- Dismantling Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel Downtown Cost $8M [Houston Business Journal; previously on Swamplot]
- Baytown Galveston Bay Waterfront Subject of a UH Architecture School Design Study [Prime Property]
- Galveston Housing Authority Hoping To Change Perceptions of, Get Owner To Make Improvements at Sandpiper Cove Apartment Complex [Galveston County Daily News]
- Craigslist Real Estate Scam Targeting House Renters Resurfaces in Houston [Click2Houston]
- Goals of New Dynamo Stadium Design: Keeping Fans Cool, Close to Field [Houston Chronicle]
- Neiman Marcus Last Call Studio ‘Discount’ Store Opening in Strip Center Across from Galleria [Culturemap]
- New $6M Tomball ISD Administration Headquarters Recreates Original 1936 School Building [Tomball Potpourri]
- Conroe Retention Ponds at Hwy. 105 To Be ‘Centerpiece’ of I-45 Between Houston and Dallas [Courier of Montgomery County]
- The Beginnings of the Art Car Parade — in Photos [Culturemap]
- Mac Whitney’s Vandalized ‘Houston’ Sculpture on White Oak Bayou Trail [Texas Liberal]
- Why Are Real Estate Commissions So High in America? [Economist]
Photo of 1704 Westheimer Demo: Karen Dressel; more info
It’s going to take someone getting either creative or bold to get the Days Inn, Savoy (and Central Bank building in Midtown) down.
But all of that needs to happen to spur new growth in that area of downtown. There’s so much potential for development and the land is largely owned in contiguous blocks.