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For posterity, here is the state of this project as of January 1st, 2015.

For posterity's sake, here is the state of the building as of January 1st, 2015.

Keep in mind that the Harris County Jail is, by Sherif Garcia's telling, the largest mental health care provider in the state.  Mental illness and/or substance abuse and homelessness run hand in hand, and because of resource constrains on Harris County MHMRA, etc, most of those people are going to end up in jail, rather than a hospital.  When they get out, they usually find themselves at the corner of Commerce and San Jacinto.   As long as this is the case, there will always be a significant homeless population downtown.  

This is a close-up of the retail sales brochure for Frank's Pizza Tower.  Notice the pocket park extending to Main (very cool).  Do you think that the Barringer Building (Clutch City Square) is not shown because of the height of the State National Building, or is this notice that they plan to tear it down?

Frank's Pizza Tower Retail Map by differentryana, on Flickr

For clarity's sake, I refer to this building as Kim Son Tower and the other Market Square residential building as Frank's Pizza Tower.  Can we rename the threads accordingly?

Just as long as the  Dollar Nineteen Store stays open.  Saved me a trip to Target/Lowes/Kroger more times than I can count.

Have we talked about 502 Main?  Kaor?  Anyone got a line on this?

502 Main. Kaor. by differentryana, on Flickr

502 Main. Kaor. by differentryana, on Flickr

That rent is blowing my mind. 

From today's walk to lunch. 

809 Congress has been painted.  Interior looks largely complete except for the floors.

809 Congress by differentryana, on Flickr

The retail space below the Hermann Lofts, formerly Macondo, is getting torn out.  Reliable sources indicate this will be a Subway.  Two in a two block radius.  Downtown Houston has finally arrived.

Hermann Lofts retail. by differentryana, on Flickr

Shameless plug - my own bar, the Houston Watch Co, will open in the old Franklin St. Coffee House space adjacent to the Bayou Lofts lobby in early 2015.

Houston Watch Co. by differentryana, on Flickr

People really can't wait to get in this place.

Tower Crane is going up.

Crane is going up.
And gravity is all jacked up.

Are all your pictures showing up the wrong orientation as well?

I live in the Bayou Lofts and face south, towards the Rice.  I noticed lately that there are some stringed lights on the roof there at night that I don't think I noticed before.  They doing some sort of roof-deck improvements?