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    You are correct.
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    I'm sure someone in the existing communities along Studemont and Memorial will be displeased with the blocked views of the skyline. Nevertheless, if this gets built, residents would certainly be paying top dollar for a unit facing east. I'd imagine that view would be among the five best in the city.
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    Robert McNair's huge mansion is located at 1807 River Oaks Blvd. He was the owner of the Houston Texans football league.
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    If you're talking about the former La Tapatia at the corner of Milam and Congress, that place has already been converted into a new restaurant called Sofia's. I don't know the cuisine but I believe they've been open a few weeks now. I just saw a bunch of luncheoneers there this past week. But otherwise, I agree. If The Niche's hint that there's at least the possibility of a hotel being developed on the parking lot south of there proves to be true, then that would help a lot. As for the park itself, I agree that the statuary seems subpar. I'd also like to see more fountains. Something that mists, maybe.
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    Also, look into the smaller Clear Lake Area communities outside the COH proper, like El Lago, Nassau Bay and so forth. You may find a nice, neat older house from the 70s that'll suit your needs, and for less than 175K for a four bedroomer, if that's what you want. But the rental rates, if you're looking at renting a house or an apartment, might be a little higher, given the proximity to Clear Lake and the Bay. And La Porte, I agree, is underrated. There's some suitable new development along SH 146 that's south of SH 225, affordable, and offers good general proximity to boating as well as the Armand Bayou Nature Trail, the Johnson Space Center, the Boardwalk and so forth. If you want to split the difference between being near Clear Lake and being near downtown, you might also want to take a look at older subdivisions like Sagewood, Sage Glen and their ilk in SE Houston (lots of new home construction along Blackhawk south of Scarsdale, BTW). Only problem is that traffic is bad in both directions on the Gulf Freeway, especially south of the Tollway. If you have a zip code map of Houston, you might try doing a general house search at: http://www.har.com It can give you some general housing prices for particular areas by zipcode, by maximum dollar amount, by number of bedrooms, etc.
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    LOL @ Jay North, Music Man. Talk about stuff you don't expect to see at an architecture forum.
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    They get the heave-ho. It's not unlike what happened to renters in the area of Fourth Ward that's been gentrified over the last ten years. That's the thing with renting, whether you're rich or poor... you really don't have control over anything other than a lease, which is limited and, depending on how it's worded, even gives the leasor the power to terminate the lease as they deem necessary or prudent. At least those who are the title holders of the older, struggling houses can sell and get something in return.
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    I probably have the least historical background to work with here but given my brief experiences in the area, it seems that Cypress "feels" like it would include the area north of West Road (from the new Cy-Fair athletic facility) and then northeast to SH 249 @ Cypresswood, northwest to Skinner @ Grant, and then west from about FM 1960 and Jones Road to about Mason Road and US 290, near where the Fairfield development begins.
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    Economics play a part, too. There's room in southern Dallas County but the school districts there and the general economy of the area make it a tough sell at the moment to new home developers (who, I suppose, presume to have a tough sell on their hands when it comes to new home buyers looking for "better" living conditions). The northern part of the county grew from the vibrant shadows of northern Dallas, and that growth has now extended up into Collin and Denton counties.
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    Just in case this wasn't mentioned this week. I didn't find it mentioned anywhere after I did a search so, FYI, here's the article: http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...4881600^1436134 And Frank Liu's everywhere, it seems.
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    I'm surprised that with the growth in Pearland that Brazoria isn't higher. Frankly, I thought Galveston County would have been a little higher, too.
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    Seems pretty well understated from that angle. Certainly not overbearing, in my view.
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    Well, the situation certainly could have been handled better initially (like, during the first six months of the sudden increase in population, particuarly when you consider that crime was already starting to go up before Katrina. I'm sure others here will chime in to point out the mistakes by the mayor, the chief and so forth--and mistakes have been made--but there's also been some initiatives put in place that have helped root out some notorious drug dealers and gang elements from the city who had populated a lot of SW Houston and West Side apartment complexes. I mean, cats who should've been in jail before they even left Louisiana--before Katrina even happened. Then, there's also the element that has depopulated the city because it's actually more advantageous for them to return to NOLA to do their dirt. Stats show crime decreasing from this time last year so we'll see how it goes from here. The city still has a serious on-street patrol unit deficit right now and progress towards helping the department grow in this regard has been slow to almost non-existent.
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    I believe east Arlington and Grand Prairie also have a noticeable industrial feel to them, not quite as dominating as, say, northern Pasadena, Deer Park or La Porte but the general feel is there.
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    Near downtown Houston seems like a stretch. Sure, 12 miles isn't very far on a map, but during rush hour... that's at least a 30-minute trip by car, if not longer.
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    Other large Houston-area counties: Brazoria: +10,077 (+3.6%) Galveston: + 6,221 (+2.2%) Fort Bend: + 26,956 (+5.8%) Montgomery: + 19,262 (+5.1%)
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    Very interesting... and disturbing.
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    Good work, Ian.
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    Houston's native style: glass and more glass. It's HOT out there! Actually, I really do think colorful glass, although not unique to Houston, seems to be a more prevalent design element with regard to DT's highrises--at least, where the newest towers are concerned.
  20. The Great Hizzy!
    Maybe we can put your spy camera to work on the twin projects on Kirby (Kirby @ Westheimer, 2727 Kirby).
  21. The Great Hizzy!
    While I understand where you're coming from, you don't want to oversaturate the market with retail just as you don't want to overbuild on commercial spec. Of course, if the area around Discovery Green is to become everything that everyone envisions, the market should eventually be there.
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    "BOOM!" There... I said it. Deal with it.
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    Do you have any ideas as to what kind of delays are (or have been) in play? A delay in document approval from the city? Financial trouble? Disputes with contractors?
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    It's great to see a downtown with lots of cranes at work.
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    Yeah, I didn't think 50 stories were very likely given the info from the original HBJ article. Sounds like a spec project, and given the wide range of office space proposed, it didn't sound like it would be any more ambitious than 35-40 stories. The building will probably top out at around 435 feet or so if we use our old estimate formula from the Turnberry thread.
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