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  1. The Great Hizzy!
    The mix of expanse + height provides a really unique view for your average Houstonian driving up/down Kirby or Westheimer. We usually see buildings like this as part of maybe a hospital complex or warehouse but this is high use residential presented in a fairly unique manner. I can't wait to see how it looks from Kirby on the NB side once the final exterior elements have been put in place.
  2. The Great Hizzy!
    What an odd thread. Then again... not really.
  3. The Great Hizzy!
    They're rehabbing the sidewalks for sure but there construction crews going in and out of the gated parking lot. The problem is that there's not enough going on inside the lot to really say if something meaningful is taking place.
  4. The Great Hizzy!
    Still a good amount of pedestrian activity at the park but I have to laugh at the irony of half dozen or more vehicles worth six figures and up that were valet parked in front of The Grove during lunch today.
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    This pisses me off. The exterior of that mansion was glorious and the property's location quite advantageous. I truly hope that they haven't abandoned the project completely given what they've destroyed in the process.
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    It was nice to see the park was packed today even well after the Astros game began. If the residential takes off and the Pavillions is marketed well, that are really can be a focal point of activity year round.
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    Prescient Sobering.
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    Sounds good. I just hope the rain stays away until later.
  9. The Great Hizzy!
    Strike that up to karma!
  10. The Great Hizzy!
    I think you mean jackassery.
  11. The Great Hizzy!
    It's tricky. The summer is warmer and less inviting for many when it comes to outdoor recreating yet kids are out of school, including college age kids, and so the park may be able to draw more from a group that isn't as available right now. It really is something that merits close attention to see if a trend can be spotted.
  12. The Great Hizzy!
    While I wouldn't exactly say it looks exactly identitical, I do agree with the overall point, which is that they took a long time to rehab the old center and that there will be other elements in play that could very well affect the leasability of the added parcels. I would've thought that they'd have tenants in place by now (of course, I also thought they would've been done with the rehab at least six months ago as well).
  13. The Great Hizzy!
    It seems pretty clear that they reached an unexpected snag in the timetable. What the implications are for the project overall will obviously remain to be seen. I would certainly like to see or hear of revisions to whichever aspects of the project that are deemed prudent by the development group.
  14. The Great Hizzy!
    Where the rubber meets the road: today on a weekday afternoon at approximately 1:15 PM, I saw quite a number of people just hanging out, walking their dogs, reading, playing shuffle ball (yes, shuffle ball), throwing frisbees and just being themselves. It's the off-event/non-novelty attendance that will really mark the park's longterm impact, especially if more residential continues to swell near it.
  15. The Great Hizzy!
    The meters are enforced on Saturdays up until six o'clock unless otherwise posted.
  16. The Great Hizzy!
    Seems like they're rhabbing the sidewalks all along Elgin from Travis to Bagby.
  17. The Great Hizzy!
    At least they spelled Houston right.
  18. The Great Hizzy!
    There were far more people using the park today than I'd ever seen at the old Houston Center Gardens. Wasn't even close.
  19. The Great Hizzy!
    I'm surprised The Niche hasn't commented on this.
  20. The Great Hizzy!
    That Juneteenth lineup does indeed look good. I have relatives in San Antonio and Austin who love blues and who would eat that up.
  21. The Great Hizzy!
    A baseball game and a basketball game going on at the same time. Roughly 50,000 sports fans in the general area along with normal activity over in the Theater District.
  22. The Great Hizzy!
    Besides, those are only five of what, a couple dozen or so tenants (and maybe even more than that)? You could have the same discussion concering the Pavillions, High Street, River Oaks District and Blvd. Place. Although, I do like a good piano bar, I will admit that.
  23. The Great Hizzy!
    My question is, what goes up on the property just to the north of it? The way construction is moving in that little section near the Museum District, you'd think that the property would be ripe for new residential development.
  24. The Great Hizzy!
    It really makes an impact on the skyline when you're coming in on the Southwest Freeway near Greenway Plaza.
  25. The Great Hizzy!
    Musicman's cracking me up. I can't comment on Chuy's as I've never been. But my many out-of-town friends (African-American and white) who visit have had the place recommended to them by others, and they've liked it. They never seem to be hurting for business, from what I can tell.
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