Meredith Deliso

• Commissioners Court Accepts $25.6M Federal Grant For Harvey Buyouts [Houston Public Media]
• Harris County Commissioners Vote To Place $2.5B Flood Bond on Aug. 25 Ballot [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Harvey-Damaged Meyerland Homes Hit the Auction Block [abc13]
• Slideshow: The 10 Most Expensive Homes Sold in Houston in May, According to HAR [HBJ)
• Houston Mortgage Delinquencies Rise After Harvey Despite Falling Nationwide, Finds CoreLogic [HBJ ($)]
• Washington Ave Corridor Getting Its First Coworking Space Later This Year [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Menil Collection’s Main Building Reopens Sept. 22 [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
• A Report on the 2018 Gulf Coast Green Conference [OffCite]
• Harris County Debuts Real-Time Map of Bayou Water Levels [Houston Chronicle]
• I-45 Graffiti Back to ‘Be Someone’ After Brief Stint as ‘Be Mattress Mac’ [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of the Elysian Viaduct: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Private Oil and Gas Company Pioneer Exploration Buys 2-Story Allen Pkwy. Office Building for New HQ [Houston Chronicle]
• Gilley’s-Themed Dance Venue Cancelled Along with La Porte Town Center It Would Have Anchored [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Goodnight Charlie’s Owners To Exchange Shuttered Westheimer Buffalo Exchange Next Year for Trio of Restaurants All Under One Roof [HBJ]
• Construction To Begin on Spice Route in Galleria’s Former Saks Fifth Avenue Space [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Johnny Steele Dog Park Reopens Inside Buffalo Bayou Park With a Few Tweaks [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Australian Developer Caydon Property Group Will Put Alexa in Every Unit of Its New Melbourne Condo, Considers Doing the Same for 2850 Fanin Project in Midtown  [CoStar Group]
• A Short History of Jackson Blvd. in Hyde Park [OffCite]

Photo of the Tradition Buffalo Speedway: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Colliers: Coca-Cola Bottling Facility Near West University Place Will Be Prime Redevelopment Site [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• Homebuilder Frankel Building Group Moving Headquarters to Adaptive Reuse Project 7800 Washington [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• The Areas in Galveston That Are Selling Homes the Fastest [HBJ ($)]
• Houstonian Hotel in Uptown Closes Restaurant Olivette for $3M Renovation [HBJ]
• 96,410 Houston Homes Flooded During Harvey, According to New Harris County Flood Control District Report [Houston Chronicle]
• Economic Innovation Group Maps Where Houston’s Most Economically Distressed Areas Are [Houston Chronicle]
• Kinder Institute’s 3-Hour Tour of Gulfton Finds Need for Walkability, Safety Improvements [The Urban Edge]

Photo of the University of Houston: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Spear Street, Transwestern To Break Ground on The RO Next Year at Former Exxon Campus [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• CoreLogic: Number of Underwater Mortgages in Houston Decreased in the First Quarter [Houston Chronicle]
• With El Rancho, Houston’s Hispanic Grocery Sector Might Have Hit Peak Saturation [HBJ ($)]
• Part Retailer, Part Tasting Room Cobble & Spoke Heading to Spring Branch [Eater Houston]
• New Fundraising Campaign Wants To Create LBJ Statue and Monument in Little Tranquility Park [Realty News Report]

