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    Kimberley Profession Building II: Office Building At 12727 Kimberley Ln.

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    Comparing the render to Google maps, this new building looks like it's going to be built in place of a two-level sub-grade parking garage which is attached to an existing three-floor professional building. The existing building, which has a larger footprint than this one, is still shown in the render (on the right), so I assume it's staying.

    Both buildings are listed at the same address.

    I think this means that at least a portion of the parking in the render will likely be dedicated to the existing three-floor building.

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    TMC Helix Park: Texas Medical Center Bio Research Campus

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    Added a map for comparison

    It's kind of easy to take the scale of this project for granted...until you see these wider shots. The construction site would easily cover a dozen city blocks elsewhere. It's massive.

    (Edit: rough outline of site North of OST overlayed on a map of the downtown)

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    TMC Helix Park: Texas Medical Center Bio Research Campus

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    Here's a super wide panorama of the site, showing most of it. The center of the photo is roughly facing east with S Braeswood Blvd. on the far left, and the hideous Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences building to the far right.

    It seems like there has been no effort made for site-prep for the hotel location, which I'm guessing is at the north-east corner of the project.3Hh83O3.jpg

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    Parc Binz I & II: Offices With Retail At Binz And Chenevert St.

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    As a regular customer of both the Barnaby's and Fadi's located in the original building, I really like how close the garage parking is to the street-front retail. At no point are you more than a short flight of stairs away from your destination, which makes it convenient to get in and out of quickly. I hope the new building retains this speedy in-out aspect. 

    At lot of businesses in other parts of town which rely on garage parking (Rice Village comes to mind), getting in and out is not nearly so convenient. Often stairwells and elevators seem to be planned in relation to the garage, but not in relation to the businesses they ultimately serve. It also seems like there is little consideration in many buildings for keeping foot traffic separate from vehicle traffic in the spaces between garages and retail. 

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    City Place: Mixed-Use Development At I-45 And Grand Pkwy.

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    HP is moving its HQ to Houston
     

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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the latest tech company to shift its focus away from Silicon Valley, announcing Tuesday that it will relocate its headquarters from San Jose, California, to Houston, Texas.

     

    “HPE’s largest U.S. employment hub, Houston is an attractive market to recruit and retain future diverse talent, and is where the company is currently constructing a state-of-the-art new campus,” the company said in its fourth quarter earnings release. It’s unclear how many employees the move will affect, though the company said no layoffs will be with the move.

     

    HPE will keep the San Jose campus, and will consolidate some of its Bay Area sites there, it said.

     



    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/hpe-is-relocating-headquarters-to-houston-from-california.html

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    Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.

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    On 11/5/2020 at 10:04 AM, Montrose1100 said:

    I've noticed on the Citizen App there's quite a bit of stabbing/robbery going on in Midtown/Southern Downtown lately. Mostly around the Greyhound Station. The comments on this incident have residents complaining lol.

    Have you been around the Greyhound Station? All midtown keeps looking nicer and nicer every year except for that area.  It looks like Hepatitis C in-waiting.

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    Asian City Plaza: Mixed-Use For Chinatown

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    2 hours ago, samagon said:

    I don't mean to get all SJW in here, and I certainly don't like to just follow the marketing line of a TIRZ...

     

    but there are so many first generation immigrants from other culture's and nationalities represented in the area of town that is centered on Bellaire and BW8, International District really is a better moniker for the area than Chinatown.


    I'd bet that's why they're calling it "Asia Town," which sounds more interesting and specific, in my opinion, than "International District." As a white dude who grew up in the woods of Michigan, this whole city is an International District which is one reason why my wife and I love it. Outside of Chinatown, there are parts of the city which are distinctly Middle Eastern, others which are distinctly Central American. I feel calling one specific neighborhood "International District" would be confusing to outsiders in light of all of the other international areas. 

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    The Mill: Mixed-Use At 2315 Navigation Blvd.

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    Posted · Edited by aachor

    This aesthetic is going to look so dated in 10-15 years, in which case it will be an eyesore. Like all of the mansard-roofed lowrise developments from the late 70's and early 80's.

    However, I love that we keep seeing more and more mixed-use development in this city. 

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