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https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3120-Buffalo-Speedway-Houston-TX/17591132/

They’re starting on the mural for the side of the building!

right? we deserve less!

They have removed all of the trees from the median of Memorial Drive between the two traffic lights at each end of Picnic Lane. And there is fencing up on the north side of the street along parts of the jogging trail. I couldn't tell for sure, but it may be part of re-routing the jogging trail during construction as early reports said that the trail would remain usable.

Quick update from the inside, museum staff have started moving in. There’s still quite a bit to do, but they are starting to move some art into the building. Of course, it’s not on display yet, but it is there! Barring any other major setbacks due to hurricanes or whatever, I think the new opening date is entirely doable.

It's like Georgia O'Keefe designed an ice chest.

and now get ready for 120 goats to mow the arboretum 🐐 seriously! (Oct 3-10th) https://www.houstoniamag.com/travel-and-outdoors/2020/09/houston-arboretum-goats-fall-2020

brilliant! 🤣 i am excited about the ground floor Denny's and Radio Shack!!!

I passed by this morning and snapped a surreal photo:

I absolutely agree, I love traveling to Europe, not just to see the history in the place, but the edgy architecture is fun to look at. I'm hopeful this comes through, and we get more stuff like this.

55 Briar Hollow under contract per Loopnet. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/55-Briar-Hollow-Ln-Houston-TX/15014056/

https://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/new-20m-facility-opening-in-midtown-for-recovery-from-alcoholism-drug-addiction/

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2910-McKinney-St-Houston-TX/20018296/

Awesome addition to the skyline.

I don't really think it's useful to use "urban" as a shorthand at this point; it has too broad a range of meanings. In terms of a hierarchy of uses, Montrose is actually pretty close to a traditional urban neighborhood, with most retail on major corridors and a few minor examples scattered around (particularly at intersections.) I am genuinely curious how you would interpret neighborhoods with a similar hierarchy in more conventionally "urban" cities, like most rowhouse neighborhoods in DC, Philadelphia, etc. Are Fishtown or Capital Hill not "urban" because they have a hierarchy of uses? Your definition really only applies to narrow sections of most cities - Center City Philly (narrowly defined), Downtown DC (which has relatively little residential). One of the big differences in post-war American suburbs is that the number of commercial corridors is far fewer. Montrose is what, maybe two miles between the bayou and 59? Over that distance, you have the following east-west commercial corridors: W Dallas W Gray Fairview (off and on) Westheimer W Alabama Richmond So yes, concentration on corridors, but at least one corridor is always less than a 5 minute walk away. As opposed to, for example, Cypress Creek Parkway. The nearest parallel commercial corridor is miles away for much of its length. Plus, even just *crossing* Cypress Creek Parkway is a nightmare compared to Westheimer or even Richmond.

Hmm...doesn't look like something that would be in Houston.

I probably should have clarified, when I said it wasn't a "real" street grid, that although the streets may be gridded, there's a hierarchy of uses where commercial uses are almost exclusively located on the major thoroughfares, with residential uses elsewhere. This is the "commercial spine" model of development that characterizes most suburbs in the world. As opposed to the more egalitarian use pattern of downtown and midtown, where any use can be on any street. The neighborhood I grew up in in Spring had a street grid, but not one in the urban sense.

Careful...this has yet to be value-engineered. We may yet get what we deserve!

It is clearly MidMuse, duh. (sarcasm)

Museum Park

It’s plaster. Fabric sails would’ve been cool, but I imagine it’d be a nightmare to keep clean.

" The building has a cafe with a coffee bar, and a juice bar. The property offers a fitness center with locker rooms along with a tenant lounge and green space. These are the two "highlights" the article chose to emphasize....🤪

I completely agree, but that's even more of a problem with Alley Parkway Village (the affordable housing). It's completely fenced with very few entrances.

Not entirely surprising, but it was announced today that the opening has been pushed back from November 1st to November 21st. Press release: https://www.mfah.org/press/mfah-announces-inaugural-installations-kinder-building Chronicle: https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/art-exhibits/here-s-when-you-can-visit-mfah-s-new-kinder-15567959

That's better than pushing affordable housing out into the middle of nowhere though. I'd rather see affordable housing next door to luxury towers. Besides, there are plenty of market-rate two and three story townhouses in the immediate area as well.

Talking to a friend of mine at Dinerstein, and asked him about this project. He said, among other things, that they plan a Q3 2021 opening.

Glad I read the linked story, since my initial reaction was to envision massive goat carnage on Memorial Drive. Guess I'm just too accustomed to things being poorly thought out (if thought out at all). And Rent-A-Ruminant is a great name.

