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Flood Diversion Tunnels - Houston and the Environment - HAIF The . . . The Chicago version (officially called "TARP," but everyone just calls it "Deep Tunnel") has been under construction for 50 years now Don't expect a quick solution It was always a bit unnerving to see manhole covers (actually, they're just grates) big enough to swallow a car
Hawthrone Square - 3407 Montrose Blvd. - Houston Architecture Yep Eater Houston reported this in August The article revealed Lao Size Chuan's plans to expand to Montrose Eater reported the inner loop location would be in the Hawthorne Square shopping center, 3407 Montrose Blvd Blurb: “ 'The plan is to open in Dallas and Austin, with three more locations in Houston next year,' says Darren Ren, another representative of the company At present, a
Millenium Park, Chicago - Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World. . . - HAIF . . . Chicago builds Millenium Park and we are all hoping, praying desperately for a little greenspace and maybe a wider sidewalk than usual in an area whose reconstitution has the potential to set Houston on a course to true urban greatness- and it most likely won't happen
Lesser-known Chicago photos - Pictures From The Rest of the World . . . I was wandering around a Chicago neighborhood that most tourists don't get to and took some pictures There's a few more recognizable pictures, too, but most of it's from what you might call an up-and-coming neighborhood Wacker Drive At this point, it's three levels deep The Pritzker Pavilion
Chicagos Version of River Oaks - Houston Architecture If Chicago had a neighborhood that is the equivalent of River Oaks, the Gold Coast comes closest It's just outside of the downtown core, and is the location of some of the area's most expensive homes But architecturally, the two are very different Here are some pictures I took one day while ad
Hines Office Tower In Chicago - Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World . . . Chicago is poised to get its next new office tower now that the developer, Hines Interests LP has a preliminary agreement with a major anchor tenant to lease space, according to industry sources The Houston-based developer will build the 50-story tower with hometown food service entrepreneur Larr
Solomon Cordwell Buenz - Architects, Developers, Builders, and Designs . . . As many of you know, HAIF has a sister site in Chicago called the Chicago Architecture Blog The blog regularly does interviews with architects and real estate developers in that market about what they're up to, why they designed certain buildings certain ways, and so on Recently I interviewed J
New rules for Chicago skyscrapers to combat cars Chicago has a lot of rules governing new skyscrapers And contrary to the hyperbolic claims of real estate developers — they keep getting built Funny, that The city's Department of Transportation has added some new rules (Traffic Demand Management) for new developments that are near train stati
Relocating From Chicago - Houston Real Estate - HAIF The Houston Area . . . I should stop comparing Chicago real estate to Houston Here in Chicago, the average price for 550 sq ft studio size condo with a view of your next door brick wall in a decent neighborhood is close to $200,000 and that's probably just a closet space in an average Houston house
Why is Editor in Chicago? - HAIF on HAIF - HAIF The Houston Area . . . I don't understand why Editor is based in Chicago while the rest of us live in Houston, suburbs of Houston, or cities that aren't suburbs of Houston but experience lots of traffic to and fro Houston His GeoTag doesn't say HAIFER IN EXILE, and so on What's up with that? Why isn't Editor a Texan?