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    HV must be increasing rents.
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    After closing the West Elm in Highland Village, I'm really hoping they open a West Elm in Uptown Park. I can see it happening given that a sister store, Rejuvenation, is opening there. One store that would do great here, or in Highland Village, would be a Nike store (not a factory or outlet). I'm baffled that Houston doesn't have one. River Oaks District could use it to draw in more foot traffic, but IDK if a Nike store goes with the rest of the development.
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    This would only accomplish reducing the tax burden on less fuel efficient vehicles. Meanwhile, you've made tax collection more difficult and likely reduced the amount of tax revenue. At the end of the day, those driving are paying the tax, who cares if its a fuel tax or "mileage tax".
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    https://www.google.com/maps/dir/LBB+%26+Associates+Ltd.,+LLP,+10260+Westheimer+Rd+%23310,+Houston,+TX+77042/Claymex+Tile+%26+Brick/@29.9319328,-95.4820653,11.63z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640c336a59e4c77:0xdc581ca70f346948!2m2!1d-95.5559842!2d29.7371273!1m5!1m1!1s0x8640ce880ad6733f:0x4a1780123233c829!2m2!1d-95.5184499!2d29.9395467!3e0 Taking the SHT from Westheimer/BW8 to 249 is 16.5 miles and takes 17 minutes. Avoiding tolls and taking SHP is the same distance, but takes 31 minutes. So a 14 minute difference, each way or about 30 minutes longer, roundtrip. With a round trip toll cost of $9, you'd have to make $18/hour to "break-even". Add in the fact that you save AT LEAST $1.00 in gas each way (by not having to stop at any of the 18 stop lights along the way) by taking the tollroad vs the feeder your net cost is closer to $7 - making your "break-even" wage $14/hour.
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    Probably has to do with the fact that they're opening a cocktail bar, and want people to get drinks from there.
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    Yet many people still choose to pay for parking, as evidenced by the metered spots being filled and the lines to pay the garage meters. Being a larger development doesn't mean anything - the Galleria is a larger development than RV and CC combined and yet all the parking is free. What matters is that its a destination and that parking is at a premium, which is exactly the case on White Oak.
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    I disagree. White Oak already has a shortage of parking, especially when the nearby residents feel entitled to b*tch at people parking on the residential streets. Also, Rice Village and City Centre both charge for parking.
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    Well, yeah.. they got Vinson and Elkins to sign on as an anchor tenant (+200,000 sqft of 1 million) and their current lease is up in 2021.
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    https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/07/these-kinds-of-restaurants-are-in-talks-for.html
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    1) They’re all adjacent to the newest luxury shopping destination in Houston. 2) likely easier/cheaper than developing on the other side of 610 3) The land was previously underutilized and the surrounding neighborhood was already being redeveloped with luxury townhomes and condos (e.g Briarglen condos and highland tower condos). Its for the same reason that all the older homes in the area have been slowly being torn-down and rebuilt with million dollar homes.
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    A Rejuvenation store will be opening in Uptown Park. https://www.rejuvenation.com/stores? It’s a Willams-Sonoma brand, specializing in light fixtures.
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    Does anyone know what the booms were doing at steak48.
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    I counted ~44
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    The Mattress store has closed... could this mean development is in motion??
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    Noticed this today.I always suspected they’d develop this plot and pointed out as much when people would grouse over the Arabella’s parking podium.
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    Wowww
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    Yeah, that’s most likely because said people prefer to live in the suburbs and not have to commute, rather than living ITL or living in the suburbs and commuting.
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    I agree 100% with your sentiment, however there’s no way in hell that RO residents will allow a rail line down Kirby. Shepherd would be more feasible, politically, though idk how feasible it is engineering-wise. Montrose blvd makes sense but we don’t really need two lines to the museum district. Also, Washington, W Dallas or W Gray would be alternatives to Allen (my vote is Washington).
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    Only if it's a W, Ritz-Carlton or SLS/Delano/Mondrain, please. Add a cool day-club and Houston will be rockin.
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    The Austonian is ridiculous.
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    Beautiful building that will really increase the gravity of market square (along with the new office building). Only things left are the chase bank lot, the parking lot/BOA ATM at 800 Franklin, and more efficient use of the half lot of parking for Hotel Icon/Islamic Center.
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    Which is exactly why they should've at least expended their visionary efforts on rail lines that actually makes $s and sense.
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    Light rail to IAH doesn't make any sense. What are they going to do, extend the rail up Airline (which isn't at all dense) all the way through Greenspoint? While that MIGHT benefit the low-income neighborhoods in that path, it doesn't make any sense to anyone trying to get to IAH... too many stops and not fast enough. If they want to do it right, they should either 1) no additional stops after the planned tidwell extension, and send the train up the Hardy Toll Road ROW at higher speeds; or 2) since they are extending Hardy TR to downtown, create a new commuter rail along the ROW with a straight shot to IAH with 2 or 3 stops along the way. If needed, put in a new light rail line taking you to the commuter terminus. Additionally, is there no mention in their plan to push forward with the Blue/Gold lines? Are these "visions" in addition to those?
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    Also from the article. I suppose its an announcement of finalized plans.
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