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  1. I stopped by Revival Market last night for a BLT sandwich, and I was very impressed with the whole operation. The sandwich was unbelievably good, and they appeared to stock everything you would need (meat, vegetables, bread) to cook a nice dinner. The place was packed, but I only had to wait ~5 min for the sandwich. As a few others have noted, it would appear that this place is what McCain's should have been (but wasn't).
  2. Saw a liqour license app for the old Salud! winery space (end of the 2-story yellow strip mall next to Dirk's). It is shown for "Shade Cafe & Bakery"...presumably related to Shade in the Heigts. Does anyone have any info on this? Haven't seen anything on the Houston food blogs.
  3. I'm curious, where did you find this information online?
  4. Honestly, I found the food there quite good but the ambiance (at night) quite depressing. It is not warm, nor minimalist industrial chic - it is just dim.
  5. No suprise. I kinda got the impression it was a vanity project for the owners. I'm surprised it lasted this long. The problem was that that had nothing to drive regular traffic to the store. I could never understand why they wouldn't offer reasonably priced sandwiches, especially since they already had most of the fixings there. As it was, they wanted something like $9 or $10 for a ham sandwich, and you had to wait 15 minutes to get it. If they had had cheap sandwiches, I would have gone there regularly, and most likely would have made impulse purchases of the high margin items (sauces etc) while waiting. I told the owner that once, and he said their goal wasn't to be a "sandwich shop".
  6. I would suspect the house was fairly trashed out on the inside. There are really two ways to remodel old houses...one, make them look like new construction on the inside (these days that means knocking down walls to create open floorplans), or two, restore them with period details and "hidden" upgrades. Restoring the homes using reclaimed doors, floors, fixtures, etc. is a lot work...the house really must be a labour of love, as it takes a lot of time to search out the correct pieces. If Baldwin's intent was to "flip" the home within a short timespan, then obviously the labour of love of route would not be prudent. I'm almost 4 years into my house restoration, and I'm still searching for a few pieces. At least Baldwin did keep the exterior to its original look, and furthermore, did not level the place and build 4 of his Allegro homes, which would have probably been more profitable in the end. As for marksmu's response to my original post, I won't dignify it with a directed reply, other than to say that what infuriates me the most is the inability of some people to properly spell the contraction of 'you are'. (It's YOU'RE not YOUR.)
  7. Based on what I've heard he has in it, a selling price of $2.5 M would be something like $750k in profit. Not bad in two years. It's great that the house was saved and remodeled (I wouldn't say restored), but, as opposed to using period-correct and/or salvaged materials, the problem with that house is that it feels like one of those dime-a-dozen McVictorians on the inside. However, most Houston buyers would likely prefer the fake stuff. Yes, it is also a bit "flamboyant", especially the chandeliers.
  8. I hope that is the truth. I heard my info - that the neighbor paid to have it repainted - at a party just down the street from the house, with several of the neighborhood association's officers in on the discussion.
  9. Heard from a reliable source that the Bistro Vino building has be released by the new owner. 3 year lease, possibly for restaurant. But, no renewal option on the lease. I suspect the existing kitchen equipment in there is quite old and worn-out.
  10. I had breakfast at the District 7 a few weeks back and was very impressed. That's the old-school diner looking place on Pierce, in the shadow of I-45. Technically, I guess it is in midtown/downtown, but it is a straight shot down Houston Ave. to get there from the Heights. Teotihuacan on Airline used to have a good brunch menu, but I haven't tried it (for breakfast) in a few years.
  11. My understanding, from a close source, is that the guy in the house just to the west simply paid to have a coat of paint thrown on it, because he was "tired of looking at it like that". It makes me ill even to think about it, but I would say that there is a 90% chance the home will be knocked down within a couple years and replaced with townhomes. The lot is simply too big. Reckless townhome development in that neighborhood has really accelerated in the past year.
  12. The people who are tasked with maximizing their investors' returns. You do not build a project of that magnitude without knowing exactly what the demographic for the property will be. Need proof? There will be a check cashing store at Sawyer Heights also.
  13. Porchman - many thanks for the report on the meeting with the developer. Intelligent, well-written, factual posts such as yours are becoming increasingly rare on HAIF as the membership expands. While the architecture of the building reminds me of a budget-constrained project at your average second-tier university, at this stage, any new development would be good development for the area north of 19th -- as long as, of course, 19th Street retains its eclectic-for-Houston vibe. I must admit I also had not heard of the pending reconstruction of Yale and am curious as well as to the scope of that project.
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