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More or less, how many stories might a 225 room hotel have?

Here are some examples:

DoubleTree 350 Rooms (this building is also very thin)

Crowne Plaza 259 Rooms

Four Seasons 404 Rooms

Hilton Americas 1203

This article was in the Houston Business Journal Today...

Developers of the Houston Pavilions downtown mixed-use project have secured $140 million in construction financing from North Houston Bank.

The transaction makes it possible for construction to begin on the ambitious three-block development bounded by Dallas, Polk, Main and Caroline. Groundbreaking is set for Nov. 6.

It will take two years to build the $200 million project, which will contain roughly 800,000 square feet of retail, office and high-rise residential space.

William Denton and Geoffrey Jones of Houston Pavilions LP are the developers behind the project, which has already secured the House of Blues and Lucky Strike bowling lanes as tenants.

Jones says it was important to use a local bank on the project, which has been supported by North Houston Bank since it was conceived in July 2003. North Houston Bank is the Houston-based banking affiliate of FBOP Corp.

Mark Sixour, a managing director in the Houston office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, arranged the loan.

In addition to bank financing, the Houston Pavilions has lined up an $8.8 million development grant from the City of Houston, $5.5 million from Harris County, $1 million from the Downtown District and an undisclosed amount from partner Houston Catalyst LP. The project will be part of the Main Street/Market Square Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.

Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. is the architect on the Houston Pavilions. Houston-based D.E. Harvey Builders will serve as general contractor for the project. Construction activities will be coordinated and supervised by the Wells Partnership of Denver.

This is what I don't understand from some of your replies.... Most people around here are saying that retail/residential/business mix is the best for an urban environment. But, then some of you are saying that Camden does not necessarily have to have retail...From a resident's perspective this is what I want. There are more small businesses that we need around here. From a business perspective, I would think this could be a selling point for Camden.

I think if they build it...we will come. Fourth Ward, the area of midtown where the Posts are, and surrounding areas are becoming very dense, and I think retail will survive.

I hate fences too. I think it draws away from the "all american" look of wide open spaces. It does remind me of third world countries where most people have high fences because of crime.

Does anyone know of any upcoming projects in 4th ward? Any thoughts on this area? I live around here and I'm just impressed with the amount of land that's still empty. West Dallas has a lot of empty land on the right side of it from Heiner to Taft. There's also lots of 5000 sq feet blocks available within Fourth Ward. Everyone seems to be building by the galleria and Kirby area, and it just seems like no one is paying attention to this area. The only developments that I know of is the Camden City Centre (and that's closer to Midtown) and a few Perry Homes being built off West Dallas... Why???

This 6 block, 600 unit megaproperty will NOT have retail! I'm extremely upset and tired of this crap! Developers are not seeing the future of the area. The reason being streets in fourth ward are too narrow and there is going to be too much congestion. This is exactly what we need... for people to stop catering to cars! When is someone going to finally get this.