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• Six Flags Rebranding Splashtown to ‘Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown’ [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Grab-and-Go Meal Spot Borgo Food Station at 3641 W. Alabama Rebranding as Dine-In Italian Eatery Mina Ristorante [Eater]
• D.R. Horton Requesting Variance for 160-Acre Community Called City Park Near 288 and Orem Dr. [HBJ ($)]
• Midcentury Braes Heights Shopping Center Getting New Facade, Parking Changes [Houston Chronicle]
• Silicon Valley Firm Bill.com, Inc. Picks 25K SF in Westchase CityWest Development for Second Location [HBJ ($)]
• UT Students Found Startup for Folks Traveling Texas on Business To Be Shuttled Around by Private Drivers in Teslas [Culturemap]
• Ex-Pro Wrestler Brooke Adams Suing Former Landlord for Evicting Her from Heights-Area Home Over Emotional Support Dog [Houston Chronicle]
• Planned 357-Unit Apartment Complex at 10333 Clay Rd. Mostly Outside 500-Year Flood Plain Appears To Be a Project of Slate Real Estate Partners [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• New Winery Opening Next to Great Heights Brewing Co. Serving Houston-Fermented Wines in Forthcoming 2k SF Tasting Room and Pup-Friendly Patio [Eater]
• Former Leaders of Harmony and YES Prep Schools Seeking Campuses for New HISD Charter Schools [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Houston City Hall: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel’s New Heights Eatery Squable Aiming for Spring Opening in Former Southern Goods Space on W. 19th [Eater]
• Firefighters Awaiting Emergency Demo Permit After Roof Collapses on Vacant Strip Club at Crosstimbers and Fulton [Click2Houston]
• La Macro Taco Truck Moving into Former Mam’s House of Ice Location at 1040 W. Cavalcade St. [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Killen’s New Woodlands Location in Former Bob’s Steak & Chop House Building Could Open Within 60 Days [HBJ]
• After Closing Last Year for Extensive Interior Renovations, Uptown Sushi Set To Reopen Pending Inspection [Eater]
• Lone Star College Teams Up with Fallbrook Church To Build 50K SF Facility on Church’s North Houston Campus [Houston Chronicle]
• Well-Fed Tiger Found in Garage of Vacant Home on Ave. J Spends the Night at BARC Shelter Before Going to New Sanctuary Home [Click2Houston]

Photo of Mason Park Bridge: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Groundbreaking Held This Weekend for New 90K SF Third Ward H-E-B at 288 and N. MacGregor [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Faulty Heater Sparks Fire in Apartments on S. Post Oak and Willowbend After Hearing-Impaired Man Died in Fire There Just Last Month [Houston Chronicle]
• Owners of Now-Closed Great W’Kana Cafe Debut New Indian Eatery inside Kirby Collection Today [Eater; previously on Swamplot]
• Montrose Center Files Building Permit for LGBTQ Senior Living Apartments at 2222 Cleburne [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Three Alarm Fire Rips Through The Plaza on Westheimer Apartments on Corner of Westheimer and Briargrove Dr. [Houston Chronicle]
• Downtown’s Total Plaza Planning Upgrades as Anchor Tenant Total Renews Lease, Increasing Office Space by Almost 20% [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Preston and Main: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Endowment Buys 1.5 Acres Overlooking Spotts Park To Build New HQ on Former YWCA Site [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Discovery Green Renovations Include More Playgrounds, Energy Efficient Lighting, and a Repurposed Hill [Houston Chronicle]
• After All That Flooding, Houston’s Midcentury Homes Are Disappearing [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Chinese Company Hailiang Group Applying for Tax Incentives for New Manufacturing Facility on 57 Acres in Sealy [HBJ ($)]
• After Losing Last Studio to Harvey, KHOU Moving into New Digs at 5718 Westheimer This Week [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Discovery Green: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Besting Rem Koolhaas, Studio Gang, and David Chipperfield, Architect Farshid Moussavi Selected to Design Long-Promised Ismaili Center at Corner of Allen Pkwy. and Montrose [Houston Chronicle]
• If Killen’s BBQ Pizza Experiment with Papa John’s Goes Well, Houston Could Score a Killen’s-Brand Pizzeria [Culturemap]
• Braun Enterprises Buys Yorktown Plaza Near Galleria with Renovation, Retail Redevelopment Plans [HBJ]
• Two Former Uchi Chefs Team Up for Kokoro, a Sushi Spot Opening Soon at Bravery Chef Hall Downtown [Eater]
• Dollar Tree has Tentative Plans for 1.2M SF Distribution Center in Rosenberg [HBJ]
• Junior’s Produce To Take Over Canino’s Spot Selling Farm-Fresh Goods at Heights Farmers Market [Houston Chronicle]
• Coworking Company Spaces Doubles Houston Locations, Leasing Space in GreenStreet, CityCentre [HBJ]
• Newly Elected Fort Bend DA Asks School Board To Halt Construction and Keep Convict Remains in Their Resting Place [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Hardy Yards: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Texas Had the Fifth-Highest Gross Square Footage Per Capita of New LEED-Certified Space in the Country Last Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Seeking Tax Incentives for New Facility on 1,700 Acres in Orange, Texas [HBJ ($)]
• Congresswoman Fletcher Vows To Help METRO Seek Funding, Support for Public Transit Expansion [Houston Public Media]
• Wood Partners Building 7-Story, 204-Unit Alta Washington Avenue Apartments on Former Industrial Site [PR Newswire; previously on Swamplot]
• Pearland Delays Planned Med Center and Downtown Park and Ride Routes from Shadow Creek Ranch [Community Impact]
• Houston Trust Ditches Downtown Office Space, Leaving 1001 Fannin for 3737 Buffalo Speedway [HBJ ($)]
• Galveston Officials Deviating from Street-Focused Approach of 2003 Drainage Plan, Instituting More Stringent Drainage Requirements for New Developments [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Stude Park: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• New Common Bond Locations Opening in Med Center, Heights, Midtown, Plus 2 More Yet To Be Confirmed [Culturemap]
• 1415 Louisiana’s New Top-Floor Restaurant Strato 550 Will Be Houston’s Highest Vantage Point Open To the Public [HBJ]
• Richmond’s Farm-Centric Harvest Green Community Adding 290 New Homesites to Existing 1,300 Acres [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Eco Firm Hired To Meet Regulatory Requirements for Environmental Mitigation in Construction of Houston-Dallas Bullet Train [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Wolfgang Puck’s Catering Company Signing Lease for Inner-Loop Location To Open in the Next Month [HBJ]
• Hines Releases Renderings and Details of 46-Story Downtown Apartment Tower Now Dubbed The Preston [Bisnow]

Photo of 317 W. 19th St.: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Pokeworks Nearly Triples Houston Presence with 9 New Locations Planned [HBJ]
• Dunno Much About South Acres, but Redfin Sez It’s Desirable [Houston Chronicle]
• Former Ciao Bello Spot on San Felipe To Be New Flagship Location of Los Tios Tex-Mex [Eater]
• Owner Planning Substantial Renovations to One City Centre Building Downtown After Waste Management Leaves [Bisnow]
• 380 Agreement To Fund New Road Connected to Sam Houston Pkwy. for Missouri City’s Future CityPark Logistics Center [Community Impact]
• Residential, Industrial Development Further Endangering Wetlands in Galveston and Harris Counties [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Memorial Hermann Tower: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Facility at 700 N. San Jacinto St. Opening this Weekend To Make Processing Jail Inmates “More Efficient” for HPD [Houston Public Media]
• Big Ideas for Houston Infrastructure Include Underground Tunnel Systems from City Reservoirs into the Gulf [HBJ ($)]
• Developers Won’t Stack Multilevel Warehouses in Houston Until Land Costs More [Bisnow]
• METRO Proposes 75-mile Bus Rapid Transit System that Could Connect Downtown to IAH [Houston Chronicle]
• Even with Federal Aid, Disaster Relief Process is Fraught with Barriers for Marginalized Communities [The Urban Edge]
• Online Shops Slow Retail Construction in Houston, Down an Estimated 24% from Last Year [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of H-E-B Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• $400M of Harvey Relief Funds Held Up by the Shutdown Will Now Be Disbursed To Help Repair Homes of Senior, Disabled, and Low-Income Houstonians [Houston Public Media]
