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    Ella Oaks: Retail At 3321 Ella Blvd.

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    Revive Development’s center at 34th and Ella continues to take shape. The Surfhouse has been holding down the fort since last June, while Re/Forme lagree fitness opened this month. Brooks Bassler of BB’s Café told The Leader in January that they were working towards a late March or April opening, so it appears they will open before Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine.

    The newest signed tenants for the building are Oak Forest’s Mariko Peterson and Timbergrove’s Jodi Munsinger who co-own Brush & Bobby Salon. Currently Peterson is at their Heights location on North Main and Munsinger operates the Heights West location on West 20th Street, but Peterson said they would close those spaces and consolidate forces this summer at 34th and Ella.

    The stylists met, and clicked, when they both worked for the same salon a few years back before striking out on their own.

    Peterson says that they have been watching the area change and develop and thought 34th and Ella would be a great spot for a salon.

    “There’s a lot of saturation in the Heights, and a lot of opportunity here,” said Peterson. “We love the area.”

    Brush & Bobby will have five chairs for stylists. They will do hair and makeup but will not offer spa services.

    While Peterson notes that the salon will match the low key, friendly vibe of the area, she says the goal is to provide a level of quality and service that rivals higher end salons, with upscale back bar products. Munsinger has worked at New York’s Fashion Week and Peterson has done a lot of international travel, so both women will bring those sensibilities to their work.

    “We want to manage form and function,” said Peterson. “Young mothers can come here to maintain their look and style without having to go to the Heights or the Galleria.”

    Another new tenant is Marble Slab Creamery which will move into the space that was to be occupied by Pop & Pan. David Colby tells The Leader that their plans changed a few months ago and they would be moving to a new location on West 18th Street in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove area.

    Monica Danna with Revive says that the entire west part of the building is filled but there is still some space available.

    “One tenant could take it all up, or we could split it up, depending on demand,” she said.

    Danna also has some good news for coffee lovers.

    “The Avid coffee truck is going to be parking in the old tire shop spot as they explore the idea of a brick and mortar,” she said.

    “As we search for the right morning use for that unique location, we hope to help them out with a high-traffic location for the truck.”

    Matt George with Avid, which was recently profiled in The Leader, said that they are considering a permanent location but some doors have to open.

    “We’ll see what kind of traffic we get there,” George said. “We’re walking down that road to see where it goes.”

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    http://theleadernews.com/more-revive-tenant-news-at-34th-and-ella/ 

    Lots of news:

    Pop & Pan moving to Timbergrove on West 18th street

    Marble Slab Creamery moving to the space occupied by Pop and Pan 

    Brush & Bobby Salon 

    The Avid Coffee Truck will move to the parking lot with a possibility of a brick and mortar store 

     

    Heights Waterworks 2-Tracts: Nicholson St. At 449 W. 19th St.

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    http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-06-18-jinya-ramen-bar-heights-waterworks-jim-wang-braun-enterprises/#slide=0

     

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    prominent restaurant has signed on to The Heights’ hottest development. Jinya Ramen Bar will join Common Bond, Hopdoddy, and Ripe Cuisine at Braun Enterprise’s Heights Waterworks project, the developer announced this week.

    “We have been fans of Jinya Ramen for a while now and frequent the Midtown location since it is so close to our office,” Braun leasing director Zach Wolf tells CutureMap. “The Heights lacks a true ramen noodle bar, and we felt that it would be a perfect fit for the Heights Waterworks.”

    Jim Wang, Jinya’s Houston franchisee, tells CultureMap that he had wanted to bring the California-based ramen restaurant to The Heights for some time but couldn’t find the right location. With the synergy created by its neighbors and a nearby Torchy’s Tacos, as well as the availability of approximately 135 parking spaces, he thinks the Waterworks will be a good fit.

    “We feel it’s a good mix,” Wang says. “Hopdoddy, Common Bond, Torchy’s, Jinya, it’s a good combination. Customers feeds off each other from all these locations.”

    Several ramen restaurants have come to Houston the past few years, but Jinya’s Midtown location has remained consistently busy. The restaurant expanded to Katy last year and has plans to open additional outposts in Springwoods Village (May), the Champions area on 1960 (June), and in Cypress at the intersection of Highway 290 and Barker Cypress (fall). Sugar Land is still on his radar. Timing on The Heights locations depends on how quickly Braun can turn the space over to Jinya, but it will be the Houston-area’s seventh outpost, including the original in Webster.

    "For us, we like to open strategic locations that don’t cannibalize on each other," Wang says. "Other ramen shops have their fans. Our point is to open enough Jinyas so that all customers in Houston have one close by without having to drive to Midtown." 

     

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    Heights Waterworks 2-Tracts: Nicholson St. At 449 W. 19th St.

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    or the last few months, rumors have been circulating that Common Bond, the acclaimed Montrose bakery and cafe, would be expanding to at least one additional location.

    Those rumors are true.

    Common Bond’s owner Johnny Carrabba has reached an agreement with local real estate developer Braun Enterprises to open a second location at the company’s Heights Waterworks development. The bakery will join previously announced tenants Hopdoddy and Ripe Cuisine at the project.

    Common Bond will occupy the space that had been slated for Dallas-based coffee shop Ascension, which will no longer be opening at the development. Josh Jacobs and Jamie Weaver with EDGE Realty Partners represented Common Bond in the transaction.

    Braun Enterprises owner Dan Braun tells CultureMap that he’s had a long history with Common Bond. He grew up with the bakery’s founder, chef Roy Shvartzapel, and has been a fan of Carrabba’s as both a diner and successful business.

    “We think incredibly highly of the Carrabba team, to the point that I’ve brought young restaurateurs to meet with Johnny and his team in the past for guidance,” Braun writes in an email. “In our estimation, Johnny is one of the best restaurateurs in the country. Bringing Common Bond will help facilitate our vision of this project being something special that the neighborhood will enjoy for generations.”

     

     
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    Construction has begun on the site with the first tenants slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2018. Braun adds that the project still has one building available, but the company is being “extremely selective” in order to find “the right complement to the existing tenants.”

    The Heights remains Houston’s hottest neighborhood for new restaurants. As long as places like Common Bond continue to see opportunity there, that won’t change any time soon.

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    Common Bond is going to Height Waterworks. Ascension no longer in the development 

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    Stomping Grounds: Retail At 1225 W. 34th St.

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    The retail and restaurant explosion on 34th Street continues. Last year The Leader visited with attorney Troy Blakeney, who put up for sale more than three acres at 1225 West 34th St., near the Harriet and Joe Foster YMCA. That ownership designation is now past tense because the property has been acquired by developer Bryan Danna with Houston-based Revive Development who is envisioning big things for the space.

    Marketing materials indicate that designs for the property, called “Stomping Grounds,” incorporate a repositioned existing warehouse and a new building, both with ample windows and access onto 15 feet deep patios fronting the center lawn.

    The lawn would be 8,000 square feet and is intended as a family friendly destination with a “thoughtful mix of eating and drinking establishments.”

    “We always look for innovative ways to add familiar elements to our projects that complement the unique personalities of our neighborhoods,” said Bryan Danna, Principal at Revive, in a press release. “As a resident of this area, I’m even more conscious of the needs and desires of the residents, business owners and families who live and work here. This is a very personal project to me.”

    The 224 parking spaces will surely be a draw for potential tenants.

    “We’ve already begun scheduling neighborhood events and activities for 2018 [at Stomping Grounds] including farmer’s markets, music events, and festivals,” said Monica Danna, Director of Community Outreach at Revive.

    “As a resident of Garden Oaks, I’m reaching out to neighbors to hear what’s most important in dining, retail, and recreation.”

    Stomping Grounds will break ground this month and is expected to be completed by Labor Day 2018.

    Danna is already developing 2.5 acres on the southwest corner of 34th and Ella, with signed tenants BB’s Café, Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine, Pop & Pan and the Surfhouse so far.

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    http://theleadernews.com/danna-buys-3-acres-on-34th-street-for-stomping-grounds/

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