lockmat Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 They renamed it The Sovereign. http://www.gid.com/development/the-sovereign.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 A *very* important little birdy told to keep your eyes and ears open in May or June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 A *very* important little birdy told to keep your eyes and ears open in May or June.Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_gd Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 The demo has started. Looks as if the are going to take down only a part of the Allen House Apartments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Any way you can get a detailed description of which portion of the apts that is? I called a few weeks ago and they were still leasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHouston Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Any way you can get a detailed description of which portion of the apts that is? I called a few weeks ago and they were still leasing. Swamplot listed it on their daily demo report here. They call it "Building 14". It looks like it is the eastern-most building, leaving the units at Dunlavy & W. Dallas untouched. Here where the photos seemed to have been taken: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Swamplot listed it on their daily demo report here. They call it "Building 14". It looks like it is the eastern-most building, leaving the units at Dunlavy & W. Dallas untouched. Here where the photos seemed to have been taken: Thanks Sam. I didn't see the demo work today, but was going to say that I'm almost positive it was the building(s) that you pointed out. They've been doing some minor demo work or prep work on these building(s), which are the ones that are immediately south of where the old JE Dunn trailers and parking lot used to be (the trailers used to be on that small grassy spot near the tip of the arrow). Of course, they removed the JE Dunn trailers a while back, but I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that the former trailer lots have been filled with trucks of workers who have been doing work on these building(s) (south of the former JE Dunn trailer lot). Looking at it on a map, it makes sense that they would be knocking out these Allen House buildings, and apparently leaving the others in tact for now. If you look at where the covered parking is, combined with the old trailer lot and the area where these structures are being torn down, I think it gives a pretty good idea of where the rough footprint for this building will be (correct me if I'm wrong). Here's hoping that things will progress quickly from this point forward. Could be a lot of construction going on around here over the next year or so with this and the Finger lot (one block east of this site on W. Dallas) looking primed to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Awesome. Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstongv Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I live in this building. According to the property manager, they are only demolishing the front 12 units of the building at 3203 W. Dallas. The rest of the units will remain in tact, and the resident and visitor parking lots will be relocated.I found this online http://issuu.com/ericaf/docs/2011_05_31_sd_w_added_floor_estimate_-_proposal_bo - I don't think it is exactly what will happen, but pretty sure it's not too far off (see last page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I live in this building. According to the property manager, they are only demolishing the front 12 units of the building at 3203 W. Dallas. The rest of the units will remain in tact, and the resident and visitor parking lots will be relocated.I found this online http://issuu.com/eri...e_-_proposal_bo - I don't think it is exactly what will happen, but pretty sure it's not too far off (see last page)page 2 mentions retail space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 According to the HBJ, this one breaks ground this month.Will be nice to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I think somebody should post a picture of the rendering on each new page that way we don't have to flip through pages to find it. Kind of annoys me when I have to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I think somebody should post a picture of the rendering on each new page that way we don't have to flip through pages to find it. Kind of annoys me when I have to do that. I believe the old forum format had the option to keep the first post on each page. It is missing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 And construction has BEGUN!!! New Rendering: http://www.chron.com...p#photo-3329887 A long-delayed residential project near downtown, primarily targeting well-paid professionals with upscale apartments and condos and a cluster of retail, entertainment and offices, is finally under way. More than five years after announcing plans for the 24-acre Regent Square project off Allen Parkway, GID Development Group has begun construction on the first building, a 21-story apartment tower called The Sovereign. It represents an important milestone for GID, which had planned to break ground before the national economy went into a tailspin. "We went through a tough cycle in the real estate market and the overall economy," said James Linsley, president of Boston-based GID. The project was one of several that were shelved or canceled as demand for space dried up and lenders stopped financing major commercial real estate projects. GID said it remains committed to Regent Square, which is to go up in multiple phases on land abutting Allen Parkway near Dunlavy and Dallas, on the site of the old Allen House Apartments. The development could take 10 years to complete. Plans include about 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; more