Urbannizer Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 http://swamplot.com/new-owner-of-exxons-buffalo-spdwy-research-campus-knocking-out-exterior-defenses-this-week/2017-02-28/ New Owner of Exxon’s Buffalo Spdwy. Research Campus Knocking Out Exterior Defenses This Week PIECES OF THE fencing surrounding the MacKie and Kamrath-designedExxonMobil Upstream Research facility on Buffalo Spdwy. were spotted sprawled out on the grass yesterday along the campus perimeter after being plucked from their stations; more barriers are getting yanked up this morning, as seen in the second shot above. The property (which appears to have been transferred to the nonprofit Exxon Foundation in 2015 after the oil giant’s plans to offload the site were announced) was sold this month to an entity directing its mail to real estate investment and development firm Spear Street Capital. A couple of readers report that other major shuffling around and cleaning out appear to have been going on at the facility for at least the last few weeks, with vehicles bearing the Precision Demolition logo making periodic guest appearances on the scene. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2017 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102184342472&ca=a914eb53-b44b-4c55-aeeb-91b37ea12633 Exxon Mobil Site Sold To Spear Street Capital For Major Mixed-Use Project in Houston HOUSTON - An affiliate of Spear Street Capital has acquired the former Exxon Mobil campus on Buffalo Speedway where it will develop a major, mixed-use project. The property, almost 17 acres, is one of the finest urban infill sites in Houston, with a prime location between Richmond Avenue and West Alabama near Greenway Plaza. The new development is expected include office, retail and urban residential buildings. Spear Street expects to define the size of the development's components as the planning progresses. Spear Street is starting demolition and site preparation work, which will take a year to complete. Covered with oaks and acres of St. Augustine lawn, the low-density campus has several low-rise office buildings constructed in the early 1960s and several industrial buildings. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Wow that's awesome. I did some work here a few years ago. Sad to see it go but glad the plan is for mixed use. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 map https://www.google.com/maps/place/Exxon+Mobil+Upstream+Research+Company/@29.7365683,-95.4308331,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x464c2733d2e8e7df?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ_N_TtsrSAhWr5YMKHVsjDdwQ_BIIaTAK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 From Swamplot 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Demo still underway: http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-spartan-tartan/2017-05-09/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 http://swamplot.com/midcentury-mod-former-exxon-office-on-buffalo-spdwy-slowly-disappearing-from-behind/2017-08-02/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 On 8/2/2017 at 3:54 PM, Urbannizer said: http://swamplot.com/midcentury-mod-former-exxon-office-on-buffalo-spdwy-slowly-disappearing-from-behind/2017-08-02/ and so we say "good riddance" to another bit of history, not necessarily all that great of a history IMHO... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, ArtNsf said: and so we say "good riddance" to another bit of history, not necessarily all that great of a history IMHO... You didn't like the building, or you didn't like the former owner? The building was blah to me, but the research done there, as told to me by people in the know was pretty amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 the research and economic impact is all that I liked. extreme distaste for the building and the former owner/owners. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Merged with existing topic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2018 The RO, Phase I http://www.spearstreetcapital.com/portfolio/owned/ 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Solid design. Looks like that's at the corner of Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. Maybe that's a parking garage north west side? Given how large this property is, there's definitely more to it than this. The shaded structures to the south are probably TBD. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, LBC2HTX said: Solid design. Looks like that's at the corner of Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. Maybe that's a parking garage north west side? Given how large this property is, there's definitely more to it than this. The shaded structures to the south are probably TBD. This was my thinking as well. The perspective indicates that this phase will start on Buffalo Speedway and W Alabama. The project as it looks now definitely makes it one the more interesting developments in this town right next to Gillette. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 What an awesome day. Seeing the renders for this and the AU Midtown project. Wonder if the RO will be considered "apart" of Greenway Plaza? It's so close 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) I'm guessing that "The RO" stands for "The River Oaks". While Greenway Plaza doesn't have official boundaries, I consider this apart of it. What's more is that Greenway Plaza and Upper Kirby are increasingly merging into each other due to all these developments. A mixed use use with multiple high rises at the intersection of 59/Kirby will go a long way in blending the two clusters together. Hopefully the plans for that site are still there to eventually happen. Edited February 22, 2018 by Sellanious Caesar 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Greenway Plaza has its own zip code, that's how I distinguish if something is Greenway or not 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Parkway does not include Twenty Greenway Plaza as apart of the Greenway campus. I'm always confused. Where are buildings 13 - 19? CBRE has Twenty Greenway Plaza, is that why Parkway does not mention it? http://www.greenwayplaza.com/ http://www.greenwayplaza.pky.com/property-info-greenway I'd also personally include the newly built 3737 Buffalo Speedway. It's a Class-A office building down the street from the campus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 SSC has removed The RO from their Owned Assets page. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I'll believe it when I see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 2/22/2018 at 6:16 PM, Urbannizer said: SSC has removed The RO from their Owned Assets page. So the renderings we see are just a Dream? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 All renderings are a dream. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I do like this rendering. Maybe I'm too picky but the single word "apart" means separate or different from as in "Keep those two dogs apart; they do not get along." If Twitter1 is asking if the development is a part (a constituent of) Greenway Plaza I would say no. It is interesting that Twitter1 put quotes around "apart." Maybe he or she was just baiting someone like me, a grammar obsessive/compulsive. I also share confusion about which buildings are and are not a part of Greenway Plaza. The residential towers west of Timmons have the 77046 zip code and I was told at one time that Phoenix tower was not a part of GP but was apart from it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter1 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Drove by this morning. Hard to take photos of the lot considering the project fence. It's such a huge area though! Going to be amazing to see it transform over the next decade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Other GWP buildings (when originally numbered) include(d) the two condo's, the Koch building, and stuff all the way down to Wesleyan @ 59. LINK 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 22 minutes ago, SkylineView said: Other GWP buildings (when originally numbered) include(d) the two condo's, the Koch building, and stuff all the way down to Wesleyan @ 59. LINK Thanks for posting that link, Skyline. I do remember that map. The Kock building was known as Innova at one time. I know that there have been different property managers of GWP over the years and perhaps a sale or two. Maybe that is what accounts for some buildings no longer being included in the development. At any rate, the proposed development at Alabama and Buffalo Speedway looks really great. I hope it is realized much the way it appears in the rendering. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 1:39 PM, Specwriter said: I do like this rendering. Maybe I'm too picky but the single word "apart" means separate or different from as in "Keep those two dogs apart; they do not get along." If Twitter1 is asking if the development is a part (a constituent of) Greenway Plaza I would say no. It is interesting that Twitter1 put quotes around "apart." Maybe he or she was just baiting someone like me, a grammar obsessive/compulsive. I also share confusion about which buildings are and are not a part of Greenway Plaza. The residential towers west of Timmons have the 77046 zip code and I was told at one time that Phoenix tower was not a part of GP but was apart from it. Maybe the best answer is that it's in the Greenway area. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 20 GW is not owned by Parkway and thus not part of "Greenway proper". Same with 24 Greenway (Weslayan Tower). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twitter1 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Drive by this every day. If goes as planned it's going to be intense! Just noticed the land in the corner of the photo I took 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 On 2/21/2018 at 3:23 AM, Urbannizer said: The RO, Phase I http://www.spearstreetcapital.com/portfolio/owned/ Jigga-what! Just now seeing this, wow! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 To break ground in 2019, Per HBJ Article this morning: When California-based Spear Street Capital, a commercial real estate investment and development firm, came into the Houston market in 2017, it set off a flurry of office investment activity in the Bayou City. The company has since bought office towers in downtown, Uptown and west Houston, as well as a joint venture with Houston-based Transwestern Development Co. at the site of an old Exxon campus on Buffalo Speedway. The project with Transwestern will be a mixed-use development known as The Ro, which will break ground in 2019, according to marketing materials from Transwestern and Spear Street. Transwestern confirmed the information but declined to comment further. The Ro will be built on 16.88 acres at 3120 Buffalo Speedway, just half a block away from Greenway Plaza and a few blocks away from River Oaks. Tranwestern and Spear Street bought the tract in a partnership in March 2017. Later that month, Spear Street's John Grassi shared more details on the project with the Houston Business Journal. "You can imagine some nice retail users, some nice multifamily users," Grassi said in March 2017. "Even in these tough times, you can imagine a nice office use as well — something a little more creative in appearance and something more boutique-y that would fit with the neighborhood demographics." Grassi also said at the time that the project's development could take a while. Spear Street didn't return requests for comment. The old Exxon campus was comprised of a six-story, 450,000-square-foot, single-tenant office building, a 100,000-square-foot training center, 13 auxiliary buildings and a large parking structure. In January 2017, Spear Street bought the three aforementioned Houston office properties: 5 Houston Center, Energy Center I and 515 Post Oak Boulevard. The 1.2 million-square-foot deal was valued at $272 million, according to a release from seller Atlanta-based Columbia Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: CXP). Spear Street has since begun renovating 5 Houston Center. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) How long does the one-story building on the NW corner of Buffalo Speedway and Richmond survive before a developer snatches it up? Edited June 7, 2018 by lockmat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2019 is projected to have some great projects kick off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC2HTX Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/06/12/exclusive-greenway-plaza-mixed-use-to-include.html Edited February 12, 2019 by LBC2HTX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 http://www.transwesterndevelopment.com/SitePages/projects.html#section-line-3 Location Details: 3120 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX Project Type :Mixed-Use Multifamily Development Type: Total Units/SF: 340 apartments in a high rise tower Completion :Start construction in early 2019 Management & Leasing: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Looks like it might be triangular or trapezoidal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Vinyl wrap went up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 This Week's Houston Deal Sheet EXECS Quote Steve Kilcrease was promoted to the national director of planning and construction at Transwestern Development Co. He will oversee planning, design and construction management for the firm’s office, multifamily and mixed-use projects nationwide. Previously completed jobs include the Gulf States Toyota headquarters, a 475K SF corporate build-to-suit; BHP Billiton Tower, a 600K SF, 30-story office building; and The RO, a $750M mixed-use project. https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/deal-sheet/this-weeks-houston-deal-sheet-92013?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Cobb Fendley is at the site today. Maybe COH public works related? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Here's the soil testing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 https://transwestern.com/brendan.oleary The RO, a 17 acre mixed use master plan in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston that will consist at ultimate buildout of over 1,000 residential units, 500,000 sf of Class A Office, 100,000 f of retail and 200 hotel rooms. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 W Alabama should be wider. I believe this master development will include an additional street, but I don't think it will widen W Alabama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted June 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2019 Brochure reveals retail component and more of The RO Phase I: https://s3.amazonaws.com/transwestern-property/Flyers/91c990da-f48d-e911-80f5-caa232701e1a.pdf - 644 residential units - 310,000 office building - 200 hotel keys - 65,000 sq ft of retail 23 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 What the hell!?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) Coolio, I always drive by the site and was waiting to hear an update since the banners still show a 2019 groundbreaking. Man, this project could be massive if all phases are built out! So it looks like we are still going to get 3 towers in Phase I according to the packet. Edited June 17, 2019 by CaptainJilliams 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 The tower on parcel 1 looks sort of like the new Hanover River Oaks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Two thoughts: 1.) The slow march of the eventual merging of Upper Kirby, Greenway, Highland Village, ROD, and finally the Galleria keeps progressing 2.) The AT&T building's (or at least its large parking lot) days are numbered. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Brochure reveals retail component and more of The RO Phase I: https://s3.amazonaws.com/transwestern-property/Flyers/91c990da-f48d-e911-80f5-caa232701e1a.pdf - 644 residential units - 310,000 office building - 200 hotel keys - 65,000 sq ft of retail Cha-Ching! Gamechanger! Looks like I get to update that large map at some point. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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