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  1. Daylight Saving Time allowed enough light for me to see all of the dirt that they've piled up on the south side of the tunnels. It's a lot more than shown here. And they're using a fleet of dump trucks to get the job done.
    13 points
  2. 6 points
  3. More land has been acquired- 3/4 of the block will be redeveloped into two buildings. Subdivision plats have been filed by The Interfield Group. Same developer behind The Interpose.
    6 points
  4. One thing about this project is how a lot of this work benefits Midtown more than any other area. While other areas are going to see properties taken for new ROW, Midtown will actually see infrastructure removed for their benefit. In addition to the obvious removal of the Pierce Elevated, they're removing the entrance and exit ramps to 288 from Chenevert and Jackson. Initially, those ramps were going to be converted into ramps for the toll lanes on 288. 40 years ago when the area was mostly black, putting those ramps there was a part of "progress". Now that the demographics have changed drastically, TxDOT is being more sensitive to that area and restoring the street grid and not catering wholly to commuters from Pearland. It's interesting.
    4 points
  5. Houston cyclists paint bike lanes where the city won't
    2 points
  6. Sooo..... time for eminent domain? Honestly a possibly rare win-win scenario? Just seems bananas to me to spend $10 mil for 30 years of a lease when the land can't be more than that.
    2 points
  7. Available wherever lesser cuts of meat are sold... 😄
    2 points
  8. Proposed residential at 5020 Larkin St. http://www.andersoncanyon.net/portfolio.html Site:
    1 point
  9. Just saw a commercial on tv about this while watching Chopped on Food Network.
    1 point
  10. Walked past again today. They've leveled the plot now. The construction notice has the completion date as May 2022.
    1 point
  11. There is a carwash sign at the northwest corner of Summer St and Studemont St.
    1 point
  12. I don't think anyone knows how local users will react to the changes. will a person living in Gulfton that works in Independence Heights choose 610, or 59>45? what is their current choice? what about a person that lives in Garden Oaks that works in the Medical Center? how do they commute now? How will they commute in the future? what we know is TXDOT has the interests of regional traffic in mind, not local traffic, aka they are more concerned about traffic getting from somewhere outside of Houston to somewhere else outside of Houston. local concerns have been based on the feedback of County studies, City studies and neighborhood meetings, from the information that has been given back from TXDOT as a result of the neighborhood feedback, City and County studies, they have given very little interest in ensuring that the local residents get what they need, outside of a few very small tweaks to their overall design. go back and look at what the city provided for feedback, what assurance has TXDOT provided that they are integrating this into their design?
    1 point
  13. ^^^ the ONLY thing that is "higher up" about baylor, is their GEOGRAPHY. waaaaaaay, up HIGH... in dry ole hometown WACO, TX!
    1 point
  14. I don't think they'll hit their opening date of Summer 2022 : )
    1 point
  15. Thanks for the photo updates. Very exciting to see dirt moving for this!
    1 point
  16. wow thanks for backing that up with literally any facts or knowledge or opinion. Did I see you at any of the txdot or CoH meetings the past 3 years?
    1 point
  17. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/What-Downtown-Houston-s-next-park-will-look-like-13808234.php#photo-17312455
    1 point
  18. there are literally no positives to this project. It will cause even more significant traffic around the i59-288 merger, it will destroy basically all of the pregaming/postgaming culture around Minutemaid and BBVA, it funnels all of west-central houston's traffic to 610, exacerbating every other bottleneck of traffic this city already has, it racistly closes off near northside from downtown. In the event of a disaster, everyone north of i10 will be cut-off from getting to the medical center for any emergencies. It doesn't even tie into any public transportation plans, TxDOT is still a big "we don't know" when asked how long this would affect light rail service.
    1 point
  19. and areas that have never healed even 30 or 40 years after the freeways originally trod through their backyards, we're just going to scratch that scab right off by making the gash in the community even bigger. the number of homes and community centers (churches, schools, or longstanding places of business) that will be displaced, it's not just those people, churches, and schools that are impacted. sure, there is the direct impact on who is being moved, but it affects the entire community. people who are friends of those that are going to be moved (probably to a location that is too far away, because these areas are getting to be too expensive for them to consider living there any longer), churches that will have the same problem, they won't be able to stay in the area and serve for community they have been a part of for so long. the greater impact is tens of thousands that will be negatively affected, not just the ones who are being forced to move. to pick an out of business electronics retailer (fry's) as your lone specific example, it actually cheapens your argument. you're associating every single person in those communities as being just as inconsequential as an empty building.
    1 point
  20. This building couldn’t have worse street and pedestrian interaction unless they erected a wall with razor wire and guards.
    1 point
  21. And if they don't want to move? It's really never that simple. Places have value beyond the purely monetary. And that new freeway frontage isn't free either. People who were a block away from the freeway (which might have seemed like a reasonable compromise at one point) will now be right next to a feeder. Those (primarily) homes might still exist, but their quality of life will likely change.
    1 point
  22. Fair point. The exact numbers I saw were: 58 houses, 433 apartments or condos, 486 public housing units, 340 businesses, five churches and two schools. So 977 homes, 340 businesses, 5 churches, and two schools. That still sounds like a pretty substantial negative to me.
