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  1. swtsig
    the report you posted shows a -9K absorption number for the woodlands, while the numbers i have show +50K thru 1q11... it depends where you're sourcing your numbers as everyonwe tracks them differently. additionally, i know of one and likely 2 major tenants, both currently in greenspoint, that will be vacating their current digs for new ones in the woodlands and neither one of them goes by the name of exxon. i also know of several multifloor tenants who have relocated or intend on relocating from greenspoint to the woodlands in the near future. exxon's departure spells doom for the greenspoint area imo... major tenants do not want to stick around in a ghostown where many of their employees feel unsafe and the amenity pool is shrinking. with the proposed grand parkway construction, hardy toll road, etc transportation between IAH and the woodlands is not a major concern. as most greenspoint employees likely live on the northside anyways, the woodlands is a logical place for many tenants to consider and the amenities that the woodlands provide is a huge draw to large tenants and their employees.
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    yeah, i thought the exact same thing... strange to see such little activity. this is the type of news this board used to eat up.
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    http://blogs.chron.com/primeproperty/2011/04/bbva_to_consolidate_offices_in.html i initially thought they (BBVA) were going into redstone's proposed 2nd tower at the houstonian but thought even then i was likely mistaken. no word on the rest of the mixed-use development. and if i were a betting man i'd expect another large tower announcement on post oak in the near future. i've also heard not to hold your breath on skanska... feel free to merge with the other thread(s) on this topic. just thought it was worth a new one.
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    i shudder at the thought of that thing opening...
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    office demand is gaining a ton of momentum in the woodlands and it haseverything to do with everyone fleeing the greenspoint area mainly due to exxon's forthcoming departure. i'd expect to see a couple of tenant-lead office buildings pop up over the next year or two.
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    perhaps it's nothing special to ITLers (which i consider myself as well) but CityCentre is incredibly popular and successful... it doesnt need ITLers at all, in fact, as the population it pulls from is both wealthy enough and abundant enough that pulling people from the "true" geogrpahical city center is of no importance. and hell, it is technically the demogrpahic center of the city anyways... being a destination for westsiders and office workers in the area is coup for the developers. office building 3 will be under way soon and i wouldn't be surprised at all if they went forward with #4 soon after. the location is highly desirable to office tenants in the energy corridor/westchase areas.
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    hmm... well that's good to hear bc it coincides with some chatter i heard last week (although i have no specifics). i'm pretty sure the hines/blvd place office tower has its lead tenant. and i could have very easily confused the lead tenant i mentioned for the redstone/houstonian bldg with the redstone/perennial bldg.
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    funny this topic came back up... i heard the same thing last week.
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    one allen center (hess) bank of america center (kpmg) 5444 westheimer (bg)
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    if you're talking office tenant i can think of at least one major company that is looking in the area but don't have any real specifics as to where they'll end up, although i'm fairly certain they've had a site selected for at least a few months. are you perhaps thinking of redstones proposed 2nd houstonian office building? i heard very recently that they do have a lead tenant and that it is a go.
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    i will echo the sentiments on bernie's burger bus... absolutely top notch burger in every possible way. juicy and beefy patty, fantastic toppings, handmade everything including the fries and condiments. and it sets up shop at my local watering hole (lizzards) fri and sat nights also, on the recommendation of allison cook, i stopped by ninfa's on nav yesterday to try the fajita burger..... HOLY flurf. perhaps the best burger i can recall having. the juicy ground beef had chunks of chargrilled fajita bits in it and it blew my freakin' mind. topped w gooey white mexican cheese, grilled and seasoned red onion and avacado slices, it was an other-worldly burger experience. just another reason why NoN is the bomb.
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    man, what a botched project this became... three blocks of prime CBD land all for an outdoor mall and an office building. the developers had a chance to make this a very solid contribution to downtown but really dropped the ball here. if it wasn't for NRG this project would've traded hands already or would've gone back to the lender by now. to think they had all that perimeter sidewalk space and willingly chose to not take advantage of it.
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    Chris Shepperd of Catalan fame will also be opening up a new restaurant called Underbelly in one half of the old Chance's/soon-to-be Hay Merchant building. The Montrose area is quickly becoming a mecca for foodies... think about it: Mark's Hugo's vinoteca poscol El Real Hay Merchant Uchi Dolce Vita Indika Feast Underbelly Da Marco's Sorrento's Royal Oak and places like bb's, little bigs, nidda, biba's, katz's, tomi, micaelangelo's, crepe guy, niko niko's, etc. If you want you can even include places like Brasil, Empire Cafe, Angora (eventually), Paulie's... That's a tremendous amount of high quality establishments (expensive or otherwise) in a very small area.
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    NRG saved the project.
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    neither one of those will have much of an impact on the pavillons nor downtown houston. the pavillons especially is struggling very badly.
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    there's already someone onboard for 250K SF... it's a start at least
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    highly unlikely for the reasons niche posted as well as security reasons... a suburban XOM campus provides them with significantly more control and thus security that a CBD location couldn't.
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    completely misleading post... nothing is said of the consolidation and campus near the woodlands being scrapped, only that the official XOM HQ would not be moving here. the 4M SF (or whatever # it is now) campus is happening, it just won't be XOM HQ.
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    well technically kpmg is the only tenant so far and they're only going to occupy the top 4 floors... that could change soon though
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    looks mighty suburban
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    http://newyorkrealestate.citybizlist.com/yourcitybiznews/detail.aspx?id=95828 guessing something near the proposed intermodal transist station (or whatever its called).
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    the waldorf astoria is a very upscale hotel chain which includes the world famous waldorf astoria hotel in manhattan... strange that they would be building one here in Houston. i'm gonna say that this is strictly conceptual.
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    it is.
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    i like how the very last sentence in that blurb is also the most important. like i said, this thing isn't breaking ground anytime soon.
  25. swtsig
    mainplace is most definitely not looking good to them, i assure you that much. the delta between what they'll be paying with a renewal/expansion and what they would get at mainplace (even with a significant discount from hines) would be huge. apples to oranges.
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