monarch Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 ^^^ cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Hilarious. A douchebag who can't park his Escalade. An Asian couple taking selfies. A Russian mail-order bride on a sportscar. A blonde's ass in a stairwell. A lesbian party on the first floor. Someone studying on a laptop. Oh, and a terrible ugly building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 And another douchbag trying to be funny, Hilarious . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 is that really a "terrible ugly building"??? i think it looks pretty solid. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Kinkaid, you crack me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I'm not a fan of the angled top of this. That trend never say well with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Just curious, but what do you like about it? I'll start with what I hate about it. 1) It's gated. I live just down the street and I hate the growing number of gated properties in the museum district.2) The garage level is atrocious.3) Is that an exterior stairwell? 4) Go look at some existing Surge Homes projects around town. IMO, they are butt ugly. Leads me to believe these will look just as cheap. Edited August 20, 2015 by KinkaidAlum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 1. What do you have against gates? Its an extra level of security that makes people feel more comfortable. 2. Its a garage level... its functional3. Yes...and?4. Very subjective, obviously the people that bought them, like their appearance. I think these look great, I would like to see more places like this in midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Also, gates and fences mean, at 7 am when your dog is barking, you can let him out while you get dressed, as opposed to having to walk him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 1. What do you have against gates? Its an extra level of security that makes people feel more comfortable. 2. Its a garage level... its functional3. Yes...and?4. Very subjective, obviously the people that bought them, like their appearance. I think these look great, I would like to see more places like this in midtown. Easy solution is to make that space functional. Gates just make the entire streetscape worthless. Thats why GFR is great. Businesses have real use for the ground floor as well as building amenities. There is no reason for residential to be on the ground floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) Gates give people a false sense of security. Criminals can easily climb/hop over them and then they are out of sight. They do not actually make things safer. The best way to keep a neighborhood safe is to encourage street/sidewalk life and interaction between neighbors. Also, this is an architectural forum. I'd hope the average poster here would care more than just having a garage level being functional. That's pretty pathetic if that's all that matters. As for exterior stairwells, even the garden-style apartments have moved away from those or try and hide them better. I have a very hard time believing "crowdsourcing" told them that people like them or find the aesthetically pleasing. Edited August 21, 2015 by KinkaidAlum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Gates are also useless on common properties because there's always someone that leaves it unlocked or props the gate open. Then, you have the cost to maintain them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Haha didnt take long for someone to throw out GFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) Hilarious. A douchebag who can't park his Escalade. An Asian couple taking selfies. A Russian mail-order bride on a sportscar. A blonde's ass in a stairwell. A lesbian party on the first floor. Someone studying on a laptop. Oh, and a terrible ugly building. The most egregious issue is the F150. Not only can the owner not park in a single space, but that he/she has the most hideous color possible. On second thought, I'm more angry at the state of Texas. It's obvious that the owner is legally blind, horrendous color choice for a truck and issues parking. Anyway, the other issue is that the plants in each balcony appear to all be the same, is the restrictive covenant going to be so overbearing that they only allow you to put the same plants on the balcony? I always do image for GFR that in some of these places that the owners can easily convert the first floor into retail. You know, get rid of the 4000 sf workout facility, the pool table no one ever uses, the movie room, and whatever other amenities these places lure customers into that they use once and never again. Replace those with a coffee shop, and small restaurant and a specialty wine bar. For this place, it should be even easier. When the time comes that it is more profitable for GFR, they'll easy be able to lease the parking places out as stalls, it will be kind of like a mini traders village. It could be so much more awesome though, owners could buy the bicycle that was just stolen from them last week when someone broke through the gate and snapped the lock to steal it. And thus the circle of life will be complete. Edited August 25, 2015 by samagon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/08/1517-alabama-st-houston-tx-77004.html 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Gage is the same folks that redid the new owl bar/old sage restaurant on west bama and did a kick ass job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ricos in midtown is about to open on 9/22. Really looking forward to this place! www.ricosmidtown.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Is anyone going to the Midtown Redevelopment Authority meeting tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Do yourselves a favor and grab some late night food at Rico's in the midtown park. Seriously impressed last night, and open till 3am should do good business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Im pretty sure Majorca in midtown is closed now. Anyone know anything about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Do yourselves a favor and grab some late night food at Rico's in the midtown park. Seriously impressed last night, and open till 3am should do good business. I wasn't impressed by the look of the menu when I walked by. Mainly burgers and dogs... I guess I was hoping one something more unique. I was interested in trying their breakfast tacos given they are affiliated with Cyclone Anaya's. Will give dinner a shot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Strip Center @3511 Milam will undergo improvements. http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=19439724&SRID=6312605879&StepID=101 28EF6B00-202F-48C0-A98B-8A7295D7B465.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I wasn't impressed by the look of the menu when I walked by. Mainly burgers and dogs... I guess I was hoping one something more unique. I was interested in trying their breakfast tacos given they are affiliated with Cyclone Anaya's. Will give dinner a shot though. Could there be a more quintessentially HAIF restaurant review? ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ok, now for a real review of Rico's since i actually ate there. Went Saturday morning around 9, and took our time there. For the hour or so I was there, most of the tables where full and several people came and went. Mostly young people (20's), several with dogs just hanging out having breakfast. There was a group of 4 guys that got beers with their food. Breakfast tacos were all solid. The potatoes i think were just their fries but cut up and cooked a little longer, it worked really well. Chorizo and bacon were good too. A little pricey for the size (i ate 3) but I guess for the location, you're paying a little for convenience assuming you are just walking there. Though I can walk to La Mexicana about the same distance away which I prefer (killer carnitas). I assume when I try the burger it will be after 2am, so it will most likely have a very favorable and biased review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I went Saturday evening after checking out the BBP grand opening. I hadn't eaten since lunch, so I was somewhat ravenous. Maybe because I was so hungry, I was expecting just a bit more, but the burger patty, which is kind of an important thing, I felt was undersized. Flavor was good, it was juicy, so that was good, I got the bacon burger, and the bacon was bacon, so that was good. The fries were just a little on the crunchy side, which I like, so that was actually better than just good. Overall, it was an ok burger, everything was good, a little above actually, but not outstanding, and the patty was small, so yeah, just ok. I won't seek them out when there are better burgers very nearby, but I also won't vote against them if my friends want to go there. They will do well just based on their location and serving beer, especially in the great outdoors months. That they are doing the local thing gives them points in my book as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Potential development @Dennis and Louisiana St. CARBO.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 2 beer gardens within a couple blocks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arndthwrld82 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 "There are just too many beer gardens around here" said no one ever! ;-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I concur! Just making sure my eyes aren't deceiving me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I live within walking distance to both beer gardens. I can't wait for this area to be renamed the BGD(Beer Garden District). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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