HoustonIsHome Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) I walked this area today. I took some pics but it says they are too big to upload. I really like the area. It seemed nicely treed, the area is quiet but close to a lot. It didn't seem as dead as I remembered. I can't wait to see what the addition of residents do. Edited April 29, 2014 by HoustonIsHome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 This one was recently announced abs I already forgot about it.Don't think it will be anything memorable about it especially being sandwiched between a 10 storey building and a 21 storey building.I guess alliance is going up first and will have more visibility being right on the train line. I guess I will use Alliance as a measure to see how well I can stomach this type of residential in the middle of towers downtown.This development will be next to blocks with buildings that are 100 feet tall or more on the northeast, the east, the south east, the south and the southwest. So five of the adjacent 8 blocks will have decent heights, Two of the remaining three are ripe for development (one is empty, the other has a uhaul and parking), the third is owned by the co cathedral.At least the 7 storey fingers development is good looking, its massive and has many other short structures near. Thus one and Alliance just makes me want to ask "what were they thinking" they were probably thinking "how do we maximize our profits?" crazy idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 they were probably thinking "how do we maximize our profits?"crazy idea.So the other developers building all around this development doesn't know about this magic maximize profits idea? Are they the only one that knows about?They gonna be mad at you now, you let the zillions of other developments around this know the secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 is there no ignore feature on this board? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 is there no ignore feature on this board? You'll be happy to know there is! There is a drop-down menu on your member name in the upper right-hand corner. From there click on "Manage Ignore Prefs". It's one of board's best features. I highly recommend it. ;-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) New residential planned for south downtown near the two planned Camden blocks + the Orion block 5-story220-unit residential buildingDeveloper: Leon Capital GroupEst. construction start 4Q 2014Est. completion 2Q 2016 http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-05-08/140505_Downtown_Houston_Development_Map_11x17.pdf Edited May 9, 2014 by downtownian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) I think there is already a thread for this in Going Up. Here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30052-block-365-6-story-residential-midrise/ Edited May 9, 2014 by fkp5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Merge. Here's the latest rendering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 looks so.... blah. But i'll insert infill argument. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 looks so.... blah.But i'll insert infill argument.At least the ground floor doesn't look so barred off from its surroundings like the first Camden renderings. This looked like prisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wow that's bland (note that it shows 6 stories, not 5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 A rooftop pool would make this more appealing. It would at least be fun to live in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Residences in Downtown are always good. I think that we can start building taller and with better designs once we get more people living in downtown first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 A public program to subsidize new housing in downtown has attracted another developer, who wants to build 220 luxury apartments in the southern end of the city center.Dallas-based Leon Capital Group is working with the Hensley Lamkin Rachel architecture firm, also of Dallas, to design a building with high-end residential units and "resort-style amenities," according to the developer's website. The project is expected to break ground by the end of the year on a block bounded by Pease, Jefferson, Austin and Caroline.The new complex is the latest to be approved under the city's Downtown Living Initiative program, which gives developers tax breaks of as much as $15,000 for each residence built in a complex of at least 10 units, providing they meet design guidelines. The idea behind the program is to provide a financial boost to developers faced with the high costs of building downtown.The cap on the number of units that could benefit from the program was raised to 5,000 from 2,500 last month.So far, 3,642 units have been approved, reports Bob Eury, executive director of the downtown management district.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Residential-developer-seeks-to-join-the-downtown-5481887.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 With the hotel and residential development, Downtown is going to have more of a destination feel where folks can head for nightlife and restaurants. It will be a far cry from what it was even five years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Wow, it seems like in several years we will have a blight-free downtown since all these new residents will want to clean things up near where they live, for example: the Savoy is getting redone and Texas Tower is gone. I am just thinking, what are the blight building left? so we can check them off the list as they renovate or demolish (not counting parking lots, of course). http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30146-what-happened-to-downtowns-major-vacant-buildings/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 sorry if there is already a thread on this. i dont recall hearing anything about this until the new development map came out last night. looks like the residential population of southern downtown will continue to grow. this will bridge the gap between the 10 8 story apartment mid-rise by Allied Orion, and the 21 story apartment towers by Camden.Leon Capital Group220 Units5 stories 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) sorry if there is already a thread on this. i dont recall hearing anything about this until the new development map came out last night. looks like the residential population of southern downtown will continue to grow. this will bridge the gap between the 10 8 story apartment mid-rise by Allied Orion, and the 21 story apartment towers by Camden.Leon Capital Group220 Units5 storiesIt was listed in May.http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-05-08/140505_Downtown_Houston_Development_Map_11x17.pdfAnd it is a crying shame, IMO, that there is a bland mid-rise going up there. Mid-rises are for mid-town. Highrises are for downtown. Edited July 5, 2014 by UtterlyUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 oops.. i wonder why a thread was never made for it?yeah. i sort of agree, but the key at the moment is building up the residential population. plus, there are so many surface lots still left in downtown that a few mid-rises wont be the end of the world. who knows.. maybe in 20-30 years when the property values are that much higher the owners of these mid-rises will tear them down in favor of more high-rise towers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 (edited) oops.. i wonder why a thread was never made for it? I believe this is the thread: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30052-block-365-6-story-residential-midrise/ Interesting that it once said 6-stories though... Edited July 5, 2014 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 Merged into the existing thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Soil samples 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 SubdivisionPlatPDF_LG Block 365 at Caroline - 51951 - 140824.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Breaking ground early November. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkp5 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Great news. This area in south downtown should be filling up in the next couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Whole lot is fenced in and the existing buildings are all closed, sounds like it will happen soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 2Q 2015 now. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ob5t192cdu08gp/150225_Development_Map__Renders_11X17.pdf?dl=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The lot was being cleared of trees this morning. This is Austin, Pease, Caroline and Jefferson to save some digging. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 2Q 2015 starts a week from yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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