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wilcal

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  1. They submitted this with a 5' BL setback along Ernestine and they are asking to take advantage of a 42-154. TLDR: They would normally be required to have a 25' BL (like they are showing along 45) but you are allowed to do 42-154 if the major thoroughfare is 80' wide or less. It is kind of like TOD or Walkable Places-lite. An example of a project that opted in to this was the Montrose Collective. You get a 5' setback, but you have to use the next 5' inside the building line for pedestrian realm, the building has to be placed along the street (no front parking), and limited curb cuts. The use also has to specifically have some retail use, but it can be a mixed complex. However, you are completely allowed to "opt-in" for this at the time of platting, but if your plans change, then you can switch back to the standard setback at the time of permitting the construction. Also, I would have initially assumed they want to use the existing building along Ernestine, and maybe even the skybridge, but both of those would need to be shown on the plat and would require a dual-building line. So we have quite the scale of eventual possibilities. If they really really really intend to do what the plat says, then expect all new structures, a really nice pedestrian realm along Ernestine, and some form of retail component.
  2. I feel like your yellow line might be the actual solution here. City of Houston already owns this entire piece and I've circled in red publically dedicated right-of-way. The dead end of that street just goes into the trees right now. I marked a guesstimate on the where the city land runs.
  3. Each side of the abandoned street is entitled to half of the abandonment. Basically, they'll be acquiring half of the alley which I think is the only part that they are actually encroaching on. I know these comments were from a few months ago. No idea if it is cleaned up now.
  4. There is also a pending JRC request to acquire the piece in the SW corner to potentially connect Halong Bay Dr to Bellaire Blvd. These renders look great!
  5. Such a joke that METRO keeps building these parking garages with hundreds of free parking spaces. (in reference to the 500 parking space garage on Fulton at the new Northline Transit Center) when 3/4 of bus stops in their service area are just a post in the ground.
  6. Pretty sure they are just trying to be a team player. There's always politics at play. The other floating bus stops haven't been a problem, but they haven't really been placed in yuppy neighborhoods for the most part. It isn't like engineers didn't sign off on the design. Who wants to bet there was a bunch of distracted SUV-driving ding dongs behind the wheel that caused these?
  7. Current plan is to have it for final vote before city council next week. Implementation is at their discretion. Typically 30-60 days after passing. I would highly highly recommend you take a minute and write to your city council members and let them know that you support Livable Place as-proposed. And to be clear, they are supportive about most of it, but some developers do not like pushing the garage setback from 17' to 19' (distance between garage door and the sidewalk) and not allowing individual driveways on lots that are narrower than 33'. If dividing a standard 50x100 lot into two 25x100 lots (ultra common) the proposal would make them use one of the new options above posted by Beernut.
  8. Maybe it is a revised batter's eye or lighting? Astros have underperformed at home for several of the last few seasons.
  9. Just as an FYI for everyone: a dual-building line variance allows they to be granted a much smaller building line for their existing structure, which typically couldn't be built today. If/when the historical building is demo'd, then it reverts to the second building line that is being established today.
  10. 35MM Studio has now moved into this space https://studio-35mm.com/ https://www.instagram.com/35mm_studio_/ It appears to be space available for rent. A four-hour block for a party/event is $700 and a one-hour block is $85
  11. The city, via Livable Places, is on the precipice of increasing our density requirements from 27 dwelling units per acre to 32. This subdivision was originally platted at 26.34 and they asked the planning commission to grant them a higher density and split a few of their larger lots. Generally, lots are allowed to be as low as 20' wide, but with lot width averaging you can bring it down to 18' average. Lots 14 and 24 were originally 32' wide and they are dividing them into 2 16' wide lots each. Original lots 3 and 4 were 35' wide each and are now 2 17' wide lots. So some of the new ones will actually be even skinnier. HOWEVER, where else would we want ultra dense housing? It is arguably walkable to downtown, a bike lane is going in on Commerce, there are commercial uses close by, the Canal bus is at the end of the block, etc. And these will likely end up being the lowest cost new builds in the neighborhood. New housing = new neighbors = good. I know that you mentioned you are a directly nearby neighbor (I'm about 1.5 miles east of here, but I do ride my bike down Commerce most days), but I don't think a few extra townhomes on this parcel will make that much of a difference.
  12. 25' setback required along Westheimer in most situations. You can put parking there, so people end up putting parking in the front.
  13. Another Commerce-related update at the BAC Infrastructure meeting last week. Basically, there had been some... concerns that only a small portion of Commerce was happening. Basically, the city is only doing a small portion, but Harris County would be taking it east to the Harrisburg Trail terminus and the railroad underpass would take it west, and then NHHIP would take it into downtown. It'll take awhile, but will get done eventually.
  14. Another story? Someone told them that highway is going to get knocked down, right?
  15. Revive agent said that they always keep the existing building.
  16. Yeah, I mentioned to him that Slowpokes was going over in Concept Neighborhood, and honestly, something like that would have been perfect here. Coffee, all-day food, beer+wine in the evening. This place is not the best spot, but would love something like a Barnaby's.
  17. There is one in River Oaks. Maybe they're doing better than we thought.
  18. A Slowpokes just got announced being part of Concert Neighborhood about a mile NE of here. I wonder if that would be too close. Hrmm.
  19. Yeah, I can definitely see that. There only needs to be one lane of through traffic each direction and then one lane of parking. Could easily pull 5-6' out of the road to add to the pedestrian ROW. This is just a block from Columbia Tap, which might be getting a significant rebuild/improvement.
  20. Construction loan closed: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwC7FF1vPv9/?fbclid=IwAR3LXWn7s6PEQCenvrW3SOy8L34U_ss49TOZgO6FevQHz_RIkTosq3TYuFE
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