Meredith Deliso

• New Senior Living Community Methodist Retirement Communities Now Open in League City [Houston Chronicle]
• Hospitality USA’s Restless Palate Restaurant Opens in Former D’Amico’s Italian Market Cafe Space at LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch [Covering Katy]
• Cullen’s Abrupt Closure Left Weddings in Limbo [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• Texas’s First Toucan Traffic Signal Now Installed But Not Yet Operational at Yale and Seventh [Houston Chronicle]
• I-45 Feeder Between Scott And Wayside Near U of H Campus Awarded $5.6M For Reconstruction [Houston Public Media]
• In Defense of Keeping the Pierce Elevated in the New I-45 Plan [Opportunity Urbanist; previously on Swamplot]
• Restaurants Offering Free Parking, Shuttles to Minute Maid Park To Avoid Expensive Parking Lots [abc13; more here]
• New Houston CityBook Launching This Fall Will Target Readers in ‘Emerging Centers of Power and Prosperity’ [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of White Oak Music Hall: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Stream Realty Starts Construction on Center at Pearland Parkway II [Realty News Report]
• Fulshear Ranch Being Sold in 9 Parcels To Prevent ‘Dense Development’ [Houston Chronicle]
• New Kroger Marketplace Store in Clute That’s Replacing Smaller Kroger Opening Wednesday [Houston Chronicle]
• Studio Movie Grill To Open 12-Screen Pearland Location May 5 [HBJ]
• Prince’s Hamburgers Taking Over Former Jack in the Box in the Garden Oaks/Oak Forest Area Plans To Open This Summer [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• With Uber Gone, Dallas Ride-Hailing Company Get Me Applies for Permit To Operate in Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($); previously on Swamplot]
• In Defense of the Urban Freeway [The Urban Edge]
• How Houston Can Prioritize and Improve Street Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists [Houston Chronicle]
• Cypress Mills HOA Removes 4 Wild Peacocks After Complaints from Residents [abc13]

Photo of Trumpet Flower installation at Main Street Square [previously on Swamplot]: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Senterra Real Estate Group Cancels 16-Story Office Tower on Van Loc’s Former Spot After Failing To Meet Prelease Requirements [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Red Lion Hotels Planning New 150-Room Hotel in Downtown Houston at 1005 St. Emanuel St. [HBJ]
• Mixed-Use Project in the Works for Mann Eye Institute Site in the Museum District [HBJ]
• Houston Methodist West Hospital Breaks Ground on Expansion That Will Add Patient, Operating, and Emergency Rooms, Parking Garage [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Chevron Shedding 655 Jobs in Houston at Its Downtown Offices [Houston Chronicle]
• Making Houston’s Case as One of the Great Eating Capitals of America [New York Times]

Photo of construction near Discovery Green: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Added Nearly 563K SF of Sublease Space This Quarter, The Most Since 2009, Finds CBRE [HBJ]
• Simon Property Group Planning 30-Story Hotel, Apartment Tower on Site of Former Macy’s in the Galleria [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Kuraray America Inc. Opening New Chemical Plant in Pasadena on April 21 [HBJ]
• NAI Partners To Handle Leasing at 3 Dornin Investment Group Office Properties in the Energy Corridor [Realty News Report]
• Residents Near White Oak Music Hall Wondering Where 3,000-Person Crowd Will Park [KHOU]
• The Woodland Heights Home Tour is Back This Weekend After a 5-Year Hiatus [HBJ]
• Inmates in Huntsville, Livingston, 5 Other Texas Prisons Refuse To Leave Their Cells in Protest of Living Conditions [The Austin Chronicle]

Photo of White Oak Music Hall: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Office Vacancy Rate Increased to 14.3% in First Quarter from 12.6% Last Year, Finds CBRE [HBJ]
• Residential Construction Cools as Building Permits Issued in January for Houston Home Projects Worth $112.2M, Down 35% Year-Over-Year [HBJ]
• St. Luke’s Breaks Ground on New McNair Campus Tower in the Medical Center [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Construction Starts on Build-Out of Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative Building [HBJ]
• Ride Indoor Cycling Planning To Open Second Houston-Area Location This June in The Woodlands’ Hughes Landing [HBJ]
• Houston One of the Best-Run Cities in Terms of Efficiently Using Taxpayer Dollars, According to WalletHub [Culturemap]
• Houston Named by Dell as One of the 50 Most ‘Future-Ready’ Cities in the World [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston-Area Custom Home Builder Drvenkar Custom Homes Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy [HBJ]
• Streetfilms Documentary ‘Why Houston is Back on the Bus’ Shows City’s Transit Transformation [CityLab]
• Neighbors Say White Oak Music Hall Taking Advantage of City Loophole with Upcoming ‘Temporary’ Events [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Johnson Development’s ‘Houston’s Largest Home Tour’ To Open Up Model Homes Across the City This Month [Your Houston News]

