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    The building is very safe in terms of the architecure. The color scheme is appealing to me, especially juxtaposed against the park.
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    Ding, ding! We have a winner!
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    This whole story reeks. Unless there's more to it than what's being reported, the city looks flimsy in this deal.
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    Well, it seemed an inevitability (given the work that had already taken place at the site0 but now this reconfirms everything.
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    Peanuts...
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    I would think Harris County residents would applaud the county participating in any effort to improve a residential development's attractiveness. Typically, it seems HC merely stays out of such things and allows developers to handle it themselves, which leads to some decidedly mixed results.
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    My opinion is that I-35 E south of I-30 is the worst freeway in Dallas. The CF Hawn probably comes in second (the road quality is awful). The Schepps Freeway (I-45) isn't awful but it's quite plain jane. As for Victory, I think it's longterm success is dependent on how much Uptown and Oak Lawn continues to develop (and whether it will stretch more to the west. Victory has a physical disconnect from downtown but it's nothing compared to the psychological one. It could be a very nice area to visit for conventioneers and such but there is no psychological connection to DT which is only exacerabated by the notable disconnect physically. That said, there are some nice individual developments that stand out. IMO, though, Victory Plaza isn't one of them.
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    Yeah, they're already giving away free ice coffee at certain locations inside the Loop.
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    The problem I found initially was with the reporting. On ABC 13 last night, they didn't give much in the way of specifics, like the type of vehicle, the description of the men, things of that nature. They just gave very broad details and then went directly into the "How could Mayor White let this happen" and "HPD needs to do something about this" rhetoric. Certainly it would've benefitted HPD in their pursuit of the criminals/suspects to have their descriptions blasted over the airwaves.
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    I see that they also have a project that's part of the Town & Country center redevelopment. Their Domain @ Kirby seems like a tight fit but it's coming along gradually.
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    That was about the same as my estimate. I was thinking about 430-440 feet. By the way, the most recent images offered here are the best that I've seen so far. I hope the color scheme is correct as well. I think the blue skin makes more of an impat.
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    From what I understand, they've been doing some mild renovation work over the past couple of weeks. I have no idea of the specifics, however,
  13. The Great Hizzy!
    Jesus, I was just up there a little over a week ago and the temps were in the 30s. Now they're threatening 90? Talk about fickled weather.
  14. The Great Hizzy!
    Isn't it located on Main across the street from the Flying Saucer, Mantra, Venue and the Vault?
  15. The Great Hizzy!
    ^^^ You are correct, Kinkaid. This a redevelopment of the garage that had been sitting unused at that intersection for years.
  16. The Great Hizzy!
    Yeah, I was thinking 1970s, too. It definitely has a more unique footprint, especially given the wrath of beige stucco that represents a lot of urban infill today.
  17. The Great Hizzy!
    The gold highlights really make an impact. Very good photo.
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    Those two intersections (Dallas @ Montrose, NW and Dallas @ Waugh, NE) are two strategically sound intersections, although I tend to think both would work better as retail rather than residential.
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    Are there height restrictions (as part of deed restrictions) placed on certain pieces of property within The Woodlands? Maybe that has something to do with it.
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    This area could definitely use more retail. They're building new residential further south between Airport and Almeda-Genoa, including apartments, so the "black hole" does appear to be heading towards "infill" to some degree of significance. I also notice that they've built new warehouses on Homestead Road in NE Houston. Does this reflect the new trend now, to build dense housing in former warehouse districts near the core and build new warehouses in low density/rural areas of the city?
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    I'd heard rumors over the previous few months regarding this lot but nothing I deemed substantial. This at least gives those rumors more weight.
  22. The Great Hizzy!
    If new owner Deyaar does decide to develop the property, it's likely the project will be very tall. Says Jaggi: "The only way you can pay those types of prices is to go vertical. Our market has done flips. In 12 months, prices have doubled." This is most fascinating, and gives a head's up as to not only what Deyaar may be doing but development plans in Uptown overall. Aside from the lack of infrastructure, the Uptown versus downtown rivalry seems to have teeth right now--and even with that Uptown is poised for rail expansion. Meanwhile, the Med Center goes about its business quietly and constructively.
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    Okay, near TC maybe but it's not like it's right next door to it either. There's a good three blocks minimum from the Caroline end of HP to the Crawford end of TC. To a Houstonian, three blocks of walking is as good as a mile.
  24. The Great Hizzy!
    So we're talking 31 floors of office space in one building on one block and 10 floors of parking in a separate structure one block due north?
  25. The Great Hizzy!
    Definitively March 6th? That's less than three weeks away.
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