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  1. CREguy13
    The indirect impact of this expansion is it is likely to catalyze the southern portion of downtown. Hard to believe there won't be investor interest to scoop up some of those parking lots to develop in the future.
  2. CREguy13
    Fair to have PTSD on Regent Square. The RO will be a very special development for Houston and be a major catalyst for the area. This is not one to be worried about!
  3. CREguy13
    My understanding is the first office building, MF highrise and the retail building will all be underway this year. The Auburge/Birdsall likely gets going early 2025 (I believe the presales are doing pretty well on the condos), and Oxy in 2026. There's a midrise MF planned and not sure of the timing on that. All that to say there will be lots of construction over the next several years.
  4. CREguy13
    First building is for Vitol. Oxy will be on southern end of the property.
  5. CREguy13
    I'm **cautiously optimistic the Montrose TIRZ project will prevail. The completed sections of the sidewalk along Shep/Durham already have noticeably more pedestrian use, even with it being brutally hot out. By the time Fall weather rolls around and several more blocks of sidewalks are open, it will be clear as day this is a game changer for Houston and a blueprint to transitioning our urban neighborhoods to walkability. The pedestrian friendly commercial development that will follow along this corridor is going to be amazing. Montrose residents will want their version of this along core thoroughfares like Montrose Blvd. While they may try, best of luck to the mayor and the loud minority if they think they can stop Houston from evolving!
  6. CREguy13
    This is the other office project. Oxy's buildings will be on the southern end of the development.
  7. CREguy13
    That'd be something. On a serious note, this will be quite the development. Wow
  8. CREguy13
    Went in with an open mind, still disagree with his comments/viewpoint. I'm not a business owner, so if a lot of the business owners are concerned with losing parking that is valid if it impacts their business after the construction clears. Even if the second phase is paused to see how the first phase performs for 6-12 months, wouldn't that be better than a total redesign before prematurely judging the project's potential success? That said it's not like shepherd/durham will be inaccessible going from 4 lanes to 3. If it reroutes some drivers to take 610 around to I-10 or stay on I-45 and not speed through the Heights, why is that wrong? This is truly one area where wider sidewalks and bike lanes are justified as its a neighborhood yearning for more walkability. Whitmire saying its common sense to keep it 4 lanes, is not common sense to me. I guess we'll see what his sidewalk program looks like, but I really believe its backwards thinking to suggest that even if we lose federal funding, he'll still move forward so it's done right. How it's being done now, is being done right. But again, this is just my personal opinion. I'm sure I speak for many on this forum, that not everyone believes car mobility is the top concern, especially for residents in the Heights which is the area in discussion.
  9. CREguy13
    This would be a terrible miscalculation. The value of the first completed section will be a tremendous opportunity for any pad sites that front or are within a few blocks of shepherd/durham. The success of making these streets pedestrian/bike friendly could catalyze other inner-city neighborhoods that fit a similar profile to be more walkable. How is keeping Shepherd Durham a miniature highway of cars going 50+ mph safe for Houstonians and good for the city? You're already seeing people walk on the few completed sections. There will be huge opposition to this. There are enough residents with influence in the Heights, hopefully they get LOUD.
  10. CREguy13
    Trust me, I do too. I love Austin and enjoy visiting there. But if you look at what underpinned its insane growth during the past several years, a lot of that is gone. Tech has contracted, startup VC peaked in 2021, and the relocation trend led by wfh has retreated - there is more outbound than inbound migration. Long term bullish, near term not so much.
  11. CREguy13
    They need to make the ground breaking announcement already...
  12. CREguy13
    This is great news! Pending further concrete details, I don't see how this announcement can be taken negatively... follow-on private investment will be multiples of whatever Whitmire has planned, even if it doesn't reach the $3B figure. Austin had its boom and is now in the early innings of its bust. ATX is what Houston was in 2015, a crane-filled skyline with tough times ahead. The vast majority of the current construction pipeline there was capitalized before interest rate hikes started when the city was enjoying major tech expansions, robust VC/Startup activity, relocations from other markets, etc. That party is largely over. There may be a lot of cranes in the sky, but the sunshine has ended. It is overcast for the foreseeable future.
  13. CREguy13
    While I love this design and a great addition for Upper Kirby, Avalon is an absolute institution. It will be so bittersweet if they land a lead tenant to kick this off.
  14. CREguy13
    Woah! Praying this doesn't get value engineered much, this would be quite the catalyst for Rice Village going more vertical.
  15. CREguy13
    If only McNair or someone else in this area could have a bold, visionary mixed-use development here. This is general area is the size of Galleria/CBD. So much potential
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