the planned waterfronts. The phase one building, for example, will include restaurant and retail space on the bottom floor, with outside dining space where researchers and technicians can gather for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine as they kick around ideas next to the water. The first building within Hines' Levit Green development will include restaurant and retail space where employees can gather for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine while they kick around ideas. COURTESY OF HINES Of course, when you mention water in Houston, you’re also invoking memories of past flooding events. Mooz said flooding-prevention was a key part of its design for Levit Green. Not only did the site not flood during Hurricane Harvey, Hines has spent the past several years working with the city and Harris County on the design to ensure that it meets and exceeds the higher resilience and retention standards adopted in the wake of the storm. “When you talk to people about Houston, that’s often one of the first things they ask about. We have found that it’s often best to lead with how we’re approaching flooding so they know their offices will be safe, regardless.” For Hines, reaching the point where the company can share the initial renderings of what promises to be a revolutionary life sciences cluster in the city is a significant milestone. The company began the initial talks with 2ML Real Estate Interests, formerly known as The Grocers Supply Co. Inc., to acquire the site of some Grocers Supply warehouse and distribution facilities for Levit Green in 2016. In fact, Levit Green takes its name from the family behind 2ML Real Estate Interests. But in the years since those talks resulted in Hines taking over the property, much of the work has focused on ensuring Hines got the design right. To design the building, Hines tapped St. Louis-based HOK, which has extensive experience designing properties for scientific research firms. Hines also hired JLL’s (NYSE: JLL) bicoastal team of life science experts to serve as leasing representative for the project. For nearly two years, Mooz said, the company sent teams to life sciences clusters across the country to see what kinds of facilities and amenities competing cities offered. Hines also drew on the company’s experience designing and building “complicated” laboratory environments around the world, which include a research center for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, petrochemical labs and research facilities for clinical clients, among others. “We really wanted to ensure that we were delivering a top-of-the-class building that was on par with or better than any of those found in what we see as our competitor cities,” Mooz said. It also doesn’t hurt that the life sciences sector has been one of the few bright spots on an otherwise lagging commercial real estate market, nationally. In Houston, where the office market has stumbled along for years amid vacancy rates in excess of 20%, a number of developers have been making plays in the life sciences space to find opportunities. Houston-based Medistar Corp. is developing a 30-story high-rise, dubbed Horizon Tower, near the Texas Medical Center in partnership with Texas A&M University. The 485,000-square-foot, 17-story office project is being built atop a 13-story parking structure at 6929 Main St. and will be part of the planned Texas A&M Innovation Plaza. It's slated to deliver in early 2023. Cushman & Wakefield was recently hired to provide agency leasing services for Horizon Tower. In addition to Levit Green and Texas A&M Innovation Plaza, other examples of local high-profile life sciences real estate projects include the Texas Medical Center’s planned $1.5 billion TMC3 expansion. 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Looks like they scaled back some of the building heights but this still looks incredible when all the phases are completed. Between this and TMC3, Houston will finally catch up quickly to the world leaders on the research front. Edited February 11, 2021 by thatguysly 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 This is looking a lot more suburban corporate campus-y than I was hoping. Still glad it's happening, but it's definitely less interesting looking than TMC3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Texasota said: This is looking a lot more suburban corporate campus-y than I was hoping. Still glad it's happening, but it's definitely less interesting looking than TMC3 Agree 100%... but I was stewing on this thought. Perhaps the potential tenants low-key prefer this “campus” feel.. I’ve seen it so many times (Dallas / Omaha / Bay Area). I’m down if it gets the right tenants, but hopefully they can make this feel fresh and dynamic too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 Another rendering that Hines released. https://www.hines.com/properties/levit-green-houston 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I personally think it'll be nice when it's finally built out along 99 in Spring, Tx. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Wonder what the building in bottom left corner is, building number 9? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Is this development ignoring the columbia tap rail trail? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, Avossos said: Is this development ignoring the columbia tap rail trail? Hines' developments around town have been super mindful of bikes and bike storage, I'll go out on a limb here and the lane and bike usage in general will be heavily integrated. Especially so given what they are aspiring to with this development. Doesn't the Tap basically die right there anyway though once you get across 288? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I’m excited to see this happening but I’m seriously tired of seeing bland glass buildings with no real character. While this is a great development, the design is just boring as hell. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smacgregor Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 hours ago, X.R. said: Hines' developments around town have been super mindful of bikes and bike storage, I'll go out on a limb here and the lane and bike usage in general will be heavily integrated. Especially so given what they are aspiring to with this development. Doesn't the Tap basically die right there anyway though once you get across 288? With this development moving ahead, I'm hoping a bike path is put in on Dixie Dr. sooner rather than later. It would directly connect the Columbia Tap to Hermann Park over the Bill Coats bridge, which is itself a cool location. A dedicated path over the 288 bridge on Dixie would also make the apartments going in on the corner of Bowling Green eminently walkable, not to mention the existing complexes closer to OST. