Tag: Headlines

• Houston Has Added Nearly 26M SF in New Office Inventory Since 2011, More Than Austin and Dallas Combined [HBJ]
• KB Home Launches 2 New Communities in the Spring Branch Area [HBJ]
• Allied Orion Group Multifamily Project Seeking Variance Near Midtown Superblock Dubbed McGowen Project [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Morgan Group Adds More Than 500 Units with Opening of Midtown’s Pearl at the Mix, Pearl Washington on Wash Ave [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Halal Guys Opening Second Houston-Area Location at Vintage Marketplace ‘Soon’ [Culturemap]
• Rice University Campus Courtyard Getting Charles Renfro-Designed Flying Saucer-Esque Lounge [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Buffalo Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• La Colombe d’Or Owner, Hines Planning 34-Story Luxury Apartment Highrise Behind La Colombe d’Or, 30-Story Hanover Montrose Tower [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Average Sublease Space in Houston So Far This Year is 5,732 SF, Finds JLL [HBJ]
• $962.3M in Building Permits Issued in Houston in July, Down 1.6% from Year Before [Houston Chronicle]
• Value of New Houston Construction Starts Down 27% Year-Over-Year in July, Finds Dodge Data and Analytics [HBJ]
• CBRE: More Than 600K SF of Medical Office Space Will Be Completed Over Next Year in Houston [HBJ]
• Cash Sales in Houston Housing Market Down 5% Year-Over-Year in May, Finds CoreLogic [HBJ]
• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Joins Other Restaurants Planned for Downtown Pedestrian Promenade Avenida Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Dallas-Based Last Call Guarantor Closes Sports Bars Champps in Uptown Park, Fox & Hound in South Houston [Culturemap]
• Traffic Delays Cost Houstonians on Average $1,490 a Year, According to Auto Insurance Center [HBJ]
• Slideshow: Vintage Construction Photos of Houston Landmarks [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Elan Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• LyondellBasell Considering Selling Houston Area’s Fourth-Largest Refinery [Fuel Fix; previously on Swamplot]
• Aloft Houston Downtown Delaying Opening To Add Rooftop Pool, Bar, Performance Space [HBJ]
• Aspen Heights Secures Funding for 717-Bed Dorm Near UH, Metro Line [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Interurban Corp. Buys Woodland Hills Apartment Complex in Humble [Houston Chronicle]
• Allied Orion Group Completes 216-Unit Conroe Apartment Community Harper’s Retreat [Houston Chronicle]
• Strongest Home Markets in Katy Old Towne, Sugar Land West, Spring East and Stafford, Finds HAR [KHOU]
• Eloise Nichols Grill & Liquors Opening Next Month Near the River Oaks District [HBJ]
• I-10 Speed Limit Between Chambers County and Beaumont Area Drops from 75 MPH to 65 MPH [KHOU]
• On the Ground with the Texas Conservation Corps Helping To Restore Memorial Park’s Arboretum [Houston Public Media]
• Houston Celebrates 180th Birthday at Sam Houston Park [Houston Chronicle]
• How Neighbor Social Network Nextdoor Reduced Racist Posts by 75% [Fusion]

Photo: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Evil Pineapple Crown Atop Memorial Hermann Tower in Memorial City Up for Lease [Houston Chronicle]
• Southwest Houston Development Dunlap Works Now Completely Full [Houston Chronicle]
• Pulte Homes Launches New Spring Branch Community Geared Toward Young Families, Millennials [HBJ]
• How Fort Bend County Aims To Attract Millennials [HBJ]
• Taylor Morrison To Feature Dog-Friendly Amenities Like Dog Houses, Washing Stations at Select Houston Communities [Houston Chronicle]
• Allen Center Aims To Be Like New York’s Brookfield Place After Renovation [HBJ]
• High-Speed Rail Company Texas Central Partners Looking for Houston Office To Bolster Local Presence [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Downtown’s Houston Food Park Getting a ‘Facelift’ To Get Ready for the Super Bowl [Houston Public Media]
• New US-59 Lanes Could Open in October 2017 at the Earliest [Houston Chronicle]
• State Auditor Takes Issue with TxDOT’s Grand Pkwy. Procurement Process [Houston Chronicle
• TxDOT Commission Approves $70B for Congestion Relief and Mobility Improvements [Houston Public Media]
• Metro Releases New Safety Video of Pedestrian, Cyclist Near-Misses on the Light Rail Lines [Houston Public Media]
• New Photography Book Captures a Houston in Transformation from the 1930s to 1991 [Texas Observer]

