Meredith Deliso

• Australian Developer Caydon Property Group Buys Midtown Parcel Next to the Old Greensheet Building [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Industrial Market Full of Long-Term Holders [HBJ ($)]
• Housing Assistance Scarce for Houston’s Lowest-Income Renters, Finds Federal Report [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• East End Rebranding Itself as Hub for Entrepreneurs, Millennials, and Tech Start-Ups [Houston Public Media]
• Dick’s Sporting Goods Opens in Galleria; Westlake Marketplace Location Next [HBJ ($)]
• Japanese Restaurant Kukuri from Michelin-Starred Chef Shimao Ishikawa Makes Houston Debut on Wash Ave [Eater Houston]
• Dallas-Based Sweet Shop Milk & Cream Opening First Houston Outpost at 9630 Clarewood [Eater Houston]
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice Buses 1,000 Inmates from Sweltering Wallace Pack Unit to Air-Conditioned Facilities [Houston Chronicle]
• The Connection Between Streetlights and Crime in Houston [The Urban Edge]
• Another Video of Market Square Tower’s Glass-Bottomed ‘Sky Pool’ Goes Viral [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo: o texano via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Parent Company Plans to Close 105 to 135 Applebee’s, 2 Dozen IHOPs, Open 125 New Restaurants [USA Today]
• Find Some of the Highest Rents in Houston at New Hines Residential Tower The Southmore, Now 39% Leased [Houston Chronicle]
• Justin Yu’s Oxheart Replacement Theodore Rex To Open Later This Month [Eater Houston]
• Aqui, Paul Qui’s First Houston Restaurant, Opening in Montrose This Weekend for a Preview [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Near Northside Gastropub Edison Receives Cease and Desist Order To Stop Using the Name Edison [Houstonia]
• Bond Package Before City Council Contains $2.2M Funding for Houston Bike Plan, Possibly Enough for 10 to 24 Miles of Bike Lanes [Houston Press]
• City Clears Out, Cleans Up Midtown Homeless Camp Underneath the Southwest Fwy. Between San Jacinto and Almeda [KHOU]
• Activists Call for Independent Testing To Confirm Fifth Ward Superfund Site Was Thoroughly Cleaned Up [Houston Public Media]

Photo of the Williams Tower: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston-Area Home Sales Had 10th Consecutive Month of Growth, HAR Declares [Houston Public Media]
• H-E-B Market at Lake Houston Parkway in Atascocita Trades Hands [HBJ ($)]
• Houston’s Spaceport Moving Forward with Phase 1 Even After Losing Blue Origin Bid [HBJ ($)]
• Spencer Ogden Tripling Size of Houston Office with Relocation to Downtown’s GreenStreet [Realty News Report]
• City Releases Revised Draft of Development Guidelines for New Construction in 3 Houston Heights Historic Preservation Districts [Houston Chronicle]
• Roofstock, an Online Marketplace for Rental Home Investors, Expands to Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Michael’s Cookie Jar Opens Third Houston Location, in Briargrove [Culturemap]
• Massive Rebuild of Entire West Loop 610 and I-69 Interchange To Start Later This Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Interactive Map Shows Current Demographic and Income Data of Redlined Neighborhoods [The Urban Edge]
• It’s Houston and Detroit vs. Silicon Valley in the War for the Best Workers [Houston Chronicle]
• The Troll Operation That Sparked the Hermann Park Sam Houston Monument Protest [Texas Monthly]
• Remembering Austin Architect Dick Clark [Texas Monthly]

