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  1. shasta
    What is taking the Astros so long...hasn't Crane owned the Astros for almost 15 years now?
  2. shasta
    tourist come BECAUSE of the urban environment created by the locals. there are hundreds of mid size city/town examples throughout Europe or South America.
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    EXACTLY...nothing screams Urban Synergy more than a sauna and a nail spa. The juice spot, ice cream shop and workout space, I can live with Have you ever been to the great urban centers in the world? They have "casual" food/drink spots that spill over into the street...the square...the piazza...the green space...the plaza, etc. then, from there..you "sprinkle" in select retail, entertainment, fitness then..a few select high end restaurants for those with greater means. There is a reason why the only tenant doing well is the Flight Club (food + drinks + games). Why is this soooo hard for Houstonians to understand? Not Rocket Science...only to us here, apparently. Other cities seem to allow this to happen almost organically...but not us Hell, or even create a mixed use development with an anchor HEB tenant "supporting" the other live/eat/play elements and you will have a ton of foot traffic. I'm still hoping a developer/ HEB is eyeing this for a spot on West Gray to overtake the nearby Kroger. The actual Krogers site, the Post Office site or the shopping center site at West Gray/Dunlavy could be candidates.
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    ..and that is exactly the reason why places like Regent Square will fail. You don't go from NOTHING to high end without going through the proper tenant steps first. River Oaks shopping center had plenty of "average tenants" before the MARKET stated they can support high end restaurants...and so they slowly upgraded LITTLE- BY LITTLE bur they STILL have very busy casual options like La Madeline and others The lawns in both Regent Square and Autry Park are D-E-A-D because they fail to understand that urban synergy leads to high end rent. City Centre understood this..parts of the river Oaks District understood this, parts didn't
  5. shasta
    ..and Regent Square is ghost town and Pastore and Georgia James are about to close and Autry Park may face the same challenges with those type of tenants for these type of projects.
  6. shasta
    Regardless..it's not creating Urban Synergy.
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    WHY IN THE WORLD are these mixed use Urban developments, with many 1 bedroom units AS PART OF THEIR PROJECT, leasing out their restaurant spaces to $100 a person places like Georgia James, MF Sushi, or Turner's Cut? Go to any synergistic high traffic urban center and you find a number of "casual" dining options for the urban loving people that are looking for something they grab and hang out in the adjacent urban space Grab a slice of pizza, grab a cocktail, grab a taco, etc. and HANG OUT. Leasing to the like of Georgia James and Turner's Cut and Pastore are going to kill these developments. There is a reason why The Flight Club is still going strong...it creates Urban Synergy! The casual Mexican Restaurant going into Regent Square is MUCH better! So does nearby Piggys Kitchen I mean, Autry Park leased a space to a high end boot maker fronting their green space.....what? How are they continuing to get the selection of Urban center retail spaces wrong?
  8. shasta
    good, it was horrible. Underbelly didn't not invest too much in either of their restaurants here...I hope they both go away. At least, the Mexican Restaurant is investing in the design of the building Pastore closed because it was horrible. Georgia James may/may not fail because Under Belly went cheap on the build out (we all saw the balcony space) plus they had little to work with in what they were given (design/layout/aesthetics) At least Mexican Sugar is trying to invest in the Architectural facade so I'll give them credit for that. Regent Square will ultimately fail because the DRAMATICALLY turned a Autry Park level high quality development into a poorly planned, poorly executed strip center. We all saw what was original planned and the attention to detail of the original version of this project. This version, they went C-H-E-A-P and even rushed through the things that could have been avoided. We can all see the condenser units on the roof. Why not increase the parapet to cover them. Just makes this development pure trash. Now Autry Park..what is it with these tenants not understanding "Urban Living". I walked into MF Sushi and not only were they not ready for To-Go Orders, I was shocked to find out that a basic Lobster Roll cost $30..for ONE. Hot dog bun size. Those are like $5 at any urban park in New England. No 'To-Go' for a development surrounded by 1 bedroom units in a urban park type of development...really?? I'm thinking the Village is successful because they know what they are and who they serve. Regent Square is a disaster..especially this project STARTED in 2007!
  9. shasta
    Well...this means this project isn't happening anytime soon. When the other Firness tenant closed I thought it could be because there was a demo schedule in place and the landlord was refusing to renew leases. That doesn't appear to be the case
  10. shasta
    Exactly...not even prep to break ground and I just checked and Transwestern is not ramping up their job listings to work on this project. Just a little bold for a company to announce that. many of the their workers won't even be there anymore when the move!
  11. shasta
    ....they haven't even broke ground. They can plan, but nobody seems to be in a rush to get this thing built but good news they will move in to this unbuilt project in 3-4 years IF they break ground before the summer.
  12. shasta
    For some reasons, these shots convince me Houston is really starting to really densify. Imagine connecting a few of these density clusters in the area. Then there is also the Shepherd /West Gray/ Waugh/ Allen Parkway cluster that really can be a REAL dense pocket if these projects happen:
  13. shasta
    I see that EOS is expanding into the old Fitness build-out near Salata, on West gray. I'm assuming the EOS in the Allen is remaining and they are adding a second location in this area?
  14. shasta
    Project Green: Mixed-Use Development On Allen Parkway By Hines
  15. shasta
    I don't care about the company...it's a prominent site ON ALLEN PARKWAY that Hines owns..they can choose to go with another client that fits a design worthy of this location so close to the new Ismaili Center. Build your coffin company glass box building in a Pearland surface parking lot shopping center next to Texas Roadhouse, Kohls and a Chik-Fil-A.
  16. shasta
    What a dud of a project for such a prominent site.
  17. shasta
    Great addition fro Austin 🤣
  18. shasta
    Wait I thought you went to college in Austin?
  19. shasta
    Huh?!?!
  20. shasta
    Developer?
  21. shasta
    When are they putting the needles back on?
  22. shasta
    They should have put their efforts into establishing zoning or a city plan instead of fighting a single project within the inner city of the most notorious US cities for NOT having too many land use regulations. Can't live within walking distance of Rice/Museum District/Herman Park/Kirby and then get mad when YOUR un zoned city develops around where you live. ...and for the record, zoning and a city plan were still NOT on the ballot during the local elections last month
  23. shasta
    No Movement...A lot of projects are on hold right now.
  24. shasta
    The University of Houston is a great example of a reverting "district" in Houston. The Campus was initially designed for the car to get people in and out, its now taken steps to be a more pedestrian campus and even bigger pedestrian friendly improvements are on the way! I just receive a notification that they plan to release their new master plan in January 2024! Join us for a virtual town hall meeting with University Architect Jim Taylor, AIA MBA LEED AP and Chip Trageser, FASLA, Partner of OJB Landscape Architecture to learn more about the exciting Centennial Project for the University of Houston campus. You will learn about the important transformation these enhancements will make to our beloved campus, and how the plan will unfold and aligns with UH's Top 50 Initiative. Mark your calendars: Stay tuned for more details and registration information on this engaging event in 2024! Tuesday, January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m. Central Time This is just one example of how the hundreds of mini districts in Houston are starting to use the connective tissue to become more pedestrian friendly. Bumper to bumper traffic on the freeways is not sustainable.
  25. shasta
    Form follows Function!
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