• A $9.75M River Oaks Foreclosure with an Indoor Pool, Sauna, and Stained-Glass Skylight [Houston Chronicle]
• Hines Eyes 5-Acre Tract on 34th St. in Garden Oaks for Midrise Apartment Building [HBJ ($)]
• New Multilevel H-E-B Debuts Its Food and Booze Selection in Former Heights Dry Zone [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of I-10: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• UH Planning New 5-Story Law Building To Replace Partially Underground 1969 Building [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Chevron Reportedly Plans To Acquire Former Petrobas Refinery in Pasadena on Houston Ship Channel [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Jersey Village City Council Decides To Spend $100K for an Extra 500 SF in New Golf Course Convention Center [Community Impact]
• New 48-Story Med Center Mixed-Use Development Innovation Tower To Feature Penthouse-Level Restaurant and Lounge [Bisnow]
• Harris County General Store Barbecue Co. Eyes New East End Building After Shuttering, Hosting Pop Ups in the Meantime on Navigation [Houstonia]
• Exxon’s Beaumont Refinery Expansion Could Make it the Largest in the Country [HBJ]
• “Work in Progress” Grand Parkway Rebranded to Honor Bob Lanier [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of The Silo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• New Alexan Apartments with First Floor Retail on Former Tarkett Site [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Galveston Seawall Beach To Be Widened by 800K Cubic Yards of Sand [Houston Chronicle]
• Judge Hidalgo Plans “Transparency Project” To Keep Public Informed and Engaged on County Business [Houston Public Media]
• Public Meeting Planned for Proposed Cy-Fair Area Drainage Improvements Using Flood Bond Funds [Community Impact]
• HPD’s New Training Facility Housing Faux Villages with Offices, Schools, and Banks for Active Shooter Training Named After Fertitta [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of 412 Main St.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Friendswood Will Soon Have Garage Condos for Car Enthusiasts [Houston Chronicle]
• Darling Homes’ Somerset Green Townhomes To Let Buyers “Mix and Match” Floorplans — Including Elevator Options [HBJ ($)]
• 260K SF MD Anderson Outpatient Facility Offering Specialized Oncology Services Heading to Katy [Community Impact]
• $600M Petrochemical Project Proposed for 53 Undeveloped Acres in Pasadena [Houston Chronicle]
• Cypress Restaurant Owner Acquires Former BBQ Spot with Plans To Open New Food Truck Park in its Place [Community Impact]
• Nearly Half of Settegast’s Homes Are Owned by City Agency That Acquires Tax-Forfeited or Vacant Properties [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Peacock Records mural: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hines Developing 46-Story Apartment Tower at 414 Milam St. Downtown [Bisnow]
• HCC Trustee Dave Wilson Sues HCC, Claiming Purchase of New Katy Campus on Colonial Pkwy. Was Unlawful [Community Impact]
• New Montrose Ice Cream Shop Milk + Sugar Creamery Open at 1848 Westheimer [Eater]
• $238M NYC Apartment Purchase Breaks Price Record [New York Times]

Photo of construction on Buffalo Heights, S. Heights Blvd. at Washington Ave: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Torchy’s Planned Arkansas Location Will Give It a Presence in 4 States, CEO Hints That Number Could Continue To Rise [HBJ ($)]
• Fort Bend ISD Board Approves Purchase of 80 Acres in Rosharon for High School No. 12 [Community Impact]
• HomeGoods Leases 20K-SF Store in Weslayan Plaza Shopping Center [Shopping Center Business]
• Developers Fund Renovations for Heights Medical Building at 1917 Ashland by Refinancing Loans [Commercial Observer]
• Newly Built Montrose Townhome on Sul Ross Catches Fire After Just Hitting the Market [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• Crews Break Ground on 338-Unit Alta Med Main Apartment Building Near TMC3 Campus [HBJ]
• Final Plans Released for Conroe Hotel and Convention Center in Grand Central Park [Community Impact]

Photo of Heights Central Station: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool