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  1. astrohip
    Aspire sent out an email yesterday... here is the text of the email, and the PDF attached... {whoops, too large to attach, if I did this correctly, it will link to the file} https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_JIbTd1__8AHOBTQOdQ-uGyDbvoN60J/view?usp=sharing Season’s Greetings! Here is your first gift of the season. Attached you will find and enjoy our latest and greatest edition of the Aspire Post Oak quarterly newsletter. This bulletin includes spectacular photos and more exciting details about our amenity package, interior design, and unique home features. Keep in mind, we are still several months from opening (August – October 2021) yet a few months from the introduction of floor plan images and announcing pricing. We anticipate Q2 of 2021 for the release of these details. As always, thank you for your patience and continued support. From our Team to you and yours, we wish you a safe and happy holiday!
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    Nice video. But... I know that area fairly well (as most of you do also), and I'm having trouble figuring out certain shots. Did they remove some buildings from some views on that video? For one, I never saw The Huntingdon, which is right next door. And the view looking west (Galleria) seems to be missing lots of buildings that should be visible between the Revere and the West Loop. Just me?
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    Come a long way!
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    The CCSC is now open. I wish they had put some windows on the North wall. It's just one giant "wall". Bor-ing. Homeless people? I need to look closer, I haven't seen any. Maybe you just saw me wandering around in my "work from home" outfit... loose fit sweats, baggy tee, "no haircut in nine months" look. 🙃
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    That area's come a long way. I worked there, corner of Polk & Emancipation (then called Dowling) for several years in the mid 1970s. We were right across the street from the Houston Post bldg. Vagrants everywhere, and you always wanted to leave work before it got dark. It was not unusual to hear gunshots at night.
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    Small world... I was talking to my nephew in NYC yesterday, and it turns out he was highly involved in this project. I should preface with I never really knew who he worked for, or the details of what he does, I just knew he was in urban planning (Masters from NYU). I also knew he was working with Rice on long-term development ideas for the Village, as he had flown back to Houston (he grew up here) a few times for meetings (pre-Covid). So we're talking yesterday, and I mentioned that Rice had another project going--the Ion--and he says "Yes, that was my project also". What?!? Turns out he's a principal with HR&A. Rice uses them as lead consultant on long-term development---The Village, Ion, and any other urban planning projects Rice has. He was one of the leads on this project. I say "was", because he said he was promoted, and now oversees a different area.
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    Email today... (bulletin attached as PDF): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It brings our Team great pleasure to present to you the first of many construction updates. Throughout the remainder of the buildout phase, Aspire Post Oak is thrilled to provide to you an insightful overview of our ongoing progress. Once per quarter, you will receive our exclusive bulletin dedicated to delivering the latest updates and information. We are approximately one year away from opening and would like to express our appreciation for your continued support and patience. As time draws near, a more definitive date for pre-leasing and occupancy will be established. We currently anticipate floor plans and pricing will be published in Q2 of 2021 – so please stay tuned! Meanwhile, our devoted Team is eager to provide you with current details regarding Aspire Post Oak. If you have a specific query or your relocation plans have since changed, feel free to request removal from our mailing list or respond to my email for assistance. We look forward to having you join our world-class residences when the time comes! Aspire_Post_Oak_Q3_Newsletter_2020.pdf
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    Currently, the sun sets directly behind this tower, when viewed from our condo; we're about 1/2 mile east down Westheimer. The other night, I happened to look that way as the sun was setting, and you could see the sun thru the building. It was coming thru an empty floor, like the old see-thru buildings during the recession of the 1980s. Didn't have my cell close by, will try to capture it again at some point, before the sun moves to far to the left. Very cool image!
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    Talking to a friend of mine at Dinerstein, and asked him about this project. He said, among other things, that they plan a Q3 2021 opening.
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    Will do. I'll give them a couple weeks to get settled before I "invite myself over".
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    They're in! CO was issued Thursday, and they closed Friday. Already started moving stuff in, although they don't expect to start spending the night for a couple more days. So far, she's happy. Said it was "brighter and more spacious than I expected". New condo owners are always a little anxious, often moving from 5,000+sqft McMansions, into smaller condos. But it's the rare new condo owner who doesn't come to love it before long.
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    My friend was told Monday they could move in next week. Late August has moved to early September. But they also said that was contingent upon getting the CO for their floor, which as of late yesterday had not happened.
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    I looked, and I don't have any. While it is certainly a photo-worthy place, I guess taking pics when you visit a friend doesn't usually happen 😉
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    My friend bought this building (110 Milam) several years ago, and decided to save it. It was in ill shape, and needed more money than any developer is ever willing to put into a building. He decided to completely refurb/rehab it, and turn it into his residence. Several years and a shitload of money later... The bottom floor backs onto Buffalo Bayou. He acknowledged it was going to flood, and made it an open-ish storage area, with walls designed to handle water exposure. Each floor has a purpose--one for his bedroom, another for living/dining/kitchen, another for work space, etc. His living floor has these huge, commercial glass-paneled overhead doors (like Garage doors) along the back wall (facing Buffalo Bayou & west), that when shut provide a wall. But they can open with a button, and create an open-air environment. Those metal stairs on the side are to meet fire egress codes. On the roof is a stainless steel pool and deck. You can imagine the structural support he had to put in for that. He also collects cars, everything from Ferraris to classic oldies...
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    One of my best friends owns that building. I've been in it many, many times. I'm off to Pilates, will post more info later... And yes, it's his house.
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    Thanks, I forgot about that (don't know how, I drive by it all the time 🙄). They've been there a loooong time, well before the Helfman family owned it. I think it used to be owned by Bud Adams (the Oiler's owner), and in all fairness, is just a short hop down Kirby from RO. Bud lived in RO, and probably wanted to play off that name/location. Not sure if it was ever located anywhere else.
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    This made me think, based on the "River Oaks" spread discussion in the other thread... is this the first recorded use of "River Oaks" in a name/description that is actually south of 59? 🙄😒
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    The Chronicle also has the press release in today's paper. I still think there is a mistake. You don't build a 25/26 story building in less than a year. But as someone who lives just a couple blocks up Westheimer from this, I hope they can. Because you know they're gonna create some traffic issues during construction.
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    I thought anything inside the loop could be called "River Oaks" 🙃. Heck, there's a project down at Shepherd & 59 called "River Oaks". This isn't even an announcement of a groundbreaking. It's an announcement of an announcement-to-be-announced of a groundbreaking. And they think they can build this in less than a year?!? They have to have meant completion in late 2022, not 2021. It's interesting that they're using Martha Turner to sell the units. Every, and I mean every, high-end condo building uses Douglas Elliman (FKA Sudhoff) to handle their sales.
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    Here's an update from Stonelake Capital Partners, the people who built it... it addresses your tenant name question. I have a business relationship with them, so I reached out and asked my guy for an update: Thank you for the nice note! We have moved in and are loving it! We are anticipating a large tenant to take the top 3 floors and ultimately have their name on top of the building. We make up a very small portion of the building. The lights just went up and we are adjusting them to make sure the brightness/warmth is correct. They have been pretty bright so far! Hopefully they’re not penetrating your blinds!
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    When we moved into The River Oaks, we were the 4th condo to take occupancy. It's definitely a weird feeling! OTOH, there were so many workers & crew still finishing the place that it never really felt empty. Although at night, you had the place to yourself.
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    She was told the CO for her floor is due by the end of this coming week. They guaranteed her she would be able to move no later than Aug 25. No idea what a guarantee involves.
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    My friend is still being told "end of August". She's on a lower floor, and was told once the entire floor gets the OK from COH, she can close. And that pole... I drove by and took a look. It's set in asphalt, so they clearly are waiting for it to be moved, so they can concrete the patch.
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    Thanks, good info. I wondered what they were doing to Buffalo Speedway. Guess we have a year of const to look forward to. Then years of R.O. const 🙃 It will be nice to get Alabama updated. I noticed on the Upper Kirby project map, they show Richmond (inside B.S.) to be complete. But it's not, it's still ripped up and scraped down, but no overlay yet. It's funny (actually, it's not), when they started scraping all the years of overlays from Richmond earlier this year, I thought "Great timing, there's no traffic on Richmond due to shutdown, what a perfect time to repave that street". So they scraped it from Kirby to Timmons several months ago, and... {crickets chirping} ...they have not done one single thing since. Four months of the least traffic we will EVER see in Greenway Plaza, and it sits there untouched. Not one minute of work (that I can detect) in four months.
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    Update: Back in June, they told her it would be mid-July, maybe the 15th or so. Now she tells me they are shooting for an August closing. Clearly it is a moving target. If I was the developer, no way I leave that pole there. Unless that is some back alley angle, that makes the entire building look poorly thought out.
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