Rice with Edge

RICE HOTEL (Lofts) and top of new 609 Main at Texas Office Tower by Hines 

RICE HOTEL 

The Rice Hotel anno 2016

Corner of Texas Ave and Main Street - The Rice - Chipotle 

The Rice Hotel being put into the shade by a new skyscraper on Main

Minuti Coffee at the Rice Hotel on Texas Ave. 

Irish Bar on Main at The Rice Hotel 

Another historic structure, on the corner of Travis and Prairie: El Big Bad

Irish Pub at the Rice Hotel

Irish Pub at the Rice Hotel with sidewalk seating on Main

 Shay McElroy's Irish Pub 909 Texas St, Houston, TX 77002

Chipotle Burrito Place at the Rice Hotel - Patio seating at corner of Main Street

Chipotle Mexican Burrito Eatery at the Rice Hotel - Patio seating on sidewalk

Chipotle eatery at The Rice Hotel seen across Metro Rail tracks with landscaping
(March 2014 pic)

Chipotle at the Rice Hotel - Night-time view

Chipotle Mexican Grill 909 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002

Chipotle Mexican Fast Food Place in Corner Spot at Rice Hotel - Main Street at Texas Ave.

The Binz Building with Asian restaurants: Korean and Vietnamese

Korean Restaurant at Binz Building on Main

The Binz Building - Pizza Napoli Restaurant has moved out of corner retail space
and relocated to Bayou Place

Pho restaurant on Main Street at Binz Building across from Rice Hotel
1001 Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002

Looking down Main Street Corridor from sidewalk at Rice Hotel

Binz Building Garage on Fannin with overnight parking option
(July 2014 pic) 

Historic Rice Hotel (1913), now Post Rice Lofts (photos)

Post Rice Lofts 909 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002

Rice Hotel signage on roof of historic Downtown Houston hotel
Hogg Building in foreground (center)

After having stood empty and neglected for a decade or two, the iconic Rice Hotel (built in two phases in 1913 and 1925, respectively) reemerged as a central piece in Downtown Houston's revitalization in a new form - as Post-Rice Lofts, an apartment building with more than 300 units, some luxurious, others loft-style with brick walls exposed. The rehabilitation is the work of PageSoutherlandPage.

An array of restaurants, bars, and a coffee shop occupy the retail spaces at street level, including some with sidewalk patio areas offering dining and beverages al fresco, thus complementing the revitalization effort in the form of an urban living option in a historic building with a vibrant street scene that appeals to a audience broader than merely the urban dwellers on site. The second-floor ballroom of the fabled erstwhile hotel was also restored to its original grandeur, and again serves as an elegant venue for formal events. 

Post Rice Lofts signage and Chipotle Mexican Burrito Eatery on Main Street corner space.

East side of Rice Hotel Building - Chipotle Restaurant and sidewalk seating

The Rice Hotel Building - Pepper Jack's Mexican Restaurant [closed in May 2013]

Rice Hotel in perspective with Chase Tower looming over it

Former Rice Hotel with Chase Tower behind it

Minuti Coffeeshop at the Rice Hotel (Lofts)

Sambuca at the Rice

Sambuca Restaurant and Bar with live entertainment, Jazz Café, located in the historic Rice Hotel in Houston’s Central Business District

Address:  909 Texas Avenue  Houston, Texas 77002 USA  

State Bar and Lounge at the Rice Hotel (closed)

State Bar & Lounge at the Historic Rice Hotel

State Bar & Lounge at the historic Rice Hotel (now Rice Lofts) in Downtown Houston - Central Biz District.

(not to be confused with the State Bar of Texas which is located in Austin and regulates the practice of law in Texas). Address: 909 Texas Avenue, Suite 2A, Houston, Texas 77002  USA