79ta Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 now they're double dating. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 9:19 PM, BEES?! said: (I have never seen one of these monstrosities in real life. I do love the different little architectural touches for each of the brands lmaooo) Related: a meme that never fails to get a laugh out of me. ^^there is NO ONE more disappointed than I that @monarch has not written an ode to the tacochickenhut as an underappreciated gem of luxury while somehow weaving in the LONGHORNS, W HOTELS, dubai, U.A.E., and DeBarge. you SIR, pal, my friend are the ONLY one that can do it. ^^YOUR TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, mattyt36 said: ^^there is NO ONE more disappointed than I that @monarch has not written an ode to the tacochickenhut as an underappreciated gem of luxury while somehow weaving in the LONGHORNS, W HOTELS, dubai, U.A.E., and DeBarge. you SIR, pal, my friend are the ONLY one that can do it. ^^YOUR TIME HAS COME!!!!!!!!!!! @mattyt36 dude, my pal, my lad... IT'S YOUR TIME. please do not forget to drop the mike... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 8:29 AM, phillip_white said: If this is possible, then just about anything is. Three Marriott brands in the same building for some reason. https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7554589,-95.3662685,3a,48.9y,281.37h,97.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suZyl8YkMh56xavvIDae8RQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu It happens. HAIF's former sister site once detailed a new skyscraper that had three different flags in it. I can't remember what the parent brand was, though. The bottom levels were an extended stay, the middle was the mid-range/tourist hotel, and the top was for conventioneers. The location was great for all three purposes, and sharing amenities and back-of-house was seen as a money-saving move. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 12:38 PM, Pleak said: Since the W brand is so dated, wonder if they have DeBarge playing in the lobby/elevators. Nah, they always had Fatboy Slim...😎🤐 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HoustonMidtown Posted July 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2023 Improvements coming to George R. Brown Convention Center and downtown area, thanks to Senate Bill 1057 https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/20/improvements-coming-to-george-r-brown-convention-center-and-downtown-area-thanks-to-senate-bill-1057/ 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Renderings in the fall! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 2 hours ago, kennyc05 said: Renderings in the fall! Do we get these renderings before we get the Astros district that has been in the works for years? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, shasta said: Do we get these renderings before we get the Astros district that has been in the works for years? That's a good question 😵💫 Off topic I see the Spurs want to build a new arena in downtown San Antonio it makes me wonder what we're gonna do with Toyota Center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 If they're enlarging the convention space, would they take out The Rustic, or (more hopefully) use the big double block between the Marriott and Incarnate Word? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: That's a good question 😵💫 Off topic I see the Spurs want to build a new arena in downtown San Antonio it makes me wonder what we're gonna do with Toyota Center. Wow really? The arena they are in now isn't even that old. But in terms of Toyota Center, Fertitta has the money to do something he's just not. Edited July 21, 2023 by j_cuevas713 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 8 hours ago, HoustonMidtown said: Improvements coming to George R. Brown Convention Center and downtown area, thanks to Senate Bill 1057 https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/20/improvements-coming-to-george-r-brown-convention-center-and-downtown-area-thanks-to-senate-bill-1057/ Looks to be a PR placement by Whitmire considering there is nothing new. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wow really? The arena they are in now isn't even old No it's not I grew in between Houston and San Antonio so we got both news stations and remember how big of a deal it was when they planning both AT&T Center and Toyota Center. San Antonio messed up by putting the arena on the east side. 6 minutes ago, Nate99 said: If they're enlarging the convention space, would they take out The Rustic, or (more hopefully) use the big double block between the Marriott and Incarnate Word? Hopefully they do another exterior renovation 😵💫 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: No it's not I grew in between Houston and San Antonio so we got both news stations and remember how big of a deal it was when they planning both AT&T Center and Toyota Center. San Antonio messed up by putting the arena on the east side. Hopefully they do another exterior renovation 😵💫 Yeah I read how they were expecting the arena to spur growth in that neighborhood but it didn't. I wonder if that massive parking lot had anything to do with it instead of building up and around the arena. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Yeah I read how they were expecting the arena to spur growth in that neighborhood but it didn't. I wonder if that massive parking lot had anything to do with it instead of building up and around the arena. No it's the area it's in. It's the equivalent of the Rockets building Toyota Center in the Sunnyside area it's not much around there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 6 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: I agree. A simple facade update and maybe some more elements around the building dedicated to the Rockets would be cool. A Rockets village would be nice. With the practice facility getting moved, there should be space to add some glass to get more natural light into that concourse. Make it more like the Summit in that regard. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 To bring this back to the topic of the $2 Billion pot of money to be used in the downtown area/convention district; As I understand it, they will not be able to use this money to fund anything at NRG Park. Way to go county "leadership". Dallas is using this same state-authorized funding plan to fund both a new convention center (the vast majority of the funds) and to provide some additional funding for Fair Park. A relatively small fraction of this money could have funded a renovation/reimagining of the Astrodome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Houston19514 said: To bring this back to the topic of the $2 Billion pot of money to be used in the downtown area/convention district; As I understand it, they will not be able to use this money to fund anything at NRG Park. Way to go county "leadership". This but unironically. While there's plenty that could be done to make the NRG area less of a giant crater, and I don't necessarily think the area is a total lost cause, I'd definitely take the $2B for Downtown over NRG in a heartbeat. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 2 hours ago, 004n063 said: This but unironically. While there's plenty that could be done to make the NRG area less of a giant crater, and I don't necessarily think the area is a total lost cause, I'd definitely take the $2B for Downtown over NRG in a heartbeat. All that money should be spent Downtown! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Sigh. This thread is just going to be arguing about whether to give the NFL a billion dollars from now on isn't it. 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Texasota said: Sigh. This thread is just going to be arguing about whether to give the NFL a billion dollars from now on isn't it. Guilty. So I spilt all the NRG comments including mine to https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/55-nrg-park-mixed-use-development/page/10/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 2:57 PM, kennyc05 said: No it's the area it's in. It's the equivalent of the Rockets building Toyota Center in the Sunnyside area it's not much around there. That's a bit of a stretch. That area is ripe for new development as property values Downtown continue to go up. The new hotel going up right behind the arena is a good indicator of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 4 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: That's a bit of a stretch. That area is ripe for new development as property values Downtown continue to go up. The new hotel going up right behind the arena is a good indicator of this. No I was saying the area where the Spurs currently play in San Antonio would be the equivalent of if the Rockets built their arena in Sunnyside. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: No I was saying the area where the Spurs currently play in San Antonio would be the equivalent of if the Rockets built their arena in Sunnyside. You're right. I thought the same thing when I passed by it for the first time. I wasn't expecting it to be in an area like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 32 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: No I was saying the area where the Spurs currently play in San Antonio would be the equivalent of if the Rockets built their arena in Sunnyside. Ahh yeah that's true 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I wonder if they'll do a massive exterior renovation to the remainder of the building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) We were supposed to have seen plans and renderings last fall. Has anyone heard anything? Edit: no information, but I did discover there was a presentation on the topic given to the Houston First board at their December meeting. As per usual, apparently zero media coverage. Edited March 31 by Houston19514 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 8 hours ago, Houston19514 said: We were supposed to have seen plans and renderings last fall. Has anyone heard anything? Edit: no information, but I did discover there was a presentation on the topic given to the Houston First board at their December meeting. As per usual, apparently zero media coverage. ^^^ austin, tx, convention center ($1.6 billion) expansion plans to move forward... https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/city-county/2023/05/22/16b-austin-convention-center-expansion-plans-move-forward/ ^^^ dallas, tx convention center (KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CC - $3 billion) expansion plans to move forward... https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/02/assessing-dallas-next-convention-center-a-project-worth-billions-that-will-change-downtown/ ... here in Houston, tx, the state's LARGEST city, and the nation's FOURTH LARGEST city... 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbg.50 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 9 hours ago, Houston19514 said: We were supposed to have seen plans and renderings last fall. Has anyone heard anything? Edit: no information, but I did discover there was a presentation on the topic given to the Houston First board at their December meeting. As per usual, apparently zero media coverage. That was a little too easy wasn't it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Whitmire plans $3 billion in improvements to downtown over 30 years using hotel occupancy taxes. '"The entertainment district will be going three miles in each direction. It will reach the arts and theater district," Whitmire said. He said plans are in place to expand the George R. Brown Convention Center to compete with other convention centers. "We are going to have larger conventions," he said. And they want to attract big things, possibly even another professional sports team. "Yes, Toyota Center will get ready for hockey," he said. Most importantly, the mayor said the purpose is to clean up downtown. Problems that Carol Churchill said she's just seen grow over the years.' https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county/mayor-whitmire-downtown-houston-investment/285-b3403310-d7c2-47c3-b26f-cfea56dc337a 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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