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    The parking garage gives me a Tim Burton “Batman Returns” vibe. Dark and foreboding.
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    That’s just reserved for Mike Fiers.
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    Downtown developed a scene for nightlife with the new residential there, so Midtown doesn’t really have that edge on Downtown. Montrose is much better for the restaurant crowd. The Innovation District should breathe new life into the south end of Midtown.
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    Coffee shop.
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    It would take a creative design to repurpose 800 Bell for residential. I’ve fantasized about stripping some floors out to create something like sky pocket parks within the building for tenants. Of course, the economics make that impractical.
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    Nothing about actual renovations, but the article below featured a cool concept to repurpose the building. I’m not sure what kind of top tier tenant would want to go to this kind of building for office space, when a brand new Class AA tower could be built in a similar timeframe. Repurposing this as a type of residential housing might be better in the longrun, although I suspect one would need a heckuva tax incentive program to kickstart that change in thinking. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2021/future-houston-designs
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    This does not appear to be the block on which the tower was proposed. Just an additional block Chevron bought later on.
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    (Blows raspberry)
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    Caution tape and a porta potty are next to the site. The caution tape we’ve seen in the last couple years. The porta potty is new:
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    The building came back but it wasn’t the same….sometimes….dead is better.
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    Pipes broke during the freeze back in February. It’s been under renovation since then. I think this was built on the Pet Sematary or maybe that graveyard from “Poltergeist.”
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    Still a chance to do some fun things with color. They’ve got multiple colors with the glass already. I hope they commit to that. Maybe some peacock blue.
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    Skanska does not own the “Disco Kroger” lot. An outfit out of Georgia bought that.
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    Maybe they’re waiting on a 4th color of glass to clad the garage.
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    Yes: https://www.chron.com/entertainment/dining/slideshow/ionrestaurants-216840.php
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    Getting back to topic, I’m curious what the longer term plan for the Jack in the Box will be. When the current lease ends, I’d think Rice could repurpose the site similar to the former Shipley’s site (which will now be Stuff’d wings).
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    As I’ve walked by this, I must say the multicolored glass has been growing on me. There’s a hint of whimsy about it.
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    From the article: “Later this year, Rice Management Co., which owns three blocks in the area, plans to begin construction on a 10-story garage with 1,585 parking spots in the block between the Ion and Greentown Labs. The garage will have 10,000 square feet of retail, a 1,500-square-foot art gallery and 2,000 square feet of space for large projects. If, for example, an Ion tenant is working on automobile-related technology, the ground floor space could accommodate it. The company also plans to break ground on three more buildings, with retail on the ground floor and apartments and office space above, just north and east of the Ion in 2022.” https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/The-Ion-makes-debut-at-former-Midtown-Sears-16174915.php
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    Damn it, did Jack Easterby step in on this one as well?
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    These erections should both last longer than four hours.
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    The REIT that acquired the property at foreclosure is associated with this group (based on the Grantee’s address listed in the substitute trustees’ deed): https://www.therichmangroup.com
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    Both bills proposing the constitutional amendment to allow a “destination resort” are likely to die in committee this session. The House at least gave HJR 133 a hearing in committee, but it was left pending. If it doesn’t make it out of committee by May 10th, it’s dead.
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    Caydon also just sold the unit they had for Joe Russo at the Warwick Towers. I’d say they’re cashing out of Houston.
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    It was missing “Zone D’Erotica” to let folks know this was a real Houston mixed-use.
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    If memory serves, the overall design is based on Philip Johnson’s Habitable Sculpture. Some of the older, less glassy, renderings, had a variety of colors. The choices of different colored-glass could be a play on that concept: Link to source of image: https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/features/future-nyc/developer-zeroes-site-philip-johnson039s-039habitable-sculpture039/19341
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