Houston
Office-to-Residential Conversion Trend Spreads to Houston Suburbs
As it wraps up a US$100-million office-to-residential conversion at the 20-story 1801 Smith Street tower in downtown Houston, Tampa, Florida-based DeBartolo Development is looking beyond the city center for its...
Houston-based ERS Announces 2024 Contract Awards
Houston-based Elevator Repair Service, Inc. (ERS) recently announced 2024 contract awards. They are, in Laredo, Texas, modernization of two hydraulic elevators used by U.S. marshals to transport prisoners at the...
Hines Discontinues Plans for Downtown Oakland Development
Houston, Texas-based developer Hines has halted plans for a 39-story office tower at 415 20th Street in downtown Oakland, California, due to the struggling commercial real estate market, SF YIMBY...
In Memoriam: Robert D. Byers Jr.
Robert D. Byers Jr. of Decatur, Illinois, vice president of American Service Group Inc. and a member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors, passed away in January at age...
Elevators at Tower Shut Down Amid Structural Safety Concerns
Structural safety concerns about the 33-story The Royalton at River Oaks condominium tower in Houston west of downtown prompted city officials to pull its occupancy permit and suddenly evacuate residents...
20-Story Luxury Apartment Tower Planned in Houston
El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos. and Dallas-based StreetLights Residential announced plans on May 2 for a 20-story luxury apartment building at 1717 Bissonnet Street in Houston, Community Impact Newspaper reports....
Details Of New Houston Luxury Residential Tower Revealed
Trammell Crow subsidiary High Street Residential has released new details about the 470-ft-tall, 43-story Parkside Residences, set to open by summer 2023 close to downtown Houston’s Discovery Green Park, the Houston...
Skanska Invests In Office Development Project In Houston
Skanska, a contracting company based in Stockholm, Sweden, has invested in a US$525-million office development project in downtown Houston, Construction Global reported in June. The building, called 1550 on the Green, will...
Elevator Issues Close Texas Monument Observation Deck
The elevator and observation floor for the San Jacinto Monument, a 567.31-ft-high obelisk near Houston that looms over the battlefield where Sam Houston’s Texian army won Texas its independence back...
