Howard Huge Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Sweet jesus. Better late than never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elseed Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 This is gonna really boost the midtown scene so much,,,, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Will the park and residential be constructed at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 http://www.houstonmidtown.com/wp-content/uploads/REQUEST-FOR-QUALIFICATIONS_Final.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) http://www.houstonmidtown.com/wp-content/uploads/REQUEST-FOR-QUALIFICATIONS_Final.pdf "After the selection of tenant(s), the schedule should include a period of collaboration between Midtown and the tenant(s) to design the core and shell of the store(s) from March 3, 2014 to April 25, 2014. Midtown will initiate construction of the project on or before June 30, 2014 and deliver the core and shell to the tenant no later than April 15, 2016. The tenant(s) will complete tenant improvements and open the restaurants on or before August 15, 2016." Edited March 12, 2014 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 That is great. It will be ready for Super Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'll keep my fingers crossed, but . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarface Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 YAWWWN. Discovery Green II. Very exciting but redundant. Still better than what its replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) I have heard a start date of 04/14 for this. *the Camden portion Edited March 17, 2014 by kbates2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 YAWWWN. Discovery Green II.Is that a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Is that a bad thing?right? Discovery Green has been an enormous success.. how many people live in downtown? (around 4,000.. including the prison population who i doubt frequents the park) and how many people visit DiscoGreen each year? (over a million, around the same amount as visit Klyde Warren in Dallas, which serves as the boundary between uptown [over 13,000 people] and downtown [over 8,000 people], the two largest urban districts in the city) i say replicate on, Houston! every park cant be a one off facility like Bethel Church Park.. if the Midtown Superblock park is DiscoGreen II is Levy Park @ Kirby Grove going to be DiscoGreen III ? will the Park at San Felipe be DiscoGreen IV ? when will the madness end.. a park is a park. there is a set standard of amenities that most successful parks follow, and these parks are following that. if the layout was similar to DiscoGreen i could see your point.. but was every park founded after Central Park considered a copy of Central Park if it had lakes, grassy areas, and/or paths through the trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Midtown-Superblock-Leasing-Flyer.pdf Midtown Superblock leasing brochure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Midtown-Superblock-Leasing-Flyer.pdfMidtown Superblock leasing brochureLooks awesome. And you get off the rail right there. this is definitely going to be a great addition to the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 It looks the park is half the lot when including both sides, is that so and was that always meant to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 There's a big hole there this morning. Must be for the parking garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 are you confusing it with the Alexin construction? I didnt see any equipment on the superblock this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 are you confusing it with the Alexin construction? I didnt see any equipment on the superblock this morningThat is the case. I'm at this spot everyday catching the train. No activity at Camden McGowen, except for cars still parking there. Alexan Midtown is now a giant hole in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I drove by earlier and they have a Camden sign up now, although I'm not sure that would even count as progress. I'm not sure what the parking agreement was with the valet service, but perhaps they have to let it expire before breaking ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I drove by earlier and they have a Camden sign up now, although I'm not sure that would even count as progress. I'm not sure what the parking agreement was with the valet service, but perhaps they have to let it expire before breaking ground? Are you talking about the Camden sign on Travis? It has been there for many months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Are you talking about the Camden sign on Travis? It has been there for many months. Yes, I was referring to sign on Travis. I don't often travel from that direction, so it was the first time I had noticed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yes, I was referring to sign on Travis. I don't often travel from that direction, so it was the first time I had noticed it. No worries! This project is definitely going to happen and it's a good thing to hear that it will happen this year.. finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 The company's Camden McGowen Station project, a proposed eight-story building in Midtown, is expected to break ground by the end of the year. Camden's president, D. Keith Oden, said rents at its new Midtown development along Main at McGowen are projected to be in the high-end range of around $2.30 per square foot. The six acres it is building on also will include retail and a three-acre city park. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Camden-bullish-on-Houston-s-inner-city-5461618.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 nice illustration. perfect for midtown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 eight story edifice, quite ambitious, as per midtown. exciting times ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 nice illustration. perfect for midtown! Better than I thought it would be, but far from great. If this truly is going to be "one of the most desirable places in Houston," the programming and architecture should be faaaaaar better. Arguably, the most prominent site in Midtown and there's not a sq inch of retail. Midtown Redevelopment Authority had to program retail all around them, Camden was so opposed to it. It's a shame that Ric Campo, also chairman of Houston First, refuses to do retail in any of their projects in their hometown. Shameful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Better than I thought it would be, but far from great. If this truly is going to be "one of the most desirable places in Houston," the programming and architecture should be faaaaaar better. Arguably, the most prominent site in Midtown and there's not a sq inch of retail. Midtown Redevelopment Authority had to program retail all around them, Camden was so opposed to it. It's a shame that Ric Campo, also chairman of Houston First, refuses to do retail in any of their projects in their hometown. Shameful. "The six acres it is building on also will include retail and a three-acre city park." http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Camden-bullish-on-Houston-s-inner-city-5461618.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Camden-bullish-on-Houston-s-inner-city-5461618.php Am I dumb, or do I only count 8 here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Camden-bullish-on-Houston-s-inner-city-5461618.php"The six acres it is building on also will include retail and a three-acre city park." Camden is not doing any retail. After almost a decade of negotiations, they still would not include it in their project, so the Redevelopment Authority had to save the day and program retail next to and around Camden. A company based in Houston that does mixed use in almost every other market, except Houston, Camden is about as obstinate a low-quality production builder as there is...in Houston. But, bravo to the Midtown Management District and Redevelopment Authority for rescuing this project and creating the retail that Camden wouldn't. It'll be a fantastic park, albeit divided, that should become the center of Midtown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 It kind of looks like a spruced up suburban Hotel (The apartment portion). Changing the game for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I don't see anything new that will change the game. Its just another in a long line of midrise complexes.When we start getting clusters of 30 or 40 floor residential towers then that will be a game changer.The park looks nice but the complex is doing what every other is doing in midtown, increasing the density in the area and covering up an empty lot.As many have said, this is one of the most visible plots in midtown, just about anything you throw up here will make an impact, but to me the apartment itself isn't all that. I do like the look, but... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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