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  1. toxtethogrady
    I have optimism for Block 334. The hotel at the northeast corner of the Hardy Toll Road and I-45 took 18 months but finally became a Homewood Suites. Speaking of that, has anyone else had the experience of driving in on I-45 and passing the tower cranes that loom like sentinels on either side of the 242 interchange? Two hospital complexes are going up.
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    There are supposed to be high-albedo roofing materials that all the LEED builders use to cut down on heat absorption. It is also possible to create concrete in different colors by adding pigments. The white roofs on ROD are supposed to be high reflectivity, but indeed, a green roof or two might have done more and looked nicer.
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    Interesting that they have no home but all the touches of home. Perhaps they used an exterior decorator?
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    Not sure what it portends for downtown building occupancies. Probably a few redundant spaces. And people.
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    And plenty of free advertising!
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    What is this - Fort Worth?
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    Or sooner.
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    Had to correct this due to a news item in today's Bloomberg...
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    Damn - I was hoping I could move it to a lot out by New Waverly...
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    I think gas just escaped me. I suppose you could think of the Alessandra as Jesus, if Jesus had some really bad plastic surgery just before the Last Supper.
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    Why waste it on greenery when you can add PARKING! (and create a nice little heat island for those Houston summers)
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    That's going to be the view from someone's office. I realize it's false color and everything, but magnificent.
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    BG Group is a British oil and gas company with a downtown office - in BG Group Place, naturally: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-07/shell-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-bg-group-to-extend-lead-in-gas
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    Some cold water: Shell Oil is negotiating to buy BG Group, which occupies one of the newer skyscrapers downtown. If the deal goes through, expect more sub-lease space on the market.
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    It's certainly...colorful. The water features on those roofs are certainly novel, but they're probably the first thing to get value-engineered out of the project.
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    That building no longer exists. If they were going to stick in remembered icons of another era, they should have added the Shamrock. I still have to wonder what kind of finances are behind Medistar and whether they can pull this off. If nothing else, the residential building shows they're ambitious.
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    This is actually a lot better looking than we had been led to believe, and the mix of housing at $2 a square foot and at "affordable" rates is encouraging. With any luck, this will spur changes on North Main Street.
  18. toxtethogrady
    There are at least two other towers going up on 57th Street that will be taller. The next set of 9-11 terrorists won't know which building to fly the planes into...
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    Fort Worth is trying to achieve that with Panther Island. So far, it looks like nothing's changed in 30 years.
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    They need a tenant. Maybe Caterpillar?
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    BisNow happened to mention them in connection with a CoreNet donation: CoreNet Aids New Hope's New Development "...CoreNet’s Houston chapter presented New Hope Housing with $36k, donating money the org raised in its annual golf tourney. The check will go towards a 187-unit apartment community that New Hope is in the pre-development process for now adjacent to an emergency services campus off Highway 288 and Reed Road. It will feature 6k SF of shared spaces for support services and one-, two- and three-bedroom units. New Hope develops safe, affordable, debt-free single-room occupancy housing. It now owns and manages almost 1,000 units in Houston and is expanding its mission to serve homeless and at-risk families. CoreNet has donated $431,300 to New Hope over the past 12 years. Pictured: CoreNet Houston president Dean Strombom, CoreNet Houston immediate past president David Perryman, and New Hope director of fund development Nicole Cassier..." No images yet.
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    That's a relief, as otherwise it would flood every other year.
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    In honor of the pace of construction, those cyclists are moving by at no more than 2 miles an hour...
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    I think if you look carefully, you can see the first cornerstone being laid for Block 334. They say when it's done, it will really be something.
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    The first hint that this is not just a straight-up commercial venture is that the Downtown Redevelopment Authority is involved and they've issued an RFP. We'll see who comes sniffing...
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