The Great Hizzy!
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You can't help but pass Discovery Green from the Hilton, since they're across the street from each other.
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The biggest thing about the park is that it offers amenities that will make the eastern side of downtown more palatable not only to developers but potential residents as well. It also offers a more pleasing connection to the convention center and the convention center hotel from the core of downtown. One of the complaints that I've heard from some visitors (especially conventioneers) is that walking from the Hilton Americas to Main Street (for example) made them feel isolated. Hopefully, DG will be one of a handful of steps that will erradicate that notion over time.
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Hess Tower: Office Skyscraper At 1501 McKinney St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to Ethanra's topic in Downtown
I don't particularly care for their new tallest. Doesn't really seem to fit with the rest of the skyline.- 1,031 replies
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Regent Square: Mixed-Use On Allen Parkway At Dunlavy St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to Travel_n_Transport's topic in Going Up!
The only thing I can think of is that with the variety of leases available to tenants, they didn't want to risk being held up because some leases would end up running a couple of months past the desired start date. Other than that, I tend to agree with you. Seems as if they could've gotten another 9 months or so out of the last tenants.- 1,531 replies
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Port Of Houston Developments
The Great Hizzy! replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Points Southeast
I don't blame the politicians, I blame the people. It's not like politicians are from some alien planet. They're a subset of the whole. People are crazy, so why shouldn't the politicians be? -
Root Memorial is quite attractive. They've done a pretty good job of maintaining it so far. I wonder if it's the city itself or the Toyota Center staff who maintains it. I also like that a lot of local youth groups make it a point to play ball there at different times during the week. Keeps the park relevant during non-Rockets games.
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The sitelines for Ford Field were absolutely abysmal. If you buy tickets for seats located that far away from the court, then you have to be going just for the event itself. It's a good thing the NCAA only tries this for the tournament games because doing this for a full season (like it used to be with the NBA's Spurs, Sonics and Pistons before they settled into new arenas) would be a nightmare for the fan. FYI, I think only Syracuse plays a full season inside a "football" stadium, although the Carrier Dome is relatively small by football standards, and the bleacers are arranged in such a way as to maximize the viewing quality for the fans. But I digress. I could see the NCAA eventually making these regional final and Final Four games more premium draws by going back to the traditional type basketball arenas (like Toyota Center or AT&T Center, for example) and charging higher prices for those seats rather than opening up the Superdome and sitting people as far back as the dome holds. And the raised basketball court along with the black backdrops behind the basketball goals were points of contention by not only the fans but the teams as well. The NCAA decided to try this new setup (for whatever reason) this year, and it may continue on into next year's Final Four in Detroit and the ones proceeding them, including here in Houston in 2011. We'll see how it turns out.
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I never noticed it before since I've only really seen the building in person from the ground level as I'm looking upwards at the top half, but now that it's been pointed out, the garage's design really detracts from the building. I mean REALLY detracts from it.
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811 Main: Office Skyscraper At 811 Main St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to houstonfella's topic in Downtown
Are you kidding? Nothing ever gets built downtown. Those pics depict a mirage!!- 1,201 replies
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Houston's First Baptist Church At 7401 Katy Fwy.
The Great Hizzy! replied to strickn's topic in Holy Places
The building design is similar to what's going up in the Energy Corridor.- 65 replies
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I like the fact that we can actually count cranes by district here in Houston: Downtown Uptown TMC Upper Kirby Rice Military Memorial City/Town & Country The Energy Corridor Etc.
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Yeah, there's ongoing confusion between the Highland Tower and the High Street development. The two are not linked as one development.
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$$$$ Apparently, a good number of developers are trying to wait the landowners out, since property values along the rail line are extremely expensive relative to other nearby areas.
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Marriott Marquis: GRB Convention Center Hotel At 1777 Walker St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to Subdude's topic in Downtown
Interesting indeed. I wonder if the idea with the second hotel would be to sell that one off as well over time, especially if it does at least as well as the Americas has done and is projected to do.- 2,096 replies
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Embassy Suites By Hilton Houston Downtown At 1515 Dallas St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to ricco67's topic in Downtown
Now that you've changed it, I don't remember what the old thread title was.- 956 replies
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Hess Tower: Office Skyscraper At 1501 McKinney St.
The Great Hizzy! replied to Ethanra's topic in Downtown
The building is very safe in terms of the architecure. The color scheme is appealing to me, especially juxtaposed against the park.- 1,031 replies
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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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The Titan On Post Oak Blvd.
The Great Hizzy! replied to arcutech's topic in Uptown and Galleria Area
Yeah, they're already giving away free ice coffee at certain locations inside the Loop.- 145 replies
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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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