Popular Post Nole23 Posted July 1, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2016 Comments section... "This thing had better have long arms and huge teeth like all the ads show it as having or I'm going to be sorely disappointed." http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/articleComments/Court-of-appeals-rules-in-favor-of-Ashby-8336479.php 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagoman Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Friends were discussing this over lunch today, and someone has read and heard a couple of folks saying this latest court ruling was a victory for the homeowners. It was a huge loss. One person knows the developers, and their partner is so rich, it could afford to buy every home in the subdivision at 150% of value, ie, uber rich. All the delay has done is change the numbers upward, including the prices people will pay to the developers for a first class highrise. The homeowners seem to be affluent who seem to see themselves as either 'special' (entitled) OR victims who chose to make a very ill-advised decision to fight this in the City of Houston, where they never really had a chance (despite one lower court victory) to win this fight. Until huge changes in the law occur (and the City Planning Department), and not just favorable comments from one or a few city politicians, nobody could have won this fight in the Capital of Private Property rights. Sad war, and yet I feel badly for the ill-advised plaintiffs. The defendants will roll when they see a timeline to their now well-deserved profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) If you haven't heard yet, Nancy and Erin have a new real estate podcast. It has been good so far. Check out the tweet below!!! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looped In podcast listeners: We're talking to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ashbyhighrise?src=hash">#Ashbyhighrise</a> developers tomorrow. Got any questions for them? <a href="https://t.co/AU9I3elV8b">https://t.co/AU9I3elV8b</a></p>— Nancy Sarnoff (@nsarnoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/nsarnoff/status/753706438665482241">July 14, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> I don't know how to embed a tweet, so here's Nancy's tweet today: Looped In podcast listeners: We're talking to the #Ashbyhighrise developers tomorrow. Got any questions for them? Edited July 14, 2016 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Yea,why are they so obessed with that location, when there a dozen areas around there that would gladly welcome the development? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagoman Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I liked this young lawyer's article (he testified for the defendant's): http://urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu/2016/07/15/3819/#.V4qpAfmPu02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Moving forward http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/looped-in/article/Developers-of-so-called-Ashby-high-rise-talk-10-8392350.php?t=37efcb8f6c438d9cbb?cmpid=twitter-premium 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 http://swamplot.com/dont-look-now-but-theres-a-crew-literally-breaking-some-ground-over-at-the-ashby-highrise-site/2016-09-07/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 One can only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 still wish that the owner had decided to build low income housing instead. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 hour ago, samagon said: still wish that the owner had decided to build low income housing instead. All of the problems with the Ashby highrise would have been exacerbated with low income housing - and the developers wouldn't have the promise of a huge pay day at the end to keep fighting for it. It would have just resulted in demolition of the old apartment complex, and a perpetually vacant lot Low income housing is for sure needed, but I don't think it realistically would ever have been made here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 hour ago, cspwal said: All of the problems with the Ashby highrise would have been exacerbated with low income housing - and the developers wouldn't have the promise of a huge pay day at the end to keep fighting for it. It would have just resulted in demolition of the old apartment complex, and a perpetually vacant lot Low income housing is for sure needed, but I don't think it realistically would ever have been made here. The way to make cash would've been to not shoot for the moon before the recession hit, build a bunch of 3-story townhomes here, cash out. On the homeowners end, the smart way would be to avoid expensive lawsuits ongoing, just enough to hold off construction to get a special zoning rule for their neighborhood pushed through the city and forced the developers to abandon the project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 20 hours ago, cspwal said: All of the problems with the Ashby highrise would have been exacerbated with low income housing - and the developers wouldn't have the promise of a huge pay day at the end to keep fighting for it. It would have just resulted in demolition of the old apartment complex, and a perpetually vacant lot Low income housing is for sure needed, but I don't think it realistically would ever have been made here. there's lots of government grants they could have received, and building something on the scale of the apartments they removed would have been impossible to block, if it's pretty much exactly what was removed. sure, it wouldn't have been the biggest payday, but I'm not concerned about the developer making money. I'm thinking about how awesome it would have been to watch from the sidelines. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I drove by there yesterday and there was a crew working on the east end of the lot with backhoe and several worker bees. I couldn't tell if it was just utility work or what. Edited September 10, 2016 by bobruss spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Don't think it had anything to do with the highrise. Hard to tell from the street, but it looks like all they did was dig a little trench through the old driveway entrance between a manhole and a storm sewer drain. There's been no activity all week since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Once again there was a crew on site this morning. Perhaps their annual "dig up some dirt and then leave for a year" exercise? They had an excavator and several trucks and had already dug up some piles of dirt. This is the same corner where they were working a year ago, but a much bigger operation than last time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, rechlin said: Perhaps their annual "dig up some dirt and then leave for a year" exercise? Haha, the developer waits just long enough that the neighborhood calms down and thinks the project is dead, then sends out a random construction crew to play mind games and increase the anxiety of the homeowners.