- 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]
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Interesting numbers on the office vacancy rate. At first, I thought the numbers must be way too low. But then I realized that they are counting “vacancy” as only the space that is not leased, and do not count leased-but-unused spaces. I would be that there are millions of square feet of offices around the city that are leased, but less than 50% occupied. I work in a primarily-oil company tower downtown. My floor is at 20% occupancy, down from 75% 2 years ago, but remains leased – so it probably does not count as vacant space. The current lease holder has been desperately trying to sub-let for over a year now, but is facing too much competition and too little demand. I would assume this is a common story these days.