Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
The lights dim on Candlelight Ln., plus more Heights turnover:
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- New Post-Harvey Homeowner Assistance Program Application Available [Houston Public Media]
- Montrose, Rice Village, Uptown Park, Midtown Among Houston’s Most Walkable Spots [Houston Chronicle]
- Verizon 5G Experience Lab Opens in Former Texas Junk Warehouse at 215 Welch [Verizon News]
- Chinese Noodle Chain’s First Texas Location Joins Bellaire Food Street Roster [Eater; previously on Swamplot]
- Funding Increase Aids Houston’s Residential Real Estate Tech Platform Boom [HBJ]
- Austin Burger Chain Hopdoddy Opening Clear Lake Location on Bay Area Blvd. [Culturemap]
- Freddie Mac Projects Home Appreciation Rates Could Halve By 2020 [Houston Chronicle]
- Caydon’s 357-Unit Midtown Apartment Tower Hit Highest Point This Week [Bisnow; previously on Swamplot]
- Chicago Developer Working on 97-Acre Industrial Project CityPark Logistics Center in Missouri City [Houston Chronicle]
- Tomball Aiming for Walkability Upgrades in Old Town [Community Impact]
Photo of Buffalo Bayou Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for these:
- Paul Qui’s Aqui Closing with New Focus on Filipino Tapas Concept [Houstonia]
- Houston Police Union Sues City, Firefighter Union over Prop B, Further Stalling Pay Parity [Houston Public Media]
- Trendmaker Homes Breaks Ground on 225-Acre Katy Community Called Lakehouse [HBJ]
- Woodlands Approves Homeland Security Cameras To Thwart Potential Terrorist Activity [Houston Chronicle]
- Harvey Recovery Has Cost $2.7 Billion So Far, Says Legislative Report [Covering Katy]
- Holding Houston Open at Memorial Park Could Close Park for 10 Months Worth of Renovations [Houston Public Media]
- Report: Low Income Households Disproportionately Denied Harvey FEMA Assistance [Texas Housers]
- River Oaks Yoga Studio Atrium Hosts Grand Opening over the Weekend [Chron]
- Mayor Turner Holds George H. W. Bush Memorial at City Hall Today [Houston Public Media]
- Houston Homeowners Among Youngest in the Nation on Average, According to LendingTree [Houston Chronicle]
Photo of River Oaks District: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
And away they go:
- Jewish Community Plans Rebuild as Arson Unit Continues Synagogue Fire Investigation [Houston Chronicle]
- UH Debuts Renamed Fertitta Center Basketball Facility After $60 Million Upgrade of Hofheinz Pavilion [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
- Houston-Based Company Intuitive Machines Tapped To Build NASA Moon Landers [Houston Chronicle]
- Plans Change for Brays Bayou Bridge Construction as Community Requests More Traffic Info [Houston Public Media]
- Salvation Army Houston Shutters Near Northside Shelter, Relocates Services at Others [Houston Chronicle]
- JLL Secures Financing for 1,311-Unit Westchase Storage Facility at 10411 Westheimer [Commercial Property Executive]
- Pearland Pokeworks Sets Grand Opening for Dec. 8 at 2630 Pearland Pkwy. [Eater]
- Treasury Dept. and Federal Reserve System Propose Loosened Regulations To Forego Real Estate Appraisal [Houston Chronicle]
- Photos: Take a Look Inside Finn Hall Before Dec. 3 Opening [HBJ]
- Airbnb Expands in Houston, Aims To Increase Listings Around Texas Medical Center [Houston Public Media]
- Houston’s Affordability is Hurting our Hotel Industry Compared to Other Metro Areas [Bisnow]
- Sugar Land’s University Blvd. Extension Spurs Residential Development [Houston Chronicle]
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
These went down, down, down.
