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    If anyone said Polk would end up getting a bridge, I think they misspoke or were confused. The depressed roadway is not (and cannot be) deep enough at Polk to allow a bridge in that location. What they changed from the original plan (and this was already done in the prior iteration), was to add the U-turn lane on the Lamar Street bridge, which, combined with the Leeland Street bridge, allows Polk Street traffic to continue through.
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    There is an existing major intersection between San Jacinto and I-10? How so? Compared to the current situation, the new plan provides at least equivalent connection from San Jacinto to eastbound I-10; slightly better connection from San Jacinto to westbound I-10; Slightly better connection from eastbound I-10 to San Jacinto; Somewhat less good of a connection from westbound I-10 to San Jacinto (depending on exactly how it's constructed; it may be equivalent).
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    I think west of downtown benefits greatly, especially with these recent revisions. More connectivity, many fewer elevated structures and a significantly smaller footprint.
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    Except it looks like you are overstating the cost of natural gas generators and understating the cost of solar installations. There is no reason to spend anywhere near $10,000 on a natural gas generator (presuming that we are not talking about a 10,000 square foot house).
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    The trees in the rendering were only in front of the actual store building; not in front of the parking deck section. From the photos above, it looks like they will be following that plan. (In Urbannizer's April 16 photo, you can see what appear to be tree wells in the sidewalk.)
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    That press release is hilarious. "Sometime in the future we may be interested in doing something with this property. If anyone has any ideas or money, please get in touch."
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    Technically, there is an entrance to I-45 northbound just before 610. I presume your concern is access to 610, and the I-45 entrance does not provide that. I'm with you on the concern about 610 traffic having access to North Main (and Cavalcade etc) and vice versa. There are, of course provisions for getting there, but it becomes quite a trek to/from the North Main/I-45 area to/from the Loop. (This is not a change from prior iterations, though, is it?)
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    Because there should be a major intersection at every point where a major thoroughfare intersects with a freeway? ;-) I don't think that is feasible or desirable. East bound I-10 has an exit and entrance very nearby. Westbound I-10 has an entrance very nearby. Westbound I-10 can exit just before crossing I-69. All can access San Jacinto (and other streets in the area) via the feeder roads.
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    I see. That does not strike me as a route that will be particularly high-volume and it looks like this will retain the current situation with regard to this route to Allen Parkway. I don't know of any particular traffic jams there. Plus, this will add the Andrews Street option. I think it's more than a fair trade in exchange for eliminating more of the elevated structure.
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    Not sure what the concern is. That's not the only way to get on Allen Parkway, but it does appear to be an additional route that does not currently exist.
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    And there is really no reason to think it is the slightest impediment to development.
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    Yes, that's what the HBJ article says, as well. Completion in 2021 https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/05/08/houston-s-downtown-redevelopment-authority-picks.html
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    Do two high-rises next to each other look more awkward than one standing alone? ;-)
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    If that's all you were getting at, you probably should not have typed that these will be "closer than buildings are in any business district." That, my friend, is laughably false, which is why I suggested you visit a business district or two. By the way, I have been to the site, and if we are to be honest, one cannot really tell for sure exactly how close the two towers will be. But it appears to me that they will not be appreciably closer than (1) the two Hanover towers at Blvd Place, (2) Arabella and SkyHouse River Oaks, and (3) The RobinHood and the new tower going up next door. And all three of those pairs are completely in line, without the benefit of the east-west staggering these two will have.
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    SMH https://screenshots.firefox.com/Pc7EdypUNb7iHiGZ/www.google.com https://screenshots.firefox.com/pPIHkrqiFkhlpMap/www.google.com https://screenshots.firefox.com/F03qY6D1BAIfWXH7/www.google.com https://screenshots.firefox.com/nRTH2yVomkYhYH3r/www.google.com You don't really have to visit other cities or even leave your house.
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    I don't think they are, generally. I think maybe just in places where relocation is necessary.
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    ?? You should get out and visit a business district or two.
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    Tall buildings in close proximity to one another. What do they think this is, a city or something?
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    Denmark is opening a Consulate General in Houston. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/bizfeed/article/Denmark-opens-Consulate-General-in-Houston-12893668.php?src=hp_totn
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    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas/2018/05/04/amtrak-jumps-board-texas-bullet-train-ticketing-shuttle-partnership Funny thing. Since the announcement of the Texas Central station site at the Northwest Mall site, we've been told how it was vastly inferior to the Dallas station site in part because it wasn't at the same station as Amtrak. It turns out that was a lie. Passengers in both Houston and Dallas will connect from TCR to Amtrak via bus connectors. (And the Dallas stations's connectivity to DART had been oversold as well.)
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    You might also be able to take the bus. The #36 provides frequent service along Crosstimbers, directly to the Northline Transit Center.
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    Yeah, CBRE's report is strictly about the rental market. Marlowe would not be included.
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    A few thoughts: It appears they have at least doubled the number of spaces since 2014 and probably should add more. In any event, 50 is infinitely more than the zero you told us existed. ;-) And they are free. If we're trying to build an effective mass transit that is heavily used, DART is just about the last system we should be using as a model. And FWIW, Dallas also has higher fares. Even for the one lot on which Metro charges for parking (Fannin South), the parking plus round trip fare is only slightly more than just DART's round trip fare. Metro's approach at Fannin South strikes me as being more equitable than providing "free" parking.
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    https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXMETRO/bulletins/c846e0
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    According to CBRE, the average rent downtown is $2.03/ square foot/month. They give a 1st quarter occupancy rate of 62.3% but I find CBRE's occupancy rates to be kind of squirrely. They show 205 units absorbed in the quarter, zero units added to the market in the quarter, but the occupancy rate dropping compared to 4th quarter 2017. That is a mathematical impossibility (and I've seen the same thing in CBRE reports for other markets). There are some problems with CBRE's numbers: According to CBRE, we stand at 5,951 units downtown; 271 units currently under construction; and 1,529 units proposed. Catalyst, with 359 units, either delivered in the 1st quarter, or was under construction in the 1st quarter. CBRE's report allows for neither. (The 271 they show under construction are Camden's.)
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