Fortune

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/07/new-aloft-hotels-coming-to-houston.html

"Aloft Shenandoah Near The Woodlands will be directly across Interstate 45 from The Woodlands, and it will open in January 2018. Details for that hotel, such as the number of rooms, were not announced."

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/07/new-aloft-hotels-coming-to-houston.html

"Aloft Houston West will offer 117 rooms and 2,000 square feet of meeting facilities. It will be near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Houston Chronicle Boulevard, just east of Barker Cypress Road, and it will open in March 2017."

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/07/new-aloft-hotels-coming-to-houston.html

"As Houston Business Journal previously reported, one of the new hotels will be the Aloft Houston Downtown. The historic Stowers Furniture Building at 820 Fannin St. will be redeveloped into a 165-room hotel with 2,000 square feet of meeting space. It is expected to open in June 2016."

Is the second phase (Alexan Main) still going to happen ?

Lovett Commercial is the buyer.

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/07/lovett-commercial-set-to-buy-downtown-post-office/

"The downtown post office has a buyer who may turn the site into a mixed-use development with shops, office, housing and perhaps a boutique hotel.

Houston-based commercial real estate developer Lovett Commercial is under contract to buy the property at 401 Franklin from the United States Postal Service. Closing is scheduled for late summer or early fall.

“It’s extremely rare to find a 16+ acre parcel in any major U.S. downtown,” Burdette Huffman vice president of Lovett Commercial said in an email to the Chronicle.

The property, he added, offers an “incredible location with direct connectivity to Buffalo Bayou and the Theater District,” as well as “fantastic access to I-10, I-45, downtown and the Washington corridor.”

Huffman said the company is still working on conceptual plans for the site and is exploring ways to reuse portions of the existing buildings."

The new buildings look great indivually, however it just doesn't look cohesive.

Non profit school for the blind and visually impaired.

http://www.houstonlighthouse.org

Good for Skanska.

Is it a two story store or a elevated store ? Or is the parking just two levels ?

There are hypothetical plans to create canals off of Buffalo Bayou.

http://issuu.com/buffalobayou/docs/2002masterplan

Check page 15.

I hope that the guy who wanted to build the two 30 story towers purchased the 6 acres.

I'm surprised Christian Louboutin landed in The Galleria instead of RO District.

Some renderings

Isn't this the same group that built the Embassy ? . . . We all see how that turned out.

Timoric, the TMC skyline currently looks most like Austin (before it got a few 40+ story towers). The new towers planned for the TMC will redefine it, giving it a distinct new skyline identity.

I hope TMC goes the way of Austin and starts getting some 40+ story towers.

I hope this is a boost for the site since there will be more visibility.

$16 million is a pretty minor commitment. We'll have to see if they get to that second patient tower.

The permits for $16 million are just for remodeling and build outs on the current buildings on site. The second tower and office building will have their own separate permits.

Nope, because I live in the actual center of the city. You raise a good point though, because wouldn't this be competing with that?

What's wrong with competition?

There's some very interesting projects floating out there for the ROD area.... A suburban style target definitely doesn't jive.

I really hope the 24 story building gets financed, that corner of downtown needs some action.

Construction will start early next year. The building will be 8 stories tall consisting of two levels for Whole Foods, 260 apartments, 2 levels for resident parking, and two levels of underground parking for Whole Foods customers. Rosalie will be closed between Smith & Brazos for development which will also spill onto the block north. The store will face Smith St. It will be a part of the pearl brand.

Existing thread:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30893-legacy-new-outlet-mall-mixed-use-project-texas-instrument-facility-site/

heh, i knew someone would come in with a "reality check". I'm just saying its pretty messed up that other developers have more faith in downtown Houston than the leader of Houston First.

I agree, his project should have been the first development to start construction. Marvy Finger or even Novare should take his place they have shown more confidence in downtown Houston then Campo has.

Looks like this is still moving toward I'm some form . . .

https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/mixed-use/street-level-investments-500m-redevelopment-45447