HOUSTON | Market Square Tower | ~510 FT / 155 M | 41 FLOORS

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[colemonkee]

Those sidewalks are fantastic!

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New downtown apartment tower lands first retail tenant

Woodbranch Investments Corp. has signed its first retail tenant for Market Square Tower, a new 40-story apartment tower in downtown Houston.

The Houston-based developer announced this week that Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy will occupy 13,000 square feet at the corner of Congress and Milam streets.

In addition to a wide range of health, beauty and personal care products, the store will also offer an “expanded assortment of better-for-you grocery and snack options,” according to Woodbranch’s press release. The Houston Chronicle reports that includes prepared foods and fresh produce, helping to fill grocery void downtown.

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New downtown apartment tower lands first retail tenant

It's a shame Houston can't get something like a Safeway or Kroger's to move into the ground floor of a downtown high-rise.

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Market Square Tower's pool extends 10 feet beyond rooftop

Downtown's Market Square Tower hasn't formally debuted to the public, but it's already drawing attention for one unique amenity.

The new apartment building features a swimming pool, dubbed the "sky pool," which extends 10 feet beyond the side of the building. The pool has an 8-inch-thick plexiglass floor that allows swimmers to look directly down 40 stories — or 500 feet — onto Preston street. The dramatic view is almost as impressive from the ground level, where a look up shows the cantilevered pool bottom.

For those afraid of heights, there's another pool on the fourth-floor terrace.

Market Square Tower, at 777 Preston, is new to Houston's downtown scene and is accepting leases now. As of Wednesday, 25 percent of the tower's 463 units have been leased.

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Market Square Tower via Facebook

[Leo the Dog]

What an awesome pool!