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  1. southerncrj
    The most recent info I found on this the possible project going on this lot is from a 2020 Berkadia map calling it "Smart Living on Main", and developed by Continuum Real Estate (https://www.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Q4_2020_Houston_New_Development_Maps-2.pdf). Separately, there is a Houston Business Journal early 2019 article (behind paywall: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2019/02/01/why-this-company-builds-energy-efficient.html), where it mentions as Smart City on Main as a 220-unit (matching Berkadia) workforce apartment complex. That said, I would not be surpri
  2. southerncrj
    Thanks Triton. I really hope they can work out their differences with the neighbors, whatever those may be, as well as finding better alignment with WOMH's management. It would be a shame for the project to never see the light. It seemed from your photos that they had already sunk a sizable amount of capital. As Gene said, I also tend to think their presence would be a net positive for the area.
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    Work at the future Oui Eats food Hall site appears to continue, although at a pretty slow pace. This is how it was looking a couple of days ago: Separately, has anybody heard anything new about Black Page Brewing? Triton showed the site being almost ready back in June. I would have thought that it would be open (or about to open) by now, particularly with restrictions being lifted.
  4. southerncrj
    Have not seen drawings, but it appears it is a 384-unit multi-family (source: https://www.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Q2-2020-Houston-New-Construction-Maps-Final.pdf)
  5. southerncrj
    Indeed, both cranes are up (photo below). They're already almost scratching 609 Main!
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    The variance request was denied at the HPC meeting today, so they'll have to re-submit them in a few weeks. Apparently the reason is that Houston Public Works has not had time to review the Traffic Impact Assessment. The plats however, were approved. Separately, here's another render that was shown. I must say I don't dislike the design, plus it's mixed-use and pedestrian-friendly:
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    Notice of variance request posted on Boundary and Keene St. Seems they are moving fast toward their supposed early next year start of construction date. Apparently the development may also include a restaurant, and as far as I understand the single row of homes sandwiched between N. Main and Keene St. will go (many already unoccupied), replaced by a strip of green space (?)
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    It seems they uploaded a render to the Chron article quoted above! (It was not there yesterday.)
  9. southerncrj
    I saw a soil sampling crew drilling some boreholes on the lot a couple of months ago, and remember hearing rumors (as such, take them with a giant grain of salt) that W2 had always had developing/selling the big parking lot in mind, so I am not overly surprised about the announcement. In fact, W2 had also bought over time several of the lots between N. Main and Keene St. on the photo above. I wonder if they are included as part of the deal with Marquette. With this announcement, Oui Eats under construction, and something likely happening with the almost full block taken by the former Salvatio
  10. southerncrj
    Slow progress at Oui Eats... seems they have more equipment on site, have begun working on the foundation, and set up container office by the large WOMH parking lot in the back. Also, the old blue house by the Oui Eats lot has been vacated and abandoned. I wonder if it will be torn down as part of the project. Some photos:
  11. southerncrj
    The Castillo Community Center on White Oak Bayou can be rented for weddings. Not a comparable venue of course, but it does have some pretty grandiose views of DT, and it is likely to be much kinder to people's pockets.
  12. southerncrj
    New renders and plans (source: https://www.har.com/mapsearch/?sort=listdate+desc&map_tools_nwlat=29.858457269066463&map_tools_nwlng=-95.4662482821452&map_tools_selat=29.7156939508626&map_tools_selng=-95.2476194848505&zip_code=77009&for_sale=1#g10253091)
  13. southerncrj
    Work at the Oui Eats site has begun! 😀
  14. southerncrj
    Happened to drive-by today (was not able to snap a photo). There is new scaffolding up on the S. side of the building, and they seemed to have started applying a layer of paint.
  15. southerncrj
    Very happy to see some movement around Oui Eats. Coupled with the (hopefully to be finished) Holiday Inn Express on N. Main, Black Page Brewing, WOMH, and Raven Tower, I expect to see quite a change in the area by mid-late 2021. There are still several vacant, high-vis lots for sale along N. Main and Boundary St. that I suspect (if we get some kind of normalcy to our lives back) won't remain vacant for too long.
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