More news from Uptown:
HAIF
Goodbye Post Oak health club. Hello office tower?
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The 24 Hour Fitness at 1550 Post Oak Blvd. is closing permanently on January 27, according to a club employee who referred our inquiry to the corporate office...If it happens soon, it would be the third new tower to break ground in the Galleria area the past year.
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Apparently this building has the "same curtain wall vendor, same architect, same look" as the Devon HQ in OKC per a HAIF commenter.
Now we just need to get that Uptown rail line moving in order to capture all this development going down in Uptown.
More Midtown news:
According to a commenter on HAIF the Bagby St redo is about to kick off. If you're unfamiliar with Bagby St in Mditown it's in pretty p*ss poor shape and it has a lot of Midtown's nightlife and happenings along it.
Here's a link from mid last year with an overview:
Bagby St
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Estimated to cost $12 million, the project will rebuild Bagby with two southbound lanes and turn bays at Pierce, Gray, and Webster, providing parallel parking on both sides and using bulb-outs to aid pedestrian crossings. The design allows for a third lane to be added to accommodate future traffic volumes...In addition to improving the pedestrian experience through Midtown with well-placed wider sidewalks, including a shaded boardwalk between Gray and Hadley, the Bagby Street design includes a series of rain gardens, special street-side landscaping features that will help filter storm water runoff, Daza said....
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University of Houston:
I'm lazy and don't feel like posting all the pics, but UH has been booming and I highly recommend it checking out
HAIF: UH Development