- Last $3 Million of Harvey Relief Fund Goes to 17 Non-Profit Orgs [Houston Public Media]
- Katy-Area Approaching Twice the Amount of Units Existing Apartment Market Can Handle [Community Impact]
- City Transforming Vacant Montrose Lot on Westheimer and Whitney into “Avondale Promenade Park†[HBJ]
- Chicago Peri Peri Chicken Chain Opens First Houston-Area Location in Sugar Land [Eater]
- House of Pies Woodlands Location Sets Early 2019 Opening Date [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
- Six Month Temporary Housing Extension Granted for Harvey Survivors in Fort Bend and Harris Counties [Covering Katy]
- League City City Council Considers 1,747-Acre Planned Unit Development [Community Impact]
- City Enacts Firefighter Pay Parity as Mayor Turner Argues Measure Violates State Law [Houston Public Media]
- Harvey Recovery Czar Marvin Odum Announces Departure from Role [Houston Chronicle]
- Killen’s Steakhouse To Open New Woodlands Location in Former Bob’s Steak & Chop House Spot [HBJ]
- New Study Reveals Deeper Transit Inequity, Offers Suggestions for Improvement [Houston Public Media]
- Oil and Gas Boom Complicated by Climate Change Increases Tensions Along Texas Coasts [Texas Tribune]
Photo of City Hall: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Pardon us while we straighten things out a bit.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Double Jacquelyn removals, plus more Oak Forest turnover:
- New Topographic and Predictive Rainfall Data Shows More People in Harris County Mapped in Floodplains [Houston Public Media]
- Houston-Based Media Tech Startup The Decathlon Looking To Expand with More Local Hires [HBJ]
- Former Director of Planning and Development Patrick Walsh Succumbs to Cancer [Houston Chronicle]
- Tiger Den Chef’s New Chinatown Japanese Comfort Food Spot Ishin Udon Opens Dec. 4th [Culturemap]
- Tex-Mex Icon Irma’s Opens Downtown Location Inside Catalyst Apartment Tower on Texas Ave. [Eater]
- France-Based Industrial Gas Company To Build $150 Million Liquid Hydrogen Plant in Houston [HBJ]
- Post Oak Construction Nears Finalization, but Bus Lane Roadblocks Threaten To Push Final Route 3 Years Past Original Completion Date [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
- Ethically-Sourced International Jeweler Settles into Upper Kirby Location at 3300 Kirby Dr. [Culturemap]
- New Low-Cost Community Dental Clinic Opening In Southwest Houston on Wilcrest Dr. [Houston Public Media]
- Apartment Developer Planning New Midrise Alexan Lynn Park near Weslayan and Alabama [HBJ ($)]
Photo of 609 Main St.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
A quintet of destruction from Sunnyside Place and beyond:
- METRO Holding More Meetings for Input on Draft Regional Transit Plan [Houston Public Media]
- Pride Wall at Jenni’s Noodle House on E. 20th St. Vandalized [Houston Chronicle]
- Austin Chain Hat Creek Burger Company Announces 3 Houston-Area Locations in 2019 [Culturemap]
- Developer Breaks Ground on 14-Story Apartment Tower Near West Loop on Westcreek After 3 Years of Delays [Houston Chronicle]
- UH-Downtown Debuts City’s First-Ever Gaming Center [Houston Public Media]
- Katy’s Grand Lakes Residents Protest Proposed Cell Tower [Houston Chronicle]
- Tiki-Themed Christmas Cocktails Pop-Up Takes Over Lei Low Through Dec. 30th [Culturemap]
- Federal Report Officially Claims Hurricane Harvey Worsened by Climate Change [Houston Chronicle]
- North Carolina Kitchen Cabinet Company To Open Houston Distribution Center [HBJ]
- NASA’s Robotic Geologist InSight Expected To Touch Down on Mars this Afternoon [abc13]
- Houston’s Small Business Administration Guaranteed $1.1 Billion in Loans in Most Recent Fiscal Year [Houston Chronicle]
- A Dozen Houstonians Made the Forbes 400 List of Richest People in America [HBJ]
Photo of Houston skyline from Bell St.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
A toppling on Topping St. and another Meyerland number:
- The Salvation Army of Greater Houston and SEARCH Homeless Services Get $5 Million Each from Jeff Bezos Fund [Houston Public Media]
- Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu Announce New Eatery in Former Southern Goods Space on W. 19th [Culturemap]
- Korean Fried Chicken Chain Heading to S. Mason Rd. in Katy [Eater]
- University of Houston Among Business Insider’s List of Most Underrated Universities in US [Houston Chronicle]
- Montrose Axe-Throwing Facility Ratchet Hatchet Now Open on Waugh [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
- Houston’s $55 Million Building Permit Increase Attributed to Residential Boom [HBJ]
- New $4 Million Program Funding 20 Houston-Based Legal Fellows To Provide Aid After Harvey [Houston Public Media]
- East Aldine Revitalization Efforts Include Community Center with Fabrication Lab [Houston Chronicle]
- Chinese Oil and Gas Tech Company Building $1 Million Data Center in Galleria Area [HBJ ($)]
- Houston’s Hilton North and Marriott North Acquired by Palm Beach’s Driftwood Hospitality Management [Hotel Management]
- CityCentre Five Adds 25,000-Sq.-Ft. Coworking Space to 2019 Tenant Roster [HBJ]
- Houston Arts Alliance, Galveston Historical Foundation Collaborate To Protect Arts Community from Natural Disasters [Houston Public Media]
Photo of Main St. at Lamar St.: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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