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• Sublease Space Now 15.5% of Total Available Space in Houston Region [Houston Chronicle]
• Medical Office Building Vacancy Rate at About 11% in Houston [Realty News Report]
• Aliana Development Launches New Brand, Plans Future Communities Beyond Richmond [Houston Chronicle]
• Ax-Throwing Bar Chain Urban Axes Eyeing Houston Location [HBJ]
• Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Personal Finances, Small Businesses, According to JPMorgan Chase Institute [The Urban Edge]
• Third Lane of I-45 Reopens Ahead of Schedule for Tiki Island [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• An Overview of The Cistern’s Design and Influences [World-Architects]

Photo of Harris County Courthouse: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Multiyear Expansion Planned for Spring’s SplashTown [HBJ ($)]
• Coffee Shop Tout Suite Closing Memorial City Mall Location Today [Eater Houston]
• Nextdoor To Share Data with Residential Brokerage Keller Williams [HBJ ($)]
• Historic Bricks Reinstalled in Freedmen’s Town [AP; previously on Swamplot]
• City Council Approves $2M for Flood Rescue Equipment [Houston Public Media]
• So Far More Than 100K Cubic Yards of Harvey Debris Removed from Harris County Bayous [Click2Houston]
• You Have Until Monday To Weigh In on Mayor Turner’s Proposed Floodplain Development Rules [Houston Chronicle]
• Loop 610 Fournace Exit To Stay Closed Through 2020 [Houston Chronicle]
• How David Adickes’ Presidents’ Heads Ended Up in Disrepair on a Rural Virginia Farm [Daily Mail; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Main St.: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Inside Dow Chemical’s Texas Innovation Center in Lake Jackson [HBJ ($)]
• Land Tejas Breaks Ground on 850-Acre Sierra Vista Development in Iowa Colony [Realty News Report]
• Yetter Coleman Taking Over Full Floor in 811 Main as Firm Relocates Downtown HQ from 2 Houston Center [Houston Chronicle]
• BHGRE Gary Greene To Open League City Office [Houston Chronicle]
• A Look at the New Shake Shack Debuting Today in Rice Village [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Pizza Motus Plans Summer Opening in Former Edloe Street Cafe Space [Houston Chronicle]
• Hopdoddy Burger Bar Opening Fourth Houston Location This Fall at CityCentre [Houston Press]
• Harris and Fort Bend Counties Have Seen a 60% Drop in Homelessness Since 2011, According to the Houston Coalition for the Homeless [abc13]
• City Council Honors 5 Harvey Heroes [KHOU]

Photo of Hobby Center: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Japan-Based Osaka Gas To Relocate U.S. HQ from BBVA Compass Plaza to 1330 Post Oak [HBJ ($)]
• Apache Extends HQ Lease in Uptown’s Post Oak Central [Realty News Report]
• FairfieldNodal Subleasing More Than 45K SF at Memorial City Development Air Liquide Center [Realty News Report]
• New Home Prices Dipped in January in Houston, Finds HomesUSA.com [Houston Chronicle]
• 84-Acre Cricket Complex Planned for Prairie View [HBJ ($)]
• Chris Shepherd’s Underbelly Steakhouse Revamp Georgia James To Debut Sometime This Summer [Eater Houston]
• What It Means To Be a Local Government Corporation in Houston [The Urban Edge]
• City Council To Consider Extending Pricey Recycling Contract with Waste Management [Houston Chronicle]
• Environment Texas: Houston Needs To Prepare To Have 65,000 Electric Cars on the Road by 2030 [Houston Public Media]
• Wave of Teardowns in Memorial Bend Threatening the Neighborhood’s Mid-Century Character [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Manvel Home ‘Not Haunted,’ Real Estate Listing Sign Promises [abc13]

