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  1. Houston19514
    ^ i was wondering if anyone else was noticing the apparent absence of any evidence of the supposed multi-level fallout shelter underneath the building. I always suspected that was nothing but urban myth.
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    Excellent example!! Yes, Allen Parkway is MUCH more of a barrier than the Pierce Elevated. That is why there exists a pedestrian bridge and the BBP master plan hopes to add at least one more. I cannot understand all of the wailing and nashing of teeth over the idea of walking under an elevated freeway. I have walked under the Pierce Elevated many times. It is really a non-event. Agreed, it could be better, but it could be better very easily and with not that much imagination.
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    Interesting article. Thanks for posting. But I cannot find where it says anything about the expansion of the Galleria starting in the summer (or, for that matter, anything at all about the expansion of the Galleria).
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    ^ Very cool. Thanks for posting, Howard Huge.
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    Not on Market Square but not too far away on Main Street... Bisnow reports that Prohibition Bar leased 15k SF at the McCrory Building (1008-1010 Prairie, at Main).
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    The variance hearing was October 31. Staff recommended approval of the variance. Presumably, it was approved. (Meeting minutes are not on-line yet.) Interesting stuff from the Agenda: Most of the walls on the ground floor will be glass, allowing the pedestrians on the public sidewalk interesting views into the building as well as allowing the people working in the retail space to view activity on the sidewalk and street. These viewing opportunities not only make it more attractive for pedestrians to walk beside the building but also make it safer for people outside and inside. Sidewalks will be wide with enhanced paving and benches. Paving will extend from the building wall to the curb. This will result in a 16.5’ sidewalk on Clay, a 12.8’ sidewalk on Bell, a 14.5’on Chartres and 19.5’ on St. Emanuel.
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    ^ Agreed. And it would make some sense, with Midway being the developer of both City Centre (the location of Hotel Sorella) and Green Street.
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    Are you actually unaware of all of such measures that have been taken since Allison and continue to be taken?
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    Ground breaking is scheduled for April 11, 2014. Opening slated for June 2016.
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    The planned hotel is apparently Hotel Alessandra.
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    ^ I passed by there the other day and it looks like work may have started.
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    According to a Cite magazine article, the architects (Gensler) convinced the developer of Hess Tower (Trammel Crow) "that a 75-foot-wide strip . . . should be left empty to allow for the possibility of a residential development." The GRBCC 2025 Master Plan also has the site designated for residential development.
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    How do you propose to deal with the trains that use the railroad tracks you are proposing to abandon?
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    ^ Could the $4.25 BILLION price tag for a two-mile-long tunnel with only 4 lanes (2 in each direction; we need at least double that capacity) perhaps be part of the reasoning?
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    The same could be said for virtually every building ever built.
  17. Houston19514
    Yes, and that strip of land was left unoccupied precisely for the purpose of eventually having a residential structure built on it.
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    http://www.ih45northandmore.com/scoping_documents3.aspx
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    Thought it'd be fun to do an update.
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    That is always possible. But a quick look at HCAD's records of ownership of University Blvd property near Rice University shows that Rice U owns 6 parcels (in its own name, not through holding/shell companies). There are very few others that are candidates as possible holding/shell companies. It's pretty clear that Rice U does not own a lot of the houses on University Blvd. The vast majority are owned by named individuals. Others are owned by identifiable (non-Rice U entities). Once you get into the Village there are a few properties that are owned by entities that might be Rice holding/shell companies, but in most instances, there is plenty of reason to think it is not the case. This is looking more and more like an urban legend.
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    Also appears to be mythological.
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    That appears to be another myth.
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    Just because a building is in use does not mean either (1) that it is not derelict (to use your words) or (2) that it has monetary value apart from the value of the land. This is why we see buildings, including occupied houses, sold for lot value.
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    As August948 and Ross have already posted, the County's records show that Sears, and not Rice University, is the owner of their own midtown property. I wonder where this rumor came from that Rice owns the property.
  25. Houston19514
    Rice University does not own the Midtown Sears. Sears owns the Midtown Sears.
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