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  1. 19 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said:

    What makes it the worst?

    Insanely narrow spaces, narrow drive lanes, Starbucks traffic blocking the Hawthorne entrance. I’m not a big fan of door dings so it’s a lot I’ve always avoided completely (even though I used to work just down the street).

  2. On 11/18/2023 at 8:41 AM, clutchcity94 said:

    Wouldn’t mind seeing this strip demolished and started over to be honest…any chance of that happening?

    This parking lot is one of the worst inside the loop for sure. I think the revolving door on the end cap restaurant space supports that idea.

  3. I just recently moved to Riverside Terrace within the last 18 months and my dad has been catching me up on the family history of the area. He grew up in South Park and lived on Pershing St. until 1967. My grandmother worked at the Montgomery Wards at Palm Center (I believe at the jewelry counter) for a while during that same time, and even for some time after they had moved. 

    Apparently, someone in the family owned a BBQ restaurant on Griggs in that immediate area. I believe it was located at 5309 Griggs (the building is still there). It was apparently a popular place in the 1960s. I’ve tried looking up more information and am not coming up with anything and didn’t see any posts on here. Is anyone familiar with what the name of this BBQ place would have been?

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  4. 7 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:




    From today's Houston Chronicle about Angie's Pizza's brick-and-mortar at 3401 Harrisburg Boulevard, Ste G:


    "The current restaurant will undergo some light cosmetic changes and a pizza oven will seat near the center of the dining room."


    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/pizza-italian-american-angies-louies-restaurant-17888171.php

    Each of the concepts have certainly been popular, but this constant rebranding and shuffling is a bit disconcerting. I hope this move is successful. I’ll definitely check it out.

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  5. 2 hours ago, steve1363 said:

    Do they really need all those burglar bars??  If so, says something about progress of the area…

    Umm that building has been there forever, and I’m sure those bars have been in place the better part of three or four decades. Using that as a data point to judge the development in the area—and ignoring all of the new construction nearby, including Roostar, Gatsby’s Grille, etc. maybe a block away—is daft.

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  6. I would absolutely not recommend Scotland Yard. I lived there for three years while attending UH for law school. During that time, my apartment was broken into, my bathroom ceiling collapsed from an HVAC maintenance issue from the unit above, my dishwasher and sink would always back up, and a drunk driver almost drove through my bedroom window somehow. Fun times.

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  7. On 12/30/2022 at 3:29 AM, IntheKnowHouston said:

    Best of luck to Gatsby's Grill, but the menu is pricey. Granted, the pricing is comparable to Acadian Coast; however, I was under the impression this would be more of a grill concept, albeit an elevated bar & grill.

    If you ignore the steaks, that menu is fairly reasonable. You have several sandwiches and burgers in the $12 to $15 range. That’s consistent with an “elevated” bar & grill.

    On 12/30/2022 at 3:29 AM, IntheKnowHouston said:

    Still, I don't see this being the kind of family-friendly establishment parents with multiple children will choose to dine. 

    Does it need to be? I (and I’m sure many others) are more inclined to visit if it isn’t. 

    I know that’s what he stated the goal was in the article, but that could just be dismissed as trying to put a spin on it to drum up enthusiasm. Besides, the two places he mentioned by name aren’t exactly “family friendly.”

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  8. I don’t understand the objection to this development. It’s a townhome development meant to increase density near a major street with a bus line (OST) and near light rail, across the street from a park and maybe a block or two away from a preexisting medium-sized apartment complex. 

    I understand preserving neighborhood character, and would object to something like this in the middle of the neighborhood, but this isn’t it.

  9. 5 minutes ago, Fortune said:

    This is a different developer from the developer of East River. I'm sure they could care less about East River's views. Its cost related. 

    Of course, but I assume there are at least some discussions between different entities who are working to develop a blank slate area such as this. I also seem to recall that Midway has been involved in broader discussions regarding the pattern of development of the area in general given the push back the project initially received from groups within the Fifth Ward, so (to me at least) it seems plausible that they would support affordable housing developments going up in the immediate area in exchange for an implicit agreement to limit the height of those developments for the benefit of East River.

