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1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I thought GFR was removed from this project

It was removed from the garage going up at Franklin & Milam

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32685-franklin-milam-10-story-garage/?page=3

Looks amazing!

Residents have started moving in according to their FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/Market-Square-Tower-766821583419455/?fref=ts

parking garage with retail

The Sky Pool has been getting alot of buzz in the media.

" Market Square Tower, at 777 Preston,  is new to Houston's downtown scene and is accepting leases now. As of Wednesday, 25 percent of the tower's 463 units have been leased"

http://www.chron.com/homes/article/Market-Square-Tower-s-pool-extends-10-feet-beyond-10507973.php

Not sure how they got my email, but they sent out this invitation yesterday for an event next Thursday so I'll probably walk over and check it out. Just passing it along in case anyone is interested in checking it out.

4 hours ago, samagon said:

so they are going to destroy the memorial mural of Harambe?

Yep, just drove by it and Harambe is half gone.

RIP Harambe.

Nice!

The restaurants have a December opening with new names; Kristalla and Osso.

"The dual Italian restaurant concepts being constructed at 500 Crawford in downtown Houston appear to be on track to a December launch. But the restaurants – managed by restaurateurs Bill Floyd and Bryan Caswell – will open with entirely new names: Kristalla and Osso.

When the project was first announced last January the restaurant names were pitched as Brocca and Il Panchina ("pitcher" and "bench" in Italian), nods to the nearby Minute Maid Park and the Houston Astros, owned by Jim Crane who is financing the two dining concepts"

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/New-names-for-two-downtown-Italian-restaurants-9962975.php

The setback is the distance from where the building is from the street. Therefore this building creates a wider sidewalk encouraging a walkable and pedestrian friendly environment.

.....just off the top of my head

2 minutes ago, cspwal said:

Are you there? Or just a really good zoom lens?

Really good zoom lens from my apt. lol jk. It was posted on their FB. Might try and go tour the hotel sometime soon.

Right now Randall as he is breaking ground on his downtown development while Campo waits.

Their FB post says they are going to start checking guests in on Friday

1 hour ago, ArchFan said:

Can you give any detailed info on how fast the new apartments are being rented?  I'd love for that to be true, but I haven't seen any info -- anecdotal or otherwise -- for a long time.

 

Despite all the gloom-and-doom in the air, doesn't downtown still have something like 150,000 daytime workers?  Seems like it would only take 2-3% of those people wanting to swap their commute for downtown living to fill up the rental units coming on line.

Sorry to go off topic for this thread, but here is an article from Mid august stating that 500 Crawford where I live is already 40% leased after having move ins starting in March. The whole north half of the building just opened not too long ago and I can tell more people are moving in as the parking garage has more and more cars.

http://realtynewsreport.com/2016/08/16/ahead-in-the-standings-fingers-new-multifamily-community-off-to-a-good-start-near-astros-field/