Photo of World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at Rodeo Houston: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Sprouts-Anchored Mixed-Use Development University Commons Breaks Ground in Sugar Land [HBJ]
• Avera Looking To Develop Corporate Campus or Distribution Center at Elyson Master Planned Community [Realty News Report]
• Menil Collection Will Temporarily Close Main Building for Repairs Starting Today [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• FitSmallBusiness Names Houston One of the Most Entrepreneurial U.S. Cities [HBJ ($)]
• Podcast: The Astrodome Conservancy on a Vision for the Venue’s Future [Houston Public Media]
• Orangetheory Fitness Bringing 6 More Studios to Houston [Houstonia]
• Damaged During Harvey, La Fisheria Hoping To Reopen at 213 Milam in a Few Weeks [PaperCity Magazine]
• FEMA Trailers Arrive in Kingwood 6 Months After Harvey [abc13]
• Mayor Turner: Recovery from Harvey ‘Not Happening Fast Enough’ [AP]
• City Wants FEMA To Accept More Volunteer Hours in Lieu of Payments for Agency’s Help [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston, 1003 Washington Ave: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• H-E-B-Anchored Shopping Center Tanglewood Court Up for Sale [Bisnow]
• Zillow: Houston Home Values Up 6.6% Over the Year to Median $186,800 [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Buyers Spent Slightly More for Smaller Homes in 2017 [HBJ ($)]
• Slideshow: The 10 Most Expensive Homes Sold in January, According to HAR [Houston Chronicle]
• Secret Army Corps Forecast Predicted Harvey Would Fill Barker Reservoir to Record Levels, Flood Adjacent Neighborhoods [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Army Corps To Study Storm Improvements to Addicks and Barker Reservoirs [Houston Public Media]
• Harriet Tregoning on How To Build Resilient Cities [The Urban Edge]

Photo of Main St. at Commerce St.: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Wulfe & Co. Breaks Ground on Retail-Office Project in The Woodlands [Houston Chronicle]
• Heitman Affiliate Acquires 17 Buildings Nationwide, Including Medical Office Properties in Sugar Land, Katy [HBJ]
• Rice Village Shake Shack Officially Opening Feb. 28 [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Aldi Opening New Store Today on West Rd. Just off North Fwy. [Houston Chronicle]
• Restaurant Fig & Olive Opening in Former Saks Fifth Avenue Space at The Galleria Next Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Several Houston Private Schools in the Midst of Expansion [HBJ ($)]
• City Council Now Set to Vote on New Floodplain Regulations on March 21 [Houston Public Media]
• What Houston Could Learn from the Virgin Islands About Hurricane Recovery [Houston Public Media]
• Reddit Approaching Consensus on the ‘Ugliest Building in Houston’  [Click2Houston; Reddit]
• How Cities Search for People the Census May Miss [New York Times]

