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Yeah, units don't open up too often at that property. When I was looking around last year, there wasn't anything available either. For whatever reason they continue to advertise in just about all the apartment locator publications.

Exciting times for IAH. With feed from both ends I could see LH doing IAH-FRA year round with a 747, probably even upgrade to an A380 during the summer months. Loads on SQ IAH-DME-SIN should improve drastically. In the not too distant future I would like to see CA offer PVG-IAH service. As for the current SkyTeam carriers at terminal D. I

Yeah, you do save time, but it mostly depends where you are in Downtown. For the 228 bus riders, the farther south your bus stop is in Downtown the more time you

When I worked in downtown I slugged all the time. There was one time that I slugged with a very tired driver. No joke I thought he was going to dose off. Another time I slugged with a driver who was low on gas. So she decided to detour and fill up, a bit annoying, but not the end of the world. I

I meant Virgin Atlantic (VS). Outside of England the only other country they fly to in Europe is Scotland, and that's only on a seasonal basis. Their fleet is less than 40 aircraft and they tend to focus on tourist cities or the visiting friends or family crowd for their destinations. So, IAH doesn't really fit in their plans right now. IF VS hadn't deffered their A380 deliveries untill next decade there could have been a possibility of VS moving some aircraft around and opening up some new destinations in North America maybe even IAH. Virgin Nigeria (VK) on the other hand does have shot of starting IAH service. But we will just have to wait and see on that one. . . Has anyone priced IAH-DME-IAH on SQ? Cheapest fares i've found were all less than 800. I think that's a pretty good price for what SQ offers in coach.

Shrewd is stretching it a bit. His VS venture hasn't failed yet, so he's done better than most airline presidents. But being profitable is another matter. As far as coming to IAH. I doubt it. VS is not really a growth airline, they don't have the aircraft and IAH London is more of a bussiness market. . . If all goes well IAH-DME will go daily. SQ offers a lot of product for the money, so I think savy IAH flyers will have a hard time passing up SQ for a US or European airline to Moscow.

Well, the NASA tram ride is cool. But I don

I would prefer a space and air museum rather than some cheesy convention hotel. Giving Harris County tax payers and visitors a showcase of what actually put Houston on the map would be the best use of the Dome in my opinion. Now I know we have Space Center Houston but I think that center has been pretty much a failure. Just my 2cents.

For business travelers, securing the necessary visa and travel permits is not really an issue, and for those visiting friends and family it

IMO I doubt that CO will utilize many of their new 787s at IAH. I think most of them will be at EWR. IAH will probably see MAD, FRA and SCL service on the 787s but that's about it.

Both BA flights will be 777-200ER aircraft. http://' target="_blank">LHR IAH Dep: 1135 Arr: 1545 BA195 772 Nonstop LHR IAH Dep: 1300 Arr: 1715 BA197 772 Nonstop IAH LHR Dep: 1745 Arr: 0905+1 BA194 772 Nonstop IAH LHR Dep: 1950 Arr: 1110+1 BA196 772 Nonstop But don

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Thanks for all the replies. Yesterday I stoped by Alta Lofts. At first I vistited the wrong property, as next to Alta lofts there is a similar looking leasing office for another complex. D'oh! Anyways, I was turned off by the notion of having to pay to use their medical center shuttle. I thought it was a free service, but I guess I was wrong. Thus, my search continues.

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, it was not my first choice, but like I said my preferred properties are completely occupied until at least October and I have to leave where I am now before then. My price range is under 1000 for a one bedroom or studio. More than anything I

I really prefer a couple of other properties in Downtown and in W. University but there are no vacancies until at least October. Thus my search has brought me to Alta Lofts. Can anyone share any experiences with this property? The units look nice. And they seem to be within walking distance of Metro

I wish we could forget this light rail system and focus on having the best bus system in America. I think we should focus on cleaner busses, more frequencies, new routes, safe bus stops, dedicated HOV lanes, toll-way access, and non-stop airport service. And while we

But isn

So from what I understand in Texas the lessor is required to pay the sales tax? But because the leasee does not know any better he/she agrees to pay the sales tax, by virtue of the sales tax being

So when I lease a vehicle is it registered in my name or the name of the lessor?

Leasing a vehicle can be a good deal if one adheres to the lease terms. But I could never get my brain to grasp the notion of paying the sales tax for a vehicle that I legally do not own.

This link has some info on Texas auto leasing http://www.leaseguide.com/Articles/texas-auto-lease.htm

I disagree. If I was a big time F100 company leasing space in a tower like this, I would be a little anxious of sharing it with residents. The fact that the building is so tall would make it a terrorist risk. So, wouldn

Is it feasible to set up a wind tribune on top of the building? I would figure the wind energy produced could power the entire building. But the tradeoff would the loss of leasing antenna space on the roof. Similar to the wind turbine described here: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6538340.html

Maybe if you could convince one of the big oil/energy companies to consolidate their offices into this massive tower then that should fill up the entire building. But that would go against their trend of building campuses of smaller buildings. Is there any significant premium you could charge your tenants in a building like this? I