Loca local

I disagree. I live around the corner and there is a lot of pedestrian activity. More than almost any area I’ve lived in Houston. I walk almost daily to Buffalo Bayou, Whole Foods, BlendIn Coffee, CVS, etc. And I’m certainly not alone. I prefer living in a dense environment, but this is, in my opinion, a poorly designed project for the area. The 7-story tower of parking is taller than just about everything in the immediate area and a tiny 200 SF corner retail space would have gone a long way. Just a cookie cutter crap multi family project in my opinion.

I have been waiting for the day when (any but really some of the lesser quality) townhomes start getting torn down and replaced by something nicer. Or converted to micro mixed use.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I hate podium apartments. Especially when they have no retail and especially especially in neighborhoods where there are lower rise buildings with active pedestrian activity.

Hola, everyone, I’m new to comment here and one of the weirdos behind Localist. I’m a fairly avid reader of HAIF over the years and it actually helped inspire the project. Indeed, Localist is basically an art project between friends in Houston and NYC. We are spending any extra cash we make each month to keep the website going and make posters in an attempt to engage our communities in a discussion about place making. I’m an urban planner by education, and my friends are retailers and writers in NYC. We’re all pretty tired of our favorite places being torn down or closing, so it hit us that we could make a forum to discuss. I’ve read some of the comments here and am actually fairly flattered that some of y’all think we’re some sort of savvy marketing firm! Although, we do hope to actually host honest conversations. Anyway, would love any feedback y’all are willing to share. Are our visuals too slick? Are we just too audacious? Thanks so much! - E