Tag: Headlines

• About 15% of For-Sale Listings, 17% of Rentals Marked Down in Last Year in Houston, Finds Trulia [Houston Chronicle]
• Griffin Partners Sells 6-Story Office Property 12603 Southwest Freeway in Stafford [Realty News Report]
• Newland Communities Unveils Master-Planned Community Elyson in Katy [HBJ]
• American Cancer Society To Break Ground on New Hope Lodge in the Med Center Next Year [HBJ]
• H-E-B Breaks Ground on Baytown Store Near San Jacinto Mall [HBJ]
• Aldi To Open Lake Jackson Store on Nov. 17 at 206 Highway 332 East [HBJ]
• Hawaii-Based Agu Ramen Opening First Houston Restaurant This Month at 1809 Eldridge Pkwy. [Houston Chronicle]
• Grilled Cheese Concept The Melt To Make Houston Debut This Month at The Lawn at Baybrook Mall [Eater Houston]
• Rebuilt Cleburne Cafeteria ‘on Steroids’ To Have Bigger Kitchen, Patio, Private Dining Room [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Poor Neighborhoods on the Rise in Places Like Baytown, Galena Park, Greenspoint, Gulfton, Finds Rice [KHOU]

Photo of Havel Ruck Projects’ “Sharp” at 6822 Rowan Ln.: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Texas Association of Realtors Finds Houston Home Sales Slowed Down in Third Quarter [HBJ]
• Greenspoint District Has Changed Its Name to the North Houston District [HBJ]
• State Awards Houston $25.4M to Defray Cost of Putting on the Super Bowl [Houston Chronicle]
• Fifth Location of The Union Kitchen Announced Inside Elan Memorial Park [Eater Houston]
• Chef Chris Shepherd Puts Out Teasers for January Steakhouse Opening on Instagram [Eater Houston]
• Homeowners Threaten To Sue Over Pearland ISD’s $220M Bond Proposal [Houston Press]
• Where Have All the Inner Loop Dive Bars Gone? [Houstonia]
• Art Installation Opening in Cistern Next Month Will Project Video on the 221 2-Story-Tall Columns [Houstonia]
• Iconic Giant Crab Statue To Return to Roof of Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant This Week [Galveston County Daily News]
• How Donald Trump Gives His Buildings Extra Height [New York Times ($)]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• M Kidd Properties Marketing 20-Acre Medical Center Plot Picked Up by Saint Nicholas School Earlier This Year [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Ravago Americas Planning 1.5M-SF Campus in Baytown’s TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park [Realty News Report]
• Catalyst Houston Apartment Tower Near Minute Maid Park Tops Out [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Greystar’s Elan Heights Apartment Community Opens in the Heights [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• The Clubs at Houston Oaks’ New Tennis Facility Among Amenities Including a Shooting Range, Petting Zoo, Treehouse [HBJ]
• Rice: Houston Housing Value Predicted To Go Up $7,945 for Every 1% Increase in High School Graduation Rates [Rice News]
• Co-Working Space The Work Lodge Opening Second Houston Location in The Woodlands Next Year [HBJ]
• Cost of Katy ISD Football Stadium Tops $70M [Houston Chronicle]
• Why Luxe International Retailers Love Houston’s River Oaks District Even Though It Feels Empty [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Can the Kingwood Greenbelt Serve as a Model for Houston’s Bike Plan and Bayou Greenways Initiative? [OffCite Blog]
• Ninja Ramen Dressed Up Like Anvil Bar & Refuge for Halloween [Eater Houston]

Photo of Hotel ZaZa in Memorial City: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Camden Property Trust: 23K New Apartment Units To Open in Houston This Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Archie W. Dunham To Develop Master-Planned Community in Cypress [HBJ]
• Free Rent, Gift Certificates Among Landlord Lures at New Houston Residential Towers [Houston Chronicle]
• How the Role of Office Brokers Are Changing in Houston During Record Sublease Glut [HBJ]
• Houston Area Leads the Nation in Retail Development Activity, According to JLL [Houston Public Media]
• Kriser’s Natural Pet Store To Open Next Month in Braun’s W. Gray River Oaks Collection [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Baker Hughes To Merge with GE Oil & Gas in $32B Deal [Fuel Fix]
• An Aerial Look at the Marriott Marquis Houston Downtown’s Texas-Shaped Lazy River Island [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• The 5 Best Moments from Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Visit to Houston [Eater Houston]

