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  1. swtsig
    lower your expectations, buddy. i'm not sure any of these "forth-coming" hotels are breaking ground anytime soon.
  2. swtsig
    y'all really don't like these?? i think they're great and hope we get more of the same in the area. to each their own i guess.
  3. swtsig
    definitely not for certain... heard they were looking at another site entirely.
  4. swtsig
    interesting that there's another as of yet unannounced development poised for Steele St.
  5. swtsig
    ya none of those can compete with the stranglehold HEB has in Houston.... and that's not a complaint. WF and CM are great when you want to splurge but for day to day shopping the hybrid HEB's that populate Houston are second-to-none. TJ's is great bc its so damn cheap but still not a great everyday grocer IMO since they lack so many items. luckily i can walk to HEB, TJ's and WF from my house.
  6. swtsig
    crazy to think that all of Houston has one sole CM. i've always wondered why they never built more - the one here has been continuously slammed for 10 years.
  7. swtsig
    good god astoria is hideous.
  8. swtsig
    it sounds like this development will have a hotel but allen center (ie Brookfield) is also under contract to buy the doubletree. it will undergo a massive renovation/rebranding to a more high end, boutique concept.
  9. swtsig
    ya, who wants to live near the intersection of midtown and montrose? new to houston?
  10. swtsig
    quiet zone hombre. i like it as well... it's far from tacky. can't please everyone i guess.
  11. swtsig
    awesome development.
  12. swtsig
    apparently CP has a 6 month no compete which sucks. that said it's not hard to envision him back at 610 afterwards.
  13. swtsig
    ya i think we've reached taco critical mass at this point. let's focus our attentions elsewhere.
  14. swtsig
    ^^^basketball court/gym. dick chaney's old office is surprisingly unremarkable save for the trap door in the antique book case leading to his sex dungeon.
  15. swtsig
    what part of long term, multi-phase development do you not understand? or preliminary stage? or anything else in that entire article? move along.
  16. swtsig
    they're saying the right things with regards to how it should be developed - historical focus, multi-staged development, mixed income, focus on the bayou. i'd love to finally see something truly innovative for houston on this site. we don't need any highrises here, or at least no more than one or two, and if they do choose that route they better not be beige stucco boxes - they need character. drawing inspiration from dumbo and the meatpacking district is promising. also didn't know harrison stayed on board but that makes sense... he would've lost money on an outright sale and his plan was always long term. here's hoping for the best. midway was a real opportunity to develop a transformative project here.
  17. swtsig
    ya i don't know what that comment is supposed to mean but i dig the church. Houston is severely lacking in grand, historic looking churches and while this is grand on the scale of st. mark's on woodway it's a good looking church.
  18. swtsig
    this thing looks hideous.
  19. swtsig
    Dont be totally shocked if it makes a surprise comeback.
  20. swtsig
    not sure but Hines has been involved for a few years now.
  21. swtsig
    I think $500m might be a little on the low side for what's shown but probably not too far off. i'm not privy to a lot of estimating but ground up construction for class A+ office is probably in the $500/rsf vicinity, condo/mf maybe $200-$250/sf (not as certain) - excluding land costs. I think you could definitely get 2 high rise residential and a 10-12 story office for $500m, a 4th tower is probably stretching it.
  22. swtsig
    love this redesign significantly more than the original renders. between this, 3400, and the colombe d'or redevelopment this stretch of yoakum/montrose will have a different feel in a few years.
  23. swtsig
    Galleria site makes a ton of sense and is a very logical location... good job, astro.
  24. swtsig
    Awhile back I had heard that four seasons had been in discussions with Tillman on his project. I wouldn't think RC would have an interest in his.
  25. swtsig
    JV between Loews and Redstone allegedly.
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