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    While it's probably inevitable, it would be a shame. Relish is a great little restaurant, interesting menu items, good food. I would miss it.
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    Welcome back! New features?!? Inquiring minds and all...?
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    So the neighbors concerns are accurate. Traffic is a mess! 🤣
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    Here's the article (I'm an HBJ subscriber). I noticed the units start around $800/sqft, which fits in with my post the other day (different thread), that said $700-$1000 a sqft for luxury high-end condos.
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    That's Miami. Very VERY different market from Houston. My experience is top-level, high-end condos in our market go for about $900 to $1,000 sqft. Maybe a little less for lower floors, a little more for higher floors. Doing a quick scan of listings at the Huntington and the River Oaks confirms this. Don't forget to add at least $1/month/sqft for dues.
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    Thanks for this update. Exciting news. Fingers crossed this happens soon. We've had several posts here stating "ground is breaking this quarter", or "they'll start before year-end". Here's hoping yours is the post that kicks it off!
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    I'm literally looking down on this now. Nothing. Nada. The only activity is the water slowly receding from the rains last week.
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    Thanks, great link. There's a pic on the bottom of that page, you can see the ramp that leads to the upper seats.
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    Doesn't this seem like an odd place for a mid-rise condo bldg? I know there are several high-rises right behind it on Morningside and Kelvin, but nothing directly on Rice. I'm not beating the Ashby Hi-Rise drum (really, I'm not), but getting in & out will be fun. Rice is always backed up there. There's not a lot of units, it won't add anything to existing traffic, but residents will have to contend with a congested street in front of them.
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    Lot of memories in that Quad. That's where I taught my son to ride a bike, back in the Paleolithic era (circa mid 90s). Weekends, in the summer, it was empty. All those sidewalks were a perfect training ground for racing around. I look forward to seeing the finished Quad! There was also an abandoned stadium in the corner near the Med Center (or it seemed empty). It had a long ramp from the ground up to the seating area. We'd pump like crazy to get to the top, and then race down the ramp at breakneck speeds.
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    We can only hope!
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    Thanks for sharing this. Any specifics? So much of this area has crappy, almost undrivable roads. I'd love to know what her priorities are. Kirby was recently repaved, so it's in good shape. Except they stopped at Westheimer, so going north is pothole city. Same with Westheimer itself. Much of it has been repaved, but there is a big gap (for example) from Buffalo west. Alabama is almost finished.
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    I think y'all are being unduly harsh to the people who originally opposed this building. I lived in Southampton for thirty years until I left for condo life, so I understand the initial reaction. Please note I am not defending nor lambasting either side's response, just sharing some of "what they're so afraid of". Mainly... traffic and height. It was going to be, not only the tallest building in the area, the ONLY tall building in the area. You have to go to Kirby or Montrose to find anything of this height. It literally would loom over the area. It would add in inordinate amount of traffic to an area that is already over-stuffed, on streets designed for traffic of 50 years ago. No street within blocks has been, or can be, expanded. The only apartments around tend to be smaller complexes, with the exception of Rice housing, which runs a shuttle. So you would have hundreds of new cars, dumped into an area already bursting with traffic. Additionally, Bissonnet is a two lane road, that is already a mess, and adding that many new people would make it even worse. It has no ability to be enlarged in any way. The intersection of Bissonnet & Ashby is doomed. I'm sure there are other reasons beyond traffic & height. Those two came to mind. Does any of this mean it shouldn't be built? Houston has already answered that question. It's almost inevitable that the inner city it going to become more dense, creating issues. Some can be solved, others (like adding traffic capacity in a land-locked area) are more difficult or impossible to solve. The resident of that area were just trying to prevent the problems that hi-rise would bring to their niche neighborhood. Was it selfish? Certainly. Most motivations are. Was it wrong? Not from their POV. Was it doomed to fail? Again, Houston answered that. Hopefully it turns out better than the residents fear. IAC, it's going to be here soon. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to all my fellow HAIF'ers. I appreciate the information and education this forum offers.
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    https://realtynewsreport.com/groundbreaking-set-for-office-tower-on-kirby-drive/
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    Still nothing.
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    That was a screen scrape from Google Maps, not my photo (proper credit where due). And of course, in typical HAIF fashion, we already have a topic on it! Efficiency!
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    They're tearing down the building across the street from this project (being demo'ed today). The corner of Reinicke & Memorial. The white bldg on the left in this pic...
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    If I'm going at off-peak times, I use Broadway. But if there's more traffic, I usually use the Monroe/Airport way. It's rarely as crowded as Broadway. And either way still has the overpass into the terminal that bypasses the light. I also frequently use the Jet Aviation terminal, and Monroe leads directly there.
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    Hobby is about the only reason I drive the Gulf Fwy any more, and yes, this exit could use some serious redesigning.
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    They're going to rebuild I-45 again!?! It seems like they just rebuilt it. (I know, time flies...) Glad I don't have to commute that daily!
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    What needs to be worked on? I used to work right there, and it was a mess. But not longer after I retired, they opened all the new ramps/interchanges, and I thought that improved things. But since I don't drive it daily any more, I don't really know. Thanks.
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    Only for us Jews 😄. My parents loved to meet there for dinner. It was "quiet".
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    I drive by this all the time (Pilates studio is across the street). They've been moving dirt for a few months. It's hard to see that they're making any progress, they're moving so slowly.
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    Looking out over this project now, I still don't see any activity. Any timeline when we can expect something? I thought I read October (maybe from you), but the memory ain't what it used to be.
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    Absolutely this. I've found the pics (posted by you and others) to be part of the magic of this forum. I have no idea who said what, but the quiet 99% of us hope you will keep posting.
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