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Market Square Tower: 40-Story High-Rise At 777 Preston St.
toxtethogrady replied to Urbannizer's topic in Downtown
My guess is demand should still be good. With very few homes on the market and lot shortages affecting even the exurbs, this town can't build residential fast enough to meet demand. Only labor shortages and soaring materials prices can stop the developers. Besides, the City's paying them to build.- 1,893 replies
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One can blame it on a welding accident, but the fire should have been contained and should not have burned down the entire complex. Fire walls would have confined the blaze to one section, preserving the rest so that it didn't become a gigantic A&M Homecoming Bonfire.
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The guys at Pegstar reacted like they got outed. But it should have been expected.
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Apartments In The Visitor Parking Lot Of 2016 Main St.
toxtethogrady replied to LarryDierker's topic in Downtown
On the other hand, I hear the oil industry and the chemicals people are trying to fill almost 300,000 job vacancies in the next three years, and they're not sure they have people with the skills to take them. Why not teach these street people welding and stick them out on a rig for $80K a year? -
Market Square Tower: 40-Story High-Rise At 777 Preston St.
toxtethogrady replied to Urbannizer's topic in Downtown
Hmm, I sense an apprentice program would create the talent. But I guess the non-union projects won't ever have anything like that.- 1,893 replies
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I suppose JLB could rename them the Axum Apartments. The Ethiopian community might appreciate it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axum
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University Of Saint Thomas/Menil Campus Performing Arts Center
toxtethogrady replied to Simbha's topic in Montrose
Talk to Bob McNair about this. He's been known to fund a theatre project when he's bored with the Texans.- 11 replies
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I've seen many concert venues and most of them suck. Some are not more than four walls and a roof. It's more what goes into it than what the outside looks like.
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So we have a name, but no renderings. It's always hard to associate a name without a face.
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Well, the entrance is at the front door...
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I have no sympathy for these guys. If they want to control development, they should support zoning.
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My later re-reading of the news article indicated Pegstar is only temporarily in the Fitzgerald's space and that this is an entirely separate venue for them. They will vacate Fitzgerald's for this new place.
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Market Square Tower: 40-Story High-Rise At 777 Preston St.
toxtethogrady replied to Urbannizer's topic in Downtown
That's odd. My experience with construction projects is it usually takes longer the more money you spend... Can anyone confirm labor shortages? It's been suggested as the reason some other projects in town aren't getting started as fast as anticipated.- 1,893 replies
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As I understand it, JLB's awaiting the structural report on the garage before they move. If they're smart, they're going to have redesigned this complex with concrete firewalls and maybe even metal framing so it won't completely burn to the ground just because someone is sloppy at sweating pipes.
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Supposedly that terrace is designed to set the mood so that when the Partnership brings that executive from the latest prospective Fortune 1000 up there, they'll be ready to sign on the dotted line.
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Hilton Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites Hotels At 710 Crawford St.
toxtethogrady replied to Houston19514's topic in Downtown
You see - this is how we know it's a real project.- 486 replies
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Seems odd they'd buy a second plot rather than build taller.
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HBJ is reporting that JLB, the developers behind the Axis, which burned to the ground leaving only a garage, plan to rebuild, though they still don't know if the garage is structurally sound enough to remain. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2014/08/developer-plans-to-rebuild-after-montrose.html?page=2
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I can't quite tell how it fits into the neighborhood, but it looks good. I'd love to see what they do with the creek that runs through the property. It will also be interesting to see what kinds of development will follow (restaurants, apartment blocks, etc.). With the light rail nearby, it should be a good location for additional projects, but the locals may end up priced out of the neighborhood.
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It looks exactly like the render for the Uptown Park highrise. Well, almost exactly. Things that make you go "hmmm..."
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Hilcorp is an independent oil and gas company. The property is being developed by Hines. I think the entire building will be occupied by Hilcorp.
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The Langley: Residential High-Rise At 1717 Bissonnet St.
toxtethogrady replied to musicman's topic in Going Up!
Okay, so it's the principle of the thing... At the end of the day, I don't see any impediments to this thing being built. Unless the developer starts getting cold feet...- 1,445 replies
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