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted February 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 10:45 AM, ZRFkris said: Wonder what the building in bottom left corner is, building number 9? Larger rendering from Hines. The ghosted tower is Phase II? Looks to be across from Holcombe. https://www.hines.com/properties/levit-green-houston 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 The three structures at the top of the rendering, by 288 look to me like residential structures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 10/19/2019 at 6:14 AM, CrockpotandGravel said: Originally posted by Naviguessor, December 2018 in the original thread for Grocers Supply Co. | 3131 Holcombe Blvd | Medical Center. This interesting and ambitious "Confidential Master Plan" shows up on the Munoz Albin Project page on their Website. Thanks to research from another Haifer researching the Colombe d'Or tower. https://munozalbin.com/project/old-market-east-omaha-master-plan/ Originally posted by CaptainJilliams December 2018 in the previous thread for Grocers Supply Co. | 3131 Holcombe Blvd | Medical Center. Not to get anybody too excited, but here's the conceptual rendering from the link Naviguessor posted above: This wonderful development is expected to break ground in Q2. Is the tallest tower seen here still in the plans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, HOUCAJUN said: This wonderful development is expected to break ground in Q2. Is the tallest tower seen here still in the plans? Not likely. I think Gensler is responsible for the master plan. That prior one was done by Munoz Albin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted March 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2021 Notice of Virtual Public Hearing sign has been posted. For a Mixed-Use Development. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 They changed the date to April 15th. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Stake flags. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted April 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2021 Website is up! Building specs released. https://www.levitgreen.com/ 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AREJAY Posted April 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2021 16 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: Website is up! Building specs released. https://www.levitgreen.com/ Still looks like a decent enough buildout after all the phases are complete 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 SubdivisionPlatPDF_11-1158-PLAT.pdf 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Plat approved. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErickEdgar Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 4:08 PM, Smacgregor said: With this development moving ahead, I'm hoping a bike path is put in on Dixie Dr. sooner rather than later. It would directly connect the Columbia Tap to Hermann Park over the Bill Coats bridge, which is itself a cool location. A dedicated path over the 288 bridge on Dixie would also make the apartments going in on the corner of Bowling Green eminently walkable, not to mention the existing complexes closer to OST. Do you have more info on the apartments on the corner of bowling green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted June 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2021 TDLR Project Details. September 2021 start date. Around the corner! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 God I hope so. The streets and "sidewalks" around site are in terrible shape and there is practically zero erosion control causing the run off to be massive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted August 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Last month, a plan review permit was issued for the building foundation. Hoping it breaks ground in September! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Now on Loopnet. Phase 1 3131 Holcombe Blvd https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3131-Holcombe-Blvd-Houston-TX/23664213/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted August 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2021 August plan review fee permits. Looks like this will break ground in a few weeks. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEES?! Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 This is so exciting- so these projects (TMC3, Levit Green) are hoping to consolidate R&D in biotech/pharmaceuticals/medical devices/etc., and hope to attract more talent to the region, yes? How large is our presence in this field today? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 45 minutes ago, BEES?! said: This is so exciting- so these projects (TMC3, Levit Green) are hoping to consolidate R&D in biotech/pharmaceuticals/medical devices/etc., and hope to attract more talent to the region, yes? How large is our presence in this field today? My understanding is that R&D in the medical field is pretty low in Houston. If anything it is pretty cancer focuses. But to get to the level of say Boston, we need biotech and such to really take off here. I am hoping this will help with that. Though they have schools like MIT around there so not sure if Houston will ever get into robotics to that degree. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, thatguysly said: My understanding is that R&D in the medical field is pretty low in Houston. If anything it is pretty cancer focuses. But to get to the level of say Boston, we need biotech and such to really take off here. I am hoping this will help with that. Though they have schools like MIT around there so not sure if Houston will ever get into robotics to that degree. Hopefully A&M’s EnMed program will help with the robotics and medical devices side of that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Expedited plan review permit for the foundation. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLD2431 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 9:20 PM, Highrise Tower said: Expedited plan review permit for the foundation. What does this mean for breaking ground? Was hoping that would have been today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Dumpster on site. I believe it's trash pickup around the site? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 A request to abandon this street has been received by the city. There are two signs posted a long Grand Blvd. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I assume they want to abandon the Greensboro loop and not Grand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted September 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2021 Foundation and sitework building permits issued! Cheers everyone. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Even if the design isn't as great as it once was, this is going to look awesome from 288. