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The Chaucer: Condominium High-Rise At 2360 Rice Blvd.
htownproud replied to hindesky's topic in Going Up!
Agreed. The prior details said it was about 9000 sqft. per full floor, so I'm guessing this would be around 10 stories. Just a guess obviously.- 30 replies
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The Allen: Mixed-Use Development At Allen Parkway & Gillette St.
htownproud replied to jmontrose's topic in Going Up!
Am I crazy, or is that picture cropped somehow? I don't see the Wells Fargo building or 1100 Louisiana. Perhaps they are hidden by the window divider, but it seems to jump from Allen Center to Pennzoil, and One Allen Center appears to be right across from City Hall. Maybe it's the angle . . . .- 1,647 replies
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X Houston: Residential High-Rise At 5501 La Branch St.
htownproud replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
In my opinion, not unless they put in a parking deck where the current Zoo parking lot is (or if the do away with the golf course). Neither of those seems likely in the near term, but perhaps some day.- 475 replies
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That's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure that would work or makes sense. It's a fairly narrow strip of land except right by the church. And what street would would people enter on and exit to? Also, I think it would take away from the aesthetics between Rice and the Park. In my view, there is plenty of parking in the various hospitals nearby. The issue is that obviously costs money, and most people want to park for free. (Of course there is also the rail, but that's too much work for most people.)
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Richmond Senior Village: Multifamily At 5615 Richmond Ave.
htownproud replied to Highrise Tower's topic in Going Up!
This looks terrible to me. The staircases on the outside of the building! For prime property like this, I would have liked to see something nice.- 26 replies
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By the look of things on the street, they are getting relatively close to completing this project.
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No, the yellow sign relates to a building that a developer is seeking a variance for in the 1900 block of Dryden. Essentially a developer has been building/buying duplexes in the area and renting them to Rice students as some sort of coop living arrangement. He wants to combine two parcels on Dryden, and the Southgate neighborhood is against it. I believe there are a few articles in the Rice newspaper about the developer being a bit questionable. (There is also an issue with the flower store on that specific corner becoming a Chinese restaurant and seeking a parking variance.)
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FWIW, I think the renderings look good, but in application the building is not coming out well. In person, the tubes look like cheap plastic, and I'm not sure that is going to change when it is completed (in fact, over time I suspect they will look dingy and even cheaper). Just my opinion, and hopefully it changes when everything is complete.
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Several big pieces of the tower crane were being delivered this morning near Sid Richardson.
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University Debates: Sports, Fundings, And Developments
htownproud replied to VicMan's topic in Off Topic
Nothing like opening a thread to see a pissing match between local schools (again).- 586 replies
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Innovation Tower: Mixed-Use High-Rise At 6700 Main St.
htownproud replied to Astro's topic in Going Up!
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Innovation Tower: Mixed-Use High-Rise At 6700 Main St.
htownproud replied to Astro's topic in Going Up!
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Agreed. At 1100 Louisiana, they are sprucing up the lobby and adding a gym, secure bike area, and dry cleaner, all in the former Massa's space across the street for all the tenants to use for free (not the dry cleaning obviously). I just wish they had this 15 years ago!
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I think white will get boring, but I agree totally flashy is not needed. Perhaps keep all the tubes the same color, but have them change color once an hour (e.g, white from 9:00 to 10:00, blue from 10:00 to 11:00, green from 11:00 to 12:00, and so on).
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I have a hard time believing this got funding. Something like this could work in the middle of downtown or midtown, but this location is an island without any foot traffic. This will be less successful than Greenstreet.
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Iconia Hard Rock Houston: Hotel & Condominiums At 3500 Sage Rd.
htownproud replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
I think this is a ridiculous location and can't imagine it gets built. That said, some other nice hotels in the area aren't in exactly prime locations either--e.g., Houstonian, St. Regis, Omni. Granted these hotels are very different than a Hard Rock hotel.- 121 replies
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Senterra Richmond: Mixed-Use On Richmond Ave. & Buffalo Spdwy.
htownproud replied to Urbannizer's topic in Going Up!
I went there about 10 years ago for physical therapy. Memorial Sports Clinic (formerly the Roger Clemens Sports Clinic) directed me there, so some arm of Memorial may have been leasing it.- 28 replies
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Pearl Marketplace At Midtown: Multifamily At 3120 Smith St.
htownproud replied to DrLan34's topic in Midtown
I think the location is great for the WF. They will get local folks of course, but I imagine they will get loads of people going home from work down Smith on the way to the spur.- 550 replies
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Regent Square: Mixed-Use On Allen Parkway At Dunlavy St.
htownproud replied to Travel_n_Transport's topic in Going Up!
Another 12 years and the dream of Regent Square will be realized (or at least a significantly reduced dream).- 1,530 replies
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Drewery Place: Multifamily High-Rise At 2850 Fannin St.
htownproud replied to Urbannizer's topic in Midtown
3333 Allen Parkway (The Royalton) was originally rental units, and then switched to condos after about five years.- 1,569 replies
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The deed restriction fight could be interesting. Doesn't seem they've been enforced since the current use of the site is not single-family use. I wonder if they are still enforceable.
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Regent Square: Mixed-Use On Allen Parkway At Dunlavy St.
htownproud replied to Travel_n_Transport's topic in Going Up!
But presumably if Hanover wanted to expand, it could buy some or all of the Regent Square land. I think it's safe to assume that Regent Square as originally envisioned is never going to happen.- 1,530 replies
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Are they going to punch windows in the upper floors? I continue to believe that the lack of windows will make this a hard sell for 20-year old innovators (note that the buildings pictured above have tons of windows).
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