Photo of Local Foods at Heights Mercantile: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hertz Investment Group Acquires Brookhollow Central I, II, and III in North Loop Submarket [Realty News Report]
• Champions Multifamily Complex The Club at Stablechase Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• Spec Industrial Park DCT PetroPort Near Port Houston Lands Anchor Tenant [HBJ ($)]
• Dine-In Movie Theater Star Cinema Grill Signs Lease for Springwoods Village’s CityPlace Development [Houston Chronicle]
• Cinema-Microbrewery Flix Brewhouse Planned at Grand Pkwy. and West Airport Blvd. in Richmond [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Texadelphia Bar & Grill Opening Another Houston Location at 3407 Montrose Blvd. [HBJ]
• Navigating the Post-Harvey Home-Buying Market in Houston [Houston Public Media]
• Trash Thought To Be Washed Away by Hurricane Harvey Now Littering Houston Ship Channel’s Banks [abc13]
• Metro Agrees To Operate Post Oak Bus Rapid Transit Line, Buy $11M Worth of Buses [Houston Public Media]
• Metro Gearing Up for Rodeo Traffic [Houston Chronicle]
• I-69 Southwest Freeway HOW Entrance and Exit Ramps at Westpark To Be Closed This Weekend for Widening Project [abc13]
• Federal Environmental Impact Study Has Begun on Dallas-Fort Worth Hyperloop [HBJ ($)]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• More Than $25M in Upgrades Planned for Marathon Oil Tower in the Galleria Area [Houston Chronicle]
• Norvin Healthcare Properties Picks Up 5 Bellaire Office Buildings [Realty News Report]
• Sealy & Co. Acquires 4-Building Sam Houston Business Park [Realty News Report]
• Addressing Inclusive Economic Growth in Houston [The Urban Edge]
• How Gentrification Is Impacting the Third Ward’s Identity and Culture [Houston Public Media]
• West Ave’s Retail Occupancy at Around 90% with Opening of Design Store Casa [HBJ ($)]
• Pecore St. Cat Cafe El Gato Coffee House Holds Grand Opening  [KHOU; previously on Swamplot]
• Hobby Lobby Opens in Market Center at Aliana in Richmond [Houston Chronicle]
• It Looks Like Snooze Might Be Taking Over Former Arcodoro Spot at 5000 Westheimer [Eater Houston]
• Georgia-Based Flying Biscuit Cafe Opening 2 Locations Somewhere in Houston [Eater Houston]
• League City’s Southern Boi Cafe Closes Less Than a Month After Opening [Eater Houston]
• Metro May Restrict Turns at Medical Center Rail Crossings [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• David Chang: Houston ‘Trying To Forge a New Narrative for Itself’ [Food & Wine]
• Where To Find a Decent View of Houston [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Lillian St. at Lester St., Rice Military: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 700,000-SF Industrial Development Park Air 59 Coming to the Northeast Houston Industrial Market [Realty News Report]
• Embassy Suites Hotel Opens in the Energy Corridor [HBJ]
• Luxury Tower Barryknoll Tops Off in Memorial City [Multi-Housing News]
• Local Foods Heights Mercantile Location Opens Today [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• French Fries Restaurant Get Fried Coming to Humble’s Deerbrook Mall This Weekend [Eater Houston]
• Memphis-Based Corky’s BBQ Opening First Texas Restaurant in Houston by September, More To Follow [PaperCity Magazine]
• Sienna Plantation Residents Still Cleaning Up After Pre-Harvey Tornado [abc13]
• Metro About To Spend $11.2M on Buses for Post Oak Rapid Transit Line [Houston Chronicle]
• Talking Tactical Urbanism in the Near Northside with the Houston Department of Transformation [The Urban Edge]
• You Can Enjoy the View from the Chase Tower’s Closed Sky Lobby If You’re Willing To Climb Up the Stairs To Get There [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of construction on bike and pedestrian path at Mason Park, Lawndale: Leonid Notax via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• HAR: Sales of Pricey Houston Homes Decline for Third Straight Month [Houston Chronicle]
• Where the Most New Homes Were Built in Houston Last Year, According to Metrostudy [HBJ ($)]
• $3.9B in Commercial and Apartment Construction Projects Started in Houston in 2017, Finds Dodge Data & Analytics [Houston Chronicle]
• Plans for a W Hotel in Downtown Houston Being Considered [HBJ ($)]
• Webster Costco To Bring $6.2M in Site Improvements Including Detention Ponds [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Ways To Change Houston’s TIRZ System [Houston Public Media]
• Another 40 Flood-Prone Homes Across Houston To Be Elevated with Help of $12.4M in FEMA Grants [Houston Chronicle]
• TxDOT Seeking Public Input on How To Improve I-10 East Traffic [Houston Public Media]

Photo of old grain silos on N. Nagle St., East End: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• $105M Astrodome Project Moves Forward, Construction Expected To Begin in October [Houston Chronicle]
• Dallas-Fort Worth Topped Texas in Fourth Quarter Home Price Gains [Dallas News]
• Pipeline Realty To Break Ground on 2-Story Mixed-Use Project Holcombe Plaza [Houston Chronicle]
• Russian Energy Trader Lukoil Signs On at Kirby Collection [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Honolulu-Based Matcha Cafe Maiko Opening First Houston Location at 6550 Corporate Dr. This Spring [Eater Houston]
• Texas Communities Hit by Harvey Can Apply Now for Half of $1B-Plus in FEMA Disaster Mitigation Money [The Texas Tribune]
• Public Comment Sought for Proposed Flood Ordinance Changes [abc13]
• Where Buildings Flooded During Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
• Homeowners Have Filed At Last 3 Lawsuits Against Houston Homebuilder RG Homes [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• How Houston Skyscrapers Got Their Names [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston a Top City for Millennials, Finds Brookings Institution Study [HBJ]

