Kinglyam Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 So we've got the gawdawful suburban-sprawl style apartment complex going up right next to downtown? Oh, joy. I suppose I should be grateful that it's not going to be something that will block my view of the downtown skyline, but what happened to mixed use? I guess at this point we can only hope that it's going to be a trigger for the REST of the open space to get developed into retail and office space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtxt Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Additional data Hardy Yards Reserve Landscape Plan.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjimmerson Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 "ResidencesatHardyYards" hung a banner on the development announcing leasing/preleasing has begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 11/9/2018 at 1:24 PM, Kinglyam said: So we've got the gawdawful suburban-sprawl style apartment complex going up right next to downtown? Oh, joy. I suppose I should be grateful that it's not going to be something that will block my view of the downtown skyline, but what happened to mixed use? I guess at this point we can only hope that it's going to be a trigger for the REST of the open space to get developed into retail and office space. How long is the freeway construction project around Downtown supposed to take? Considering this property will be directly next to that several years long construction project, the fact that anything is being built at this time is rather amazing. A suburban style apartment complex won't last very long--look at the Buffalo Heights property on Washington. Those apartments weren't very old before beginning the process of upgrading to a higher use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Sparrow said: How long is the freeway construction project around Downtown supposed to take? Considering this property will be directly next to that several years long construction project, the fact that anything is being built at this time is rather amazing. A suburban style apartment complex won't last very long--look at the Buffalo Heights property on Washington. Those apartments weren't very old before beginning the process of upgrading to a higher use. At this point, it's more of a question of when it will happen. Probably not for at least another decade, maybe longer (or never). Funding hasn't even been requested, much less authorized, and it's one of the last phases planned. I'd imagine that would take a good 4 - 5 years to complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Kinglyam said: At this point, it's more of a question of when it will happen. Probably not for at least another decade, maybe longer (or never). Funding hasn't even been requested, much less authorized, and it's one of the last phases planned. I'd imagine that would take a good 4 - 5 years to complete. I think this segment (Segment 3) is funded. Construction is expected to start on the south end of segment 3 in late Spring 2020, IIRC, and all of Segment 3 is expected to be completed in 7-8 years (starting from late Spring 2020).https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59825dc16b8f5bdb6eb02f9e/t/5a62351ef9619a7cc84a7736/1516385571796/TAG+MotionMAP+brochure_2018_FINAL_1.12.18.pdf Edited December 7, 2018 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: I think this segment (Segment 3) is funded. Constructed is expected to start on the south end of segment 3 in late Spring 2020, IIRC, and all of Segment 3 is expected to be completed in 7-8 years (starting from late Spring 2020).https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59825dc16b8f5bdb6eb02f9e/t/5a62351ef9619a7cc84a7736/1516385571796/TAG+MotionMAP+brochure_2018_FINAL_1.12.18.pdf Hmmm... that's news to me and my area. I'll have to discuss this with the Superneighborhood... when did this get funded? Not saying it's wrong.. just surprised if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post southerncrj Posted December 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hey everyone, this is my first post, although I have been following the forum for a while. I do not think it has been posted, but it seems Hardy Yards got its official website and Facebook page up:https://www.hardyyardsliving.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Apartment---Condo-Building/Hardy-Yards-Apartment-Homes-570592853358049/ 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, southerncrj said: Hey everyone, this is my first post, although I have been following the forum for a while. I do not think it has been posted, but it seems Hardy Yards got its official website and Facebook page up:https://www.hardyyardsliving.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Apartment---Condo-Building/Hardy-Yards-Apartment-Homes-570592853358049/ Thanks southerncrj---and welcome! 👋 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 16 hours ago, southerncrj said: Hey everyone, this is my first post, although I have been following the forum for a while. I do not think it has been posted, but it seems Hardy Yards got its official website and Facebook page up:https://www.hardyyardsliving.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Apartment---Condo-Building/Hardy-Yards-Apartment-Homes-570592853358049/ Good find. Didn't think they had a website up yet. Even though the overall look of this building isn't my cup of tea, in that rendering it actually looks pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I do like how they tried to take advantage of the obnoxiously tall parking garage by putting common areas there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Was passing by on the light rail just before Christmas and the top of the clock tower was done. I'm not fully convinced yet. Looks a bit strange. Like an apartment complex with a clock tower stuck on the corner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I really don't think these apartments are all that bad. It's nice to see infrastructure built to allow for good dense development. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Those are some ugly/cheap windows.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 From the image above, this looks like a development, out on whats left, of the Katy Prairie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Subdivision plat filed for "Redline Station" SubdivisionPlatPDF_Red Line Station-Sheet 1.