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Post on the Houston subreddit regarding this building.

21 hours ago, hindesky said:

Hard to see thru the shrubbery but there is a barge doing shore pilings on the East End's river bank.

I just walked through there this morning and noticed the same thing. Do you go through those paths on your bike? A portion of the path is unpaved through there, and it gets a bit rough. 

Maybe we can change the name of this thread to the Esplanade on Navigation? Aside from a few small murals, none of these recent developments are really “art” related (except for the 8-bit Pancho Claus I spotted on the St. Charles end, near Merida).

7 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:

You misspelled strip centers

Yes, those too. And don’t even get me started on the churches in strip centers...

On 8/4/2021 at 2:44 PM, Naviguessor said:

Beautiful repurpose.   

More of this, please.   

Yes, please. This city has way too many churches.

4 hours ago, ChannelTwoNews said:

"The Nest on Dryden"

Website will launch soon...

Coming Soon | The Nest on Dryden Apartments in Houston, Texas

Let me get this straight... we lost two beautiful Art Deco homes that, while in need of work, oozed personality, for a generic, four story apartment called... *checks notes*... The Nest?

I love Houston, but the lack of any serious conservation efforts here to save buildings like the unique, historic homes that stood on this lot before makes me sad. 

On 8/7/2021 at 3:56 PM, houstontexasjack said:

I’ll reserve final judgment until the project is completed, but those screens look like glorified bug screens. 

Curious move to use bug screens for the parking garage, since Volkswagen has recently discontinued the Beetle...

1 hour ago, Ross said:

Godstone has the same registered agent as On Time Electric, the current occupant of 3012 Canal.

Curious that On Time Electric is still listed as the current occupant of 3012 Canal (and on Google Maps too). They moved over to a building at Adams  and Sherman maybe a year and a half ago. The building on Canal has been empty since.

28 minutes ago, wilcal said:

Based on the signs, it doesn't sound like they are wanting to actually re-plat. They just want to build something closer to the street and they want to reduce the parking requirements. 

This could be something as minor as them wanting to build a small extension and not want to add any parking for it. 

The name on the second notice lists “EADO Canal Development” so it sounds like some sort of new development is expected.

If Pruitt was behind it, I don’t think it would be listed in that manner (and since they have been in the East End since the beginning of time, they certainly wouldn’t call this “EaDo” for a number of reasons—first being that this isn’t anywhere near EaDo).

25 minutes ago, wilcal said:

Instead of 10-14 spaces per 1,000 sq ft that a bar needs, they are likely listed as the "Arcade or Game Room" type which is only 5 spaces per 1,000 sq ft.

I don't know how many spaces CIdercade has, and Google Maps isn't updated yet. 

Yes, because let’s have more people driving to, parking at, and driving from a bar than an arcade room. In what world does that make sense?

The minimum parking requirements in this city cannot go away soon enough.

(Even assuming part of that calculation is the extra space that arcade machines take up, it is still absurd for that kind of disparity.)

They’re making some progress on the golf course.

Noticed some variance request signs on the N Ennis side of the Pruitt Co. shop, for reduced parking minimum requirements and reduced setback on Canal. I had no idea that Pruitt Co. was possibly moving (they mostly perform heavy commercial vehicle service and maintenance, including fire trucks and other City vehicles). 

I live a block away, so I’ll be watching this closely.

2 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

But based off parking alone this business falls within the no parking mins area.

Maybe I’m confused by the way you worded it, but this property does not fall within the existing or proposed (recently adopted?) MBP area in that map. This property is east of the Houston Belt and Terminal Railway, which puts it outside of the zone.

If it is outside of the MBP, then the typical archaic parking minimums required by the City of Houston apply, correct?

4 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said:

Has anyone heard about this? Their website is pretty generic, but someone on the Nextdoor app mentioned it’s going to be at the southwest corner of Montrose & West Alabama at 3900 Montrose Blvd.

https://bridgecityhouston.com

I think everything southwest of that intersection is owned by the University of St. Thomas, so I’m not sure that address is exactly right. I would think it would be closer to 59, given the name.

