Tag: Headlines

• Dallas Tops Houston for Home Price Gains Over the Last Year, Finds Zillow [Houston Chronicle]
• How Houston Speculators Are Making a Fast Buck from Harvey in Cinco Ranch’s Canyon Gate Subdivision [New York Times ($)]
• Inside the Newest Phase of Bridgeland’s Parkland Village Master-Planned Community [HBJ ($)]
• Crosswell Picks Up Remaining Commercial Tracts in Shadow Creek Ranch Community [Realty News Report]
• Fiesta Mart To Be Acquired by El Super Grocery Chain [Houston Chronicle]
• KPMG Expanding Downtown Houston Footprint [HBJ ($)]
• Montrose Management District Has a Few More Months Left Before It’s Officially Dissolved [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• The Woodlands Looking into Possibility of Incorporation [Houston Public Media]
• Pizaro’s Pizza Moving Memorial Location a Mile and a Half Away to Bigger Spot on the Katy Fwy. [Culturemap]
• Conveyor Belt Sushi Eatery Kura Revolving Sushi Bar Now Open in Mid Main Lofts [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Baytown Chemical Company, Owner Indicted for Dumping Waste into Cedar Bayou [AP]
• Where the Most Potholes Were Filled in Houston in 2017 [Houston Chronicle]
• Despite Harvey’s Rains, Bluebonnet Season Shaping Up to be Just ‘Average’ [Houston Chronicle ($)]

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

• Most Expensive Home Listing in Houston Reduced to $30M [HBJ]
• Developer Has Land Under Contract for Indian-Focused Active-Adult Community Underway in Aliana [HBJ ($)]
• Randalls Warehouse and Distribution Center in Northwest Houston Trades Hands [HBJ]
• Residents Need a Salary of $27,067 To Own a Home in Houston Right Now, Finds SmartAsset [Culturemap]
• Texas Housers Files Lawsuit Claiming City Policies Perpetuate Racial Segregation [Wall Street Journal]
• Flood Czar Outlines List of High-Priority Flood Control Projects To Be Submitted for FEMA Mitigation Grants [Houston Chronicle]
• Downtown Restaurant Springbok Revamps as Bird Dog Saint [Eater Houston]
• Greenway Plaza Food Court Adds Restaurant Feges BBQ [Houston Chronicle]
• Torchy’s Tacos Coming to The Boardwalk at Towne Lake Next Month [Houston Chronicle]
• David Adickes Will Install New ‘Art is Everywhere in Houston’ Sign Near I-10 in Place of Relocated ‘We Love Houston’ Sign [Houston Chronicle]
• Heights Getting a Pride Wall at Jenni’s Noodle House on 20th St. [The Leader]

Photo of McGovern Centennial Gardens, Hermann Park: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston’s Top 10 Best-Selling Neighborhoods in 2017 [HBJ ($)]
• Why Northeast Houston Continues To Attract Homebuyers After Harvey [HBJ ($)]
• Baker Katz To Update Facade of Newly Purchased Retail Center Near Rice Village [Houston Chronicle]
• Xscape Theater Bringing 12-Screen Cinema to The Crossing at Katy Fulshear [Bisnow]
• Denver Steakhouse Guard and Grace Coming to Downtown’s Allen Center Next Year [Culturemap]
• New Downtown Bar The Cottonmouth Club Coming to Main St. [Eater Houston]
• Saint Arnold’s Expanded Beer Garden To Open Later This Year [abc13]
• Dallas-Based Snappy Salads Coming to the Downtown Tunnels [Houston Chronicle]
• Go Inside the Astrodome Before It’s Renovated at This Free April 9 ‘Domecoming’ [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Buchanan’s Native Plants: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston, Dallas Among Top National Markets for Medical Deals, Finds Colliers International [Realty News Report]
• Houston-Based Stewart Information Services Corp. To Grow Through Acquisition by Fidelity National Financial [Houston Chronicle]
• A Status Report on Mixed-Use Projects Under Development in the Inner Loop [Bisnow]
• Salad Chain Salata Planning To Open 130 Nationally Stores By the End of 2020, Including More in Houston [HBJ]
• How the Arbor Court Apartments Illustrate Inequitable Recovery for Renters [Texas Housers]
• Public Art Project To Makeover Shipping Containers, Silos, Cisterns, and More in the East End and Fifth Ward [Houstonia]

