DrLan34

lots of activity on the patio

I noticed construction trailors at the site, looks like this project will be breaking ground shortly.

Nancy Sarnoff put up some renderings... http://blog.chron.co...ter-in-midtown/

is it this? http://nchv.org/docs...%20for%20DC.pdf

edit: found this too

"2011-12 � A RESOLUTION supporting and approving the proposed development for affordable rental housing for homeless veterans of Light Rail Lofts at Midtown Terrace, located at 4600 Main Street in the City of Houston, Texas, for the purpose of authorizing the allocation of 2011 Housing Tax Credits to such development; containing various findings and provisions relating to the subject."

http://www.txheadlines.com/index.php/public_notices/article/-City-Ordinance-PUBLISHED-IN-DAILY-COURT-REVIEW-6072011-NOTICE-IS-HEREBY-GI/%20class=notice_title/

Variance was approved on June 23, 2011 for phase 1 of a 3 phased project. Phase 1 will now be 4 floors and parking does not look like it will be a garage.

The planning commission talked in depth on the June 23 video about how they need to move more quickly on re-doing the parking requirments for similar developments.

Anybody know if there is a tentative date out there for expansion?

"When it's completed, possibly in 2010, The Mix is expected to have more than 300,000 square feet of retail space"

http://www.chron.com...ff/5563952.html

And this about a new location opening up from innerlooped http://innerlooped.com/1040/new-restaurant-coming-to-the-mix-midtown/

Midtown Terrace Expansion

http://nchv.org/docs/CAI%20PPT%202010%20for%20DC.pdf

http://www.houstonrealestateobserver.com/houston-developers-starting-new-office-buildings/

"The most surprising of the new office projects being discussed is the so-called Block 69 deal at Main Street and Texas Avenue in downtown Houston. Hines owns the block and it has retained an architect to design plans for a new tower there."

"Midway Cos. has two new buildings on the drawing board – the 250,000-square-foot City Centre III project and the proposed M Fifty Nine, a 74,000-square-foot building on Montrose Boulevard."

I think that Houston has finally become dense enough that it make sense to build more urban style buildings.

old article on bob schultz and the deal with metro regarding the main street properties http://www.chron.com...nt/4689600.html

this from city-data http://www.city-data.com/harris-county/M/Main-Street-111.html

small presentation... not much

http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/mobility/MTFP_2011/workshop/01_Bagby.pdf

I heard from a guy at Chevron that they may build a midrise there for their executives

From culturemap...

"While nearly every other city finds a way to protect buildings of historical significance, officials in Houston continually say it would cost too much to renovate such structures, so they tear them down and (as in the Y's case) put up a parking garage."

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-27-11-another-landmark-bites-the-dust-the-old-downtown-ymca-has-memories-that-cant-be-replaced/

More information from culturemap http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/06-26-11-a-new-arts-nexus-the-implications-of-houston-new-main-street-arts-complex/

More info from Swamplot on the new arts center in Midtown... http://swamplot.com/independent-arts-collaborative-buying-midtown-lot-for-new-main-st-arts-center/2011-06-24/

lookin good! New office and retail development on the rail, hopefully it goes through...

first saw the announcement on innerlooped http://innerlooped.com/ and more info and renderings here http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/

I heard from a guy at Chevron that they may build a midrise there for their executives

From Bisnow http://www.bisnow.co...ory.php?p=15795

I think the second property they are talking about is Richmond Landing.

"Post will be one of the first developers out of the ground in this cycle in Houston, Bart tells us. The two Houston projects include a third phase in Midtown at Post Midtown Square (rendered) and a yet-to-be named development on Richmond in the Montrose area. “We like the inner West Loop with its broader area to the Galleria, Medical Center, CBD, and Greenway,” David says. The Houston projects will start later this year or early next year."

it's about adding density to the inner loop. the more grocery stores, the better suited we are to support high density development in the loop.

i saw some land surveyors on the site today... H Town is going crazy with apartment development these days

"BBVA Compass marked the official start of construction on its new corporate office building last week with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The 22-story, 312k SF LEED Gold building will centralize BBVA’s local executives, multiple business areas, and staff units under a single roof. The bank will occupy 150k SF and six floors. Redstone Companies Real Estate purchased the land in the early ‘90s and demolished the long-standing Compass Bank building in ’09. Redstone CEO Steve Lerner says it was always his vision to build a “crown jewel” in the heart of the Galleria. The tower was designed by HKS Architects and will be built by Manhattan Construction. Expect occupancy in early 2013."

http://www.bisnow.com/houston_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=15708

I noticed a "Rent a Fence" around the lot next to whole foods today during lunch. I don't think I have seen this there before... could it be the housing project they had mentioned earlier?

From an older Swamplot article... http://swamplot.com/...nd-development/

"The Finger Companies says the Whole Foods will be built “in conjunction with the developer’s proposed new luxury apartment project.” That project, also announced in the spring of 2008, was slated for the eastern portion of the site, closer to Montrose Blvd."