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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Bayou-redo-lures-luxe-development-6161600.php#photo-7721927

 

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Al Ross, the former sign magnate who for the past couple of years has been developing multimillion-dollar mansions on spec - that is, without buyers lined up in advance- is building his first multifamily project just south of the bayou at 1034 Rochow between West Dallas and West Clay.

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The rendering makes it look like the location is off of Travis by those two small white office buildings and senior building (than the address given).

It's kind of an odd design. Like the older cousin of that building at the northern intersection of I-45 @ I-10.

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1034 Rochow is 11,000 s.f., the building footprint will be something over 6800 (2 x 3400 s.f. per floor). The rendering looks to take up the whole lot.

 

Rendering is very deceptive. The angle would be form the southeast, looking over Rochow toward the building. Not sure where that railing in the foreground would be. And, given the building is actually three blocks from the bayou, the units won't have bayou views. Certainly not from the balconies, which (for now) overlook the back of a pair of 1950's duplexes, with the Marshall's loading dock in the background.

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1034 Rochow is 11,000 s.f., the building footprint will be something over 6800 (2 x 3400 s.f. per floor). The rendering looks to take up the whole lot.

Rendering is very deceptive. The angle would be form the southeast, looking over Rochow toward the building. Not sure where that railing in the foreground would be. And, given the building is actually three blocks from the bayou, the units won't have bayou views. Certainly not from the balconies, which (for now) overlook the back of a pair of 1950's duplexes, with the Marshall's loading dock in the background.

Just walked by the house and it's abandoned. I saw some workers there last week and stakes with flags so it all makes sense. I guess those workers were unpacking. Interesting because just last year she turned down $880,000 so she must have gotten $1,000,000 plus and redid the flooring as well.

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Is this low enough that you wouldn't want a first floor because of flooding possibilities?

Considering the ground floor is parking, the 2nd floor should suffice. I don't know how the area looked during Tropical Storm Allison, but I think this area of town wasn't too badly damaged. If I can recall only places directly on the bayou, Downtown basements/parking, sunken freeways, and the TMC basement parking had severe flooding. I know there were areas outside of Houston close to creeks that suffered as well. If there was a storm that dumped enough water to do some damage on the second floor, this whole city would be in a lot of trouble. It would probably be one of the most deadly/costly natural disasters in the history of the country. 

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That's a relief, as otherwise it would flood every other year. :P

 

Exactly... :)

 

I live a couple blocks over, same distance from the Bayou. I'm not required to get flood insurance but it only costs a few hundred a year so I got it. 

 

My previous home was well inside the 100 year and didn't flood in the 13 years I was there, including Allison.

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