Houston19514

The picture in the first post of this thread does not appear to be the same building as the one posted yesterday by Highrise (and the original picture does not appear to be the building at 1121 Capitol).

I believe they also have locations on South Shepherd, out near the port, and by Hobby Airport. Nice info. Any idea what offices are currently in this building?

Scanlan Fountain (Sam Houston Park, downtown) Smith Fountain (Smith at Clay, downtown) Hermann Square (City Hall, downtown) Main Street Square (downtown) Tranquility Park (downtown) Jones Plaza (downtown) Downtown Aquarium water table (downtown) Downtown Aquarium water wall (downtown) Cotswold #2, Preston @ Louisiana (downtown) Cotswold #3, Preston @ Market Square (downtown) Cotswold #4, Preston @ Main (downtown) turned off Cotswold #5, Preston @Main (downtown) turned off Cotswold #6, Preston @ San Jacinto (downtown) Cotswold #7, Preston @ Caroline (downtown) Cotswold #8, Preston @ Crawford (downtown) Cotswold #9, Prairie @ Travis (downtown) Misttree (Discovery Green, downtown) Water jet table (Discovery Green, downtown) 1100 Louisiana fountain (downtown) Wells Fargo Plaza water wall (downtown) Sesquicentennial Park (downtown) Wortham Fountain (Buffalo Bayou Park) Mecom Fountain (Museum District) Wortham Park fountain (Medical Center) Medical Center Commons water wall (Medical Center) HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict) HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District) Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District) Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District) George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District) Midtown Square (midtown) South Main Baptist (midtown) Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District) MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District) MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District) Caruth Plaza fountain 1 (NRG Park) Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U) Jones College Fountain (Rice U) Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U) Jamail Plaza (Rice U) Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown) The Transco Waterwall (Uptown) Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown) Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown) Uptown Park fountain (Uptown) Royal Sonesta (Uptown) Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown) America Tower (Allen Parkway) Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway) Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown) Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown) Cotswold #12, Congress @ Market Square (downtown) Root Memorial Square (downtown) Sisters of Charity Park (downtown) Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District) Christ Church Cathedral (downtown) Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH) MD Anderson Library fountain (UH) The Williams Fountain (HBU) Farish Hall fountain (UH) Regency Square Fountainview 1 Fountainview 2 Fountainview 3 Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands) Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands) Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands) Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands) City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre) Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown) Hobby Airport (Hobby) Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood) The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford) NRG Park South Main fountains (NRG Park) Memorial Hermann (Medical Center) Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center) MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center) MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe -Leroy Melcher Jr Memorial Fountain (Medical Center) Asia Society Texas (Museum 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City Treehouse (Memorial City) Nexen Building (Memorial City) Cobalt 1 (Memorial City) Cobalt 2 (Memorial City) Air Liquide Building 1 (Memorial City) Air Liquide Building 2 (Memorial City) Murphy 1 (Memorial City) Murphy 2 (Memorial City) The Fountains at Memorial City (Memorial City) 2929 Weslayan West Loop South (Uptown) The Mound- Centennial Gardens (Hermann Park) Pavilion fountain- Centennial Gardens (Hermann Park) Hanover Southampton (The Village) Hotel ZaZa - Memorial City (Memorial City) Wings Over Water @ Avenida Houston (Downtown) Glassell School of Art - Brown Foundation Plaza (Museum District) Catalyst - 1475 Texas Ave. (Downtown) Harmonica Man Park (?) Brazos and Pease (Downtown) Camden Pavilion Fountain - Midtown Park (Midtown) Waterfalls - Midtown Park (Midtown) Energy Center Five (Energy Corridor) Citgo headquarters (Energy Corridor) First Baptist (Houston) HEB Montrose Market (Montrose) MLK Humanities Building (TSU) Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Holcombe Blvd. (Medical Center) Midtown Plaza water feature, Main @ McGowen (Midtown) Houston Botanic Garden - Entry Plaza MFA-H Kinder Building/Cullen Sculpture Garden (Museum District) Houston Zoo (Museum District/TMC) MFA-H Kinder Building "Inner Landscape" (Museum District) George Bush monument (Downtown) Alexan River Oaks (Upper Kirby/River Oaks) Houston Center (Downtown) Montgomery County Veterans Memorial (Conroe) Houston Botanic Garden - Culinary Gardens Highland Village - River Oaks Hermann Museum Circle Drive (Museum District) Kingwood Town Center - Kingwood Caruth Plaza Fountain 2 (NRG Park) Smart Financial Center (Sugar Land) Cemex Building (Memorial City) University of St Thomas Labyrinth I (Montrose/Museum District) University of St Thomas Labyrinth II (Montrose/Museum District) University of St Thomas Labyrinth III (Montrose/Museum District) Blossom Hotel (Medical Center) Hungry's restaurant (Rice Village) POST Roof park Downtown Aquarium Marlin Fountain (Downtown) Glenwood Cemetery - entrance to Glenwood Cemetery Falling Water - Evelyn's Park (Bellaire) Heritage Park Fountain - Pearland Sweetwater Country Club - Sugar Land Webster's Falls - Webster Legacy - Nassau Bay City Hall - Nassau Bay Old Town Spring Fountain - Spring League Park - League City Falcon Ranch Entrance Falcon Point Golf Course Grand Harbor #1 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #2 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #3 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #4 Grand Harbor Harvest Plaza Fountain - downtown Katy Railroad Depot Plaza Fountain - Tomball Double Dragon - Hunan Garden - Rosenberg Memorial Fountain, Memorial Park - Texas City Union Carbide 80th Jubilee Fountain - Texas City Centennial Fountain - Texas City Pioneer Fountain - Texas City Pocket Park Fountain - West Columbia Railroad Museum Fountain - Galveston Wortham Fountain, UTMB - Galveston Bryan Museum Fountain - Galveston Hotel Galvez Fountain - Galveston Cedar Brake Park - Montgomery Memory Park - Montgomery St Mary's Catholic Church - Plantersville 1801 Smith (corner of Smith & Jefferson) - Downtown Museo Institute for Medical Arts Building #1 (Fannin & Southmore) - Museum District Museo Institute for Medial Arts Building #2 (San Jacinto & Southmore) - Museum District Museo Institute for Medical Arts Building #3 (Fannin & Palm) - Museum District Alexan River Oaks (Alabama @ Weslayan) - River Oaks/Galleria/Upper Kirby Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts - Downtown Baylor College of Medicine The Vivian and Bob Smith Medical Research Building at 1 Baylor Plaza. (TMC) Fertita Family College of Medicine - UH Mercer Botanic Gardens I Merer Botanic Gardens II Mercer Botanic Gardens III Mercer Botanic Gardens IV

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HMNS sundial fountain (Museum Disrict) HMNI floating sphere fountain (Museum District) Hermann Park Reflecting pool fountain (Museum District) Hermann Park McGovern Lake fountain (Museum District) George Hermann statue fountain (Museum District) Midtown Square (midtown) South Main Baptist (midtown) Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza fountain (Museum District) MFAH entry plaza fountain (Museum District) MFAH outdoor dining fountain (Museum District) Caruth Plaza fountain 1 (NRG Park) Brockman Hall for Physics (Rice U) Jones College Fountain (Rice U) Brochstein Pavilion fountain (Rice U) Jamail Plaza (Rice U) Charlotte Allen Fountain (Baldwin Park, midtown) The Transco Waterwall (Uptown) Hidalgo Park fountain (Uptown) Post Oak Central fountain (Uptown) Uptown Park fountain (Uptown) Royal Sonesta (Uptown) Lakes on Post Oak (Uptown) America Tower (Allen Parkway) Amli (?) apartments (Allen Parkway) Humble Tower hotel building fountain (downtown) Market Square 9/11 fountain (downtown) Cotswold #12, Congress @ Market Square (downtown) Root Memorial Square (downtown) Sisters of Charity Park (downtown) Contemporary Arts Museum (Museum District) Christ Church Cathedral (downtown) Cullen Plaza Fountain (UH) MD Anderson Library fountain (UH) The Williams Fountain (HBU) Farish Hall fountain (UH) Regency Square Fountainview 1 Fountainview 2 Fountainview 3 Waterway Square fountain 1 (The Woodlands) Market Street Square fountain (The Woodlands) Woodlands Waterway fountain (The Woodlands) Waterway Square fountain 2 (The Woodlands) City Centre Plaza fountain (City Centre) Peggy's Point Plaza (Midtown) Hobby Airport (Hobby) Kingwood entrance fountains (Kingwood) The Fountains Shopping Center (Stafford) NRG Park South Main fountains (NRG Park) Memorial Hermann (Medical Center) Baylor College of Medicine (Medical Center) MD Anderson on Holcombe Blve (Medical Center) MD Anderson at MD Anderson and Holcombe -Leroy Melcher Jr Memorial Fountain (Medical Center) Asia Society Texas (Museum District) Bell Park (Museum District) Houston Methodist West (Katy Freeway) Texas Childrens West (Katy Freeway) Rosenberg Fountain, 31st & Seawall (Galveston) Rosenberg Fountain, 12th & Ball (Galveston) Rosenberg Fountain, 15th & Ball (Galveston) Rosenberg Fountain, 20th & N1/2 (Galveston) Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Ball (Galveston) Rosenberg Fountain, 21st & Post Office (Galveston) Rosenberg Library Fountain, 24th & Ball (Galveston) The Heron, Ashton Villa (Galveston) San Luis (Galveston) Moody Gardens (Galveston) Chase Tower (downtown) Jones Hall (downtown) Guadalupe Plaza Park (East Downtown) Kugel Ball Fountain (Hermann Park) Hyde Park Fountain, Lamar Park (Montrose) Lilian Schnitzer Fountain (Hermann Park) Neuhaus Fountain, Sam Houston Park (Downtown) Sleepy Hollow Fountain, Sleepy Hollow Park, Houston Sugar Land Town Square (Sugar Land) The Woodlands Mall 1 at the waterway (The Woodlands) The Woodlands Mall 2 at the waterway (The Woodlands) Anadarko Tower (The Woodlands) 1455 West Loop South (Uptown) Landry's HQ 1 (Uptown) Landry's HQ 2 (Uptown) Hess Tower (Downtown) Second Baptist (Houston) The Diana Fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks) Mrs. Parker's Fountain, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks) Cascading fountain, Rienzi, MFAH (River Oaks) East Garden fountain, Bayou Bend, MFAH (River Oaks) Kemah Boardwalk 1 (Bay Area) Kemah Boardwalk 2 (Bay Area) One Sugar Creek Place fountain (Sugar Land) Sugar Creek entry fountains (Sugar Land) Brazos Town Center fountain (Rosenberg) City of Rosenberg south welcome sign/waterfall (Rosenberg) George Memorial Library Amphitheater Fountain (Richmond) KBR Tower, Cullen Center (Downtown) Hong Kong Mall St. Paul's Methodist Church One Post Oak Central, Apache (Uptown) Courthouse