Triton Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 2014-08-23 18.42.59 by marclongoria, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 IMG_1535 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 From Saturday. Parking platform is done and they're bricking in the elevator shafts. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted December 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2014 Phase I completed 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 beautiful pics! lovely new midtown development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Phase II: Edited January 3, 2015 by DrLan34 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 20150213_160444 by Not.Larry.Dierker, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 21, 2015 by DrLan34 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Tower crane is gone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted May 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2015 5/25 by me 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 So you got that picture after the floods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curbur Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Credit to /u/asdgadgasvsadva for posting this on reddit: I live in Midtown and noticed something on the way to work today. It regards 3800 Main Phase II, currently under construction in Midtown. http://www.apartments.com/3800-main-phase-ii-houston-tx/1pddcz7/It looks like they installed the sidewalks at 3800 Main Phase II yesterday, but they did not install a full sidewalk along Alabama Street. I live nearby and walk along this stretch all the time on my way to the light rail or mid main. No sidewalk along this stretch is kind of inconvenient. There was a sidewalk at this location along the south side of Alabama Street before the project.A diagram is below. Green = sidewalk built, Red = sidewalk missing http://i.imgur.com/WNP9Y5K.png?1Are developers required to replace sidewalks along major thoroughfares in the city-designated Midtown District after construction?Is there any way to force the developer to replace the sidewalk? Maybe the people at Walk Houston would be all for discouraging this type of developer behavior?If the developer does not replace the sidewalk, am I allowed to walk through their landscaping (along the public easement)?I know that this is kind of a first world problem, but I really don't want this precedent to be established in an area with a lot of existing pedestrian traffic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) ^I thought it was bad enough that these full-block complexes don't accomodate pedestrians during construction (most major cities would have the builder put a barricaded walkway out in the street). To make that problem permanent is absolutely ridiculous. The only silver lining here is that I just built up a cyclocross bike, and I've been looking for a nice route with mixed pavement and off- road... Edited October 7, 2015 by Alec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Credit to /u/asdgadgasvsadva for posting this on reddit: Looks like they are finishing it up Edited November 2, 2015 by DrLan34 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Lol those power poles :| 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Lol those power poles :| Power poles are usually ugly, but these are especially ugly. Still a good project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Yeah I mean one of them is crooked for crying out loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 one of them is very crooked, the other two in the same shot are only marginally crooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 If all sidewalks in Houston were this wide, that'd be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 If all sidewalks in Houston were this wide, that'd be great! Improvements like this would be great for lower Westheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) I don't get why this city doesn't just focus on better sidewalks. I mean I like how the TIRZ designated neighborhoods get funds for these improvements, but I mean if Houston just had great sidewalks everywhere to everywhere, we would have so many more people willing to walk in this city. Better crosswalks, etc. Edited November 3, 2015 by j_cuevas713 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Why do some developments bury the power lines and others don't? Camden City Centre and The Post seems to have done that but these newer developments have not. Is it a petition/collaboration with the city? Harder to do now than before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I know we don't have "zoning laws" per se, but I know there are certain rules (I guess?) that govern certain things locally, in terms of construction requirements. I'm curious how difficult it would be to add a "bury power lines" requirement, and how much pushback from developers there would be/already is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Why do some developments bury the power lines and others don't? Camden City Centre and The Post seems to have done that but these newer developments have not. Is it a petition/collaboration with the city? Harder to do now than before? Aren't the poles mostly owned by centerpoint, not the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 On the sidewalks front, I'm pretty sure they are the responsibility of the property owner, so that would explain why most are narrow - cheaper to have a small sidewalk and grass than a large sidewalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 On the sidewalks front, I'm pretty sure they are the responsibility of the property owner, so that would explain why most are narrow - cheaper to have a small sidewalk and grass than a large sidewalk.Yeah and I don't get that. Why can't the city at least force developers to build to wide sidewalks. Like at least that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 There are minimum sidewalk requirements (ex. 5' minimum width), but there are also lots of exceptions for things like utility poles that make the requirements borderline meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 There are minimum sidewalk requirements (ex. 5' minimum width), but there are also lots of exceptions for things like utility poles that make the requirements borderline meaningless. Truth. Witness the obstacle course that is the ADA "compliant" section of the Texas Avenue sidewalk in front of the Chron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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