Popular Post adr Posted February 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2015 Historic or not, this thing is going to be a great addition to the Main Street Market Square Park Historic district. Think of how great this is going to look with the landscaping done, and the bayou trailed cleared. Remember that they are doing work to connect this spot to the Buffalo Bayou Park Trails on the south bank of the bayou via Sesquicentennial Park. How's that construction going? Glad you asked. Here's the poured bridge under Milam. Still dirt on the stretch behind/below the Magnolia Brewery building. Imagine how great this patio for Kryptonite (?) could be if the space were used differently. Patio view of the trail and the bayou. Bridge going under Franklin and Louisiana is framed out. BAYOU DUCKS DGAF! Crossing under Louisiana, Capital, Smith like its NBD. Then finally hooking up with the Long Climb To Kiss the Ring of Baker. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Oh wow that is fantastic! I asked about the downtown stretch of the southern bayou trail in the buffalo bayou master plan thread. That Chase drive thru bank property catty corner to Market Square is now for sale and the bayou runs under one corner of the site, making for additional potential for the site now that this trail is being filled in below.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 God I hope they tear do something to fix the old Kryptonite/Pink Monkey Club. They have major plumbing issues, and the back patio facing the bayou should be totally redone. Imagine this as some cool restaurant with a cleaned up view of the Bayou, and not a mega roach infested, sewer smelling, dump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Great photos! I love how the path runs right under the old Magnolia Brewery foundation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I am not "crying" about this building as I could care less if they bulldozed it, historically renovated it, or simply gutted it like they did. What I care about is calling something in the press a "historic renovation" (as I recall) when it is not. Can you provide a source, other than your own recollection? Everything I remember called it a revamp or a rehabilitation, not a "historic renovation". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Historic or not, this thing is going to be a great addition to the Main Street Market Square Park Historic district. Think of how great this is going to look with the landscaping done, and the bayou trailed cleared. Remember that they are doing work to connect this spot to the Buffalo Bayou Park Trails on the south bank of the bayou via Sesquicentennial Park. How's that construction going? Glad you asked. Here's the poured bridge under Milam. Still dirt on the stretch behind/below the Magnolia Brewery building. Imagine how great this patio for Kryptonite (?) could be if the space were used differently. Patio view of the trail and the bayou. Bridge going under Franklin and Louisiana is framed out. BAYOU DUCKS DGAF! Crossing under Louisiana, Capital, Smith like its NBD. Then finally hooking up with the Long Climb To Kiss the Ring of Baker. One of the better posts of our era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Historic or not, this thing is going to be a great addition to the Main Street Market Square Park Historic district. Think of how great this is going to look with the landscaping done, and the bayou trailed cleared. Remember that they are doing work to connect this spot to the Buffalo Bayou Park Trails on the south bank of the bayou via Sesquicentennial Park. How's that construction going? Glad you asked. Here's the poured bridge under Milam. Still dirt on the stretch behind/below the Magnolia Brewery building. Imagine how great this patio for Kryptonite (?) could be if the space were used differently. Patio view of the trail and the bayou. Bridge going under Franklin and Louisiana is framed out. BAYOU DUCKS DGAF! Crossing under Louisiana, Capital, Smith like its NBD. Then finally hooking up with the Long Climb To Kiss the Ring of Baker. I'm tellin you, we could have our own version of San Antonio's riverwalk down there. The potential is already there, people just have to build. The Houston Bayouwalk. Has a nice ring to it, a very "Houston" ring to it... All we need to kick it off is the fancy little boat that goes up and down the bayou, and some restaurants overlooking the bayou, along with a crap load of pretty landscaping and trees, flowers,palms, cactus, etc... Hey, it could happen... Edited February 17, 2015 by Howard Huge 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The bridge being built under Louisiana goes right by the door to the Donnellan Crypt. Pretty cool! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That Chase drive thru bank property catty corner to Market Square is now for sale and the bayou runs under one corner of the site, making for additional potential for the site now that this trail is being filled in below.. That could make for some interesting ideas. I never really thought about how much of that block was a effectively a bridge/pier over the bayou. Waterfront dining with a tie in to Market Square sounds cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 for everyone complaining that it doesn't look historic, I'd like to give a little perspective. when the building was initially erected the common sentiment at that time was that the building didn't look historic. so I think how it looks now fits with the history of the building quite well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 outstanding job htown-man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (spotted at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204762777087920&set=gm.845210595525888&type=1&theater) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Saw some great groups there! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Saw some great groups there!Your age is showing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 To address the discussion on the "renovation", I heard from an inside source that the original plan was to not completely gut the building, but due to the deterioration discovered once the process began, there was no other way to do it but to gut it. This is partly the reason the project has taken longer than expected to complete. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I am well aware of Love Street Light Circus Feel Good Machine, but what is this Rio Posada restaurant also at the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 To address the discussion on the "renovation", I heard from an inside source that the original plan was to not completely gut the building, but due to the deterioration discovered once the process began, there was no other way to do it but to gut it. This is partly the reason the project has taken longer than expected to complete. I heard similar things. It is what it is. I REALLY wish they'd gotten closer to the original brick color, though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 To address the discussion on the "renovation", I heard from an inside source that the original plan was to not completely gut the building, but due to the deterioration discovered once the process began, there was no other way to do it but to gut it. This is partly the reason the project has taken longer than expected to complete. Well this at least proves both my initial hypothesis and analysis. I heard similar things. It is what it is. I REALLY wish they'd gotten closer to the original brick color, though. 