Photo of Galveston: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• How Houston Plans To Spend $1B in Harvey Housing Recovery Aid [Houston Chronicle]
• Gov. Abbott: Texas Is Ready for the Next Harvey [The Texas Tribune]
• Slideshow: The 5 Most Expensive Homes Sold in Houston in May [Houston Chronicle]
• JLL: Majority of Houston’s 9.5M SF of Office Sublease Space Comes from Energy Companies [Realty News Report]
• Humble ISD Acquires Land in Atascocita’s Lakewood Pines Subdivision for Elementary School [Houston Chronicle]
• Might as Well Lounge and Boozenasium Opens in Spring Branch Today [Eater Houston]
• TxDOT Considering Raising Height of Houston Ave. and Waco St. Bridges After Frequent Truck Hits [Click2Houston]
• How the Southwest Fwy. Bridges Stay Lit Year-Round [Houston Chronicle]
• Project Row Houses Launches Sister Organization To Develop Affordable Housing in Third Ward [HBJ]
• Inside the Houston Ballet’s New Program Inspired by Hurricane Harvey [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Midtown Park: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Latest Report Concludes Hurricane Harvey Caused the Most Disastrous Flooding in the Nation’s History [Houston Chronicle]
• Kitchen Cabinet Distributors Opening First Houston Distribution Facility in Pinto Business Park [HBJ ($)]
• Larkspur Shadow Creek Building Senior Living Facility in Shadow Creek Ranch Community in Pearland [Realty News Report]
• Luxury Homebuilder Al Ross Expanding Beyond River Oaks to Memorial [HBJ ($)]
• Comparing Average Home Prices in Areas Surrounding Houston’s Top Public Schools [HBJ ($)]
• El Rancho Supermercado To Open First Houston Location in North Houston Today [Houston Chronicle]
• Luxury Candy Retailer Sugarfina Debuting in the Galleria Next Week, Rice Village and The Woodlands To Follow [Eater Houston]
• Slideshow: Unique Texas Historical Markers in Houston [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of North Montrose: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Harris County To Buy Out Nearly 170 Harvey-Damaged Home with FEMA Funds [Houston Public Media]
• Inside Bosarges’ ‘Chateau Carnarvon,’ Now Going f0r $30M [KHOU]
• Lennar Launches Pre-Sales Starting at About $350,000 for Fulton Station Residential Community [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• McNair Interests Planning $500M Luxury Mixed-Use Project in Uptown [HBJ ($)]
• Houston’s Central Business District Trails Other Cities in Development Potential, According to Commercial Café [Houston Public Media]
• Sugar Land Office Building One Sugar Creek Adds 4 Tenants [Realty News Report]
• Star Cinema Grill Breaks Ground on 12-Screen District West Location in Katy/Richmond Area [Houston Chronicle]
• Pokéworks To Open Third Houston Location in Katy This Month [Eater Houston]
• Harris County Homeowners Have Until June 30 To Pay Delinquent Property Taxes [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Soliciting Feedback on Storm Water Detention Rules [Houston Chronicle]
• Judge Orders Exhumations of Historic Sugar Land Grave Sites Uncovered During Fort Bend ISD Construction [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Downtown: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Nearly 500 Woodlands Residents Suing Developers, Engineering Firm Over Harvey Flooding in Timarron Park [Houston Chronicle]
• H-E-B Anchored Tanglewood Court in the Galleria Submarket Sold [CoStar Group]
• H-E-B Snack Plant To Open By Mid-2019 in Northwest Houston [HBJ]
• Master-Planned Community Meridiana off 288 Opens New Section [HBJ ($)]
• Construction Begins on $962M Project To Widen Sam Houston Tollway Bridge [Houston Public Media]
• Restaurant and Bar Bungalow Heights Now Open in Shady Acres [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• The Woodlands’ Market Street To Start Renovations This Month [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Texas Getting $23.3M from Federal Transit Administration for Harvey Relief [HBJ]
• La Marque Considering New Rental Ordinance [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• One Breath Partnership Urges Abbott To Better Protect Texans from Air Pollution During Major Storms [Houston Chronicle]
• Bellaire is the Wealthiest Suburb in Texas, According to 24/7 Wall St. [HBJ]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• TCC Multifamily Interiors To Break Ground on 10-Acre HQ in Northwest Houston [HBJ]
• Value of Houston Construction Project Starts Up 45% Year-over-Year in April, Finds Dodge Data & Analytics [Houston Chronicle]
• The 5 Best Houston Neighborhoods To Buy a Home in Right Now, According to Realtors [Culturemap]
• CoreLogic: Texas Has More Than 500,000 Homes At Risk of Storm Surge Flooding [Houston Public Media]
• Heavy Construction To Start on Southwest Airlines’ $97M Hangar Project at Hobby Airport [HBJ]
• Life Time Begins Remodel and Expansion of Former Houston City Club at Greenway Plaza [HBJ]
• RentCafe Ranks Pearland Among the 10 Most Prosperous Cities in the U.S. [Culturemap]

Photo of Minute Maid Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hines Planning To Buy Parcel at Corner of Waugh and D’Amico Near Buffalo Bayou [Houston Chronicle]
• Park Towers and Edwards Greenway Cinema To Be Sold in Foreclosure Auction [CoStar Group]
• H-E-B-Anchored Center in Tanglewood Sold to Los Angeles Investor [HBJ ($)]
• JuiceWell Opening Second Houston Location at CityCentre This Summer [Houston Chronicle]
• Briargrove Italian Restaurant La Vista Relocates to Lazybrook, Adds ‘101’ to Its Name [HBJ]
• Hobby Center Restaurant Artista Has Closed To Make Way for New Concept [HBJ]
• Recovery, Risk Reduction Projects Included in Harris County’s Flood Bond Program Add Up to $2.5B [Houston Public Media]
• Upwards of 80,000 Bees Removed from House off West Orem Near Hiram Clark [abc13]

