Officials renew convention center hotel plan
View Larger Map A 2008 proposal to bring another major convention center hotel to downtown is back on the drawing board. The details of the plan are a little different this time around, but the goal is...
View ArticleConvention hotel plans move ahead
Plans to develop a new convention-center hotel in downtown Houston moved another step forward this week. Houston First Corp., which owns Hilton Americas-Houston and operates the George R. Brown...
View ArticleHines, Trammell Crow and other big names propose downtown hotel
The following teams responded to the city’s recent call for qualifications to build a second 1,000-room hotel near the George R. Brown Convention Center: Discovery Central Development Team Hines...
View ArticleFree rides coming to downtown
A free bus service to serve downtown is expected to launch in early June. The service, called Greenlink, will shuttle riders along a 2.5-mile route around downtown. The buses will make 18 stops to...
View ArticleCity to sell key downtown parcel
The agency that runs the city’s convention business is selling a prominent downtown parcel for what it hopes will become a retail and residential development. Houston First Corp. has hired HFF to...
View ArticleAll systems go for downtown hotel
An agreement to build a second convention center hotel downtown has been finalized, city officials announced today. Documents were executed with Houston-based Rida Development Corp., which will build...
View ArticleGreater Houston Partnership Building to go up next to downtown convention center
A 10-story Greater Houston Partnership Building and a parking garage behind it will be built directly north of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The office building’s tenants will include the...
View ArticleConvention Center was the catalyst for east downtown’s transformation
In the early 1980s, the east end of downtown was mostly empty lots and parking lots. There was no convention center, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Discovery Green, One Park Place, Hilton Americas...
View ArticleGriffin Partners, Wulfe & Co. seek retailers for downtown convention center...
Up to seven new restaurants, sidewalk cafes and entertainment venues will be part of a makeover of the George R. Brown Convention Center and surrounding areas. Fred Griffin, chairman and CEO of...
View ArticleDowntown Houston: The view from 60 stories up
Two projects on the drawing boards would change the view from the 60th floor observation deck of downtown’s JPMorgan Chase Tower. So I took a couple of pictures to document how it looks today. Top...
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