Photo of McGovern Lake at Hermann Park: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Worthing Cos. Taking a Break from Developing in Houston’s ‘Oversaturated’ Multifamily Market [Houston Chronicle]
• Heights General Store at Harold’s in the Heights Location Being Turned into Harold’s Tap Room [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Dallas-Based Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar To Open First Houston Location in Katy [HBJ]
• Houston’s Emerging Biotech Hub Lures Louisiana-Based Cancer Treatment Firm Esperance Pharmaceuticals [HBJ]
• Early Estimates Put Light-Rail Ridership During the Final Four at 6,000 People an Hour [Houston Public Media]
• U-Haul Has Helped More People Move Out of Than Into Houston So Far in 2016 [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• The Companies with the Biggest Blocks of Sublease Space in Houston Right Now Are Almost All Energy-Related [Houston Chronicle]
• First Look at Darling Homes’ Patio Homes at Grand Central Park on Former Camp Strake Property [HBJ]
• Hong Kong Chef Closes After 60 Years in Bellaire To Make Way for New Multilevel H-E-B [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Midtown BBQ To Open in Former Bourbon on Bagby Spot at 2708 Bagby on April 20 [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Grady Gammage Jr. on How Sustainability in Sunbelt Cities Like Phoenix and Houston is Misunderstood [The Urban Edge]
• The Urban Revival is Skewed Toward a Young, Rich, Childless, White Demographic [Jed Kolko]

Photo of Houston Heights: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• The Energy Corridor Is the Epicenter of Houston’s Sublease Problem with 2.9M SF of Sublease Space [Realty News Report]
• Stream Realty Partners Breaks Ground on Active-Adult Community Soléa Copperfield in Cypress-Fairbanks Area [HBJ]
• Dish Society Planning Third, Largest Houston Location in Midway Cos.’ Upcoming Memorial Green Mixed-Use Center [HBJ]
• Katy Master-Planned Community Cane Island Will Offer a ‘Street Pantry’ in Attached Garage Just for Deliveries [Houston Chronicle]
• Restoring a 1908 Woodland Heights Property Back to a Single Home [The Leader]
• Road Improvements Slated for NRG Park Area Ahead of the 2017 Super Bowl [HBJ]
• Sesquicentennial Park Now Connected to Allen’s Landing via 0.3-Mile Trail Connection [Houston Chronicle]
• Basins Being Built Along Greens Bayou in North Houston for Flood Prevention [Houston Public Media]
• A Reading List of Articles and Books about Houston’s History, Future, Transformation, and Challenges [The Urban Edge]

Photo of the George R. Brown Convention Center: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Arel Capital Has So Far Sold 40% of Units at The River Oaks Condo Tower Now Rising on Westheimer [Houston Chronicle]
• Developer David Denenburg’s Plans To Stick With the Cheek-Neal Coffee Building’s Original Details, By Himself If Necessary [OffCite Blog; previously on Swamplot]
• New Houston Home Designs Include ‘Multigenerational’ Options That Are Like 2 Homes in 1 [Houston Chronicle]
• Simpson Property Group Offering a ‘Closet Concierge’ Program for Residents Downsizing to Smaller Urban Spaces [Houstonia]
• Why Houstonians Should Be Mad About Public Housing [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Second Katy YMCA Breaking Ground This Friday To Serve Growing Population [Covering Katy]
• White Oak Music Hall’s Outdoor Stage, on a Hill Above Little White Oak Bayou, To Have First Show April 9 [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
• Toulouse Café and Bar, the First of 8 Restaurants Opening at River Oaks District, Debuting April 4 [Culturemap]
• Astros Owner Jim Crane’s 2 Italian Restaurants Near Minute Maid Park Expected To Open by Late Summer [Culturemap]
• Second Location of D’Marcos Pizzeria Closes Less Than 5 Months After Opening on Memorial Drive [Eater Houston]
• New Training Facility Called the Pete Rose Hit King Baseball Academy Planned for Katy [Community Impact Newspaper via HBJ]
• New Port of Houston Refrigerated Facility Could Lower Regional Food Prices [Houston Public Media]
• Greater Houston Area Could See About $300M in Spending as a Result of the Final Four [Houston Public Media]
• Houstonia Magazine Declares 10 ‘Hottest-of-the-Hot’ Neighborhoods of 2016 in 3rd Month of Year [Houstonia]
• Landry CEO Tilman Fertitta’s CNBC Reality Show ‘Billion Dollar Buyer’ Renewed for a Second Season [HBJ]
• Meet the Woman Who Moved into the Former Mack’s Icehouse in the East End [Houstonia]

Photo: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Real Estate Exec Predicts 10M SF of Sublease Space Could Be on the Market by Year’s End [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Foreclosures Down 29% Year-over-Year in January, Finds CoreLogic [HBJ]
• More Than Half the Residents of Tavola Moved to the Community Because of the Grand Parkway Expansion [Houston Chronicle]
• What Millennials Look for When Buying Houses in the Suburbs [Houston Chronicle]
• How Houston Can Embrace the Idea of ‘Thick’ Infrastructure in the Coming Years [The Urban Edge]
• H-E-B To Start Construction on That Multilevel Store at Site of Current Bellaire Location in Early 2017 [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• TXDoT Scolds Drivers for Jumping the Gun Yesterday on New Grand Parkway Segment G Opening Planned for Later That Afternoon [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• BP To Cut at Least 500 Jobs in Harris County This Year [HBJ]

