Search the Community

Architect - https://kittleproperties.com

Today I found some very nice looking apartments on McCue road. The design and colors are very elegant and remind me of a condominium or town home community. Also a hidden gem in in the Uptown multifamily market. Located off Richmond and McCue towards Highway 59. I wonder the architect. The design and condition of the building looks like it was built within the past 10 to 20 years. 2005-ish? Looking around, I see the Houston Housing Authority wanted to acquire this property from the owner/developer Post Properties.

I drove by this multifamily apartment complex today. I never knew it existed. I wonder if anyone on HAIF has ever lived here? Definitely a hidden gem. Tucked away off Richmond and McCue towards Highway 59. Property website: https://www.galleriaparc.com/ Here's the photo I took today.

July 27, 2005, 4:09AM A major bequest for the Menil David Whitney's collection includes a few masterpieces By PATRICIA C. JOHNSON Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle The Menil Collection will receive a trove of modern art

It's interesting to note that the surface lot across from this just went on the market. http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/SEC-WESLAYAN-W-ALABAMA-Houston-TX/11813599/

Existing apartment complex is getting a major facelift. https://www.heights2121.com

Not 100% of the address but this is my guess based on the info in the tweet.

Only posting this because of the price tag which seems exorbitant unless there will more to come. Developer - https://www.endeavor-re.com Architect - https://www.daviescollaborative.com

From the Galveston County Daily news: http://galvestondail...m/story/319850/ Awesome news! Two of the taller, vacant buildings in Galveston are to be renovated! I had noticed the work and progress at the Jean Lafitte hotel but wasn't sure what the story was there. Now if we can just get some news on the Martini Theater... With the cruise industry booming in Galveston I would have thought at least one of those towers would have made a nice boutique hotel My wife loves Galveston so we actually bought a historic (weekend) home last year and now I love it, too. I'm biased but it seems like things are getting better

Looks like the Admiral Linen facility (on 1.5+ blocks at Harvard/Center) is closing in January...just one block north of the new mixed use/H-E-B building at Buffalo Heights: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/11/02/linen-and-uniform-rental-co-to-close-houston.html

Finally, this building is getting some much needed love This is across the street from the old Texas Junk building (now Favor)

Architect - https://www.texasctgroup.com

Architect - https://www.tedtroutarch.com

Architect - https://www.meekspartners.com

Someone sent this info to me. Www.swamplot.com/tag/topic-Montrose

My background is posted on the Central Square topic in case this doesn't make sense to anyone. I lived in the Savoy hotel for about 6 months starting last February. I discovered and had to explore the building the moment I saw a huge chandeller (sp?) hanging from behind a broken window in the lobby. It's hard to keep me out of any building and it wasn't long before I had discovered an entrance. The Savoy is actually two buildings, the older, shorter one on the north side and the addition on the south. The older building is absolutely rotten and decrepit. It has caved in from the top floor to the ground and actually looks pretty freakin cool. Toilets hanging by plumbing ten stories up and whatnot. Well anyways, that's where the fire escape was, though they had cut it off about two stories up. I had to climb up a support pole to reach it. And then go down an elevator shaft to get to the newer building. Once in it's always easy to find a way out. My first astonishing discovery was that the place was still completely furnished and obviously nobody had been in it for quite some time. I'm from California where land is worth more than gold so this was quite shocking. Also, the electricity was still on for some reason. There's a refrigerator downstairs in the kitchen that has the door ripped of and has been constantly on since 1988 and is probably still on. There was also a phone in the lobby that I used to get calls on. 713-something-1212. It's still listed and I used to get calls from people asking for room rates. The downstairs is actually really pretty. Tall ceilings and curved staircases, huge chandelliers and a beautiful solid marble statue in the entryway. Two libraries, (stocked completely with Texas law books) a patio area between the two buildings had a fountain and a jacuzzi, now smashed and covered in pigeon refuse. Anybody know why the hell they would leave the electricity on for so long? Makes no sense to me. The owner is obviously hoping for the "New Main Street" effect to take place that far south and have the building converted into lofts ala Rice. I don't see that happening anytime soon, but then again it's already been closed for 16 years. The upper floors are rather ugly and boring. Single hallways straight through with cookie cutter rooms on each side. The penthouse suites are kind of nice but still I don't think they could call this place urban lofts without gutting the whole building. There's no uniqueness to it. The older building was obviously a hell of a lot classier in it's day but when Best Western had control of it you could tell it was a bit cut rate. I have a pile of brochures for it from the 70's that I'll scan if I get the time. I think the hotel was mainly for visiting Shell employees across the street. They'll have to demolish the older building before they can do anything with the newer one, as they are both connected and the older one threatens to demolish itself any day now. I say smash it and start over, the building is too ugly to ever be profitable. But in the meantime, open it to the homeless sleeping on the sidewalks outside. (that's what I told the owner anyways, with a few expletives added in) They have the parking garage open now, mainly so the penny pinching millionaire can make 30 bucks a day and watch the building he's sitting on sit empty while people sleep outside. Sorry, I hate landlords, particularly that one. Any questions? Any other buildings worth getting into? I'll be back in Houston come January. Charles Grube beware.

Not sure if this is new "roiling" or a known development (also technically EaDo), but I'm adding it here: Sunrise Lofts - 89 Units with 81 designated as Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief https://csd.harriscountytx.gov/Documents/Table of Selected CDBG-DR Affordable Rental Projects 051920 - website.pdf Recent (3/22/21) plan review permit states 64,086 sq ft apts with amenities. Currently an empty lot.

Houston Housing Authority apartments plumbing demo permit. They look pretty old, found a letter saying they are going to redevelop them. https://www.houstontx.gov/council/h/affordable-housing/jackson-hinds-gardens.pdf https://welnity.com/media/files/Announcement_1420/ad8c889a-700d-4f6a-bb63-137946b1bf64.pdf

"Guefen Development Partners purchased 13.3 acres near the northeast corner of FM 1464 and Bissonnet in Richmond. Guefen is developing Haven at Mission Trace, a 264-unit apartment complex consisting of eight residential buildings, a clubhouse and a resort-style pool. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the sellers, Reed Real Properties and Duddlesten O’Brien Ltd."

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Coming-to-Greenspoint-A-77-million-325-unit-16314845.php The city on Wednesday approved a $15 million loan to help finance a 325-unit affordable housing complex near the Greenspoint Mall, by far the largest project in the city’s Harvey recovery program and one officials hope will help revitalize the area.

https://www.marquettecompanies.com/new-development

There is a Laurel in Vintage Park which is Senior 55+ apartments. Architect - Mucasey & Associates has no website but their firm is located between Shepherd Dr. and Durham Dr. south of Washington Ave.

Architect - https://rosemann.com

Developer buys Independence Heights property to build 500-unit apartment building. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/03/16/cj-development-buys-independence-heights-property.html 500 units in 9 stories over 3 story parking garage with 16,000 SQFT of retail. Developer plans to break ground by the end of the year.

EXCLUSIVE REPORTS From the August 12, 2005 print edition Car dealership gives way to urban infill Jennifer Dawson Houston Business Journal A high-end development mixing retail, residential and possibly office space will soon be parked on an inner-city tract that has been occupied by auto dealerships for the past three decades. Trademark Property Co. is negotiating a long-term ground lease on six acres on Westheimer just west of Mid Lane, which is currently home to a Central Ford dealership. Trademark is the Fort Worth-based developer behind the $100 million Market Street project in The Woodlands. That successful 34-acre development includes 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 100,000 square feet of office space. Read More...