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  1. Andrew Ewert
    God, what a space suck GRB is
  2. Andrew Ewert
    My memory may be wrong, but both of those are just single-story for the actual retail portion, right? I was thinking more like multiple floors for retail, multiple floors for parking. Keep the footprint as small as possible. But I was mostly reacting to the person saying that the Olshan site was not large enough for even a small HEB, but maybe that's not true if you're not doing surface parking.
  3. Andrew Ewert
    Is it not possible to build a multi-story HEB... I mean, seriously, I've never seen one but there's no reason why they couldn't stack multiple floors of parking and retail. Is there a *truly* walkable HEB anywhere in the city?
  4. Andrew Ewert
    This would be really stupid, but if Texas Central loses the suit, what would keep them from building a two-stop service on a portion of the line they already own, selling one ticket, and officially becoming an "operating railroad"?
  5. Andrew Ewert
    I cannot overstate how much I hate this idea. Yes, build high-rises all over downtown. I love them. But this is a once-in-a-century chance to reclaim a huge swath of green space walkable from downtown. Think Millennium Park in Chicago.
  6. Andrew Ewert
    There really aren't more than 3 or 4 other lots that would have anything like this, and the ones that do just have square buildings on them. I think the only other semi-contender would be The Hamilton.
  7. Andrew Ewert
    This project is so funny to me. I'm glad the Embassy Suites is getting covered up, but damn that pool is going to be useless lol. "Visitors to the Embassy Suites can enjoy sunning themselves daily from 12:33 to 12:37pm"
  8. Andrew Ewert
    My understanding (as a tenant of Common Desk on the second floor) is that the 4th and 5th floors are intended to be majority, though not entirely, leased to Microsoft and a Chevron green energy accelerator. And it's more about those companies not being in any hurry to get back to in-person office work yet. Hopefully that delay isn't an indefinite one, but my understanding was that it's just the expected slowness that comes with getting anything moving during Covid. I could be misinformed, but I feel like that's what I've heard.
  9. Andrew Ewert
    I guess I've never seen it like this... to each their own. For me, 609 Main has always been a good building, but certainly nothing iconic or noteworthy. The closest this city gets to something iconic for me is 700 Louisiana.
  10. Andrew Ewert
    Don't tempt me
  11. Andrew Ewert
    What in the world...
  12. Andrew Ewert
    Dang, that sucks :/ I've always liked this building and the mural on its side.
  13. Andrew Ewert
    Then that's even dumber if it's going to take until 2028 to even complete one segment, even if that means that it will all be done by then.
  14. Andrew Ewert
    The article doesn't specifically mention this isn't the case, but why would you not open the line after a few stops are done and expand service incrementally? If they're really waiting for the whole thing to be done in 2028, that's stupid.
  15. Andrew Ewert
    RIP Zone d'Erotica
  16. Andrew Ewert
    Maybe this isn't quite the right forum for this, but does anyone have any recommendations for flight schools in the Houston area? I've gotten interested in pursuing a PPL and would love to hear if any others have first-hand experience.
  17. Andrew Ewert
    It's not lonely, it's... a trailblazer
  18. Andrew Ewert
    Wow, that's a better answer than I could have expected! Someone needs to put that in a tourism commercial. Out of curiosity, what was the other city you've held onto friendships from?
  19. Andrew Ewert
    As part of a project I've had banging around in my mind recently, I'm interested in others' thoughts about what Houston means to them. Specifically, when you think of Houston what are some of the first things that come to mind? What makes Houston different from any other major city? What, if anything, really symbolizes Houston for you? More than anything, you think of Houston as the ______ city? Really interested to hear everyone's perspectives!
  20. Andrew Ewert
    Got around to trying this place for lunch today. I'd mostly echo what @wilcal said - perfectly happy with the food, but also not blown away. The space is BEAUTIFUL (especially outside) and I think there's a ton of potential here. The brisket and sausage were both solid; I thought the pork ribs were a lot less tender than they could have been, but the flavor was there. Overall I'd say a good 7/10, and I'm excited to see where they take this place. What it lacks in not being Pinkerton's, it makes up in being way closer than Pinkerton's, lol.
  21. Andrew Ewert
    They know that, they're just taking the opportunity to take a dig at trans people regardless of how off-topic it is.
  22. Andrew Ewert
    I also work out of the Ion now - maybe we've met each other. Are you at Common Desk?
  23. Andrew Ewert
    Certainly my situation is not everyone's situation, but this townhome layout works perfectly for me. I'm able to rent out the first-floor bedroom, my roommate and I have privacy being separated by a floor, but can congregate in the middle when we're feeling social.
  24. Andrew Ewert
    I didn't say they were all the same. I don't personally think any one of those things is a fit for the East End.
  25. Andrew Ewert
    Not that Tillman Fertitta hasn't done a lot of good for the city of Houston, but man it would be a bummer if any sort of Landry's project showed up in East End/EaDo. Just not a fit for the neighborhood at all. :/
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