I don't mean that in a bad way it just seems like most designs in Houston are safe. I personally would love more interesting and bold designs. Honestly I don't see why this isn't already the case with our mishmash neighborhoods, "no zoning", and lack of city wide NIMBYs.

I'd like to see more direct confirmation that hardy extension is shelved... Like you said much work has been done already - millions and millions of dollars. It is aggrevating to me that *IF* this is actually on hold, there was no official announcement by HCTRA OR Houston Chronicle reporting...

Eventually, that corner (assuming you were referring to the North East corner with the AT&T store) WILL be developed, and it will have to be something tall to justify the cost. Anyone buying an east-facing view in Aspire had better beware...what comes around goes around!

I actually don't agree on Regent Square. Given its location, it will be pretty easily walkable and bikeable. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than most examples of "drive-to urbanism" simply by virtue of being next to an existing, relatively dense neighborhood. Its major streets are W Dallas and Dunlavy! Even the Allen isn't so bad- its biggest problem is that the surrounding developments aren't very porous, but its proximity to Buffalo Bayou Park, the (hopefully soon-to-be built) bike lanes on Dallas, high frequency bus line on Dallas, and Midtown and Montrose, it's really not that isolated.

I would have liked to have seen the new Transit Center built where Chick-Fil-A/Best Buy are, and in a still imperfect, but better world keep them both for GFR and have a pedestrian bridge over Richmond Ave to the McNair development. Would have made for a shorter trip down the BRT line and could have tied this area together nicely and spurred more vertical development nearby.

2 or 3 floors and they are going to have to jump the tower crane.

Phase 1 is called the "Ellison Heights" and Phase 2 the "Foundry".

Jumping the tower crane.

Talked with a worker who said it's open and a few tenants have moved in.

As a resident of EaDo, I see this project as more or less a break-even. I can say that the presence of 59 feels psychologically like much more of a barrier to downtown than GRB does. When I'm walking to Astros games, crossing under 59 is ugly at best, scary at worst. That said, GRB is huge and I wish it could be split in half and have Lamar or McKinney continue through it. The current shape and alignment of Discovery Green makes that basically impossible, but it's a nice pipe dream. Losing Polk as an entrance to downtown isn't thrilling, but I know I'd be more inclined to walk to downtown than drive if the cap parks existed. I really only see the project as being potentially worth it if the caps get done. What it will do: Make Houston a much more beautiful city to live in Make pedestrian and bike access from midtown and EaDo into downtown much safer and more inviting Reduce homeless encampments Cost a lot of money What it won't do: Reduce congestion on any of the freeways Actually solve any of the problems of homelessness

Sam - True that blocks will be lost in Eado and a few of those blocks are presently built upon. But, East End isn't an ultimate looser in the deal. EADO will lose the barrier of an elevated Highway and most likely gain significant green space and build-able real estate, as envision in the latest plans. The cap-park, could be a real connector and it also appears that the GRB, would now have an East Facing entrance on the north end, further connecting the east to downtown/convention distinct. Regarding Clayton Homes, most of this was deeply flooded in Harvey and the units are planned to be replaced in the area.

via r/houston on Reddit (u/_jviews). Original link: https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/iatv5k/eastern_glades_addition_at_memorial_park_is_now/

The other parts of this project, widening 45 north, is a complete mistake and is absolutely going to hurt and disconnect communities. I guarantee you the "poorer sections of town" are much more concerned with that than a downtown highway cap (and are much more likely to use public transit, which is unaffected if not improved by this project). If I could have my way, I'd only do segment 3 and totally shelve the other segments. Leeland is also still in the render posted above, only Polk was severed. Furthermore, this is not about connecting collectors and thoroughfares, or about connecting streets themselves. It's about improving the pedestrian experience by improving sidewalks, parks and buildings in a natural unbroken streetscape that make a city feel like a city rather than skyscrapers separated by deserts of parking lots. Whereas the highway was a barrier to this, the highway cap theoretically unites EaDo and Downtown.

I'll really miss Mongoose vs Cobra. They had an amazing giant pretzel served with a very strong, pungent, coarse seed mustard that would open up your nasal cavities and sober you up in a heartbeat. RIP.

Project could be on hold until East River makes announcements later this year. This company is strongly committed to building in this area... near that place called Ninfas

Previous designs.

They probably decided to start construction on what they could. This report says they've begun construction on three other projects today. http://realtynewsreport.com/2016/01/04/surge-homes-starts-three-residential-projects-in-houstons-inner-loop/