    However, I don’t work in the industry so what do I know?

  10. I’m sure this will be a nice development (at least initially, hopefully HHA keeps up with maintenance, etc.) and the trail connections and expansion are welcome, but the access is an issue.

    Kennedy St. provides access to Jensen but is a bit tight in places, with only 50’ ROW near where this development is going. Worse, Middle St. is much narrower, only 40’ ROW straight through to Engelke. There are no sidewalks along Middle St., and no room to expand the ROW without significantly encroaching on pre-existing homes. Also, Middle doesn’t connect directly to Navigation, but requires turning onto other side streets.

    Unless they also put in access over to N. York/Hirsch (which I believe is part of the plan eventually, but not immediately), this will be a traffic nightmare and possible danger to pedestrians on Middle St.

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  11. 3 hours ago, samagon said:

    best I can sort it from the document linked, page 110 shows length of each section, cost of each section, and prioritizing factors of each section.

    while community priority is one of the factors, there are 5 factors, and commerce only has 2 of them. presuming that the most boxes ticked, equals prioritization, then Evergreen, Navigation (East), and Sherman will get highest priority with 4 of 5, followed by all sections of Lockwood, Navigation (West), and Telephone with 3 of 5, Commerce will be in the next group having 2 of the 5 factors. and there are a lot with only 1 of 5 factors.

    it'll be interesting to see how Lockwood between Telephone and Harrisburg sorts out considering the BRT project has their own vision, which doesn't really mix with this. hooray for silos in government!

    It’s a good thing none of those five factors are totally arbitrary . . .

    In all seriousness, I don’t know why this isn’t any higher on the priority list (aside from the cost to remove the old rail lines). It directly connects two major trails (Harrisburg Hike and Bike and Buffalo Bayou trail downtown) and would also provide direct access to the new(ish) Caroline St. bike lanes through downtown and Midtown.

    Further, Commerce is in dire need of traffic calming between Sampson and St. Charles as the combination of higher vehicle speeds due to the wide ROW with the old rail line is a dangerous combination. I routinely have to dodge cars going 50+ MPH while crossing the street to walk my dog. This plan would help calm the traffic and make it exponentially safer.

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  12. 19 hours ago, zbrow17 said:

    Just asked the construction guy out there and he said it’s first going to be a parking lot for the World Cup then after that a Montessori 

    Assuming the rumors are true: Is this not a very weird place to put a Montessori school? It would literally be right across the street from an entrance to a major sports stadium that hosts all sorts of events year-round.

    I can’t help but think that it will effect future development in the immediate area too, as ordinances regarding the distance between schools and certain establishments (e.g., bars) will dictate what is allowed to operate. I assume those would still apply to a Montessori school?

  13. On 7/23/2022 at 1:21 PM, hindesky said:

    Talked with a guy from Eado Bike who said they tried to buy the "Shipra Tower" lot right next to them for parking. He said the plumbing company owned it and they didn't get along so they wouldn't sell it to them.

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    I love EaDo Bike Co. but I’m glad they didn’t end up purchasing this lot. It’s destined for better things than parking (hopefully).

  14. On 7/11/2022 at 8:21 AM, ljchou said:

    I think these are two separate developments. I guess we can wait and see!

    Agree completely. The lots at Canal and Sampson are several blocks away (and just barely visible at the top of the map) and not contiguous to the W-K-M campus blocks covered by the article here. These definitely should be split back into two separate topics.

    It is good that Concept Neighborhoods is committed to the area, and I imagine the development at Canal and Sampson will follow the same general approach and emphasize walkability. Both of these developments are great news for the area.

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  15. It’s hard to emphasize exactly how big a deal this is. The blocks covered by this project are right in the middle of several important corridors (Green Line mentioned in article, future Commerce bike corridor connecting downtown and the Harrisburg Rail Trail, York/Sampson Metro route) and work to connect some of the dead space in between existing projects and those currently underway.

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