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This was originally posted March 24, 2019 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. Buildout and renovation progress photos of Washington Office Co. This is the co-working space at 1923 Washington Ave. It's opening on the second floor of 1919 Washington Ave in Houston. Frame work from December https://www.instagram.com/p/BrTicssDov9 From March: From early May: https://www.instagram.com/p/BxLU1BeFkBu https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQlipllGkc

This was originally posted August 12, 2018 in the previous thread for 1504 Chapman St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. More on Local Group Brewing, the Houston brewery at 1504 Chapman. From a job post: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Local-Group-Brewing/Job/Restaurant-Chef/-in-Houston,TX?ojob=474bf346a5ec30e745786d4206e73ccc (archive link) Local Group Brewing Houston, TX Who we are Local Group Brewing is a brewery that is currently in the final stages of planning. We are a few weeks away from filing permits and starting the renovation of our building. Inside of the building there will be a kitchen/seating space for an aspiring chef or restaurant to create an experience that will complement the brewery/taproom. Position Summary We are looking for a chef and/or restaurant that can create and serve food that will complement our fresh beer. For the right individual, we will consider someone who is a first time restaurateur. The business will be separate from the brewery, although some collaboration and cooperation is required. The brewery owns the restaurant space so we are flexible on lease terms, the opportunity for a partnership, and build out costs.

This was originally posted March 24, 2019 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. More on Washington Office Co., the co-working space at 1923 Washington Ave., opening on the second floor of 1919 Washington Ave. From their website: https://washingtonoffice.co/ The inside:

This was originally posted August 12, 2018 in the previous thread for 1504 Chapman St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. Website for the Houston brewery Local Group Brewing at 1504 Chapman. https://www.localgroupbrewing.com/

This was originally posted March 24, 2019 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. More on Washington Office Co., the co-working space opening on the second floor of 1919 Washington Ave. From Houston Business Journal in January: Washington Avenue's first coworking space is scheduled to open in February and, in typical Houston fashion, is being opened by a former oil and gas professional. Matt Arceneaux, alongside Ian Clemons, will open Washington Office Co. at 1923 Washington Ave., right above the Washington Gym and the cocktail bar Julep. The property at 1919 Washington Ave. is being redeveloped by Houston-based firms Baker Katz LLC and Braun Enterprises, and has been under renovation since 2016. The project has been in the works for around three years, Arceneaux said, and was born from the needs he had as an energy employee working around Houston. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/01/04/meet-the-former-houston-energy-professional-behind.html

This was originally posted August 12, 2018 in the previous thread for 1504 Chapman St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. From Swamplot, on the warehouse at 1504 Chapman in Houston: Here’s the next target in Houston’s continuing warehouse-to-brewery turnover trend: 1504 Chapman St. A group of local brewers got their hands on the 6,283-sq.-ft. building — pictured above from the south — in April and a budding Facebook page now shows its address as the location of a venue they’re calling Local Group Brewing. It’s within the same general parish as St. Arnold’s recently-opened beer cathedral and existing brewery. They’re both less than half a mile away on the other side of the former Union Pacific brownfield pictured below, now giving rise to the complex of mixed-use buildings dubbed Hardy Yards http://swamplot.com/local-group-planning-local-brewery-in-local-warehouse-across-from-hardy-yards/2018-08-06/

This was originally posted December 31, 2018 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. From Houston Business Journal last week: The tenant for the Washington Avenue corridor's first dedicated coworking space has been revealed. Washington Office Co. signed a seven-year lease for just over 8,000 square feet at 1919 Washington Ave., according to previous HBJ reporting and building permits filed with the city of Houston. Washington Office Co. will open at 1919 Washington Ave. by February 2019... https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/12/28/washington-ave-coworking-tenant-above-julep.html

This thread was originally created August 12, 2018. I'm reposting / reupping this because this post and other content from me are no longer available on the forum due to a mod removing my account and its content in "error" (supposedly). The information may be outdated or no longer relevant, but reupping provides an archive to what was posted. It also provides a place to post future updates about this property if and when it's redeveloped An archive link of the thread before its deletion is coming. 1504 Chapman St in Near Northside in Houston. This inear or in Hardy Yards area and the Fifth Ward area, near Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Photo from Google Maps, 2015

This was originally posted November 10, 2017 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. From Houston Business Journal this morning: A little over a year ago, two Houston-area developers scooped up an historic property on Washington Avenue with plans to renovate. Though the property's vacant space hasn't been leased yet, more details on the developers' plans for the building were revealed. The second floor of the historic, 17,000-square-foot property at 1919 Washington Avenue will likely contain co-working space, Jason Baker and Kenneth Katz of Baker Katz shared with the Houston Business Journal. It would be one of the first co-working concepts in the Heights and Washington Avenue corridor. So far, most of Houston's newest co-working concepts have been concentrated in the city's downtown core or sprinkled throughout the suburbs. More behind the paywall: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/11/10/exclusive-new-washington-ave-redevelopment-to.html

This was originally posted March 18, 2017 in the previous thread for Washington at White | 1919 Washington Ave | Old Sixth Ward . It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. More from Houston Business Journal about Baker Katz and Braun Enterprises' redevelopment of 1919 Washington Avenue: A joint venture between two Houston-based retail developers – Braun Enterprises and Baker Katz LLC – recently scooped up a two-story building located at 1919 Washington Ave. The companies opted to partner together on the acquisition rather than compete for it. "We found out we were pursuing the same asset," Jason Baker with Baker Katz told the Houston Business Journal. Baker and Dan Braun, president of Braun Enterprises, have been close friends for the past 15 or 20 years, they said, and this is the first property they've purchased together. The building, which is 17,000 square feet, contains 12,905 square feet of available space. One of the building's two tenants is Julep, a popular cocktail bar. Before any leasing begins, though, the building's interiors will be renovated. Baker envisions a restaurant on the ground floor of the building, and a high-end non-traditional retail user on the second floor, such as a salon. The space could also be used for a boutique firm or architect's office, he said. "Frankly, with the building being the age that it is, it needs a lot of TLC, particularly on the second floor," Baker said. "We love the idea of adaptive reuse and preservation. There are places around the country where these buildings are really sought after, and Houston, unfortunately, has a reputation for tearing down and rebuilding a new product." For Braun Enterprises, this further solidifies its commitment to the Washing Avenue and Heights areas. The developer has acquired roughly 20 properties in the area, Braun said, including a 1.2-acre tract of land at 2401 N. Shepherd Dr. just last week. "This is our fourth project on Washington Avenue, and for us, it’s more about the belief in East Washington and its proximity to downtown, the Heights and Montrose," Braun said. "There's a kind of uniqueness and coolness – this 'cool factor' – of being in that east Washington corridor. I just love the feel of that area." http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/09/26/houston-developers-talk-next-steps-for-historic.html

Updated design for Shepnett Square on Shepherd Dr between Center St and Nett St in Houston. This is in the Washington Corridor area. It is NOT in the Heights or part of the Heights area at all. This building is designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture. More on the building from the materials linked in above posts: The retail center will feature a modern, engaging respite from the day.

New marketing materials and updated plans for Shepnett Square on Shepherd Dr between Center St and Nett St in Houston. This is in the Washington Corridor area. It is NOT in the Heights or part of the Heights area at all. Site plan for Shepnett Square from marketing materials linked in above post. Building D 7,178 SF 1,200 SF + 635 SF Patio Building B 3,940 SF Building C - FM Kitchen & Bar 4,300 SF + 4,326 SF Patio (direct link to non-compressed, full sized image to zoom in)

New marketing materials and updated plans for Shepnett Square on Shepherd Dr between Center St and Nett St in Houston. This is in the Washington Corridor area. It is NOT in the Heights or part of the Heights area and should not be in this forum. CBRE is marketing the property. Listings and brochure are linked below: http://looplink.natl.cbre.us/xNet/Looplink/TmplEngine/ListingProfilePage.aspx?stid=cbre7&LID=17698239&LL (archive link) Brochure https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/hiddr97R_-G_b7X1_xhY0va2ErC2OWb4AUDrhk8xWvE/document.pdf (archive link) Loopnet listing: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/NEC-Shepherd-Dr-and-Center-St-Houston-TX/17698239/ (archive link) From the Loopnet listing: Located in the Washington Corridor, the redevelopment has opportunities for a versatile tenant mix including restaurants, coffee shops, medical office, fitness and creative office, among others. The center will serve locals and visitors alike who are looking for high-end, eclectic offerings. 101 Parking Spaces Bike Racks, Green Space and 2 Patios

This thread was originally created March 18, 2017. I'm reposting / reupping this because this post and other content from me are no longer available on the forum due to a mod removing my account and its content in "error" (supposedly). The information may be outdated or no longer relevant, but reupping provides an archive to what was posted. It also provides a place to post future updates about this property if and when it's redeveloped An archive link of the thread before its deletion is coming. Note to mods (though it will probably be ignored as my other public requests on this same topic were): please don't move this to the Heights forum where all of my Washington Corridor posts were moved to. Mods, also don't sneak and move this thread and all the others for Washington Corridor, Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, and Independence Heights to the Heights forum once all the previous content is reposted as y'all have done in the last month and continue to do. This is NOT in the Heights and it's not part of the Greater Heights area in any way. This is in the Washington Corridor area, an area that as suggested and advocated for previously needs its own forum because there is lots of development happening here, much spurred by the Sawyer Yards and Buffalo Heights developments. That in itself usually merits the creation for a new neighborhood forum. Until then, posts for those neighborhoods should remain in the forum for "Other Neighbohoods" has is done with other threads that don't have a dedicated neighborhood or area of town forum.Thanks. Last year, Houston Business Journal had an article about renovations coming to 1919 Washington Avenue. The renovation is a joint venture between Baker Katz and Braun Enterprises. Do anyone know more about this? From HBJ: The developer (Braun Enterprises) also closed on a historic building at 1919 Washington Ave. in a joint venture with Houston's Baker Katz earlier this week, too. The owners will renovate the building, which is home to Julep, a popular cocktail bar and Gulf Coast seafood eatery, before any additional tenants move in. The property contains 17,000 square feet of commercial space, of which 12,905 square feet is available. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/09/23/exclusive-fast-growing-retail-developer-scoops-up.html

I never ate there. The idea of fast casual Singaporean food from Lasco never appealed to me. It always came across as an overpriced Panda Garden but with not-so-authentic Singaporean food. I hope the next tenant can make a longer go of it.

Site plans of the first floor and retail addition in the McGowen Building, 1500 McGowen. These are from the retail brochure. Option 1 Option 2

Proposed renderings of the redevelopment and retail addition to the McGowen Building.This is located in Midtown at 1500 McGowen St. It's being redeveloped by Davis Holdings.From the retail brochure: Northwest perspective Northwest perspective with signage Southwest perspective North elevation North elevation with signage

Proposed renderings of the redevelopment and retail addition to the McGowen Building.This is located in Midtown at 1500 McGowen St. It's being redeveloped by Davis Holdings.From the Loopnet listing: Front of building McGowen corner Patio on corner of McGowen Patio at corner of McGowen at dusk Far away view of patio from La Branch

Site map of the proposed redevelopment and retail addition to the McGowen Building. This is located in Midtown at 1500 McGowen St. It's being redeveloped by Davis Holdings. From the Loopnet listing:

Photos taken of the McGowen Building at 1500 McGowen in Midtown before the redevelopment. The photos are from the Loopnet listing for this property.

There is a Loopnet listing for the McGowen Building at 1500 McGowen St. The listing was created in July and last updated October, 7. According to the listing, there is some redevelopment on the way, which will include retail. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1500-McGowen-St-Houston-TX/10798429/ (archive link) Brochure: https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/-VuAe7xE-OAe3WOtBfeog2mnUp6d0KfFLLlFZ6yhZHs/document.pdf (archive link) From the listing: Retail coming - The demand for retail in East Midtown is high. We are adding a retail component to the building to meet that need. The retail portion will cover approximately 6,000 SF, and consist of smaller tenants. New storefronts will bare double glass doors, awnings with signage, patio, and visibility on La Branch & McGowen. We are looking for retail tenants NOW. The remaining space is office space. Exposed concrete floors, wood paneled elevators, modern artwork in common areas, and unique fixtures make for a charming office location. Parking here is exceptional- with three parking lots, and two with secure access, 1500 McGowen is an exception in Midtown.

In 2017 (possibly February), 1500 McGowen changed hand. Davis Holdings purchased the two-story class B office building in Midtown. From Houston Chronicle, February 16, 2017: Davis Holdings has bought a two-story office building at 1500 McGowen at La Branch in Midtown. The 33,000-square-foot building, which was constructed in 1972 and has loft-style space, is fully leased. Louis Rosenthal of JLL represented the buyer, a company involved in oil and gas and real estate investments. David Husid and Brandi McDonald of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller, Skyland Lodge Tract. "Davis Holdings was attracted to the property's accessible location, proximity to downtown and adequate parking," Rosenthal said in an announcement. "Fully renovated and located in Midtown's growth path, the building should prove to be a great investment for the firm." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Davis-Holdings-buys-Midtown-office-building-10938559.php Other reports: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/02/21/midtown-class-b-office-building-changes-hands.html https://realtynewsreport.com/2017/02/17/davis-holdings-buys-midtown-office-building/

Has anyone heard of any further details relating to this development?

I viewed the video of the city of Houston Planning Commission meeting from October 31. From the video, the developer ( EasyPark or Easy Park) moved the garage to the rear of the proposed mixed-use, to E 6th 1/2 St, a change not reflected in the previous site maps posted in the forum earlier this year. The person speaking on behalf of Easy Park or EasyPark said they're still in the planning stages for the overall development, so there isn't a firm plan (obviously). But the developer is willing to make a compromise with residents and the city to close access on E 6th 1/2 St with the exception of emergency vehicles. The street references the lots on 742 E 6 ½ St and 746 E 6 ½ St The other compromise is no retail or commercial business on E 6th 1/2 St. So, it seems that there won't be traffic on the street, but I suppose traffic for use of the parking garage could include the corner of Studewood and E 6th 1/2 St (which the city is proposing a crosswalk here based off a traffic study). I don't know. From the video, they're considering revisiting plans to place the automated parking garage on White Oak near Studewood, which they're likely referring to 2714 White Oak (or whatever lots next to the former Fitzgerald's site), pending action on the deferred variance or approval of subsequent plans submitted to the city. I see residents' concern as far as traffic goes. This is going to be interesting to follow.

This was in the previous thread for 120 Westheimer. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. Originally posted by crockpotandgravel, September 24, 2019 in the thread for 120 Westheimer. Construction photo from July of Clique' in the new retail strip center at 120 Westheimer, Houston. Clique is a Café Rabelais restaurant. Photo is from Raus Construction on Facebook: Another exciting restaurant project in progress by Raus Construction. Clique' French Bistro / 120 Westheimer https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/photos/a.570858102933025/2587074831311332