Catalyst: Residential High-Rise At 1475 Texas Ave.

[Naviguessor]

United employees.  Plus...Cheap tickets from Chicago and plenty of them. 

[jerNspace]

They used the cubs game as an excuse to scout out if they wanna move here, that way they wont catch any grief from there peers

[Luminare]

4 hours ago, BigFootsSocks said:

I went to Friday's game, and the amount of Cubs fans in attendance was unreal. I get it, they're first in mlb, but I've been to Astros/Rangers games with less Rangers fans than Friday nights game. 

No way! I was there too haha. The amount of cubs fans was off the charts! Didn't know they traveled so well, but then we learned that the bears are also in town so I suspect that many of these people are double dipping this weekend. Sucked that the Stros lose, but was a nice game. Been really impressed with just how much this part of downtown has changed. Was walking around after the game the area around the ballpark was buzzing and Main Street was really cool to see buzzing as well.

[Twinsanity02]

I thought we won 2 to 1.

[Luminare]

18 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said:

I thought we won 2 to 1.

I'm talking about Fridays game. Not Saturday's.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

From the top level of the new convention center parking garage.

 

[hindesky]

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

when you're not busy during the day, and there's nothing else to do, you turn on WGN, and there's the Cubs.

 

That's why there are thousands of Cubs fans everywhere  

[Nole23]

Yea there were Cubs fans all over downtown over the weekend. Every hotel had Cubs fans standing out front. Hope they came and spent a lot of money  

[Sunstar]

15 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said:

when you're not busy during the day, and there's nothing else to do, you turn on WGN, and there's the Cubs.

 

That's why there are thousands of Cubs fans everywhere  

 

It's certainly not due to championships. 108 years and counting. 

[Nole23]

Snapped two pics. The steel framing is almost complete on the lower apartments. They also just poured concrete on the floors in the southeast corner.

 

[bobruss]

Didn't I read much earlier that this was going to have GFR below these exterior apartments?

[Twinsanity02]

With anywhere between 1040 to 1350 units opening ( assuming block 98 goes up) in the next few years there going to be many folks in need of a grocery store, pharmacy etc. Either that or there are going to be many irritated and unhappy people in the area.

[cspwal]

47 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said:

With anywhere between 1040 to 1350 units opening ( assuming block 98 goes up) in the next few years there going to be many folks in need of a grocery store, pharmacy etc. Either that or there are going to be many irritated and unhappy people in the area.

Currently there's only one pharmacy in downtown (above ground) that I can think of - the CVS on main.  You would think there would at least be a Walgreen's across the street or down the block.

[bobruss]

With the density levels going up in residential development downtown surely at some point some of these hesitant retailers will start to see the value in downtown.

There's only 150,000 people working downtown Monday thru Friday, and add visitors in hotels and residents and it seems like a no brainer.

Wake up retail!

[Nole23]

Yea I currently hop in my truck and drive to HEB over in Montrose to go to the grocery store.

 

I did find Posh liquors a few blocks away that I can walk to though 

[kbates2]

Apparently there may soon be a CVS in the parking garage going up across from MSP.  Rumor but still.

[cspwal]

9 minutes ago, kbates2 said:

Apparently there may soon be a CVS in the parking garage going up across from MSP.  Rumor but still.

I'll take it, though one in south downtown would be nice

[ryrohtx]

4 hours ago, kbates2 said:

Apparently there may soon be a CVS in the parking garage going up across from MSP.  Rumor but still.

 

MSP?

[Nole23]

1 hour ago, ryrohtx said:

 

MSP?

 

Market Square Park. There's a parking garage with retail going up on half of the block south of the park.

 

 

 

 

 

[cspwal]

Do you mean this garage?

 

 

On 12/21/2015 at 9:30 PM, Urbannizer said:

Updated site plan. The amount of square footage of retail proposed now stands at 31,500, up from 28,400. 

 

[Nole23]

I think they may be referring to the garage going up as a part of "Theater Square" just south of the park

 

 

[Urbannizer]

http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/09/downtown-catalyst-as-of-mid-september.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hindesky]

2 AC units

 

 

East side

 

[nate4l1f3]

From @BrianMctaggart on Twitter   Any speculation on what may be built in the empty lot beside catalyst? Or who owns that lot? If it's eventually a high rise it will feature very prominently from inside the stadium. 

[Yoda]

 

[Ctaf]

Nice picture of the catalyst, but that's a really big white wall on the Marriott Marquis

[monarch]

4 hours ago, Ctaf said:

Nice picture of the catalyst, but that's a really big white wall on the Marriott Marquis

^^^ i concur.  i have mentioned the BIG WHITE WALL quite often to no avail.  i have NEVER seen anything as bizarre as that upon a new hotel structure, and no-one seems to harbor a clue as to why it's designed this way.  surely, there must be an important purpose behind this shocking exterior design.....?

[nate4l1f3]

6 hours ago, monarch said:

^^^ i concur.  i have mentioned the BIG WHITE WALL quite often to no avail.  i have NEVER seen anything as bizarre as that upon a new hotel structure, and no-one seems to harbor a clue as to why it's designed this way.  surely, there must be an important purpose behind this shocking exterior design.....?

It doesn't look as bad in person because you can see the texture so it's not necessarily a blank white wall, but I agree.  Don't forget I'm sure it will be covered up with whatever is eventually built in front of it.