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    Hip soundtracks, ecelctic furnishings and luxurious touches combine for memorable experiences at Bunkhouse properties such as Hotel Saint Cecilia and Hotel San Jose in Austin, Hotel Havana in San Antonio and El Cosmico hotel in Marfa. Next, the Austin-based hospitality group will bring its design/music/community driven program to Houston at Hotel Saint Augustine, which is expected to open in fall 2023. “As with all Bunkhouse hotels, Hotel Saint Augustine will be deeply rooted with a sense of place,” said Amar Lalvani, CEO of Standard Hotels and Bunkhouse Group. “Houston is a vibrant, culturally rich city. We’re honored to be adjacent to the internationally renowned Menil Collection, an art museum that we adore.” The hotel will be located on the 4100 block of Loretto Drive, adjacent to the Menil Collection in Montrose, and will consist of 71 rooms on two floors, plus an event space, restaurant and bar. Lake / Flato architects will design the structure, Post Company will handle interiors, and the grounds will be designed by Ten Eyck Landscape Architects. The Marchbanks Company is the project’s developer. While Hotel Saint Augustine will be a new construction, other Bunkhouse projects have revived existing buildings, such as the 1956 motor court lodge in San Francisco that is now the Phoenix Hotel. In Marfa, its El Cosmico property includes trailers, teepees and yurts for overnight guests. diane.cowen@chron.com
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    DLR group is the architect of record.
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    I talked with a Memorial Conservancy employee back in May and he told me that they were on schedule and everything will finish at the end of 2022. The new Memorial road through the new tunnels will open at the end of 2021.
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    They still have it as one of their future projects on their web site. https://www.farshidmoussavi.com/node/452#ismaili_center_houston_452_2
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    At 1505 Saint Emanuel St., a former warehouse is being rebuilt and reimagined for the new home of Sekai Day and Night. Studio Five is overseeing the design of the 26K SF space. Elements will include a 36-foot main bar, 27 VIP tables and stadium-style seating, as well as a 1K SF resort pool with 16 cabanas, 17 VIP couches and 10 daybeds.
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    A permit to tear down this old house has been awarded.
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    They have the permits to start work.
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    Houston-based Sekai Hospitality plans to launch its first two venues this fall. Wyld Chld, a boutique night club, will take over the former benjy’s/The Classic space at 5922 Washington Ave. Designer Marc Dizon will handle renovations of the 7,500-square-foot space, plus a patio and rooftop terrace. East of downtown, Sekai Day and Night will offer a “festival-like feeling of sights and sounds” in a 26,000-square-foot space at 1505 Saint Emanuel. Egypt-based firm Studio Five is overseeing the design of the former warehouse, which will include a 36-foot main bar, 27 VIP tables and stadium-style seating, a resort pool with cabanas and other areas. Sekai Hospitality will host a job fair Aug. 16-18 at 1212 Waugh Drive in Montrose.
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    Taft, an online retailer of European-inspired men's footwear founded by Kory and Mallory Stevens, opened a Houston store in M-K-T Heights at 600 N. Shepherd. The shoes, which feature bold designs with intricate and ornate patterns, are made in Portugal and Spain. Taft has other brick-and-mortar stores in New York and Dallas.
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    Pelican Builders lines up financing for Galleria-area condo tower Katherine Feser, Staff writer Pelican Builders is preparing to break ground on the Hawthorne, a 17-story condominium tower in the Galleria area after securing construction financing. Acres Capital Corp. provided an $89 million construction loan to Pelican and its partner Ranman USA. The loan, originated by Drew Miller in the New York office, has an initial term of 36 months. The Hawthorne, located in the Tanglewood area near the Memorial Villages, will have 67 units ranging from 1,705 to more than 4,000 square feet. Amenities include a 67-foot lap pool surrounded by cabanas on the fifth floor, fitness center, resident lounge, dog park and washing station, guest suites available for rental, storage units, terrace spaces and 24-hour concierge service. The property has 164,546 net-sellable square feet with an additional 19,712 square feet of outdoor space, according to the lender. Kirksey Architecture designed the building and Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio is handling interiors. Construction, originally set for March 2020, is anticipated to begin in late August or early September. The Hawthorne will be Pelican's second condo project to break ground this year following the start of the Westmore, a 33-unit mid-rise in the Upper Kirby District, in January. Pelican has developed a dozen condo mid-rises and high-rises in Houston, starting with the Woodway in 1974. Steven Buchwald at Mission Capital Debt and Equity arranged the loan. "This was a challenging construction loan to arrange given that it fell amid the COVID-19 pandemic," Buchwald said. "Ultimately, it came down to having a great project and premier sponsorship." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Pelican-Builders-lines-up-financing-for-newest-16369524.php#photo-18333752
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    Nelson Byrd Woltz / Landscape Architects have it on their web site under -Project List - Cultural Institutions, but the link can't be clicked on.
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    Both @Urbannizer and @MidCenturyMoldy posted possible renderings but they were asked to take them down.
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    The Bock Companies has moved this project to "Under Construction" on their web site.
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    The Block Companies has moved this project to "Under Construction" on their web site.
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    The Block construction company has moved this to "Under Construction" on their web site.
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    Forgot to turn on the Strava app till I got to Kirby and 59, probably about 3 miles more to add to the 19 I got.
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    The Rice Box on Shepherd.
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    Closer view of the sign.
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    The city has been rebuilding the sidewalks on both the eastside and westside sides of the Kroger and the Westmont.
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    One of the sidewalks on Grant St. is damaged by the extended boom forklift, I wonder why they don't use mats? They are going to have to start over with a new sidewalk.
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    I guess they aren't going to fix this.
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    Small drilling rig has done several holes on the western side along Montrose Blvd.
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    Crane finally started working on the parking garage in the last week.
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