Square, Family Law Center (Downtown) Cotswold #10, Congress @ Main (Downtown) Cotswold #11, Congress @ Main (Downtown) 5050 Westheimer (Uptown) Kings Harbor (Kingwood) Green Street 1 (Downtown) Green Street 2 (Downtown) Green Street 3 (Downtown) Memorial City Treehouse (Memorial City) Nexen Building (Memorial City) Cobalt 1 (Memorial City) Cobalt 2 (Memorial City) Air Liquide Building 1 (Memorial City) Air Liquide Building 2 (Memorial City) Murphy 1 (Memorial City) Murphy 2 (Memorial City) The Fountains at Memorial City (Memorial City) 2929 Weslayan West Loop South (Uptown) The Mound- Centennial Gardens (Hermann Park) Pavilion fountain- Centennial Gardens (Hermann Park) Hanover Southampton (The Village) Hotel ZaZa - Memorial City (Memorial City) Wings Over Water @ Avenida Houston (Downtown) Glassell School of Art - Brown Foundation Plaza (Museum District) Catalyst - 1475 Texas Ave. (Downtown) Harmonica Man Park (?) Brazos and Pease (Downtown) Camden Pavilion Fountain - Midtown Park (Midtown) Waterfalls - Midtown Park (Midtown) Energy Center Five (Energy Corridor) Citgo headquarters (Energy Corridor) First Baptist (Houston) HEB Montrose Market (Montrose) MLK Humanities Building (TSU) Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Holcombe Blvd. (Medical Center) Midtown Plaza water feature, Main @ McGowen (Midtown) Houston Botanic Garden - Entry Plaza MFA-H Kinder Building/Cullen Sculpture Garden (Museum District) Houston Zoo (Museum District/TMC) MFA-H Kinder Building "Inner Landscape" (Museum District) George Bush monument (Downtown) Alexan River Oaks (Upper Kirby/River Oaks) Houston Center (Downtown) Montgomery County Veterans Memorial (Conroe) Houston Botanic Garden - Culinary Gardens Highland Village - River Oaks Hermann Museum Circle Drive (Museum District) Kingwood Town Center - Kingwood Caruth Plaza Fountain 2 (NRG Park) Smart Financial Center (Sugar Land) Cemex Building (Memorial City) University of St Thomas Labyrinth I (Montrose/Museum District) University of St Thomas Labyrinth II (Montrose/Museum District) University of St Thomas Labyrinth III (Montrose/Museum District) Blossom Hotel (Medical Center) Hungry's restaurant (Rice Village) POST Roof park Downtown Aquarium Marlin Fountain (Downtown) Glenwood Cemetery - entrance to Glenwood Cemetery Falling Water - Evelyn's Park (Bellaire) Heritage Park Fountain - Pearland Sweetwater Country Club - Sugar Land Webster's Falls - Webster Legacy - Nassau Bay City Hall - Nassau Bay Old Town Spring Fountain - Spring League Park - League City Falcon Ranch Entrance Falcon Point Golf Course Grand Harbor #1 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #2 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #3 Grand Harbor Grand Harbor #4 Grand Harbor Harvest Plaza Fountain - downtown Katy Railroad Depot Plaza Fountain - Tomball Double Dragon - Hunan Garden - Rosenberg Memorial Fountain, Memorial Park - Texas City Union Carbide 80th Jubilee Fountain - Texas City Centennial Fountain - Texas City Pioneer Fountain - Texas City Pocket Park Fountain - West Columbia Railroad Museum Fountain - Galveston Wortham Fountain, UTMB - Galveston Bryan Museum Fountain - Galveston Hotel Galvez Fountain - Galveston Cedar Brake Park - Montgomery Memory Park - Montgomery St Mary's Catholic Church - Plantersville 1801 Smith (corner of Smith & Jefferson) - Downtown Museo Institute for Medical Arts Building #1 (Fannin & Southmore) - Museum District Museo Institute for Medial Arts Building #2 (San Jacinto & Southmore) - Museum District Museo Institute for Medical Arts Building #3 (Fannin & Palm) - Museum District Alexan River Oaks (Alabama @ Weslayan) - River Oaks/Galleria/Upper Kirby Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts - Downtown Baylor College of Medicine The Vivian and Bob Smith Medical Research Building at 1 Baylor Plaza. (TMC) Fertita Family College of Medicine - UH