Photo of Shell Deer Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• September Saw Nearly $1.5B Worth of New Houston Construction, Down 24% from Year Before [Houston Public Media]
• The Woodlands’ Class A Market Vacancy Increased to 12.8% in Third Quarter, Finds Colliers [HBJ]
• 6 Hotels Proposed or Under Construction in Shenandoah [Realty News Report]
• So Far The 305-Unit Luxury Tower The Carter in the Museum District Has 25 Leases [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• The Features of Successful Active-Adult Apartments, According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Raising Cane’s Opening 22nd Houston Restaurant on Nov. 1 on South Rice Avenue [Houston Chronicle]
• Main Street Taco Concept Taking Shape in Former Nit Noi Space Downtown [Houston Streetwise]
• The 44 Most Exciting Houston-Area Restaurants Opening Before the Super Bowl [Culturemap]
• Metro Approves Reliant Park Light Rail Station Name Change to Stadium Park/Astrodome [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• New 20-Year Master Plan Being Developed To Guide Hermann Park Improvements [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of San Jacinto monument: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Transwestern: There Is a High Demand for Class B and C Apartment Assets in Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston-Based NAI Partners To Acquire $100M of Class B Buildings in Texas [HBJ]
• Predicting the Direction, Vision, and Influences of Houston’s Future Growth [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• McKinley Development Co. To Break Ground on Mixed-Use Community in Cleveland [HBJ]
• Houston Falls into Bottom Half of ULI’s List of Real Estate Markets To Watch [HBJ]
• Biggio’s Sports Bar To Debut Next Month at Downtown’s Marriott Marquis [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Total Wine & More To Open First Houston Location Near Willowbrook Mall [HBJ]
• Breakfast Restaurant Snooze Opening 3 More Houston Locations in Cinco Ranch, Town & Country Village, the Heights [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
• How Houston Has Become a More Diversified Energy Capital [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Bicyclists Rally in Support of Houston Bike Plan at City Hall as Council Prepares To Vote on Proposal Soon [Houston Press]
• Houston College of Law To Decide on New, Non-Conflicting Name Next Week [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston’s High-Poverty Areas Have Quadrupled Since 1980 [Rice University]

Photo of the Fred Hartman Bridge: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Available Houston Office Space Hits 20.7% in Third Quarter, According to NAI Partners [Houston Chronicle]
• Rise Communities Almost Done with Phase I of Brazoria County Master-Planned Community Meridiana [HBJ]
• Fixer-Upper Listings Increased 96% in Houston from 2011 to 2016, Finds Zillow [Houston Chronicle]
• New Kingwood H-E-B Opening Today Across the Street from Old Kingwood H-E-B [HBJ]
• White Oak Music Hall Has Now Obtained Construction Permit To Build Outdoor Stage [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Ed Wilson on His Controversial Convention Center Sculpture [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• Signs Unveiled for New Galveston Causeway Name, The George and Cynthia Mitchell Memorial Causeway [Galveston County Daily News ($)]

