Tag: Headlines

• Pearland’s Lonza Viral Therapy Biotech Building Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• Clay Development To Buy Vacant Kennametal Industrial Building for New Development Dubbed Offices @ North Post Oak [Houston Chronicle]
• The Economic Growth Challenges Facing Houston’s Suburbs [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Eight Elements of a Successful Innovation District [The Urban Edge]
• FEMA Praises Houston’s New Floodplain Regulations [Houston Chronicle]
• Raw Fish Restaurant Diced Poke Debuts at Mid Main Lofts [Eater Houston]
• Taiwanese Sweet Shop 85C Bakery Café Planning New Houston Location in Friendswood [Eater Houston]
• Hearsay Bar Opening in the James Fadden Building in Downtown Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• David Adickes Piece ‘Art is Everywhere in Houston’ Installed Along I-10 Near Yale [Houston Chronicle]
• Slideshow: Scenes from the 31st Annual Houston Art Car Parade [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Art Car Parade: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Second Phase of Fallbrook Pines Business Park Under Construction in Northwest Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Mayor Turner Reveals Plans Thursday To Transform Former Midtown Sears into an Innovation Hub [Bisnow]
• Signorelli Co. Building New Subdivision Called Granger Pines Near Conroe [HBJ]
• Kelvin St. Senior Living Tower Dubbed The Village of Southampton Now on the Rise [HBJ]
• Kings Cove Apartments in Kingwood Wraps Up $6M Renovation After Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
• Sears Looking To Unload 3 Houston-Area Retail Stores Through Online Auction [HBJ]
• South Korean Soft Serve Chain Milkcow To Debut on S. Mason Rd. off Highland Knolls [Eater Houston]
• Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café Opens New Location in Katy [Eater Houston]
• National Weather Service Officially Retires ‘Harvey’ as a Hurricane Name [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Bellaire H-E-B: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Home Sales Down for First Time Since Hurricane Harvey, Finds Latest HAR Report [Houston Chronicle]
• $20M River Oaks Mansion Built for Saudi Prince Still on the Market [HBJ]
• Walmart Opening New Store in Fulshear, Remodeling 12 Houston-Area Locations [HBJ]
• Grand Texas To Open Newly-Built New Caney Water and Adventure Parks in June [HBJ]
• Market Square Tower on Preston St. To Welcome New Restaurant Coterie This Summer [HBJ]
• Taqueria Barba Food Truck’s Brick-and-Mortar Cantina Barba Location on N. Main and Pecore Nears Opening [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Inner Loop Sandwich Shop Maine-ly Sandwiches Expands to Cy-Fair [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Houston Makes Latest U.S. News & World Report List of Best Places To Live in the U.S. [Culturemap]
• Texas House To Study How Energy Exploration and Production Impose Wear and Tear on State and County Roads [The Texas Tribune]

