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    It **appears** to be all systems go for Hobby INTERNATIONAL Airport. "...But several City Hall sources say Parker has scheduled a news conference at the Southwest ticket counter at Hobby Airport." http://blog.chron.com/houstonpolitics/2012/05/agreement-with-southwest-to-be-announced-tomorrow/
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    It's College Station's skyscraper. The building was vacant the entire 5 years I was at A&M. I actually thought it was a dorm at one point.
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    When is a decision to be made?
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    From Lockmat:
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    WOW WOW WOW!!!! http://www.goingupcity.blogspot.com/
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    Ditto! Show the pics!!
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    Any updates on this?
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    American Airlines

    wxman posted a topic in Planes

    This is interesting but not sure how feasible it is. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1574574629001/us-airways-may-takeover-bankrupt-american-airlines/ Unions with AA, according to this story, have agreed to back a plan to merge the AA with US AIrways. What would a merger like this mean for IAH and overall air traffic at DFW?
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    Can somebody get some updates this week on this tower, pretty please? This is my favorite project and since I live out of town, I sit patiently by the computer checking every day for an update. Thanks in advance!!!
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    Wow, we got on this deal.
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    48 stories seems so ''run of the mill.'' Anybody else think that? The block it will be built on will obscure it from almost any vantage point from the north and especially the west.
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    haha, the project won't be announced until at least 4pm. The expo is from 4-8pm at the Westin Galleria 3rd floor.
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    Well, today's the big day! Any guesses on how big the new building will be? I'm going with 40 stories.
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    I think it's kinda dinky for such a prime location.
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    Bad news, another low-rise apartment. I think this is the same plot.... http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2012/04/more-luxury-apartments-headed-for-galleria-area/
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    Is this assumption or something you heard?
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    I'm skeptical to be honest. Why would Hines compete with itself when the paint so-to-speak on MainPlace isn't even dry yet? Unless Mainplace is near capacity already, I find it hard to believe that Hines would unveil a glistening new tower a few blocks away. But then again I'll admit that I am not well ''versed'' in this subject. Mainplace is the tallest office building to be built in Houston in a LONG time. I doubt we will see another building of the same magnitude. Then again, I've been wrong before.
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    YAYYYYY!!!!!!!!! Man, Houston is on FIYAH!!!! So much development EVERYWHERE. The only thing I don't like about a skyscraper in this location is it gets lost among the other buildings. It would be shadowed by Chase and or take away from Chase's prominence. Anybody feel that way?
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    http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/03/galveston-city-council-oks-east-beach-highrise/
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    Interesting.....well, that area can support high end retail for sure. No doubt about it.
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    I noticed on the Houston Biz Journal website that they were advertising/pre-leasing for Waterway 3 (11-story being built directly across the new Anadarko tower). But NOW there's yet another building that is on the drawing board. Waterway 2, according to the website, is going to be a 13-story midrise on the waterway. The renderings for both Waterway 2 and 3 are located below. http://www.thewoodlands-commercial.com/
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    They're moving right along. Exciting stuff. This is my favorite project so far. Wait until Wateway 3 starts up. We'll have several cranes in the same area. That coupled with the cranes at Exxon and the out of towners that come in here must be amazed that the recession seems to have long passed us by.
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    I'm so tired of the ''commute to extreme'' crap. Not everybody lives or wants to live inside the loop. Jealousy is a very ugly thing and so are most people at Walmart. If it was ''too far out,'' The Woodlands wouldn't be as successful as it has been. The fact of the matter is, The Woodlands only exists because of Houston. I'd argue that most in south Montgomery County commute into Houston for work. My parents do. I did when I lived there. Not only did I commute, but I drove nearly to Missouri City. If you've ever been on the North Frwy at 5:30, the traffic load speaks for itself as you crawl along at a daunting 15 mph for most of your drive. This isn't something exclusive just to The Woodlands though. Conroe is growing, too. Even further north---Willis. Let's look at Dallas. McKinney, Frisco and even Ennis are all fast growing and they are ''well removed'' from Downtown Dallas. I assume that burbs in Austin, Atlanta, Phoenix and any other fast growing city is the same way. To rip off a quote from Bill Clinton, there is nothing wrong with The Woodlands that can't be fixed with what is RIGHT with The Woodlands. Easy access to IAH (something Sugar Land and Clear Lake don't have), easy access to downtown via TWO arteries (Hardy and North Frwy), a very successful transit system (The Woodlands Express---which btw is packed full every single morning and evening) and its natural aesthetic appeal with trees and parks. As far as government subsidized apartments and what not, we don't want them there. Period. We don't want METRO servicing Montgomery County for a reason. It sounds like a bigoted statement, but the fact is the aforementioned is often associated with higher crime and undesirable people in and around the area.
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    The Woodlands WON'T face Greenspoints fate. I picture The Woodlands, many years down the line, becoming a Champions or a Memorial/Bunker Hill. It'll just become old and kinda stagnant. The Woodlands has so many things going for it. Easy access to IAH, Downtown, Hardy, North Frwy and soon to be Grand Pkwy. It's got the amenities, a quality of life, the Waterway and corporations that have spent hundreds of millions on new office buildings and campus'...i.e., Exxon, Anadarko, Chevron, Onchology, and countless others. The tax bracket and median income is many, many times higher than in Greenspoint. The Woodlands becoming Greenspoint is like saying River Oaks becomes Sharpstown. No way....ever.
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    I don't see it happening. I would assume that once the Grand Parkway goes in, a lot of companies may build along the freeway or closer to it.
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