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    If this goes up will, I believe that leaves only three more DLI projects: Camden's second tower, Block 98, and some apartment tower north of the ballpark. Anyone know different?
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    My error, not plastic straws, but plastic bags. Nevertheless it seems extreme to verbally abuse our state over a dispute over this sort of thing ( not by you samagon. Your posts shed light on this issue). With other folks in the "environmental movement" there has been much hysteria since the beginning. I remember the first Earth Day in 1970 ( I was in high school) and all the Paul Erlich doom and gloom, followed later by Global Cooling, followed by Global Warming, followed by Climate Change all infused with levels of hysteria. It is tiresome. Very little light but much heat in discussions. As for reducing pollution, who can be against that? I live along Lake Houston and am appalled at all the trash that winds up there. Some of it is due to the rapid growth in the area, some to sheer carelessness. It is irritating and disgusting. If industry could make these things decay, and decay much faster that would be helpful.
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    While some of you are bad mouthing Texas ( over straws? how trivial) hundreds of thousands are moving here for a better life including a student I taught who moved from Rwanda after her parents and most of her siblings were butchered. This butchery an off shoot of the Great Congo wars in which over 5 million have died. Vietnamese and Cambodians moved here to flee the communist terror in the homelands and have a better life. These people had real problems. Texas has provided opportunity for millions making it the fastest growing state in the U.S. But does Texas deserve praise? No .It's a assbackward state according to some of you. You should be grateful for this splendid State and not verbally abuse it over small issues.
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    Plastic straw ban? What trivia. I suppose I'm suppose to worry about cow farts also? When I think of the problems my parents and mother in law's generation faced: The great flu pandemic, the Great Depression, their parents dying at an early age, the Dust Bowl, WWII, the threat of global communism, polio epidemics, raising numerous children , sorry but plastic straws are a mountain out of a mole hill.
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    I count 46, since SkyHouse Main are twins. Thanks for your work Timoric.
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    Just heard about it. Hope everyone is safe near there.
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    Great picture of our ever growing skyline. Coming from the Great Plains/Midwest that cloud looking thing in the middle of the photo would cause serious anxiety.
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    Within the next year to two years, 3300 Main, The Texas Tower, and maybe two more Caydons will be visible from this angle. It's going to be fun.
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    I think parts of midtown, museum district, and rice village area are there, uptown has a ways to go. When I stroll through uptown there are very few pedestrians which is surprising considering all the high rises in the area. If the museum district would get ground level retail and restaurants like the northwest area of midtown it would be almost European in ambiance.
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    I think many people love their cars.It gives them a sense of freedom and control. I for one took the metro as often as I could when working at TMC. Nevertheless The Houston MSA( as is DFW) is very large in area, nearly the size of Massachusetts, growing, very rapidly, and inexpensive for middle class families, unlike Boston or SF. We are going to be a automobile oriented city for a very long time.
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    Those of you old enough may remember the area of Market Square park 25 to 30 years ago. It was crowded with winos and homeless people. This change is not as surprising as the collapse of communism in the 80's, but as a local event it is astonishing. If the international tower is ever built that will be icing on the cake.
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    Never mind. Found the answer.
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    This development is on the north side of the Bayou near Clinton Dr, correct?
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    Not going to happen until far into the future.
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    Beautiful design. Will be an asset for the TMC. Nevertheless they better put some decent ventilation or the gas fumes from the buses will be obnoxious.
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    The group that designated Houston an Alpha city is based out of the UK. They are called GaWC. I do not know what ranking Houston may have via other organizations.
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    The growth in Houston is indeed amazing. Midtown used to be a wasteland. Drove my daughters to the rodeo and was surprised at all the growth. Main St is (with a few interruptions) continuously developed to the 3800 block. Can't wait to see what the new high rises and the redevelopment of the old Sears is going to do. I believe population density within the Loop will hit record highs by 2020 census.
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    Very elegant. The Bentley suggests it is going to be too pricey for me. Now if that were a used Hyundai.......
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    They are tearing through this at an amazing pace but to be fair, these folks had to knock down a small mattress store, the Texas tower the old Chronicle building.
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    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Houston MSA added 111,100 new jobs in 2018. Don't know the correlation with this and population growth, but it suggests that the population growth is zooming upward rapidly.
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    It may not be One Vanderbilt, but I like it and am happy about it.
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    This is the one I wished to show regarding delays for this project. Goofed
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    Example
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    I've been hearing about block 98 kicking off in the near future numerous times. These folks have pushed this back several times. They were suppose to break ground this first quarter. They are in such a choice location I am puzzled as to all these delays.
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