Photo of Charlie Chaplin statue by David Adickes: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Greenspoint Retail Center West Road Collection Sells for $15M [Realty News Report]
• Co-Working Space Station Houston Sign Deal for 25K-SF Space in Downtown Houston [HBJ]
• JLL: Falling Rents in the Galleria, Central Business District Making Houston a Law Firm-Friendly Market [HBJ]
• Mayor Turner Says All Three Pension Boards Support Reform Deal [Urban Edge]
• Johnson Development, Newland Communities Open New Master-Planned Communities in Houston [HBJ]
• Omaha Steaks Replaces Houston Flagship Store in Town & Country Village Shopping Center [HBJ]
• Majority of Millennials Delaying Homebuying Because of Costs, Preference for Renting, Finds NHP Foundation [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Kay’s Lounge: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Sales of Houston’s Most Expensive Homes Fell 7.9% During First 8 Months of 2016 Over Same Time Last Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Inside StreetLights Residential’s New Museum District Luxury Tower The Carter [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Brokerage Berkadia Tripling Office Space in Move from BBVA Compass Building To Hines’ 2229 San Felipe Street [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How the Affordable Care Act Is Impacting Real Estate in Houston [Realty News Report]
• CBRE: ‘This Is the Hottest Retail Market That Houston Has Ever Seen’ [HBJ]
• Panelists: Houston Retail Rental Rates Outstripping Consumer Spending [Houston Bisnow]
• Comparing the Richest Houston ZIP Codes with Dallas, San Antonio, Austin [HBJ]
• Dallas-Based Pizzeria Cane Rosso Opens Second Houston Location in Montrose [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Destroyed by Hurricane Ike Opens in New Building [Houston Chronicle]

Photo: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Almost Everyone the Fed Questioned Had Terrible Things To Say About Houston’s Economy [Business Insider]
• Baker Hughes, GE Adding More Than 300K SF to Houston’s Office Sublease Market [HBJ]
• Houston-Based Oilfield Equipment Maker FMC Technologies Cuts 1,000 Jobs in the Third Quarter, More on the Way [Fuel Fix]
• Novare Group Opens Second SkyHouse-Branded Luxury Apartment Tower Downtown [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• McKee Tessa Picks Up 17 Acres Near Pearland for New Industrial Facility [HBJ]
• Deacon Baldy’s Food Truck Park Opens Near The Woodlands [Houston Chronicle]
• Heights Restaurant Formerly Known as 60 Pioneers Now Called Presidio, Slated To Open Next Month in Former Java Java Cafe Space [Culturemap]
• Pizza Company MidiCi Plans To Enter Houston Market Next Year with Kirby Grove Location [HBJ]
• The Buildings Houston Has Torn Down Over the Years [Houston Chronicle]
• City Council Approves Ordinance Banning Daytime Sidewalk Sleeping in Near Northside [Houston Public Media]
• Is the Haunting of Houston’s Spaghetti Warehouse Real or Just Great Advertising? [Houston Chronicle]
• A Brief History of Sugar Land [Bisnow]
• This Weekend, Ride a ‘Sonic Bike’ Through the Second Ward and Hear an Opera [Houston Press]

Photo: Ruben S. via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Howard Hughes Corp. Earmarks Bridgeland Industrial Space for Cypress Master-Planned Community [HBJ]
• CBRE: Most Houston Apartment Developers ‘Playing Defense’ Amid Oil Slump [HBJ]
• Harris County Property Tax Rates Hold at Last Year’s Level [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Historic 1898 James Fadden Building on The Strand Finds Buyer [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Podcast: Why Houston May or May Not Have Zoning, Part II [Houston Chronicle]
• Fiesta Mart To Expand Its Fondren Southwest Village Location, Take Over Former Anna’s Linens [HBJ]
• Cinemark Theatre Under Construction at Valley Ranch Town Center Under Construction in Northeast Houston [HBJ]
• Dick’s Sporting Goods Taking Over Old Sports Authority Space at 2131 Post Oak Blvd. [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Steakhouse Mo’s…A Place for Steaks Closing Later This Month After 10 Years in the Galleria [Culturemap]
• City Issues Notice of Violation to White Oak Music Hall To Cease Work on Outdoor Stage [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Allen’s Landing: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Office Sublease and Direct Lease Asking 35 Percent Difference in Rents in Houston, Finds NAI Partners [HBJ]
• Greater Houston Partnership: Houston Apartment Market Expected To Struggle for Next 5 Years, Especially Downtown [Houston Chronicle]
• 5 Houston Neighborhoods Where Apartment Rents Are Still Growing Despite Oil Slump [HBJ]
• First Homeowners Could Be in Delayed Master-Planned Community Lago Mar by Year’s End [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Houston Ranks No. 4 Among U.S. Cities on the Green Building Adoption Index [Houston Chronicle]
• Preferred Apartment Communities Acquires Hines REIT’s Champions Village Shopping Center [HBJ]
• Johnson & Johnson To Build New Medical Device Facility at Texas Medical Center [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• 5 Clothing Retailers Coming to Galleria’s Former Saks Fifth Avenue Space [Culturemap]
• Korean Noodle House Reopening Next Month Down the Street from Former Location on Long Point Road [HBJ]
• See Some of Houston’s Most Well-Designed Houses on the AIA Home Tour Next Weekend [Houston Press]
• Art Project ‘Eastext’ To Project Poetry onto Houston’s East End from a Driving Vehicle [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Meyerland: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Equus Capital Partners To Renovate Office Buildings at 5300 Memorial Drive, 10497 Town & Country Way [HBJ]
• Avera Cos. Acquires 41.7-Acre Site at Entrance of the Houston Ship Channel [HBJ]
• 5M SF of New Retail Projects Under Construction Across Houston, According to Stream Realty [HBJ]
• First Houston Shack Shake Could Open in Galleria in November, Rice Village Location To Follow in Early 2017 [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Fourth Location of The Union Kitchen Now Open on Ella Boulevard [Culturemap]
• Harris County Toll Road Authority Moves North Houston EZ Tag Store To Bigger Location [Houston Public Media]
• Tee-Shirt Calls To ‘Make Montrose Gay Again’ in Wake of Several Bar Closures [Houston Chronicle]
• Buzzwords Like ‘Lifestyle,’ ‘Live/Work/Play’ Out in Houston Retail Market [Bisnow]
• Oil Majors Experimenting with Drones, Drill Design, Data Management to Drive Down Costs During Downturn [Reuters]
• How Texas Is Using Tiny Houses To House the Homeless [Texas Monthly]
• Landry’s Inc. Receives Texas Travel Industry Association’s Heritage Award [HBJ]
• HUE Mural Festival Underway in Houston This Week [Houston Public Media]
• The Most Instagram-able Walls in Houston [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Bellaire: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Woodlands, Energy Corridor, Greenspoint Suffer Office Occupancy Drops in Third Quarter, Finds PM Realty [HBJ]
• CBRE To Begin Preleasing Skanska USA’s Capitol Tower, On Hold Downtown [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Stream Realty: Active-Adult Apartments an ‘Incredible’ Market in Houston [HBJ]
• Rise Communities Completes Amenity Village in Master-Planned Community Meridiana [HBJ]
• Plans In the Works To Restore 50-Year-Old Jones Hall [Houston Public Media]
• I-45 Ranked Second-Deadliest Highway in U.S. by ValuePenguin [Houston Chronicle]
• What Houston Brewers Looks for in Real Estate Space [The Leader]
• A Brief History of The Woodlands [Bisnow]

Photo of Highland Village: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Home Sales Slow Slightly in September While Home Prices Set Records, Finds HAR [HBJ]
• Houston Real Estate Market Uneven Amid Energy Slump [Houston Chronicle ($)]
• Greater Houston Partnership Unveils New Downtown Digs [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Future Construction in League City To Feature More Brick and Stone Buildings [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Where Have the Repeat Home Buyers Gone? [The Urban Edge]
• Blink Fitness Expanding into Houston Next Year with 25 to 30 Locations in Downtown, Sugar Land, Baytown, Spring [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston School Board Agrees To Accept $7.5M Gift, Rename HSPVA’s New Downtown Campus After Kinder Family [Houston Chronicle]
• City Breaks Ground on Segment of 1.8-Mile Sims Bayou Greenway, Part of The Bayou Greenways 2020 Project [Houston Public Media]
• Tech Startup HomeMe Raises $3.2M To Expand Apartment App Across Texas [HBJ]
• Houston’s Secret Area Code Class Warfare [Houston Chronicle]
• Traffic Worsens as Kirby Street Work Halts in Upper Kirby District [abc13]
• How To Stage a Home To Sell, According to Frankel Building Group [Culturemap]

Photo of CityCentre Five: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool