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  1. Rowdy tagged the new Metro flyover on 610. Really? I thought he only did dilapidated buildings. Really bad taste.
  2. Medical Center Shell issued a building permit for this property. Did they flood? Wonder why the rebuild.
  3. DPR Construction is the GC handling both current TWH projects. Demolition of the current garage from today.
  4. Houston private school reveals plans for 11-acre prime plot https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2016/05/exclusive-houston-private-school-reveals-plans-for.html More than two years ago, St. Thomas High School purchased an 11-acre tract of land adjacent from the school from Houston Independent School District for $66 million. Plans for the land off Memorial and Shepherd have finally been revealed. Currently, HISD's High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice campus sits on the land. St. Thomas will renovate those buildings and convert the school's indoor shooting range into a wrestling room and the school's library into a student center, Mark deTranaltes, vice president for advancement at St. Thomas, told the Houston Business Journal. The newly renovated campus will be dubbed the Jane and Bill Joplin Campus, to honor the St. Thomas alum who donated $6 million to fund the land purchase. St. Thomas will also utilize the high school's auditorium, which can occupy more than 630 students, and convert its cafeteria into a weight training room. The HISD school also includes a natatorium, a regulation-size practice basketball gym and locker rooms. St. Thomas will relocate its baseball field to a separate portion of campus and add two new practice fields. Houston-based Kirksey Architecture designed the renovations. St. Thomas is now in the midst of a $12 million capital campaign to fund renovations and field installations and has raised just under $3 million, deTranaltes said.
  5. State board approves demolition of senior living facility at 2100 Memorial https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/city-county/2019/09/05/2100-memorial-demolition/ The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has approved the demolition of an affordable senior living complex that was flooded during Hurricane Harvey and has since faced legal obstacles from residents. Some of the last remaining tenants at 2100 Memorial Drive, Houston, have until March 1, 2020 to voluntarily move out. If all tenants vacate before then, demolition can take place earlier, TDHCA Director of Asset Management Rosalio Banuelos told board members Sept. 4. The building, which originally was a repurposed Holiday Inn hotel, will be rebuilt with five stories and 196 units. It will remain in use as an affordable senior living facility, the Houston Housing Authority confirmed. The existing facility had 197 units. “If this place of went to commercial developers, the prices on the sales or rentals would be astronomical, so it’s so good that we’re taking this action … preserving this incredible site for affordable housing,” TDHCA board member Leo Vasquez said. The decision marks the first significant progress in the project following a two-year long legal battle that tenants initiated after they received notice shortly after Harvey that their leases were terminated and they must vacate the property within five days, court documents state.
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