Meredith Deliso

• 5 Texas Cities Including Houston Among Top 6 Markets Where Home Prices Have Increased the Most Since 2006 [HBJ]
• Effective Rents Rose 1.6% Year-Over-Year in Houston to $1,030, Finds Marcus & Millichap Fourth-Quarter Report [HBJ]
• JLL Construction Report: Health Care, Education, IAH, Retail Shoring Up Houston Hospitality Market [HBJ]
• Houston’s Loan Delinquency Rate Second-Lowest Among the State’s Largest Cities, at Less Than 1% [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Houston Sales Tax Revenue Continued to Fall in October [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston-Based Bennu Oil and Gas Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy [HBJ]
• What Ben Carson at HUD Might Mean for Houston [The Urban Edge]
• CBRE: Downtown Undergoing a ‘Metamorphosis’ with New and Renovated Hotels [HBJ]
• Preleasing Begins on Allied Orion Group’s New Luxury Apartment Project Downtown, Eighteen25, Near the Toyota Center [HBJ]
• Construction Under Way on Houston-Area’s 24th Raising Cane’s Restaurant [Houston Chronicle]
• Harold’s in the Heights To Close Pizza Concept, Expand Downstairs Tap Room [Culturemap]
• Baytown Working To Ease Congestion On Its Busiest Roadway, Garth Road [Houston Public Media]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• City Approves First Subsidized Houston Housing Authority Development in a Decade, for Crosstimbers and N. Main [Houston Chronicle]
• Fiesta Holding Grand Re-Opening for Remodeled Store at 12355 Main St., Grand Openings for 3 New Stores To Follow [Houston Chronicle]
• Baileson Brewing Company Planning Location in Former Auto Service Center in Rice Village [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston in Midst of Gelato Boom as Sweet Cup Plans Second Bayou City Location in Garden Oaks’s Ella Plaza [Eater Houston]
• City To Rename Plaza by Downtown Library as Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza [Houston Public Media]
• Traffic Apps Not Up To Speed on Some Houston Road Work [KHOU]

Photo of Memorial City: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Texas Homes Sales On Track To Have Highest Sales Volume in State’s History [Houston Chronicle]
• 7 Projects That Will Change the City [PaperCity Magazine]
• Hanover Finally Closes on Kirby Court Apartments Land To Build Luxury Apartment Tower [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Canadian Builder Empire Continental Land Starts Work on Residential Community in League City [Realty News Report]
• Family Unwittingly Restores Former Houston Mayor Otis Massey’s Riverside Terrace Home [abc13]
• Cypress Master-Planned Community Bridgeland Scores 8 New Retail Tenants for Its Lakeland Village Center [HBJ]
• St. Louis-Based Sweetie Pie Apparently Opening Houston Location Next Year West of the Loop [HBJ]
• BB’s Cafe Planning To Open Seventh Location This Winter in Former Verde Cali-Mex Space in the Energy Corridor [Culturemap]
• County Judges Disagree on How To Solve Congestion [Houston Public Media]
• Google Timelapse Shows How Texas Cities Have Changed Over 30 Years [Houston Chronicle]
• Rapper Gucci Mane Shot a Music Video in Theresa Roemer’s Famous 3-Story Woodlands Closet [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Carvana: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Among the Top Markets for Single-Family Rental Home Investments, Finds HomeUnion [Houston Chronicle]
• Comparing How Much House You Can Get for $300,000 in 50 U.S. Cities [Point2 Homes]
• Kingwood Medical Office Building Kingwood Medical Arts Trades Hands [Houston Chronicle]
• Seattle Hydrotherapy Chain Urban Float To Open 3 Houston Spots in 2017 [Houston Chronicle]
• The Westin Galleria Hotel Undergoing $20M in Renovations [HBJ]
• Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurants Opening Second Houston-Area Location in League City Next Year [HBJ]
• Michelin-Starred Chinese Restaurant Yauatcha Slated to Open First Houston Location This Spring in the Galleria’s ‘Jewel Box’ [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Tanglewood Homeowners Association Wins Legal Dispute Over Lot Line Proposal [Houston Chronicle ($)]

