Meredith Deliso

• Vigavi West Ten Breaks Ground on Spec Crane-Ready Industrial Building at West Ten Industrial Park in Katy [Realty News Report]
• Renovations for Downtown Office Tower 800 Bell on Hold [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Micro-Unit Condo Project Ivy Lofts To Relaunch as Condo Hotels Concept [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Under-Construction Condo Project Parc at Midtown Currently 67% Sold [HBJ]
• Harris, Fort Bend Counties Rank Among Top U.S. Counties for Incoming Investments [HBJ]
• $6M Federal Grant To Rebuild Ike-Damaged 65th and 69th Streets in Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Most Houston Metro Riders Happy with Service, Finds TransitCenter Study [The Urban Edge]
• Buc-ee’s Sues Choke Canyon Travel Center Over Animal Logo [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Lynn Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Canyon Midstream Moving Downtown HQ from Three Allen Center to 4 Houston Center [HBJ]
• Partners in Building Announces Metal Roofed Townhome and SFH Community Fountain Park on 26th in Greater Heights [HBJ]
• REI Opening Third Houston-Area Store This Fall in Baybrook Mall [Houston Chronicle]
• Lam Bespoke Inks Second Houston Location with Lease in Memorial Green [HBJ]
• Abandoned and Explorable Oakbrook Apartments in Northwest Houston Get Demolished [KHOU; previously on Swamplot]
• Metro Moves To Revive Potential Commuter Rail Line to Missouri City [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Job Growth Lags State, Nation in June Amid Oil Bust [Houston Chronicle]
• Greater Houston Borrows $2.9B To Keep Up with Water Demands [Houston Public Media]
• Sun Belt Growth Since the 1960s Has Been A Factor of Suburban, Not Urban, Growth [The Urban Edge]
• Houston Behind Austin and San Antonio But Ahead of Dallas in HomeAdvisor’s Homeowner Happiness Survey [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of City Hall: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Methodist Leases Former Conn’s Space Off West Loop South [HBJ]
• Custom Homebuilders Jeff Paul, Mike Harrison, Westport, and William David Picked for the Estates at Cane Island [Houston Chronicle]
• Downtown Dining Plan Avenida Houston To Bring 4 Restaurants to Convention Center, 6 to Marquis Marriott [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Office Vacancy Rate Increased to 16.2% in Second Quarter from 14% Last Year, Finds Colliers [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• Bella Vita Subdivision Couple Suing Homeowners’ Association To Keep Their House Pink [abc13]
• Disaster Recovery Center Now Open in Tomball To Help Residents Affected By This Year’s Floods [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Getting $1.5M from the CDC in the Fight Against Zika [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• TripAdvisor Ranks Houston the Second-Most Affordable U.S. City To Visit [HBJ]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston’s Retail Center Occupancy Rate at a Record High of 94.2% [Realty News Report]
• This Year’s Houston Office Lease Volume Outpacing 2015’s By Around 23.5%, Finds CBRE [HBJ]
• South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center in League City Completes $10M Renovation [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught Planning Restaurant Inside Forthcoming Marriott Marquis Downtown [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Energy Companies Fall Sharply in Latest Fortune Global 500 Rankings [HBJ]
• Houston Ranked Among the Top U.S. Cities for Young Entrepreneurs by MoneyRates.com [HBJ]

Photo of I-45: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Build-A-Box Plans To Build a 42-Unit Shipping Container Residential Complex in the Denver Harbor Area [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Imperial Market in Sugar Land Adds More Restaurant Tenants [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How Developer Hines Changed the Landscape of Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Carroll Organization Sells Arium Fall Creek Apartments in North Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Influx Of Luxury Apartments Helping Lower Rents in Houston [Houston Public Media]
• New Hope Housing’s Unique Approach to Affordable Housing in Houston [OffCite Blog]
• Businesses Already Bracing for Next Round of Construction Pain Next Year on Shepherd [Houston Chronicle]
• Canadian Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, Schlotzsky’s Target Houston for Expansion [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Knollwood Village: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Third Palm Capital To Repurpose, Lease Former ExxonMobil Chemical HQ Campus in the Energy Corridor [Realty News Report]
• Schlumberger’s Sugar Land Campus Should Be Complete by 2019 Based on Incentives Agreement [HBJ]
• Larry Zomper Wraps Up Construction on First House Designed for Baby Boomers in Westwood [Houston Chronicle]
• The Boardwalk at Towne Lake Adds 4 New Tenants [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Midtown Restaurant and Lounge Tarakaan Closes Less Than a Year After Opening at 2301 Main [Houston Chronicle]
• Briar Club Near River Oaks Putting Finishing Touches on $40 Million and 4 Years’ Worth of Renovations [HBJ]
• City Developing Plan To Make It Easier To Park Downtown [Houston Public Media]
• Mother Suing Owners of Abandoned South Houston Apartment Where Her Daughter Was Found Dead [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Dunlavy H-E-B.: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Retail Center Could Break Ground on Former ExxonMobil Brookhollow Campus Next Year [Realty News Report]
• Multifamily, Office, Mixed-Use Developers Interested in Former Dow Chemical Co. Site in Westchase [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• 1,674 Condos Sold in Houston from January to May, Up 11.2% Over Same Time Last Year [Culturemap]
• Drees Custom Homes Targeting Empty Nesters with Grand Central Park Floorplans [Houston Chronicle]
• Rent Gap Between Houston Apartment Classes Among Largest Nationally [HBJ]
• Boutique Bowling Alley Restaurant Bowl & Barrel Slated To Open Today in CityCentre [Eater Houston]
• Raising Cane’s To Add 3 Restaurants in Houston Area [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Despite Opposition, Alief Likely Getting a ‘Little Saigon’ [Houston Press]
• Closed Since ‘Tax Day’ Flood, Johnny Steele Dog Park Reopens on Buffalo Bayou [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• 5 Big Ideas for Houston Metro’s Future [The Urban Edge]
• At Least 600 More Potholes Have Been Filled So Far This Year Versus All of 2015 [Houston Chronicle]
• Engineers Studying If White Oak Bayou Could Return to a More Natural State [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Mapping Third Ward’s Vacant Lots Where Landmarks Once Stood [Houston Public Media]
• Woodlands Pavilion Ranked Most Popular Outdoor Amphitheater in the World [Culturemap]

