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FWIW, the Embassy Suites itself is one of the best ones I've ever stayed in, and I've stayed in plenty.

And rule 3 is a bit redundant, I think "Do not drink water from the feature" would have been more efficient.

My father gave me a prospectus for this building over the holiday . . . I haven't scanned it in yet, and I'm not savvy on how to post a PDF. If a smarter and more capable person would volunteer their e-mail I will scan it this weekend and send it your way for sharing on the forum.

Great news. The more competition, the better. (Although I was hoping they’d push for EFD, open a base, and work closely with the cruise lines.)

I suppose it’s efficient ... I might start calling Humble “Deer” to save a syllable.

Calling the 1960 area “Willow” ... now there’s a new one for me ... 🤣

Vote postponed for Board to have more time to review information. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Houston-First-postpones-vote-on-proposed-W-Hotel-14919980.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HC_MorningReport&utm_term=news&utm_content=briefing

Yeah that’s exactly what I took away from it too. 🙄 Surely no one in your life has ever accused you of being condescending? Would that be a round peg in a square hole?

Sign of the times ... “auto garage” doesn’t seem redundant.

That sliver of Midtown (or Montrose or the Fourth Ward or whatever it’s called) is certainly a great place to live, very walkable and convenient to a lot but closed off enough that it doesn’t get much vehicular traffic. Was this part of the Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority land?

Does anyone know when the sewage moratorium ended?

This is a great summary of the sewage moratorium http://offcite.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/02/TradingToilets_Neuhaus_Cite1.pdf

Is the market for these new apartments really those living in pre-1980s small complexes or 1990s garden style apartments, though? I doubt it. If anything, I smell redevelopment opportunity a la Memorial Heights. In any case it will certainly be interesting to see how what I’m calling the “Central Core” market (inside of Shepherd) has evolved 10 years from now.

There are very few large complexes 30-40 years old inside the loop due to the sewage-related building restrictions in the 1970s (probably ended up being a good thing in the 1980s). I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the central core (inside Shepherd) had an dearth of real multifamily options until the last 10-15 years when compared with other cities. I’d imagine the market that is going to be most pressured is the West Loop as well as some of the older Midtown units (but are there really that many?).

As printed in HBJ 2019 Fall Office Leasing Guide

It also does not include sublease space.

Thought there was a generic downtown thread but I guess not. Below are vacancy rates of most major office buildings downtown from HAR as printed in the HBJ. Some notable exceptions like Wells Fargo Plaza. Address/Bldg name/Total space/Avail space/Vacancy rate 800 Bell Old Exxon 1,314,350 1,314,350 100% Texas Tower New Hines 1,106,581 705,774 64% 1001 Fannin Old First City 1,365,801 586,811 43% 1600 Smith Old CO 1,227,182 489,881 40% 600 Travis Old Chase 1,916,394 456,600 24% 601 Travis Old Chase garage 407,912 29,877 7% 1021 Main One City Centre 554,953 424,260 76% 700 Louisiana TC Energy Ctr 1,321,033 295,682 22% 1100 Louisiana Enterprise Plaza 1,391,152 288,812 21% 1415 Louisiana Wedge Int'l Tower 536,626 275,179 51% 811 Louisiana Old Two Shell Plaza 577,735 236,380 41% 1201 Fannin Greenstreet 656,994 230,532 35% 1000 Main Reliant Energy Plaza 850,294 175,321 21% 808 Travis Esperson 298,513 156,839 53% 1010 Lamar Younan Sqaure 258,776 143,727 56% 910 Louisiana One Shell Plaza 1,231,896 137,364 11% 712 Main The Jones on Main 794,186 128,817 16% 800 Capital Bank of America Tower 754,000 93,725 12% 919 Milam Old Bank of the SW 723,130 89,550 12% 811 Main BG Group Place 973,861 80,006 8% 1001 McKinney Old City National Bank 378,101 78,997 21% 801 Travis 417,693 75,675 18% 601 Jefferson KBR Tower 1,087,974 69,888 6% 1301 Fannin Houston Data Center 766,950 65,000 8% 609 Main 1,057,658 64,109 6% 801 Louisiana Goodrich Petroleum 105,145 38,670 37% 1801 Main Amegy Bank 238,886 33,964 14% 917 Main 140,000 8,757 6% 711 Louisiana Pennzoil Place South 712,081 308,153 43% 700 Milam Pennzoil Place North 712,081 227,193 32% Total Pennzoil Place 1,424,162 535,346 38% 1221 McKinney LyondellBasell Tower/1 HC 1,103,424 193,009 17% 909 Fannin St 2 Houston Center 1,102,279 276,353 25% 1301 McKinney Fulbright Tower/3 HC 1,311,133 401,701 31% 1221 Lamar 4 Houston Center 1,526,323 404,282 26% 1401 McKinney 5 Houston Center 606,786 198,238 33% Total Houston Center 5,649,945 1,473,583 26% 500 Dallas One Allen Center 930,730 140,781 15% 1200 Smith Two Allen Center 1,075,210 361,621 34% 333 Clay Three Allen Center 1,282,908 207,036 16% Total Allen Center 3,288,848 709,438 22%

What club was it?

Lights at top blue and orange these days for the Astros. Sad that 1600 Smith didn’t do something.

Doubletree signage still up. I don’t get it.

Also Houston was the capital of the Republic of Texas ... certainly not the same in scale but it’s not anything to shrug at in terms of North American history. Boston and Philadelphia attract a lot of tourists who have no ties to either city for the same reason.

Not sure why we doubt ourselves. Houston has a pretty spectacular historical (albeit modern historical) pedigree, as good as any city in the country. It may be “ugly”/not conventionally beautiful, but it’s a place that a lot of people have come from all over the world, for whatever reason (certainly not because of tourist attractions) it felt like home, they were welcomed by their neighbors as if it were home, and they made it home. And that doesn’t even begin to consider the world-changing technological advancements that were made by Houstonians in the oil and gas, space, and medical industry. One of worst “no builds” in my mindis the Nau Museum. That would’ve been a fine start in telling the story. Another great idea would be a National Museum of Immigration affiliated with the Smithsonian that would tell the domestic and international immigration story. A new Astroworld would also be great of course.

There is (or were) a set of houses on Stanford and Pierce that have been like that for quite a while. I'm sure the City can repossess them if they don't meet building code . . . just don't know how long that would take.

The City has (and is annually maintaining) a spaceport operating license from the federal government. That said, there is no "Ellington Spaceport," there is a "Houston Spaceport," which is a really a real estate development, at "Ellington Airport." Spin for poaching from existing tenants (at HOU) and adding a company with no existing ties to the space industry.

The sidewalks on the east side if the Shops building were closed with construction barriers this weekend.