cspwal Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 At least Surge homes isn't going to hold on to this land without developing it Of course, there's no guarantee Rice will develop it anytime soon - they might hold it for the future for the innovation hub 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bategeler Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) I live in the apartments one block north of the Fiesta and my Landlord recently sold to Rice as well. He also said the community artist collective and one other apartment building on that block had sold to Rice although I don't know for sure if that is true. Edited May 13, 2019 by bategeler 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) On 5/11/2019 at 12:16 AM, houstontexasjack said: Rice University bought this tract in December. There’s a warranty deed to “4001 S Main LLC” dated December 12, 2018. An individual by the name of Ronald E. Long signed the associated “Notice to Purchaser” on behalf of the acquiring LLC. Mr. Long is associated with Rice Management Company. Edit: Links to the notice and deed: They are covering a pretty wide area to be buying land this far north of the Sears. I imagine they may just want to control the area and will likely ground lease some of the land to apartment or other developers. Universities do this sort of thing - buy up everything so they can control their neighborhood and ensure nice surroundings. Edited May 13, 2019 by H-Town Man 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: They are covering a pretty wide area to be buying land this far north of the Sears. I imagine they may just want to control the area and will likely ground lease some of the land to apartment or other developers. Universities do this sort of thing - buy up everything so they can control their neighborhood and ensure nice surroundings. They plan a district, not just a building; so of course they want to control the surrounding property. To be clear, this is only 2 blocks north. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: They plan a district, not just a building; so of course they want to control the surrounding property. To be clear, this is only 2 blocks north. Thanks for counting the blocks. I suspect this parcel will be ground leased for residential or mixed use. Could be wrong. Improper use of semi-colon in your first sentence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Thread for Isabella condos merged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Houston19514 said: They plan a district, not just a building; so of course they want to control the surrounding property. To be clear, this is only 2 blocks north. 2 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Thanks for counting the blocks. I suspect this parcel will be ground leased for residential or mixed use. Could be wrong. Improper use of semi-colon in your first sentence. This is some Virginia Woolf shit 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 10 hours ago, EllenOlenska said: This is some Virginia Woolf shit What is the connection to Virginia Woolf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just that Woolf loved her semicolons. "Percival has died; (he died in Egypt; he died in Greece; all deaths are one death). Susan has children; Neville mounts rapidly to the conspicuous heights." That sort of thing, she (and a lot of authors of the period) broke up what we'd think of as phrases and clauses into separate sentences (though, in my example from The Waves, those are mostly just short simple sentences.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hopefully there is going to be space to retain a Shipleys somewhere 😢 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Ground floor retail! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 The bulk of the district, save for the property with the Shipleys, is located in an Opportunity Zone. I believe Hines used a company provided investment in opportunity zones to get started on the Preston, Downtown. Given Hines' involvement with this development, I wouldn't be surprised to see them use a similar model with Rice involving a ground lease as @H-Town Man suggests. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, EllenOlenska said: Just that Woolf loved her semicolons. "Percival has died; (he died in Egypt; he died in Greece; all deaths are one death). Susan has children; Neville mounts rapidly to the conspicuous heights." That sort of thing, she (and a lot of authors of the period) broke up what we'd think of as phrases and clauses into separate sentences (though, in my example from The Waves, those are mostly just short simple sentences.) Nice. I had forgotten that. More of a Katherine Mansfield fan. FYI, I would not correct any other poster besides Houston 19514 on semi-colon usage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Nice. I had forgotten that. More of a Katherine Mansfield fan. FYI, I would not correct any other poster besides Houston 19514 on semi-colon usage. Mansfield slaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Don't think I've posted in this thread before? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 From the Houston Reddit by DougDTX: “The Midtown Sears sign is about to get hauled away. No longer on top of the building.” 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: From the Houston Reddit by DougDTX: “The Midtown Sears sign is about to get hauled away. No longer on top of the building.” I can make out some letters behing sears.... " O P E V... " maybe it said 'open'? any idea guys? Edited May 29, 2019 by Avossos more info 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 4:15 PM, H-Town Man said: They are covering a pretty wide area to be buying land this far north of the Sears. I imagine they may just want to control the area and will likely ground lease some of the land to apartment or other developers. Universities do this sort of thing - buy up everything so they can control their neighborhood and ensure nice surroundings. Like Houston Baptist Univ. on Fondren @59 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Interesting that they painted it black before taking it down. I am guessing they may have plans to use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Avossos said: I can make out some letters behing sears.... " O P E V... " maybe it said 'open'? any idea guys? Yeah I think it was a just a neon "open" sign that they probably added to the original Sears sign to attract some more business in the 60s or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Timoric said: That little triangle - does Houston have a nice Mason's structure someplace? That was the A from the original Sears sign that was originally attached to that part of the building. There are Masonic lodges all over town. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Drive by this every day, and since it stopped raining their large construction crews have been at it every day, from when I leave for work to when I come back. It seemed like they have slowed down on knocking out the bricks on the windows, and stopped dragging stuff out from inside and onto the parking lot. A lot of new steel/metal being brought inside. The wonders of having an endowment with enough money to keep stuff on schedule... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 10:41 AM, H-Town Man said: I would not correct any other poster besides Houston 19514 on semi-colon usage. I'm so relieved; I employ them, frequently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Nice to see demo has started, but the demo itself isn't really news. From what I remember posting the stuff submitted to the city it calls for a partial demo of the back end and some other areas. They are pretty much going to gut the entire interior and will have to take out the entire roof for the upper stores they want to install. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Most of that stuff in the corner is just the incredible amount of shit they have dragged out from the inside. As Luminaire said, its a tiny demo that they are doing on the backside near the bay. In the mornings for the past week they've closed Wheeler down to one lane to accommodate whatever it is they are doing: moving the junk to the trash, demoing part of the back area walls, or loading stuff into the building through the demo'd walls. Seems like they are working on wiring or something cause there are men and women standing on ladders on the second floor looking into the (now) uncovered ceiling. Also, the comments in that reddit thread are gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cspwal Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 What is that green? The facade is starting to look good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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