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  1. For reference it should go from this: To this: If everything goes accordingly. It jumps over Old Spanish trail and goes towards the UT campus from the looks of it. source: starts at around 51:30
    17 points
  2. I think it would be a great place to put a Greyhound Bus Station.
    12 points
  3. The Ashby high rise land is finally being put to use!
    12 points
  4. Per the video, Parcel D (directly across from the Parcel C collaborative building on what would be the east side of the to-be-demolished William C Harvin Blvd) is a new industry building that has been signed, is to be publicly announced in the coming months, and appears to be 1.5-2X the size of the collaborative building. The night rendering doesn’t appear to capture the current plans for Parcel D. Although the TMC3 construction timeline was shown sequentially in the video to highlight campus assembly, I’d guess that construction of the Parcel D industry building (and likely also the Parcel I parking garage / fitness center / retail) will overlap Parcel C collaborative building construction. In a 2019 “Looped In” podcast (great local architectural podcast, BTW), the TMC CEO detailed a phased TMC3 buildout. Although construction of the BCM buildings (no longer Parcel D but now Parcel F and an unidentified section of land across F Street bordering OST) appears to be delayed beyond the first phase, I wouldn’t be surprised to see accelerated development across the board. Super excited to learn about the complementary UT campus development across OST! Together, this welcome connected complex alongside the adjacent Blossom, Hyatt and Majestic projects promises to be a bustling, aesthetically pleasing and walkable economic engine for the TMC and the City of Houston.
    10 points
  5. That’s an old rendering here is the new one Also I didn’t realize just how big they are.
    9 points
  6. There are at least 5 public garages within 5 blocks of this project. Houstonians should realize they don't always have to park directly at the thing they're going to, and it's not always going to be free.
    8 points
  7. Well, it does make it easier to give directions...
    7 points
  8. I was looking through Metro's website for updates on MetroNext, and found this powerpoint from a meeting that apparently happened about a week ago. According to the presentation, the whole project is already funded through the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Transportation Improvement Program (and as I understand it, the root of much of that money is TXDOT), and the first public meeting is happening by the end of February. We've already seen preliminary designs for the two middle stations, and the whole thing seems pretty straightforward. It's the only major project from MetroNext that's under the "in progress" category . . . anyone think we'll see ground breaking this year?
    4 points
  9. I still think they should have built an apartment complex with the same number of units that existed previously and made them all low income housing. it wouldn't make as much as luxury high rise, but they would have lost less than they did by chasing the dream. hell, if I win a billion dollars tomorrow night, I might just buy the property and do it myself.
    4 points
  10. when they did day for night, there was no on site parking, and way more than 5000 people in attendance. I'm sure phase1 retains the surface lots, but I'd guess future phases will include a parking structure to replace at least one of the surface lots, and the other surface lots will be replaced with usable space.
    4 points
  11. This is a commercial corridor. It has been for a long time. Fitzgerald's, before it was torn down? a 5 minute walk down the street. Before it was Fitzgerald's? It was a dance hall. There's been live music on White Oak longer than anyone currently in the neighborhood has been alive. And you can't possibly believe that a bar would lose business if you put up a 7' penis on your property. If anything, the opposite would be true. Everyone would want to go to the bar next to the giant penis!
    4 points
  12. It's intended to keep hooligans from dropping stuff onto the tracks and trains. The same logic applies to street overpasses over freeways.
    4 points
  13. I saw a post on Reddit with a bunch of photos of barren shelves and didn't bother stopping by . . . but if I had known they had a ton of vinyl left, I would have gone. I've found some hidden gems there in the past! I hope they relocate inside the loop somewhere. I would strongly encourage them to check out the East End . . . and not just because that would put them in my backyard. There are bound to be some attractive spaces with reasonable rent that might fit their expectations.
    3 points
  14. https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Baylor-medical-school-falls-from-Top-20-1706238.php
    3 points
  15. I’ve been trying to say that as well. Like I get the “inconvenience” some people feel. But I only have real sympathy for those with handicaps. Otherwise walking a block or two shouldn’t be an issue. ESPECIALLY downtown.
    3 points
  16. *rolls eyes* Yes, something on someone else's property is "literally in peoples backyards". Sure. White Oak has been a retail/restaurant/entertainment corridor for a long time. If you live within a block of that, there are certain benefits and compromises that come with that. Benefit: lots of stuff within walking distance Compromise: Additional noise and busier street parking. This is how cities work.
    3 points
  17. That parcel would apparently be better used for a parking garage with storage units on top to meet the neighborhood's needs.
    3 points
  18. This is good news, we need more market rate SFHs and multi-family developments along this portion of Harrisburg. With the Coffee Plant stop nearby and new businesses (such as the new storefront for Giant Leap and White Rhino over on Milby) opening in the immediate vicinity, it was only a matter of time.
    2 points
  19. I will never understand this project for what they spent fighting lawsuits they could have built this years ago... anywhere else in Houston... I can name off half a dozen places near the area , just off the top of my head
    2 points
  20. 2 points
  21. Bagby is getting a redesign that will add a new cycle and pedestrian zone, but it stops at Franklin. Maybe it could be extended by the developers? Only real access point is via George Bush Monument across the street. A ramp bypassing Franklin would have been great though. This should be done by the end of 2021:
    2 points
  22. I went to Half Price this weekend...they are almost cleared out of all merch except lots of vinyl and dvds. the guy at the door (my buddy bucky was off) said that they have not been able to find a new location but are hopeful to find one this year... he said that they just have in their mind what they want to pay and are able to afford and haven't found that as of yet...
    2 points
  23. The project was funded a $28,851,400 HUD loan 12/15/2020. The owner is Partin Development. Here is the general contractor's sub-site, plans section lists all property related documents. https://www.strategicplanroom.com/jobs/299/details/cityscape-apartments Construction and sitework have not yet started, however there is a building permit issued Oct 2020.
    1 point
  24. you know when i ride my bike by i would keep thinking...wow these don't seem as long or as far apart as i remembered and i am right going from this previously posted artist rendering...i wonder why the change
    1 point
  25. Not to say that they shouldn't build a garage, but if they do, I hope it has a residential tower attached or on top of it.
    1 point
  26. Franklin itself could really stand to be redone. There's no reason for it to be anywhere near as wide as it is. It's not on the Bike Plan, but throwing some protected bike lanes on there would really help with circulation between the trails and the surface streets. Some street trees would also be nice.
    1 point
  27. Looks like they are moving the old train
    1 point
  28. This is Monarch at the top of those stairs:
    1 point
  29. I took these photographs from neither, I don’t own a drone and I don’t feel safe in a helicopter. I took these photographs from the top of a building that I was given permission to go up to.
    1 point
  30. This is going to get so much foot traffic because people are going to come just to drink coffee on the roof. It will def become a social media worthy place to take pics.
    1 point
  31. Work crews on site demo-ing the empty lot on the Southeast corner of York/Harrisburg. Looks like the permit is from Lovett/IntownHomes.
    1 point
  32. The Block is getting a new paint job and, more importantly, an absolutely massive amount of kegs have come in.
    1 point
  33. Two pieces of land being replat as "unrestricted reserve" right next to this location. Owned by Tilly Investments. Called "Milby Development" and "Walker Development", respective to their location. The Kaldis area is in black, new development plans are highlighted in yellow: Such a great location but I could see this eventually turning into townhomes. Can't find anything on the web for commercial development.
    1 point
  34. Today we have financially closed on the TMC3 Collaborative Building and Helix Gardens. Thank you to everyone who has put time, hard work & effort into this continued partnership to help bring this project to fruition. https://www.instagram.com/thetexasmedicalcenter/
    1 point
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