More like the least bad option that the prior administration left them with. If you keep the old library and drop the new one, they probably end up with wasted costs with the obligations to the landlord at the new location. If they go forward with the move and abandon the old location, they lose ownership of a beautiful building (that, FWIW, prior administrations failed to maintain). Also important to note HPL is going forward with the new Acres Homes Regional Library (the "pause in construction" of which was earlier exaggerated; Apparently no construction had started. Design work had not even started). They also plan to keep the current Acres Homes neighborhood library open after the regional library is completed.

Really good question. I've often wondered about that house too. Street View only goes back to November 2007 and it was under construction then!

I'm not finding any indication that this would be a bike trail.

Per the language used, it looks like the 1 million square feet may very well include the structure parking portions. https://www.houstonfirst.com/static/media/uploads/attachments/development_services_rfq_(041024).pdf

The only official word I’ve seen is still “summer 2024”. Reading the tea leaves, I think it might be next month (July)

and be sure to include a check. 😉

You flatter yourself. I got the "joke", such as it was. I was just curious, why here; why now.

Pretty close. As I said, it is essentially in accordance with the 2025 master plan, of which you have provided a rendering (thank you). But not exactly. At least per the description I saw, they do not now plan for the convention center expansion to replace the Hilton/GRB South garage, as is depicted in this rendering. (But they may be thinking of altering it, to allow for extension of Avenida de las Americas. . . )

I don’t see how it interferes with Hamilton or the plans for it in connection with the NHHIP. FWIW, the Phase I plan is essentially what was set out in the GRB 2025 Master Plan, published several years ago (I believe it was in 20011).

