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    They've also taken five floors in the adjacent Two Eldridge tower. "The global engineering and construction company in late December signed a 69-month, 104,677-square-foot lease for five floors in the 14-story Two Eldridge, at 757 N. Eldridge Parkway." One Eldridge: 89% Leased Two Eldridge: 97% Leased Three Eldridge: 100% Leased
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    Commerce Bank seeks to double Houston office footprint - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "Commerce Bank currently occupies about 6,500 square feet of space at 1900 W. Loop S. near the Galleria. The bank, which primarily operates in the Midwest, has about 20 employees in its Houston office and is actively recruiting to grow its local headcount. Thus, Commerce Bank aims to effectively double its Houston real estate footprint to accommodate its planned growth, Sebastien Solar, the bank’s Houston market president, told the Houston Business Journal."
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    Main Street Freeport TX | Freeport TX | Facebook Could Main Street bring Freeport's downtown back to life? | News | thefacts.com "A major part of that mission has been approved by the Freeport City Council with support from the Freeport Economic Development Corp. Through the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Urban Planning and Research, Main Street Freeport will conduct a study of the city’s past and present to create a comprehensive downtown plan that will include guidelines for the preservation of historic buildings."
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    Really fascinated with how they can get crews up to wrap the surrounding towers in a short amount of time. This one looked great from the photos so far.
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    Harris County plans makeover for Sylvan Beach in La Porte - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "A $30 million master plan has the goal to once again make Sylvan Beach the kind of regional destination it used to be in the early 20th century."
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    A 300-ton pile of oyster shells and a unique plan to restore reefs along Galveston Bay – Houston Public Media "Since 2020, Halili has been collecting oyster shells discarded from the restaurant her son runs, Pier 6 Seafood. In a lot adjacent to the restaurant sit some 300 tons of shells in a giant pile. In the spring, they’ll be dumped offshore just a few hundred yards from Pier 6 to create an attractive new surface for young oysters to attach to and grow on, in what is being named Rett Reef."
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    Another proposal has the approval of City Council and should be complete next year. Pasadena Convention Center and Fairgrounds to expand - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "The project includes the addition of a 110,000-square-foot multipurpose arena with 7,500 seats to create an approximately 153,000-square-foot complex. The existing building will be remodeled to update meeting rooms, restrooms and finishes."
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    Bank of Texas plans to double downtown Houston office space - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "Bank of Texas currently occupies the entire 10th floor — about 29,000 square feet of space — in 5 Houston Center, which is located at 1401 McKinney St. downtown. The bank has signed a full-floor lease for the 11th floor of the office building, essentially doubling its presence downtown, Houston Region CEO Randall Walker told the Houston Business Journal. The company plans to move into the new space in the latter half of 2024."
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    Definitely saw this one was underway when I was there last week, though I didn't see a sign that mentioned the restaurant specifically.
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    It's probably time to do a post-mortem on the "JCI Grill" experiment. JCI Grill president on restaurant closures, Houston suburban expansion (houstonchronicle.com) This article from last year kind of brings home everything that's happened since this thread started. That article makes repeated references to JCI Grill as well, but I saw something different on my most recent visit. My family went to the location at Meyerland around the lunch rush on Christmas Eve and business was brisk both in the drive-thru and in the restaurant. There were several families there having lunch and exchanging gifts along with smaller parties. It wasn't completely packed, but business was certainly steady. The folks at the counter were on top of their game and management was actively working back in the kitchen to keep the momentum going. They gave us "Coney Caps" for everyone to have during the meal since they saw I had kids. I had to get my standard Walker Street / Houstonian / whatever it's called now and tamales with chili cheese with Coney Delaware Punch. The taste was still there for just about everything. I lingered. The fact that I have two girls 5 and younger also helped, but I saw others doing the same and taking their time there. I was also happy to notice something that was not super present: that JCI Grill branding. Only saw a couple of mentions immediately at the front door but everything else had appeared to have reverted back to "James Coney Island". The Coney Caps were even older in terms of design and had the pre JCI Grill logo on it which was a nice touch. If the experience I had at Meyerland is what's taking place at their remaining locations, then they'll be fine. If they can expand with the smaller-sized concept that they'd been hinting at into the suburbs and take that quality with them - they'll be even better off.
