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  1. Houston19514
    ^ Swamplot is quickly losing their credibility. They've always been a little heavy on the snark, but lately seem to be letting the desire for snark override the presentation of facts.
  2. Houston19514
    Probably has something to do with the proximity of Bush Intercontinental.
  3. Houston19514
    Glad to finally see a morsel of information on this. Oh what I would give to have just one reporter in this town that might occasionally dig into public records, attend meetings, and, you know, report on development projects (beyond pulling press releases out of the email/off the fax machine. ) Urbanizer, you could be the person for the job.
  4. Houston19514
    I'm very familiar with the earlier renderings (and site plans), the new renderings, and both Swamplots and your notes and bemoanings. The new plan has very close to the same total retail frontage as the original rendering (and includes retail at the corner, some of it fronting on Preston. Both Swamplot and you only noted the removal of retail on one side and failed to note the similar amount added to the other side. (But one presumes that, since there is parking in the levels above the retail, none of it can count as legitimate retail space anyway...) ;-)
  5. Houston19514
    As is so often the case with those who want only to be relentlessly negative (e.g., Swamplot), the reduction of retail on the Preston side is noted and bemoaned, but the countervailing increase of retail on the Travis side goes unmentioned (they moved the auto entrance/exit from the Travis side to the Preston side).
  6. Houston19514
    Well that's a relief. I was afraid H-Town Man had had a stroke or something. ;-) Oh, and from ZieglerCooper's description of the building: "The corner of Travis and Preston streets has a welcoming porch for outdoor dining which reinforces pedestrian activity at the street level."
  7. Houston19514
    There's clearly more to the story than that.
  8. Houston19514
    Crazy. Any idea what's going on at Shell that would cause them to vacate space when they are only 3 years into a 15 year lease?
  9. Houston19514
    Grand Texas website
  10. Houston19514
    No cause for panic. As has already been noted, Shell has their space in One and Two Shell Plazas leased until 2025. Not likely to vacate that space any time soon. Likewise, 1000 Main. While I don't know the term of their lease at 1000 Main, I do know they just moved all of their trading operations in there less than 2 years ago. Very unlikely to be moving again in the near future Shell formerly had significant space in Pennzoil Place but they have already moved out of there (hence Pennzoil Place's 500,000 square feet of available space). And they formerly had space in Houston Center, but they already moved those operations to 1000 Main.
  11. Houston19514
    Are you saying they are going to be vacating some or all of One Shell, Two Shell and/or 1000 Main? Not likely in what I would call the near future. If you are referring to their spaces in Pennzoil and Houston Center, I believe those space are already vacated.
  12. Houston19514
    Someone did tell us there was a 4th tower planned... I don't think it was Swtsig.
  13. Houston19514
    If I may ask again, is there any timeline attached to either of these rumors? Any indication of the status of the projects; how far along they are...?
  14. Houston19514
    Nope. The garage they bought last year is at 1400 Louisiana.
  15. Houston19514
    Edit: It's a parking garage.
  16. Houston19514
    Wow. Chevron apparently still has big plans for downtown Houston and wants to make sure they don't get boxed in. Great news!
  17. Houston19514
    Curious if anyone here knows of any significant numbers of Phillips or Shell employees around Houston outside of One and Two Shell, 1000 Main, Woodcreek, Westhollow Technology Center (also recently expanded and renovated) and phillips' Westchase/Energy Corridor facilities.
  18. Houston19514
    Yes. That is correct.
  19. Houston19514
    They are still in the ConocoPhillips complex, for the most part, although some moved out to temporary quarters in the Pinnacle Westchase building, 3010 Briarpark.
  20. Houston19514
    The 14.2-acre site is located off Beltway 8 West between Westheimer Road and Briar Forest Drive.
  21. Houston19514
    Pretty sure it's a storm sewer/drainage project.
  22. Houston19514
    Yes, they are. Broke ground in November.
  23. Houston19514
    I see. Agreed re: 800 Bell. I've always thought it would make a great residential conversion m
  24. Houston19514
    LOL. Do any of these rumors include timelines?
  25. Houston19514
    The renovations of One Shell were part of the lease extension deal and are already well underway. Shell is very very very unlikely to be abandoning downtown any time soon.
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