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 10 years ago! Wow..... I don't even know what this was suppose to look like anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 5/24/2014 at 4:54 PM, Triton said: Great article on Houston history and the Ashby highrise: http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/ashby-high-rise-lawsuit-houston-developers-sprawl There might be a newer rendering, but 2014 seems recent enough for it to be relavant This doesn't seem that much taller than the high rises that have gone up since in the area 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 A new project named Camelia Apartments is proposed here. 792 units (!) , 4Q 2018 Start - 2Q 2021 Completion http://www.constructionwire.com/Client/Report/Details/3139949?reporttypeid=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: A new project named Camelia Apartments is proposed here. 792 units (!) , 4Q 2018 Start - 2Q 2021 Completion http://www.constructionwire.com/Client/Report/Details/3139949?reporttypeid=1 Don't think that link is working, I'd be very intrigued if this is legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, mfastx said: Don't think that link is working, I'd be very intrigued if this is legit. Ah forgot that you'll need an account to view the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Can't wait to see the next tower of terror bring it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hmmm...I cannot see the link, but I am 99.9% certain this is being mixed up with ~800 apartments planned for the 17000 block of Bissonnet in Fort Bend County in the Camelia development just east of FM 1464. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 There is no way 792 apartment units will be built on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 3 hours ago, skooljunkie said: Hmmm...I cannot see the link, but I am 99.9% certain this is being mixed up with ~800 apartments planned for the 17000 block of Bissonnet in Fort Bend County in the Camelia development just east of FM 1464. You're right. Someone mistakenly pinned the location as the site of the Ashby Highrise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I hope everyone can get a refund on all preorders of yellow foam board and stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 https://buckfund.b12sites.com/index#completed-projects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellanious Caesar Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 That is really nice. How could anyone be opposed to this project now? The design doesn't leave room for argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It is a beautiful highrise. Very elegant. Not taking sides on this. Don't want to set urban loving haifers off. Just saying some folks in the posh houses in the area may not like having a highrise near them. South and North Blvds have some beautiful older houses with large yards. Very enjoyable area to stroll. Honestly, I do not know what legal leg the opposition can stand on. There are highrises going up everywhere and as far as I know there are no deed restrictions against this sort of thing. I suspect all they can do is fighting a delaying action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Wooooooooow. What a stunner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Add 10 stories and build it next to OPP downtown as condos orr lot behind the Marriott. Not going to be picky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 It’s beautiful but what continues to amaze me is the tenacity and the strong will the developers have in seeing this through to completion. Most would have given up Lin ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I really wish they could still incorporate some palm trees on the ground floor, most of these developments are placing them on podiums now. Not to mention we've been losing some due to new development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Random palm trees are one thing that would make absolutely no sense in that part of town. That neighborhood is all about its oaks so I'm glad the rendering shows real trees on the street rather than overgrown grass trash trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I was told the building would have scary teeth and angry eyebrows. Kinda disappointed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Such a shame this never got built. There are highrises all over Houston right next to single family homes. Beautiful building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 So is this development essentially dead or is it still a proposed project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, CaptainJilliams said: So is this development essentially dead or is it still a proposed project? Based on he Buckhead website, it’s still “under development”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post db650 Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 The Ashby high rise land is finally being put to use! 4 1 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 23 minutes ago, db650 said: The Ashby high rise land is finally being put to use! I will never understand this project for what they spent fighting lawsuits they could have built this years ago... anywhere else in Houston... I can name off half a dozen places near the area , just off the top of my head 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) I still think they should have built an apartment complex with the same number of units that existed previously and made them all low income housing. it wouldn't make as much as luxury high rise, but they would have lost less than they did by chasing the dream. hell, if I win a billion dollars tomorrow night, I might just buy the property and do it myself. Edited January 21, 2021 by samagon 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Response Posted January 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2021 I think it would be a great place to put a Greyhound Bus Station. 2 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 They've lost a ton of revenue when they tore down the existing apartments before they had permits in hand. If they were smart, they'd flip the cleared land and move on or propose a super high end for-sale condo project full of 3-5 story buildings like those on Sunset Boulevard a few blocks away. Those sell for well over $1.3m and they could pack two dozen or more on the lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Response said: I think it would be a great place to put a Greyhound Bus Station. Can there be a McDonalds next door too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talltexan83 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, clutchcity94 said: Can there be a McDonalds next door too? I know you are trolling, but these jokes were tired 10 years ago..... As Kinkaid said above, a more practical developer could of found countless profitable uses for this property. It was essentially affordable grad apartments before for 30+ years........my bet is that Rice buys it up eventually and develops another 5 or 6 story complex for grad students, with a small market or retail along Bissonnet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 8:27 PM, talltexan83 said: I know you are trolling, but these jokes were tired 10 years ago..... As Kinkaid said above, a more practical developer could of found countless profitable uses for this property. It was essentially affordable grad apartments before for 30+ years........my bet is that Rice buys it up eventually and develops another 5 or 6 story complex for grad students, with a small market or retail along Bissonnet. Another strip center. Yay....🤕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 14 hours ago, toxtethogrady said: Another strip center. Yay....🤕 Well, it would up the walkability index. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post august948 Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 9:52 PM, toxtethogrady said: Another strip center. Yay....🤕 A strip center there would be awesome.... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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