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Does anybody have a recent photo of the CityCentre 7/AC Hotel site? Last I saw in Sept the site was clear, but no new construction started.

I thought this didn't get a housing tax credit award...funding must have come through. The housing tax credit apps include early drawings. https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/multifamily/docs/imaged/2021-9-challenges/21027.pdf

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023002257

According to CIVE this is going to be 172 units. It's design-build and they do all the engineering (civ, struct, MEP) in house.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Camden-breaks-ground-on-two-Houston-area-17541874.php

Biz Journal article...same info as Chronicle. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/11/02/downtown-dual-branded-hotel-project-receives-loan.html

Title needs to be updated. This is 7 stories total. 5 Stories of apartments above 2 story parking garage. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/100M-apartment-project-planned-in-Montrose-site-17547765.php

"The mass timber office building will span 49,000 square feet across three stories and is designed to meet LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications. In addition to the use of mass timber, which is a type of engineered wood, the building will also utilize low-carbon concrete and zinc cladding as well as renewable energy and high-performance systems to reduce the building's overall carbon emissions. That includes cutting the building's annual energy usage by an estimated 25%. A 10,000-gallon rainwater harvesting cistern will collect rainwater and HVAC condensate to help the building reduce municipal water consumption by 98%, or about 350,000 gallons annually. The building will also offer a bicycle storage room and shower facility so employees can bike or walk to work via Bridgeland's trail system. The building's design will emphasize an indoor-outdoor connection through breezeways and shaded porches as well as floor-to-ceiling windows and a windowed wall on the roof. Construction of the mass timber office building is expected to start in early 2023. The project team includes San Antonio-based Lake Flato as the design architect, Houston-based Kirksey Architecture as the architect of record and Houston-based Tellepsen as the general contractor." https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/10/27/bridgeland-central-heb-mass-timber-office-building.html

This line item was for "Sidewalk,DW,PV" related to the first "Life Sciences Building".

TDLR TABS filings for 2nd floor spec buildout. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023004033 https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023004032 https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023004031

https://www.ahmm.co.uk/projects/americas/riva-row/

I think this should be a separate thread. The Houston Space Center is a non-profit, not affiliated with NASA or the Johnson Space Center.

Permit app still pending.

Not sure where to put this...Mods, feel free to move it. Looks like Baxter Development is rehabbing the Bienville Building. Ran across a TDRL TABS registration for improvements to the building shell. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023003066 There's also a rendering on Baxter's website. https://www.baxterdevelopment.com/construction-and-development/project-three-9ygdt

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023002749

Parcel F "Retail and Office Building with subgrade parking" https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2023002155

Permit issued. Project Title: Apartment Buildings|MAXIMUM unit :32|Total Sq Ft :347579| Project Address1: 14919 T C Jester Blvd Project Address2: Lot 1 Project City: Houston Project County: HARRIS Project State: TX Project Zip: 77068 Project Number: 2109290117 CBR 001 Valuation: 43368725 Project Stage: CENSUS Type Of Work: Apartment Buildings Pre Bid Date: 9/6/2022 Owner Name: Ward Getz And Assoc General Contractor Name: Evolve At Champions

Civ -Brooks & Sparks Struct - SCA MEP - CFI Companies PM - Mathis Group GC - EE Reed

Partial multifamily conversion. https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/multifamily/80-year-old-landmark-office-building-downtown-to-house-luxe-apartment-units-114459

Berkadia shows this is under construction. Here's the old TDLR TABS filing from the Community Impact News article. https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2022005010

1 building 255 units 1 story concrete parking podium + 4 story wood frame apartments Architect - EDI International Civil - Terra Assoc MEP - HGE Structural - SEDG

