Canal Street Apartments, Val Glitsch FAIA [Photo by Miro Dvorscak, Courtesy of New Hope Housing]
- Jan. 2, 2009
- 9:16 AM
Headlines December 27 to January 2
This New Year week came with some bleak news as several hundred million dollars of cancelled or delayed developments were announced including High Street at Westheimer and the Titan on Post Oak due to problems with sales and financing. Carolyn Feibel’s Chronicle article on New Hope Housing was a bright spot. Pictured above is New Hope’s Canal Street Apartments, which includes 133 single room occupancy units.
Saturday December 27
Hidalgo County nears end for its border fence [Houston Chronicle]
Sunday December 28
Ike’s displaced families still looking for homes: Some property managers aren’t accepting their federal vouchers [Houston Chronicle]
New Hope in low-income housing: Nonprofit developer fights stereotypes with top designs [Houston Chronicle]
MOVE IT! Corridor fuss, Metro’s rail line kept ‘08 noisy [Houston Chronicle]
Tiny bit of land triggers big fight over city powers: Case centers on whether eminent domain used on developer’s behalf [Houston Chronicle]
Monday December 29
High Street development on Westheimer put on hold [Houston Chronicle]
The Swamplot Awards for Houston Real Estate, 2008: The Runners-Up [Swamplot]
Proposed 25-story luxury condo tower bites dust [Houston Chronicle]
Tuesday December 30
Council targets waste plant: Action follows complaints about odors, explosions [Houston Chronicle]
Thursday January 1
Houston gets court victory in battle against strip clubs [Houston Chronicle]
Friday January 2
Tour shows beauty in forgotten Houston: An exhibit aims to remind us that even though parts of Houston have fallen through the cracks, they’re still a part of who we are [Houston Chronicle]
Backtracks
More on the Waterlights district development in Pearland: WaterLights begins to shine
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