Photo of 1111 Durham: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Downtown’s Market Square Tower More Than 90% Rented [Houston Chronicle]
• Clear Sky Capital Has Acquired North Park Apartments in the Greenspoint Area [Realty News Report]
• Caldwell Cos. Launches New Co-Working Concept The Work Well [HBJ ($)]
• River Oaks Church Wrapping Up $1.8M Renovation [HBJ ($)]
• BuffBurger Opens Second Houston Location in Montrose [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Added 9,200 Construction Jobs Annually as of January [Houston Chronicle]
• Property Shark Ranks Houston’s 77005 ZIP Code Among the Wealthiest in the U.S. [Houston Chronicle]
• Astrodome Getting State Historic Landmark Designation [Houston Chronicle]
• State Planning Voluntary Buyouts of 900 Flood-Prone Harris County Homes Costing $180M [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Lake Woodlands: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Halliburton Will Auction off Its Vacant Oak Park Campus in Westchase [HBJ]
• Houston’s Industrial Market Is Catching Up Quickly to Dallas’ [Bisnow]
• Baker Ripley and Frank Liu Developing Office Building in the East End [HBJ]
• WeWork Reveals Opening Date for Downtown Houston Location [HBJ ($)]
• La Sicilia Italian Bakery & Cafe Opens on Westheimer East of Montrose Blvd. [Eater Houston]
• California Chain Black Bear Diner Opening First Texas Location in Katy Monday [Houston Chronicle]
• Silt Removal Project Planned To Make More Room for Stormwater in Addicks Reservoir [Houston Chronicle]
• Harvey Relief Fund Distributes Another $42.4M in Nonprofit Grants [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston’s Rate of Underwater Mortgages the Lowest in the Nation, According to CoreLogic [Houston Chronicle]
• Artist David Adickes’ ‘We Love Houston’ Sign Moving from I-10 to a Spot Near the 8th Wonder Brewery [abc13]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Median Single-Family Home Price Up to $226,200 in February, Finds HAR [Houston Chronicle]
• Finn Hall Vendors To Include Goode Co. Taqueria, Low Tide, Mr. Nice Pie, and Dish Society [Culturemap]
• Toys R Us To Sell or Close All U.S. Stores [USA Today]
• Fort Bend County Reports Harvey Destroyed or Damaged 6,800 Homes [Houston Public Media]
• Harvey Repair Will Likely Delay Work on Capital Improvement Projects for Streets, Libraries, Other Facilities [Houston Chronicle]
• Who Will Benefit from Houston’s Proposed New Floodplain Regulations? [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Housing Department Increases Staff To Support Recovery Efforts [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Mattress Firm corral at RodeoHouston: Swamplot inbox

• City Study Says 84% of Harvey-Damaged Homes Would Have Been Spared Under Proposed New Development Standards [Houston Chronicle]
• Allen Harrison Picks Up Land Near Generation Park, IAH for New Apartments [HBJ]
• Lockton Place Office Building in the Westchase Now 93.5% Leased [Houston Chronicle]
• Hedwig Village Getting New Office Development for First Time in More Than 30 Years [Bisnow]
• Fully-Leased Katy Medical Arts Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• Inside CBRE’S New Houston Office in Williams Tower [HBJ ($)]
• Gatlin’s BBQ Spinoff Q Now Open at IAH’s Terminal E [Eater Houston]
• Downtown’s Honeymoon Café & Bar Bought by Owners of Boomtown Coffee [Culturemap]
• The Cost of Elevating a Home After Harvey [The Texas Tribune]
• Why Rail Lines May Not Be Enough To Eliminate Houston Gridlock [Click2Houston]
• McNair Center Report: Houston Could Be ‘Shut Out’ of Innovation Economy [HBJ ($)]
• Houston Among the Worst Rental Markets for Low-Income Renters, Finds National Low Income Housing Coalition [The Urban Edge]
• Houston Zip Codes 77003 and 77007 Ranked Among the ‘Most Gentrified’ in the Country [The Urban Edge]
• Niche Names The Woodlands One of the Best Places in the U.S. To Raise a Family [HBJ]
• Federal Appeals Court’s Ruling Upholds Most of Texas’ ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Law [The Texas Tribune]