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: Subdivision plat filed for "Redline Station" SubdivisionPlatPDF_Red Line Station-Sheet 1.pdfUnavailable Attachment unavailable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 @Triton should work now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: @Triton should work now Thanks. I think this is the first plat I've seen that actually has Fulton Street now going past Leona Street. City must have secured the ROW. Hmmm... perhaps I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtxt Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Any idea what they will build there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted September 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2019 The lit up clock tower looks really amazing, especially with the city skyline in the background. I'll have to wait until my next camera comes in until I get good night shots again... Here's what I got for now: Hardy Yards Downtown Houston at Night by Marc longoria, on Flickr 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 8:25 PM, Rtxt said: Any idea what they will build there? This is the empty lot next to the rail? It's ANOTHER wrap apartment. This isn't leaving a lot of room for mixed use, is it? https://nrpconstruction.com/Home/ProjectDetail/8a561061-bd04-487f-a9dd-98e788273cda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Triton said: The lit up clock tower looks really amazing, especially with the city skyline in the background. I'll have to wait until my next camera comes in until I get good night shots again... Here's what I got for now: Hardy Yards Downtown Houston at Night by Marc longoria, on Flickr I'm loving the contrast and all the colors added to downtown's night skyline, and very visible, even from this distance. Thanks for the cool photo ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Kinglyam said: This is the empty lot next to the rail? It's ANOTHER wrap apartment. This isn't leaving a lot of room for mixed use, is it? https://nrpconstruction.com/Home/ProjectDetail/8a561061-bd04-487f-a9dd-98e788273cda That one looks like it will butt up against Residences at Hardy Yards (separated by the access road off Leona) and run all the way to Fulton. I don't see any GFR and there is quite a lot of ground level parking... but there's still a lot of the site left for retail and/or office, and perhaps they're waiting for the beds to fill up before starting on those components? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 2:08 PM, phillip_white said: That one looks like it will butt up against Residences at Hardy Yards (separated by the access road off Leona) and run all the way to Fulton. I don't see any GFR and there is quite a lot of ground level parking... but there's still a lot of the site left for retail and/or office, and perhaps they're waiting for the beds to fill up before starting on those components? Yeah, that's my thought. Between this and the apartments they're doing closer to the light rail station, I assume they're relying on the still-strong rental market to get the population density that would be a draw for retail tenents. They're down to only the two blocks between Leona and Burnett, though. That's about what, 14 acres? There's still a lot of retail opportunity in non-Hardy Yards property along Burnett. The old warehouse complex across Leona on Hardy is now for sale, I notice. Assuming CitiQuest doesn't snap it up for more townhomes like they've done half that area, that is! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted October 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 12:04 AM, Triton said: The lit up clock tower looks really amazing, especially with the city skyline in the background. I'll have to wait until my next camera comes in until I get good night shots again... Here's what I got for now: Hardy Yards Downtown Houston at Night by Marc longoria, on Flickr Photo with newer camera (still not 100%) Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Triton said: Photo with newer camera (still not 100%) Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr Hardy Yards by Marc longoria, on Flickr beautiful shots ! shout outs and thanks goes to Marc Longoria as always ! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Look at all of that land ripe for development. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Some of those folks are going to have a great nighttime view of the skyline. Same for the apartments going up on the east side of 288. a little scotch, music, and great view. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 And it's all in the process of being developed. Going to get very busy there over the next couple of years. I saw surveyors out apparently laying out the garden-style apartment complex that's going up nearest the rail line, and I saw they've put out the bids to start the foundation work on the wrap next to the Residences. Plus someone apparently just put in a replat to turn all of those blue-ish sheet-metal warehouses I mentioned a few posts ago into yet more townhomes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Really hope we get the Fulton/San Jacinto connection sooner rather than later but chances are it won't happen until the I-45 project starts in this area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Someone on /r/Houston posted about some construction has started at Hardy Yards this week. Quote I drive by this area every day, and I noticed last week they've chained off the area by the hardy yards apartments and they've broken ground. Does anyone know anything about what they're building there? I'm guessing it's the Red Line apartments that were platted earlier this year? On 10/21/2019 at 4:02 PM, Triton said: Really hope we get the Fulton/San Jacinto connection sooner rather than later but chances are it won't happen until the I-45 project starts in this area. Is that actually going to happen? I just assume that anything that goes over or through a rail isn't going to happen unless there is big money involved, and that would be a city project unless it was rolled into NHHIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, wilcal said: Someone on /r/Houston posted about some construction has started at Hardy Yards this week. I'm guessing it's the Red Line apartments that were platted earlier this year? Is that actually going to happen? I just assume that anything that goes over or through a rail isn't going to happen unless there is big money involved, and that would be a city project unless it was rolled into NHHIP. Yep, Red Line, the wrap apartments that Urbannizer posted back in March. I'm with you on the Fulton Street connection. If they did it, it would probably have to be an at-grade crossing. It's not part of the I-45 project (which I hope somehow still gets killed), and I see no sign that the City is particularly interested in it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 4 hours ago, wilcal said: Is that actually going to happen? I just assume that anything that goes