Photo of Conrad Sauer Detention Basin and 10100 Katy Fwy.: Bayan Raji

• Tenants To Begin Moving Into Generation Park Office Building Redemption Square [Community Impact Newspaper]
• H-E-B Under Contract To Buy Northwest Corner of Kirby Dr. and W. Alabama, Across from Upper Kirby Whole Foods [Houston Chronicle]
• Inside Caldwell Homes’ New Line of Active-Adult Homes in Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Median Price of New Woodlands Homes Hits $577K, Up from $559K a Year Earlier [Houston Chronicle]
• New Name for Downtown Project Formerly Known as Food Hall at Main and Rusk: Finn Hall [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Outback Steakhouse Near Meyerland Has Been Torn Down To Make Way for Retail Center [Houston Chronicle]
• CBRE’s Hal Holliday: Houston Going To See a ‘Stampede’ of Investors within the Next Year [Realty News Report]
• Neighbor-Based Social Media Platform Nextdoor Launches Real Estate Section in 10 U.S. Cities, Including Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• David Adickes’ Beatles Statues Set on Sale for $350K, Temporarily on Display at 8th Wonder Brewery [Houston Chronicle]
• Remembering Mai’s Restaurant Founder Phin Nguyen [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of statues by David Adickes: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Dallas-Based Investors ATCAP Partners Adds 3 Industrial Buildings to its Houston Holdings [Houston Chronicle]
• Insite Commercial Real Estate Acquires Westway Park Office Property Intellicenter in Northwest Houston [Realty News Report]
• New Amazon Fulfillment Center Opens in North Houston [abc13]
• Inside Co-Working Space WorkFlourish at Ascension Luxury Apartment Complex [HBJ ($)]
• Zoes Kitchen Opening in Spring and Westchase Within the Next Month [Houston Chronicle]
• Colorado-Based Restaurant Chain Lost Cajun Planning To Open 5 More Locations in Houston [HBJ]
• Chef Paul Qui’s Aqui Taking Reservations on OpenTable Starting Aug. 14 [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Urban Planner Pete Saunders on the Persistent Appeal of the Suburbs [The Urban Edge]
• A Status Report on that Long-Vacant 30-Story Former Holiday Inn Downtown [Bisnow; previously on Swamplot]
• Measure Loosening Heights Alcohol Rules Headed for November Ballot [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Magic Island: Swamplot inbox

• Trammell Crow To Start Building 40-Story Residential Tower Downtown Early Next Year [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Clear Lake City ZIP Code Named Among Top 20 in the U.S. with Highest Real Estate Returns by HomeUnion [Culturemap]
• Vacancy Rates Soar for Houston Office Space [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Parsley Photo Studio Selling Its Building at Yale and 15th After 75 Years in the Heights [The Leader]
• Making the Case for Downtown To Be Houston’s Innovation District [Houston Strategies]
• Houston Food Truck The Bird Stolen, Trashed, Set on Fire, and Recovered in Brays Bayou [Eater Houston]
• Sneak Peek at a 10,000-SF, 32-Foot-Tall Bounce House Coming to Houston in October [abc13]
• How Houston Can Improve Its Flood Rescue Abilities [Houston Public Media]
• Texas Transportation Commission Approves Removal of Toll Lanes on Cesar Chavez Border Highway [El Paso Times]
• GreenSpace Holdings Using Used Shipping Containers in Construction of Pearland Self-Storage Facility [HBJ]

Photo of Lake Livingston: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Office Vacancy Hits Highest Point Since 1994, Colliers Reports [Realty News Report]
• TierOne Development Starts Construction on Spec Office, Medical Development in Sugar Land [Realty News Report]
• 45-Acre Galveston Tract Eyed for Hotels Hits the Market [HBJ ($)]
• Octagonal Memorial Villages ‘Treehouse’ Designed by Architect Mark Mucasey for Sale for Nearly $1.9M [Houston Chronicle]
• Redevelopment Work Begins on Midtown Common Entertainment District [Bisnow; previously on Swamplot]
• Port of Galveston Considering Using Drone-Detection Technology for Cruise Terminals [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Spaceport Loses Out to Huntsville, Alabama on Bid for Blue Origin Rocket Engine Manufacturing Facility [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Urban Observatory Lets You Compare Cities by Metrics Like Housing Density, Flood Zones, Transit Access [The Urban Edge]
• A 360-Degree Tour of Manchester, ‘One of America’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods‘ [New York Times]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Best Buy Looking for 600,000SF Distribution Space in Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Residential Solar Panel Firm Sunrun Enters Houston Market, Leases Flex Space at 12560 Reed Rd. in Sugar Land [Realty News Report]
• Why CoreLogic Is Concerned About Houston Home Prices [HBJ ($)]
• Bill Passed in Texas Senate Could Kill Big Cities’ Ability To Grow Through Annexation [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Montrose Restaurant Emmaline Debuts Next Week Where Teala’s Used To Be [Eater Houston]
• Proposed Bill Would Protect Iconic Sam Houston Statue in Hermann Park [Houston Chronicle]
• Sun Belt Cities Need Unique Solutions to Urban Issues Like Public Transit, Affordable Housing [The Urban Edge]
• Podcast: A Visit to Houston’s Only Functioning Drive-In Movie Theater [Houston Public Media]
• I-45 Expansion Might Displace SEARCH Homeless Center Recently Completed EaDo Headquarters [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]
• How the New Sunset Coffee Building, Now Designed To Handle Regular Flooding, Connects To Its History [OffCite; previously on Swamplot]
• The Coast Guard Wants To Know Who Owns This Mermaid House Floating in the Gulf [The Advocate]

