HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 513

Urbannizer · #**10241** Posted **Aug 23, 2017, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

^^ Other than a handful of details, this one looks remarkably similar to the one in downtown Austin.

The Hyatt Place design can be seen in a number of cities.

Nashville (an exact copy of the one in Austin): https://images.trvl-media.com/hotels...30958_58_z.jpg

Denver: https://exp.cdn-hotels.com/hotels/12...2ba74721_z.jpg

Urbannizer · #**10242** Posted **Aug 24, 2017, 6:56 PM**

WeWork To Open Second Location In Uptown

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With its first Houston location set to open Downtown this fall, WeWork is already busy working on a second. The New York-based co-working company will open a location at Galleria Tower I at 2700 Post Oak in Uptown. A permit uncovered by the Houston Business Journal shows the company will occupy at least the 20th floor with a build-out cost of $4.8M. Floor plates are roughly 22K SF in the building. It is unclear when the space will open, or how much WeWork will end up occupying. A source close to the build-out told Bisnow the Galleria location will be bigger than the one at 708 Main, which is 86K SF.

The Best Forumer · #**10243** Posted **Aug 24, 2017, 8:42 PM**

Interesting. What is this... "WeWork" ?

The Best Forumer · #**10244** Posted **Aug 24, 2017, 8:51 PM**

Never mind I googled them.

CaliNative · #**10245** Posted **Aug 29, 2017, 3:35 AM**

Houston & SE Texas, our thoughts & prayers are with you. Hope you are back to normal ASAP.

drummer · #**10246** Posted **Aug 29, 2017, 7:23 AM**

Yeah, the photos are devastating. I've got a lot of family there that are all accounted for. So far no home damage even though many of them have water up to their front yards now...I know that's not the case for everyone. Thoughts and prayers with you, Houston! If I were Stateside, I'd be there in person to help in any way I could. Stay strong!

JoninATX · #**10247** Posted **Sep 1, 2017, 7:58 AM**

The good news is most major highways that lead in & out of the Houston area has reopened. Hobby & Bush Airports also have reopened with limited services, and the city has started draining access water that has flooded buildings. Also the port will reopen in a few hrs.

Here's hoping for everyone to still be safe out there in
H-Town.

#Nevergiveup #Houstonwillrebuild

colemonkee · #**10248** Posted **Sep 1, 2017, 9:12 PM**

Agreed with all the well wishes. Can't wait to see Houston bounce right back!

Urbannizer · #**10249** Posted **Sep 5, 2017, 8:17 PM**

Some updates before/during Harvey.

Hanover BLVD Place (right)

Uptown Houston showed a brief beautiful moment after Hurricane Harvey. by Peterusa's, on Flickr

Arebella

Life During Hurricane Harvey Houston, Texas 2017 by George Zimzores, on Flickr

Life During Hurricane Harvey Houston, Texas 2017 by George Zimzores, on Flickr

Marlowe

Houston skys by Adolfo Perez Design, on Flickr

Texas Medical Center/Museum District cranes

Life During Hurricane Harvey Houston, Texas 2017 by George Zimzores, on Flickr

Aspen UH

Andrew's Senior Year at UofH August, 19, 2017 by George Zimzores, on Flickr

The Best Forumer · #**10250** Posted **Sep 11, 2017, 7:24 PM**

Nice pics...

photoLith · #**10251** Posted **Sep 12, 2017, 1:20 AM**

I used to live in the Houston Heights before I moved to Pittsburgh. I can't find really any info online about how the hurricane affected the neighborhood. I hope the Heights escaped most of the devastation, it being one of the only pre WW2 intact neighborhoods in the city. Would hate to see those beautiful 1900's-1920's houses demolished.

DBGHouston · #**10252** Posted **Sep 12, 2017, 6:33 AM**

A list of neighborhoods that made it through Harvey with few problems was cited by the Houston Chronicle and apparently includes the Heights. Here's a link to the article:

Houston communities that fared the best during Hurricane Harvey, Houston Chronicle By Fernando Alfonso III Updated 10:38 am, Friday, September 8, 2017

photoLith · #**10253** Posted **Sep 12, 2017, 2:17 PM**

^
Well, it seems the cities historic pre war hoods were largely unneffected, which is some good news, and that means the house prices in those neighborhoods will go through the roof as I'm sure neighborhoods that were flooded will depreciate greatly.

The Best Forumer · #**10254** Posted **Sep 12, 2017, 5:28 PM**

Yes I think so too... a lot of ppl in cinco ranch were flooded out... some of those houses might have been valued at millions...

jtown,man · #**10255** Posted **Sep 12, 2017, 6:11 PM**

Those pictures are incredible. Houston is a beast.

AviationGuy · #**10256** Posted **Sep 13, 2017, 1:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

^
Well, it seems the cities historic pre war hoods were largely unneffected, which is some good news, and that means the house prices in those neighborhoods will go through the roof as I'm sure neighborhoods that were flooded will depreciate greatly.

I'm glad your old neighborhood was probably OK. The Heights is pretty special and it would be awful to see it damaged.

I was thinking that if a neighborhood didn't flood with 40-50 inches of rain, it's probably not going to flood in the lifetime of most existing people, even with increasing growth.

I can guarantee I wouldn't buy a home that had ever flooded.

The Best Forumer · #**10257** Posted **Sep 13, 2017, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by AviationGuy

I'm glad your old neighborhood was probably OK. The Heights is pretty special and it would be awful to see it damaged.

I was thinking that if a neighborhood didn't flood with 40-50 inches of rain, it's probably not going to flood in the lifetime of most existing people, even with increasing growth.

I can guarantee I wouldn't buy a home that had ever flooded.

Same here.... there will be some empty lots because of buyouts.

I doubt this will be the last time we will get this much rain in our lifetimes or even the next 10 - 15 years... ugh.