Urbannizer Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/07/midway-ceo-shares-updates-on-east-river-project.html East River will be developed in phases, Brinsden said. Phase I will include retail, entertainment, office, multifamily, single-family homes and potentially a grocery component. It'll sit on the east side of the property, and future phases will work their way westward. The East River's future phases will work westward as TxDOT's planned highway improvements are completed. Brinsden said Midway's done a complete master-plan on the project and is in the midst of designing Phase I. "The idea is that each phase could be its own fully, self-contained mixed-use project," Brinsden said. "We’ll work our way through it over time." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'm surprised that they would develop the east side first. Maybe they have potential anchor tenants. If so, that would allow for the development of land around the company. Over the next 5 years, there will be an additional 400 homes to the existing 400 new homes in the area. They will need to coordinate around the TXDOT project becuase people wont visit if there is a giant traffic jam right in the middle of the project. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I think it might be a good idea to have a light rail line branching out from the green line onto Hirsch Rd. To go through this developments. Make it accessible from downtown and vice versa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 The original idea was to have a trolly system linking the east end and lower 5th ward circulating the bayou around Clinton and Navigation. Probably 20 years away from this though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I'd like the see the streetcar circulator that the East End Management District was discussing. I think the route was be, Hirsch- Clinton,-Jensen,-Navigation-Hirsch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) They were discussing a few different routes for an East End streetcar.. I'm not sure any decisions were ever made or if discussion of a streetcar progressed much further past that point though. Hopefully they revisit the idea as the area gets built up. http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/11-02-12-its-full-speed-ahead-on-streetcars-in-eado-public-transit-plans-routes-are-revealed/#slide=3 Edited August 10, 2017 by cloud713 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I feel like alternatives 1 and 2 do the most to connect downtown (both east and not east) together. Also - there's a railroad museum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, cspwal said: Also - there's a railroad museum? A nice one, too. http://www.kingswayrc.com/gcst/ They have a restored M-K-T passenger car, caboose (MKT 6), SP caboose (4696), a couple of old switchers (one of which is an old HB&T unit), and a helium tank car. Weird, weird looking car to say the least. Last I saw these pieces of equipment, they were being stored off of Navigation, just west of Sampson/York, on an old rail spur. I believe the museum is moving, but have heard nothing recently concerning its venue change. Edited August 11, 2017 by Purpledevil dyslexia kicked in on the caboose number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Yeah, I like alternate 1 the best, due to the downtown connectivity and the loop down Clinton. Is the railroad museum at that old rail round table thing? I had been wondering about those random rail cars on the spur. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpledevil Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, cloud713 said: Yeah, I like alternate 1 the best, due to the downtown connectivity and the loop down Clinton. Is the railroad museum at that old rail round table thing? I had been wondering about those random rail cars on the spur. It was off of Mesa Drive. They used two out of service sidings to house the cars for several years. This was around the time they restored the M-K-T and Southern Pacific cabeese. I don't recall a turntable there, cloud. Only turntable that I vividly recollect in East End is the one at the Milby St. shops at York and Milby. This is the video of the museum equipment being moved onto the Canal St. spur. The spur doesn't see a lot of activity, as you will see below. Edited August 11, 2017 by Purpledevil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Milby Street sounds familiar. I've been meaning to drive by and try to catch a glimpse of the turntable, but every time I'm in the area I forget.. Thanks for the video! Those rail cars seemed to have been sitting there for so long that I was starting to come up with ideas for how to incorporate them into a new development/repurposing of that warehouse at the end of the spur.. Haha. If they were to do an artist oriented development at the warehouse that the spur dead ends into (on the south side of the bayou across from KBR), kind of like the Silos on Sawyer development, some old rail cars on the abandoned tracks could make for a unique industrial vibe that houses individual art gallery/installation space, as a throw back to the sites former industrial heritage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 'Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 How would we find out about bonds that were passed by the management district for this lot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 15 hours ago, Mr.Clean19 said: How would we find out about bonds that were passed by the management district for this lot? Here's the website, http://www.greatereastend.com/ which implies there's no bonds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 So.... speculation is that they had a trailer on their property for 1 year to establish a Board of Directors that could vote on bonds. The trailer is now gone, which means the vote has happened (Or so some people think). It would be interesting if they published it somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 2 hours ago, Mr.Clean19 said: So.... speculation is that they had a trailer on their property for 1 year to establish a Board of Directors that could vote on bonds. The trailer is now gone, which means the vote has happened (Or so some people think). It would be interesting if they published it somewhere. It would be public record if they did. A trailer has nothing to do with a Board of Directors. You might be thinking of the process for a new MUD, which needs residents to vote on the initial bonds. The Management District already has residents, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 On 2/13/2017 at 11:21 PM, Triton said: Yea we saw it from pretty far away. It's impressive. HTX by Marc longoria, on Flickr The building is now lit up with AMZN I will try to get a picture when I drive by tomorrow morning 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 lol, yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 ...and why not the texas hyperloop station, while we're at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 20 hours ago, Timoric said: Nice Haunted Halloween Field look to the foreground - Field of Screams! We all float around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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houstontexasjack Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Well, I guess the HQ2 sweepstakes was not lost on Midway. That, or maybe their folks are just really big fans of the "amazing" Mets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 http://swamplot.com/a-sign-of-amazon-interest-in-houstons-east-river/2017-10-06/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+swamplot+(Swamplot%3A+Houston's+Real+Estate+Landscape) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUTEX Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) http://swamplot.com/the-fifth-ward-building-with-amazons-wall-street-name-and-jeff-bezoss-fast-action-concept-in-lights/2017-10-09/ Edited October 10, 2017 by HOUTEX 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79ta Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 DAY 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 hours ago, 79ta said: DAY 1? From the article: Day 1 is the name assigned successively to 3 different Amazon buildings in Seattle, the latest a new 37-story downtown tower that itself features a lit-up sign on its lower floors that reads HELLO WORLD. Day 1 is also a common catchphrase in the company, a reminder to itself, among other things, to focus on outcomes rather than process and to make decisions quickly,even if you have less information available than you’d like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Have a look at the brochure now. First concept of the property layout. Edited October 22, 2017 by Naviguessor Inaccurate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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