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  1. mattyt36
    Such as . . . ?
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    December 2012
  3. mattyt36
    I’m going to remain silent on that. Let’s just say financing issues.
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    I’ve heard that’s likely not to proceed.
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    Dallas has 2, Atlanta has at least 4 (not to mention plenty of other developments, but that's where they're based). Novare has at least 4 residential high-rise developments in Nashville, 3 in Charlotte, and 2 in Austin (including a 44-story building). They may not be called "Skyhouses" but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.
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    Really?!
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    Astroturf.
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    Wow, have stayed at a Moxy once before in Minneapolis ... was very unique. I posted in another thread around that time that it’d fit in perfectly in Montrose or the East End but of course I’ll take this.
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    I thought Marlowe was DLI as well. I don’t think The Hamilton was. Thanks! So it requires that they at least be able to accommodate retail in the future ... I guess that’s what we all were remembering.
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    Anyone know when the closed tunnel sections will reopen? (BTW the Downtown District’s website on this is useless ... the map still shows 609 Main as under construction.)
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    I find it to be such a strange looking building but shall reserve judgment!
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    Maybe it was just Phase 2?
  13. mattyt36
    Don't they have to have retail to qualify for the DLI?
  14. mattyt36
    Anyone been in the Cabochon Bldg? Doesn’t look bad.
  15. mattyt36
    How common is it for these new apartments to charge monthly amenity fees?
  16. mattyt36
    Nice to read his glowing comments about the City.
  17. mattyt36
    EK you’re such a great addition to the Board. I wish I had your enthusiasm because it’s so apparent in every post!
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    I’d go for the Swimming Hole as part of the development first. The Bayou has water quality issues ... not sure why people would want to kayak in it.
  19. mattyt36
    Since the list is not alphabetical or organized by geography, I can only assume it is a relative ranking. Houston ranked below all 3 in every year I can find. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/gawcworlds.html
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    Yes it’s true, Dallas, Atlanta, and Boston all previously had Alpha- ranking in 2008 but have since been downgraded. Would love to know how Houston somehow came to outrank Dallas and Boston (Atlanta I get) given their own superior economic statistics since then. Maybe the data lag by 2 (or more) years. It also seems to be the case that the list as shown are relative rankings. And Houston has been behind Dallas and Atlanta (sometimes way behind both) in every year except this one. Seems like they must have changed their criteria. (Of course I’m biased so I think this new criteria is more representative!)
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    Not sure how I missed this ... this IS news. Wow! It’s been a while since I looked at the list but it does seem rather skewed for European cities. Prague, Budapest, Dublin, Stockholm, Lisbon, and (especially) Luxembourg seem way overrated, all rated the same as Amsterdam. You must score points for being a national capital. Likewise, Warsaw and Milan as Alpha cities seems to be a bit of an overstatement. I seem to recall a couple of years ago Houston was one notch below Dallas.
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    Anyone know what the monthly maintenance fees are like in a high rise condo building? I just don’t think the math works out in Houston. Have been reading profiles such as these for 2 decades and it’s always people in their mid-50s after kids leave. And they also seem to always be realtors. The only high rise that seemed to make no brainer economic sense to me based on numbers presented was that one in EaDo with the micro units. Otherwise high rise rentals here seemed to be price (relatively) affordably. Do the developers assume the building flipping to a condo down the road? Are there any examples of high rise rentals flipping to condos here?
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    Good Lord, another Adidas and Puma!
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    Well I suspect you must know something. That shall prevent me from starting a GoFundMe campaign in the Fourth Ward for the $40 million required to make it super sexy. I’d already got commitments for $83. Ah well, that’s Houston. But that’s why I like it.
  25. mattyt36
    Houston’s unemployment rate is 4.1%, essentially the same as the U.S. as a whole at 4.0%. Would not say that’s “very low.” DFW added slightly more with 3.5%. Still the recovery from the mini-recession (and the fact that it was mini to begin with) is better than I would have ever guessed.
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