Nole23

Nice. I'll have to swing by tonight and check it out

I think they may be referring to the garage going up as a part of "Theater Square" just south of the park

1 hour ago, ryrohtx said:

 

MSP?

Market Square Park. There's a parking garage with retail going up on half of the block south of the park.

Yea I currently hop in my truck and drive to HEB over in Montrose to go to the grocery store.

I did find Posh liquors a few blocks away that I can walk to though 

Worst pic ever but looks like the restaurant build out might be underway. the green fence was not there yesterday.

Snapped two pics. The steel framing is almost complete on the lower apartments. They also just poured concrete on the floors in the southeast corner.

"Houston First Corporation and the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau are now in their new home in Partnership Tower, the 10-story office building that connects to the north end of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The new building looks out at Minute Maid Park, Discovery Green and the downtown skyline. It is attached to the GRB via sky bridge and adjoins a 1,900-space parking garage that will also serve the forthcoming Marriott Marquis Houston.

Monday, September 12, was moving day for most employees, who will be housed on the second, fourth, sixth and eighth floors. Although the building is not completely finished, it was a smooth transition and most of the boxes and moving crates have been emptied as the new offices take shape."

http://www.houstonfirst.com/news/press-releases/weve-moved-houston-first-has-a-new-home

43 minutes ago, Nate99 said:

The lobby has mattresses stacked up everywhere ad they have started putting up interior sineage and other stuff. Have they announced an opening date? I could see a soft opening within a month.

 

Their website says September 27th, which is just under two weeks away. 

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=4105&language=en_US

"Thor Equities has landed Pinstripes, a new restaurant and entertainment venue to the Houston market, as its first retail tenant at the Kirby Collection near River Oaks.

Pinstripes, which offers a bistro with Italian and American cuisine along with bowling and bocce, has leased 33,830 square feet in the development, Thor Equities announced. Opening is planned for late 2017."

http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Thor-Equities-inks-deal-with-Pinstripes-for-9222171.php#photo-10925270

Yea there were Cubs fans all over downtown over the weekend. Every hotel had Cubs fans standing out front. Hope they came and spent a lot of money  

This should be topping out soon.

I was thinking the exact same thing. The Super Bowl is still 5 months away...

7 minutes ago, bobruss said:

Heres a link to the 609 camera and if you look there is a time lapse for its construction, with a couple of hiccups when it got knocked loose.

https://app.oxblue.com/open/Hines/609Main

I believe this has always been scheduled to be complete 1Q of 2017. 

Yes, the Texaco building has been under renovations for almost 3 years now.....

LOL @ the guys playing a fiddle and banjo on the bench

Pappadeaux!

" Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, a popular Cajun seafood brand within the bulging Pappas Restaurants portfolio (including Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Pappasito's Cantina and Pappas Bar-B-Q restaurants), will take a 9,000-square-foot space on the southwest corner of the convention center facing the new pedestrian promenade called Avenida Houston. It is the largest restaurant space in the collection of the Avenida restaurants announced by Houston First. "

http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Pappadeaux-to-join-downtown-dining-hub-9190707.php

People have started moving into the north side of the building. 

7 minutes ago, terra002 said:

I know this is old news, but I havnt seen anything on here. Barbell Grill on w gray is closed. 

did it ever open? lol

Nice. Website now says it will open September 27th. So we have a little over a month.

Windows going in

2 minutes ago, Triton said:

I found the culprit! Nole23 is the Korean spammer! Looks like someone logged back into the wrong account.

LOL definitely not ... its probably the same person who hacked the DNC emails