    1 point
  23. So that evil UT has been secretly trying to establish a full-fledged university in our town for 30 years. (We all know the only institutions that have athletic fields are four-year degree-granting universities...). ;-)
    1 point
  24. Rice University awarded grant for 'mass timber' building on campus Rice University has won a federal grant to help advance its plans to develop a building using "mass timber," a type of engineered wood touted as being more environmentally friendly than concrete or other materials. The $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is portion of $1 million in funds designated to support the construction of mass timber projects on college campuses across the country. Mass timber refers to the use of engineered wood products as the structural components in a building. Small pieces of wood are laminated and compressed to create large, solid panels that can serve as load-bearing beams, panels and posts. "A thriving mass timber market helps maintain forest health and resiliency, supports employment opportunities in rural communities and advances sustainability of the built environment," according to a Department of Agriculture announcement. The program is a partnership with the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. Recent advances in engineering have made mass timber a more viable method of constructing taller buildings. In January, the International Building Code, on which many city building codes are based, doubled the allowed height of a wooden building to 18 stories. Houston-based Hines has been on the forefront of the movement. It has a line of wooden office buildings called T3, short for timber, transit and technology. Rice's proposal is for a five-story, 50,000-square-foot student housing building on its campus. Mass timber buildings can replace concrete construction, which generates carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, during manufacturing, according to an announcement from Rice, which has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2038. Rice's architecture school also provides instruction on mass timber. "This parallels our architectural research, so that's one of the rationales for us wanting to build with timber," Mark Ditman, Rice's associate vice president for housing and dining, said in the announcement. "We're teaching this, so we should be willing to do it." The federal grants have been awarded to schools planning a variety of building projects, including a basketball arena, an arts and education complex with a recital hall and theater, a museum and classroom buildings. The Forest Service received 16 proposals. The 10 selected are at universities in Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Washington. Texas schools San Jacinto College and Stephen F. Austin University also received funds. The new building at Rice would replace the existing 120-bed wing of Hanszen College. Construction is pending approval by Rice's Board of Trustees and its Buildings and Grounds subcommittee. Rice Architecture professors Jesús Vassallo and Albert Pope, whose model of a timber skyscraper for Detroit was accepted to the 15th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2016, are providing expertise for the project. https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Rice-University-awarded-grant-for-mass-timber-14411379.php#taboola-1
    1 point
  25. Really? It just seems like it's taking forever. Must be me.
    1 point
  26. It does seem like this is something that can be put together very quickly, given the limited construction needed and the inherent small scale of a par 3 course. I guess I need to hit the range, since I haven't swung a club in over a year. . .
    1 point
  27. Project: Riverhouse Restaurant and Golf Course Location: 65 Hirsch Road Houston, TX 77020 (Previously 4100 Clinton Drive) Owner: East River Lead Ventures, LLC (Midway Companies) Architect: Phil Schawe Architect Information: Renovations and additions of an existing warehouse facility in East End Houston into a full restaurant and bar named “Riverhouse” (approximately 14,370 SF). It will anchor a public, 9-hole, par 3 golf course in Midway’s East River. This will be moving forward soon. The red dashed line on the floorplan denotes the new addition.
    1 point
  28. Groundbreaking for "Trebly Park" because it is on block 333 and has 3 corners due to the terrible parking lot. Estimated completion of March 2022. Will include Tout Suite cafe.
    1 point
  29. While moving my (not quite as) fat (as before) carcass around Memorial Park yesterday, I caught this in action... Then I decided the best way to go around the track is clockwise - that way, you don't have to look at The Astoria on that stretch of the trail.. But then again, wanting to get out of that thing's sight range should be good motivation to go faster.... Oh, at the trail is moving about 100' to the north where they are building the tunnels, they need to move the mountain of dirt first.
    1 point
  30. The rendering they have on site shows exactly how the parking garage is going to look and the builder followed that. Windows installation on Westheimer. Hand railings.
    1 point
  31. Soil testing in the empty lot in front of Broadstone Summer Street Apartments. Any ideas?
    1 point
  32. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/02/20/houston-developer-gets-financing-for-mixed-use.html $38m construction loan provided to Hunington Properties by Parkview Financial. Expected to be complete in mid-2021. 168 units, 20,475 sqft of ground-level retail space. Above grade parking with 305 spaces.
    1 point
  33. Having brunch at FM Kitchen and looked this one up. There is activity. Cat is out there digging for foundation in the light rain.
    1 point
  34. Agree, but the important part of this one is the first floor, not the other 5. And the Mondrian-style detailing appears to only be on that one corner.
    1 point
  35. too busy looking. I think it is too trendy and will look dated quickly.
    1 point
  36. No sooner had I posted about the fence coming down than I drove by again today to see a new, bigger fence around the property 🤣
    1 point
  37. View from rooftop deck. Med Center and Galleria are also visible. 360 degree views.
    1 point
  38. Is there a HAIF thread on the bottled blond? been trying to find some info on that project.
    1 point
  39. Let's hope they build the garage first.
    1 point
  40. Spoke to the Owner of Ly's Liquor a week or 2 ago and they will have a spot at this place. Which, if you haven't been is a great bourbon and whiskey liquor store.
    1 point
  41. The missing "t" in Hunington is a clue to the quality of the project! Kidding.
    1 point
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