Photo of Houston Chronicle building: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Camden Says It Will Begin Construction of Delayed 20-Story Apartment Tower Near Toyota Center Later This Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Cabot Properties Acquires Techway Southwest in Southwest Houston for $33M [Realty News Report]
• Realtor for Glenbrook Valley ‘Time Capsule’ House Surprised There Hasn’t Been An Offer Yet [Houston Chronicle]
• H-E-B Anchoring Mont Belvieu Marketplace Near Baytown Breaks Ground [HBJ]
• Podcast: Details on the New Airline Dr. Farmers Market, from Seating and Sidewalk Improvements to Role of Current Vendors [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Beyoncé May Be Interested in Buying a Stake in the Houston Rockets [Bloomberg; previously on Swamplot]
• Please Stop Painting Houston’s Electrical Boxes [Glasstire]

Photo of Elysian St. Viaduct Bridge demo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Investor Interest ‘Extremely High’ for Downtown’s Houston Center [HBJ ($)]
• The 8 Largest Houston Assets for Sale Right Now, Including Houston Center [Bisnow]
• Market Square Park’s Revitalization a Decade in the Making [Houston Public Media]
• The Hidden Costs of Buying a Home in Houston [HBJ ($)]
• CHI St. Luke’s Health To Join ‘Vivacity’ Medical District in Valley Ranch [HBJ]
• Developer of River Oaks Condo Revere Park Gets OK To Build Closer to Street [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Inside the River Oaks Estate Built for George R. Brown, on the Market for $10M [abc13]
• A’Bouzy Opens Today in Former 60 Degrees Mastercrafted/Harwood Grill Space on Westheimer Near Kirby [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Mala Sichuan Bistro Expanding to New Asian Town Shopping Development in Katy [Eater Houston]
• Maison Pucha Bistro Planned for 1001 Studewood, Previously Home to Black & White and Stella Sola [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Fifth Ward Activists Protest EPA Budget Cuts in Front of Superfund Site Currently Under Redevelopment [Houston Press]
• Metro Considering Closing Certain Downtown Rail Lanes to Cars [Houston Chronicle ($)]

Photo of Vistas de Sevilla, Cottage Grove: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Downtown’s Houston Center Office Complex Hits the Market [HBJ ($)]
• Rockspring Capital Buys 7-Acre Site Near Former Exxon Campus in Northwest Houston [HBJ]
• Galveston Residential Sales Up 14% for First 6 Months [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Miami-Based One Real Estate Investment Acquires Winding Trails Apartments in Alief [Realty News Report]
• The Houston Neighborhoods That Have the Most Apartments Under Construction [HBJ ($)]
• Goode Company Opening One of 2 Side-by-Side Restaurants in The Woodlands Aug. 1 [Houston Chronicle]
• Truth Barbeque Opening First Houston Location in Former J. Black’s space on Wash Ave [Culturemap]
• Houston Losing At Least 4 Frenchy’s Chicken Locations Today [Houston Chronicle]
• Heights Theater, River Oaks Mansion Added to National Register of Historic Places [abc13]
• Buffalo Bayou Partnership on the Next Steps As It Looks East [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• Retiree Builds 20K-SF Estate for His Extended Family and Friends [FOX 26 via Vibe]
• Brays Bayou Now Being Widened in the Meyerland Area As Part of Flood Project [Click2Houston]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Ranked Third Among U.S. Cities with Most Apartments To Be Delivered in 2017 [RentCafe]
• Houston Friendly Environment to New Apartment Projects, Finds Report [Realty News Report]
• Realtor.com Names Kingwood Among the Most Affordable Houston Markets with the Best Elementary Schools [Houston Chronicle]
• Founder of Homebuilder RG Homes Accused of Faking Inspection Report for Home Under Construction in Bellaire [Houston Chronicle]
• Metro Giving Light Rail Trains Red and Blue Stripes So They’re More Visible [Houston Public Media]
• Seawall Speed Limit To Drop to 35 MPH [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Improving Houston Pedestrian and Bike Safety Needs To Go Beyond Education Campaigns [Houston Chronicle ($)]

