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    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/Houston-Spaceport-announces-Collins-Aerospace-as-16188126.php This is huge! Collins Aerospace will be building a manufacturing and startup incubator facility at the Houston Spaceport. It looks like the city will be lending $25.6 million to build a 120,000 sf building on an 8 acre site? Construction starts in June. Collins does lots of life support equipment work, especially with space suits. They’ll be expanding their presence in Clear Lake as they have a campus at Saturn Lane and NASA Parkway currently. This is especially awesome as Collins is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (created from the merger of Rockwell-Collins, Raytheon, and United Technologies Corporation), a Fortune 100 company (I believe).
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    It seems like a lot of people on here are obsessed with cranes so here’s an interesting one for y’all. I assume this will be used to build the 500 foot launch integration tower. I think it has been nicknamed “Frankencrane” by some reporters.
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    Are we Space City or not? Time for us to totally commit to being a city in the space age!
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    A couple more developments have happened in the area since the Rise and a couple more are in progress now. Aspire: The Standard: Sterling Northgate: on Wellborn but still adds to the whole neighborhood Z Bar & Bistro: former Loupot's The Hudson: St. Mary's Catholic Center JPII Center: Filled out the main block that had a small parking lot on it. St Mary's New Church and master plan: this is the most exciting one in my opinion New 19 floor high-rise student housing on site of former Lutheran Student Center Chapel: The Lutherans will have space in the first floor for their new chapel. If news reports are correct, this will be the tallest building in the area.
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    This project has finally converged on a final design and is officially in progress. Selective demolition started a year ago and construction activity should pick back up this summer. This park will turn Kyle Field into waterfront property, create a grand new vista with a dramatic lawn for the east side of the stadium, and provide a new events center designed specifically for Ring Day among other events. https://aggiepark.tamu.edu
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    I figured the Aggies on here may be interested in hearing about what's going on at the RELLIS campus, one of the Texas A&M University System's most exciting current projects. The RELLIS Campus is the redeveloped Riverside Campus (before that it was the Research Annex and before that it was the Bryan Army Airfield). Today, it is home to a growing number of state research, training, and response agencies, research centers, and educational buildings. The innovative aspect of the education portion of it is that it is essentially a multi-institutional university. The first two years of classes are taken at Blinn with the degree-specific classes being taken at a university with a presence on the campus. Currently, every university in the A&M System except for A&M-College Station offers degrees at the RELLIS Campus. SFA also offers degrees there. Master Plan: https://rellis.tamus.edu/pdf/RELLIS-CampusMasterPlan_FINAL-Compressed.pdf Entry Plaza: Joint Library Facility: High Density Library Storage Facility, joint project between the TAMU and UT systems. Center for Infrastructure Renewal: Texas A&M Transportation Institute Headquarters RELLIS Academic Alliance Building One: RELLIS Academic Alliance Building Two: Blinn at RELLIS Building One: Blinn at RELLIS Building Two: Blinn at RELLIS Master Plan: Agricultural & Workforce Education Complex: Data and Research Center: Bush Combat Development Complex: Research and Testing Center for the Army Futures Command Research Integration Center: Ballistic, Aero-optics, and Materials Facility: kilometer long, two meter wide hypersonic wind tunnel; the world's largest Innovation Proving Grounds & other future projects: Administration Building: Plant:
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    I think it's something done to validate designs onsite. Essentially to make sure the designs work if there's any strange lighting or odd conditions at the site that weren't accounted for in the design process and could affect how the building looks.
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    The worst part for me is the trail access this will have (albeit to a still unrepaired bridge). The Home Depot lot would've been perfect for restaurants, bars, and small retail with a nice gateway from the trail. It could've been another cluster on that rail-trail that would've linked up with MKT, Heights Mercantile, and White Oak Blvd.
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    As someone in the stated age group, that isn't the perception anymore. A year ago it was but now it's seen as pretty crime ridden. A friend that lives there won't even walk at night anywhere due to safety which neutralizes the walkability aspect of it. The Heights, Montrose, and Washington Ave area are seen as more desirable now. I'm really hoping the Ion and ancillary developments change that though.
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    The logical intersection it would be referring to would be San Jacinto and Wheeler, I guess I'll forgive a Florida company for that mistake. If my thinking is correct it could fit in front of Greentown Labs and between the Ion and Greentown Labs. If this is actually what is happening it appears Rice wants to get in on the long term ground lease golden goose. The Texas A&M System makes tens of millions every year off of similar arrangements in College Station. I can only imagine what Rice would make off of these blocks.
