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    I just went through that thread and the primary hint was by you and it indicated that Hines was the winner. I'm sure there must have been a follow-up article about that in the Chronicle, just like the follow-up articles about the RFPs for development of the block being the Marriott Marquis, right? Right? Why can't I find them? (Yes, of course I'm joking.)
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    Is that news? Did we know about Midway wining the right to redevelop the Sakowitz garage?
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    And yet . . . "Shopping center space is hard to find in Houston, despite the store closures by a number of troubled retailers. The occupancy rate in Houston hit 94.9 percent at year end, the highest retail occupancy rate in many years, according to CBRE."
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    What are you talking about? I'm pretty sure there is no plan to cut down most of the healthy trees in Memorial Park.
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    Interesting. Their current retail leasing brochure shows a three-level, 117,000 square foot "Fitness" tenant where the bookstore used to be. Then, in further detail, it says that 117,000 square feet is comprised of: -- 37,000 square feet Fitness Space -- 35,000 square feet Coworking Space -- 25,000 square feet Spa & Personal Care -- 20,000 square feet Rootop Amenity Space Definitely sounds like Lifetime Fitness.
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    I don't think I've ever seen that particular projection. The IAH Master Plan 2035 forecast says 13.55 million international enplanements (so presumably about 27 Million total international). Of course that includes United, which, at least currently, uses Terminal E for its international arrivals. In the most recent Fiscal Year, Terminal D handled about 2.8 Million international passengers (out of about 10.4 Million total international passengers). If we assume the same percentage (27%) of international traffic being handled by the new Terminal D, that would be about 7.3 Million annually using the new Terminal D . . . 20,000 per day?
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    No. The ramps connecting I-69 to the spur will be lowered (but not buried; physically, they really can't all be buried). They will connect to the existing spur. Except for the connecting ramps, I'm pretty sure there are no changes planned for the spur itself.
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    HBJ this morning: Current connector ramp (left-exiting) from I-45 northbound to I-69 southbound will close permanently Friday night at 9PM (January 25). The new (right-exiting) ramp is expected to open June 28. Until the new connector opens, motorists will continue northbound on I-45 to Interstate 10 East to go back to I-69 southbound. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/01/23/txdot-to-close-downtown-houston-highway-connector.html
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    Really? I thought the Montrose Bridge had to be replaced with a larger version
  10. Houston19514
    Those articles are making me start to like him. Thanks for posting them.
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    And one has to do with taking a "damn decade"; the other one does not (the room renovation is not going to take a decade.)
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    I think I've figured it out. Someone upthread told us that the site plans had designated both levels as Food Hall. In fact, the 2018 and current site plan (posted upthread) clearly shows only level 2 is designated for the Food Hall. Level 2 space does appear to be a little more than 1/2 "abandoned" in words of the Rice Thresher. So I think we can safely presume that the Food Hall is going in the second level of the Arcade building at University and Morningside.
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    Not for long... The freeway will be below grade, most likely covered by a park. There will be no view of the GRB from the freeway.
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    Dup post. Sorry
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    Ohhhhh, thanks for the info
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    Is there any reason to think that those lights are anything other than Christmas decorations?
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    But there is no skyline cluster in the Energy Corridor
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    "currently abandoned"?? The renderings indeed suggest the Market is going to be located in the former Rice Village Arcade on the corner of University Blvd and Morningside Dr., as Crockpot has assured us. But the statement in the linked article that it will "replace currently abandoned Rice Village Arcade property..." suggests it is going elsewhere. Of course it's entirely possible this is just another case of journalistic malpractice. Perhaps the Rice Thresher student journalists interned with the Chronicle. 😉
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    I can't find the numbers. Can you define the way in which the Law college has been growing?
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    Entirely new building. It's actually significantly smaller in square footage compared to the total they currently occupy. But they say it will be much more efficient and usable space.
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    In Slide #12 you can catch a glimpse of the Shops building. As downtownian said, it looks better than the renderings posted above. The presentation is barely mentions the Shops. The same for their website information about the renovation. I guess they aren't ready to announce any details on the Shops renovation just yet.
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    They need visible access to the shops from the east end. I had hoped for exterior escalators on the prior remodel... surely they'll add something this time?
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    May I ask the source of the $66 Billion per year to cover costs? Does that include all of the non-highway spending that is funded by the Highway Trust Fund? (And I think annual receipts are closer to $41 Billion.)
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    Wow, I had never known that about Chicago. (But after looking into it, it looks like buildings were raised 2-6 feet, not two stories.)
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    DUP Post. Sorry
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