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  1. LegacyTree
    The trees along Gray St. have been fenced off for the sidewalk upgrades. The city will be fixing up the sidewalks along Gray from Brazos east down to Main and has done some preliminary surveying, sawcuts, and markings already.
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    Today it looked like the bomb squad was getting some practice b/c they had Smith St. cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. Also before the Cherry signs went up, the top floor windows were taken out. Now black plastic sways in the breeze from the upper floors. Any day now...
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    Last time I was by there they were reconstructing the site drainage.
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    Is Lonestar getting a new outdoor patio? Is the sign part of the new design?
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    Will the bldg setbacks remain if they have to pull reconstruction permits?
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    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattlandry/sets/72157625051115415/
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    link Thanks to all who have contributed ideas. Still looking...
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    From WAZ's blog: http://civcarchitect...position-1.html (which btw I abhor when people run off to their blogs b/c they feel they cannot succinctly debate their points; it's cowardice and I will be monitoring :looking at you txpropertyrights: )
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    He was a real jerk to me, but I figured that's just the internet and the nature of Houston (aka Hate-town). RIP
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    "Beware of those in whom the will to punish is strong." -Nietzsche
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    Glad to hear you're alright.
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    LCD soundsystem is James Murphy's band from Brooklyn, NY http://www.discogs.com/artist/James+Murphy He also runs DFA records http://www.discogs.com/label/DFA his claim to fame was 45:33 for Nike http://www.beatsinspace.net/
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    Fugly. Way to reinforce stereotypes of power, ya know so kids can have something to rebel against. Wanna see a high school kids will like Just as cheap to build too.
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    http://www.facebook.com/urbanharvest?ref=ts
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    Does anyone know if you buy out your lease on an apartment (via the reletting fee) the effect it has on your credit? I can't find anything on teh g00gz about reletting and its effect on your credit. It seems that it wouldn't have any effect on your credit but I wanted to check with folks here that might have done this before.
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    I will lament the losing of the look of our own resident "Parisian tenements" but having previously worked at Kirksey I'm glad their involved in the updates.
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    There are architecture programs/documentaries/travelogues on the Ovations channel.
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    To be fair Niche, you don't think it would be in a future developer's best interest to build another Greenway plaza/Exxon campus further out in the burbs on greenfields. Enclaves seem to be the Houston development paradigm with or without light-rail. I think Metro and the city leaders thought they could try to entice development back to the CBD with the rail line but speculation ensured that only high-rises would be feasible. The fact is light-rail increases land values too much and is a gov't give away to property owners along the corridor. This stall just allows more time for real estate investors to buy up land around the new rail lines and perpetuate what we saw with the red line corridor.
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    Thanks, I missed that piece of info. Here's the previous threads on the building. http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/12892-sheraton-lincoln-plaza-tower-to-get-100-mil-renovation/page__p__186549__hl__%2Bsheraton+%2Blincoln__fromsearch__1#entry186549 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/11911-sheraton-houston/page__p__183273__hl__%2Bsheraton+%2Blincoln__fromsearch__1#entry183273 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/19094-will-old-closed-hotels-survive-the-recession/page__p__304942__hl__%2Bsheraton+%2Blincoln__fromsearch__1#entry304942 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/14563-houston-back-in-the-day-one-buildings-perspective/page__p__223441__hl__%2Bsheraton+%2Blincoln__fromsearch__1#entry223441
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    My understanding was that it would be demo'd and then the underground garage would be reconstructed in the aftermath. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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    1st off, this is a trashy post which is why I gave you a neg. I generally appreciate your posts but I expect better from you. A.) Washington Ave is middle density and walkable, this is simply the midtown/4th ward CVS all over again. Yes, they have a legal right to develop as they are but it is short-sighted with an strong undercurrent of spiteful envy to develop a suburban site plan in context to mid-density residential. Further this is not in the Heights, don't try to decontextualize it. It's the equivalent to the deadening of downtown by parking lot zones, which is say Houston's foolish pride and flag waving for almighty individual freedom is a false justification for being a willfully ignorant neighbor. You get what you deserve. B.)Your sarcasm is not appreciated, if you look at the top of the page you will see it was written by a Rice Grad student representing the RDA.
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