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Texas Tower: Office Skyscraper At 845 Texas Ave.
Houston19514 replied to democide's topic in Downtown
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The building is in use and available to rent as event space, and houses the Buffalo Bayou Partnership.
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Elev8: Multifamily High-Rise At 1801 Smith St.
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I was searching yesterday for media coverage of this. Our media has to be the worst of any major metro area. How does this kind of project not even get a whisper of coverage? Inexcusable.- 183 replies
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TxDOT Proposes Elevating I-10 near I-45
Houston19514 replied to Triton's topic in Traffic and Transportation
To the extent the heliport was used for commuting, that (and the other oil-industry usage) stopped because of the oil bust, not because the heliport closed. It was located by the GRB on the property where the Marriott Marquis now stands.- 207 replies
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The article actually does kinda refute what you wrote. Generally speaking, companies don't invest billions of dollars in businesses they are getting out of. In any event, nothing in this follow-up post of yours remotely suggests that Shell is getting out of the fossil fuels business (which is what you claimed).- 207 replies
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And Fio’s right next door to Bodega. Also Barnaby’s, City Cellars HTX, or Cafe Leonelli at the Museum - good and Uber convenient.
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If you are commuting from the suburbs to downtown, you do have an alternative.- 207 replies
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That's pretty funny. And it might come as a surprise to some of the folks at those companies. In the today's Wall Street Journal: Political uncertainty is clouding prospects for new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but Shell SHEL 0.20%▲ PLC—the Gulf’s biggest producer—is still investing billions of dollars in its waters to pump oil for years to come. Shell’s continued ambitions in the Gulf are on full display in a sprawling fabrication yard in southeast Texas. There, the company is putting the finishing touches on Vito, its 13th major offshore project in the region, with a cost of around $3 billion,- 207 replies
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The quick internet search (i.e., Wikipedia) actually says the cost of most LRT systems ranges from $15 million to more than $100 million per mile, and that's from 2006. In more recent times, it looks like LA has a light rail project for about $253 million/mile. Another project for $165 million/mile. Another for $293 million/mile. https://labusinessjournal.com/infrastructure/car-loving-la-midst-largest-rail-construction-prog/- 207 replies
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Probably because it's not on or part of their property.
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I understand all that and I still think you're wrong. Pick some random spots in any city with Google maps (which covers buses and trains) and one can easily find spots where the walk to the initial transit connection is more than 5 minutes. I tried Madrid and Paris. (If there is in some cases a closer bus stop than the one in your itinerary, it's not very relevant. If the bus stop is for a bus that doesn't take you where you are going or provide an opportunity of a reasonably efficient connection, so what?)- 207 replies
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I doubt there's a city, let alone an entire country, in the world in which you are always within a 5-minute walk of access to the transit system.- 207 replies
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https://www.houstonsports.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Minutes-of-the-Board-of-Directors-Meeting-Final-Draft-20210204.pdf
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This is not the thread for Babylon.
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Sorry, our posts overlapped. I edited mine with information I found (not a whole lot of information). Suffice to say it was (according to the Chronicle) of the agreement for Crane's purchase of that property from the City.
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At this point, probably not until after the World Series. I would guess very shortly after... I'm curious about this agreement with the city. I found a Chronicle article that reported that "When city council approved of some of the plans for the land in May of 2020, said Benton, the Astros agreed it would begin its mixed-use development within four years and bring the plans to the city for review." I'd love to get a look at the agreement to see what is actually required. (No, I don't trust the Chronicle to have gotten it right...) In the process of looking for information about the purchase agreement, I discovered something interesting about the locomotive. The original plan was for the Astros to move the locomotive to a site closer to the stadium, on the Preston Street side near the Right Field gate, where it would be on display and also serve as part of the security measures for the stadium. Prior to the relocation being completed, the Texas Railroad Preservation Association basically asked if they could have the locomotive for their planned museum in EADO. So the relocation was paused while they worked things out with the owner of the locomotive (the Jaycees).
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Frost Town Brewing At 100 N. Jackson St.
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Elev8: Multifamily High-Rise At 1801 Smith St.
Houston19514 replied to Montrose1100's topic in Downtown
This area will greatly benefit from the NHHIP and the improvements planned in connection therewith.- 183 replies
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