Photo of White Oak Music Hall: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Ashby Highrise Case Casts Long Shadow Over Local Land Battles [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Methodist’s New $697M North Tower in Texas Medical Center on Track To Finish in November 2017 [HBJ]
• PulteGroup To Open Active Adult Community Del Webb The Woodlands on April 2 [HBJ]
• A 1-Minute Aerial Video Tour of ExxonMobil’s Campus Near The Woodlands [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Video: Inside Raven Tower, the ‘Quirkiest’ Building in Houston [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• Grand Parkway Segment Running East from I-45 onto US 59 Opening Today with Tolls Waived Until April 4 [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• State Considering Changing or Just Scrapping ‘Deceptive’ Power to Choose Electricity Provider Website [Houston Public Media]
• Galveston Groups Seeking BP Oil Money for East End Nature Center, More Beach-Building Projects [Galveston County Daily News ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Stephanie Burritt Named Co-Managing Director for Gensler’s Houston Office [HBJ]
• Midtown, Montrose Among the 10 Most Walkable Neighborhoods in Texas, According to Redfin [Redfin]
• David Adickes Would Like To Move His ‘We Heart Houston’ Sculpture Near Stude Park in the Heights for the Selfie Potential [The Leader; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of 2929 Weslayan: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Rental Market is ‘Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better’ Amid Apartment Glut [Houston Chronicle]
• Gilley’s-Anchored Development Finalizing Commitments with 125-Room Hotel for La Porte Town Center [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• The Process of Converting NRG Stadium into a Basketball Venue for the NCAA Final Four [Houston Public Media]
• This is the ‘Most Successful Board in the History of Metro,’ Says Outgoing Chairman [Houston Chronicle]
• How Dallas’s Approach to Rolling Out Its Bus Network Changes Differs from Houston’s [Dallas Morning News]

Photo of the Uptown District: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Homebuyers Moving Farther from City Center Amid Rising Home Prices, Finds Redfin Corp. [HBJ]
• Saint Nicholas School To Develop New School, Houses, Chapel, More on 46.82-Acre Tract Near the Med Center [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Dual-Branded Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites Opening Downtown on March 31 [HBJ]
• Whole Foods Market To Open in Former Randalls Across the Street from Old Wilcrest Location on June 1 [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Fajitas a Go Go To Debut in Mid-April at 5404 Kirby in West U [Houston Chronicle]
• Are Houston’s Transportation and Urban Revolutions Here to Stay? [The Urban Edge]
• Nominating the 9 Most Congested, Confusing, and Hated Intersections in Houston [Houston Press]
• A Look at a Few Houston-Area Waterfront Homes with Upcoming Open House Tours [Houston Chronicle]
• Nearly 50,000 Bees and 50 Pounds of Honey Vacuumed Out of West Houston Home [Click2Houston]

Photo of MK Luxury Homes & Condos at Post Oak Blvd.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Added More People Last Year Than Any Metropolitan Region in the Country, According to New Census Data [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Homes Prices Are 43.7% Higher Than the Pre-Recession Peak, According to HSH.com [Culturemap]
• First Residents of Luxury Apartment Complex District at Memorial Near CityCentre To Move in in April [HBJ]
• Houston Among the Top 20 U.S. Cities with the Worst Traffic-Clogged Commutes, According to TomTom Traffic Index 2016 [HBJ]
• What’s the Big Deal About Houston’s New Street Lights? [The Urban Edge]
• Slideshow: The Homes in Next Month’s Houston Heights Association Spring Home & Garden Tour [HBJ]
• Meet 45 Young People Who Want To Make an Impact on Houston [The Urban Edge]
• Demolition Company Tore Down the Wrong Tornado-Damaged Home in Rowlett, Texas [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Brays Bayou: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Khoshbin Unloads Another Houston Property With Sale of 2-Story Office Building 8700 Commerce Park Drive [Realty News Report]
• Cordyne Inc. Leases 34,220 SF in Colliers’ Spec Office Warehouse Facility Under Construction in Waller’s Alegacy Park [Realty News Report]
• SoulCycle, Kick Pleat Both Opening First Houston Locations in Upper Kirby Shopping Center Next Month [HBJ]
• Price Too High for Conroe To Buy Wedgewood Golf Course Property for Proposed Park [Houston Chronicle]
• Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark Closing for 6 Months Starting April 4 for Renovations [Houston Press]
• New Partnership Between Harris County, Houston To Clean Up Blighted Properties in Precinct 1 [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston-Area Residents Protest Levee-Based Storm Surge Protection Proposal [The Texas Tribune; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Motorists Take Spike in Gas Prices as Sign the Industry is Turning Around [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Memorial Hermann: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool