Tag: Headlines

• Build-A-Box Plans To Build a 42-Unit Shipping Container Residential Complex in the Denver Harbor Area [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Imperial Market in Sugar Land Adds More Restaurant Tenants [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• How Developer Hines Changed the Landscape of Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Carroll Organization Sells Arium Fall Creek Apartments in North Houston [Houston Chronicle]
• Influx Of Luxury Apartments Helping Lower Rents in Houston [Houston Public Media]
• New Hope Housing’s Unique Approach to Affordable Housing in Houston [OffCite Blog]
• Businesses Already Bracing for Next Round of Construction Pain Next Year on Shepherd [Houston Chronicle]
• Canadian Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, Schlotzsky’s Target Houston for Expansion [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Knollwood Village: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Third Palm Capital To Repurpose, Lease Former ExxonMobil Chemical HQ Campus in the Energy Corridor [Realty News Report]
• Schlumberger’s Sugar Land Campus Should Be Complete by 2019 Based on Incentives Agreement [HBJ]
• Larry Zomper Wraps Up Construction on First House Designed for Baby Boomers in Westwood [Houston Chronicle]
• The Boardwalk at Towne Lake Adds 4 New Tenants [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Midtown Restaurant and Lounge Tarakaan Closes Less Than a Year After Opening at 2301 Main [Houston Chronicle]
• Briar Club Near River Oaks Putting Finishing Touches on $40 Million and 4 Years’ Worth of Renovations [HBJ]
• City Developing Plan To Make It Easier To Park Downtown [Houston Public Media]
• Mother Suing Owners of Abandoned South Houston Apartment Where Her Daughter Was Found Dead [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Dunlavy H-E-B.: Bill Barfield via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Retail Center Could Break Ground on Former ExxonMobil Brookhollow Campus Next Year [Realty News Report]
• Multifamily, Office, Mixed-Use Developers Interested in Former Dow Chemical Co. Site in Westchase [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• 1,674 Condos Sold in Houston from January to May, Up 11.2% Over Same Time Last Year [Culturemap]
• Drees Custom Homes Targeting Empty Nesters with Grand Central Park Floorplans [Houston Chronicle]
• Rent Gap Between Houston Apartment Classes Among Largest Nationally [HBJ]
• Boutique Bowling Alley Restaurant Bowl & Barrel Slated To Open Today in CityCentre [Eater Houston]
• Raising Cane’s To Add 3 Restaurants in Houston Area [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Despite Opposition, Alief Likely Getting a ‘Little Saigon’ [Houston Press]
• Closed Since ‘Tax Day’ Flood, Johnny Steele Dog Park Reopens on Buffalo Bayou [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• 5 Big Ideas for Houston Metro’s Future [The Urban Edge]
• At Least 600 More Potholes Have Been Filled So Far This Year Versus All of 2015 [Houston Chronicle]
• Engineers Studying If White Oak Bayou Could Return to a More Natural State [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Mapping Third Ward’s Vacant Lots Where Landmarks Once Stood [Houston Public Media]
• Woodlands Pavilion Ranked Most Popular Outdoor Amphitheater in the World [Culturemap]

Photo of East Downtown: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Medistar Breaks Ground on InterContinental Hotel, Apartment Complex in Texas Medical Center [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Texas Children’s Hospital To Relocate Facility to East of the Medical Center [HBJ]
• KB Home Opens Williams Ranch Preserve in Richmond [Houston Chronicle]
• What the Ashby Highrise Case Means for the Future of Houston Development [The Urban Edge; previously on Swamplot]
• A Reader-Friendly Version of the Ashby Highrise Appellate Opinion Is Now on Google Scholar [Houston Streetwise; previously on Swamplot]
• Construction on US-290 Corridor On Track To Be Completed by the End of Next Year [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• How the Fulton St. Pocket Park in Near Northside Is Being Developed [OffCite Blog]

Photo of White Oak Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Median Home Price Reached Record High in June of $230,538, Finds HAR [Houston Chronicle]
• First Half of 2016 Was Best Start Ever for Houston Home Sales [Realty News Report]
• College of Mainland Scraps Plans for JCPenney Building in Texas City [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• City Flood Czar Finding Houston’s Flooding Hotspots, Calling for Regional Flood Control Coordination [Houston Public Media]
• Photos: ‘Refresh in Progress’ at Westheimer Central Market Parking Lot [Houston Streetwise]
• Texas Once Again Ranks Highly on CNBC’s Top States for Business List [HBJ]

Photo of Elan Heights: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Had Strongest Retail Absorption in Nearly a Decade in Q2 with 1.5M SF Absorbed [HBJ]
• Sales Center for Stolz Partners, Italian Furniture Designer Giorgetti’s Luxury Condo Project To Break Ground in September [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston Landscape Architect James Burnett on What Downtown Needs [Realty News Report]
• Houston-Based C&J Energy Services Expected To File for Bankruptcy This Week [Fuel Fix]
• Hardy Toll Road Closing This Weekend as All Remaining Cash Lanes Convert to Electronic Tag Tolling [Houston Chronicle]
• On-Demand App-Based Luxury Ride Service iCars Launches in Houston [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Don’t Pokemon-Go and Drive, TxDOT Warns on Facebook [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of I-45 construction: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Aliana, Riverstone Among Top-Selling Communities in the United States So Far This Year, Finds RCLCO [Houston Chronicle]
• Northwestern Mutual Now Owners of Greenspoint Place Complex, Once Home to ExxonMobil [Houston Chronicle]
• Penthouses at StreetLights Residential’s The Carter To Rent for $14,500 Per Month [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• The Design Inspiration Behind 609 Main [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Appraisal District Files Motion for ExxonMobil To Release Campus Value in Property Tax Dispute [Houston Chronicle]
• Developer Matt Wells Planning Master-Planned Community in Baytown Dubbed Trinity Oaks [Realty News Report]
• Documenting the Demolition of Kiran’s at 4100 Westheimer [Houston Streetwise; previously on Swamplot]
• Heights Kroger In-Store Beer and Wine Bar Cork & Tap Now Open [Houston Chronicle]
• Hines’ 717 Texas, BG Group Place Awarded by Building Owners and Managers Association International [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Named Among Most Diverse Cities for STEM Jobs by SmartAsset [HBJ]

Photo of Riva at the Park: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• 66 Warehouses and Industrial Buildings Under Construction in Houston Area, According to CBRE [Realty News Report]
• CBRE: Houston Vacancy Rates at Their Highest in 20 Years Amid Oil Price Slump [Reuters]
• Energy Tenants Make Up Largest Houston Office Vacancies in Q2, Finds PM Realty Group [HBJ]
• Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites Dual Hotel Planned for the Galleria Area [HBJ]
• Retreat at Cypress Station Apartment Community Sold To GPI Cypress Station LP [Realty News Report; previously on Swamplot]
• Theresa Roemer’s Woodlands Mansion with 3-Story Closet Up for Auction [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Flo Paris Opening Second Houston Location in Former Mercantile Coffee Shop in Rice Village [Culturemap; previously on Swamplot]
• California-Based Creamistry Opening July 14 at 5000 Westheimer Road in the Centre at Post Oak [HBJ]
• Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land Debuting Jan. 14, 2017 with Jerry Seinfeld [Houston Chronicle]
• Grand Parkway Wins National Council for Public-Private Partnerships Award [HBJ]
• How Harris County’s Health Department is Leading the Fight Against the Spread of Zika [The Guardian]

