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    I think it could work. It appears that the developers are going after the more "folksy" demographic, soccer moms and nascar dads which have a whole lot more purchasing power than the average haif poster. The "faux" doesn't bother me. When do things become real and faux? Someone explain. Is the small town Texas environment created in the resort not a real environment?
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    I work in oil and gas, so this may be way off. But I know when you change the site use from something industrial you have to mitigate the site from contamination. You are required to do an environmental study, and are required by law to clean anything that the study finds. However, you are not required to do any type of study to determine the contamination as long as the site usage stays the same. In other words, as long as you never know how much contamination is there, then you are never required to clean it (which can be very costly). I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the industrials that are there, but just maybe?
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    back to freeway reforestation. I think the median on Memorial drive through the park is a good example of the end result. At least that's what I think TXDot is going for.
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    Does anyone know about the new development called Washington Point South? It's located adjacent to the Primeway FCU and across from Bank of America close the Heights intersection. I kind of find it peculiar that they call it Washington Point South, since it's on the north side of the street and Washington runs E/W.
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    Post Oak Blvd. This For Lease sign looks pretty new, and it has a picture of a building, but I can't tell if it's a proposed building for that corner or not.
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    I heard they were going to double its height.
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    Does anyone know what's going up at this intersection? There's a new sign up that says "For Lease".
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    I lived in NYC for a short time, but I don't ever remeber GCS being a destination unto itself. It's primary purpose is to be a major transportation hub.
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    I'm completely naive when it comes to large commercial real estate deals. I have to guess though that there is a lot of negotiation going on with lots of money at stake. I don't think satisfying your, or my timetable is priority number 1 right now.
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    I too fear for my life crossing the Studemont bridge. According to Knudson and Associates(http://www.knudsonservices.com/services/public.asp), the management company in charge of the Memorial Heights TIRZ, they have tried to purchase the land abandoned by UP, but to no avail. I've written to UP asking what their plans were for that stretch of land, but got no response. I wish we could put some pressure on these companies to be good corporate citizens.
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    Be a buddy to the bayou Find out what the Buffalo Bayou Partnership is all about and how you can help preserve and revitalize this natural wonder. Come to the Bayou Buddies Happy Hour event from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Alden Hotel's a+ Lounge, 1117 Prairie Street at San Jacinto, to view the works of bayou artists John Runnels and Mara Scrupe while enjoying appetizers and sleek drinks in an ultra-hip atmosphere. For more information, contact Trudi Smith. In case anyone here wants to support their cause.
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    http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories.../26/story5.html Second Enron tower beckons as Chevron hunts for space Jennifer Dawson Houston Business Journal Buying the brand-new skyscraper developed by Enron Corp. apparently wasn't enough for Chevron U.S.A. The California-based oil and gas company acquired the downtown office tower last year for the purpose of consolidating employees. But the 1.2 million-square-foot building at 1500 Louisiana isn't big enough to hold the projected number of transplanted workers.
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    What a waste of taxpayer money. It sounds like we spent money looking for an ancient burial ground based on a story passed down from several generations.
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    Is that a bridge? I thought they were building a diving board.
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    not 600,000, but 325,000 isn't bad. It's definitely a good start. I work in 1100 Louisiana, and the West side of downtown was completely dead following the Enron collapse. There is definitely a lot more life here with Chevron and I expect the Enterprise move will add even more.
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    That's what I'm banking on. I recently bought a townhome in Rice Military, and I'm hoping the critical mass is there, and we see more commercial development along the Washington corridor.
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    I'm certainly not going to argue in favor of garages over residential downtown, but I just don't think that a new garage going up means doom for our downtown. Yes, these garages are going up to make the buildings more competitive with other buildings. But I can't believe that these are cheap investments just so building owners can compete more effectively without foreseeing any future demand for parking. Surely these building owners are savvy enough to know better than to throw money at a losing venture.
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    Additional parking garages are an indicator of a healthy downtown. Adequate parking is needed for tenants and visitors in any downtown. Not every surface lot can turned into a highrise.
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    The building manager at Heritage Plaza says that they are going to be breaking ground on a parking garage on the surface lot across the street this December as well. This is on the lot across from the Doubletree where a high-rise condo was initially slated to go. It's not as exciting, but I think that the more surface lots that are turned into garages, the more the economics on the remaining surface lots could change.
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    Alright, alright... don't speed-bag my balls here. It's Burlington Reources, a sizable Oil and Gas company in town.
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    Burlington is taking over a big chunk of the Calpine building. I think Calpine may even be selling the building.
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    I hear the Chevron deal is all but done, but there are delays because the owner of the old Enron building died in the plane crash at Hobby last week. I'm not sure what that does for negotiations.
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    Houston belongs to the businessman, not to the Spring Breaker. This is our angle and always will be. Frankly, I prefer it this way, and think it's a much better recipe for success than trying to be a destination city. That doesn't mean Houston has no nightlife. If you can't find it, then you're simply not looking. If all you want in life is to pary until 4 AM, then move to NO. I bet you can find some cheap housing and a quick job. I'm a staunch conservative, and have been extremely impressed with Bill White. Maybe becuase our last mayor was so bad. I would never run for a local politcal office. It seems like nobody is ever happy.
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    most sex offenses are a lot like other crimes. the victim usually knows the attacker. Which doesn't make it right. But a lot of sex offenders are men having sex with girls uner the age of 18. Ex. a 16 year old boy and his 16 year old girlfriend having a sexual relationship can result in the 16 year old boy being indicted as a sex offender.
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    Houston metro does not include some areas that to me should clearly be considered as part of the metro area. I think this includes The Woodlands and Katy.
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