Photo of the Astrodome’s new historical marker: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• How Much Home You Can Buy for $200,000 Right Now in Houston, According to PropertyShark [Culturemap]
• New Levy Park Restaurants Love Shack and Woodshed Smokehouse To Break Ground within the Week [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Poutine Restaurant Opening Friday in the Energy Corridor [Eater Houston]
• Astrodome an Official Texas Landmark with Unveiling of Historical Marker [abc13]
• Study Coming Out This Week To Look at Pros and Cons of The Woodlands Incorporation [Houston Public Media]
• Mural Going Up in Westchase District Will Honor Harvey’s First Responders and Volunteer Rescuers [Houston Public Media]

Photo of McGovern Centennial Gardens: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• PMRG Launching Long-Awaited Midtown Apartment Project at 3300 Main [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• 16-Story Residence Inn Medical Center Tops Out Near NRG Stadium [Houston Chronicle]
• FEMA Extends Deadline for Hotel Financial Assistance for Harvey Victims Through July 1 [Houston Chronicle]
• Henry Cisneros: Where Houston Could Find The Money To Protect Itself Against Future Floods [Houston Public Media]
• Interactive Maps Show How Houston’s Highways Spurred Growth and Sprawl [The Urban Edge]
• New Mexico-Based Green Roof Company RoofCARE Expands to Houston [HBJ]
• Next Level Opening 7,000-SF Esports Arena in Midtown This Summer [HBJ]
• Randalls Store in Cypress To Close This Summer [HBJ]
• A Restaurant Named Krusty Krab Won’t Be Able To Open in Kemah [Eater Houston]

Photo of the Glassell School of Art and Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• U.S. Census Bureau’s Sluggish Population Growth Estimate for Houston Potentially Puts $17M Hole in City Budget [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Howard Hughes Corp. Planning More Apartments in Hughes Landing [HBJ ($)]
• Lionstone Investments Relocating Headquarters to The Jones on Main Downtown [HBJ ($)]
• University of Houston’s Fertitta Center To Be Completed in December [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Dallas-Based East Hampton Sandwich Co. Opening First Houston Location Next Week in River Oaks District [Culturemap]
• Harris County Releases Hurricane Harvey After Action Report [Houston Chronicle]
• Officials at Arkema Chemical Plant Given Heads Up About Flood Risk a Year Before Hurricane Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
• How Schools Are Designed with Mass Shootings in Mind [The Texas Tribune; previously on Swamplot]
• The Astrodome’s Texas State Historical Marker To Be Unveiled Tuesday [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Truck Yard: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Historic Downtown Tower 1001 McKinney Trades Hands [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Temple Oaks Baptist Church Back on the Market After Sale Falls Through [The Leader]
• New Houston Homes Took Nearly 5 Days Longer To Sell in April, According to the HomesUSA.com Index [Houston Chronicle]
• Guidelines for Historic Heights Homes Up for Vote on May 31 [The Leader]
• University of Houston Breaks Ground on Katy Campus [HBJ]
• Goldman Sachs To Relocate to 609 Main Downtown [HBJ ($)]
• International Smoke Opening in CityCentre After July 4 [Culturemap]
• 2 New Tea Shops for the Heights [Eater Houston]
• Houston’s Unsheltered Homeless Population on the Rise After Harvey [Houston Public Media ]
• Less Than Half of Houston Residents Live within a 10-Minute Walk of a Park, Finds ParkScore Index [Houstonia]
• Inside Buc-ee’s Successful Trademark Case Against Rival Rest Stop Choke Canyon [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Seascape Park: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Downtown Office Tower and Former Sakowitz Building Hit Market [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• AECOM’s 3300 Main 30-Story High-Rise Finally Breaks Ground in Midtown [CoStar]
• The Communities with the Most New Home Starts in Houston [HBJ ($)]
• ‘Butterfly Roof House’ Along Buffalo Bayou Listed at $2.15M Sold [Houston Chronicle]
• Lakeside Country Club To Start $32M Rebuild of Clubhouse Destroyed During Harvey [HBJ ($)]
• Fresh from Hurricane Harvey’s Flooding, Houston Starts To Build Anew — in the Flood Plain [The Washington Post ($)]
• 5th Circuit Sides with Houston in Lawsuit over Memorial City-Area Flooding [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston ZIP Codes 77494 and 77449 in Katy and 77407 in Richmond Lead Nation in Population Growth, Finds U.S. Census [HBJ]
• Thor Equities Expanding The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch [HBJ]
• New Rice Village Tenants Include Sixty Vines, Steel City Pops, Drybar [Houston Chronicle]
• Nobu Opening in the Galleria on June 1 [Culturemap]

Photo of Memorial Drive: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool