citykid09 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Yay! and Awwww!.Good that they are starting to development the new T&C Lifestyle center. Sad to see such an old 80's icon leave. Someone just diead over there an old sky bridge collapsed and killed a worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 I just saw that on the news! How sad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I just saw that on the news! How sad! The bridge that goes from the garage to the main department store building, why was he under it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 The news said he was an iron worker. He was cutting a steel beam when it caused a collapse crushing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 CityCentre signs first round of high-profile retail tenantsHouston Business Journal - November 10, 2006by Allison WollamHouston Business JournalAfter months of speculation about the tenant lineup at Midway Co.'s CityCentre, several prime retailers have confirmed plans to occupy the much-buzzed-about mixed-use project. Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Lifetime Fitness, Dallas-based Studio Movie Grill and New York-based RA Sushi will all be a part of the planned project, located at the southeast corner of the Sam Houston Tollway and Interstate 10. CityCentre -- which is being developed on the old Town & Country Mall site -- will also include lofts, a hotel, shops and more restaurants. After a sample site plan complete with the names of proposed retail tenants slipped out into the public this summer, Houston-based Midway Co. has remained mum about details on CityCentre. And the center's leasing agent, Nick Hernandez of Page Realty Partners Ltd., refers all questions regarding the center to the developer. Mark Anawaty of Midway Co. could not be reached for comment on the first batch of tenants to have committed to the project, which will eventually encompass 350,000 square feet of commercial space. But Lifetime Fitness has confirmed that it is bulking up its Houston presence with its first three-level facility, which will be one of the anchors of CityCentre. ................................................ Meanwhile, cinema-eatery chain Studio Movie Grill plans to open a new 36,000-square-foot theater in CityCentre by the end of next year. http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...3394000^1374812 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 But Lifetime Fitness has confirmed that it is bulking up its Houston presence with its first three-level facility, which will be one of the anchors of CityCentre. http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...3394000^1374812On a side note, where the hell did Lifetime and LA Fitness come from all of the sudden.I could swear Bally's and 24 Hour Saturated the market here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 I went to Lifetime Fitness with some friends out at Cinco Ranch, and they are definitely looking to drive out YMCA's and similar. They are very family oriented. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Globe Street.com has a "Glimpse of Stories to Come" section. One of this afternoon's "Glimpses" is in Houston: "$500M Mixed-Use Project Gets Under Way"BLVD Place, perhaps? Houston Pavilions has previously been billed as a $200 million project, so it's not that . . . unless they've got some big surprises for us.Just found some more information: Looks like it's referring to City Centre (the former location of Town & Country Mall). Edited February 15, 2007 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Can you at least link it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Patience, Grasshopper. :-) The project will include 500,000 square feet of office space; 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; a 217-room luxury hotel topped with 16 condominiums; 375 apartments; 250 urban lofts; 40 brownstones and a 140,000-square-foot fitness facility.CityCentre will be able to boast several "firsts" for the Houston area when it opens in 2008.Houston-based Valencia Group will build its first hotel in the Bayou City in a joint venture with Midway. Restaurants Eddie V's, Z Tejas and Brio Tuscan Grille will open their first Houston locations in CityCentre.Minnesota-based Lifetime Fitness is building its first urban concept in the country there -- a three-story, 140,000-square-foot fitness center.And Dallas-based Studio Movie Grill will build its first ground-up location in Houston featuring first-run films and a full menu. Houston Business Journal has the scoop.Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, it says they started construction last month. Edited February 15, 2007 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Oh, I heard about this thing. I made a thread on it (it might have been at my Atlanta board's Houston section). I'll post what I posted over there, here: City Centre: Houston This development is where the old Town&Country mall was. Website is here: http://www.citycentrehouston.com/citycentre/index.php Total Retail Space: 560,000 sf Total Surface/On-Street Parking: 344 Spaces Total Garage Parking: 3,577 spacess Some renderings: ^^New Residential^^ More: More: Town & Country Redevelopment Edited February 15, 2007 by Trae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Yes, it's been talked about for quite some time. But this is the first news that it is actually happening and is under construction. And they've confirmed some of the previously mentioned tenants and added to the list. Edited February 15, 2007 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyboy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Sounds incredible. I'm just confused about the location ( I don't know much of Houston except Downtown area to Sugarland). Where exactly is this going to be located and what is the area like now?? Is the neighborhood surburban like or more urban?? Edited February 15, 2007 by troyboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sounds incredible. I'm just confused about the location ( I don't know much of Houston except Downtown area to Sugarland). Where exactly is this going to be located??It's in the southeast quadrant of the I-10 (Katy Freeway) intersection with Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8). A little west of Memorial City Mall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Memorial City Mall has many mid-rises and one five hundred footer going up right next to it. This whole area is getting high-rises. Houston as another skyline going up . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, it says they started construction last month.Thankfully they finally have an update to the CityCentre project.Is the layout any different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 So in the course of a few weeks we've begun the Park Tower, Houston Pavilions, and City Centre?!? Not to mention BLVD Place which is around the corner. Wow! I think all the developments we've been salivating over are finally kicking off. I can't count that high but there must be several million square feet of development in these 3 projects alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 It also looks like High Street is at least moving in the direction of getting off the ground in the not too distant future. Of course, as usual, we just shrug our shoulders at the Med Center activity . It's too bad that the former HISD site in Greenway Plaza is turning out to be so controversial, otherwise you'd really have something to talk about there (especially with the Metropole and the infill near Lakewood Center). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Wow! I think all the developments we've been salivating over are finally kicking off. Unfortunately, they still can turn out like this, but lets pray that it does not! Costco Fiasco It also looks like High Street is at least moving in the direction of getting off the ground in the not too distant future.Of course, as usual, we just shrug our shoulders at the Med Center activity . It's too bad that the former HISD site in Greenway Plaza is turning out to be so controversial, otherwise you'd really have something to talk about there (especially with the Metropole and the infill near Lakewood Center). Update: Too funny, I just posted the same thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 So in the course of a few weeks we've begun the Park Tower, Houston Pavilions, and City Centre?!? Not to mention BLVD Place which is around the corner. Wow! I think all the developments we've been salivating over are finally kicking off. I can't count that high but there must be several million square feet of development in these 3 projects alone.If I'm not mistaken, Memorial City and Astroworld will both have mega-redevelopment projects of their own, too. That and the Downtown Park. Houston's gonna look real nice in 3 years when all five are complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 If I'm not mistaken, Memorial City and Astroworld will both have mega-redevelopment projects of their own, too. That and the Downtown Park. Houston's gonna look real nice in 3 years when all five are complete. Maybe a new light rail line between Memorial City and CityCentre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's not a bad idea. A little trolley or something linking up the areas. People could park at Memorial City, and ride to City Centre, or vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's not a bad idea. A little trolley or something linking up the areas. People could park at Memorial City, and ride to City Centre, or vice versa.How many blocks will be between the two when both projectsare all fnished? Or will they almost be connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) How many blocks will be between the two when both projectsare all fnished? Or will they almost be connected?Not likely "connected", as the TC development (City Centre) and the Memorial City development are about a 1/2 mile (8-10 blocks roughly) apart geographically. Although, I agree that maybe a limited service trolley (subsidized in part or in whole by the two developments or some shared governing body) could be a winner. If you do that, though, I think you need to charge a fare of some kind from day one. METRO's downtown trolley system was successful for the most part but it was free when introduced--entirely subsidized by METRO/the Feds--but then METRO tried to charge a fare to cover some of the escalating costs and that, along with the opening of METRO Rail, killed the service.I'd charge a basic $0.25/$0.50 fare at the onset so that it doesn't come as a shock to the system and you'd have some form of revenue coming back to you. Edited February 15, 2007 by The Great Hizzy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 And I am also sure people would use it, too. 25 cents (or even 50 cents) wouldn't be too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 2 THA C Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Its awesome they are devolping Cinty Centre so fast, I thought It would be years before they revitalized T&C, I guess it figures with the Katy FWY expansion and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Since it looks like this is going to be built in phases, how long do they predict until this project is completely finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Since it looks like this is going to be built in phases, how long do they predict until this project is completely finished?Hopefully not as long as Sugar Land's town center, it looks like they stopped and they still have two empty lots to fill in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 (edited) CityCentre As we were speaking, Nancy Sarnoff has an article in today's Chron. Enjoy. Houston has so much building going on that it is hard to keep up with all the new stuff. Over at the old Allen House is an urban center, CityCentre, Mosaic, 2727 Kirby, the Endeavor highrises ... we haven't even begun to name all the action. houstonfella is happy. Edited February 16, 2007 by houstonfella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 ^^^ Yeah, i wish i could be in Houston right now. It seems HOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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