than 1,500 residential units; and 250,000 square feet of office space in what the developer refers to as an "urban district" where residents can walk to everything. The walkable nature of the project extends beyond its borders, Linsley said, with a pedestrian trail around Buffalo Bayou and high-end shops and a new Whole Foods a short distance away. Additional construction could begin in about a year as the company is "moments away" from signing up a major retail tenant, Linsley said. The project is being built with financial assistance from the city of Houston, through the Memorial Heights Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, or TIRZ. City assistance In the spring of 2009, the Houston City Council voted to assist the project with up to $10 million in reimbursements for public improvements the developer agreed to make. At that time, the project was being pitched as an $850 million development. The agreement was later amended to include the public infrastructure around The Sovereign. Linsley said that includes burying overhead utilities, upgrading drainage in the area and creating wide sidewalks with mature street trees, but he would not discuss the monetary details. Mayor's support In a statement, Mayor Annise Parker expressed her support. "This project is yet another reflection of Houston's economic upturn, which the rest of our nation is still trying to achieve after a severe recession," Parker said. "It shows the city's dedication to continuing to bring jobs and economic growth to Houston." The apartment tower will be built at 3233 W. Dallas and include 290 units. It was designed by Houston-based Ziegler Cooper Architects to achieve a LEED Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. Initial occupancy is slated for March 2014. The apartments will start at the ground level to help create a pedestrian-friendly environment at the sidewalk. Units in most high-rise buildings start above the garage. The developer said the apartments will have top-of-the-line finishes, such as kitchens with wine refrigerators. The eighth floor will be The Sovereign Club and include such amenities as a yoga studio, a massage room, a catering kitchen and private dining rooms. Unit sizes will range from around 590 square feet for a studio apartment to 1,415 square feet for a two-bedroom unit. The average size will be around 1,000 square feet. GID would not say what it plans to charge for rent. "We will be priced near the top of the market," Linsley said. "The primary market audience will be well-paid 25- to 45-year-old professional singles and couples renting as a lifestyle choice," he said. "They may be a little bit averse to homeownership." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Well I'll be darn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Great news! Looking forward to following this development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 That render looks great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm glad to see this get started but wow 10 years to complete Regent Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 It's very Houston-pavilions-before-they-removed-the-residential-component-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Construction has begun at The Sovereign, one of the buildings planned for the Regent Square development on Allen Parkway and Dunlavy. There's a full discussion of Regent Square here: But since The Sovereign was underway, it seems finally worthy of its own thread for people to post pictures in, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 there's already a dedicated thread here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/25442-the-horizon-21-floors/the name of the building changed so perhaps it would just be easier to rename that thread. glad to see this finally getting off the ground, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 there's already a dedicated thread here: http://www.houstonar...izon-21-floors/the name of the building changed so perhaps it would just be easier to rename that thread. glad to see this finally getting off the ground, though.Merged the two threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I wonder how this will stack up against other towers along allen parkway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I wonder how this will stack up against other towers along allen parkway.Per an internet search, towers on or within the Montrose - Dunlavy & Memorial - W. Clay rectangle: RESIDENTIALThe Royalton: 33 stories, 360 feetLegacy at Memorial: 25 stories, 315 feetThe Sovereign: 21 stories, (unknown height)COMMERCIAL (all in American General Center)America Tower: 42 stories, 590 feetWortham Tower: 25 stories, 337 feetWoodson Tower: 15 stories, 208 feetRiviana Building: 15 stories, 208 feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectro Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Looks like they have a facebook page!https://www.facebook.com/TheSovereignRegentSquare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_gd Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 They have added a construction camera. I haven't found the live feed, but here is the first snapshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I called Ox, the company that provides the camera and they're only allowed to give out the link to the client Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Drilling auger cast piles today..... 80ft deep http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=401576779907905&set=a.400425173356399.96153.361763393889244&type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photohunts Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Those powerlines create a nice natural fence for the high rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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