Photo of Enchanted Promenade installation at Discovery Green: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Brookfield Property Partners Acquires Downtown DoubleTree Hotel, Planning Renovations [Houston Chronicle]
• U of H Considers Building a Third Ward Incubation Facility [Houston Chronicle]
• Historic Heights Home at Corner of Heights Blvd. and Fourth St. To Become Law Offices Hands [Houston Chronicle]
• Price Slashed on Theresa Roemer’s Woodlands Mansion with 3-Story Closet [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• A Call for Houston Preservation Efforts To Include Vestiges of East End Industry [OffCite Blog]
• Shake Shack, Torchy’s Tacos To Have Concessions Stands in Minute Maid Park’s Renovated Center Field [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Breakfast Chain First Watch Opening First Houston Location Dec. 12 in Katy, Signs Lease for Second Near Willowbrook Mall [HBJ]
• Pop-Up Dinner Series Ono Poké To Have Permanent Location in Former Bowl Cafe in Montrose [Eater Houston]
• Sneak Peek at Ronnie Killen’s New Restaurant STQ [Culturemap]
• Chick-fil-A Rolling Out First-Ever Food Truck in Houston This Month [KHOU]
• Third of 4 Planned Closings of I-45 Downtown Happening This Weekend [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Aris at Market Square: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Reven Housing Real Estate Investment Trust Purchases 97 Houston-Area Single-Family Homes for About $9M [Houston Chronicle]
• The Palms on Galveston Island To Feature 16 Townhouses on the East End [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• How Presidential Elections Affect Houston’s Housing Market [HBJ]
• Emergency Room Planned for Former Fort Crockett Military Housing Complex [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Nao Ramen House Debuting Today at 5510 Morningside in Rice Village [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
• Austin-Based Birds Barbershop Opening in the Heights’s 420 This Saturday [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Ronnie Killen’s New Restaurant STQ Slated To Open Monday in Former Bramble Space [Culturemap]
• Is Alamo Drafthouse Vintage Park Closing Soon? [Houston Press]
• What Happens When More Than 1M People Converge on Downtown Houston Leading Up to the Super Bowl [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Constant Flooding Will Be the New Normal in Houston, Expert Says [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• What Houston, Rural North Carolina, and Detroit Can Teach Us About the Future of America [Politico]

Photo of Root Memorial Square Park Heritage: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Home Prices Rose 7.5% to a Median of $175,800 Year-Over-Year in October, Finds Zillow [Houston Chronicle]
• Alliance Residential Nearing Completion on 7 Broadstone-Branded Apartment Projects Across Houston [HBJ]
• Bebidas Juice, Coffee & Bites Slated To Open Dec. 5 in Former Infinity Title Spot Across Westheimer from River Oaks Park [HBJ]
• Street-Level Craft Beer Cellar Ready To Open in Bayou Lofts Building Downtown Next Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Floating Turtle Club in Clear Lake Closing at the End of the Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Metro To Roll Out Electric Bus on the 63 Fondren Route Starting Dec. 4 [Houston Public Media]
• The Number of Homeless People in Texas Fell 42% from 2007 to 2016 [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• The Best Holiday Lights Displays in Houston This Year [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of BBVA Compass Stadium: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Where Apartment Rents Rose and Fell the Most in Houston in 2016 [HBJ]
• Why Houston is Fertile Ground for Microgrid Development [HBJ]
• Upland Estates Planning New Home Community on Spring Branch Industrial Site [HBJ]
• City’s New Traffic Operations Building Receives LEED Gold Certification [Houston Public Media]
• Luby’s Looking To Reduce Office Space at Northwest Houston Headquarters [HBJ]
• Mockingbird Bistro To Close Next Month When Lease Runs Out After Nearly 15 Years on Welch [Houston Chronicle]
• Opening of Ronnie Killen’s Barbecue-Steakhouse Hybrid STQ Further Delayed [Eater Houston]
• Poké Chain PokéWorks Appears To Be Planning Houston Location [Eater Houston]
• Heights Dual-Concept Seafood Restaurant Black & White Temporarily Closes for ‘Renovations and Rebranding’ [Culturemap]
• U of H Institution Chinese Star Restaurant Closing Dec. 17 as University Eyes Building Upgrades [abc13]
• Trump’s Choice of Ben Carson for HUD Secretary Raises Concern Over Fair Housing Laws [Houston Chronicle]
• Slideshow: The 6 Homes That Will Be Featured in This Weekend’s Houston Heights Holiday Home Tour [HBJ]

Photo of the George R. Brown Convention Center: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Named Among the 4 Global Office Markets Hit Hardest by the Oil Bust [Realty News Report]
• Houston Office Market Will Bottom Out in 2017, Predicts NAI Partners’ Jon Silberman [Realty News Report]
• Average Houston Sublease Transaction Signed in 2016 is 6,200 SF, According to JLL [HBJ]
• Grand Central Park Model Homes Open on Former Camp Strake Property [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• What $300,000 Buys in the Houston Area [Houston Chronicle]
• LEED-Certified Apartments Can Charge Higher Rents in Houston, Finds RENTCafe [HBJ]
• Sugar Land Nightclub Blu Transforming into The Sugar Refinery Grub & Grogs with Crowdsourcing Help [Culturemap]
• Houstonians Want More Sidewalks, Fewer Parking Minimum Requirements, Finds Traffic Study [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Named Among Best Places To Live in the World by InterNations Expat Survey [HBJ]
• David Chang: The Next Food Capital of America Might Be Houston [GQ]