4 Sure it would have been nice, but they would have had to really pile back a lot of layers just to get to the "original color" and like most buildings it's very very difficult to get 'as builts' or the original drawings of the building that would have specified the kind of brick which...lets be reasonable wouldn't even exist anymore. Most if not all the current major brick companies wouldn't have catalogs that even go back that far! In fact my firm had a very major brick company come here for a short after hour thing and even they have only been around for 50 years with old paper catalogs going back maybe MAYBE another 20. It's not as simple as just looking at the color or even the original brick and just making it. There's a lot more too it. They did the best they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I am well aware of Love Street Light Circus Feel Good Machine, but what is this Rio Posada restaurant also at the site? http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/heights-news/article/Rio-Posada-to-close-its-doors-mid-June-2129470.php In Spanish the restaurant's name means "the river in." It is named after the Morenos' other venture, the Rio Posada Nightclub, Houston's first private Hispanic nightclub with a mixed beverage permit located on Allen's Landing on Market Square from 1968-1980. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) A good power wash to that graffiti and mold will do wonders, heck I'll do it myself for free. Edited February 24, 2015 by JoninATX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Your age is showing. Just turned 65, but hopefully I don't act it! I'm just glad I've got to witness so many of the incredible changes since I moved here in 1954. I hope to see it finished! Just joking! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Not sure if we need a separate thread for this, but yesterday they were pouring the concrete for the bridge under Franklin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 These trails are getting so badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 We definitely need a separate thread for the trail improvements. They will be a very welcome addition to the area.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't understand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch King Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Wut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 One should not drink and HAIF... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Know a little something about concrete companies - the guys who are pouring this job would equal shoping for fresh produce at a gas station somewhere off Wallisville, Rd at about 1 in the morning.Don't get me wrong - great project and I'm happy it's being done but wanted to let you know how much we are scraping the bottom of the barrell. Otherwise known as: the concrete company with the lowest bid. Maybe you see this as a bad thing, but people take the lowest bid for most things on the project all the time unless it's something they are comfortable taking at a higher price on (which isn't a lot). I'm more of a best value guy because you might sacrifice quality (not always) if the lowest bid is taken instead of best value, but clients will more often than not choose the lowest bid. For concrete, unless they are going to do something special with it that needs the concrete to be super high end then taken the lowest bid you can get is completely acceptable. That's not scraping the bottom of the barrell, that's simply trying to keep your project around your budget. Now if you are talking about the actual labor doing the job? Maybe that is the case, but when taking the bid price you aren't exactly evaluating labor unless you need a specialized craft that is a major element to your project. In this case they aren't. Concrete mixers are concrete mixers and brick masons are brick masons, etc.... Edited March 6, 2015 by Luminare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Public projects in particular are very price sensitive. Not to mention, the concrete market is still a bit tight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted March 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2015 Sunset Coffee Building by marclongoria, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. I really hope they do some pressure washing on that concrete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Looking good. I really hope they do some pressure washing on that concrete. Actually, I really worry about that wall. It appears to be leaning over and there is now a giant crack there at the corner. I checked older photos and I don't really see the crack there like I do not.... It's almost like their construction equipment was too much for the wall.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Sunset Coffee Building by marclongoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Any pictures of this building! The images from April seem like a nice fully remodeled building -- not a "historic renovation" --- but a nice repurposed, new, building.Is it done?Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 http://www.downtowntirz.com/projects/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 ^^^ thought that they were much farther along than this. perhaps a change in design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood?That huge concrete slab implies it's a good bit above water level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Does anyone know how much water this place took during the Labor Day flood? I was on the scene the next morning. There was quite a bit of debris on the walkway railing on top of the foundation slab, which indicated to me that it took on several feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 2015-08-29 18.09.45 by Marc longoria, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Boats?!? I don't think I've ever seen boats that far up the bayou? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Well, that was one of Allen's Landing original purposes, to have the destination point of boats up to the main Houston dock, even before the Ship Channel was built. I think I read somewhere that the new building would have canoe rentals too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Yeah I knew about the history of the boats coming up the bayou, I just don't remember ever seeing a boat in downtown except for the occasional kayak. I'd like to imagine that the canoe rental is similar to a log flume into the bayou, but that sadly won't be the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I thought this was so cool when I saw it this weekend. How great to have a little river traffic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) a few weeks ago I saw what appeared to be a river tour, a big flat pontoon boat idling up the river with lots of passengers sitting on the deck. I saw the boat once out by the police memorial, then again as they were approaching Preston street bridge. I know about the button that makes the bayou bubble and gave them an extra show since they were right there. I can't wait for more boats in the bayou, as I enjoy pushing that button at every possible opportunity, it's just a bonus if someone else is there, especially if they don't know what's going on. Edited August 31, 2015 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 BBP does regular boat tours on Buffalo Bayou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've been wanting to take my boat in the bayou for a while. I never knew where to launch. Any one know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I've been wanting to take my boat in the bayou for a while. I never knew where to launch. Any one know? https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zeVBpQVBgwd4.kAafrle6tgsE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Im skeptical about the boat ramps near downtown into the bayou. I believe those are more kayak launches than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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