[tomv]

If anyone wants to do a video of the house and it's untimely end, I have a suggestion for the soundtrack: The Doors. Both "Moonlight Drive" and "The End" would be perfect!

[dbigtex56]

BenH, on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 @ 3:04pm, said:

This turned up on Swamplot and Youtube today. They can't break through the Cohen house's foundation!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bfS9gffQoxY

merged with existing thread

[domus48]

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/da...rouselHouse.asp


I felt it was worth posting this link here as well... given the strength of this thread. A lot of terrific press on this home, Granit deserves special attention given what was stated in the AR article.

This post has been edited by domus48: Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 6:28 PM

[flipper]

domus48, on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 @ 4:23pm, said:

architectural record

I felt it was worth posting this link here as well... given the strength of this thread. A lot of terrific press on this home, Granit deserves special attention given what was stated in the AR article.

Link no worky for me.

flipper

[domus48]

flipper, on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 @ 7:20pm, said:

Link no worky for me.

flipper

Link corrected, my apologies.

[kittysmith]

This just makes me ill. My father worked for Bob Cohen at Storecrafters (aka Triumph Industries and Architectural Woodworking), and we often drove over and watched the construction of this incredible home. It was a marvel, and like most marvels in my home city, it had to be bulldozed to make way for the mundane. I feel like I should sit shiva for it.
"The plant" -as we called it - where Daddy worked for Bob was on Yellowstone Blvd., almost right where it meets OST by the railroad tracks near Almeda. Cohen also designed this wonderful mod building. It too, was slated to be torn down; that was about three years ago, and I haven't been back by since. You might want to drive by; it may still be standing. I'd love to go back inside once more...spent many, many happy hours running around there on Saturdays when I was a kid. I have a photo of it taken the last time I went by, and will post it when I find it.

[sevfiv]

kittysmith, on Saturday, April 19th, 2008 @ 7:59am, said:

This just makes me ill. My father worked for Bob Cohen at Storecrafters (aka Triumph Industries and Architectural Woodworking), and we often drove over and watched the construction of this incredible home. It was a marvel, and like most marvels in my home city, it had to be bulldozed to make way for the mundane. I feel like I should sit shiva for it.
"The plant" -as we called it - where Daddy worked for Bob was on Yellowstone Blvd., almost right where it meets OST by the railroad tracks near Almeda. Cohen also designed this wonderful mod building. It too, was slated to be torn down; that was about three years ago, and I haven't been back by since. You might want to drive by; it may still be standing. I'd love to go back inside once more...spent many, many happy hours running around there on Saturdays when I was a kid. I have a photo of it taken the last time I went by, and will post it when I find it.

Will definitely go by and take a look...thanks for posting, and welcome to the forum!

[sevfiv]

Still there, but not being taken great care of - for once in my life i didn't have my camera, so i used the phone for a few.

[missjanel]

Not to put salt on the wounds but I noticed a while back that Marvin Granit put his beloved lot up for sale. Anyone know why he backed out on building his personal custom home after so expediantly tearing down the Cohen house?

ML #: 2474064

[plumber2]

missjanel, on Sunday, June 8th, 2008 @ 9:32pm, said:

Not to put salt on the wounds but I noticed a while back that Marvin Granit put his beloved lot up for sale. Anyone know why he backed out on building his personal custom home after so expediantly tearing down the Cohen house?

ML #: 2474064

Maybe y'all scared him.

[sevfiv]

Sick! and almost $700k...

[Willowisp]

My guess is that he and his fictitious girlfriend are on the outs.

By the way, I went to the Bellaire New Home Showcase and his house was my least favorite, and not only because I went into the house with a bad attitude. The floor plan just made no sense to me.

The high price may have to do with the cost of clearing the land (aka the Cohen Curse)!

This is just another bad chapter in this bad book.
Jason

http://search.har.co...m?MLNUM=2474064

[SpaceAge]

[flipper]

Willowisp, on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 @ 12:21am, said:

My guess is that he and his fictitious girlfriend are on the outs.

