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It looks like it's going to be two new bars. I saw two TABC notices in that area. One was "Patio Pub" and the other was "Kung Fu Saloon" (apparantly there's one of these in Austin?). Don't know much besides that. That lot is huge though, so not sure if all that extra space will be for parking.

He mentioned that the guy said wine storage on the 2nd floor. I originally heard wine storage only too, so if it is true that they plan on putting a restaurant on the 1st floor, then that is great news!

Not sure if you meant Landry or HHN for name dropping a few well known names, but no one said this area is upscale or insinuated that HHN makes this area upscale. HHN was one of the first builders in the East End when it was really sketchy and in the very beginning of the gentrifying stages. It is just ironic how you blame this story for stereotyping this area, but yet you call the people in this area stupid. What adds even more to the irony is your stereotype of what someone would be doing in this area at 2:30. It's actually been reported that Landry was getting fast food at the time. The game that night was in New Orleans and their plane didn't land in Houston until 12:30 AM. Add the time it takes to get your bags, say bye to your teammates, and drive home, I'm guessing he got home around 1:30. I'm sure he was hungry after a game (which he worked his butt off in) and flight home. Maybe he didn't have anything at home or didn't feel like cooking, so being out at 2:30 makes sense. The only thing he was scoring was food..

Wow, you and frheard should form a club for easily offended touchy East enders. I replied in post 5, so I did not vanish. Like sevfiv said, that is a block away from where Landry lives (where there are a bunch of HHN townhomes). I guess anyone who buys around there is stupid since they are in that area all the time. Who's really giving this area the bad stereotype now?

Defensive much? When I say I was going to buy a townhouse there, this was over a year ago. I ended up buying elsewhere because of proximity to work. It had nothing to do with me having the "intestinal fortitude" that you clearly have to handle it. If I was working in downtown, there's a high possibility I would've bought there. I was not trashing your hood, merely reporting news that I think people would want to know.

Has anyone posted this yet? Carl Landry of the Houston Rockets was shot last night on the 3100 block of Leeland. Here's the link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6316071.html Crazy! Luckily, it's a flesh wound and not too serious. I was really close to buying a townhouse about 3 blocks from here (Delano City Views). .