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  1. Andrew Ewert
    oh no...
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    Yeah, I had an annoying moment in St. Louis when I tried to ride a shared scooter to the Gateway Arch, and it refused to let me drop off the scooter at a certain place on the sidewalk because the geofence was convinced I was trying to leave it in the restricted park area (I wasn't). Ended up having to go back a block and drop it off.
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    I will never get over how a few dozen or hundred property owners are holding hostage an infrastructure project that will benefit millions and be a major win for the environment. Just take your fair payout and let the rest of the world make progress.
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    100%. I don't have to give my money to people who I disagree with. It's what they would probably call "cancel culture" but I prefer to call it "the free market."
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    There were some sections with bricks missing, and they've also knocked out a lot of holes for windows. Looks like they're well on their way now to getting the brickwork patched up as well as adding brand new brick wall sections along Emancipation. Starting to look good.
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    What I've found online indicates it should only be about 20 feet shy of 609 Main when it's done. They may top out on usable floors soon, but I think we still have quite a bit more visual height to go.
  7. Andrew Ewert
    Easy, just change it to THE HOUSTON PAST
  8. Andrew Ewert
    Okay this is cool
  9. Andrew Ewert
    I'd like to see more roundabouts if only because they are opportunities for public art/monuments, which Houston could always use more of.
  10. Andrew Ewert
    Oof, that seems like a bad sign for the neighborhood. We desperately need the multifamily density to get things like a grocery store in here.
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    You make a valid point that there seems to be an imbalance between housing supply and retail demand in the area. Like I said, not claiming to be an expert on how developers gauge demand. I was really only referring to the fact that it seems odd for developers to keep announcing projects when similar mixed-use developments in close proximity seemingly have languished in construction or had trouble securing tenants, that's all. Believe me, I'll be thrilled when we get any of the things you listed here in the neighborhood!
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    Drove by this over the weekend and in person I thought the podium felt a lot nicer than in the photos. I was worried about it being large and stark from street level, but when you get a little bit of the sense of material in person it's not bad.
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    I don't claim to have any real knowledge of how the economics of retail development like this work, but... does it seem like we just keep getting more and more plans for redeveloped warehouses on the east side and.... not a lot of them actually coming online? I mean, just within a few blocks we've got: - the Post building at Polk & Emancipation - Frankel's at Polk & Delano - HCC building at Dallas & Delano and plenty more all across the east end. I don't know, maybe this is normal. But it kind of feels like every developer has pie in the sky hopes for a market that seems like it's not supporting this kind of rapid development at the moment?
  14. Andrew Ewert
    Just give me a grocery store 😭
  15. Andrew Ewert
    Went and saw Tenet at this drive-in last weekend. The experience was... lacking. They really had an opportunity to do something genuinely cool and lift everyone's spirits in a time where we're all desperately in need of a little escape. Instead, this seemed like a minimum-possible-effort operation. The screen is... acceptable. Not big, and definitely not bright. But it's a drive-in, so they mostly get a pass for that kind of stuff. They had a lot of audio technical issues up front, which resulted in none of the previews being watchable. It was thankfully fixed for the main feature, albeit starting at least 15 minutes late. But where they really failed is in the experience surrounding the movie. There was one sad taco truck, one sad drinks tent run by The New Potato, and one bank of portapotties that... were out of order. The drink tent purported to sell beer, wine, and White Claw, but they were out of wine. With a little bit of effort they could really have made this into a fun, safe place to spend an evening that I'd be looking forward to returning to. At least the skyline view is great.
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    YES! I want a whole neighborhood full of this.
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    As a resident of EaDo, I see this project as more or less a break-even. I can say that the presence of 59 feels psychologically like much more of a barrier to downtown than GRB does. When I'm walking to Astros games, crossing under 59 is ugly at best, scary at worst. That said, GRB is huge and I wish it could be split in half and have Lamar or McKinney continue through it. The current shape and alignment of Discovery Green makes that basically impossible, but it's a nice pipe dream. Losing Polk as an entrance to downtown isn't thrilling, but I know I'd be more inclined to walk to downtown than drive if the cap parks existed. I really only see the project as being potentially worth it if the caps get done. What it will do: Make Houston a much more beautiful city to live in Make pedestrian and bike access from midtown and EaDo into downtown much safer and more inviting Reduce homeless encampments Cost a lot of money What it won't do: Reduce congestion on any of the freeways Actually solve any of the problems of homelessness
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    I think the word you are looking for is BEDAZZLE
  19. Andrew Ewert
    Something about that leasing brochure is making me unsurprised they haven't been able to lock down tenants
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    I'm piping in here to defend the honor of Moon Tower and Seaside Poke. Both are among my favorite places in the neighborhood - never gotten anything bad at either!
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    Suddenly!
  22. Andrew Ewert
    Man, I would love so much to buy this place and turn it into a loft-style hotel a la The Iron Horse in Milwaukee. Too bad I have $0 😆 Who wants to invest??
  23. Andrew Ewert
    I'm not sure if it's a popular opinion, but 700 Louisiana has always been the defining iconic building in the skyline in my mind.
  24. Andrew Ewert
    Do you mean the Frost Bank tower in Austin?
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    Hmmm, so this plan would require chopping a considerable amount off the front of the existing building, no? As it is, the building fronts directly onto the sidewalk, so there's no room for that whole parking lot. I do wish if they were determined to turn half of the structure into parking, that they did it in the back.
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