houstonsemipro Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Bayou Place: Phase II - Developer Daivd Cordish has decided to put 50,000 square feet of Class A office space atop a paking garage of the same size in the remaining vacant portion of the old Albert Thomas Convention Center, which has undergone transformation into Bayou Place. In addition, Cordish will provide tenants with another 200 spaces in the nearby underground garage. Located in the heart of the Theater District, Bayou Place II also has access to the underground tunnel system that holds a myriad of restaurants and retail shops beneath downtown Houston. Cordish mention, " I'd be very surprised if Phase II doesn't lead to something else. I'm very high on Houston." Renovation work at Bayou Place II will begin within 45 days, and complete in 2006. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Bayou Place: Phase II - Developer Daivd Cordish has decided to put 50,000 square feet of Class A office space atop a paking garage of the same size in the remaining vacant portion of the old Albert Thomas Convention Center, which has undergone transformation into Bayou Place. In addition, Cordish will provide tenants with another 200 spaces in the nearby underground garage. Located in the heart of the Theater District, Bayou Place II also has access to the underground tunnel system that holds a myriad of restaurants and retail shops beneath downtown Houston. Cordish mention, " I'd be very surprised if Phase II doesn't lead to something else. I'm very high on Houston."Renovation work at Bayou Place II will begin within 45 days, and complete in 2006.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>SWEET!!!!! Yo, any renderings on the project available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I don't know about this. Where are the links to the articles? Seems like an old proposal. Here is the rendering I found on the building a couple of weeks back, but I believe it has been there for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 I'll believe it when I see it. How many dozen false starts have there been with this place over the years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 That banner with the rendering has been hanging on the side of the building for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 That banner with the rendering has been hanging on the side of the building for years now.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i thought so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Bayou Place: Phase II - Developer Daivd Cordish has decided to put 50,000 square feet of Class A office space atop a paking garage of the same size in the remaining vacant portion of the old Albert Thomas Convention Center, which has undergone transformation into Bayou Place. In addition, Cordish will provide tenants with another 200 spaces in the nearby underground garage. Located in the heart of the Theater District, Bayou Place II also has access to the underground tunnel system that holds a myriad of restaurants and retail shops beneath downtown Houston. Cordish mention, " I'd be very surprised if Phase II doesn't lead to something else. I'm very high on Houston."Renovation work at Bayou Place II will begin within 45 days, and complete in 2006. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds great.....about damn time . A bit skeptical All we can do now is wait......44 more days to go. Where did you get this info from? Do you know when in 2006 it's suppose to be complete?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Well, if he's putting office space there, then that's the end of the expansion of entertainment venues at Bayou Place...although it would clean up that dreary second section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 Finally getting rid of that eyesore! I think Cordish was going to lose the option if they didn't come up with something to do with it pretty quickly. There is a rendering in the print edition of the Houston Business Journal. Nothing spectacular. The walls on the second floor will get windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Fifty thousand isn't much. If this was all he could figure out to do with this place, downtown may not be as strong as some of us have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 It's that downtown isn't strong, he just has to do something to keep his option. Cordish development always have problems.This result doesn't say much about downtown but more about the developer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestGrayGuy Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have to say I am disappointed. I would think further entertainment options would be a natural fit for the second phase. The Aquarium restaurant is right there. I do think something is better than nothing and it is an eyesore currently.Putting in office space seems like the easiest thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have to say I am disappointed. I would think further entertainment options would be a natural fit for the second phase. The Aquarium restaurant is right there. I do think something is better than nothing and it is an eyesore currently.Putting in office space seems like the easiest thing to do.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree on having more entertainment based stuff there and it's better than nothing. Maybe after it gets cleaned up and foot traffic picks up and downtown livens up(in a few years) Something more entertainment oriented can sneak it's way in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I have to say I am disappointed. I would think further entertainment options would be a natural fit for the second phase. The Aquarium restaurant is right there. I do think something is better than nothing and it is an eyesore currently.Putting in office space seems like the easiest thing to do.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I wonder why they couldn't develop an entertainment enpansion that directly worked with the Buffalo Bayou Redevelopment Project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Maybe because Bayou Place I is dying. Haven't 2 bars closed there in the last year? If you have empty space in the first section, it does not bode well for filling up the second one.Of course, the location in the Theatre District always suggested to me that 'older' entertainment would be better suited there, such as quieter bars and restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 good point. Bayou Place should have been set up to be more upscale or older aldult oriented.Main Street and the Houston Pavillons will supply the younger adult crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 i hear ya 2112. i'll be 40 in november. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Hey, I'm 45 and I still wouldn't be over there. I'm going where the attractive women are.My point was that with the theatre district right there surrounding Bayou Place, it would seem that venues that compliment the theatre would have worked better there.I am not advocating restricting the type of venue. I just thought that some of these restaurant and bar types would have recognized that and adapted the venues to the type of crowd that frequents that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 a cozy wine bar would be great in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 that's what i was getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Birraporetti's is a good example of the type of bar/restaurant that would more cater to the Theater District crowd. The problem is, how many of these types of places do you really need around the Theater District? Not a challenge as much as it is a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Why is cordish even allowed to handle projects of this magnitude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 they convinced some city politicals that they can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 they convinced some city politicals that they can do it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Who are these politicos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 city council and mayor at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 BAYOU PLACE - construction is going on. The architect's sign is out front. Anyone have any renderings of what Bayou Place is morphing into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 BAYOU PLACE - construction is going on. The architect's sign is out front. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>FINALLY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Yeah. You can see right through the place as they have removed the walls and are tearing down the Convention Center Sign. Progress!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Too bad they didn't tear down Phase II long ago when everyone indeed agreed it was a hideous structure. It would be nice to reclaim some more of the banks of the bayou. Just because something is there doesn't justify rehabilitation. Sometimes demolition is the more attractive long-term alternative. A little more green space in this city wouldn't kill any of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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