Tag: Headlines

• 8-Story Lockton Place Tops Out in Westchase [Houston Chronicle]
• Transwestern Sells 3 Class B and C Apartment Properties Totaling 786 Units [Realty News Report]
• 1415 Louisiana Finishes $10M in Upgrades and Renovations to Lobby, Tunnels, Elevators [HBJ]
• CBRE To Market 3 Healthcare Properties for Sale Near the Medical Center [HBJ]
• Woodlands-Based LGI Homes Saw 40% Jump in Homes Sales Revenue in Second Quarter Over Same Period Last Year [Houston Chronicle]
• Titan Homes To Expand To New Houston Neighborhoods Beyond the Heights [HBJ]
• Southampton Contemporary Home Designed by Stern and Bucek Up for Auction Later This Month [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston-Galveston Area Council Launches New Website on How To Avoid a Solo Commute [Houston Chronicle]
• Galveston To Start Expanding 4-Mile-Long Stretch of Beach with New Sand Pipeline [Houston Chronicle]
• Greenspoint Residents Still Waiting To Return Home After April Floods [abc13]
• Just for Kicks, the Pros and Cons of Houston Ever Hosting the Olympics [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of the Alexan Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Holiday Inn Express To Break Ground in September at 10500 Katy Freeway Near CityCentre [HBJ]
• Packwell Signs 286,000-SF Industrial Lease at Bayport Distribution Center in Pasadena [Realty News Report]
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Law Firm Joins Tenant Lineup at 609 Main Downtown [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Roeder’s Pub Owners Planning New Sports Bar in Former Corkscrew Space in the Heights [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Did a Fire Close the Montrose Outpost of La Tapatia for Good? [Eater Houston]
• Harris County Commissioner Says Some People ‘Enjoy Floods’ Because They Get New Cars or Homes Redone [Click2Houston]
• Scammers Have Created Facebook Pages for at Least 60 Houston Restaurants That Don’t Exist [Houston Press]

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• Montrose, Medical Center Lead Houston Neighborhoods with Most Apartment Construction in Second Quarter [HBJ]
• Average Occupancy Rate for Class C Apartment Market at 93.5% in Second Quarter, Finds Transwestern [Realty News Report]
• Bar Louie To Add 5 Locations Somewhere in the Houston Area [HBJ]
• Main Event Opening Entertainment Center in Humble [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Harborside Mercantile in Galveston Closing To Become Another Hubcap Grill [Houston Press; previously on Swamplot]
• Steinhoff International Holdings To Acquire Debt-Laden Mattress Firm for About $2.4B [Houston Chronicle]
• Why Houston Renters Aren’t Giving Their City High Marks [The Urban Edge]
• Zillow: Nearly 40% of Galveston Homes At Risk of Being Underwater by 2100 [HBJ]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hines Says 609 Main Downtown Office Tower Now 50% Leased [Houston Chronicle]
• 96-Unit Condo Tower The Wilshire, Under Construction on Site of Former Westcreek Apartments, Has Reached Its Full Height [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• White Oak Music Hall To Open 2 Indoor Venues This Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Bebidas Juice, Coffee & Bites Opening This Summer in Former Infinity Tile Building at Edloe and Westheimer [Culturemap]
• Nonprofit Avenue CDC’s Homebuyer’s Club Offering Free Classes to Potential Homebuyers [Houston Public Media]
• Mayor Turner Calls for More State, Federal Funding To Fight Zika in Houston [Houston Public Media]
• Sudden, Unexplained Floor Collapse at Church’s Chicken in Livingston Injures Workers [abc13]
• The Best New Wall Murals in Houston [Greater Houston Partnership]

Photo of Sunset Heights construction: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• BP To Sell LEED Platinum Helios Plaza in the Energy Corridor, Lease Back Its Space from New Owner [HBJ]
• Midway’s 20-Story Hotel Alessandra Tops Out Downtown [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• What’s Next for the Houston Housing Authority’s Briargrove Project [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• Apartment-Search Startup Ranks Houston No. 33 Among the 100 Most Expensive Rental Markets Nationally [HBJ]
• Construction Starts on ‘Anti-Mall’ Heights Mercantile [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Mattress Firm’s Houston HQ at 5815 Gulf Freeway Changes Hands [Houston Chronicle]
• Sugar Land City Council To Consider Acquiring Sugar Land Auditorium [Community Impact Newspaper]
• Upscale Bowling Alley Bowl & Barrel To Open in CityCentre This Month [HBJ]
• Houston’s First Cat Café El Gato Coffeehouse Will Pop Up for One Night Ahead of 2017 Opening [Houstonia]
• I-45 HOV Lane Extension to Conroe To Open by the End of This Month [Houston Chronicle]
• Fast-Growing Fort Bend County Community Sienna Plantation Experiencing ‘Epidemic’ of Power Outages [Houston Public Media]
• City To Tackle Abandoned Shopping Cart Problem [Houston Public Media]
• What the Latest Version of Google Maps Tells Us About Cities [The Urban Edge]

Photo of Tampico Seafood, 2115 Airline Dr.: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Texas Records Strongest Home Sales Ever in a 3-Month Period — 91,418 Homes Sold in Second Quarter [Realty News Report]
• Developer of Revere Near River Oaks Had Been Trying To Buy River Oaks Manor Condos for More Than a Year [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Farm-Themed Richmond Development Harvest Green Opens 3 New Neighborhoods [Houston Chronicle]
• JV Industrial Cos. Subleasing 90,140 SF at Southwest Houston Industrial Space [HBJ]
• New Hilton-Branded Home2 Suites Opens in Stafford [Realty News Report]
• Inside the New Kroger Marketplace with Another Bar Inside, Debuting Friday Near Generation Park [HBJ]
• Fitness Chain VillaSport To Break Ground on Second Houston-Area Location in Cypress [HBJ]
• Austin-Based Gelato Shop Dolce Neve Opening First Houston Location, at 4721 N. Main [Eater Houston]
• Houston Named a Top ‘Brand’ Among U.S. Cities [HBJ]
• Galveston’s Sea Level Rose 8-Plus Inches Between 1960 and 2015, Finds EPA [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Hobby Airport Looking for Art for New Southwest Airlines International Terminal [Glasstire]

Photo: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• The Median Rent for a 1-Bedroom in Houston Right Now Is $1,160, According to Apartment List [Houston Public Media]
• Nearly $5B in Healthcare-Related Projects Currently Underway in Greater Houston Area [HBJ]
• Griffin Partners Sells Nassau Bay Town Square Retail Center to Bilak Group [Realty News Report]
• Houston Home Sales Rose 2.2% in the Second Quarter, Behind Austin, Dallas Gains [Houston Chronicle]
• Nan & Co. Founder Says “As Much As Half” of Its Listings “Are Sold Before They Hit HAR.com” [HBJ]
• Mayor Asks Housing Authority To Seek Alternative to Mixed-Income Project Near Tanglewood, Galleria [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• City of La Marque To Demolish 21 Dilapidated Properties Before October [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• H-E-B-Backed Coalition Says It Has Enough Signatures To Get Houston Heights Alcohol Ban Reversal on November Ballot [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of 3710 Kirby: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• BP To Put Entire Westlake Four Building on Sublease Market, Move Employees to Westlake One and Helios Plaza [HBJ]
• Hogan Lovells Law Firm Moving from Bank of America Building to 609 Main Next Year [HBJ]
• 29 New LEED Certified Commercial Projects So Far This Year [Houston Green Building]
• Houston Homes Are Staying on the Market for a Median of 70 Days, Finds Zillow [Culturemap]
• Houston Is Camden Property Trust’s Weakest-Performing Market Nationally Right Now [HBJ]
• Calpine to ‘Retire’ So-Called Clear Lake Power Plant in Pasadena [HBJ]
• Local Businesses Counting on New Katy Football Stadium for Economic Boost [Houston Chronicle]
• Hearst Corp. Buys Houston Community Newspapers & Media Group from 1013 Communications [HBJ]
• Richmond, Pearland, Webster Make 2016 Scenic Cities List [Houston Chronicle]
• New Signs with Maps, Directions Go Up Downtown Ahead of Super Bowl 2017 [Houston Public Media]
• The Curious Case of the $30M Worthing HS Renovation in Sunnyside [Houston Press]
• Midtown Mural Depicts Gentrification ‘Monsters’ Attacking Older Homes [CW39 NewsFix]
• A History of Drywall, Convenient but Controversial [The Atlantic]

