HNathoo Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I heard from someone in the real estate community that this property traded hands. Does anyone know what the new owners plans are? I believe the restaurant depot store has already shut down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I believe that property is going to be developed into mixed use with retail and creative/community work spaces. It may also incorporate part of the block south... next to the building being developed into the comedy club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Very cool..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 YES today has been a second Christmas. Love the concept, and can't wait to go there!Next HAIF meet up? Or just Naviguessor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 How often do those happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 A lot. Before Montrose went on a temporary wagon ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I like brewery tours, but distillery tours are much more fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 This will be a great addition to the neighborhood. Its the kind of project I hope will continue to happen. There are many wonderful industrial buildings both brick , lathe and plaster, and metal that will lend themselves to creating the kind of vibe that is so now.Hutchens street has quite a few new bars and businesses going in. I just hope that the townhouse developers don't come in before the creative youth and tear down this wonderful stock of buildings that have so much potential for this type of growth.I commend these guys for having the vision and understanding which needs to continue. It reminds me of the growth in East 6th street in Austin.Which brings up something I've often contemplated. It seems like all Texas cities major growth is to the West, or north.Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin. Is this a product of our culture to go west young man or is it just a coincidence? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 It's great but I'd like to see affordable housing with less strings attached in the mix in this area. People who have lived there for years will no longer be able to afford living there. I hate that's the price to gentrification.Displacement isn't nice, but if they own the house/property won't they make a decent amount of money to then afford a nice house close by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 It is unfortunate and I'm not sure that most of these people actually own their homes or are renters.It happened in the Heights and Montrose and now its the near North, Third ward and the east end that are feeling the costs of gentrification. I was suggesting that the East end has the potential to have a bohemian feel and could possibly grow into a very nice village.I'm a little confused though and forgive me because I'm not completely aware of the housing situation around the area I'm talking about but I thought that most of this area was light industrial and abandoned warehouses. I thought that most of the housing was more in the area of Navigation , Canal and Harrisburg to the north and much farther east of Live oak in the Polk ,Leeland, area to the south towards 45. The area I'm speaking of primarily hugs 59 to Live Oak and I didn't think there were many homes in this area, except for all the new town homes that have been recently built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 The area I'm speaking of primarily hugs 59 to Live Oak and I didn't think there were many homes in this area, except for all the new town homes that have been recently built. You are correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) It is unfortunate and I'm not sure that most of these people actually own their homes or are renters.It happened in the Heights and Montrose and now its the near North, Third ward and the east end that are feeling the costs of gentrification. I was suggesting that the East end has the potential to have a bohemian feel and could possibly grow into a very nice village.I'm a little confused though and forgive me because I'm not completely aware of the housing situation around the area I'm talking about but I thought that most of this area was light industrial and abandoned warehouses. I thought that most of the housing was more in the area of Navigation , Canal and Harrisburg to the north and much farther east of Live oak in the Polk ,Leeland, area to the south towards 45. The area I'm speaking of primarily hugs 59 to Live Oak and I didn't think there were many homes in this area, except for all the new town homes that have been recently built. In the very near east end (the area eado), it was primarily warehouses, now a lot of it is townhomes. That's the area where East Village is being built. So in this specific instance, yeah, it's just growing a neighborhood in what was otherwise an industrial neighborhood. Farther out though, the concerns above are for real. The area is changing. There's small pockets of hipster that have been here for a minute or two, there's bigger pockets of artists. small businesses are following. It's not a bad change, and hopefully it never becomes what montrose or the heights have become. I guess if it does, I can sell my house and buy another one closer to a bike path, cause I hate riding my bike in traffic. There are some signs of huge things to come. someone is building a single home on two lots, it's huge. Comically so. There have been other new constructions replacing empty lots and tear downs. On the street I live only 1/4 of the houses are rentals, the rest are lived in by the owners. Maybe my street is the exception rather than the rule? and if they're owners, they just need to keep up with the tax and insurance. if they're on a fixed income (retirement) the tax should stay the same as it was when they turned 65, so really we're just talking about the possibility of insurance costs going up and what they've always had to pay in upkeep. I'm unclear as to why they'd be priced out of the neighborhood. Edited January 11, 2016 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How close is this to the proposed microunit highrise? Would be a plus for that development to have a nice mixture of mixed use space near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokieone Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Samagon, you're right, that house on two lots is enormous! I'm guessing he plans to stick around the East End for a while, considering the style is also very specific to seemingly one person's tastes. If I were to sell and move, I'd still stay in the east end as well, just relocate a little closer to the light rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 How close is this to the proposed microunit highrise? Would be a plus for that development to have a nice mixture of mixed use space near it. It's about 4 blocks away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) so too far to walk. disappointing. joking! Edited January 11, 2016 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I'm sorry but four blocks is nothing. Go to New York and see how many blocks you walk to get to different things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) so too far to walk. disappointing. joking! Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but it's very easily walkable...I have walked to that area from my house about 6-7 blocks away.... EDIT: Sorry Samagon -- didn't see your "joking" part !! Edited January 11, 2016 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 He wrote, very faintly and in pink, "joking"Seriously tho, it's very very faint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I didn't see his pink writing either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I had to turn my phones brightness all the way up to see it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This was my concern. Not too far from the warehouse district, EaDo or whatever it'sbeing marketed as are homes that are either rented or have been owned by families for years. As property taxes rise, there's a real possibility that homeowners who have lived there for years won't be able to afford it. The East End has a rich history and I for one would hate to see it fall by the wayside like Freeman's Town in the Fourth Ward Montrose area. Like as not, back before it was primarily Hispanic, there was a large and vibrant German and Italian population that lived in the east end (not to mention the eastern European Jewish community that thrived as well), no one lamented when they were forced out of the area due to suburbs having less crime and higher school quality. Don't get me wrong, I love this neighborhood just the way it is. My house is less than 3 blocks from the home that my mother grew up in, and that my grandmother lived in from the late 1930s until 1995. So I have personal connection with the neighborhood that initially drew me to the area. Since moving here though I've found my neighbors are awesome, local restaurants that have been in the area for 30 or 40 years offer great food. The small shops and such are very nice too (as well as the constant garage sales). It would suck to see the current state of the neighborhood change, but let's not kid ourselves, this neighborhood has history that encompasses more than the current state minus 50 years, and even when you include the people who left prior to the current state, it's no where near as historic as the loss of the freedmen's (not freeman's, but freedmen, as in literally, the area where the men and women newly freed from slavery chose to live) town. Anyway, sorry for the rant-like post, but ultimately, if the homeowners are put in a position where they have to sell many of them will make out amazingly well. The home my mom grew up in, was sold for about $30,000 back in the late 90s. So the owners stand to make an exceedingly tidy profit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 judging by the way those ghostly apparitions are dressed, this place is way above my salary band to get in, but I'm excited for the area and east end in general. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Well, there's a woman in a tshirt in the second rendering, so maybe they're going for more of a mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 So this is already underway or all talk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Some pics of the area as it looks today Edited January 29, 2016 by HoustonMidtown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The best renovations are the ones where you get to knock down walls with a bobcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Wow!!!! This area is taking off!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) On 1/10/2016 at 1:41 PM, samagon said: so too far to walk. disappointing. joking! 4 blocks is too far too walk? Seriously? Edited April 4, 2016 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 14 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: 4 blocks is too far too walk? Seriously? You missed his "joking" in a very light font like the rest of us !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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