Houston19514 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 20 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said: A bit off topic, but related to development. . Depending on your point of view good news or bad. New census estimates claim the Houston MSA grew by approximately 163,000 from 2014 to 1015. The largest increase in the country once again. Second year in a row growth has been greater than 150K. Population must be over 6.7 million at this point. Amazing numbers. Not sure where you got the 163,000 number. The growth from 2014 to 2015 was 159,083. Still phenomenal and the largest increase in the country (I wonder if any US metro area has ever before grown by 159,000 in one year. The population (estimate) as of July1, 2015 was 6,656,947. So, yes, we are almost certainly over 6.7 million by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 21 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Not sure where you got the 163,000 number. The growth from 2014 to 2015 was 159,083. Still phenomenal and the largest increase in the country (I wonder if any US metro area has ever before grown by 159,000 in one year. The population (estimate) as of July1, 2015 was 6,656,947. So, yes, we are almost certainly over 6.7 million by now. Need to count the illegals so I guess a 163,000 number would be correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, enriquewx91 said: Need to count the illegals so I guess a 163,000 number would be correct Census does count "illegals". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I checked the numbers on the census.gov for MSA. It lists Houston MSA 2015 as 6,656,947 and Houston MSA 2014 as 6,490,180. This comes out as 166,767. What ever number 159 K or 166 K they are huge numbers. Do not know if this is the largest ever. I know Chicago grew very fast in the 19th century and LA in the 20th but don't know the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said: I checked the numbers on the census.gov for MSA. It lists Houston MSA 2015 as 6,656,947 and Houston MSA 2014 as 6,490,180. This comes out as 166,767. What ever number 159 K or 166 K they are huge numbers. Do not know if this is the largest ever. I know Chicago grew very fast in the 19th century and LA in the 20th but don't know the numbers. The 2015 estimates table on Census.gov shows the 2014 estimate was 6,497,864. It looks like they revised the 2014 estimate upwards since last year. (The 2014 estimates table shows 6,490,180.) I think the most accurate comparisons would need to use the numbers from the 2015 table. Edited March 29, 2016 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Just pulled together the number of buildings under construction and proposed for cities here in Texas. Houston We've been holding onto the top spot for under construction and proposals for some time now. The number is expected to drop for under construction. Many towers are wrapping up, and few are expected to begin. While our number of proposals may remain high, many of them are likely on hold. Under Construction: 32 Proposed: 63 Dallas Under Construction: 16 Proposed: 36 Fort Worth Under Construction: 2 Proposed: 3 Austin Under Construction: 14 Proposed: 29 San Antonio Under Construction: 1 Proposed: 6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post enriquewx91 Posted April 26, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2016 Pretty awesome vid on youtube uploaded over the weekend views of GRB, 609 Main, and Market Square among others. Enjoy! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Looks like BG Group Place will need a new name http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/05/09/exclusive-namesake-tenant-to-vacate-downtown.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 26 minutes ago, enriquewx91 said: Looks like BG Group Place will need a new name http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/05/09/exclusive-namesake-tenant-to-vacate-downtown.html That's too bad. This will leave another big vacancy downtown . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 One year left in college. Sure hope there is a big change in the economy here in the next 365 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 On 3/29/2016 at 2:41 PM, Twinsanity02 said: I checked the numbers on the census.gov for MSA. It lists Houston MSA 2015 as 6,656,947 and Houston MSA 2014 as 6,490,180. This comes out as 166,767. What ever number 159 K or 166 K they are huge numbers. Do not know if this is the largest ever. I know Chicago grew very fast in the 19th century and LA in the 20th but don't know the numbers. 159k isn't even Houston's best, let alone the best ever per metro. Houston, DFW, NY, LA has been hitting that and more every now and then for the last 40 years. Atlanta was hitting those numbers at the start of the 2000s. Miami got there a couple times. But yeah, Houston's best years were the early 80s surprisingly since we had a lot less people to bare kids. In fact, the year before, Houston grew by 163K. Houston's best year was 82. We grew by 195k. There were 70k births and 30k deaths. So 155k was just from people moving here. If we had that many last year our total number would have been 215k because natural increase was 60k (98k births minus 38k deaths). I think LA had a couple 200k plus years. Houston's current growth is nothing new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Teddy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 So is the oil price collapse the main reason for the drop is new construction or was stuff just overbuilt in the last few years? I'm new to town and I love to see buildings go up so I hope I won't be starved for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 It's really both. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Teddy Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 That's a shame. Hoping for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Keep your eyes open in the med center area because that is where most of the new construction is taking place. 