Meredith Deliso

• LyondellBasell To Build $700M Plastics Plant in La Porte [Fuel Fix; previously on Swamplot]
• Telephone Square Acquires Kroger-Anchored Glenbrook Square Shopping Center Near Hobby Airport [Realty News Report]
• Prime Real Estate Group Buys 207-Room Holiday Inn Houston Southwest-Sugar Land Area [Realty News Report]
• Class A Office Rental Rates Increased 18% Between 2010 and 2015, According to Newmark Grubb Knight Frank [HBJ]
• Average Price of 4-Bedroom, 2-Bath House in Houston is $274,061, Finds Coldwell Banker [Houston Chronicle]
• Renters Give Houston a B- in Overall Satisfaction in Apartment List Survey, Up from D Grade Last Year [HBJ]
• Reef Chef Ryan Lachaine’s New Restaurant Riel Opening on Fairview in November [PaperCity Magazine; previously on Swamplot]
• Montrose Mining Company Owner Closes Long-Running Gay Bar, Planning New Concept in Its Place [Houston Chronicle]
• Super Bowl Host Committee Seeks To Raise $10M More in Sponsorships [HBJ]

Photo of University of Houston Downtown: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• GE Betz Planning $25M Lab, Office Space Project in Tomball Business and Technology Park [HBJ]
• Halliburton Exec on Oil Price Collapse: ‘We’re Past the Worst Right Now’ [Houston Chronicle]
• More Than $10B in Texas Homes Bought by International Buyers from April 2015 to March 2016 [Culturemap]
• ‘Inner-Loop Atmosphere’ Coffee Shop Dandelion Cafe Opens in Bellaire Triangle [Culturemap]
• Breastaurant Concept Tight Ends Sports Bar & Grill Planning Texas City Location [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Residents Have Made 69 Loud Noise Complaints Against White Oak Music Hall Over Last 5 Months [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• Permit for Exploratory Drill Near Lake Houston Raises Concerns About Possible Hydraulic Fracturing [Your Houston News; more here]

Photo of the Fifth Ward: o texano via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Law Firm Leases Top 2 Floors of Office Building on Site of Former Courtyard on St. James Place Wedding Venue [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• More Details on DC Partners, Tianqing’s Unnamed Mixed-Used Project Near Buffalo Bayou Park [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Toll Brothers Considering Entering Active-Adult Market in Houston [HBJ]
• Private Events Space The Astorian Eyed for Top Floor of Former David Adickes Building [HBJ]
• Richard Sandoval Opening Bayou & Bottle in the Four Seasons Early Next Year [Eater Houston]
• Grilled Cheese Restaurant The Melt Wants To  Open as Many as 20 Houston-Area Locations [Culturemap]
• Pappas Restaurants Closes Pappas Meat Co. in East Houston [Culturemap]
• $12.4M Project Will Reduce Road Noise Along I-10 West of Loop 610 [Houston Chronicle]
• Tanker Fire Temporarily Shuts Down Part of Ship Channel, Crude Deliveries [Reuters]
• Read This If You Want To Be Houston Metro’s New Urban Designer [The Urban Edge]
• Canada’s Enbridge To Buy Houston-Based Energy Firm Spectra for $28B [Fuel Fix]

Photo: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Will Lead Nation in Retail Space Construction This Year With More Than 3.2M SF Completed [Realty News Report]
• ExxonMobil Moves To Dismiss Its Own Property Tax Lawsuit with Appraisal District [Houston Chronicle]
• 98.3% of Houston Homes Have Positive Equity in 2016, Finds Fannie Mae, CoreLogic Report [HBJ]
• Fiesta Mart Reopens Redesigned Store at 800 S. Wayside Drive [HBJ]
• Pappasito’s Opening Woodlands Cantina Technically in Shenandoah on Sept. 13 [Houston Chronicle]
• Inside Vitol’s New Kirby Grove Office Space Designed To Look Like a Museum [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How Houston Was Robbed of Its Tallest Skyscraper [Houston Chronicle]
• Hurricane Evacuation Main Topic at First-Ever Galveston County Transportation Summit [Houston Public Media]
• Harris County Public Health Director Calls On EPA To Remove Toxic Waste from San Jacinto River [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of EaDo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Bankrate Ranks Houston Among the Worst U.S. Cities To Own a Home Based on High Maintenance, Insurance [Houston Chronicle]
• Despite Slowdown, Houston Faces Shortage in Skilled Construction Workers, According to Construction Companies [Houston Public Media]
• David Assid Tapped To Be Toll Brothers’ Houston Division President [HBJ]
• Baybrook Mall’s Transformation into a Modern Shopping Destination [Houstonia]
• Texas City Theme Park Adventure Pointe Nears Construction Start 3 Years After Announced [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Tout Suite Owners Putting a Co-Working Space In Next Door to East Downtown Spot [Houston Chronicle]
• Floyd’s Cajun Seafood Rumored To Be Eyeing Prime Pier 19 Spot in Former Joe’s Crab Shack [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Harris County To Pay for $45M in Street Improvements Within Houston City Limits [Fox 26]

