toxtethogrady

Well, people are always griping about ugly parking garages going up in Houston, but this is going up in Downtown Dallas (according to reports):

That must mean they have an unannounced lease for a trading desk. 

Do the tall floors at the lower level count as one floor or two? That's a massive building and it's still got several floors to go.

Construction Costs?! I dont buy it.

Let's put it this way - if they think they can get it cheaper by waiting, they're dreaming. Or sharing the bowl that HISD is smoking.

^^^ man, this particular edifice just zoomed right up seemingly without a hitch!  wow!

The NIMBYs are so disappointed.

Nah, that's a bungalow.

It may be defying all conventional wisdom, but WTI oil is over $60 a barrel this morning. At this rate, half the E&P companies in town are going to regret all those layoffs they made at the beginning of the year when November rolls around.

Look at how the Randal Davis Parking garages scar this view. A shame. He couldn't even put plants over it.

He needs to have a muralist paint an alligator on the sides of those garages.

Okay, I made the last part up.

All that hyperventilation over a six-story wrap?

All the numbers that have come in so far say things haven't been as bad as expected. And oil's $59 a barrel. What if this was all a hoax to scare off guys like Campo?

do you not understand what Houston First is or the importance of their mission for downtown...?

Given their origins, Houston First is supposed to bring new businesses, new residents, new conventions and other new things to Houston by whatever means necessary. Including beatdowns of the Perots.

Totally off topic......

Can someone tell me the history of that Citgo sign on MMP? Obviously a reference to Fenway Park and Kenmore Sq in Boston but, why did MMP chose to include it as a purposeful design decision?

Probably Citgo paid them. That Fenway Park sign is as iconic as the old Cains Mayonnaise sign next to the MIT campus.

So they are repurposing the building next door and adding a rooftop terrace? How many units are they planning in there?

Says a lot about our city that this guy's heading the organization that's "leading the effort to promote Houston as one of the great cities of the world." Guess parking lots, projects that reject mixed use and literally block important parks from fully developing, and subpar apartment complexes are what some feel makes Houston one of the great cities of the world. 

I think Camden's presence on the NYSE was reason enough to pitchfork Campo into that position.

Please don't let it get hit by a forklift...

Please let the Astros win a few more in a row.

Or a ritzy high end shopping center like Randy said he was in negotiations with a developer for..

The ROD isn't enough?

I'm actually in Fort Worth. But I have plans to retire in a few years, and that could bring me back here.

I haven't seen a shot yet of that corner that wasn't a winner.

And took the ADA spot.

So you're buying?

You know, if the Astros remain in first place, those apartments are going to be in high demand.

The Astros' magic number is 139.

They've been working on just the 290/610 area for at least 5 or 6 years now. Ridiculous...

Dallas.

$140,000 for a condo in Midtown is pretty reasonable. Especially if interest rates remain low.

I would think that's dependent on the negotiations, so I'd expect the date to be fluid.

Well, to give you an idea, nothing's changed about this image:

And let's break out the brooms...

You know, if the Astros remain in first place, those apartments are going to be in high demand.