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I looked at these apartments today nice building!

1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

I loved that early Equinox rendering.  If only!!

Here's a recap from 6 years ago.

Give it time something great will be built here!

9 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

Good question. It would be nice if on-site parking is located in the back.

 

It looks like there will be side parking but I can't tell if the parking will be directly in front of the building as well.

Does anyone know if there will be parking up front?

45 minutes ago, hindesky said:

This team is pissing me off. While that jackass team in the metroplex continues to win smh.

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

Few more floors and they will have to jump the tower crane again.

 

This building already has such a huge presence especially when I'm at the park.

Damn they're moving a bit away from the neighborhood 😵‍💫

4 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

That's a bit of a stretch. That area is ripe for new development as property values Downtown continue to go up. The new hotel going up right behind the arena is a good indicator of this. 

No I was saying the area where the Spurs currently play in San Antonio would be the equivalent of if the Rockets built their arena in Sunnyside.

2 hours ago, 004n063 said:

This but unironically. While there's plenty that could be done to make the NRG area less of a giant crater, and I don't necessarily think the area is a total lost cause, I'd definitely take the $2B for Downtown over NRG in a heartbeat.

All that money should be spent Downtown! 

27 minutes ago, shasta said:

I also wonder about NRG Stadium.

I fully expect to start hearing some rumblings about needing a newer stadium in the next decade.

The new stadiums are light years better than what we built in 2000-2002.

Hopefully they will build the new one in Ea-Do so we can have a true sports district.

I honestly think Toyota Center and NRG just needs massive renovations and that should be sufficient. 

14 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

Yeah I read how they were expecting the arena to spur growth in that neighborhood but it didn't. I wonder if that massive parking lot had anything to do with it instead of building up and around the arena. 

No it's the area it's in. It's the equivalent of the Rockets building Toyota Center in the Sunnyside area it's not much around there.

2 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

Wow really? The arena they are in now isn't even old

No it's not I grew in between Houston and San Antonio so we got both news stations and remember how big of a deal it was when they planning both AT&T Center and Toyota Center. San Antonio messed up by putting the arena on the east side.

6 minutes ago, Nate99 said:

If they're enlarging the convention space, would they take out The Rustic, or (more hopefully) use the big double block between the Marriott and Incarnate Word? 

Hopefully they do another exterior renovation 😵‍💫

27 minutes ago, shasta said:

Do we get these renderings before we get the Astros district that has been in the works for years?

That's a good question 😵‍💫

Off topic I see the Spurs want to build a new arena in downtown San Antonio it makes me wonder what we're gonna do with Toyota Center.

Renderings in the fall!

32 minutes ago, ChannelTwoNews said:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/deleon-plaza/image_815367e8-1c6a-11ee-8a22-1b40727ade6f.html

 

"The Victoria City Council awarded the contract for the DeLeon Plaza Expansion Project to Lauger Companies during the Council’s June 20 meeting. The project will include:

• Sidewalk/ADA improvements, including sloping of the lawn to meet the new pavement
• Drainage improvements
• A performance pavilion
• Restroom and storage facility
• General amenity improvements such as shaded seating and more trash cans
• Improvements to the area in front of the Six Flags monument, where the new statue of Victoria’s founding couple, Martín de León and Patricia de la Garza, will be located

Also, the Marsha Shanklin Foundation has donated $300,000 toward the installation of a water feature at the plaza. The inclusion of the water feature is being postponed to give staff time to explore options."

Nice! My sister sent this to me the other day. She works downtown.

Everyone just breathe once you look at it long enough it will start looking better 😊

https://abc13.com/galleria-area-street-signs-uptown-houston-rings-silver-with-names-unique/13456594/

On 6/30/2023 at 10:14 AM, Triton said:

SWEET!

I saw it in the parking lot of Dillard's last night last I wanted to post but I was leaving Joey 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

A Scottish or Palace INN could work they have great rates and they let you pay by the hour. 🤔

It's embarrassing 😞😞😞 

I like Atlanta's subway that goes terminal to terminal. IAH also needs rail to go to the rental car lots instead of the shuttles.

34 minutes ago, Houston19514 said:

Slides from today's update to City Council Economic Development Committee:

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/econdev/20230621/ITRP-Update.pdf

In another presentation today, a rough timeline for completion of major airport projects was mentioned:

ITRP (International terminal projects) - CY 2024

Major Projects (7-gate expansion and other Southwest projects at Hobby; Skyway, Subway and a Solar farm at Bush) - CY 2027

DTRP (Terminal A Expansion; Terminal D East Pier) - CY 2031

United Rebuild of Terminal B - CY 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subway?

23 hours ago, Big E said:

Those concrete walls are expensive and add to the cost per mile of the free substantially. Which is why you only ever see them on highways going through residential areas. Their purpose isn't to hide blight, its for soundproofing so the noise of the traffic doesn't effect neighborhoods.

It still would be nice if we had them to hide blight along freeways.

19 hours ago, citykid09 said:

I was meaning this also. 

Kind of like the walls they have going through the city of Bellaire or taller I don't understand why they haven't done that I hate driving down the freeway and seeing cluttered mess especially on 45 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

21 minutes ago, Amlaham said:

It makes me soo happy that Houston is finally starting to steer away from the traditional shopping centers/ strip centers! This looks great!

2 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

Yeah it's like Houston is upgrading it's shopping centers to be more pedestrian focused. This is beautiful. 

I hope the ones around NRG get upgraded one day.