nativehoustonion Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 What a great Idea! They are doing it on Westheimer from Shepard to Weslayen. That is what they did on Kirby and installed wider sidewalks with nice landscaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 West Dallas could become the west side pedestrian entryway to downtown. Adding these apartments has made some of the existing one-story pedestrian developments more noticeable and cozy, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I really hope the city puts all power lines within the loop underground.No kidding. It's like we're in some long forsaken third world country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yes. Just what the city needs to spend billions on.. Burying power lines. I agree it looks nicer but the city doesnt exactly have an abundance of money and has bigger problems than power lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yes. Just what the city needs to spend billions on.. Burying power lines. I agree it looks nicer but the city doesnt exactly have an abundance of money and has bigger problems than power linesBesides looking nice, what about hurricanes and trees bringing them down? There's got to be a cost for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Besides looking nice, what about hurricanes and trees bringing them down? There's got to be a cost for that.The city tried to convince us that burying lines wasn't good because Houston floods. Then Ike came along and all the neighborhoods with underground utilities never lost power. Uptown for example. Meanwhile the rest of us went without for a week or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Besides looking nice, what about hurricanes and trees bringing them down? There's got to be a cost for that.Admittedly that's a great point that I overlooked. Don't get me wrong, I wish the city would bury the lines, I'm just more of a realist and realize we don't have the extra money for something like that when we have bigger fish to fry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I googled this question..and it seems after ike it was a hot topic..basic it a trade off anyway you go...below ground cost more to construct...but are less likey to go out during a storm..however when they do go out they can take longer to repair and the source of the damage can be harder to locate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Website is up. Nothing new but at least it's called The Sovereign at Regent Square, keeping hope alive for the rest of the project. http://thesovereignhouston.com/home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Have we seen this site plan before? It seems updated for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 No, it's new for sure. Urbanizer and I were talking about it. He noticed the Sovereign label says phase I and phase II is labeled just below it. However, that sovereign design does not look like what's actually being built (looks like there is space on the north side between the tower and west side apartments). And isn't there an apartment complex just south of it that they'd still have to acquire and demo? It hasn't been announced in the media, at least, that it's been acquired. And that doesn't look like the best place for the phase II that we think is coming - a theater. Makes me wonder if it's the most recent site plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Stonian Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Lockmat, I think this is the most recent site plan. The gap between the Sovereign's tower and west apartments appears to be just the on the 7th floor amenities deck and not actually on the ground floor (so its still all connected, as currently built). It was my understanding that GID has always owned the older apartment section just south of the Sovereign and it looks like they've relocated the previously released rendering of the tallest glass residential tower to the site as well (far right tower rendering here: http://www.gid.com/development/). Additionally, the next phase that was (is?) slated to break ground before the end of the year housing the 35K SQFT Alamo Drafthouse could only be located in the stand alone building on the central park with the pool on the roof. All of the other retail/restaurant space is located in very thin (linear) first floor retail strips with residential above. Still excited about this project - It will be Houston's most well designed quasi-urban district IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I really hope they connect to buffalo bayou somehow. Dunlavy would be a great connection point, but right now its a death trap. A light, a bridge, a tunnel, a zipline, something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think I've seen somewhere they're putting in a crosswalk at Dunlavy to the Lost Lake development in the park ... I forget where though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Found the article about the crosswalks, looks like it's only a "recommendation" as of right now: http://buffalobayoupark.org/more-about-parking-and-accessibility/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Lockmat, I think this is the most recent site plan. The gap between the Sovereign's tower and west apartments appears to be just the on the 7th floor amenities deck and not actually on the ground floor (so its still all connected, as currently built). It was my understanding that GID has always owned the older apartment section just south of the Sovereign and it looks like they've relocated the previously released rendering of the tallest glass residential tower to the site as well (far right tower rendering here: http://www.gid.com/development/). Additionally, the next phase that was (is?) slated to break ground before the end of the year housing the 35K SQFT Alamo Drafthouse could only be located in the stand alone building on the central park with the pool on the roof. All of the other retail/restaurant space is located in very thin (linear) first floor retail strips with residential above. Still excited about this project - It will be Houston's most well designed quasi-urban district IMO! I've heard phase II won't start until 2015 or 2016. Makes sense because Allen House is still giving out 12 month leases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Lockmat, I think this is the most recent site plan. The gap between the Sovereign's tower and west apartments appears to be just the on the 7th floor amenities deck and not actually on the ground floor (so its still all connected, as currently built).It was my understanding that GID has always owned the older apartment section just south of the Sovereign and it looks like they've relocated the previously released rendering of the tallest glass residential tower to the site as well (far right tower rendering here: http://www.gid.com/development/). I was thinking something similar concerning the gap. But that entire north side is residential, so why isn't it labeled? Also, what gives you the impression they relocated the glass tower. The site plan for its "old" location seems unchanged. ... Have y'all noticed that there are townhomes directly west of the Sovereign? Per the renderings and site plan, they will be totally engulfed by this project. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing for them. I think their back windows will be facing a parking garage. At least the front view will be better. Maybe it's not so bad after all. edit: I take back what I said about the north side of the Sovereign. I took a closer look and you're right, your explanation seems plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I can't wait until 2020 when Phase 2 is complete!! And only 13 years after first announced. These other developers like Skyhouse and Finger should take note on how to complete a project. These guys are doing it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 By Tottottotito on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/109219574@N05/with/11395866805/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 This Tower is moving at a snail's pace. It's barely visible from I-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Update 12/24/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Welcome to the skyline, sovereign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Urbannizer Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 From the Chron: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I happened to be driving by the Dunleavy construction office yesterday and one of the supervisors was crossing the street and I asked him how much longer before they top this one and he said they have one more floor to go and it will be topped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 From this afternoon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 The Sovereign topped out on Jan 21st. Mathis Group FB Page: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Whats phase is set to begin after this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The Sovereign topped out on Jan 21st. Mathis Group FB Page: A few more short years and they will start building out the interior. What do folks think this project will do to the apartment rental market in 2020 when it opens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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