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

• Houston Economy Saw Third Consecutive Month of Expansion in January [Houston Chronicle]
• NAI Partners Sells Off Southeast Houston Office Property [HBJ ($)]
• Inside Skanska’s Private Event Space for Capitol Tower Tenants [HBJ ($)]
• East Hampton Sandwich Co. Opening First Houston Location at River Oaks District in April, Followed by Montrose in May [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Harris County Commissioners To Vote Today Whether To Move Forward on $105M Astrodome Revamp [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston NAACP Initiative Aims To Increase Home Ownership Among Black Families [Houston Chronicle]
• City Council, Civic Leaders Question Timeline To Vote on Mayor Turner’s New Flood Control Regulations [Houston Chronicle]
• Nearly One-Third of Houston-Area Residents Reported Serious Flood Damage To Their Homes from Harvey [University of Houston]
• UH Study Suggests Harris County Residents Would Be Reluctant To Shell Out for Judge Emmett’s Proposed Flood Control Bond [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Officials Approved a Plan for Handling a Natural Disaster — Then Ignored It [ProPublica]

Photo: o texano via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• CBRE Sells Marathon Oil Tower for $175M [HBJ ($)]
• Cardone Capital Buys Woodway Square Luxury Community in Hunters Creek [Multi-Housing News]
• City No Longer Planning To Build New Sunnyside Community Center Near Former Landfill After Residents Voice Opposition [Houston Chronicle]
• Former Texans Coach Mike Vrabel Lists Bellaire Home for Nearly $2M in His Move to Tennessee Titans [HBJ]
• Museum of Fine Arts Houston To Debut New Glassell School of Art, Adjacent Plaza on May 20 [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• New Restaurants La Lucha and Superica To Open This Spring in Former Bernadine’s and Hunky Dory Spaces on 18th St. and Shepherd [Eater Houston]
• High & Dry Opening on Main St. in Downtown This Week [Eater Houston]
• Agricole Hospitality’s Night Heron Now Open in Former Lowbrow Space in Montrose [Culturemap]
• How the State Has Moved Forward on Potential Flooding Solutions 6 Months Since Harvey [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Montgomery County’s To-Do List After Harvey [Houston Public Media]
• LDS Church’s Harvey-Damaged Houston Temple To Reopen in Late April [The Salt Lake Tribune]
• Houston Sports Hall of Fame Planned for Downtown [Houston Press]
• Heavy Rain Causes Wastewater Spills Near UHD [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Charlie Chaplin sculpture and presidential busts at David Adickes’ studio, 2401 Nance St.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Housing Market Booming in Brazoria County Right Now Thanks to Plastic Pellet Manufacturing [Houston Chronicle]
• Land Tejas Master-Planned Community Set To Double in Size [HBJ ($)]
• Long-Rumored Costco Wholesale To Open in Webster [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Rice Village Shake Shack Could Be Open by March 1 [PaperCity Magazine; previously on Swamplot]
• Tito’s Cantina Joins the Cypress Village Station Plaza [Houston Chronicle]
• Galleria-Area Italian Restaurant Arcodoro Has Closed After More Than 20 Years [Culturemap]
• Grandway West Signs 2 New Tenants [Houston Chronicle]
• Harris County Needs To Put Community at Center of Harvey Buyout Program [Texas Housers]
• The Top Homebuilder Design Trends Likely To Take Off in 2018 [HBJ]
• Test-Riding a Dockless Bike from MoBike Stationed in The Woodlands [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York Transplants Make Up Largest Share of New Texans [Dallas News]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool