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  1. BEES?!
    ughh they seriously look so good at night, though. How can they look so lame in the daytime šŸ˜­
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    Beautiful venue! And at the end of the day re:bayou coloring, thereā€™s really only so much that can be done, and frankly the awesome habitat it provides for all sorts of cool, diverse animals and plants is way more important to me IMO. I mean, you can see gators, huge gar, and alligator snapping turtles right next to downtown! How many cities get to say that? Itā€™s not a place for humans to swim, but thatā€™s okay, thereā€™s many other ways to enjoy the bayou.
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    This is like the biggest news all year, lolol!
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    Dang, that sucks. I went to whatever it was they had in December, and there was a good variety of vendors with all kinds of different wares.
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    They really ought to do away with the surface lots at their park-and-rides and go for garages whenever possible.
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    Oh, hey, cool, they have shaded tables on the roof now, it looks like! Nice, I was just thinking it'd be nice for them to better utilize the space up there. Now for the weather to not be so hellish so I can go enjoy it! Haha, NOT!
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    I think I posted an article about it in another topic (somewhere...?), but I think that it's a structural problem with the way the park was built on top of the underlying garage, and there's not much they can do short of a full renovation to fix the underlying issues. I wanna say that they found there was water leaking in from the fountains above and so they turned it off altogether. I know the big facelift of Tranquillity is included in the Theater District Master Plan, but I dunno when they're aiming to do it. Frankly I wasn't wild about their initial proposals for what they want to do with it, but I'm sure they're refining it and will find something that's modern while still paying homage to the original park (and why it was erected.)
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    I'm guessing it's largely a cost thing. I don't think construction costs here are as inflated as some other cities (though, again. I'm a layman, so construction people, plz don't kill me), so repurposing an old building will likely require cash incentives in order to make it happen. Like the current conversion of 1801 Smith- I wonder what the cost comparison is for office-to-residential conversion vs building a new residential tower with similar specs downtown?
  9. BEES?!
    Beautiful pictures! that hail is absolutely nuts!!
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    (I have never seen one of these monstrosities in real life. I do love the different little architectural touches for each of the brands lmaooo) Related: a meme that never fails to get a laugh out of me.
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    Probably safe to assume the ones at Tranquillity arenā€™t gonna come back onlineā€¦:( Dang shame, but I know there are supposed to be some structural issues (with the garage underneath iirc) and they want to do an overhaul of the whole park anyway. I love Tranquillity and think itā€™s a gorgeous work of art, but I understand there are major issues thereā€¦too bad.
  12. BEES?!
    That is amazing hahaha
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    Yikes, this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I thought Ketamine treatments were only given in-office. I guess notā€¦
  14. BEES?!
    Oh! I saw this and didnā€™t even think to post it here. It sounds interesting and like it could be a fun time! if theyā€™re really talking DG + GRB + surrounding venues, they must mean for this to be a colossal event.
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    That looks great! Even though they have to put these up pretty high, it looks like theyā€™re going to do a solid job making it feel welcoming from street level. It looks to me that theyā€™re incorporating the greenspace lawn at a height that probably isnā€™t high enough to put a structure on, but it will be more easily visible from the street and invite people in.
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    Iā€™m curious about this building- the last few units Iā€™ve seen go up on HAR have been for a pretty low price/sq. ft- quite a bit lower than other buildings. Is it because itā€™s not a building with a lot of amenities? I donā€™t think it even has a pool, which seems slightly unusual for Houston condo buildings. The maintenance fee looks to be around 0.60/sq. ft. Iā€™m guessing it being a midrise rather than a highrise is helping it here, too.
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    That was an interesting read, great article. I always had difficulty understanding why there were people who held what I thought were pretty incongruous views re: development compared to their other social policy positions. (Like When the author mentioned both the anti-BART signs and ā€œin this houseā€-esque signs in the same yard) The author did a good job explaining how this tied into other ā€œleft-wingā€ causes back in the day, and how there are still people who hold that worldview today. It makes a lot more sense with that context, plus explaining the pulling-up-the-ladder attitude that was/is(?) common with people who moved to CA. It was very sad to hear about people coming to terms with the idea that their kids would never be able to afford to live in the area that they grew up in. I donā€™t believe people are necessarily entitled to live wherever they want, but whatā€™s happened in CA is on a totally different level of unaffordable. These kids would have to be extremely wealthy to even afford a modest little bungalow- thatā€™s insane to me.
  18. BEES?!
    Evidently youā€™re a man who wears many hats, hindesky šŸ˜‚
  19. BEES?!
    Rikers Redux?
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    That makes sense, . Now that Iā€™m looking at it. And @004n063 is probably right. (Starting in the 350s-400s would be the ballpark for something that wouldā€™ve been in the 240s in 2007, assuming theyā€™re gonna try and aim for the same clientele)
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    I actually like it. Iā€™m not really getting 80s Postmodern vibes from it, though. Like something about it really screams early 2000s for me, architecturally. When I see 80s Postmodern I feel like the colors are much louder and the ornamentation is different, somehow? Architecture nerds, plz donā€™t kill me. Iā€™m just a layman Also, if these are going to be condos, then thatā€™s really great. I feel like Houstonā€™s missing that middle-class condo segment that other cities have.
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    Congrats Luminare! I always like seeing your insight into things! (also I gave you a ā€œthanksā€ reaction because it looks like a trophy, just in case you were confused lolol)
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    The food hall seems to be doing quite well, and as soon as we started going regularly, I wondered if they would ever consider expanding it somehow- like, could they get a couple of sit-down concepts on the second floor? And I canā€™t remember which place wanted to get one of the rooftop spaces, but thatā€™d be so cool. I think theyā€™ve done a good job programming the space. Iā€™ve gone to a couple of their markets and they are fantastic and have a nice diversity of shops to check out. The one they had back at Christmastime was very nice and I got some cool gifts.
  24. BEES?!
    Some new places at POST: Loy Loy Dim Sum (No site that I could find) Twisted Grilled Cheese (already has a couple of locations in Houston, this one is listed as ā€˜Coming Soonā€™)
  25. BEES?!
    Hereā€™s a nice walking video from Decelerated Travel on Youtube showing off the land bridge and prairie areas. There are some beautiful wildflower displays!!
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