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 1 hour ago, thatguysly said: Even if the design isn't as great as it once was, this is going to look awesome from 288. Agreed. But its Hines and they don't really underdeliver so I'd still have some faith. Plus, its giving me Woodlands vibes and honestly as someone with clients in the healthcare/pharma space its the type of look and feel many of my clients are attracted to given their current spaces. My clients in the woodlands like the water/pathways, and this has that too. While we may want X, Hines might have to deliver Y because its what the market wants. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLD2431 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: Foundation and sitework building permits issued! Cheers everyone. Any idea for what this means timing-wise for site work to start? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HLD2431 Posted September 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2021 Surveyors out earlier this morning. Woo hoo! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted October 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2021 Levit Green will have spectacular views of TMC. Equipment should arrive on site in the next few days! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: Levit Green will have spectacular views of TMC. Equipment should arrive on site in the next few days! I swear that looks like a beach sand dune in the foreground hahaha Edited October 1, 2021 by j_cuevas713 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Equipment on site. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Permits issued last week for 81,238 sq ft foundation for office building and 45,238 sq ft foundation for parking garage. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Hines breaks ground on 53-acre Levit Green life sciences district near TMC By Jeff Jeffrey – Reporter, Houston Business Journal Oct 5, 2021 Houston-based Hines has broken ground on a 53-acre development that promises to put Houston on the map as a life sciences hub on par with San Francisco, San Diego and the famed Life Sciences Corridor in Boston. Hines, with financial support from investment management firm Harrison Street and 2MLN Real Estate Interests, have begun construction work on Levit Green. The development will be near the interchange of Highway 288 and Holcombe Boulevard/Old Spanish Trail, just east of the Texas Medical Center. The first phase of the project focuses on a five-story, 270,000-square-foot building that is custom-designed to house life sciences research and development projects. The first building of the mixed-use development is scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022, with initial occupancy planned for December 2022. “Breaking ground at Levit Green marks a pivotal moment for Houston as a burgeoning life science cluster,” said John Mooz, senior managing director at Hines. “Our carefully built team of national life science leasing, design and capital experts has put a tremendous amount of thought and effort into Building I’s planning and design. We are confident that our team will deliver one of the highest-quality commercial laboratory assets in the world. We are excited to begin the first of several top-tier projects at Levit Green that are important to the life sciences sector.” Levit Green 1, as the first building is known, will be the first of nine buildings planned for the site under Hines’ master plan for Levit Green. The first building will be equipped with 100% redundant emergency power, enhanced structural vibration attenuation, augmented mechanical systems, 33-foot structural bay depths and floorplates exceeding 56,000 square feet. Additionally, the building's amenities will include a 5,800-square-foot fitness center and outdoor garden, 7,000-square-foot conference center, 3,500 square feet of café and restaurant space, and ample on-site parking. The ground floor will also have more than 25,000 square feet of lab incubator space, which will provide entrepreneurs and early-stage life science companies with laboratory and office space. Chicago-based JLL (NYSE: JLL) has been tapped to oversee leasing for building one. Hines has declined to comment on the cost of the first phase of development. The master plan for Levit Green includes several lakes in the heart of the district, with each building designed to embrace the planned waterfronts. For example, the restaurant and cafe space in the first building will connect to outside dining space, where researchers and technicians can gather for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine as they kick around ideas next to the water. Hines began the initial talks in 2016 with 2ML Real Estate Interests, formerly known as The Grocers Supply Co. Inc., to acquire the site of some Grocers Supply warehouse and distribution facilities for Levit Green. In fact, Levit Green takes its name from the family behind 2ML Real Estate Interests. But after Hines took over the property, much of the work has focused on ensuring the design was right. Hines tapped St. Louis-based architecture, engineering and planning firm HOK, which has extensive experience designing properties for scientific research firms. For nearly two years, Hines sent teams to life sciences clusters across the country to see what kinds of facilities and amenities competing cities offered, Mooz said in February. The developer also drew on the company’s experience designing and building “complicated” laboratory environments around the world, which include a research center for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, petrochemical labs and research facilities for clinical clients, among others. The Levit Green project comes at a time when the life sciences sector has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise lagging commercial real estate market nationally. In Houston, where the office market has stumbled along for years amid vacancy rates in excess of 20%, a number of developers have been making plays in the life sciences space to find opportunities. Houston-based Medistar Corp. is developing a 30-story high-rise, dubbed Horizon Tower, near the Texas Medical Center in partnership with Texas A&M University. The 485,000-square-foot, 17-story office project is being built atop a 13-story parking structure at 6929 Main St. and will be part of the Texas A&M Innovation Plaza. It's slated to deliver in early 2023. Cushman & Wakefield was hired to provide agency leasing services for Horizon Tower. Additionally, the Texas Medical Center recently announced that construction of its 37-acre TMC3 medical research campus is well underway. As of Aug. 31, nearly 118 million pounds of concrete had been poured at the TMC3 site, according to figures from Houston-based Vaughn Construction, the general contractor selected for the TMC3 project. Construction has also started on the roughly 271,000-square-foot communal hub of TMC3, called the TMC3 Collaborative Building. Edited October 5, 2021 by CREguy13 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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