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    Here’s some info on 3550. I don’t know if it sold yet. If anyone has any info I’d love to hear it. I love very close to this site and am looking forward to its redevelopment. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3550-W-Dallas-St-Houston-TX/9376936/
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    There are several different parcels of land and organizations in the area North of West Dallas and West of Tirrel. 3540 West Dallas fronts West Dallas and has been sold to Hanover. The plot at the corner of West Dallas and Shepherd has been sold for a new apartment development also. The plot referenced in the first post on this thread faces Allen Parkway, it is behind the Hanover property. I’ve heard that it was damaged in Harvey and has been for sale but haven’t heard that it has sold. I havent looked at the variance sign closely but I assumed it was in reference to the Hanover plot.
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    A variance request sign went up this morning on the site.
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    Does that 10’ dimension from the building line to the W. Dallas right of way mean we are getting a building that will come up almost to the sidewalk? This must have been an expensive piece of land to buy considering that the 4.5 acres near it went for over $30 million. Could a wrap make sense here or would you need a high rise to make the investment worthwhile?
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    And at about twice the cost of a house in the same area. There are people who have money to burn. I could afford it but I need a lot more money than I have before I start throwing it away.
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    Love this story.
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    I agree. I would consider most of what we hear about the homeless to be fake news.
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    I rode the bus from the Northwest transit center into the galleria every weekday for several years. It was very slow due to all the traffic. This BRT lane will not just be an improvement in the long run, it will be a huge improvement as soon as it is complete.
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    Montrose is still a great neighborhood. We might have some busted up sidewalks but we’re lucky to live here. It’s changed a bit but there’s still a lot of the old Montrose and not all the new Montrose is bad. We still have #s and now we also have a nationally recognized culinary scene.
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    I live in North Montrose. It’s a good question... public vs private funding of things like sidewalks. The city doesn’t have an unlimited budget and you can only raise taxes so much. In a city with the square mileage of Houston the cost would be enormous. Maybe they could fund infrastructure like this for only certain areas. Of course I want it to be my area. Right now they use variance approvals to strong arm developers into paying for it. Bottom line though it’s paid for by all of us. The system we have now makes rents a little higher for new buildings and doesn’t raise taxes on old ones.
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    We have our share of what some people would consider “people who don’t look like me” around here. Almost all of them are harmless. There’s very little crime. There is a guy who lives in the College Park Cemetary but he’s quiet and keeps to himself. I say hi but he doesn’t say much. There’s also the person I’ve named the “College Park Cemetery Weirdo”. Not sure what he’s up to but he kneels on the shell road for hours at a time facing North towards the bayou. The kids who walk through the neighborhood to go to MHMR are very nice. One was digging through my garbage once and was terrified when he saw me. He apologized profusely. The cemetary really is the best thing about the area. It’s facinating to walk through and like having a private park.
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    I've had lots of new construction around my house. Not only did the city require the developer to upgrade the sidewalks around their development, they made them upgrade sidewalks around the area that weren't adjacent to their property. They also had to widen our street and curb & gutter it. It worked out great for us. The drainage in our neighborhood was upgraded significantly also. The construction manager talked with me often since I am in a similar business. He said the owner of the building was very upset that all the improvements he had to do cost far beyond what they thought it would. He went back to the city to argue that he shouldn't have to pay for some unexpected things that were discovered and lost.
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    I walk BBP a lot. Sometimes the Bayou is "eye pleasing". The main issue with the trails that are close to the bayou for me is that they are often closed or impassible. They get washed away over and over again. I probably wouldn't use them much except they are needed to get away from all the people on bikes that don't appear to have brakes.
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    Wouldnt they have to buy more land? This site isn’t near as big as Regent Square. Some of the adjacent land is for sale though.
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    I agree. I’ve walked it many times and fear for my life on foot. I’d be even more worried on a bike. It’s so close to the road that if cyclist falls they could possibly go into traffic.
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    Tower crane looked complete today.
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    Surely this won’t be a wrap at almost $7 mil an acre, right? This is VERY close to my house. I hope it’s something good. I should be able to provide construction pics anytime. If it’s taller than about 7 stories I’ll be able to see it from my couch.
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    Smith & Wollensky just wasn’t that good in my opinion. I went once and never went back. B&B and even Ritual have better steaks.
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    I agree. It’s not always used for selfish or corrupt reasons but it sure is a good setup for graft.
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    Because they want something from the developer or just generally oppose the development and will use any means to stop it.
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    We deserve some respect! This is Upper Kirby, it should be rich guys with beer bellys flirting with beautiful girls. That’s how Brassiere 19 stays in business.
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    I don’t want that kind of elitist thinking in Houston. Keeping certain people out of a neighborhood is something that we should be well behind by now.
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    No, not at all.
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    I stand by it. They are "truly evil". I don't believe that they are intellectually honest in anyway and they want to trample on the rights of others. Lying to get your way and destroying some of the foundational rights that makes the U.S. what it is rises to the level of "evil".
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    I like it because it pisses off the "What about the drainage?", "What about the traffic?", "It's out of scale with the neighborhood.", "Think of the children.", "I live in a bungalow." crowd. There's already a group of them trying to stop this. These people are truly evil.
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