Photo: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Has Added Nearly 26M SF in New Office Inventory Since 2011, More Than Austin and Dallas Combined [HBJ]
• KB Home Launches 2 New Communities in the Spring Branch Area [HBJ]
• Allied Orion Group Multifamily Project Seeking Variance Near Midtown Superblock Dubbed McGowen Project [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Morgan Group Adds More Than 500 Units with Opening of Midtown’s Pearl at the Mix, Pearl Washington on Wash Ave [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Halal Guys Opening Second Houston-Area Location at Vintage Marketplace ‘Soon’ [Culturemap]
• Rice University Campus Courtyard Getting Charles Renfro-Designed Flying Saucer-Esque Lounge [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• La Colombe d’Or Owner, Hines Planning 34-Story Luxury Apartment Highrise Behind La Colombe d’Or, 30-Story Hanover Montrose Tower [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Average Sublease Space in Houston So Far This Year is 5,732 SF, Finds JLL [HBJ]
• $962.3M in Building Permits Issued in Houston in July, Down 1.6% from Year Before [Houston Chronicle]
• Value of New Houston Construction Starts Down 27% Year-Over-Year in July, Finds Dodge Data and Analytics [HBJ]
• CBRE: More Than 600K SF of Medical Office Space Will Be Completed Over Next Year in Houston [HBJ]
• Cash Sales in Houston Housing Market Down 5% Year-Over-Year in May, Finds CoreLogic [HBJ]
• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Joins Other Restaurants Planned for Downtown Pedestrian Promenade Avenida Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Dallas-Based Last Call Guarantor Closes Sports Bars Champps in Uptown Park, Fox & Hound in South Houston [Culturemap]
• Traffic Delays Cost Houstonians on Average $1,490 a Year, According to Auto Insurance Center [HBJ]
• Slideshow: Vintage Construction Photos of Houston Landmarks [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Elan Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• LyondellBasell Considering Selling Houston Area’s Fourth-Largest Refinery [Fuel Fix; previously on Swamplot]
• Aloft Houston Downtown Delaying Opening To Add Rooftop Pool, Bar, Performance Space [HBJ]
• Aspen Heights Secures Funding for 717-Bed Dorm Near UH, Metro Line [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Interurban Corp. Buys Woodland Hills Apartment Complex in Humble [Houston Chronicle]
• Allied Orion Group Completes 216-Unit Conroe Apartment Community Harper’s Retreat [Houston Chronicle]
• Strongest Home Markets in Katy Old Towne, Sugar Land West, Spring East and Stafford, Finds HAR [KHOU]
• Eloise Nichols Grill & Liquors Opening Next Month Near the River Oaks District [HBJ]
• I-10 Speed Limit Between Chambers County and Beaumont Area Drops from 75 MPH to 65 MPH [KHOU]
• On the Ground with the Texas Conservation Corps Helping To Restore Memorial Park’s Arboretum [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Celebrates 180th Birthday at Sam Houston Park [Houston Chronicle]
• How Neighbor Social Network Nextdoor Reduced Racist Posts by 75% [Fusion]

Photo: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Evil Pineapple Crown Atop Memorial Hermann Tower in Memorial City Up for Lease [Houston Chronicle]
• Southwest Houston Development Dunlap Works Now Completely Full [Houston Chronicle]
• Pulte Homes Launches New Spring Branch Community Geared Toward Young Families, Millennials [HBJ]
• How Fort Bend County Aims To Attract Millennials [HBJ]
• Taylor Morrison To Feature Dog-Friendly Amenities Like Dog Houses, Washing Stations at Select Houston Communities [Houston Chronicle]
• Allen Center Aims To Be Like New York’s Brookfield Place After Renovation [HBJ]
• High-Speed Rail Company Texas Central Partners Looking for Houston Office To Bolster Local Presence [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Downtown’s Houston Food Park Getting a ‘Facelift’ To Get Ready for the Super Bowl [Houston Public Media]
• New US-59 Lanes Could Open in October 2017 at the Earliest [Houston Chronicle]
• State Auditor Takes Issue with TxDOT’s Grand Pkwy. Procurement Process [Houston Chronicle
• TxDOT Commission Approves $70B for Congestion Relief and Mobility Improvements [Houston Public Media]
• Metro Releases New Safety Video of Pedestrian, Cyclist Near-Misses on the Light Rail Lines [Houston Public Media]
• New Photography Book Captures a Houston in Transformation from the 1930s to 1991 [Texas Observer]