over or through a rail isn't going to happen unless there is big money involved, and that would be a city project unless it was rolled into NHHIP. The latest plan I had seen from the city, because they needed to coordinate with TXDOT for the I-45 realignment, was to go below grade with the Fulton connection. It looked like it has a somewhat steep grade going down and up, similar to Navigation Blvd rising up/coming down under Commerce St. In the last meeting I attended, the issue that they faced was that Fulton would also travel below the northside (west bound) feeder so they were trying to figure out how they could have at-grade ramps going to and coming from the northside feeder over to Fulton with the ROW that is there. Based on the last meeting, this connection is definitely presenting some challenges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 39 minutes ago, Triton said: The latest plan I had seen from the city, because they needed to coordinate with TXDOT for the I-45 realignment, was to go below grade with the Fulton connection. It looked like it has a somewhat steep grade going down and up, similar to Navigation Blvd rising up/coming down under Commerce St. In the last meeting I attended, the issue that they faced was that Fulton would also travel below the northside (west bound) feeder so they were trying to figure out how they could have at-grade ramps going to and coming from the northside feeder over to Fulton with the ROW that is there. Based on the last meeting, this connection is definitely presenting some challenges. Yeah, ouch. Also, wow @ the highway expanding all of the way to the railroad tracks. That's like 3X wider than it is currently right there. Really gives some scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, wilcal said: Yeah, ouch. Also, wow @ the highway expanding all of the way to the railroad tracks. That's like 3X wider than it is currently right there. Really gives some scale. While I'm sure it's widening (I don't remember the dimensions and am too lazy to look), I'm pretty sure it's not 3x wider. It's just being moved closer to the residential area because some traffic design software somewhere said eliminating the curve would reduce travel times by 0.5 seconds or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 40 minutes ago, Kinglyam said: While I'm sure it's widening (I don't remember the dimensions and am too lazy to look), I'm pretty sure it's not 3x wider. It's just being moved closer to the residential area because some traffic design software somewhere said eliminating the curve would reduce travel times by 0.5 seconds or something... I am fully aware of how completely unscientific this is, but based on that rendering of it stretching all of the way to the railroad tracks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Dang, you're going to make me do some actual research, aren't you? Here's a screencap from the project's interactive map showing that area. You can see it's nowhere near extending that whole width, nor does it go as close to the Residences as you're showing. The map's measuring tool says the existing freeway is about 250 ft wide, and the new one is about 450 at the widest. So not quite double, which makes sense for cramming two interstates together. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Ahhh, I didn't realize that it would be shifting over. Just assumed it would be stretching wider. Thanks for the actual research. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMIKA! Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kinglyam said: Dang, you're going to make me do some actual research, aren't you? Here's a screencap from the project's interactive map showing that area. You can see it's nowhere near extending that whole width, nor does it go as close to the Residences as you're showing. The map's measuring tool says the existing freeway is about 250 ft wide, and the new one is about 450 at the widest. So not quite double, which makes sense for cramming two interstates together. This realignment is terrible for the area and I hope this portion gets changed (but, I’m not holding out too much hope). I live just north of here and feel this is not only not justified and a giant waste of taxpayer money, it’s also a social justice issue. Give more land to freeways, suburban commuters, and the rich people downtown by taking away land closer to us brown and black folks. This is a shameful project, especially in 2019 and especially in a city that supposedly prides itself on equality and diversity. Edited December 12, 2019 by TOMIKA! 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 What's wrong with this section in particular? It looks to me to be going through parking lots and "Acre in a Box - Houston's first urban based hydroponic farm". I understand it's pertty bad elsewhere - especially demolishing Clayton homes - but what is wrong with this segment? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMIKA! Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 44 minutes ago, cspwal said: What's wrong with this section in particular? It looks to me to be going through parking lots and "Acre in a Box - Houston's first urban based hydroponic farm". I understand it's pertty bad elsewhere - especially demolishing Clayton homes - but what is wrong with this segment? Let me ask you. If you lived 2 blocks from a freeway and learned the freeway were going to be brought one block closer to your house, would you care? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinglyam Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 51 minutes ago, cspwal said: What's wrong with this section in particular? It looks to me to be going through parking lots and "Acre in a Box - Houston's first urban based hydroponic farm". I understand it's pertty bad elsewhere - especially demolishing Clayton homes - but what is wrong with this segment? Not only is it moving hundreds of feet farther north towards the residential areas, it's moving UP. It has to cross the light rail, which already has to cross the UPRR rail line. The cross-section shows I-10/I-45 is something like 120 feet in the air here. So, nothing to absorb or deflect sound away. Not to mention this area currently has a great downtown view that's going to be a selling point for the apartments they're building right now. But how much value are those apartments (and then, the rest of Hardy Yards) going to have when they are literally in the shadow of a major freeway? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRFkris Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Freeway realignments happen all the time - it’s called development 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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