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There is a construction fence up around the entire old Gorgeous Gael property on Morningside and active remodeling going on.......food hall or not, I'm very curious to see what they do with this space. It'd be great to see them re-purpose the adjacent parking lots for some public shared use or patio space.
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The Allen: Mixed-Use Development At Allen Parkway & Gillette St.
talltexan83 replied to jmontrose's topic in Going Up!
Do the plans still include a pedestrian bridge over Allen Pkwy? I think that would be a cool feature.- 1,653 replies
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They need to carve out more green space wherever possible. Or create a pedestrian mall by converting one of the shorter blocks. The upgrades thus far have been underwhelming.
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The Menil Collection At 1533 Sul Ross St.
talltexan83 replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Going Up!
This is very helpful. It looks like they are planning to extend Colquitt St to Yupon. I also like how they plan to turn the parking lot for the Flavin installation into green space and turn Loretto into a walking path only.- 420 replies
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The Menil Collection At 1533 Sul Ross St.
talltexan83 replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Going Up!
Does anyone have insight into how the Menil plans to use the open green space between Richmond Ave. and the Menil? Are they going to leave it "as is" and leave it open to the public or is there going to be a material investment in landscape design, new plantings, etc? Thanks!- 420 replies
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
talltexan83 replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
Its probably just a placeholder, but Little Creatures is an amazing brewery based in Perth (Fremantle), Australia. Would love to see them come to Texas! https://littlecreatures.com.au/agegate/- 1,569 replies
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Between this and the Block 98 tower, all the more reason now to develop the parking lots that sit between them. There is real potential to make this a cohesive district all the way to Minute Maid. +1 vote for an HEB....
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Parkside Residences: 43-Story Residential High-Rise At 808 Crawford St.
talltexan83 replied to largeTEXAS's topic in Downtown
Parking lot was closed today when I walked by. Looks like they were doing some surveying and marking up of the pavement.- 1,224 replies
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I think its a plus that the lightrail moves efficiently through Midtown.....really from Rice U to the Downtown Transit Center. It'd be great to see further work done to improve transit times between Med Center and downtown through road abandonment, below grade crossing (I'm probably dreaming...) and a conversion of more blocks of Main St into linear parks with bike paths, etc. Even just converting Wheeler and McGowan to below grade would be a huge improvement.
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Midtown Restaurant And Bar Scene - More Coming
talltexan83 replied to WestGrayGuy's topic in Midtown
This is great news! I applaud them for taking the chance now. As others have mentioned, this area can feel overrun with homeless at times, but things can turn around quickly with a few more developments like this. -
I like that it can also function as an informal extension of the Museum District less than a mile away. just wait until they put in that new Rice Opera House across the street from this!
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Thinking more about the Buffalo Bayou Master Plan....if they are able to complete a full scale park and trail restoration from Shepherd all the way to the turning basin on the East Side of downtown, complete with new residential along the park, how would it compare to other urban parks around the US? My view is that it would be truly unique in its scale and connectivity, but I'm admittedly limited in my awareness of comparable urban parks. long story short, I hope it happens, and I hope it is awesome.
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Have all the new bayou improvements been holding up well under these recent flash floods? I'm sure they are using landscaping/concrete, etc that is designed to handle the occasional drowning...
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Texaco Building (now The Star) At 1111 Rusk Street
talltexan83 replied to editor's topic in Downtown
this is probably mentioned elsewhere, but won't many of those new windows (covered in light blue/turquoise) eventually be staring right at a parking garage and/or new tower? Am I missing something? -
The Langley: Residential High-Rise At 1717 Bissonnet St.
talltexan83 replied to musicman's topic in Going Up!
I've asked this in the past, but why would developers demo cash-generating properties until the construction is 100% certain to go forward? Or does that 100% assurance never really happen? This site has been an empty lot for 2 years, and if I recall, the old apartment complex here had high occupancy rates. Regent Square is another example.- 1,445 replies
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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
talltexan83 replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
even opening up that one corner shows the missed opportunity with the original GreenStreet/Pavillions design. It would have looked so much better if more liight/access would have been opened up to the street. oh well. The new hotel will be great start in a new direction. -
Marriott Marquis: GRB Convention Center Hotel At 1777 Walker St.
talltexan83 replied to Subdude's topic in Downtown
I was curious about the plans for the hotel along Crawford St. I was walking by today, and it appears that the new hotel is being built beyond where the old sidewalks used to be. So are they going to eventually take out a lane of traffic on Crawford when the put in the new sidewalks?- 2,096 replies
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Parkside Residences: 43-Story Residential High-Rise At 808 Crawford St.
talltexan83 replied to largeTEXAS's topic in Downtown
The first picture shows a linear park (across from the new convention center garage/hotel) all the way to Minute Maid. Any chance that could actually happen? That would be another great addition to the area...- 1,224 replies
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The Langley: Residential High-Rise At 1717 Bissonnet St.
talltexan83 replied to musicman's topic in Going Up!
I'm trying this "MultiQuote" feature for the first time. Pretty cool. I wanted to test my theory that little can be done to change a HAIFer's views on a particular project. LTAWACS has been consistent....- 1,445 replies
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Parkside Residences: 43-Story Residential High-Rise At 808 Crawford St.
talltexan83 replied to largeTEXAS's topic in Downtown
Would it be possible to ever retrofit the top of the Hess parking garage into additional amenity space for this tower? Or does that run into a lot of engineering limitations?- 1,224 replies
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The Langley: Residential High-Rise At 1717 Bissonnet St.
talltexan83 replied to musicman's topic in Going Up!
Can anyone shed some light on how the relationship with the general contractor works on a project like this? Have the labor/material costs been already been pre-agreed to? The reason I ask is that I imagine these kind of projects have very detailed ROI models. Does every month of delay mean that the labor and material costs are also rising given the shortages we are hearing about on other projects around town? On the flip side, I'm assuming the future rentals rate projections ($/month/sq ft) are probably rising as well.- 1,445 replies
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Kinder High School For The Performing And Visual Arts At 790 Austin St.
talltexan83 replied to Subdude's topic in Downtown
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Hilton Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites Hotels At 710 Crawford St.
talltexan83 replied to Houston19514's topic in Downtown
Parking lot is closed and construction fence is going up right now. With port-o-potties. The fenced-in portion of the block seems to match exactly with the recent Downtown Development Map. Can anyone confirm that this hotel is officially breaking groud as well?- 486 replies
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Aris At Market Square: 32-Story High-Rise At 409 Travis St.
talltexan83 replied to Mab's topic in Downtown
This is just a bump. I'm really eager to hear more details about this project. It just feels like a catalyst for downtown in so many ways: 1. vast improvement to the street scape around Market Square and Main St. 2. More residents to downtown 3. Along with the new highrise going up on the other side of the park (plus the existing condos/Rice lofts close by) and new bars and restuarants, this could actually feel like a real urban neighborhood 4. Hines committing to build residential in downtown sends a strong signal to the marketplace.........which hopefully means more growth and more stability going forward- 1,526 replies
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Walked by this today. The build out is moving along nicely - tall ceilings, long bar, exposed brick - all similar to the location off of Market Square. With direct access to the street, this one certainly feels different than your typical hotel bar. A welcome addition to the area. I wish someone who put that empty space in OPP to good use as well.