Photo of Memorial Hermann: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 13 Apartment Complexes Sold in Houston as Part of 21-Property, 6,000-Unit Portfolio [Realty News Report]
• Giorgio Borlenghi Planning 26-Story Tower of $3.3-Million Condos in River Oaks [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Housing Authority Picks Vice Chairman LaRence Snowden as New Chairman [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]
• How the Village at Palm Center Can Be a Model of Houston’s Future, Transit-Oriented Development [OffCite Blog; previously on Swamplot]
• Maggiano’s Little Italy Opening Third Houston Location Aug. 29 in Memorial City Mall [HBJ]
• Houston City Council Green Lights Study on Disparity in Public Contracts [Houston Public Media]
• Restaurant Owners Trying To Figure Out How To Limit Burglaries Amid 27.3% Rise [Houston Press]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• On Average 580,000 SF of Sublease Space Becomes Available Each Month in Houston, Finds JLL [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Hines’ Galleria-Area WaterWall Place Luxury Apartment Complex on the Market [HBJ]
• Houston Has the Most New Apartments Slated to Reach Completion This Year Among U.S. Cities, Finds RentCafe [Culturemap]
• Demolition Permit Filed for Midtown Office Building 3300 Main To Make Way for PM Realty Apartment Tower [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Houston Submarkets Where Apartment Rents Are Rising the Most [HBJ]
• New H-E-B Set To Open in Magnolia Today [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Food Truck Pi Pizza Opening in the Former Funky Chicken Space by Next Week [Houston Chronicle]
• Super Bowl Host Committee Gets Called Out on Twitter for Using HTX in Rendering [Houston Chronicle]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Average Rent for Houston-Area Apartment Falls 2.2% Year-Over-Year in July to $1,082 [Houston Chronicle]
• Homeowners Need To Earn $52,275 To Afford a Median-Priced Home in Houston, Finds HSH.com [HBJ]
• Inner-Loop Southside Place Named to Forbes’ ‘Most Expensive Suburbs Surrounding Major U.S. Cities’ List [Forbes via HBJ]
• Worldwide Trucks Buys North Houston Industrial Property [Houston Chronicle]
• Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Opens Fifth Houston Location, More Planned in River Oaks and League City [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Good News and the Bad News About Grand Parkway Segment A [Realty News Report]
• Real Estate Agent Charged with Criminal Trespass After Alleged Hook-Up in Just-Sold Friendswood Home [abc13]

Photo of Pride Wall Montrose: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Saudi Basic Industries Corp. Triples Space at 2500 CityWest in Westchase [Houston Chronicle]
• One Hermann Place Looking to Lure Renters with Free Rent, Park Access [Houston Chronicle]
• The Townhome-Style Units Inside The River Oaks Luxury Condo Tower [HBJ]
• New Townhome Community Upland Preserve Under Construction in West Memorial Area [HBJ]
• Acres Homes Leaders Want To Prevent Townhome Developments, Industrial Facilities in Neighborhood [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Nonprofits Form Consortium To Revitalize Northern Third Ward [Houston Public Media]
• SoulCycle Opening Second Houston Location in Woodway Collection Shopping Center Sept. 1 [HBJ]
• Eureka Heights Brewing Co. Quietly Opens in Greater Heights [The Leader; previously on Swamplot]
• Inside Kanye West’s Pop-Up #PabloStore at the Galleria [Houston Press]
• New Park along San Jacinto River in Kingwood Will Be Funded by Settlement over Waste Pits Site Miles Downstream [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• How To Fight Houston Flooding with Plants [Houston Chronicle]
• The Most Dangerous Intersections in Texas [Texas Monthly]

Photo of 609 Main: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Industrial Complex Ellington Trade Center Near Ellington Airport Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• Houston Neighborhoods with the Highest and Lowest Apartment Occupancy Rates [HBJ]
• Houston Heights Unaffected by Energy Slowdown [Realty News Report]
• Gap Widens Between Renters and Homeowners in Houston, Finds Apartment List [Houston Chronicle]
• RV Park at Long-Delayed Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney Now Open [HBJ]
• Slideshow: Inside White Oak Music Hall’s New Indoor Venue [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Arena Theatre in Sharpstown Getting Half-Million-Dollar Makeover To Upgrade Seating, Audio and Visual Equipment [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston’s Only Anime Store Throwing Grand Opening Mini-Convention This Saturday in Greater Inwood [Houston Press]
• Willowbrook Mall Macy’s At Risk for Closure, According to Morningstar [HBJ]
• HISD’s HS for Law and Justice To Break Ground in EaDo This Month [HBJ]
• First Round of $56M in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funds Draws More Than 200 Applications Totaling $3.4B [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Kanye West’s Worldwide Pop-Up Event This Weekend Includes a Store at the Galleria [Houston Chronicle]

Photo: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool