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Project: RIVA AT THE PARK Address: 3331 D'Amico Street. Developer: Chris Sims, Sims Luxury Builders. Floors & Units: 10 floors, 29 units. Status: Under construction; all 29 units are sold. Square Footage: 2,350 to 3,600 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston's Mirador Group. Amenities: Custom Eggersmann kitchen cabinets, fitness center, climate- controlled storage units, lower-than- average HOA fees. Luxe Factor: Overlooks the newly renovated Buffalo Bayou Park, making breathtaking green views your wake-up perk. Walkability: Buffalo Bayou Park is essentially your backyard, and Clark Cooper Concept's event space The Dunlavy is a short stroll away. Why We'd Live Here: It's a jogger, biker, skater, yoga and kayaker paradise, and Houston's snazziest new dog park is in the hood. Dollar: For purchase; $800,000 to $1.6 million. Move In-Date: Summer 2016. Contact: rivahouston.com. W ith nearly 50 new luxury high-rise and mid-rise projects in various stages of construction, it's difficult to find a Houston neighborhood that does not have a steely new pinnacle shimmering above it. There are epicenters of this building boom, though, and we give you a neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to the changing tide in the city. See where the high-rise hot spots are, while comparing per-square-foot pricing, amenities, walkability, views from the top, architects, developers, luxury perks and more. By CHRIS BALDWIN and JAILYN MARCEL HOUSTON'S SKY-HIGH GUIDE Riva at the Park BUFFALO BAYOU Project: THE SOVEREIGN AT REGENT SQUARE Address: 3233 West Dallas Street. Developer: GID Urban Development Group. Floors & Units: 21 floors, 290 units. Status: Completed. Square Footage: 650 to 1,500 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston- based Ziegler Cooper Architects; Houston-based Kathy Andrews Interiors. The Sovereign Amenities: Valet dry cleaning, massage services, fitness and yoga studio, library, club room, cyber lounge, catering kitchen, private dining room, bar and sports lounge, pet spa, bicycle center, lap pool with sun lounge, poolside cabanas, great lawn and terrace, private pet park. Luxe Factor: 75-foot lap pool and poolside cabanas. Walkability: Whole Foods is ultra close, shops and restaurants walkable. Why We'd Live Here: The Sovereign has its own herb and vegetable gardens. Dollar: For lease; $1,650 to $5,000 monthly. Move-In Date: Now. Contact: On-site leasing office, 713.521.3233, thesovereignhouston.com. The Sovereign Project: ARIS MARKET SQUARE Address: 409 Travis Street. Developer: Hines. Floors & Units: 32 floors, 274 units. Status: Under construction. Square Footage: 575 to 2,250 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston-based Ziegler Cooper; Dallas-based SJL Design Group. Amenities: Movie theater lounge, aqua lounge, dog wash, bicycle repair room. Luxe Factor: This high-rise combines the best of both worlds with a historic brick-and-cast-stone base and a gleaming modern tower of glass and steel. Walkability: Market Square Park is outside the lobby doors, and the restaurants and bars of the re-emerging Main Street corridor are ultra-close. Why We'd Live Here: Having restaurants, a cafe and maybe even a boutique grocery on the ground floor of your building is no small perk. The high-rise's own planned DOWNTOWN pocket park and dog-friendly Market Square Park give you green spaces galore. Dollar: For lease; rates to be determined. Move-In Date: 2017. Contact: Not leasing yet; hines.com. Riva at the Park Project: CATALYST Address: 1423 Texas Avenue. Developer: Illinois-based Marquette Companies, Hunt Companies and L.A.-based Ares Management. Floors & Units: 28 floors, 361 units. Status: Construction began November 2014. Square Footage: 600 to 1,800 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston-based Ziegler Cooper. Amenities: Fitness with on-demand exercise videos, yoga room, dog run, hospitality suite, rooftop deck. Luxe Factor: Top two floors reserved for 20 penthouses, which will have their own private garage, elevators and clubroom. Walkability: Discovery Green, Phoenicia grocery and Toyota Center. Why We'd Live Here: One of the first new downtown high-rises to open, and it's modeled after a very successful Chicago project, Catalyst Chicago. Dollar: For lease; $1,700 to $5,000. Move-In Date: March 2017. Contact: No leasing contact at present. Project: MARKET SQUARE TOWER Address: Block bounded by Preston, Louisiana, Milam and Congress streets (exact street address not set yet). Developer: Woodbranch Investments Corp, affiliate of Houston-based BMS Management. Floors & Units: 40 floors, 463 units. Status: Under construction. Square Footage: 550 to 1,950 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston-based Jackson & Ryan Architects. Amenities: Indoor basketball court, virtual golf simulator, movie-screening room with lie-flat recliners, cantilevered rooftop pool, spa facilities. Luxe Factor: It's one of the tallest residential high-rises in Houston and will have 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurants. Walkability: Market Square Park, restaurants and Main Street area's resurgent bar scene. Why We'd Live Here: The ultimate adult playground. It's a large tower for living large. Dollar: For lease; $1,800 to $5,800 monthly. Move-In Date: January 2017. Contact: Market Square Tower, marketsquaretower.com. Project: 500 CRAWFORD Address: See above. Developer: The Finger Companies. Floors & Units: 7 floors, 397 units. Status: Completed; pool construction continues. Square Footage: 850 to 2,000 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Atlanta-based Niles Bolton Associates. Amenities: Vegas-style pool private cabanas outfitted with HDTVs, fitness center, library lounge, clubroom party center. Luxe Factor: Floors separated by six inches of concrete and double-paned glass windows keep the stadium noise outside. Two on-site restaurants — with one from chef Bryan Caswell named Brocca that aims to be the best Italian restaurant in Houston and another more casual cafe spot from Caswell dubbed Panchina. Walkability: No need to pay for stadium parking — Minute Maid Park and BBVA Compass Stadium are close by, and Toyota Center is a reasonable stroll away. Why We'd Live Here: Houston is getting its own version of the Wrigley Field rooftops. While 500 Crawford only stands seven stories tall, its rooftop deck looks into the Houston Astros' home field. When Minute Maid's roof is open, you'll have one of the most distinctive views in all of Houston. Dollar: For lease; $1,300 to $2,800 monthly. Move-In Date: Now. Contact: On-site rental office, 713.222.0500, 500crawford.com. Market Square Tower Catalyst Catalyst THE HIGH-RISE BUILDING BOOM TRANSFORMS NOT ONLY THE CITY'S SKYLINE, BUT HOW WE DEFINE LUXURY LIVING. Aris Market Square 500 Crawford Project: MARLOWE Address: 1311 Polk Street. Developer: Randall Davis Company. Floors & Units: 20 floors, 100 units. Status: Under construction. Square Footage: 727 to 2,967 square feet. Starchitect/Designer: Houston-based Powers Brown Architecture. Amenities: Starlight pool, steam room, massage room, sauna, outdoor fire pit, state-of-the-art fitness center. Luxe Factor: The seven penthouses have private two-car garages. Walkability: The Toyota Center, Discovery Green, Phoenicia grocery store, George R. Brown Convention Center and Minute Maid Park are all short walks. Why We'd Live Here: You'll be in the heart of a downtown area that's been reenergized by the development accompanying the 2017 Super Bowl. Houston's newest playground beckons right outside your door. Dollar: For purchase; $385,000 to $1.55 million. Move-in Date: November 2017. Contact: On-site sales center, Stefanie Cotton, 832.441.4759, stefanie@meetmarlowe.com. Marlowe Continued on page 62 APRIL | PAGE 60 | 2016