Photo of the Galleria: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• CBRE: Houston Office Vacancy Rate at Highest Point Since 1995 [Realty News Report]
• Harvey-Damaged United Orthodox Synagogue Demolished [abc13]
• More Than 2,000 Harris County Households Still in Transitional Housing 7 Months After Harvey [Houston Public Media]
• How Houston Homebuilders Are Handling the Post-Harvey Market [Houston Agent Magazine]
• Greater Houston Builders Association Focusing on New Floodplain Rules [HBJ ($)]
• Katy ISD To Break Ground on Bond-Funded Agriculture Sciences Center [HBJ]
• Sushi Spot Nobu Set To Debut First Houston Location in the Galleria in June [Eater Houston]
• Second True Food Kitchen in Houston Opening Next Month in The Woodlands [HBJ]
• The Home Features, Amenities, and Design Styles That Have the Greatest Effect with Buyers, According to Zillow [Culturemap]
• EPA Moves Forward on San Jacinto Waste Pits Site Cleanup with $115M Agreement [Houston Public Media]
• Inside the Astrodome’s Pre-Renovation ‘Domecoming’ [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Skanska Tops Out on 35-Story Capitol Tower [Houston Chronicle]
• United General Hospital Taking Over Nearly a Quarter of 7501 Fannin Building [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Community College To Break Ground Tomorrow on Downtown Culinary Arts Building [HBJ]
• CBRE: Houston Industrial Activity Is Pushing New Construction Outward [HBJ ($)]
• Plans for Gulf Coast Public Market in Dickinson Move Forward [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• 40-Year-Old Downtown Restaurant Treebeards Considering Expansion [HBJ $)]
• Underbelly Selling Off Furniture That Won’t Fit in Smaller UB Preserv Space [Eater Houston]
• 610 Exit Ramp at Post Oak Blvd. Closed for 8 Months for Bus Lane Project [HBJ]
• CenterPoint Energy Completes 60-Mile Transmission Line Project That Will Bring More Power to Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Pollution Rules Suspended Since Harvey Now Back in Effect [Houston Public Media]
• Slideshow: Houston Buildings and Landmarks Under Construction [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of the George R. Brown: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• HFF Acquiring Renovated Montrose Apartment Complex 1218 Jackson [Houston Chronicle]
• Intrepid Business Park in Northwest Houston Trades Hands [HBJ]
• HomeGoods and Marshalls Join Grand Central Park’s 336 Marketplace in Conroe [HBJ]
• Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine Eyeing June 1 Oak Forest Soft Opening [The Leader]
• Hurricane Harvey Still Buoying Houston’s Multifamily Market [Bisnow]
• Houston One of 22 Cities To Join Smart Cities Collaborative Focused on Addressing Transportation Problems [HBJ]
• Improvements Planned for Third Ward Streets [abc13]
• Houston Lags Behind San Antonio, Austin in Solar Power Gains [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Environment Texas: State’s Companies Faced Minimal Enforcement for Recent Releases into Waterways [Houston Chronicle]
• Forecasters Predict 2018 Hurricane Season Won’t Be As Bad as 2017 [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of City Hall: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• $150M Live and Work Campus Dubbed The Cannon Breaks Ground North of I-10 and West of the Beltway [HBJ ($)]
• Stag Industrial Buys Brookhollow West Business Park in Northwest Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Braun Enterprises Acquires Former Aztec Rentals Center in Garden Oaks [HBJ ($)]
• Main Building of Houston Tech Innovation District Slated for Former Sears Location in Midtown [HBJ ($)]
• Senior Living Community Planned for Atascocita [HBJ]
• Fiesta Mart Signs 2 Leases for New Houston HQ Near the Galleria [HBJ]
• Postino Wine Cafe To Debut at the Heights Mercantile on April 11 [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• City Council Approves Post-Harvey Floodplain Rule in 9-7 Vote [The Texas Tribune]
• 5 Key Points When It Comes to Flood Mitigation [The Urban Edge]
• More Than 1,300 Homes in Harris County Have 50-50 Chance of Flooding Every Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Hurricane Harvey Blamed for Overcrowding at the Harris County Jail [Houston Chronicle]
• First Redesigned Flood Warning Sign Planned on Studemont Near Washington [KHOU]

Photo of mural on Bayou City Cycles, 1303 Cullen Blvd.: Leonid Notax via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Brookfield Property Partners Buying Owner of 5 Houston Malls [Houston Chronicle]
• JLL Houston: Office Leasing Up in the Galleria [HBJ ($)]
• Chain Restaurant Dedicated to Chicken Salad Opening Somewhere in Houston [Eater Houston]
• Pappy’s Cafe Reopening at New Location on Katy Fwy. at Dairy Ashford This Thursday [Houston Chronicle]
• Hungry Howie’s Pizza Inks Deal for Fifth Houston Location in the Crescent Park Shopping Center [Houston Chronicle]
• Tiki Bar Kanaloa Taking Over Former Market Square Bar & Grill Space Downtown [Houston Food Finder]
• 1,936 of Bellaire’s 6,688 Homes Flooded During Hurricane Harvey [Realty News Report]
• San Jacinto River Authority To Start Working on Flood Control Efforts [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Homeowners Spend on Average $15,904 To Sell Their Home, Finds Zillow-Thumbtack Study [Culturemap]
• Rice Design Alliance 2018 Architecture Tour To Feature Homes by Female Designers, Architects [HBJ]

Photo of River Oaks Country Club: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Available Houston Sublease Space Increased to 9.4M SF in March, Finds NAI Partners Report [Realty News Report]
• 28-Story Downtown Tower Catalyst About 30% Leased as It Nears Opening [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Chicago-Based Waterton Acquires 330-Unit Apartment Complex Carrington at Barker Cypress [Houston Chronicle]
• Developers on Affordable Housing Roadblocks in Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Is 2 Ft. the Right Height for Homes in Houston’s Floodplains? [Houston Chronicle]
• Braeswood Place Home Designed by Lucian Hood and Phillip G. Willard on the Market for $1.275M [Houston Chronicle]
• Harvey-Damaged La Fisheria Reopens Downtown Near Market Square Park [Eater Houston]
• Shaved Ice Shop Snowy Village Planned for Bellaire Blvd. Near Corporate Dr. [Eater Houston]
• Houston Businesses Continue To See Economic Impact of Astros’ World Series Win [Cilck2Houston]
• Parking Near Minute Maid Park as High as $60 at Astros Home Opener [abc13]
• Houston Officials Brainstorming ‘Reverse 911’ Flood Warning System [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Discovery Green: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Hotels Return to Normal Occupancy Rates After Harvey [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• What Houston Can Learn from New York’s Flood Projects [Houston Public Media]
• Master-Planned Community Harmony Opens News Section in Spring [HBJ]
• $15M Sports Medicine Facility Breaks Ground at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital [HBJ]
• Griffin Partners Acquires 3-Building Office Complex The Loop Central [HBJ]
• H-E-B Picks Up Land in Sealy for Store with a Pharmacy, Fuel Station and Car Wash [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Getting Fast-Casual Indian Chains Kumar’s and Godavari [Eater Houston]
• ‘MasterChef’ Winner Christine Ha Joining Downtown Food Hall Bravery Chef Hall [Houston Chronicle]
• Austin-Based Hat Creek Burger Co. Opening 4 Houston Locations [HBJ]
• Lake Conroe Reopens After High Water Levels Recede [abc13]
• A Garden Oaks Remodel Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Homes [The Leader]

