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1 hour ago, mattyt36 said:

There was one on Sawdust entering The Woodlands when I was growing up.  In what is now the HEB parking lot before the new HEB was built and the store was a Safeway.

Way back in the day!

1 hour ago, Ross said:

Grandy's was a great place to go for a quick chicken fried steak. Looks like the closest location is in Victoria. I may have to check that out the next time I'm down there.

Yep I'm talking about the Victoria location on Navarro that place has been around since I was a kid .

4 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:

That building was originally a Grandy's. 

Wow never knew Houston had Grandy's that's a favorite from where I'm from .

1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I worked at Adcetera across the street for 4 years when the original Mix phase 2 was planned to go up and never did. I'm so happy to see this entire chunk of land up for development. This has the potential to be a real catalyst for the area considering the success of The Mix. I do think The Mix needs to update their parking garage because that thing is looking a little rough but the Louisiana side is pretty nice. I'm expecting something really grand for the area, similar to the expectations for the lot on Westheimer and Montrose. 

Man everytime I go to that parking garage 🤦🏽‍♂️

2 minutes ago, asubrt said:

Haven’t been able to snap a pic, but the first building is definitely visible from I-10. Looks to be about 5-6 floors already

Wow I didn't realize they had started!

7 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said:

A Plan Review permit was pulled yesterday for a new apartment.

Think it'll be a highrise?

1 hour ago, Urbannizer said:

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/4100-Westheimer-Rd-Houston-TX/25593751/

 

I like it!

11 hours ago, 79ta said:

From today

Wow! I haven't been in this area in about 3 months they're throwing this one up quick!!!

Build baby build 💪🏾😏

Members only? 

15 minutes ago, TheSirDingle said:

Wonder if they're ever going to get that tower built. This lot is kind of the odd one out in the area now, especially since you have a bunch of high end residential and office towers directly next to it.

Once they throw it up the area will feel more complete.

1 hour ago, Houston19514 said:

I suspect Tilman is eager to make improvements to Toyota Center.  I'd be surprised if we don't get significant improvements along with the new naming rights agreement.

Those maroon seats need to stripped out! .

I hope the new naming rights coincide with a huge overhaul of Toyota Center like they AT&T Center in San Antonio and State Farm Arena in Atlanta we're way overdue for an upgrade!

43 minutes ago, kbates2 said:

"The Rockets are good"

You must watch a lot of basketball.

This team is going to be fun to watch we have some nice young pieces.

This is a huge upgrade to this stretch of W Alabama.

Looks like they're finally starting to update these Genesis dealerships!

1 hour ago, iah77 said:

The dealerships they have been opening in Brazil recently have this new design as well, this one opened recently in Brasilia. 

 

 

 

New one in Fortaleza:

 

I like the red LEDs.

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

https://goree.com/our-work/?type=on-the-boards

Wow this one is kinda nicer than the new one on 59.

18 minutes ago, samagon said:

they just finished updating ramps, and adding ramps that didn't exist on the north side of the 610/45 interchange.

i45 and 610 main lanes at the interchange are a different story, as well, the ramps on the south side of 610.

I guess I should have asked do they have a plan to redo the whole interchange 

2 minutes ago, kennyc05 said:

I did not know I use that route going to work everyday near Ellington Field it's not in the worst shape between downtown in the beltway but it needs some work. I wonder if they have plans for expanding it?

Nevermind it says no changes to existing roadway at this time.

1 hour ago, MaxConcrete said:

The are no existing plans to improve the interchange at 610 and the Gulf Freeway. However, the Gulf Freeway corridor has a study in progress to determine future improvements.

https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings/houston/071222.html

I did not know I use that route going to work everyday near Ellington Field it's not in the worst shape between downtown in the beltway but it needs some work. I wonder if they have plans for expanding it?

3 hours ago, hindesky said:

$184 million to rebuild and expand the Loop 610 interchange with Texas 35, a key piece of a new planned freeway south from Houston toward Pearland.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/Texas-poised-for-record-80-billion-plus-in-road-17295480.php

I wonder if there are long term plans to recontruct the I-45 South and 610 interchange.

3 hours ago, editor said:

I could only get in there once when I was there.  Otherwise, there was always a line out the door.

Here's a better idea of what Lakeshore East looks like:

More to the point, it shows what it looks like when you ring a six-acre park with skyscrapers.

This view from Apple Maps is outdated, but I couldn't figure out how to do a 3D view with Google Maps.

That building in the middle that's under construction opened last year.  It's 101 stories tall.  It has two roadways running through it.  One at ground level, the other five stories up.  There are two skyscrapers and a mini-park on the right which have also been completed, those are 52 and 37 stories.  Another building has been approved next to them at 85 stories, but construction has not yet begin.

It's a good example of how to combine hotels, offices, apartments, condominiums, restaurants, retail, a school, and townhouses into a ~30 acre space. 

When I moved to Chicago in 2003, it was being used as a small golf course, which was just a placeholder until the 1965 development plan from the Illinois Central railroad could be built.  This used to be IC's rail yard and a wharf.  The land is still owned by Illinois Central.  There are great swaths of downtown Chicago that are owned by railroads, barge companies, and canal companies that no longer have railroads, barges, or canals, and exist today only as real estate developers.

Sorry to blather on about this.  I've written probably a hundred articles about LSE over the last 20 years, so it's something I know a bit too much about.

Pretty cool information!

1 hour ago, editor said:

Good to hear.  I'll have to check it out.  I lived in two buildings on Lakeshore East Park, The Shoreham, and Aqua. 

The success of LSE had an immense effect on local real estate developers.  It convinced them that having a park as an amenity would draw people in, and allow them to charge higher rents. 

POPS (privately owned public spaces) were viewed by last generation real estate developers as wasted space. Or as old fashioned people like to put it, "Not using the land for its [so-called] 'highest and best' use."  But that thinking proved to be so wrong that you'd be hard-pressed to find a major real estate development in Chicago and many other cities that doesn't include a park.

Magellan Development eventually turned Lakeshore East Park over to the Chicago Parks District, and now it's a full public park.

Here's a picture of Lakeshore East Park I took from Aqua:

The running track at the bottom is part of the amenities deck on the top of the Aqua podium shared by the residents and the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel.  The low-rise buildings on the right are a supermarket on top, and restaurants and retail on the bottom. 

Note how the taller buildings are fronted by townhouses so that the area can have both density, and a welcoming neighborhood feel.

Eggy's is delicious 😏👌🏾

On 6/28/2022 at 8:15 AM, Nate99 said:

I like it, with this and the new Skanska buildings, DG will be in a big bowl of large structures, which is a unique effect of urban parks. 
 

 

On 7/5/2022 at 10:32 AM, toxtethogrady said:

Except for Central Park, NYC.

1 hour ago, quietstorm said:

On a grand scale, yes. But Central Park is so large that once inside, the structures are not as "seen/felt". DG is a lot smaller and the buildings have a closer-in feel and are visible regardless of what area of the park you're in.

 

Lakeshore East Park in Chicago kinda has this feel 🤔