Photo of the University of St. Thomas: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Redo Underway on Wash Ave Warehouse Just off Hempstead Where Restaurant, Retail, Offices Will Move In [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Manhattan Life Acquires Northwest Houston Office Building [Realty News Report]
• Tilman Fertitta’s Post Oak Hotel Now Open in Uptown [abc13]
• Harris County To Consider Today Buying Shuttered Riverside Hospital Property in the Third Ward [Houston Chronicle]
• Sociologists’ Study Finds Houston’s Appraisal Industry Reinforces Racial Inequality [The Urban Edge]
• Zillow Names Houston a Top Real Estate Market for First-Time Homebuyers [Culturemap]
• Liberty County Now Suing Arkema Chemical Plant in Crosby for Contamination After Harvey Flooding [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Why a School Desk Has Been at the Top of a Hill in Alpine, Texas, for Nearly 40 Years [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Near Northside: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Luxury Condo Project Mandell Montrose To Break Ground This Summer [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Reaches Agreement with HUD After Federal Agency Finds City Violated Part of Civil Rights Act [The Urban Edge]
• West Houston Business Park Twinwood Lands First Tenant [HBJ]
• More Retailers, Restaurants Coming to the Galleria [HBJ]
• Bridgeland Master-Planned Community Getting First Table-Service Restaurant This Fall [Houston Chronicle]
• Jinya Ramen Bar Signs On to Braun Enterprise’s Heights Waterworks Project [Culturemap]
• Samurai Noodle Opening Next Houston Restaurant in Katy [Eater Houston]
• French-Themed Bar Victor Opens in Former Zimm’s Bar Space at 4321 Montrose [Houston Chronicle]
• Sushi Restaurant Kukuri Closes on Wash Ave After 6 Months [Culturemap]
• Work on First Road, Trails for Katy Boardwalk District To Finish This Summer [HBJ]
• How Smart Meters Helped Houston Withstand Widespread Power Loss During Hurricane Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Added Nearly 63,000 Jobs Last Year Thanks Partly to Harvey [Houston Chronicle]
• Neighbors Upset That New League City Development Will Replace Oak Trees with Canal [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• The Houston Rodeo Is So Big, It Has Its Own Post Office [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Alta West Gray: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Class A Office Absorption To Increase Nearly 1M SF This Year, CBRE Predicts [Houston Chronicle]
• SkyWalker Picks Up One Northwind Plaza Office Building in Northwest Houston [Realty News Report]
• Katy Mills Mall To Get Multimillion-Dollar Renovation Over Next 2 Years [HBJ]
• Harvey-Damaged Humble Target Reopens with a New Layout the Brand Plans to Use Elsewhere [HBJ]
• Facelift Underway on Katz’s Deli and Bar in Montrose [HBJ]
• Tiki Bar Kanaloa Will Take Over Former Market Square Bar and Grill Space in Downtown This Summer [Eater Houston]
• Potato-Centric Restaurant Tubs Poutine Coming to the Energy Corridor [Eater Houston]
• The Woodlands Named One of the Top 10 Cities To Inhabit in the United States by Niche.com [Houston Chronicle]
• Mayor Turner Accuses Texas Land Commissioner of ‘Hogging’ Federal Harvey Relief Money [The Texas Tribune]

Photo of Melton Steel warehouse, Magnolia Park: Leonid Notax via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Lincoln Property Co. Planning $100M Renovation of Former Exxon Campus [HBJ ($)]
• New Apartments Coming Near Houston Farmers Market [HBJ ($)]
• Golfing Will End at Glenbrook Golf Course on April 1 Ahead of Its Conversion into Botanic Garden [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Plans To Install Warning Lights To Prevent People from Driving into High Water at Flood-Prone Intersections [Houston Public Media]
• Study: 28M Americans Live in Flood Zones and Don’t Know It [Houston Chronicle]
• Why a Houston Police Car Is Also Painted as a Taxi Cab [Houston Chronicle]
• Movie Poster for ‘Harvey’ Gets a Redesign [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of a railroad bridge over Brays Bayou: Leonid Notax via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• River Oaks Condo The Revere To Break Ground This Spring [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Which Portions of Brays Bayou Will Hold Water Better Than Others After Widening Project Is Complete [Houston Chronicle]
• Half-Built Bellaire House in Limbo as Builder RG Homes Faces Lawsuits, Felony Charges [Houston Chronicle]
• A Timeline of the Past and Future of the Houston-Dallas High-Speed Rail [HBJ]
• The 10 Hottest Neighborhoods in Houston in 2018 [Houstonia]
• The Latest Batch of Preservation Houston’s Good Brick Awards Winners [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Named a Top Metro Region for Expanding Corporate Facilities by Site Selection Magazine [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou Trail, Second Ward: Leonid Notax via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston’s Sublease Inventory Up After TechnipFMC Lists Energy Corridor Space [HBJ ($)]
• Software Startup Arundo Analytics Relocates Houston Offices to 1600 Smith [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston-Area Occupancy Increases to 8.95%, Finds ApartmentData [Houston Chronicle]
• Raven Tower Pavilion at White Oak Music Hall To Reopen This Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How Heights Mercantile Deviates from the Standard Strip Mall [Arch Paper]
• The Woodlands Debating Whether To Salvage or Replace Waterway Cruisers [The Courier of Montgomery County]
• Why the Trees Are Painted Blue at the Waugh-Memorial Cloverleaf [Houston Chronicle]
• Bellaire Residents Unhappy with City’s Proposed New Logo [abc13]

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