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  1. citykid09
    I like it, and you are right. Its Houston and in Houston you just have to get what you can get. It could have been up to Kirby Drive and had retail on the first floor but at least its in the loop and everything in that area is getting dense.
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    How many times in Houston have we seen apartments, houses, buildings and retail centers torn down in anticipation of a nice new highrise or mixed use development only to see nothing happen? I can think of pently off the top of my head. With that being said, I hope that is not the case with this one and the Kirby Collection.
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    I like this indoor ski resort idea. Can you imagine the amount of tourist this would bring to the city! How can we get word to the city that this is a much better idea then an indoor park. Like tigereye said you could also have a Hotel their as well. Also could have an animal exibit like polar bears, penguins, ice fishing etc.
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    Here is what I hope hapens, the W and Ritz keep ignoring Houston, Houston brings in its own highend brands (already happening) and other highend brands, W and Ritz start to notice and want in so they build something here to top them all. How does Atlanta make 3 Ritz Hotels and 3 W Hotels work? If they can have 6 total, Houston can surely make the numbers work for 1 or 2.
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    I have been saying what you all have been saying for years on here. I think one of the main problems with attracting these types of hotels in Houston is that they don't know where to go. Every decade or year it seems there is a new city center popping up (Westchase, Greenway Plaza, Energy Coridor, Uptown Galleria etc). Then on top of that NONE of these areas are walkable and touristy. In todays world, these types of hotels want to be in hip cool areas with a vibrant street life. Also in Houston you never know when you are going to get a gas station or a Zone D Erotica moving in next to your high end hotel. These types of hotels want to be in areas where niceness is all around, where the guest at the hotel can look out of the window and see and feel the vibrance of the city and not a sea of parking lots, a freeway, diesel locomotives coming threw every 20 minutes and drive thru fast food restaurants. Take a look at the W & Ritz Hotels you see in other cities and tell me what area or areas does Houston have to compare where they could locate. I beleive downtown is the best option for these types of hotels because it has much of the structure in place. What downtown is missing though is the residence, the attractions and the subway to bring people into the city without the need for a vehicle. Uptown has potential. I always see people say that you can not be urban without a street grid. Well I have seen many old cities with winding streets that have managed to be very walkable.
  6. citykid09
    I hope that you are wrong about this.
  7. citykid09
    I think downtown or uptown wuld be better for these hotels. We know that they will be tall and what says W or Ritz more than views of major powerlines and diesel locomotives as views? ROD and of the development around it is just in a bad loaction. Wish the trains and powerlines cound be moved.
  8. citykid09
    Maybe Astoria is the new Sky House and we will see them all over Houston and in other cities as well. Just a thought.
  9. citykid09
    According to this plan. Yes http://swamplot.com/the-river-oaks-districts-new-box-of-dior/2013-11-12/
  10. citykid09
    You have to be joking right? LOL
  11. citykid09
    How have I "embarrassed" myself? Buckhead Atlanta was built up to the street so that as you drive by you can look into the stores. River Oaks District for the most part ignores Westheimer. The developer or the backwards rules of the City of Houston somehow allowed or required parking to be in the front of the building. The only thing that I was trying to state was that a development with high end retail like this one had the opportunity to turn this into Houston's version of the Magnificent Mile, Rodeo Drive, 5th Avenue, Newbury Street, etc. but they missed out because the vehicle has to be the #1 priority in Houston. On the bright side, I like what cloud713 and others mentioned about the additional land that the developer purchased for future development. Also maybe in the future the parking in the front could be eliminated with really wide sidewalks. Maybe even buy the High Street development next door and redevelop it.
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    I will say that the River Oaks District is nice, but doesn't hold a candle to Buckhead Atanta (a development in the Buckhead district of Atlanta by the same company). The company built their version of ROD on the actual streets so that its really an extension of the neighborhood and not a shopping center like ROD. Their's was cut back like ROD but the still got quite a few highrises out of it. Buckhead Atlanta Development by Oliver McMillan
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    I never really liked the design of that bridge either, because I said that it looks too much like the St. Louis Arch. But in the end its an improvement for Dallas. I like that Dallas isn't all about the cheapest most efficient use of funds when it comes to aesthetics in its city. Sometimes its about the look and you have to spend money if you want a look of class and sophistication.
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    Exactly, and with Houston's anything goes no zoning or restrictions attitude it will continue.
  15. citykid09
    More pictures and an article: http://keranews.org/post/its-fabulous-dallas-continental-bridge-reopens-park-no-cars-allowed
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    What I have been saying all along. Houston's pedestrian friendly areas are just shopping centers made to look urban. They are surrounded by parking lots with no interaction with the surrounding neighborhoods. BLVD Place, River Oaks District are two examples that come to mind. This is a serious problem but is it the fault of the developers or the backwards city of Houston requirements? The ONLY true urban development in Houston that has been announced (don't know if it will ever happen) is Regent Square. This is the only development that is built up to the sidewalk on existing streets (not fake streets that the developer adds in).
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    New Park/Pedestrian Bridge in Dallas. I don't know the name of the development, but it use to be a vehicle bridge in Dallas. Very nice! Stay progressive Dallas! Don't let the haters stop your progress!
  18. citykid09
    I thought Memorial City was getting a Hotel ZaZa with residential and a Whole Foods all in the same building? What ever happened to that?
  19. citykid09
    Sorry. When I said parking, I meant to say parking lots. Parking structures are fine.
  20. citykid09
    Exactly what I was thinking, dated design, good concept. If Houston wants light rail to be worth it, the stations should be surrounded by development that people want to explore and not suburban shopping centers with a sea of parking.
  21. citykid09
    Tell me why Houston's light rail cost more per mile than any other cities? And tell me how Helsinki Metro was able to build this rail line below for less than Houston was able to build a cheap a** (actually expensive) street car/light rail? Looking at the cart above Houston got robbed. Those cities have much nicer light rail lines for much cheaper.
  22. citykid09
    Don't think this is Houston: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UsUWGublnk
  23. citykid09
    I am all for rail. Against BRT in the Uptown area and I would NOT like to see rail along Post Oak either unless it was more like a street car. What I would like to see is a Subway line from Uptown to Downtown that way no one can say anything about how they don't want it going down a certain street or in their neighborhood. It may cost more but look at all of the benefits a subway would bring over a light rial line. No interaction between rail with cars or pedestrians which means no car/train wrecks no stopping of traffic and no humans getting hit by trains. Everyone will have to pay and there will be no confusion on if your pass is still good or not. People will be protected from the heat, rain, etc within the subway stations.
  24. citykid09
    Will the power lines stay or come down?
  25. citykid09
    I had forgotten about this one. Too many developments to remember and many times its easy to forget about them if we are not here talking about them everyday.
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