Houston Retail

lets not forget the 4,000 people living downtown, 10,000 people in midtown, 20,000 others along the rail and tourism.

Boring??? no graphics?? next gap???

You guys couldn

"Seinfeld - Party of 4!!!"

I vote to close this thread until we see dirt move.

C'mon. This post has been viewed over 13,000 times and it talks about nothing.

Reminds me of a Seinfeld Episode. "A Post about nothing"

the bar will be open friday, but without live music and hell be on this saturday around 10. that wasnt billie jean, it was "ride like the wind"

Place was packed with no advertising at all (except for my post on this board and it looks like Locals was the only one who read about it - thanks for coming).

yeah, im pretty sure theres a large restuartant supply store (like 60,000 sf) going in and then some vacant space next to it (around 15,000 sf) if my memory serves me correctly.

i respectfully disagree. This space was a famous jazz club for many years in the 70's, then it was a successful white table cloth restaurant for many years. Recently Sidelines went in and their failure was two fold. first their main partner was called over to Iraq and second they did not have a real draw. I would be the first to admit that this is a destination location, but Sammy is a destination performer and is well known throughout houston. He is going to be "Mr Main Street" and will be a catalyst for activity in the area. Come see for yourself Satuday.

And anyone who I represent always gets a great deal:)

nope, completely different people

Guys, one of my clients is opening a live music venue / bar at 2016 Main this weekend. If you don

Tracking Houston

Rail system allows easy access to nightlife, shops and sites

BY SUZANNE MARTA

Dallas Morning News

Houston without a car? Don't laugh. More than $4 billion in public and private investments in Space City's downtown during the past decade has carved out a visitor-friendly atmosphere that offers a whole new kind of Houston getaway.

Is there a link for the remainder of the story?

i think you just need a new source:)

i have subscription to Time and couldnt find it, is it only in the newstand edition?

I saw on the marque that its going ot be senor ritas.

Then again, maybe I SHOULD buy in midtown. That area needs a strong group of pissed off, fed up owners with a stake in things to shake up the managment district. As a renter, my influence only goes so far. This is getting outrageous. I moved to Midtown for a specific reason, to experience urban living.

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Midtown guy, please don

BTW, I was the one who said that they closed, and that piece of information came from an O'conner retail report. Ill try to find out from another source if it is in fact true or if O'connor jumped the gun.

Don't you work for Wulfe?

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no...

shh youll blow my secret identity.

Fashion square is at post oak and san felipe. He just bought the old Saks Pavillion and is going to develop the whole 24 acres into a mixed-use project.

bayou place is too far disconected from main street.

One thing it has going for it is the abundant parking, and if they ever build residnetial there it would sure help.

AHHHH!  Hurry up and build this, already!  We NEED a big spark in downtown, and this just might be it!  Im sick of sitting around, as nothing is done, and meanwhile, a certain city to the north is getting massive amounts of revolutionary projects!  JUST BUILD IT!  If you want, Ill dig the first pier for the foundation just to get this moving!

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You want a big spark for downtown?

Bill Denton and Geoff Jones just closed on the three blocks at Main and Dallas and are planning a project like they did in Denver (over a million sf of mixed - use space). it will be sad if this project goes up before shamrock.

And the buyer is......

Hotel ZaZa out of Dallas.

You heard it here first. My source is a manager of a competiting hotel and his friend will be the new catering manager.

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You are correct sir!

I doubt they'd keep the warwick name. The hotel already has branding, and dont worry you will get used to the name. This is one of the coolest hotels in dallas and it will do wonders for the immediate area. It will likely have condo units on top overlooking the park. This is truly a permanant location. I heard they picked it up for 25M. Zaza was trying to find a home on kirby, but could not find the right site. http://www.hotelzaza.com/.

Look for the W to announce a site in the galleria area soon. I dont event think they took a serious look at this.

or it could be the developers name... you never know. I bet this is an early rendering and the end product will look nothing like it.

I dont think Ed has anyting to do with this project, hes to busy with Fashion square. looks like brokers from Wulfe are handling the retail.

Stallone's is tied up in permit hell.

I like your observations Hizzy. I worry about that north west quadrant of activity. Franklin St coffee is very cool, Ive met cool people who hang out there. Actually one of the guys I met told me that he had lived in the Bayou lofts for 2 years and never met or talked to his neighbors before Franklin was opened. It really goes to show how retail can bring together a community. Other than that and 6 degrees, there isnt much there and people who are walking north on main typically turn around once they hit the huge mosque because they dont see any activity. I guess that gives the retailers on the north character and a seperate identity from the club scene.

well then it is settled, by a 2 X 1 vote I will continue to tease you with morsels of what might be happening.

If you dont like it, Jefe off.

Looks like its going to be called the Metroplex. Thats a better name than Raiders' lofts (kinda sounds like Indiana Jones condo).

Heres the full package that shows the retail layout

http://www.wulfe.com/realister/manager/Pro...e_metroplex.pdf

It looks like you have been hanging out at the Wulfe website too long. They sure work on some cool projects tho.

Is that American Apparel on the building? They would be cool downtown. Check out their website www.americanapparel.net . Sex sells.