Triton Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Some of those comments on Swamplot are saying that construction is for the transit center... I thought that was dead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbryanisbeastx Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I THINK THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION oops caps was on but anyway also to a Amtrak and commuter rail stations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I THINK THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE HIGH SPEED RAIL STATION oops caps was on but anyway also to a Amtrak and commuter rail stations.Tell that to the Nimbys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 there are no nimbys near this area 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 there are no nimbys near this areaHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Good one. I live in this area. I go to the Superneighborhood meetings. There absolutely are Nimbys here. You should have heard the backlash against light rail. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 What did they say, triton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 What did they say, triton? That it was going to destroy access to business, bring down property value, limit the amount of available lanes to cars, how long would the trains operate because people didn't want to hear horns late at night, no more bus service, how would this affect the homeless problem on Main, etc. etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Good one. I live in this area. I go to the Superneighborhood meetings. There absolutely are Nimbys here. You should have heard the backlash against light rail.No offense to residents in this area but we're not talking about Afton Oaks here. This is the Near Northside. The nimbys Id fear are the ones in the Heights where HSR would have push through to get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 No offense to residents in this area but we're not talking about Afton Oaks here. This is the Near Northside.The nimbys Id fear are the ones in the Heights where HSR would have push through to get here.They are everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 They are everywhere.We must stop them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 They are everywhere.I know they're everywhere, no question about that. They're on Harrisburg too ...but they weren't able to stop that new Metro Rail Bridge while Afton Oaks, with an assist from John Culberson, was able to shut down the University Line completely. Near Northside nimbys won't be able to stop an HSR station here, if it came to that. They'd get it forced down their throats like the East End. But nimbys in the Heights could shut down HSR to Downtown period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I know they're everywhere, no question about that. They're on Harrisburg too ...but they weren't able to stop that new Metro Rail Bridge while Afton Oaks, with an assist from John Culberson, was able to shut down the University Line completely. Near Northside nimbys won't be able to stop an HSR station here, if it came to that. They'd get it forced down their throats like the East End. But nimbys in the Heights could shut down HSR to Downtown period. If we have to start caring about what poor people 'want', we'd be setting a pretty dangerous precedent. It's bad enough that they can vote ..... FOR NOW. AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHH 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 How has this been developing? I noticed they removed the chain link fence around a good portion of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 If we have to start caring about what poor people 'want', we'd be setting a pretty dangerous precedent. It's bad enough that they can vote ..... FOR NOW. AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHH Wait!!!! We poor people can vote? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) How has this been developing? I noticed they removed the chain link fence around a good portion of the site. I keep hearing too many rumors that I've given up on public speculation. There are markers/flags throughout the site as of yesterday. Edited February 12, 2015 by Triton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I found out today that a friend of mine is an attorney for the company that's putting it into place. Some of the same folks that got city centre rolling. Will meet her for coffee soon for more details. Edited February 12, 2015 by IamHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So it's midway? i mean that's better than nothing right? city centre is prettttttttty cool guys c'mon it's not bad [10] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Not sure. From briefly speaking with her I think I may have misunderstood or she didn't understand me. We crossed paths today on the street downtown and she happened to mention it. Didn't have much time to chat though. Will get more details soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 So it's midway? i mean that's better than nothing right? city centre is prettttttttty cool guys c'mon it's not bad [10]At this point in time midway would be a colossal victory.Although if some high density middle class units came to fruition on this site, that would also be a huge victory. Maybe if the right conditions happened, like a cooling off of development, lower construction and labor costs, could a high density, high number unit, affordable development make sense? How quickly would something like that fill up?Would the high number of units off set the sheer profit of a complex with half or a third of the units that went for more? Maybe this units don't have Quartz counter tops, or refrigerators that have applications, and thus reduce the cost of building them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Huge. 2,006 units. Northside by marclongoria, on Flickr Based on Urbannizer's list, there is something big coming to this site. I'll try to take pictures this weekend but like I said, a lot of the site has markers/flags all over it that were placed there very recently. From the north to the south, east to west. This is along side Residences at Hardy Yards. Didn't Midway say they had another project to announce in the next few months? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Huge. 2,006 units. Northside by marclongoria, on Flickr Based on Urbannizer's list, there is something big coming to this site. I'll try to take pictures this weekend but like I said, a lot of the site has markers/flags all over it that were placed there very recently. From the north to the south, east to west. This is along side Residences at Hardy Yards. Didn't Midway say they had another project to announce in the next few months? The list was about multi-family developments too--so it's not 2,006 town houses. 2,006 is a rather specific number. Can't wait to see the plans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Huge. 2,006 units. Northside by marclongoria, on Flickr Based on Urbannizer's list, there is something big coming to this site. I'll try to take pictures this weekend but like I said, a lot of the site has markers/flags all over it that were placed there very recently. From the north to the south, east to west. This is along side Residences at Hardy Yards. Didn't Midway say they had another project to announce in the next few months? Not that it is Hardy Yards....but he says he still has a couple of projects to announce at 12:28....perhaps we should hear something soon, whatever those projects are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Wait so I could actually be right? lol i should get baked more and browse haif 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Wait so I could actually be right? lol i should get baked more and browse haif It could be anyone.... not necessarily Midway. We are all just guessing at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I suppose if someone wanted to, one could look up the most recent deed for this property and compare it with a deed for a Midway property such as Greenstreet, and although the owner names would be unique, the mailing address would likely be the same. I would do it myself, if only I had internet access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 ^ I see what you did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 lol i should get baked more and browse haif Judging from the available evidence, you wouldn't be the only one doing so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Wait so I could actually be right? lol i should get baked more and browse haifYou talk about doing that more than Howard talks about himself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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