Photo of 707 Saulnier St.: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Australian Development Firm Caydon Property Group To Break Ground on Midtown Apartment Project in January [Houston Chronicle]
• Prologis Warehouse Portfolio in West by Northwest Industrial Park Hits 100% Occupancy [Realty News Report]
• Lloyd’s Register Extends 86,892-SF Lease for U.S HQ in West Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Auto Warehousing Co. Signs Lease with Port of Houston for Bayport Terminal Site [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Rice Military One of the Nation’s Priciest Neighborhoods To Rent In, Finds HomeUnion [Culturemap]
• How Much Space $1,500 in Rent Gets You in Houston Versus Other Cities
  [HBJ]
• Expanding Affordable Housing Big Objective for Houston’s New Housing Director [Houston Public Media]
• Sterling House Bar Officially Opens to the Public Aug. 6 in Historic Sterling House [KHOU; previously on Swamplot]
• Triniti Owner Planning To Open New Restaurant FM Burger on Washington Ave This Year [Culturemap]
• Texas Highway Spending To Reach Record Levels as State Makes Repairs, Expansions in Growing Areas Such As Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Oak Forest Residents Launch Online Petition Over High Water Bills [KHOU]
• Podcast: Is It Possible to Forage for Food in Houston? [Houston Matters]
• How the Astrodome Was a Symbol of Houston’s ‘Can-Do’ Attitude [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of River Oaks District: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Vigavi West Ten Breaks Ground on Spec Crane-Ready Industrial Building at West Ten Industrial Park in Katy [Realty News Report]
• Renovations for Downtown Office Tower 800 Bell on Hold [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Micro-Unit Condo Project Ivy Lofts To Relaunch as Condo Hotels Concept [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Under-Construction Condo Project Parc at Midtown Currently 67% Sold [HBJ]
• Harris, Fort Bend Counties Rank Among Top U.S. Counties for Incoming Investments [HBJ]
• $6M Federal Grant To Rebuild Ike-Damaged 65th and 69th Streets in Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Most Houston Metro Riders Happy with Service, Finds TransitCenter Study [The Urban Edge]
• Buc-ee’s Sues Choke Canyon Travel Center Over Animal Logo [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Lynn Park: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Canyon Midstream Moving Downtown HQ from Three Allen Center to 4 Houston Center [HBJ]
• Partners in Building Announces Metal Roofed Townhome and SFH Community Fountain Park on 26th in Greater Heights [HBJ]
• REI Opening Third Houston-Area Store This Fall in Baybrook Mall [Houston Chronicle]
• Lam Bespoke Inks Second Houston Location with Lease in Memorial Green [HBJ]
• Abandoned and Explorable Oakbrook Apartments in Northwest Houston Get Demolished [KHOU; previously on Swamplot]
• Metro Moves To Revive Potential Commuter Rail Line to Missouri City [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Job Growth Lags State, Nation in June Amid Oil Bust [Houston Chronicle]
• Greater Houston Borrows $2.9B To Keep Up with Water Demands [Houston Public Media]
• Sun Belt Growth Since the 1960s Has Been A Factor of Suburban, Not Urban, Growth [The Urban Edge]
• Houston Behind Austin and San Antonio But Ahead of Dallas in HomeAdvisor’s Homeowner Happiness Survey [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of City Hall: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Methodist Leases Former Conn’s Space Off West Loop South [HBJ]
• Custom Homebuilders Jeff Paul, Mike Harrison, Westport, and William David Picked for the Estates at Cane Island [Houston Chronicle]
• Downtown Dining Plan Avenida Houston To Bring 4 Restaurants to Convention Center, 6 to Marquis Marriott [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Office Vacancy Rate Increased to 16.2% in Second Quarter from 14% Last Year, Finds Colliers [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• Bella Vita Subdivision Couple Suing Homeowners’ Association To Keep Their House Pink [abc13]
• Disaster Recovery Center Now Open in Tomball To Help Residents Affected By This Year’s Floods [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Getting $1.5M from the CDC in the Fight Against Zika [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• TripAdvisor Ranks Houston the Second-Most Affordable U.S. City To Visit [HBJ]

Photo: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston’s Retail Center Occupancy Rate at a Record High of 94.2% [Realty News Report]
• This Year’s Houston Office Lease Volume Outpacing 2015’s By Around 23.5%, Finds CBRE [HBJ]
• South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center in League City Completes $10M Renovation [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught Planning Restaurant Inside Forthcoming Marriott Marquis Downtown [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Energy Companies Fall Sharply in Latest Fortune Global 500 Rankings [HBJ]
• Houston Ranked Among the Top U.S. Cities for Young Entrepreneurs by MoneyRates.com [HBJ]

Photo of I-45: elnina via Swamplot Flickr Pool