Photo of NRG Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Ranks in the Top 10 of the Nation’s Most Expensive Office Markets, According to JLL [Houston Chronicle]
• Fort Bend Office Submarket Sees Rising Vacancy Rates, Declining Rental Rates, Finds Colliers International [Realty News Report]
• Luxury Mixed-Use Project The Kirby Collection at 3200 Kirby Drive Tops Out [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• High-End, Downtown-esque Condo Project The Shoreline Underway Along Lake Conroe [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• River Oaks District Marketer Launches New Houston Real Estate Marketing and Design Firm [HBJ]
• Stoked Tacos & Tequila Closes After 6 Months in ‘Cursed’ Midtown Spot [Culturemap]
• Low-Income Housing Doesn’t Actually Impact Nearby Property Values, Finds Trulia [San Antonio Express-News]

Photo: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Construction Permits Fell 27% Year-Over-Year in October to $537.9M [Houston Chronicle]
• I-10 Office Submarkets Show Dramatic Vacancy Split on Either Side of Beltway 8 [Houston Bisnow]
• One of Baytown’s Last Major Tracts of Land Zoned for Multifamily Use on the Market [HBJ]
• Baybrook Mall Outdoor Lifestyle Center About 95% Leased, New Power Center About 90% Leased [HBJ]
• Dallas-Based Luxury Retailer Forty Five Ten To Open in River Oaks District This Week [HBJ]
• How Houston’s New International Energy Conservation Code Will Result in Greener, Pricier Buildings [HBJ]
• These Houston-Area Grocery Stores Are Open on Thanksgiving Day 2016 [Houston Press]

Photo Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• What Trump Could Mean for Houston’s Construction Industry [HBJ]
• 5 Tenants Sublease 165,000 SF of Space at Downtown’s Heritage Plaza [Realty News Report]
• LGI Homes Acquires 281 Acres in Waller County for New Residential Community [HBJ]
• Energy Corridor Independent Living Complex Eagle’s Trace Expands with $25M Amarillo Terrace Building [HBJ]
• Nekter Juice Bar Opening First Houston Location at 2800 Southwest Freeway in Greenway Plaza Next Year [Eater Houston]
• Dallas-Based Rodeo Goat Ice House To Open near EaDo’s East Village in Spring 2017 [Eater Houston]
• Allen Pwky. Pedestrianization Measures Officially Declared Open with City Council Album Cover Photo Ops [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of 2016 Houston Via Colori: theranth via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Inside the Menil Drawing Institute, Less Than a Year Out from Planned Opening [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Thompson & Knight Law Firm Subleases 70K SF in BG Group Place Building Downtown [Realty News Report]
• More Specs on Leafy Mimosa Terrace Condo Midrise, Planned for Glendower Court Area [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Home Listings That Have Energy-Saving Measures Priced $60,900 More Than Homes That Don’t, Finds Zillow [HBJ]
• Hotels Planned or Underway in Galveston Will Push Island Room Count Past 5,000 [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• How Older, Inner-Ring Suburbs Like Near Northwest Are Reinventing Themselves [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• More Parking and Mobility Infrastructure Planned for Montrose [Houston Chronicle]
• City Comes to Agreement for Ride-Sharing Companies To Operate in Houston [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Four Leaf Towers: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Sugar Land Annexation of New Territory and Greatwood Gets Final Approval, Will Add 30,000 Residents [Houston Chronicle]
• Apache Industrial Services, McCord Development Relocating Headquarters to 250 Assay St. in Generation Park [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How Houston’s First Agrihood Harvest Green Is Coming Along So Far [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• First Phase of Fairfield Town Center in Cypress To Wrap Up Just in Time for Black Friday [HBJ]
• Heights Theater Renovation Nearly Complete Ahead of Friday’s Reopening [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Hopdoddy Burger Bar Planning Third Houston Location in Vintage Park with Spring 2017 Opening [Culturemap]

Photo of Bellaire: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Riverway Properties To Redevelop Former Berger Iron Works Site Near the Heights into Mixed-Use Property Called The Ironworks [HBJ]
• Kenneth Cole To Shutter All U.S. Outlet Stores Including 3 in Houston ]HBJ]
• Ronnie Killen’s First Houston-Proper Restaurant Killen’s STQ Slated To Open Nov. 28 in Former Bramble Space [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Food Truck Chi’Lantro BBQ Plans Return to Houston with Brick-and-Mortar After ‘Shark Tank’ Investment [HBJ]
• Bryan Caswell Departs from Dual Italian Restaurant Concepts Kristalla and Osso at 500 Crawford [Culturemap]
• Indoor Cycling Chain Full Psycle Close To Signing Leases in The Woodlands and Town and Country Area [HBJ]
• Construction Starting Today on $815M State Highway 288 Toll Lane Project [Houston Public Media]
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, in Houston for First Time in 70 Years, Starts Today [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Ed Wilson’s Embattled Bird Sculpture ‘Soaring in the Clouds’ Debuts at Convention Center [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of The Lights Festival: thranth via Swamplot Flickr Pool