Tag: Headlines

• What’s on Harris County’s Flood Mitigation Wish List So Far, 2 Months Before the Bond Vote That Could Make It All Come True [Houston Chronicle ($); previously on Swamplot]
• 122-Room Hampton Inn & Suites Set To Rise at SH 6 and Hwy. 90 in Sugar Land [HBJ ($)]
• 349,050-SF Spec Industrial Building Dubbed Victory Commerce Center Under Construction on E. Pasadena Blvd. in Deer Park [HBJ ($)]
• Slowpokes To Open New Location in Kirby Grove on the North Side of Levy Park [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• International Smoke Plans Opening in CityCentre Next Month [Eater]
• Grub Burger Bar To Pick Up Where Jerry Built Home Grown Burgers Left Off in CityCentre Next Month [Culturemap]
• Trio of Fast Food Chains Begins Serving Buns Again Following Shared Dissatisfaction with Yeast They Need To Make Them [Culturemap]
• Houston-Based Electrical Contractor IES Residential Awarded Guinness World Record for Assembling Longest Chain of Extension Cables [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of railroad next to Cisneros Design Studio at 800 Sampson St.: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Ranks No. 6 for Real Estate Investing Out of 10 Major Markets, According to Roofstock [Houston Chronicle]
• Construction Begins on 727,600-SF Grocers Supply Distribution Center off 45 North of E. Airtex Dr. [Houston Chronicle]
• Planned Webster and Pearland Locations Will Bring Houston’s Total PokeWorks Count to 5 [Eater]
• New Heights Mexican Restaurant Calle Onze Opens in Place of 11th St. Trailer Park [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• 11 Houston Cooling Centers Will Have Air Conditioning, Water, Snacks, and Entertainment This Summer [Houston Public Media]
• Stainless-Steel Raven Sculpture Lands on Sam Houston State University Campus [KHOU]

Photo of Discovery Green: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Harris County Getting Another $51M in FEMA Funds for Buyouts of 294 Floody Homes [Houston Public Media]
• Debating Friendswood’s Relaxed Post-Harvey Flood Plain Requirements [Houston Chronicle]
• Subdivisions Account for Majority of Conroe’s New Home Construction, Finds Metrostudy [HBJ ($)]
• Life Time Opens $42M Fitness Complex in Cypress [Houston Chronicle]
• Shuttered South Loop YMCA To Be Redone as Gym, Self-Storage Facility [Houston Chronicle]
• Taverna Pizzeria and Risotteria Is the River Oaks District Shopping Center’s First Closure [Culturemap]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Saw Record Median, Average Home Prices in May, Finds HAR [Realty News Report]
• Grocers Supply Distribution Facility Breaks Ground in North Houston [HBJ]
• Senior Living Project The Pines at Bellaire Underway in Southwest Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Requirement Adds Height to New Houses, Buildings in Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Alamo Drafthouse Opening New Location in Katy Next Month, Closing Other Katy Location Next Week [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Plans Unveiled for Next Phase of Downtown Houston Public Library’s Outdoor Plaza [Houston Chronicle]
• $12M Bid Delays Closure of Rollover Pass [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Work To Rebuild and Replace Beltway 8 Ship Channel Bridge Kicks Off with 6 Years Expected to Completion [abc13]
• Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford a Fair Market 2-Bedroom in Harris County, Finds Housing Report [The Urban Edge]
• Interior Remodel Readies Galveston’s Carr Mansion for Bed-and-Breakfast Debut Next Month [Texas Monthly]

Photo of the Johnny Steele Dog Park: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 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