Photo of Allen Parkway: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Hanover To Develop New Apartment Tower in the Galleria Area Next To Existing Hanover Apartment Tower [HBJ]
• 609 Main Amenities To Include Rooftop Garden, Executive Suites with All-Glass Walls and Ceilings [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Japanese Grocer Seiwa Market Hoping To Open by the End of July [Houstonia]
• Texas Senator John Whitmire Wants State Auditor To Investigate UT’s 300-Acre Houston Purchase [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• TxDOT Allocates $14M for Bolivar Peninsula Hurricane Evacuation Route Improvements [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Bay Area Boulevard Overpass on I-45 Now Open [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Man Who Shut Down I-45 for Marriage Proposal Ordered To Apologize To Public [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Keystone Tile: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Negative Perception of Houston’s Economy Hurting Industrial Activity, Finds CBRE Report [HBJ]
• Houston’s Emerging Eastside ‘Petrochemical Corridor’ Shows Signs of Strength [Realty News Report]
• Lake Houston and West Lake Areas Seeing ‘Tremendous Growth’ [Houston Chronicle]
• City Acre Brewpub Off US-59 Now Officially Open [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Houston-Based Homebuilder Frankel Building Group a 2015 LEED Homes Award Winner [Culturemap]
• Sims Luxury Builders Shelves 40-Unit Aurora Condo Project in Uptown [HBJ ($); previously on Swamplot]
• UT Professors Suing Over New Campus Carry Laws Going into Effect Next Month [abc13]
• Health Officials Warn of Possible Contaminated Drinking Water for Residents Near San Jacinto River Superfund Site [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Yale Street Bridge over White Oak Bayou: Marc Longoria via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Energy Tower in Energy Corridor Lands 4 More Tenants, Now Nearly Three-Quarters Leased [Houston Chronicle]
• Iconic Village Arcade Sign in Rice Village Taken Down Amid Revamp [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Move-In Date for Floors 9 to 12 of the Hanover Set for Mid-August, Rest To Follow by End of the Year [Montrose District; previously on Swamplot]
• Virtual Reality Tours Launch at Luxury Apartment Project The Carter’s ‘Preview Center’ [HBJ]
• ‘Restaurant Impossible’-Featured Gratifi Kitchen + Bar in Montrose Closing July 13 [Culturemap]
• Alief Residents Push Back on ‘Little Saigon’ Proposal [Houston Press]
• Downtown Ramp Closings Along I-45 To Start Friday Night, Last Through September [Houston Chronicle]
• The Tax Day Floodwaters Have Finally Finished Draining from Addicks and Barker Reservoirs [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park: thranth via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston Rent Growth ‘Close to Disappearing’ Amidst Oil Slump, Finds MPF Research [HBJ]
• Median Price per Square Foot in Sharpstown Country Club Terrace Has Gone Up 54% from 2011-2015 [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston Apartment Units Rank Among the Largest in the Nation, Says RentCafe Study [HBJ]
• Texas Children’s Pediatric Outpatient Care Center at Alabama Furniture Site in the Heights Scheduled for January Opening [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• JLL Sells 2 Self-Storage Facilities in Houston [Realty News Report]
• Harrisburg Blvd. Overpass To Start Carrying Cars and Trains on July 12 [Houston Public Media; previously on Swamplot]
• Walkable Urban Places Gaining Ground in Nation’s Largest Metros Including Houston, Finds Report [Realty News Report]

Photo of Jersey Lake in Jersey Village: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Houston’s 10 Largest Office Leases from the Second Quarter [HBJ]
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene Expands to 25 Sales Offices Around Houston with Conroe, Fairfield Additions [HBJ]
• Armadillo Palace Expands to 4,000 SF Texas Dance Hall-Style Venue [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• Food Truck Luv Me Tenders Opening Brick and Mortar Next Week at Crosstimbers and Yale [Eater Houston]
• Councilman Calls for Designating Bellaire/Dai Lo Saigon from Turtlewood to Cook Road ‘Little Saigon District’ [Houston Chronicle]
• Harris County Flood Victims Eligible for FEMA Aid for May and June Storms [Houston Chronicle]
• Lead Architects Picked for Obama Presidential Center in Chicago [Obama Foundation]

Photo of Satellite Bar: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• County Approves Amazon’s Tax Abatement for Warehouse in Pinto Business Park at I-45 N and Beltway 8 [HBJ]
• 123K-SF Kroger Marketplace Now Open in League City [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
• Austin Boutique Kick Pleat Joins Houston’s ‘Retailer Row’ with Store at Kirby Drive and Westheimer Road [Houston Chronicle]
• 4 Stoplights, 4 Crosswalks Being Added to Allen Parkway To Improve Pedestrian Safety [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
• 6 Things To Know About Interstates in Houston on the 60th Anniversary of the Federal Highway Act [Houston Chronicle]

Photo of Rice University: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool

• Harris County Commissioners Accept Astrodome Underground Parking Garage Plan [Click2Houston; previously on Swamplot]
• Marlowe Condo Tower Breaks Ground with Fewer than Half of Its Units Sold [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
• How Oil is Dragging Houston Down, in One Chart [Houston Chronicle]
• Rents Have Jumped as Incomes Have Fallen in Houston, Finds Apartment List Study [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston’s Fifth Trader Joe’s Opening July 29 at 11683 Westheimer [HBJ; previously on Swamplot]
• Fast-Casual Pizza Joint Blaze Pizza To Open New Houston Location in Webster [HBJ]
• Metro Considering New Midday Park and Ride Service Between Downtown and Southwest Houston [Houston Public Media]
• Ride-Hailing Company Get Me Expands To Unlimited Number of Drivers in Galveston [Galveston County Daily News ($); previously on Swamplot]
• Why ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Scares Shouldn’t Keep You Off Texas Beaches [TribTalk; previously on Swamplot]

Photo of the Seawall: Russell Hancock via Swamplot Flickr Pool