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Houston METRORail–on the site

The arrival of METRORail brings a new era of transportation to Houston. It’s a fast, convenient and safe way to travel between Downtown, Midtown, the Museum District, the Texas Medical Center, Reliant Park and the South Fannin Park & Ride lot. With frequent service and the capacity to carry up to 400 passengers per trip, METRORail helps cut through congestion in these heavily traveled areas.

 

1-Rice University -Less than 4 miles from tract  

- Recently constructed the James A. Baker III Institute for PublicPolicy

- Consistently ranked one of America’s best teaching and research universities

- 285 acre campus

 

2-The Texas Medical Center –Less than 3 miles from tract

- 42 Public and Private Medical Institutions

- 6,176 licensed beds

- 5.1 Million patient visits in 2001

- Combined operating budgets for the member institutions -$5.4 billion

- Indirect impact on Houston’s economy -$13.5 billion

- 740 acres with 100 permanent buildings

- The Texas Medical Center has been granted $2.2 billion in grant research money towards institutions over the past 5 years

 

3-Reliant Park -Less than 1 miles from tract

- New Texas Reliant Stadium

- Site of Super Bowl 2004

- 706,213 sf Reliant Center Ex hibit Hall

- Home of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

- 2.1 million total sf of exhibit space

 

4-SouthPointe

- Situated on 102 acres across the 610 Loop from Reliant Park is ideal for a mixed use redevelopment