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Project: Hotel Saint Augustine Address: 4100 Loretto Drive Houston, TX 77006 Architect: Lake Flato Information: Building 1: 2-story, 15 rooms, total of 13,697 SF Building 2: 2-story, 8 units, total of 6,413 SF Building 3: 2-story, 24 units, total of 14,737 SF Building 4: 2-story, 16 units, total of 9,738 SF Building 5: 2-story, 8 units, event space, restaurant, and pool bar, total of 18,432 SF BUILDING 1 BUILDING 2 BUILDING 3 BUILDING 4 BUILDING 5 SITE

Construction Fencing going up today:

There were some recent comments/questions about the location of upcoming buildings, so I'm reposting the last site plan that I remember seeing. Last month the Texas A&M Board of Regents was considering "Authorization to Negotiate and Execute a Ground Lease of 2.6252 Acres of Land and Other Agreements Related to the Construction of Up to Two Research and Educational Buildings on the TMC3 Campus". Then there was a TABS filing a couple weeks ago for "Industry Building Parcel D Bld B". https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2022020772

Many, many more buildings. https://iondistrict.com/files/Ion-District_Presentation-Deck_Compressed.pdf

10102 Katy Freeway https://www.rusteberg.us/

Narrator: It did not, in fact, look like Chicago.

https://abc13.com/protest-demolition-of-downtown-apartments-lofts-at-the-ballpark-apartment-stop-txdot-i-45-expansion/11984254/ Protest planned tonight to stop the demolition lol

And then the situation deteriorated...

Information: 35-story residential tower with 3 Levels of parking below grade. Total of 60 residential units totaling approximately 339,297 SF, with a building area of 471,384 SF (garage not included). Indoor pool and outdoor terrace deck located at Level 34. Golf simulator, sauna, fitness center, and billiards room located at Level 33.

There are a ton of nice hotels to recommend to out of towners

It's strange to me the McNair Tower is on the potential Hotel Equinox/ROD, and that the Brava is taking over some Afton Oaks lots. Especially since both have full blown renderings on their actual locations. Also weird there's like a 432 Park Ave in between them in... West Oaks? The location for Memorial City North looks correct (given the building to the east is 10100 Katy Freeway).

Many more buildings. https://iondistrict.com/#section-11

I think this garage is expected to serve the several large buildings they want to build around it so it makes sense to me I feel. I don't think metro rail is extensive enough yet to say the average person who works there can get around on it exclusively.

Is it just me, or is it ironic that a project that's always flogging its environmental/new energy/futurist visions in public is building a parking garage next to a light rail line?

That’s a fine idea and something I wouldn’t mind seeing as well. I would be willing to bet that the mechanical penthouse, along with the level below, get changed for the better. This is the first real round of budgeting and design review, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

UsLiving/Vero Sade needs to hurry up and demo the 3 remaining houses and 2 garage apartments. Vagrants have moved in to the garage apartment behind Bacco's Wine bar. They were redecorating as I walked by. Last week I saw an online report of a break in at the old hair salon next to it. Bacco's closed several weeks ago. There are at least 3 COH yellow warning signs of discrepancies for trash removal, graffiti, weeds and to remove the old bus.

Installing the storm water detention system. I think they already had the fuel tanks removed before it became an auto repair shop.

See residue from water blasting all over the place. Noticed some windows out.

Upscale tap house. It's right behind EZ's Liquor Lounge. https://www.instagram.com/bennythunderstx/?hl=en

I think what happened is that they acquired the lot next door, and then they had to submit for new permits to change the layout. The ended up installing the underground tanks on the acquired lot next door. I hope this progress is a sign of renewed momentum. During the lull, Crockett got repaved between Houston and Taylor/Sawyer. Additionally, Coastline Pizza (across the street) should be opening soon. And Houston's first medical marijuana store just opened up next door. (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-21-22-medical-marijuana-houston-texas-original-714-houston-ave-open-hours-cannabis-gummies-tinctures/)

Neither one of those apartment buildings were in very good shape. Trust me this is all good! Considering Lake Flato is the architect I have no doubt that if they felt that the homes would have been a better fit they would have come up with a plan to include them. They have always worked to save recyclable buildings. This will be a huge success.

Architect - https://www.rydenarchitecture.com

Tap wall almost runs the length of the building.

I was looking through their site last night and they had a rendering in the Galleria area of a tower that looked like the Brava tower downtown.

I talked with one of the workers, he didn't know what these are going to be but he said he thinks the middle one might be a restaurant.

If it wasn't abundantly clear from my original post, I'm not proposing to blame George W Bush for anything (at least, not related to Houston transportation infrastructure). Happy to learn. Please expand.

Completely pointless trivia: Driving a 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit at 55MPH on I-80 westbound in western Pennsylvania, at the top of the last big hill before Ohio, if you throw it into neutral at the start of the song, you will coast across the border into Ohio right at the big crescendo. This is what we did for entertainment before the internet.

It was an Exxon station....used to buy gas there in the early 70's.

Adrian Newell's other pictures: https://unsplash.com/photos/fa4fpHIpOW4

Very unlikely

http://dianstreetvillas.com/

The FHWA Is part of the the Department of Transportation , the Secretary of which was appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president of the United States. He is ultimately responsible. The current plans have never been completely final, to be built without shot further change. But my bet all along has been that this go forward with very minor changes and TXDoT pressing to do things they were already planning/obligated to do.

The crew is working at ground level on the northern part of the building. Southern section is still in the basement.

It's only .4 miles long but it's progress, hopefully they are still working to link this to the MKT/White Oak trail just 1/2 mile away.

Front entrance.

A lot more progress.

At least the apartments don't have to worry about flooding but the office could get wet.

https://montrosehtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Project-Priority-List.pdf

1661 Tanglewood Sales Center going into the Uptown Park - West Shopping Center.

They've made a lot of progress.