I saw the news that Chevron is offering to pay it's California employees to relocate to Houston, but did not associate it with this project...until I saw this. Here's some fuel for the speculation fire :-) https://realtynewsreport.com/will-chevron-move-hq-to-new-tower-in-houston/ HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Chevron is leaving its 92-acre headquarters campus in San Ramon, Calif. and moving hundreds of employees to Houston. The energy firm says it will lease some space in northern California and clearly states that it will keep its corporate headquarters in the Golden State where it’s been for many years. However, there are historical patterns, clues and dangling statements made years ago that indicate that Chevron could eventually decide to move its headquarters to downtown Houston. The Vision for a Downtown Skyscraper It’s also possible that someday Chevron may want to fulfill its proposal to build a 50-story, 1.5 million SF tower at 1600 Louisiana, near its existing downtown offices. Chevron has about 2,000 employees at its San Ramon headquarters and about 8,000 in Houston. It’s unclear how many employees are moving to Houston. Chevron has not disclosed how many employees will remain with the headquarters remnant in the northern California Bay Area, where office rents traditionally have been some of the most expensive in the nation. Critics say California is a high-tax state with a reputation of being “unfriendly” to business, especially to oil and gas companies. For example, in 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order banning the sales of new gasoline-powered autos by 2035. A number of California-based companies have moved their headquarters from the Golden State to Texas in recent years, including CBRE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Charles Schwab, and Tesla. The Texas Two-Step The California-to-Texas moves often begin with the establishment of a beachhead in the Lone Star State where the work force grows. It’s eventually followed with the relocation of the corporate headquarters. The tactic is “The Texas Two-Step,” says Austin-based economic development executive Ed Curtis, CEO of the YTexas organization. Curtis, in an interview last week, said the process of moving companies to Texas has often begun with the purchase of land, or a sizable office lease. “They call it the Texas Two-Step. The first step is they move a bunch of people in and say: ‘I’m not moving my headquarters.’ And eventually they move their headquarters and when they do, it’s seamless,” Curtis said. Will Chevron move its headquarters to Houston? “I think it’s definitely possible,” Curtis said. “I don’t know for a fact, but history tends to repeat itself and it wouldn’t surprise me if they did.” Chevron’s Discussions of a New Skyscraper It’s logical to speculate that Chevron may fulfill its proposal to build a 50-story 1.5 million SF tower at 1600 Louisiana, near its existing downtown offices. Years ago, Chevron indicated it would build an office tower in downtown Houston when Gov. Rick Perry announced Chevron would receive $12 million, which ws never fully disbursed, from the Texas Enterprise Fund. The Texas deal was announced nine years ago in July 2013 and Chevron agreed to create 1,752 jobs here. “Chevron USA Inc. proposes to construct a new multi-story office building of 1.5 million-plus SF located at 1600 Louisiana St.,” said Chevron’s application for the state’s $12 million in funding. “The building when completed, will provide Class A office space for technical, administrative and executive personnel.” Today, Chevron has downtown offices at 1400 Smith and 1500 Louisiana. They are Class A buildings, but they decades old. Today, many top-drawer, corporate occupiers – and definitely, Chevron is an elite tenant – are attracted to brand-new buildings loaded with restaurants, health clubs, outdoor plazas – all built with exceptional air quality and health standards. Older buildings can grow dim in comparison. Adjacent to Chevron’s 1500 Louisiana building is a lawn – 83,863 SF of grass where Chevron’s proposed tower was envisioned when the Texas Enterprise Fund deal was announced. In addition to the state funds, at that time it was reported that Chevron asked the City of Houston to supply $4 million worth of infrastructure. Later, there were unconfirmed reports that the HOK architecture firm was noodling with concepts for the site. Chevron never started the building. Today, it’s just a big urban lawn, empty and flat amid high-rise towers. Exxon Mobil, the largest energy company in the nation, is moving its corporate headquarters to north Houston in a few months, adding to its massive Houston workforce. If Chevron relocates its headquarters to Houston, it would give the city the headquarters of the nation’s two largest oil and gas companies, in addition to hundreds of smaller energy-related firms. The Chevron move would solidify for the long term that Houston is the Energy Capital of the World, even as the industry evolves.

Apparently the County and City are now withholding Harvey funds for this project as leverage for passing tenant protection legislation. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fifth-Ward-apartments-plagued-with-health-hazards-17318681.php "The situation at Cleme Manor was bad enough that Pct. 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis pulled a vote on funding for NHPF’s new development from Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting. He plans to delay the vote until the county can pass tenant protections for housing projects that receive county funds. NHPF is a development partner in a potential affordable housing project at 3300 Caroline St. The development would provide 149 new units in the affluent Midtown neighborhood and is slated to receive about $8.5 million from the county, along with $15 million from the city of Houston. “I think its a good project, and I’ve heard good things about NHPF from around the country... but I don’t want to give up $8.5 million because they say ‘trust me.’ I think it’s a good opportunity to push for some strong tenant protections and inspection requirements for affordable housing projects that receive any county funding,” Ellis said." The conflict between tenants and building management has now prompted a conflict between city and county officials. The county’s delay on this same project has exasperated Keith Bynam, director of Houston Housing and Community Development, who pulled the city’s vote on its funding from last week’s City Council meeting while the county addresses its concerns. Waiting to distribute the funds until new legislation is passed is an “overreach,” according to Bynam, who fears the Texas General Land Office might revoke the Hurricane Harvey funds being used to pay for the development. He argued that the city and county could vote to distribute the funds and implement protections while the development is under construction. “We will continue to have conversations with the county to see if we can get back on the same page to get this project moving as quick as we possibly can. By the time its completed, between the county and the city we will have everything in place to ensure the developers and managers are doing everything they're required to do,” Bynam said. In response to Bynam’s comments, Ellis told the Chronicle, “I am going to use every tool I have to push for the strongest protections I can get.” Those include ensuring that management cannot retaliate against renters who create or participate in tenant organizations, obligating management to address unhealthy conditions, including mold, and requiring a 30-day eviction notice, instead of the three-day notice currently required. Ellis said he plans to form a working group with his staff and the Harris County Community Services Department to draft legislation, and hopes to have it ready by the next Commissioners Court meeting. Roger Canales, development director for Texas at NHPF, said the organization will “absolutely” abide by any new guidelines put in place but hopes that they will pass legislation soon to keep costs down. “We support anything that the commissioner wants to do, we support his mission and we want him to feel comfortable,” Canales said.