Photo of North Blvd.: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 22-Acre Business Park Planned Near Old Town Spring [Houston Chronicle]
• City Acquiring 1.5 Acres in Southwest Houston for Brays Bayou Greenway Trailhead [Houston Chronicle]
• InterContinental Houston Medical Center Hotel Tower Tops Out [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Stuccovered Howard Barnstone-Designed River Oaks Mansion on the Market for $19.5M [Culturemap]
• Opening of Menil Drawing Institute Delayed to Unspecified Date [ARTnews]
• Rooms To Go Headed to The Reserve at Shadow Creek Ranch in Pearland [Bisnow]
• Lee’s Creamery Opening Standalone Shop in the Heights [Eater Houston]
• California Bakery Chain SusieCakes Opening First Houston Location in Rice Village [Houston Chronicle]
• Texas City Reservoir Undergoing Major Renovation for the the First Time Since Built in 1948 [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• 9 Flood-Damaged Meyerland Homes Near Brays Bayou To Get Elevated with FEMA Money [KHOU]
• City of Katy Approves Measure To Paint Murals on Water Tanks [Katy Times ($)]
• Katy Getting Its Own Buc-ee’s Next Month, with 100 Gas Pumps and ‘World’s Longest’ Car Wash [Covering Katy]

Photo of Bellaire rooftops: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Caydon Development Group Files Plans for 26-Story Residential Tower on Midtown’s Main Street [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston’s 8 Trophy Office Buildings Capture Lion’s Share of Leasing Activity, Finds JLL [Bisnow]
• 225-Lot Subdivision Planned for 15 Vacant Acres in the Fifth Ward [Houston Chronicle]
• 14 Builders Sign On for New Bridgeland Neighborhood Dubbed Parkland Village [Realty News Report]
• Parra Design Group: Fifth Ward Going To Be the ‘Next Heights’ [Houston Chronicle]
• The Houston Neighborhoods with the Highest, Lowest Apartment Occupancy Rates [HBJ ($)]
• Glenbrook Valley ‘Time Capsule’ Home Built in 1955 To Hit the Market [Houston Chronicle]
• California Pizza Chain MidiCi Opening Its Upper Kirby Location Aug. 18 [Houston Chronicle]
• Taproom from Houston’s First Cidery Slated To Open Downtown in Spring 2018 [Houstonia]
• The Rustic To Break Ground Near The Toyota Center Next Month [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Vote This Week Could Lower Seawall Speed Limit By 5 MPH [abc13]

Photo of the Fulbright Tower: Jan Buchholtz via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Pre-Leasing Underway for Proposed Medical Office Building Near The Woodlands [Houston Chronicle]
• JLL: Leasing Activity Improves at Downtown Office Buildings [HBJ ($)]
• Dallas-Based Dunhill Partners Acquires Center at Pearland Parkway I Retail Center [Houston Chronicle]
• One-Third of Houston-Area Hotels Unable To Pay Back Their Commercial Mortgage Loans [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Economy Added 56,100 New Jobs Over the Last Year [Realty News Report]
• Urban Densification Possibly a Short-Lived Trend or a Myth, Says CBRE Research [Realty News Report]
• South Bank Seafood Bar Replaces Refinery Burgers and Whiskey on Dallas [HBJ]
• Dallas Restaurant Chain Eatzi’s Scouting Locations for Its Return to Houston [PaperCity Magazine]
• University of Houston Downtown Alligator Mural To Be Demolished for More Parking [Houston Chronicle]
• 15 Quintessential Houston Murals for Your Instagram [Culturemap]
• More Med Center Employees Live in Pearland ZIP Code 77584 Than Anywhere Else in Houston [Bisnow]

Photo of Brays Bayou: Jan Buchholtz via Swamplot Flickr Pool