Photo of East Downtown: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Medistar Breaks Ground on InterContinental Hotel, Apartment Complex in Texas Medical Center [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Texas Children’s Hospital To Relocate Facility to East of the Medical Center [HBJ]
• KB Home Opens Williams Ranch Preserve in Richmond [Houston Chronicle]
• What the Ashby Highrise Case Means for the Future of Houston Development [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• A Reader-Friendly Version of the Ashby Highrise Appellate Opinion Is Now on Google Scholar [Houston Streetwise; previously on Swamplot]
• Construction on US-290 Corridor On Track To Be Completed by the End of Next Year [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• How the Fulton St. Pocket Park in Near Northside Is Being Developed [OffCite Blog]

Photo of White Oak Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Median Home Price Reached Record High in June of $230,538, Finds HAR [Houston Chronicle]
• First Half of 2016 Was Best Start Ever for Houston Home Sales [Realty News Report]
• College of Mainland Scraps Plans for JCPenney Building in Texas City [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• City Flood Czar Finding Houston’s Flooding Hotspots, Calling for Regional Flood Control Coordination [Houston Public Media]
• Photos: ‘Refresh in Progress’ at Westheimer Central Market Parking Lot [Houston Streetwise]
• Texas Once Again Ranks Highly on CNBC’s Top States for Business List [HBJ]

Photo of Elan Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Had Strongest Retail Absorption in Nearly a Decade in Q2 with 1.5M SF Absorbed [HBJ]
• Sales Center for Stolz Partners, Italian Furniture Designer Giorgetti’s Luxury Condo Project To Break Ground in September [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Landscape Architect James Burnett on What Downtown Needs [Realty News Report]
• Houston-Based C&J Energy Services Expected To File for Bankruptcy This Week [Fuel Fix]
• Hardy Toll Road Closing This Weekend as All Remaining Cash Lanes Convert to Electronic Tag Tolling [Houston Chronicle]
• On-Demand App-Based Luxury Ride Service iCars Launches in Houston [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Don’t Pokemon-Go and Drive, TxDOT Warns on Facebook [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of I-45 construction: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Aliana, Riverstone Among Top-Selling Communities in the United States So Far This Year, Finds RCLCO [Houston Chronicle]
• Northwestern Mutual Now Owners of Greenspoint Place Complex, Once Home to ExxonMobil [Houston Chronicle]
• Penthouses at StreetLights Residential’s The Carter To Rent for $14,500 Per Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• The Design Inspiration Behind 609 Main [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Appraisal District Files Motion for ExxonMobil To Release Campus Value in Property Tax Dispute [Houston Chronicle]
• Developer Matt Wells Planning Master-Planned Community in Baytown Dubbed Trinity Oaks [Realty News Report]
• Documenting the Demolition of Kiran’s at 4100 Westheimer [Houston Streetwise; previously on Swamplot]
• Heights Kroger In-Store Beer and Wine Bar Cork & Tap Now Open [Houston Chronicle]
• Hines’ 717 Texas, BG Group Place Awarded by Building Owners and Managers Association International [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Named Among Most Diverse Cities for STEM Jobs by SmartAsset [HBJ]

Photo of Riva at the Park: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 66 Warehouses and Industrial Buildings Under Construction in Houston Area, According to CBRE [Realty News Report]
• CBRE: Houston Vacancy Rates at Their Highest in 20 Years Amid Oil Price Slump [Reuters]
• Energy Tenants Make Up Largest Houston Office Vacancies in Q2, Finds PM Realty Group [HBJ]
• Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites Dual Hotel Planned for the Galleria Area [HBJ]
• Retreat at Cypress Station Apartment Community Sold To GPI Cypress Station LP [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• Theresa Roemer’s Woodlands Mansion with 3-Story Closet Up for Auction [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Flo Paris Opening Second Houston Location in Former Mercantile Coffee Shop in Rice Village [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• California-Based Creamistry Opening July 14 at 5000 Westheimer Road in the Centre at Post Oak [HBJ]
• Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land Debuting Jan. 14, 2017 with Jerry Seinfeld [Houston Chronicle]
• Grand Parkway Wins National Council for Public-Private Partnerships Award [HBJ]
• How Harris County’s Health Department is Leading the Fight Against the Spread of Zika [The Guardian]

Photo of Allen Parkway: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hanover To Develop New Apartment Tower in the Galleria Area Next To Existing Hanover Apartment Tower [HBJ]
• 609 Main Amenities To Include Rooftop Garden, Executive Suites with All-Glass Walls and Ceilings [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Japanese Grocer Seiwa Market Hoping To Open by the End of July [Houstonia]
• Texas Senator John Whitmire Wants State Auditor To Investigate UT’s 300-Acre Houston Purchase [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• TxDOT Allocates $14M for Bolivar Peninsula Hurricane Evacuation Route Improvements [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Bay Area Boulevard Overpass on I-45 Now Open [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Man Who Shut Down I-45 for Marriage Proposal Ordered To Apologize To Public [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Keystone Tile: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool