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Houston voters rejected a plan to finance the Astrodome's redevelopment, but not before snapping up stadium memorabilia at a firesale. Will this midcentury icon escape demolition?

Houston Chronicle

The Kirksey architecture firm was selected by The Woodlands Development Co. to design these buildings, which will house additional office space for Exxon Mobil Corp. in the Woodlands. The buildings have been designed to LEED Certified specifications.

Houston Business Journal

Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (NYSE: XOM) massive footprint north of Houston is going to be even larger. The Irving, Texas-based company has leased about 478,000 square feet in Hughes Landing in the Woodlands and plans to move in during the first half of 2016. 

Houston Business Journal

Houston-based ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has preleased the remaining space at Energy Center Four, bringing its total lease for the complex to 1.2 million square feet and prompting the developer to start a fifth building. 

Houston Business Journal
The Houston Area Safety Council will hold a grand opening this week for its new training campus. The ceremony for the facility, at 5213 Center St. in Pasadena, will begin at 3 p.m. on Nov. 13. Houston-based firms Kirksey Architecture and Tellepsen Builders designed and built the facility, respectively.

Houston Business Journal
The Westchase District’s next office tower topped out this week, and completion is slated for April. Two BriarLake Plaza, at 2050 W. Sam Houston Parkway and Briar Forest Drive, is on track to be a 12-story, 332,000-square-foot tower.

Real Estate BISNOW (Hou)
Since people can work from anywhere now, they go to offices for social and psychological reasons, says Boxer Property COO Justin Segal (here with moderator Kirksey EVP Brian Malarkey and fellow panelist Shell real estate project manager Pam Ewton at Bisnow's Office of the Future event).

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Get a sneak peak of the new pavilion before it reopens its doors on Friday.

Houston Business Journal
After recently moving into its new, build-to-suit, Noble Energy Center One within its corporate campus, Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) is breaking ground on its phase II of the development Thursday.

Real Estate BISNOW (Hou)
Development is everywhere we look these days (we opened our bedroom door yesterday and found a 21-story office building putting down roots). We gathered up experts to share four things happening in the dynamic industry.

Houston Business Journal
As expected, Houston-based Moody Rambin is breaking ground this week on its speculative 250,000-square-foot Town Centre I. The 10-story structure on Town & Country Boulevard at Queensbury Lane is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Houston Chronicle

Jacobs Engineering has signed a lease for nearly 82,000 square feet of space in what will be a seven-story office building at 12140 Wickchester Lane, just north of Interstate 10 between Kirkwood and Dairy Ashford.
 

Real Estate BISNOW (Hou)

CyrusOne is gearing up development of two more facilities on its Houston West campus, which now totals 45 acres. The move will make the property the largest center for seismic exploration computing services in the country (and maybe the world).

Houston Business Journal

More companies are making the decision to abandon the hierarchical structure, which is an example of architecture reflecting the next generation’s workforce culture, said Brian Malarkey, executive vice president of Houston-based Kirksey Architecture.

Houston Business Journal

Houston-based PM Realty Group is breaking ground this month on Jacobs Plaza, part of the first phase of Woodbranch Park in the Energy Corridor. Houston-based Kirksey Architecture is the designer for the project, and PM Realty is also managing and leasing the complex.

Houston Business Journal

CyrusOne Inc. (NYSE: CONE) is once again preparing to break ground on its Houston West data center campus, which serves as a data center hub for oil and gas companies.

Houston Chronicle

The Woodlands Township Town Hall received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Gold certification Thursday, July 25 from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Houston Business Journal

Houston-based Moody Rambin will begin construction in September on the 10-story, 250,000-square-foot Town Centre I, on Town & Country Boulevard at Queensbury Lane.

Houston Chronicle

The owners of Town & Country Village are planning to add some tall buildings to the sprawling low-rise shopping center on the west side of Houston. Moody Rambin said it will start construction in September on a 10-story office building with 250,000 square feet of high-end office space and a 1,390-car parking garage.
 

Houston Business Journal

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