Biz Journal Article from Yesterday: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/07/13/concept-neighborhood-wkm-redevelopment-east-end.html Developers of 4-acre mixed-use district in Houston’s East End aim to be resource for the community Jul 13, 2022, 5:25pm CDT A Houston East End development partnership aims to make the area more accessible and walkable while providing opportunities for hyperlocal businesses, workers and entrepreneurs. Concept Neighborhood, founded in early 2020 by managing principals Dave Seeburger, David Kelley, Jeff Kaplan, Jeremy Roberts and Zach Samet, has started the design phase of the redevelopment of a 13-building campus that used to be the headquarters of oil field equipment manufacturer W-K-M. The team purchased the 4-acre property along Roberts Street north of Harrisburg Boulevard earlier this year in an off-market transaction from the longtime owner, the Grenader family, with plans to build on the group's existing redevelopment, The Plant, a block away. “They were very careful how of they disposed and how they sold these buildings,” Kaplan said. “They really interviewed us and a few others.” Similarly to The Plant, a former Imperial Linen Services plant at 3401 Harrisburg Blvd., the W-K-M development will have a mix of small businesses, including retail and creative offices, but on a much larger footprint — 145,000 square feet, compared to 20,000 square feet at The Plant. The previous owners had already redeveloped some buildings, which now house creative studio space Starseed Hostel and the Houston Climate Justice Museum, both at 3308 Garrow St., as well as Houston Center Real Estate at 205 Roberts St. Since purchasing the property, Concept Neighborhood has added additional tenants, including hair product store Earth’s Nectar, where customers will also be able to get a haircut and buy vintage records, and the vintage clothing store partnership Evergirl Vintage and Too Suit Yourself. “It's that authentic, experience-based retail that we think there's a hunger for,” Kaplan said. The campus will be able to accommodate between 20 and 50 retail tenants, depending on the size of the space they’ll need. Two large buildings with mezzanine spaces on the sides make up the majority of the project’s total square-footage, David Kelley said. “We're envisioning potentially the first floor being more as the ‘anti-mall’ — smaller, very hyperlocal retail businesses where you can give them white box and smaller spaces, so it's much more affordable for them to come in,” he said. “And then we can use the mezzanine spaces as creative office spaces.” Overall, 50,000 square feet is allocated for retail and 20,000 square feet for creative office space. The developers are still exploring options for the remaining 75,000 square feet. Phase 1 of the redevelopment, slated to be completed early next year, includes two buildings. One is a long, narrow building with adjacent green space at 3217 Sherman St., and the other is a large building that takes up half a block just across the street. Concept Neighborhood did not disclose the general contractor or architects for the project but said the design is mostly done in-house. The redevelopment plan calls for leaving the buildings intact and keeping the basic outside design. All but one of the W-K-M buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places and eligible for up to $8 million in state and federal tax credits, Concept Neighborhood said. That also means there are limitations to changing the design. “Anything new that we do or anything else that happens is really based on the authenticity of these historic buildings and merchandising them in an appropriate way,” Kaplan said. The project is another piece contributing to the transformation of the area that encompasses East Downtown, the East End District and the Second Ward, much of which had long been marked by industrial real estate. In recent years, townhome, multifamily and retail development has started to replace many of the old warehouses typical for the area. It has also increased gentrification, as the look and feel of the majority Latino neighborhood are changing, and rising property values are potentially pushing out longtime East End residents who can no longer afford to live there. The Concept Neighborhood team is aware of the dilemma any redevelopment in an underserved area brings. “I think it's important to have a conversation not about how you can stop gentrification but how you can do it in a way better way that creates better equity and reduces the amount of displacement,” said Kaplan, who lives in the East End himself. Concept Neighborhood’s redevelopments aim to do just that, he said, pointing to The Plant, whose businesses are more than 80% woman- and minority-owned and many of which offer affordable products. In addition, he said, it gives local employment opportunities to residents, who won’t have to rely on a car to drive far to work. Veronica Chapa Gorczynski, president of the East End District, which conducts capital improvements on the area’s major transportation corridors, said she is excited about the W-K-M redevelopment. “This is a great opportunity to bring together both the commitment to adaptive reuse, the history of the neighborhood and the feeling of community,” she said. Concept Neighborhood expects the entire project to be completed by 2026. Florian Martin Reporter Houston Business Journal