Photo of Anish Kapoor’s “Cloud Column”: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Braun Enterprises Picks Up Land Off Wash Ave., Leases Former Social Junkie Space [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Transwestern Subsidiary Planning Industrial Development on 29 Acres at the Corner of Beltway 8 and Hwy. 90 [Realty News Report]
• S2 Capital Has Acquired Brompton Court Apartments [Realty News Report]
• A Tour of New Hope Housing’s New Mixed-Use Apartment Complex on Harrisburg in the Second Ward [The Urban Edge]
• Sienna Cryo Now Offering Cryotherapy in Missouri City [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Following One Northeast Houston Homeowner’s Fight with FEMA Over Harvey Disaster Assistance [Houston Public Media]
• Harvey-Related Dredging of Houston Ship Channel Should Wrap Up in a Month or 2 [AP]
• Inventure Design Awarded for Work at Cemex USA’s New Houston Headquarters [Houston Chronicle]
• What To Do with All the Closing Big Box Stores [Popular Science]

Photo of Donovan Park, Heights Blvd. at E. 7th St.: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Crunching the Annual Salary You’d Need To Make To Live in Different Houston Neighborhoods [Houston Chronicle]
• Griffin Partners Acquires Galleria Office Complex Loop Central [HBJ ($)]
• Clipper Americas Relocating in Houston, Opening North American HQ at Town Centre I [Houston Chronicle]
• City Council Vote on Post-Harvey Floodplain Rule Pushed Back to April 4 [Houston Public Media]
• Mapping Where Homes Have Been Built in Houston’s Floodplains [Houston Chronicle]
• The Best Ways To Build Roads in Flood-Prone Houston [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Still Hasn’t Spent Tens of Millions in HUD Money It Got To Build Affordable Housing After Ike [The Texas Tribune]
• 4 Major Takeaways on Equitable Recovery and Resilience [The Urban Edge]
• Houston Had Nearly 22M Visitors Last Year [Houston Chronicle]
• More Than 2 Dozen Blue Tile Street Names Added to Westheimer Curbs Between Buffalo Speedway and Shepherd [abc13]
• Bean Sculpture Spawns Email Fight Between Chicago Tribune Columnist and Houston Chronicle Editor [Houston Chronicle ($)]

Photo of Truck Yard Bar: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Galveston County May Elevate 200 Flood-Prone Homes [AP]
• More Than 400,000 Houstonians Need Affordable Housing, 6 Times the Amount That Houston Has Space For [Houston Public Media]
• CoStar: Houston a Draw for Middle Class Residents Pushed Out of Pricier Markets [Houston Chronicle]
• Avesta Communities Acquires Chateaux Dijon Apartments for $45M [Realty News Report]
• Memorial-Area Restaurant Pappy’s Café Relocating 5 Miles West Down the Katy Fwy. Next Month [Culturemap]
• Bobby Heugel Planning To Open Another Bar Somewhere in Houston [HBJ]
• Flash Flood Watch In Effect for Houston Until Thursday Morning [Houston Chronicle]
• Preemptive Lake Houston Water Release Making Room for Rainfall from Coming Storm [KHOU]
• 30,000-SF Mural ‘Sky Dance’ Going Up Downtown at 1415 Louisiana St. [Culturemap]

Photo of Texas Art Supply building from Grant St.: Swamplot inbox

• 900-Acre Suburban Development Underway in Northwest Houston [HBJ ($)]
• Luxury Apartment Project Breaks Ground in Generation Park [HBJ]
• The Mondrian Condo Project Tops Out in the Museum District [HBJ ($)]
• Delayed by Harvey Flood, Rodeo Goat Ice House Opens Near Minute Maid Park [Houston Chronicle]
• Will Elon Musk Tunnel Under Houston? [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• What Texas’s Opportunity Zones Might Mean for Revitalization in Houston [The Urban Edge]
• Harris County Commissioners Court To Discuss Flood Control Bond Today [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Metro Video Shames Drivers Who Crashed into the Light Rail [Houston Chronicle]
• $250,000 Grant To Aid Near Northside with Health Initiatives Like Lead Paint Abatement, Adding Green Space [Houston Public Media]

Photo of construction on The Driscoll highrise planned for River Oaks Shopping Center: Katie Schon