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    I went to Texas Live! in Arlington this weekend while visiting a friend and I really hope something similar but Houston, Astros, and space themed ends up on this site. It's a really cool and surprisingly unique experience for it being in the metroplex. Normally I would be against Houston doing a carbon copy of something in Dallas but this is the exception.
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    I walk through this on my walk almost every day, so here's a quick progress update: Homestead: Buildout essentially done, they have a hiring sign out front. RayBan: Appeared on the signs within the past few weeks, they'll occupy the space across from Homestead. They have permit papers on the doors. La La Land Kind Cafe: Structural buildout looks to be almost done. Sheetrock is going up. Sweetgreen: Uhaul truck was outside with people moving things in. Highline Park: Structural buildout going on. Rakkan Ramen: Essentially done, should open soon, menu was outside today but I didn't think to get a picture. Da Gama: Looks to be close to opening, already has ration furniture. I also found the attached file on the leasing company's website that appears to show there are quite a few more retailers lined up: Urban Outfitters, Madewell, Fabletics, Free People, and Sephora are some of the bigger names. Also quite a few fitness studios. 2078315945_BrandBook-MKT03.2021_COMPRESSED-compressed.pdf
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    With NASA recently selecting SpaceX's Starship as its lunar lander for the Artemis program, I figured some people may be interested in seeing the development of the Starship launch site since Starship will be part of the Artemis program lead out of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. None of the images were taken by me. Overview Current view of the launch site with Serial Number 15 (SN15) ready for testing. Orbital launch platform and integration tower. The truss structure on the left will stack the rocket stages and will be 469 ft tall. The slanted columns in the shape of a hexagon will become the orbital launchpad where Starship will launch from. Build site where construction of the rockets take place.
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    The Fry's (a Kroger brand in Arizona) in downtown Phoenix is a pretty good example of this. Keep in mind it's not very tall though because this is Arizona, the state's tallest building is 35 floors.
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    This thing sure is moving! Chancellor Sharp must've lit a match under the contractor's rear
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    Please keep these views coming!
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    I believe it's near the Grayson at Baybrook and Lifetime Fitness near the mall. It has a Glenwest Drive address.
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    Didn't mean to shoot you down! Was just sharing the info I had. While East River would definitely make for a great office environment for them, I'd love to see them grow in Clear Lake. I think it would be really awesome to have a major cluster of spaceflight companies down there and see how that area grows over the next 10-20 years. Any SpaceX presence is welcome anywhere in the city by me though, especially in a development as exciting as East River!
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    Do you think it's talking about 2A? Based on the diagrams, 2A, 2B, & 2C would be the most natural progression for a next phase. I guess it could also be talking about 2D though. BuffaloHeightsPresentation.pdf
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    They already have an office here in Houston (Near Bay Area Blvd and Saturn Ln intersection). It's a liaison and integration office for their Cargo and Crew Dragons since the planning groups at NASA Johnson are telling them who and what to put on the Dragons. Northrop Grumman also has a facility for this purpose for Cygnus as does Boeing for Starliner and Sierra Nevada for the Dream Chaser.
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    Nah, let everyone find out when Karen chains herself to the tower crane.
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    I'm extremely excited to see what they do with those older buildings in phase 2, they could really be something incredible. I also think it would be awesome if eventually they build some small pavilion or market style buildings in the current parking lots and rely just on garage parking and the trail connection. This spot is already great but densifying to make it more intimate would take it completely over the top.
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    HB 449 will be the one to follow for this. In it, Texas A&M, MD Anderson, and UT Health Houston are asking for money to build their buildings from the state ($100 million each). https://capitol.texas.gov/Search/DocViewer.aspx?ID=87RHB004491B&QueryText=tuition%2bOR%2brevenue%2bOR%2bbond&DocType=B
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    Yep. JSC has been an uncapitalized asset for decades. That is changing. It seems inevitable that Clear Lake will become the "space TMC" but engaged leaders can help it be more successful. Just at Houston Spaceport you already have a major astronaut training facility (jets and the Neutral Buoyancy Lab) so with Axiom I think this has the potential to launch (again, pun intended) the Houston Spaceport. I really hope the whole area reaps the benefits and I think it will. Clear Lake needs some work and redevelopment to support world class work like this. Just last week Nanoracks (headquartered here) installed the first commercial airlock on the ISS which will be used for research and business purposes. In addition, Collins Aerospace (business unit of Raytheon Technologies) is growing their workforce by a considerable amount at their offices in Houston. It's an exciting time for the area and I hope they seize on the opportunities to make it the best it can be. Houston has the ability to become the center of the space economy and I really hope it seizes on that opportunity.
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