Of course, the website is absolutely zero help (as you mentioned).

20 hours ago, samagon said:

found a map linked from here:

https://houstontx.gov/planning/tod-standards.html

map:

https://mycity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=21c363261727416fb517977a27407df9

this location is indeed within one of the 'primary' zones for the TOD. 

Makes sense, given the close proximity to the Green Line’s Coffee Plant/Second Ward station.

This project looks to have been held up a bit due to all of the rain we have experienced over the last several weeks. They are finally starting to make some progress. 

Based on locations of framing and plumbing going in, it looks as though the building will front Commerce, which is probably ideal. As an added bonus, they look to be retaining the two mature trees at the corner of Commerce and Velasco.

2 hours ago, JBTX said:

My understanding that InTown was building a few of those and another developer was handing the rest. Otherwise, the fencing between lots doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

I could be wrong though.

I walk by this site often. I’m fairly certain that the sign fronting Commerce mentions InTown as well.

I think the fence is just a practical result of the layout of the two sections. The section fronting Canal is organized along a single “L” drive due to the corner lots which aren’t part of the development, whereas the part along Commerce has a series of lateral drives perpendicular to a main drive. Homes on both sides back up to the fence.

I thought it was initially divided by phases, but they’ve built homes on both sides of the fence—and many lots on both sides have not broken ground.

18 minutes ago, arche_757 said:

Does anyone know what is under construction in the middle/upper right-hand corner of the last picture @cityliving posted?

I had asked the same question earlier in the thread. It’s a new residential building for Harmony House, a homeless services provider.

http://harmonyhouse.org/about-2/

On 7/24/2021 at 12:53 AM, staresatmaps said:

 

CobosBBQ moving in next door.

So this is another new place going in at this strip center which is definitely in the path of the I-45 reroute. Leads me to believe that the owners of this land know something about the project that perhaps hasn’t been made public. Maybe the federal Title VI investigation has some momentum to it and the efforts to undermine the project have a chance of succeeding. 

On 7/23/2021 at 7:15 PM, JBTX said:

Intown is wrapping up their development off Canal and N. St. Charles right now, so I would believe it.

There are still a bunch of individual home sites in that development that haven’t broken ground, especially along Commerce. They’re going to be working on those for quite a while. I’m not sure “wrapping up” is the best way to categorize their progress.

8 hours ago, skelso said:

Just ran into a guy leaving the industrial building while walking my dog. He's working on clearing out the interior and says it will be replaced with a food court (and maybe rooftop bar) next year. Anyone seen any news or similar rumors?

@ljchouhad heard the same thing a few months ago from a different source.

40 minutes ago, samagon said:

for me, one of the buildings I'd like to see redeveloped, and if I win the lottery, it will be on my list of things to do, the one time home of the Axiom, at McKinney and Live Oak. something about that building just speaks to me every time I drive by it, I want to see something good happen with it.

Yup that’s another one on my list too. I’ll let you know if I win the lottery instead, and we can spearhead these efforts together. lol

2 hours ago, mkultra25 said:

I remember when the Museum District townhouses they designed were going up on Milford/Graustark in the mid-80s. At the time, there was quite a bit of buzz surrounding them.

This is a really cool and interesting photo, thanks for sharing. It is weird seeing the (then late model) work vehicles present at the job site and the number on the sign without an area code.

7 hours ago, Texasota said:

Poor maintenance of attached second gallery porches? It's not great, but it's not exactly shocking. It's also not a big deal from a renovation/rehabilitation perspective. 

I really want to see this renovated in the near future. Would make for a cool bar or restaurant.

It’s right near the top of my list in terms of buildings in that immediate area I’d like to see rehabilitated, along with the old Saragusa grocery store over on Canal near St. Charles.

4 hours ago, wilcal said:

I'm pretty sure the address is 2024, so I'm guessing it is that. 

Hopefully TXDOT will acquire and bulldoze it soon, to put it out of its misery.