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  1. Houston19514
    Have you tried contacting your city councilor? I recently had an issue with a neighbor's trash in the street. After calling and reporting on-line to code enforcement, to little/no result, I sent emails to my councilor, all of the at-large councilors, the Mayor and the new Department of Neighborhoods. The responses were quite good. Worth giving it a try.
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    Beautiful! Congratulations. Where is it? Can you post more pictures?
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    All of the site is currently devoted to parking. They are developing a building on 1/3 of the block, leaving 2/3 of the block as surface parking, as it is today, FOR NOW. They envision future development of the rest of the site as downtown Houston continues to grow. Skanska says they envision Downtown growth heading south.
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    I think that changing from Intercontinental to Royal Sonesta is pretty much a lateral move; maybe a slight upgrade.
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    We don't even know if there has been an acquisition. It may just as easily be a management or franchise deal. IF it is an acquisition by Starwood (doubtful), there is no way to know for sure what spurred it. But there is really little doubt that both its performance and perceived future would be factors.
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    I have always liked the Inn at the Ballpark too. They are currently running at RevPAR of about $91. Not bad. They just had the best first quarter since 2005. The downtown hotel market seems quite strong these days. No doubt the Westin flag will help them a lot.
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    Very interesting. I've been wondering for years when Starwood would establish a presence in downtown Houston
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    Exactly right. What a pathetic, dishonest operation. I am a long-time platinum card holder and (very minor) stockholder with Continental. I am so offended and repulsed by United's behavior in this matter and their overall cluster($&@ of an airline operation that the stock is being dumped; I've taken American's offer of a status transfer; and will be flying Southwest a whole lot more (compared to never prior to the merger). United is seriously in need of some adult supervision.
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    If they were managed by Jeff Smisek, they would announce immediate layoffs, the immediate closure of one of their 8 screens and the cancellation of the showing of foreign films,
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    Wow! That's great news!
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    Doubtful. I would guess they merely repeated their threats to do such things. (i.e., "we may be forced to do x, y, and z). They will do what is most profitable for them, as they would have without the international service at HOU. Making such an announcement now, 2 years before the international service will start at HOU would be tantamount to announcing that United is run by petty, spiteful children who shouldn't be left alone in the house, let alone be running a multi-billion dollar international enterprise.
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    Except Shell is still downtown.
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    And, it does seem they must have some idea of building some additional facilities downtown at some time. Otherwise, it's hard to make much sense of their purchase of the YMCA property.
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    That seems to prove the point of the value it would have to attract visitors. Even people who have seen it and were'nt impressed, come back to see it again and again. ;-)
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    Food for thought: Just because the Chronicle did not report any details does not mean none exist. In fact, there are better reports in Ohio, Dallas and Atlanta media than in the Chron (still short on detail, but a little more of a report than the Chron managed to crank out). I suspect the report that was just delivered late this afternoon has a little more detail than has been shared with us thus far.
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    Cool. Also, I walked by the former Cabo's a couple days ago. It appears work is being done inside to prepare for a new occupant. Anyone know anything?
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    Populous is an architecture firm. CSL is an "advisory and planning firm specializing in providing consulting services to the convention, sport, entertainment and visitor industries. CSL was established for the specific purpose of providing a source of focused research and expertise in these industries. Services include new/expanded event facility feasibility studies, organizational reviews/performance enhancement studies, destination master planning, industry benchmarking, negotiation assistance and related services."
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    Actually, after looking over their website, it looks like it means they have the partner equity already, but are looking for the debt financing.
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    Swtsig, if I may ask again.... Why do you say the Chevron lease at 1600 Smith is not a true expansion?
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    Today's announcement is great news. Even better was the fact that at least 7, and possibly 9 council members were at the announcement press conference. (I think 8 were willing to join the Mayor at the podium at the end of the press conference.) Looks very good for approval of this deal at next week's council meeting.
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    IAH Vs. DFW

    Houston19514 replied to wxman's topic in Planes

    Correct. DFW is substantially larger than IAH domestically. IAH is substantialy larger internationally. Annual International passenger traffic: DFW: approx. 5 Million IAH: approx. 8.5 Million Annual total passenger traffic: DFW: approx. 58 Million IAH: approx. 40 Million Interestingly, around 20 years ago, DFW had 3 times as many total passengers as IAH. Now, as you can see above, DFW has 45% more total passengers. (IAH has 70% more interntational traffic than DFW)
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    Hold your horses. Those were the options presented in 2010. We do not know yet what options will come out of today's meeting.
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    That, and the fools continue to make their own neighborhood less and less desirable. As I've said before, their ugly huge yellow signs and now their childish behavior are going to do more damage to their property values than the apartment tower.
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    Agreed. Hopefully the setback is to make room for outdoor dining areas? Maybe? I hope there is a good reason for it.
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    From a November 2011 Chron blog: The parking project will be completed in two phases. Phase one includes the construction of a four to six-story parking structure near the Almeda gate that will house 200 cars. This garage is scheduled to be completed in December 2012. Phase two is an expansion to phase one with an additional 400 spaces and is expected to be completed by September 2013. Future plans include the construction of a second parking garage near the Old Spanish Trail entrance to house 600 cars. It is scheduled to begin construction in 2017. Some parking spaces will be displaced while construction takes place; however, steps have been taken to mitigate this situation.
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