Photo of Memorial Hermann: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 13 Apartment Complexes Sold in Houston as Part of 21-Property, 6,000-Unit Portfolio [Realty News Report]
• Giorgio Borlenghi Planning 26-Story Tower of $3.3-Million Condos in River Oaks [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Housing Authority Picks Vice Chairman LaRence Snowden as New Chairman [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]
• How the Village at Palm Center Can Be a Model of Houston’s Future, Transit-Oriented Development [OffCite Blog; previously on Swamplot]
• Maggiano’s Little Italy Opening Third Houston Location Aug. 29 in Memorial City Mall [HBJ]
• Houston City Council Green Lights Study on Disparity in Public Contracts [Houston Public Media]
• Restaurant Owners Trying To Figure Out How To Limit Burglaries Amid 27.3% Rise [Houston Press]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• On Average 580,000 SF of Sublease Space Becomes Available Each Month in Houston, Finds JLL [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Hines’ Galleria-Area WaterWall Place Luxury Apartment Complex on the Market [HBJ]
• Houston Has the Most New Apartments Slated to Reach Completion This Year Among U.S. Cities, Finds RentCafe [Culturemap]
• Demolition Permit Filed for Midtown Office Building 3300 Main To Make Way for PM Realty Apartment Tower [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Houston Submarkets Where Apartment Rents Are Rising the Most [HBJ]
• New H-E-B Set To Open in Magnolia Today [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Food Truck Pi Pizza Opening in the Former Funky Chicken Space by Next Week [Houston Chronicle]
• Super Bowl Host Committee Gets Called Out on Twitter for Using HTX in Rendering [Houston Chronicle]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Average Rent for Houston-Area Apartment Falls 2.2% Year-Over-Year in July to $1,082 [Houston Chronicle]
• Homeowners Need To Earn $52,275 To Afford a Median-Priced Home in Houston, Finds HSH.com [HBJ]
• Inner-Loop Southside Place Named to Forbes’ ‘Most Expensive Suburbs Surrounding Major U.S. Cities’ List [Forbes via HBJ]
• Worldwide Trucks Buys North Houston Industrial Property [Houston Chronicle]
• Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Opens Fifth Houston Location, More Planned in River Oaks and League City [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• The Good News and the Bad News About Grand Parkway Segment A [Realty News Report]
• Real Estate Agent Charged with Criminal Trespass After Alleged Hook-Up in Just-Sold Friendswood Home [abc13]

Photo of Pride Wall Montrose: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Saudi Basic Industries Corp. Triples Space at 2500 CityWest in Westchase [Houston Chronicle]
• One Hermann Place Looking to Lure Renters with Free Rent, Park Access [Houston Chronicle]
• The Townhome-Style Units Inside The River Oaks Luxury Condo Tower [HBJ]
• New Townhome Community Upland Preserve Under Construction in West Memorial Area [HBJ]
• Acres Homes Leaders Want To Prevent Townhome Developments, Industrial Facilities in Neighborhood [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Nonprofits Form Consortium To Revitalize Northern Third Ward [Houston Public Media]
• SoulCycle Opening Second Houston Location in Woodway Collection Shopping Center Sept. 1 [HBJ]
• Eureka Heights Brewing Co. Quietly Opens in Greater Heights [The Leader; previously on Swamplot]
• Inside Kanye West’s Pop-Up #PabloStore at the Galleria [Houston Press]
• New Park along San Jacinto River in Kingwood Will Be Funded by Settlement over Waste Pits Site Miles Downstream [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• How To Fight Houston Flooding with Plants [Houston Chronicle]
• The Most Dangerous Intersections in Texas [Texas Monthly]

Photo of 609 Main: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Industrial Complex Ellington Trade Center Near Ellington Airport Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• Houston Neighborhoods with the Highest and Lowest Apartment Occupancy Rates [HBJ]
• Houston Heights Unaffected by Energy Slowdown [Realty News Report]
• Gap Widens Between Renters and Homeowners in Houston, Finds Apartment List [Houston Chronicle]
• RV Park at Long-Delayed Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District in New Caney Now Open [HBJ]
• Slideshow: Inside White Oak Music Hall’s New Indoor Venue [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Arena Theatre in Sharpstown Getting Half-Million-Dollar Makeover To Upgrade Seating, Audio and Visual Equipment [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston’s Only Anime Store Throwing Grand Opening Mini-Convention This Saturday in Greater Inwood [Houston Press]
• Willowbrook Mall Macy’s At Risk for Closure, According to Morningstar [HBJ]
• HISD’s HS for Law and Justice To Break Ground in EaDo This Month [HBJ]
• First Round of $56M in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Funds Draws More Than 200 Applications Totaling $3.4B [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Kanye West’s Worldwide Pop-Up Event This Weekend Includes a Store at the Galleria [Houston Chronicle]

Photo: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Fairmont Central Shopping Center in Pasadena Trades Hands [Realty News Report]
• 1980s-Era Northwest Houston Office Space Renovated with ‘New York City Vibe’ To Appeal To ‘Hip’ Tenants [Houston Chronicle]
• Inside a Multimillion-Dollar Home Flip in Memorial [HBJ]
• Clean Lines, Flex Rooms, Convenience Big Remodeling Trends on the Luxury Market [HBJ]
• BRC Gastropub Closing on Shepherd To Become Private Event and Catering Facility, Taking the BRC Statue With It [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]
• 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza Opening Second Houston Location Next Week in Deer Park [HBJ]
• Mid-America Apartment Communities Acquiring Post Properties, Creating Nation’s Biggest Apartment REIT [Realty News Report]
• $14M Allen Parkway Improvement Project in Final Stages [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of construction work between W. Dallas St. and Allen Pkwy.: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 500 Crawford Apartment Community Across from Minute Maid About 40% Leased So Far [Realty News Report]
• Checking in with Downtown Living Initiative-Spurred Residential Development [HBJ]
• First Phase of Valley Ranch Town Center To Start Opening Next Month [HBJ]
• 5-Acre Plot Between Highland Village and River Oaks District Will Become a Park Until Economy Can Support Mixed-Use Development [HBJ]
• Mod Pizza Has Opened 5 Houston Locations, 7 More on the Way [HBJ]
• Houston One of the Best Places in America To Start a Business [CNBC via HBJ]
• Why the Quest for ‘High Opportunity’ Housing May Destabilize Communities and Schools [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• Have We Reached a Tipping Point on Flood Mitigation? [Off the Kuff; previously on Swamplot]
• Harris County Flash Flood Watch Extended to Tonight [Houston Public Media]

Photo of Spindletop: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• The 20 Houston Homebuilders with the Biggest Market Penetration [HBJ]
• Goose Creek Landing in Baytown Houston’s Fastest-Selling Residential Community [HBJ]
• Will Houston’s Retail Space Market Get Overbuilt Too? [Realty News Report]
• Studies Quantify Impact Good Schools Have on Nearby Home Prices [Houston Chronicle]
• Metro Bus Ridership Up 1.2% and Red Line Up 16.6% a Year After System Redesign [The Urban Edge]
• Relish Fine Foods Closing San Felipe Location Aug. 20, Opening Bigger, Slightly Renamed Westheimer Location Next Month [HBJ]
• Cell Service in Downtown Tunnels Gets Upgrade with New Antenna System [Houstonia]
• Texas Facing Hurricane Season with Drained Disaster Fund [The Texas Tribune]

Photo of IRC Surplus at 4329 I-10 Frontage Rd., Sealy: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Homebuilders Started 26,039 Single-Family Homes in Last 12 Months, Down 12% from Previous Year, Finds Metrostudy [Houston Chronicle]
• Francois de Menil Planning ‘Rural,’ 14-Home Artist Enclave in Acres Homes [Houston Chronicle]
• Developers Target Houston Homebuyers 55 and Up Looking to Downsize [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Renters Least Financially Qualified Nationally To Become Homebuyers, Finds Zillow [HBJ]
• H-E-B Slated To Open Oct. 26 in Main Street Kingwood Shopping Center [Kingwood Observer via HBJ]
• Slideshow: Houston’s Biggest Malls Through the Years [Houston Chronicle]
• An Appreciation of the Houston Townhouse [The Urban Edge]
• Discovery Green Wants All Pokemon Go Stops, Lures and Creatures Removed from Park [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
• Flash Flood Watch In Effect for Harris County Until 7 p.m. Tonight [Houston Public Media]

Photo of University of Houston-Downtown: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Submarkets Westchase and the Katy Freeway Saw Largest Decreases in Office Rent Last Quarter [HBJ]
• Average Houston Rent Dropped 14% in July to $1,306 for 1-Bedroom Apartment, Finds Abodo [Houston Chronicle]
• Average Closing Cost in Houston is $2,175 on a $200,000 Home Mortgage, Finds Bankrate.com [HBJ]
• Moving Forward on Minute Maid Park’s Tal’s Hill-Removing Center Field Renovation [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Inside the New BBQ Joint Taking Over the Former Talk of the Town Porn Shop on Richmond Ave [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Is a Cat Cafe in Houston a Real Regulatory Possibility? [Houston Press]
• HISD Approves $1.24M for Renaming 8 Schools with Confederate Links [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Home Sales Dropped 8.8% in July with 7,204 Closings, According to HAR [Houston Chronicle]
• West Houston Added Nearly 1.6M SF of Sublease Space in June and July, Finds Savills Studley [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston’s Urban Townhomes All About Front-Loading Driveways, First-Floor Living, Small Backyards [HBJ]
• Bearded Fox Brewing Co. To Start Construction on New Tomball Facility [Community Impact Newspaper]
• FreeRange Concepts Restaurant General Public To Debut Tomorrow in CityCentre [HBJ]
• Whiskey Bar Bosscat Kitchen & Libations Slated To Open Near River Oaks District This Fall [HBJ]
• Forthcoming Woodlands Shopping Center Research Crossing Adds 2 Restaurant Chains [Houston Chronicle]
• Renaming 8 HISD Schools Named After Confederate Loyalists Could Cost More Than $1,2M [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• How Houston Businesses Are Capitalizing on the Pokemon Go Craze [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Harris County Commissioners Support Property Tax Increase or Reallocation of County Funds To Fight Flooding [Houston Chronicle]
• How Houston Racked Up $4B Pension Debt in 15 Years [The Urban Edge]

Photo of the Galleria: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool