Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 this is replacing the Slow Jam Kroger? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Timoric said: Be fun to see a Houston list like this: https://blueprintinteractive.com/blog/dc’s-safeway-nicknames-do-they-still-apply You mean like this?: https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/nicknaming-the-inner-loop-kroger-stores-6418519 3 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Alternately (and much more recent than the Press piece): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Breaking-down-the-many-nicknames-of-Houston-s-13354507.php I'm guessing that "Hot Mom Kroger" was an editorially-imposed euphemism, as I can't see the Chron allowing the more well-known acronym. Edited July 5, 2019 by mkultra25 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) I've heard the West Gray Kroger called something more inappropriate than "Hot Mom Kroger, Cougar Kroger".🤪🔩 Edited July 6, 2019 by hindesky 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 and everyone know the Kroger on Polk is called the Combat Kroger 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Property flyer has concept renderings. It looks gorgeous. https://images2.loopnet.com/d2/wXhjfI1VLM7l-Sl9dohE1wmwS9rNy_OKZ05g_MVZd8M/document.pdf 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geographer Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I love the project and renderings but not the marketer's use of the word "epicenter" which usually describes the center of bad things, like earthquakes and pandemics. 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Geographer said: I love the project and renderings but not the marketer's use of the word "epicenter" which usually describes the center of bad things, like earthquakes and pandemics. 😞 Exactly. They should have said ground zero instead. 3 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 This is for sale again. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Updated property flyer. https://transwestern.com/property/1990-old-spanish-trail 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lux Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Updated Transwestern brochure for 1990 OST 😃 Many of the images are repurposed TMC images. The below image stitched together the redevelopment efforts both north and south of OST. Throw in the Hyatt Place + Hyatt House on the corner of OST & Fannin, the upscale Blossom Hotel on Bertner with its two planned Michelin Chef restaurants, and of course all of the planned ground level retail and restaurants throughout TMC3 and UT System Research Park — this area is quickly transforming from a CoH opportunity zone into a bona fide opportunity! Edited June 8, 2022 by Lux 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Under Contract per Loopnet. wow!! Looks like this is the very first time this parcel has been under contract. Sometimes, properties can fall in and out of contract for years. Lets hope this one sticks! If this is not a hospital, they would need to build tall in order to become profitable. I don't think a 5-story apartment mid-rise would work here. Loopnet listing: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1990-Old-Spanish-Trl-Houston-TX/19826697/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 The property has been sold and the new owners are already leaving their mark? I saw a Private Property - No Public Parking sign recently posted. Let's go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) On 6/7/2022 at 6:20 PM, Lux said: Updated Transwestern brochure for 1990 OST 😃 Many of the images are repurposed TMC images. The below image stitched together the redevelopment efforts both north and south of OST. Throw in the Hyatt Place + Hyatt House on the corner of OST & Fannin, the upscale Blossom Hotel on Bertner with its two planned Michelin Chef restaurants, and of course all of the planned ground level retail and restaurants throughout TMC3 and UT System Research Park — this area is quickly transforming from a CoH opportunity zone into a bona fide opportunity! Also from sale materials for 1990 Old Spanish Trail / 1990 OST: 1990 Old Spanish Trail shown in an rendering for the forthcoming TMC3 Edited December 24, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) On 10/18/2022 at 9:21 AM, Highrise Tower said: Under Contract per Loopnet. wow!! Looks like this is the very first time this parcel has been under contract. Sometimes, properties can fall in and out of contract for years. Lets hope this one sticks! If this is not a hospital, they would need to build tall in order to become profitable. I don't think a 5-story apartment mid-rise would work here. Loopnet listing: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1990-Old-Spanish-Trl-Houston-TX/19826697/ On 12/20/2022 at 7:58 AM, Highrise Tower said: The property has been sold and the new owners are already leaving their mark? I saw a Private Property - No Public Parking sign recently posted. Let's go!! Records filed with the Harris County Clerk office indicate the property recently changed hands. Centerpoint Energy acquired the 1990 Old Spanish Trail (1990 OST) parcel. It hasn't been updated to HCAD yet. Edited December 24, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 $200 million CenterPoint Energy substation. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/centerpoint-spend-200-million-electricity-17788120.php CenterPoint Energy is planning a substation and upgrades to existing electricity infrastructure to better withstand severe weather in the Texas Medical Center area, the investor-owned utility said Thursday. The Houston-based company plans to spend around $200 million on a series of projects in the Medical Center that are expected to be finished by 2025. It said that includes “system-hardening” projects meant to help protect the flow of electricity to homes and businesses in the area when intense weather hits. The utility will also construct a new substation, which takes the electricity flowing from power plants and changes its voltage to better feed the distribution lines to get electricity to customers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 (edited) OK, admittedly not as sexy as a luxurious residential high-rise, but a CenterPoint substation is a key component benefiting TMC Helix Park and the entire TMC area. Edited February 18, 2023 by Lux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Lux said: OK, admittedly not as sexy as a luxurious residential high-rise, but a CenterPoint substation is a key component benefiting TMC Helix Park and the entire TMC area. Agreed. The concept rendering of the site included 2 or 3 high-rises. However, a new CenterPoint substation is actually more beneficial to the emerging area. Technically, this is better than 2 high-rises. We always want road and energy infrastructure improvements in our state. This is a chance of improving it! TMC Helix Park, at full build, is going to be a beast! A small life science city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 This one is off to a slow start. Any updates here? If this gets built shortly, that whole stretch of Old Spanish Trail from Fannin Street to Cambridge Street will be under construction. Let's make it happen!! MD Anderson SCRB5 - $600 million UTHealth School of Public Health - $300 million CenterPoint Energy Texas Medical Center Substation - $200 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Throw back to the old Kroger signage. "Kroger Signature at The Medical Center" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The whole Old Spanish Trail block between Fannin Street and Cambridge is under construction. 3 buildings and 1 power plant/substation. Amazing! I Has anyone added up the cost? Edit: $1.2 billion it seems. South Campus Research Building 5: $668 million School of Pubic Health: $299 million South Campus Garage 2: $60 million CenterPoint Energy Texas Medical Center Substation: $200 million A fence went up. Forthcoming electrical station with this warning sign! Warning Hazardous Voltage Inside For Your Safety Keep Out 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 This has broken ground. Let's gooo!!! Should we move this to Going Up! ? I don't think HAIF has ever watched and documented a $200 million energy substation? The top of the electrical gear and utility poles must be of a tall height as well. Definitely a niche build. Edit: This topic was originally in Going Up! I thought the official CenterPoint Energy press release indicated they wanted to source more power to the nearby TMC Helix Park. That's quite the effort to build a whole new substation for one (or two) developments. Pictures from today: Removed the surface lot concrete to build a road. Believe it or not, there was actually 4 excavators on site! They are not wasting any time. Full speed ahead! Photo of the week: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) This is just demo of the surface lot. Mobilization for civil work in a month or two. Still on track to be built on schedule. Edited March 26 by thatguysly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 thatguysly- You were absolutely correct. All construction equipment has now been removed from the site and the parcel is now dirt. Glad to see construction is forthcoming and still on track! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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