Yes. The Rustic was always intended to be “temporary”.

To be clear, all property, both real and personal will continue to be taxed based on its monetary value. Galveston County (and other counties in Texas) sometimes value some businesses such as hotels using the income method. If the income method is used, it covers both real and personal property, and both are taxed on one "account", with the tax based on the assessed monetary value, as established by the income method (basically deriving the propety's value by discounting the income generated by the property). If the income method of valuation is not used, then the real property and personal property are taxed in separate accounts, both being based on their monetary value, as established by whatever method is used.

I found some information about the plans for the GRB Transformation Project: Phase I is the development of an addition to the existing GRB to be constructed on all or parts of Blocks 287 (the block where The Rustic is currently located), Block 309 (the block south of The Rustic; currently surface parking), and Block 310 (the block south of the current Hilton/GRB parking garage and across Jackson to the east of Toyota Center; also currently surface parking). The addition will be connected to the current GRB above polk Avenue. They also presently anticipate extending Avenida de las Americas to the south and may include the construction and relocation of parking facilities (the Hilton/GRB South garage would stand in the way of extending Avenida de las Americas south of Polk Ave). Phase I of the GRB Transformation Project is anticipated to be completed in the second quarter of 2028. Phase II (which may occur concurrently with Phase I) will be modifications and improvements to the existing GRB. They also plan a "District Transformation Project" in conjunction with the GRB Transformation to foster development of land near the GRB with entertainment venues and mixed use developments, etc . Details to be determined, but this also includes coordinating infrastructure work with TXDOT

A few photos of Terminal D West pier recently posted on George Bush Airport's X page.

And they appear to have been sleep-walking towards insolvency, which would have required cuts to bus service in order to pay for the BRT lines etc. I encourage everyone to watch yesterday’s board committee meeting. https://ridemetro.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=2621 As others have mentioned above, I do wish they would look at proceeding with the core section of the U-Line, at the very least from Wheeler Station to connect with the Silver Line.

Where are you coming up with the idea that Galveston (and it's the county, not the city) has proposed to collect taxes based on the amount of money (income) received from rentals? That is not the case. It is a tax on property used in a business and it is based on the property's value. Not based on income (not an income tax). Not based on sales (not a sales tax). It is based entirely on the property's value (property tax). I presume you have gotten confused by the mention of the "income approach to valuation". The income approach is just one appraisal method for establishing a property's value. The tax is still on the value that is established using the valuation approach; the tax is not on the income. Other standard valuation method's include: Sales Comparison Approach; Cost Approach.

Just curious. Was there a reason for this?

A link would have been nice, but thanks for that information. https://fortworthinc.com/news/juneteenth-receives-a-1-million-bump-from-the-state/ Nevertheless, it doesn't appear to have been due to the efforts of the Governor.

More info. The entrance to Punch Line will be where the HOB restaurant entrance was (not Foundation Room, which is still also a restaurant) (1204 Caroline, to be exact; the address included in Amlaham's map link). Construction/remodeling is evident when one walks by.

But there are no aspects similar to an income tax, the tax due is not based on the actual rent billed by landlords and it is not similar to a sales tax. It is property tax on property used in a business. Pure and simple. Such property has always been taxable (or at least for as long as we've been taxing property in Texas).

Can we try to not let politics infect every thread in this forum? Please? AFAIK, neither Greg Abbott nor the State of Texas has had anything to do with the Fort Worth Juneteenth Museum. FWIW, as far as I can tell, the "National" designation of the so-called "National Juneteenth Museum" is self-proclaimed (very much like DFW to do that). Galveston should name their's either the Texas Juneteenth Museum or the International Juneteenth Museum. 😉

Interesting article about efforts to build a Juneteenth Museum on Galveston. https://www.chron.com/gulf-coast/article/galveston-juneteenth-museum-plans-18541974.php and a CBS news story about an already-existing Juneteenth Musuem (or at least a significant display within a museum) on Galveston.