TheNiche Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 The Four Seasons downtown has the condo/hotel thing going. I definitely believe downtown Houston is ready for another upscale hotel/condo project. Perhaps we'll see a couple of new downtown "five-star" hotels in the next decade. Sooner than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Also remember that the option is also available at "Club Quarters" to live in there as well. I don't know how many people own a room, but it would be interesting to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 the embassy suites is not five star, right? this hotel is in addition to the embassy suites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 the embassy suites is not five star, right? this hotel is in addition to the embassy suites?You are correct. Embassy Suites would not be a 5-star hotel. And the earlier news about a team planning to develop a 5-star hotel downtown was a different group than the group building the Embassy Suites. So there should be more hotel excitement in our future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Judging by this past weekend, more hotels are needed.I tried booking a downtown hotel 2 weeks ago for Friday-Monday. The Hilton Americas, Hyatt, Doubletree, Crowne Plaza, Club Quarters, Magnolia, Icon, Alden, Residence Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, and Lancaster were totally booked.The ONLY one with any space was the Inn at the Ballpark. Of course, the remaining space they had were corner suites on the top floor!I know there was a huge convention in town, but not being able to offer last minute travelers any space is NOT a good thing. By the time I checked in, even the Inn at the Ballpark was booked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) Humble Tower has room service through The Marriott. Edited October 15, 2007 by Daniepwils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc281 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Park Hyatt? Not bloody likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm91 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 is it possible that city center is a mandarin oriental hotel? i know they're 5 star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 is it possible that city center is a mandarin oriental hotel? i know they're 5 star.Mandarin is pretty good about letting people know what cities its interested in very early on. If it was Mandarin, we probably would have heard something by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sargento03 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 More or less, how many stories might a 225 room hotel have? Here are some examples: DoubleTree 350 Rooms (this building is also very thin) Crowne Plaza 259 Rooms Four Seasons 404 Rooms Hilton Americas 1203 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I was driving downtown along San Jac today when I noticed a large ugly concrete building somewhere between Jefferson and Pease with a fence around it and a Fentz construction sign. Does anybody have any idea what's going on?I went to their website and this (http://www.fretzconstruction.com/portfolio/current/shcc.htm) looks slightly similar to the building with the fence around it. Are they turning that ugly building into some sort of church building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayshoota Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I know the building you are talking about and I had been wondering the same thing. Looks like a match based on the rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 aqui?http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&...8&encType=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 i guess you're not into mid century modern. there's a thread on here somewhere that mentioned the diocese is expanding their facilities downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 aqui?http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&...8&encType=1Would it be possible for you to post Google maps instead of live.com maps? Those map links won't work outside of Internet Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) Would it be possible for you to post Google maps instead of live.com maps? Those map links won't work outside of Internet Explorer.For real? That stinks. I like lives angle much better. But I do like google's ability to show street names w/ their satelite image.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Houston,+TX,...&iwloc=addr Edited January 23, 2008 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Always works fine for me in Firefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Always works fine for me in FirefoxYeah, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcj5 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I think you're talking about the old Federal Reserve building. This has been purchased by the Archdiocese of Houston-Galveston for their Cathedral Centre. It will basically be a bunch of office/classroom/activity space to supplement the cathedral's presence downtown. First, they have to renovate it and bring it up to code, but I think is supposed to open later in 2008.http://www.sacredhearthouston.org/document...Heart_flyer.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) For real? That stinks. I like lives angle much better. But I do like google's ability to show street names w/ their satelite image.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Houston,+TX,...&iwloc=addrIn Safari it just loads a search screen. Damn you, Microsoft! Edited January 24, 2008 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 In Safari it just loads a search screen. Damn you, Microsoft!sounds like a user issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I was driving downtown along San Jac today when I noticed a large ugly concrete building somewhere between Jefferson and Pease with a fence around it and a Fentz construction sign. Does anybody have any idea what's going on?I went to their website and this (http://www.fretzconstruction.com/portfolio/current/shcc.htm) looks slightly similar to the building with the fence around it. Are they turning that ugly building into some sort of church building?I drove by BLVD Place construction site the other day and the sign read 400 residential units instead of the original 500 units.I drove by BLVD Place construction site the other day and the sign read 400 residential units instead of the original 500 units.With only 400 residential units instead of the planned 500, that means that either the 3 buildings with be shorter or there will be just two high rises. I am not surprised that it was scaled down - typical of Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey2 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 With banks not lending for most new commercial projects, do anyone know if the rehab of the old Days Inn is still a go. And has anyone purchased the old Savoy Hotel. Both project would be a major lift to that end of downtown. I am aware that the luxury condo project across from Discovery Green is having such a hard time selling units that they have decided to rent them at bargain rates until the economy improves, which could spell trouble for all those other projects in the works downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 With all of the trouble these hotels have had in the past and in better financial times, we'll probably see places like the Savoy and Days Inn crumble on themselves (already starting) before anything happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) I am aware that the luxury condo project across from Discovery Green is having such a hard time selling units that they have decided to rent them at bargain rates until the economy improves, which could spell trouble for all those other projects in the works downtown.I presume you are referring to One Park Place??? That has never been planned as condos for sale, and has always been planned as a rental building. (And I haven't heard anybody refer to them as "bargain rates" ;-) Edited January 31, 2009 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Old vacant buildings have a better chance of survival during a recession than during times of economic prosperity. Historic preservation is one of the few positive results of poverty. However, poverty also results in deferred maintenance and neglect. New Orleans is a perfect example of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Old vacant buildings have a better chance of survival during a recession than during times of economic prosperity. Historic preservation is one of the few positive results of poverty. However, poverty also results in deferred maintenance and neglect. New Orleans is a perfect example of this.How true about New Orleans. The last time there we did a lot of walking in the CBD. The old deco office buildings there that have just been abandoned to rot are a shame. It looks like Charity Hospital is going to end up the same, unless some deep pockets intervene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Just to throw it out there, but what's up with the conversion of the old Sheraton Lincoln into an Omni Hotel? I thought that was supposed to be well on the way by now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The bust in the 1980s was brutal on downtown hotels. The Whitehall, Sheraton, Savoy and Holiday Inn all had to close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I presume you are referring to One Park Place??? That has never been planned as condos for sale, and has always been planned as a rental building. (And I haven't heard anybody refer to them as "bargain rates" ;-)With banks not lending for most new commercial projects, do anyone know if the rehab of the old Days Inn is still a go. And has anyone purchased the old Savoy Hotel. Both project would be a major lift to that end of downtown. I am aware that the luxury condo project across from Discovery Green is having such a hard time selling units that they have decided to rent them at bargain rates until the economy improves, which could spell trouble for all those other projects in the works downtown.Actually they did start out as for sale, but I don't think they had enough people interested so now they are for rent. This happened well before all the harder financial situations happened with the banks and the economy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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