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    Opening January 13th Porky's Backyard slated to bring 13 food trucks and a bar to Humble on Jan. 13 | Community Impact
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    Houston bidding to host 2026 World Baseball Classic - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "Burke said there are 16 other cities in the running to host the next iteration of the tournament. Houston hopes to find out if it will host the World Baseball Classic prior to the start of the 2024 MLB season at the end of March, she added. Games would presumably be hosted at Minute Maid Park in downtown."
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    From last week, drive by photo of the MOB when I was getting back onto the Grand Parkway
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    Drove around there about a week ago to see the progress. The first round of streets are being completed and there are a number of homes along them in various states of completion. The photos are of the entrance area on Doris Road, a fair amount of cattle still grazing around the model home community, the sign at the exit back onto the feeder and then the back of the very large landmark sign along the northbound feeder marking the site as Emberly Texas.
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    Was just there a few days ago. That site is cleared and being excavated. The other area being cleared is the one on the map that's highlighted in orange that looked to be targeted for use by a grocer.
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    Starwood Land's Emberly starts homesales - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "Five homebuilders — including Lennar Homes, LGI Homes, Tricoast Homes, DSLD Homes and Davidson Homes — have completed model homes. They opened for sales last month. Starwood Land has so far completed about 320 lots, a spokesperson for the company said."
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    Now Open New-to-Houston Moxy by Marriott hotel opens in downtown - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
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    Lovett Commercial seeks city council support for proposed convention center hotel - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "The proposed hotel project would include a multi-phase, mixed-use development sitting on a 16-acre parcel at 401 Franklin Street. The proposed convention center hotel would be part of Lovett Commercial’s adaptive reuse of the former Barbara Jordan Post Office, which now houses the company’s Post Houston entertainment facility. The hotel would include between 90 and 200 rooms, as well as a 21,000-square-foot convention center facility in the same building, according to a description filed with the city." Agenda Item #70 for tomorrow's meeting of the City Council. Coversheet (novusagenda.com)
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    New apartments ready to lease in downtown Wichita Falls (texomashomepage.com) "Contractors have been hard at work completely renovating the former Crescent Plaza Hotel into brand-new upscale apartment units. Kelty said although it’s been a challenging five years, seeing The Kate Apartments nearing completion makes it all worth it."
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    Downtown Office Tower Purchased | Realty News Report "HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The Harris County government has acquired the 20-story 1010 Lamar building in downtown Houston."
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    Costco breaks ground on Tomball location | Community Impact "Ground has broken on a Costco location in Tomball at the intersection of Hwy. 249 and Holderrieth Road. "We are excited to see the project move forward and to welcome Costco to Tomball," Tomball's Assistant City Manager Jessica Rogers said via email."
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    Bayou Village mixed-use development coming to Dickinson - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "The development — as currently proposed — will include a 20,000-square-foot, multitenant retail building; two pad sites; a 40,000-square-foot grocery store; and a four-story apartment complex with up to 240 one- and two-bedroom units and a garage on the ground level." This will be built adjacent to a 23 acre city park, the first not covered by Galveston County, which will have frontage on Dickinson Bayou.
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    Bayou Village mixed-use development coming to Dickinson - Houston Business Journal (bizjournals.com) "The City Council should vote this month on economic incentives for the 100-acre Water Street by Houston-based Reme Cos. and Bryan, Texas-based William Cole Cos. along the southbound Interstate 45 frontage road just south of FM 517, Holman said."
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    The number of floors does not automatically mean there will be a greater height of course. So, in terms of stories - no. In terms of actual height - yes. Here are some of the 500'+ towers I can think of completed in the past dozen or so years. 609 Texas (2017) - 755' Texas Tower (2022)- 735' 811 Main (2011) - 630' Bank of America Tower (2019) - 579' (This seems to be the figure everyone including the CTBUH uses, though I'm personally unsure). Brava (2022) - 549' Memorial Hermann Tower (2009) - 542' Perhaps most importantly, the larger office towers here don't actually seem to sit without substantial leasing for too long. That's not the case elsewhere.
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    Website has been created: Emberly (emberlytexas.com) Google Maps has updated some of the street info. This looks to be maybe a third of the current master plan.
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