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does that article mention retail at all? it looks like that glass extends along the entire block. that'd be a pretty big lobby.. 

i wonder if this area will ever actually be walkable? even with all these new towers, many of them are setback away from the street and lack any GRF. plus the infrastructure around uptown heavily favors cars. regardless, its always great to see some higher density.

What about the 40 story apt tower near this site?

are you talking about 28/B on this map? http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-09-12/140911_Double_Sided_Development_Map_Renders_Map_11x17_1.pdf

it say est. construction start Q1 2015, but i haven't heard anything about it in a while. may have run into trouble  

edit: found the thread http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/29249-40-story-high-rise-for-block-98-behind-hess-tower/page-9

is the red area in the last picture retail space?

it physically hurts me to see retail hidden behind parking lots and so far away from the street.

on the page before this one, there is speculation about the tower never being built, followed by people speculating that it will be built in the future. long story short, its not under construction and no one knows when or if it will be.

Transwestern's forecasts for 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/11/transwestern-forecasts-strong-houston-commercial.html?page=all

some interesting numbers in there. it reports 14,760 units absorbed so far this year, with 24,000 under construction and 18,000 still proposed.

anyone know how many units there are?

^^^ also makes it less likely for projects to start

from swamplot "Plans currently include some sort of retail component on the bottom floor, facing Montrose Blvd."

not that it proves anything but the one in Dallas doesn't have GFR

it'd be cool if they had a street artist paint a mural over it. could turn a boring grey wall into a destination.

swamplot had an article about the other half of the lot being bought and will be developed. http://swamplot.com/everybody-ordered-out-of-the-kirby-court-apartments-on-steel-st-on-account-of-theyve-been-sold-again/2014-10-10/

this thread has been quiet for a while now. anyone know the status of this building?

i wasn't expecting GFR on this one. nice surprise!

does anyone know if any retail space has been leased yet?

does anyone know how many units this will be?

how does it look? i loved the original rendering, but i see the current thinner one as a step backwards. 

its not allowing me to watch the video posted earlier. did the design change again?

From what I understand, MST supposed to have 22,000 square feet of retail including shop restaurants and a grocery store so I would imagine that corner would be pretty lively.

looks like that office building behind the site is actually a "Big Tex Storage" facility. 

Why Dallas? wouldn't Houston's economy be more vulnerable considering its economy is mainly based on one industry?