By the way, I went to the Bellaire New Home Showcase and his house was my least favorite, and not only because I went into the house with a bad attitude. The floor plan just made no sense to me.

The high price may have to do with the cost of clearing the land (aka the Cohen Curse)!

This is just another bad chapter in this bad book.
Jason

http://search.har.co...m?MLNUM=2474064

Ahh c'mon, you're showing your bias. You mean to tell me you liked the house with the unusable room better?

flipper

[plumber2]

Get a load of the size of that dog. I would hate to be the poor soul who takes him on walks and has to poopie scoop behind him.

I'll bet Conchita wasn't counting on that when she took the housekeeping job.

[dbigtex56]

SpaceAge, on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 @ 2:14am, said:

The houses speak for themselves:

I see what they're saying, and wish they'd shut the hell up.

[stolitx]

plumber2, on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 @ 12:59pm, said:

Get a load of the size of that dog. I would hate to be the poor soul who takes him on walks and has to poopie scoop behind him.

You'll have to trust me, it's not that hard. The advantage is you never accidentally step in it.

[sevfiv]

I was making the rounds to get some updates on a few places and made it back over here.
Sad empty lot, but the pool is still there!

animated...might have to reload to see it (here is the direct link):

[BenH]

It's funny and sad, but I can't help but think that this house, though destroyed, got the best of the builder.

[KristinDaugherty]

Personal story ... since I first saw this thread a couple weeks back, the Carousel House has been eating away at my brain. I don't recall ever seeing it in person, just pictures, but I can't quit thinking about it.

So last Friday afternoon, after I got off work, I headed that way. I found the lot no problem - HUGE lot - and the pool is still intact. Walking around on the lot, though, gave me a weird feeling - very strange vibe.

I got back in the car and went around the corner (literally) to the Formica House, and checked it out through the windows. It looks cool, from what I could see, but it also had a strange vibe. I wanted to look around more, but couldn't make myself.

I am not in any way sensitive to such things, which is why I found the whole phenomenon unsettling.

[NenaE]

I feel like I am in a huge torture chamber after reading topics like this one, time & time again. So many significant architectural structures falling. And why on earth would they keep a retro boomerang shaped 50's-60's shaped pool? Will look out-of-place with new construction. Will it have a waterfall? I'm cringing. One of these things just doesn't belong here. Those pictures of the carousel house were great, thnx for posting. At least we have those. The entrance was beautiful.

This post has been edited by NenaE: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:49 AM

[sevfiv]

And we're now down to $548,000:

Large cleared corner lot in the heart of Meyerland. Available for sale or as a custom build with Granit Builders. Call for more information on build possibilities - plans available for a fabulous home.

http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y

[retromodernjeff]

Well how can this be? was he not building his own house to be near his girlfriend?

Hey Granit builders, call for you on line one, its Ken Lewis.

[BenH]

Mr. Cohen passed away on Saturday.
Chronicle article:
http://www.chron.com...hs/6567759.html

Obituary:
http://www.legacy.co...n&pid=131107822

[Scott08]

Mr. Cohen has passed away. http://www.legacy.co...n&pid=131107822 . There is also an article in today's Chronicle but I can't find an online link.

[sevfiv]

John O'Quinn news moved to its own topic:

http://www.houstonar...showtopic=22375

[sevfiv]

Still for sale. The pool was filled in and there is now a request to make two lots (hearing is today):

[SpaceAge]

First Granit destroyed one of Houston's most fantastic landmarks and now he's attempting to do something that could inflict destruction of the entire neighborhood.

If the City of Houston approves the replatting/subdivision of this lot, it will start a trend that could destroy one of Houston's finest neighborhoods. We were all dreading one Granit mcmansion. He could be opening the way for dozens, possibly hundreds if everyone decides to cash-in. Hopefully the Meyerland property owners association will put a quick stop to this.

Don't let Granit continue to defile Meyerland.