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  1. toxtethogrady
    I seem to have recalled the permit for the place hit the HBJ. I think it is a wrap.
  2. toxtethogrady
    I see; they're going to erect the tallest wooden structure in the world. Just to watch it burn.
  3. toxtethogrady
    I think those kinds of amenities are de rigeur for any new office building these days. Or any new highrise condo, for that matter.
  4. toxtethogrady
    Boy, talk about bringing a rumor to a boil.
  5. toxtethogrady
    Swamplot has dropped this interesting little tidbit: http://swamplot.com/has-everyone-cleared-out-of-the-winhall-condos-too/2014-09-10/
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    I sure hope this is not demonstrative of the talent available in the labor pool. It's bad enough that I once went up in a tower under construction with a worker who was just arriving at the jobsite fresh from a DUI hearing.
  7. toxtethogrady
    That will be quite a sight the next time I'm in town.
  8. toxtethogrady
    ...especially if that double-posting means two towers are in the works.
  9. toxtethogrady
    If you're lucky, maybe they'll get a Balducci's or a Dean and DeLuca on the first floor.
  10. toxtethogrady
    Colorful. But then they'll probably cover up the yellow insulating material. Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted.
  11. toxtethogrady
    609 has the potential to be our "Shard". Interesting shape, if a little flat on top.
  12. toxtethogrady
    The crane on the Astoria needs to get jacked up a little.
  13. toxtethogrady
    Very Chinese.
  14. toxtethogrady
    Somebody at the Downtown forum hosted by BisNow claimed there are only three blocks remaining for office towers within the CBD. I'm not sure how much basis in fact there is for this assessment or even what is considered to be the Central Business District, but it surprised me.
  15. toxtethogrady
    Rained a bit...
  16. toxtethogrady
    Nice stadium. Do you think the team will bother to at least show up for their next game there?
  17. toxtethogrady
    Any reason why that backhoe is sitting in a pond?
  18. toxtethogrady
    Oh, dear. That name is persona non grata in this town...
  19. toxtethogrady
    I'm also a little skeptical of any sort of "crash". 2014 was supposed to be the year the Houston economy hit the "pause" button, but hiring in the oil and gas sector added 5,000 jobs to the economy in the last two months, and there will be a lot of design engineers working on a lot of chemical plants over the next three years, so the party may continue for a while. That is, until this town gets too expensive to live in.
  20. toxtethogrady
    One would think. But Dallas' economy is highly sensitive to dot-com busts and sheds a lot of jobs at the drop of a hat. I think they are more construction-leveraged than Houston. We saw that in 2001 and again in 2008. Oil, by contrast, has been holding up real well.
  21. toxtethogrady
    We will all be calling it the Turducken before long. Especially if UH continues to suck fumes against UTSA.
  22. toxtethogrady
    Only Louisiana is sinking. They kinda screwed the pooch when it came to the Mississippi Delta.
  23. toxtethogrady
    If it has, that's a lofty plateau. The proposed units are less than a year's demand.
  24. toxtethogrady
    Here's an update: ...Data from the Greater Houston Partnership also shows the the city of Houston hit another record in July for building permits issued. This includes a 27 percent increase for residential permits. Under construction (red dots on map): Projects: 85 Total units:23,781 Recently opened (Green on map): Projects: 72 Total units: 19,923 Proposed Construction (yellow on map): Projects: 61 Total units: 18,065... http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2014/08/multifamily-construction-projects-spread-over-houston-region/#26279101=0
  25. toxtethogrady
    If it's just Houston that's getting expensive, it will hamstring some of the buildings being proposed downtown. However, if Chevron gets done spending on that $60 billion Australian gas plant, they might start looking at Houston again.
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