TowerSpotter Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Pdf: http://midwaycompanies.com/img/leasing/leasing-packages/140508_Century_Square_Retail_reduced.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenwest Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I've been watching this place get built. I only hope that when cars crash at that bad intersection that they don't end up in the buildings.every one tries to drive so fast to get thru the lights and there is always a wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I feel that the plan is a bit of a let-down (it's basically a conference center hotel + strip mall + apartments) but it sure sounds like a neat concept (will be finished after I leave this town, sadly). It's a bit like a scaled-down version of CityCentre, but that area isn't wealthy like Memorial City is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenwest Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 True. I hate to see these high rises come in. Its starting to look like new York. I guess I worry about air planes hitting them cause they fly so low before landing at easterwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I feel that the plan is a bit of a let-down (it's basically a conference center hotel + strip mall + apartments) but it sure sounds like a neat concept (will be finished after I leave this town, sadly). It's a bit like a scaled-down version of CityCentre, but that area isn't wealthy like Memorial City is. I couldn't disagree more. College Station is a grossly under served market. You have 40,000+ students coming from Dallas/Houston/Austin/San Antonio that are all used to nice things in those towns. Just like CityCentre in west Houston, this place will be hugely successful. West Houston was starved for entertainment for decades and CityCentre proved that. The hotel is also badly needed. You can't expect something on the scale that Houston can expect, but this is a big boost for the town and university. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 College Station is underserved in a lot of areas. There will be some 25% more people coming into town for football games, and the hotel building is ramping up but not restaurants. Grocery stores are pretty average too. Problem is maintaining these sorts of things year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) The fact there are so few multi-family or midrise residential in this plan baffles me. I guess its a great first step and is huge improvement from what is there right now, but still I'm very disappointed in the overall planning of this.... *sigh* Edited June 25, 2014 by Luminare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Considering the rest of the architectural gems that adorn that town (excluding Bryan's downtown and the A&M campus), this is easily what anyone in College Station should consider a remarkable development. I mean what did you expect? City Center? Which by the way, this development is similar to, except this is College Station not the Memorial area of Houston. Edited June 25, 2014 by arche_757 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) It's interesting to see all the orange accents in the renderings. Any bets that those details get changed before completion? Edit: The fact that the tent in my avatar is orange is a mere coincidence. It is a popular color in the small tent world. I have always cherished my neutrality in what used to be called the Southwest Conference. Edited June 26, 2014 by mollusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 How far along is this project? The aerial shot and the pic above it show two different layouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Seems like Post Oak Mall will be more affected by this than any of the nearby shopping centers. The nearby shopping centers are going to continue to benefit from easy parking, but how many students will drive to Post Oak Mall when this is a walk away? Of course the overall selection, a/c, and department stores will ensure they maintain a niche, but it will be a smaller niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Post Oak Mall has been deteriorating for years (not a dead mall, but certainly a tired one, despite recent renovations) and is no longer thought of as the city's prime retail destination. Students tend to stay away from it. Arguably, one of POM's biggest killers has been the Cypress outlet mall miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 If I may say, I'm a little more excited about the prospects of this one--perhaps because it will be more or less connected to the Northgate development. A few pictures of the site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mab Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/11/first-look-citycentre-developers-embark-on-major.html In the center of the project, Midway has partnered with Valencia Group to build two full-service, boutique hotels: The George (160 rooms) and Cavalry Court (140 rooms). Currently, there's one full-service hotel in the College Station market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 "$850 million raised in 4 months"http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/04/college-station-mixed-use-project-moves-forward-with-new-partnership/ That's impressive for cstat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 "$850 million raised in 4 months"http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/04/college-station-mixed-use-project-moves-forward-with-new-partnership/That's impressive for cstatNot surprised. College Station is a grossly underserved market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Two four star-ish hotels across the street from campus and a quarter mile from the Chicken will do fantastic business. The Hilton has been the only player in that space for so long, it makes me wonder if something shady was keeping it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Two four star-ish hotels across the street from campus and a quarter mile from the Chicken will do fantastic business. The Hilton has been the only player in that space for so long, it makes me wonder if something shady was keeping it that way. It's fun to speculate, but really it's just been a vastly under-served market. The town lives and dies from how big the university gets. The biggest change is the entire valley is transforming into a research/biomedcial corridor. Then you add on top the explosive growth A&M has had in the last decade and it's been a completely different town....well now is technically a small city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 It's fun to speculate, but really it's just been a vastly under-served market. The town lives and dies from how big the university gets. The biggest change is the entire valley is transforming into a research/biomedcial corridor. Then you add on top the explosive growth A&M has had in the last decade and it's been a completely different town....well now is technically a small city. That and the next ring road tollway of Houston will be cutting through just north of TWS. Only half joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On to the Next One Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Awesome. Nice hotels and entertainment near campus and Northgate will do incredibly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Awesome. Nice hotels and entertainment near campus and Northgate will do incredibly well. There is also talk of a full service hotel as part of the Kyle Field redevelopment. There's a campus master plan that shows a hotel and conference amenities near, or connected to Kyle Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 There is also talk of a full service hotel as part of the Kyle Field redevelopment. There's a campus master plan that shows a hotel and conference amenities near, or connected to Kyle Field. The vision 20/20 master plan? or from a newer version? I don't remember seeing anything about a hotel and conference space at Kyle field. Not doubting you, but where did you get this from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The vision 20/20 master plan? or from a newer version? I don't remember seeing anything about a hotel and conference space at Kyle field. Not doubting you, but where did you get this from?There was some chatter not too long ago about replacing Cain Hall with a hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 There was some chatter not too long ago about replacing Cain Hall with a hotel.I might be misremembering. I thought it was next to Kyle, but It might have been Cain which is close to Kyle/MSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I might be misremembering. I thought it was next to Kyle, but It might have been Cain which is close to Kyle/MSC Cain Hall is right across from Kyle Field, and there was talk of tearing down Cain for a hotel as recently as October (heard nothing since). See here for a few articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Large machines are present. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks for the updates! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I took some very bad shots while driving by. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 First time I've seen this rendering. It looks like they've started working on the two "wrap" apartments. It's handsome in a suburban way. Quite frankly I'm more impressed with its southerly neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 So that explains what's ultimately going to be built. There have been a few renderings and they have all been a bit different. I wonder when the buildings closer to University are going to start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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