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    According to Emporis.com: MainPlace will be: 630 feet 1 Houston Center is: 680 feet (black box on right of photo) 2 Houston Center is: 580 feet (black box in the right-center that is mostly blocked by the white building with indentations [First City Tower]) So, according to info on Emporis, it should be exactly in between the height of 1 and 2 Houston Center. For reference, MainPlace is 1 block North and 1 block West of 2 Houston Center. This rendering provides some context: http://mainplacehous...20and%20WF.html All of this is to say that yes, I think you should have a pretty good view.
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    Article here: http://politicalblog.abc13.com/2009/09/big-changes-coming-to-market-square.html
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    ...and the morning after:
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    Concrete pour is going on as I type, at 2AM on Friday night. I happened to drive by the site on the way home tonight and noticed the armada of cement trucks. I snapped some pictures as I drove by, but the construction cam provides the best view:
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    Agreed regarding the infrastructure work. To get the City's stimulus money, they have to start infrastructural work by October 1, 2009, but they don't have to start the private development until October 1, 2010. So I wouldn't expect the actual development to begin until mid-2010 unless conditions change. I'm just glad to finally see activity on these huge lots that have been empty and untouched for the past 2 years.
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    There is activity on both blocks of the Regent Square site today. There are 3 pieces of heavy equipment and about 10-15 workers on the site. The workers are surveying, spraypainting/flagging, and digging on the lots. Given that the developers are supposed to begin public improvements by October 1, it appears that the work began today. I'm optimistic that this is the first step toward the ultimate construction of Regent Square. Regardless, the Regent Square corridor (W. Dallas from Rochow to Tirrell) is seeing a lot of construction activity, shown below: Workers on the Regent Square lots: This building at the corner of W. Dallas and Rochow was demolished this morning. It was directly across the street from the developer's lot of trailers. The land is planned to be used as part of Phase 2 of Regent Square, so I don't know why it was demolished. Before: http://tinyurl.com/lqmv3g After: Also, this land is not related to Regent Square, but the neighboring office building at 3410 W. Dallas has been under renovation for a few months. It will serve as the new Norwegian Consulate, as confirmed by Swamplot: http://swamplot.com/...ian/2009-09-14/ Before: http://tinyurl.com/nb2658 Current:
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    You can see many different views from the building here: http://www.legacyatmemorial.com/amazingViews.aspx
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    Picture from chron.com shows a good view of the progress from the grand balcony of OPP:
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    Perhaps you've been watching a different economy than the rest of us. I've seen more people lose jobs in the last 6 months than at any time in the previous 20 years. I have no info regarding Devon's plans, but I can certainly understand why they would be hesitant to make a substantial commitment during the most uncertain economy in recent memory.
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    Local media reports back in May/June indicated that their "stimulus" agreement with the city requires them to begin public infrastructural (utilities/streets) improvements by Oct. 1, 2009, and to begin private development by Oct. 1, 2010. My guess is that we'll begin to see some infrastructural work in a couple of months, and I would also guess that they would hold off on the private development as long as possible (depending on leasing). A similar process is going on nearby at the Fingers/Whole Foods lot at Waugh/W. Dallas. They began utility work 6+ months ago and are still working on new roadways and concrete work on the property. It doesn't appear, however, that they are in any hurry at all to begin to actually build out the development. If GID is going to comply with the guidelines proposed by the City, I would expect a similar timeline: begin infrastructural work in a few months, then maybe begin to build out the development in 12-15 months. This is lay opinion from tracking these developments in person and online.
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    Today's daily demolition report on Swamplot includes the 4 condos on Clay St. that are fenced-off to be demolished for Regent Square construction. http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-barry-alive/2009-07-09/#more-10423
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    Is "Lights Out Houston" mainly just an excuse by building operators to be cheap and turn off ornamental lighting? On face value, it seems about as sincere as the hotels who leave notes asking you to re-use your towels unless you place them on the floor in order "to assist [Hotel X] in saving the environment" (i.e., to reduce the hotel's expenses). Of course, they're both valid strategies and business savvy as well, but a spade by another name is still a spade. Anyone have thoughts? To me, it seems like an example finding a way to save a buck--and then spinning it as being in alignment with the cause du jour (going green!).
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    I can't imagine that UH has plans to force all Freshmen to live on campus in the future. I haven't deduced that from anything that I've read, and it makes very little sense that they would try to force people to live on campus. UH is--and has been for a long time--largely a commuter school. Furthermore, it's located in a terrible part of town, and the university hasn't been very successful in mitigating the effects of living in such an undesirable area. Thus, forcing all all freshmen to live on campus? Makes very little sense. But, building more dorms and greatly improving the "livability" and safety of campus? Makes a lot of sense. And that's how most universities (that I'm familiar with) do it. I would imagine that is UH's goal as well, but admittedly I do not know.
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    That's a big improvement over what it looks like in this picture.
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    That's a non-issue. Just compensation (i.e., fair market value) is a Fifth Amendment constitutional right. The only issue here is whether or not Metro should have the power to condemn the land via eminent domain, which would require them to pay fair market value. This should also not be an issue, and hopefully the Legislature acknowledges this amendment for what it is--an last-ditch effort by special interest groups to castrate Metro.
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    Never reference the commenters on Chron.com as support for your viewpoints.
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    Awesome.
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    I've been wondering the same thing. Anyone have some insight?
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    [Deleted] Upupupuppup put up the same image.
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    I try Check out post #400 above. PS: I'm obsessed about this development in case you can't tell. I own property down the street in part because of it. I blame HAIF for building up my expectations.
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    For reference, the renderings are for the tower that is shadowed on the right side of this image:
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    Awesome, I read about these renderings a month ago, but couldn't find them anywhere. Man, that is one of the most interesting towers I've seen in a while. Will be interesting to see how it looks compared to the rest of the development. Those renderings give you some idea, but it's a bit hard to tell.
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    Just checked out the Updated Hermann Park. It looks fantastic, in my opinion. Great asset for Houston.
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    The ground all around where the bridge is supposed to be built was staked shortly after the bridge was announced. Other than that, I haven't seen or heard anything regarding a time frame for construction.
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    FYI, it appears that they are setting rebar as prep to pour a new entrance from W. Dallas.
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