hindesky Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 HouChron article........ Construction starts for Levit Green, life sciences district near Texas Medical Center Katherine Feser Oct. 5, 2021Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 4 p.m. Construction has begun on the first building at Levit Green, a planned mixed-use life science district near the Texas Medical Center. The five-story, 270,000-square-foot building will have floors with 56,000 square feet suited for collaborative work plus lab incubator space geared toward entrepreneurs and early stage life science companies on the ground floor. Amenities 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. The building is designed with 100 percent redundant emergency power and enhanced mechanical systems. Levit Green, planned for nine buildings with research facilities, office, retail, residential, lakes and outdoor amenities, is being developed on 53 acres near Holcombe and Texas 288 that formerly housed the Grocers Supply Co., a longtime Houston grocery wholesaler founded by Joe Levit in 1923. The land is east of Hermann Park. The project is a collaboration among Houston-based Hines, Chicago-based Harrison Street and Houston-based 2ML Real Estate Interests. The Levit family sold the grocery wholesale business and the Grocers Supply name in 2014 and changed its name to 2ML Real Estate Interests. Led by Max Levit, the youngest son of Joe Levit, 2ML has a portfolio of more than 5.2 million square feet of warehouses, shopping centers, freestanding supermarkets and office buildings. John Mooz, senior managing director at Hines, said the project "marks a pivotal moment for Houston as a burgeoning life science cluster." Harrison Street, which owns over 6.5 million square feet of lab space in the U.S. and the U.K., was revealed as a partner in the project. The company joined as Hines' joint venture partner earlier this year. “Houston has an established ecosystem of world-renowned research and academic institutions, top-tier hospital systems, robust public health organizations, and leading medical schools, yet lacks high-quality purpose-built lab and research facilities,” Mark Burkemper, senior managing director at Harrison Street said in an announcement. “We are excited to partner with Hines and 2ML to deliver a best-in-class life sciences facility to support critical research and innovation in Houston.” JLL is handling leasing and DE Harvey Builders is the general contractor. Completion is planned in the fourth quarter of 2022 with initial occupancy in December 2022. The timing of the next buildings will depend on how leasing goes at the first building, according to Hines. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Hope this leases up fast so the campus gets built 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLD2431 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 So excited they finally broke ground. Guess my invite to the ceremony got lost in the mail! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 A few more appeared today. Looks like more and more construction equipment arrives daily. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Harvey on site! More equipment and rebar! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Trailer on site. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Officially under construction. Cheers! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) The work is starting on the northwest corner next to Dixie Dr. Construction trailer being set up across Dixie. Edited October 10, 2021 by hindesky 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Second construction trailer being built at the site. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Rebar sticking out of the ground. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I met some Harvey staff today. They were nice! Big ups to the crew on this site. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Doing some digging on the far southern end. More construction trailers across Dixie on the northern lot. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted October 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 Website got redesigned. A few new renderings were also added. https://www.levitgreen.com/ 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 y'all crazy, thats insane development when considering what it was and what its looked like for the last 20 years. The website says metro-rail access...thats a stretch, right? lol 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 10:15 AM, X.R. said: y'all crazy, thats insane development when considering what it was and what its looked like for the last 20 years. The website says metro-rail access...thats a stretch, right? lol unless they are going to fund and build an almeda line 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted October 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2021 Glass facade mockup is up. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmitch94 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I think I saw you taking pictures of this yesterday as I was walking my dog. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Continuing to grow. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted November 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2021 Today I met the attorney involved with this project. He's a partner at Locke Lord 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted November 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 Tower crane base installed. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Damm this is moving fast! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 10:15 AM, X.R. said: y'all crazy, thats insane development when considering what it was and what its looked like for the last 20 years. The website says metro-rail access...thats a stretch, right? lol I mean it's almost a 40 minute walk but who's counting 4 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 17 hours ago, Triton said: I mean it's almost a 40 minute walk but who's counting Closer to 30 minutes to either TMC Transit Center or Dryden/TMC Station, but who's counting? 😉 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Closer to 30 minutes to either TMC Transit Center or Dryden/TMC Station, but who's counting? 😉 This is what I was basing it on: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Either way - that's too far to seriously argue that it has light rail access. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Back in the day, METRO used to have the 426 Swiftline route which was a semi-BRT route connecting Southeast TC with The Med Center....ran down OST and Holcombe. Maybe it would be a good idea to bring it back now that we have this going on :). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoostin Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Can't wait for this to be completed! Any thoughts on how much this development may raise the prices of the nearby homes? Also, is it likely they tear up that road that runs directly to the west of it... It's in pretty rough shape with no walkways. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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