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  1. Phase II? Proposed plat for East River Sec 3.
    18 points
  2. Prosed plat for Ion District Graduate Student Housing. Developer - https://tmo.com
    12 points
  3. The Madison Construction on the Madison is expected to start by the end of 2024 and possibly take two years. Plans call for two- and three-bedroom condos of 2,000 to 3,200 square feet. When sales begin in summer, prices are expected to range from about $1.5 million to $2.4 million. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/montrose-condominium-community-west-gray-retail-18893531.php
    12 points
  4. It was built like this on purpose, in case of flooding only the garage will flood and not the apartments. Same for the McKee because it's even closer to Buffalo Bayou.
    11 points
  5. My visit to TMC Helix Park this weekend. I must, continue, to say wow! What an amazing development. There are now information kiosks scattered around. The graphics appear to have a new 2024 TMC Helix Park Master Plan! The rendering indicates a bunch of parcels are outlined in orange. They are labeled as under construction, but I believe under construction just qualifies as a construction fence. One thing to note. The rendering still indicates the parking garage will, eventually, have a retail wing. The 4th park's water features are just, absolutely, incredible. Mikyoung Kim Design did an outstanding job here. The water fountain is cascading a curved steep. wow! Looking downward, the other side. Hard to tell but that's running water. Dynamic One. Just an awesome looking building!
    9 points
  6. the real selling point is safety. a driver going 30, or 35, instead of 40, or 45 is far less likely to cause serious injury, or fatality in an accident. and with the slower speed, may even be able to avoid the accident all together. considering 30, or 35 is the speed limit anyway. in a world where cars are getting substantially larger and heavier, slower is safer.
    9 points
  7. Ralph Bivins: water taxis along the Bayou? A New Oar in Houston’s Waters | Realty News Report "The Buffalo Bayou park made people realize that the bayou could be a beautiful place and that it had been ignored and disrespected long enough, says Brad Freels, chairman of Midway, which is developing the 150-acre East River development that features a long stretch of bayou frontage. The bayou is [a] municipal jewel, he says. “We’ve never embraced one of our largest assets,” Freels said. “We need to show it off.” Freels is ready to build a water taxi dock at East River and another at the East River 9 golf course at the other end of the property."
    8 points
  8. Steel has started going up on the UH football operations center. I like how they are using the existing load bearing columns. This has saved a lot on foundation cost.
    8 points
  9. I talked with a guy who works for Metro, he told the parking garage that used to be here was red tagged and condemned by city inspectors. It looked in very bad shape. As far as the spray on grass, they do that to minimize erosion of the soli until they get ready to build.
    8 points
  10. 8 points
  11. Austin Industries released a bid package. It will be a precast garage with office space. SCRB5: Nice flag! The brick, glass, and fin combination on the facade mock-up looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the whole thing! SOPH: SCG2: * Just outside the boundaries of SCG2.
    7 points
  12. I think this is the detention pond being built to handle the stormwater for the two new colleges that will be built at the old Sid Richardson. Wilson House to be moved. Old Sid Richardson.
    7 points
  13. I would like to think they will repave this parking lot before they finish, it's in rough shape.
    7 points
  14. The sky garden is blooming for the spring! I really like those purple plants.
    7 points
  15. I maintain the Ion District would make for a good place for the Rice Business School.
    7 points
  16. I have two minor complaints about this project: nothing but garage on all the ground floors, and sidewalk interruption for the food trolley. That said, I wonder if the design would make it easier to convert parts of the garage to GFR later on? The facade work is nice. Also, the brickwork - especially on the easternmost building - is really nice, in my opinion.
    7 points
  17. Shell has been trying to acquire sites inside the loop for EV Charging. Given this site doesn't lay out well for a typical gas station, seems like it might make sense to become an EV Charging station.
    7 points
  18. Here are some more renderings from the Planning Commission Agenda:
    6 points
  19. Solar powered employee turnstiles and badge readers. If it's anything like in the plants it will stop you if your safety classes aren't up to date or if you have been red badged.
    6 points
  20. The white building next to this is a Randal Davis project, Chateau Ten Sunset. It underwent some stucco repairs the last few years but was finished about 1 year ago. http://www.randalldavis.com/portfolio/single/chateau-ten-sunset
    6 points
  21. So this is more-or-less done. Cullen Boulevard has been improved from Polk to MacGregor/Brays Bayou. Here are a few "before" snaps from Google Streetview: The project(s) included protected bicycle lanes on both sides from Polk to I-45 and a complete street reconstruction, including wide, off-street paths (with separate pedestrian and bicycle lanes, at least nominally) from I-45 to MacGregor. Pedestrian and bicycle treatments were applied to the intersections with I-45 (fantastic): Elgin (pretty bad): and Wheeler (very good).
    6 points
  22. $16 Million in funding for the first part of a three-segment construction project to extend a taxiway from Ellington Airport to the Spaceport has been approved by City Council. Taxiway Lima, roughly 2-mile stretch connecting Houston Spaceport to Ellington Airport, gets $16 million project approved - ABC13 Houston "The taxiway will act as a general upgrade to the airport, said Jim Szczesniak, director of aviation for the Houston Airport System, which oversees the spaceport. However, because of where it's located, it will "open up possibilities for the spaceport," including 400 acres of land for future development."
    6 points
  23. The detention vault for stormwater will use a black plastic grid system, they first line the bottom with thick plastic sheeting then install the grids. https://www.fergusongss.com/product/r-tank-stormwater-modules/
    6 points
  24. Bicyclists: Hey, so it can get pretty dangerous out there for us. Maybe you could use bollards as modal filters to help calm traffic... City of Houston: Heard ya loud and clear
    6 points
  25. 6 points
  26. Construction update this week. Looks like a gas tank of sorts? I wonder if it's Airgas Healthcare, an Air Liquide company.
    5 points
  27. View of Levit Green Building 1 from the lake. It's beautiful!
    5 points
  28. As hindesky noted, more and more equipment has been arriving at the site. We should see construction forthcoming. I've always liked this curved pathway. It now has been taped off, presumably for demolition.
    5 points
  29. Up to 2 floors. Going to need a drone to get better pictures later on.
    5 points
  30. Believe it's my first time photographing this building.
    5 points
  31. Not according to the folks on Nextdoor, who seem to be horrified and mad that they cannot drive 40mph or more on 11th. My response to many of them is they need to move to Katy, where the roads are wide and the speeds are high.
    5 points
  32. John Chaad* Whitmire. *Conservative hiding as a democrat
    5 points
  33. 5 points
  34. Stopped by last Saturday and was really impressed. It was PACKED and my neighbor said Sunday was the same. I had the wings which were just okay but the drinks were great. Good selection of bourbon behind the bar. They're having their grand opening party on Friday https://www.instagram.com/p/C4berCPsBEp/?hl=en
    5 points
  35. Per HCAD, there are 101 units. AMREIT already owns at least 22 of them. Another entity owns at least 6. AMREIT was purchased by Edens, the company that now also owns Uptown Park. It looks like AMREIT/Edens aims to buy the complex. (Typically, a majority vote can require all owners to sell.) On the other hand, it seems they haven't bought recently, so they (AMREIT) may have changed their mind. Seven units have sold in the past 2 years; AMREIT bought none of them.
    5 points
  36. Little Rey looks ready to open anytime...it looks really nice inside (and love the big patio) and for now they have a fence surround but again, with hanging plants and lighting and people all buzzing around inside, i am betting a very soon spring opening!
    5 points
  37. Seriously. I think trying to convince the mayor that we had to create congestion in order to slow down the vehicles is a loosing argument. That's a guarantee to them pulling the bike lanes. No matter what Whitmire ends up doing, especially with this being the Heights, he has to put in pedestrian safety as a high priority. This is a very walkable area and allowing vehicles going 40mph down this road again is a nonstarter.
    4 points
  38. It would be awesome if they removed all the parking and just made it greenspace that flows in to the park. Hopefully that adult store and comic book store are both gone soon as the value of the land continues to increase. They're both extreme eyesores.
    4 points
  39. It is in the Main St. Market Sq. Historical District map as a non-contributing but whatever they plan to build here will have to be approved by the Historical Commission. https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/HistoricPres/HistoricPreservationManual/docs_pdfs/pj17025_Main_St_Market_Sq.pdf
    4 points
  40. Today I parked in the TMC Helix Park surface lot. I walked around one of the sections of the Helix Park is it was just thrilling. Really amazing stuff here. The waterfalls are now active! Both of the water features are very cool! Mikyoung Kim Design does fantastic work. Some of the outdoor furniture is bright in colors, just like Levit Green. Very cool!
    4 points
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