Houston19514 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yes, Houston has the third largest number of consulates in the nation; after New York and Los Angeles. We have 94 consulates. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 How long til we get a world trade center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 If we had zoning maybe we would have Consulate Row. By the way, do we have something like that?Post Oak Blvd. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 How long til we get a world trade center?We had one downtown many decades ago. I think it got torn down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 No! It got reskinned. Near the ballpark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yep. Westin Hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Swamplot reports a variance request for the consulate. The Saudis want the property deemed "foreign soil". This should be interesting... http://swamplot.com/what-happens-when-a-saudi-consulate-complex-tries-to-develop-on-foreign-soil-in-westchase/2015-02-13/ "...“DOES A BUILDING have diplomatic immunity to local ordinances if [its site] is deemed international soil?” asks Architect’s Newspaper reporter Jay Thomas, reporting on the variance request made on behalf of a new General Consulate of Saudi Arabia complex in Westchase — which Houston’s planning commissiondenied in December. The applicants for the variance appear to say yes, it does:“The Consulate should be considered foreign soil and should be allowed to develop the property as they have planned as long as it doesn’t harm the public in any way,” reads the application..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm going to read this on swamplot and I know I'm going to see respectable and polite discourse in the comments section. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Do they have to go through the Feds to get this done? I'm not too familiar with the this whole process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 This one's on the Planning Commission Agenda again. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ^^^ beautiful! props for sharing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 This plat was filed on August 3rd Sorry for potato quality 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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