The Great Hizzy!

The problem is that people think of Hardy Yard as a single development with one focus. What is and has always been is an amalgamation of projects and concepts. Yes, there was an attempt at a unifying force but the various stages of development did (and still does) require the processes of several groups. For example, the University of Houston-Downtown expanded its campus on part of the yards. Other groups planned on building mixed-use residential/retail to the east of UH-D. And so forth.

Think of it as a smaller version of the long range Buffalo Bayou Redevelopment Plan.

The Yards are still being considered for redevelopment by handful of people but don't look at it as another Atlantic Station, for example.

We're gettting way off base here. The original argument is a simple one. The Texans and the HLSR feel that the private entity that's seeking to redevelop the Astrodome into a mega hotel and resort would ultimate hurt their operations financially. Neither the Texans or HLSR has given a pretty compelling example of how this would be the case. In fact, the argument has been made that such a facility would probably help their operations monetarily.

The idea that the HLSR may/has propose(d) tearing down Reliant Arena and then converting the Astrodome into a facility that would serve the same purpose (for them) as does Reliant Arena currently, is hilarious. Period. I mean, How self serving can you get?

Port officals often get lambasted for such things as not doing a better job of keeping the port tidier so it's good to see them at least get commended for something as important as security.

The former Wasabi is a good location. Hopefully they can make it work if not the former St. Pete's site.

I' ve been saying for years that that particular plot of land could very well see a highrise. A residential highrise seems more likely, though, and it seems as if that's what's closest to happening.

It's proximity to BLVD Place and the Galleria would obviously be selling points and would allow Redstone (or whoever) to charge a good amount for units.

If nothing else, the photo gives you a pretty good idea of its eventual relationship to the park.

That's a good guess, Musicman. I was wondering if it might have been somewhere in the Bayou Oaks/Overbrook area. Apparently, that land used to be the site of the Sims Bayou Country Club, according to Key Maps.

A park (a well-maintained park) would do wonders for that area. As it stands now, it's a large, isolated mini-forests where dirtbags go to dump their old tires, batteries, toilets and so forth.

it looks like they are closing at the end of the month.

EDIT: he is exploring the old dancing marlin. i just hope the owners of that offer reasonable rent. most of the owners downtown are still demanding too much which is ridiculous

I agree completely. Of course, you'd think the market would dictate the price, especially since a significant number of businesses have either closed or move from that part of downtown, but greed/arrogance is often blinding.

Argue all you want, just so long as none of you jokers lets the B word slip out.

Emmett sounded like he was an agent of both the Texans and the Rodeo. That might not be the case but that's how it sounded. It makes you think that behind the scenes, Emmett told this development group to either find a way to appease/cut in the Texans and the Rodeo on the $$$ or else.

I hope I'm wrong.

Saw a similar update this morning on ABC 13. In essence, an opportunity to allow the development group who's interested in the property more time to make a serious move on actually redeveloping the 8th Wonder.

Also consider that a significant amount of the park is still "under construction", so you don't have the full impact of what the total landscape will look like upon build out.

The Grove looks about the size of what it appears in most diagrams I've seen. It may be because I'm looking at it from ground level instead of overhead.

I've noticed that, too. Considering the absurdity of a number of the comments following many articles, I'm pretty sure these are the type of people who watch the local news to see what Wayne Dolcefino digs up next.

Everything is a conspiracy. Everything is the end of the world. Etc.

It would seem to work better visually as a UPS or Fed Ex warehouse.

In my case, sometime's its due to the firewall at work. If you're posting at work, that might be the problem.

Here's an idea of what the Uptown skyline might look like in a few years.

I probably should have found a better photo but I was in a hurry so I just slapped this together fast because I just couldn't wait to see what the future of uptown might look like in a few years.

Oh, now see that's just good stuff right there! Thanks!

LOL

I'd like to see an image of Uptown with all the planned projects built out (including the Turnberry condo). I'm really curious to see the overall visual impact on the area.

I wonder what percentage of these new projects, assuming for a minute that all rumors, speculations and predictions are proven true, will be office space, residential, etc. We're talking about a lot of square feet of development, especially considering that in addition to these highrises are the nearby Oaks and High Street developments.

There'd still be people in NE cities asking, "Where are the people?" "Everyone's so fat." "Man, the ground's so flat." "Those buildings don't have any character."

lol!

Let's hope it doesn't last until groundbreaking. It could be three or four years. Ouch, and embarrassing.

And dangerous!

And I wish ENG could divulge a bit more about what he's hearing. I realize that you wish you could take it all back, as you don't have enough information that you feel comfortable about sharing openly, but nevertheless...

Yogurberry... LOL!

Hey, it may prove to be a popular place, but the name just reads funny to me.

^^^ Yeah, I sensed that about the area. Good to hear it confirmed.

That joker definitely looks tall.