4 new hospital towers in Texas Childrens, Herman, Methodist and St Lukes /Baylor, a couple of high rise residential towers, and some new mixed use projects are on the boards and in different stages of construction. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 On 4/26/2016 at 0:14 PM, enriquewx91 said: Pretty awesome vid on youtube uploaded over the weekend views of GRB, 609 Main, and Market Square among others. Enjoy! This video makes me a proud Houstonian! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I'm excited about the progress we've made and am a proud Houstonian but does anyone ever get bummed when looking at other more dense cities like Chicago and even Seattle? I seen this photo and kinda got bummed thinking how far we still have to go to fill in downtown. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 2 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said: I'm excited about the progress we've made and am a proud Houstonian but does anyone ever get bummed when looking at other more dense cities like Chicago and even Seattle? I seen this photo and kinda got bummed thinking how far we still have to go to fill in downtown. I don't get too bummed about it. Houston is a Sunbelt city, which also has multiple areas (Galleria, Medical Center) that would rival the DTs of other urban areas. We're getting there, but I think its easier to create density in urban areas with zoning laws and natural boundaries (i.e., Lake Michigan, Puget Sound). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I wonder when the lot across from Toyota Center will be developed at Polk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'm not upset at all. Go watch the opening of the movie Urban Cowboy and compare it to the skyhawk video. The downtown was a mass of tall buildings all cluster west of Main giving it a lopsided appearance. In addition midtown was a wasteland all the way to the museums. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Projects that have broken ground this year: Baylor/St.Lukes Expansion - 21 stories - Began in April Encore Castle Court - 4 stories - Began in May Residences at Hardy Yards - 4 stories - Began in May Ascent Med Center - 38 stories - Began in May Marlowe - 20 stories - Began in June And projects anticipate on breaking ground this year: Hanover River Oaks - 39 stories - July 2016 Hanover BLVD Place - 35(?) stories - July 2016 TMC Hotel (InterContinental?) - 6750 Main - 22 stories - 2Q 2016 Aurora - 16 stories - Summer 2016 The Mondrian at The Museum - 8-stories - Summer 2016 3615 Montrose - 7-stories - Summer 2016 The Ivy Lofts - 24-stories - August 2016 Caydon Property Group Highrise (Phase I) - 28-stories - November 2016 Regent Square Phase II - 3Q/End of 2016 TMC|3 Research Campus - End of 2016 May have missed a few! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I think you meant Texas Children's Hospital expansion. Baylor/St Luke's is a new tower on their relatively new campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Teddy Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 On June 8, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Urbannizer said: Projects that have broken ground this year: Baylor/St.Lukes Expansion - 21 stories - Began in April Encore Castle Court - 4 stories - Began in May Residences at Hardy Yards - 4 stories - Began in May Ascent Med Center - 38 stories - Began in May Marlowe - 20 stories - Began in June And projects anticipate on breaking ground this year: Hanover River Oaks - 39 stories - July 2016 Hanover BLVD Place - 35(?) stories - July 2016 TMC Hotel (InterContinental?) - 6750 Main - 22 stories - 2Q 2016 Aurora - 16 stories - Summer 2016 The Mondrian at The Museum - 8-stories - Summer 2016 3615 Montrose - 7-stories - Summer 2016 The Ivy Lofts - 24-stories - August 2016 Caydon Property Group Highrise (Phase I) - 28-stories - November 2016 Regent Square Phase II - 3Q/End of 2016 TMC|3 Research Campus - End of 2016 May have missed a few! Is this a lot or not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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htownboy Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Miami should be ranked higher than Houston soon. They have ~4 topped out 150m+ and another 15 or so u/c and a bunch more proposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werdserf 99 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 On 10/19/2016 at 2:56 AM, Timoric said: As we catch our breath and see how far we have come, I was looking around for where Houston ranks as a tall city. I found this site. https://skyscrapercenter.com/city/houston I thought these rankings were interesting: Global Ranking #23 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings Regional Ranking #4 in North America by no. of 150m+ completed buildings Country Ranking #3 in USA by no. of 150m+ completed buildings Give it time. Houston is still relatively new in this regard seeing how the growth has only really taken off just recently. Now, would anyone happen to know why the site linked has a Chinese language option? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 On 6/6/2016 at 3:13 PM, nate4l1f3 said: I'm excited about the progress we've made and am a proud Houstonian but does anyone ever get bummed when looking at other more dense cities like Chicago and even Seattle? I seen this photo and kinda got bummed thinking how far we still have to go to fill in downtown. Honestly it's working for Houston. Unlike other cities that developed from the core outwards, Houston developed in pockets that are finally starting to merge together cohesively. What I'm starting to see is the investment downtown is not only to make downtown great but to reconnect the city. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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