H-Town Man 4846 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Much sheeshier demographic targeted at Regent Square, it's next to River Oaks for crying out loud. East River will be more Brooklyn vs. maybe Upper West Side at Regents. I don't expect high end shopping at East River. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3613 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Much sheeshier demographic targeted at Regent Square, it's next to River Oaks for crying out loud. East River will be more Brooklyn vs. maybe Upper West Side at Regents. I don't expect high end shopping at East River. Lol. Is the shopping on West Gray sheeshier? Give me a break. The Eastend is transforming like the Westend in the late ‘90s. None of these projects will be the River Oaks Dstrict. Just give us a reason to not pass Downtown to buy some quality work/casual/workout clothes, a solid HEB Market, add some more bars & more quality restaurants. Oh, and a Total Wine. Shee shee! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4846 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Lol. Is the shopping on West Gray sheeshier? Give me a break. The Eastend is transforming like the Westend in the late ‘90s. None of these projects will be the River Oaks Dstrict. Just give us a reason to not pass Downtown to buy some quality work/casual/workout clothes, a solid HEB Market, add some more bars & more quality restaurants. Oh, and a Total Wine. Shee shee! Why the animosity? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2909 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 20 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Much sheeshier demographic targeted at Regent Square, it's next to River Oaks for crying out loud. East River will be more Brooklyn vs. maybe Upper West Side at Regents. I don't expect high end shopping at East River. You don't expect it why? If you're basing it off of the local demographic then I'd say you're wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intencity77 260 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 We were comparing the look and feel of the two projects, not the demographics. But obviously both areas are very different at the moment. But I will say the demographics in EaDo/East End have steadily been evolving in the 9 years I’ve lived in the East End and it will only continue to evolve even more so in time. Many inner loopers who’ve been priced out of the westside and some who also initially made many of the now hip neighborhoods (Heights / Montrose) what they are today, have migrated to EaDo or the East End. This trend won’t stop anytime soon. Compared to the popular westside neighborhoods, the EaDo/East End areas are both affordable (for now) and still just as close to downtown, if not closer in some instances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H-Town Man 4846 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: You don't expect it why? If you're basing it off of the local demographic then I'd say you're wrong. Developers as well as investors (buyers) and retailers (potential tenants) look at demographics at 1, 3, and 5 mile radii, sometimes 10 mile for a large project. You will have high income residents in this project and downtown of course, but across those radii there is no comparison with the Regents Square location. They also look at existing retail in the area for proven success. I think this will be a great project and I personally like it better than Regents but I do not expect the same kind of retail as at Regents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thedistrict84 527 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 4 hours ago, intencity77 said: We were comparing the look and feel of the two projects, not the demographics. But obviously both areas are very different at the moment. But I will say the demographics in EaDo/East End have steadily been evolving in the 9 years I’ve lived in the East End and it will only continue to evolve even more so in time. Many inner loopers who’ve been priced out of the westside and some who also initially made many of the now hip neighborhoods (Heights / Montrose) what they are today, have migrated to EaDo or the East End. This trend won’t stop anytime soon. Compared to the popular westside neighborhoods, the EaDo/East End areas are both affordable (for now) and still just as close to downtown, if not closer in some instances. Exactly! There have been a number of changes (all for the better) in the four years I’ve been in Second Ward. It’s exciting to think of what this area will look like in ten years. Projects like East River (although technically Fifth Ward) will go a long way to expediting the growth and development in this area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3613 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 11 hours ago, H-Town Man said: Why the animosity? Just an exchange of opinions. Just think it’s silly to say a development with such shee shee rents for an Alamo draft house would dwarf in anything midway could do in a sea of +$300k townhomes. Except Midway doesn’t have any competition like RSquare does on West Gray. Which is nothing to scoff at either. Despite being at the front door of river oaks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Not a Robot 215 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 They were doing demolition to the warehouse on the western portion of the land when I drove by today. Hopefully we see some construction earlier than anticipated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2152 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Come out and check out the demolition tonight...and grab a brew, just down the street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonIsHome 1620 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 On 7/14/2018 at 10:15 AM, houstontexasjack said: I have no idea how they intend to turn Buffalo Bayou’s waters blue, however. Lots and lots of dye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houstonian4Life 89 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) Edited October 13, 2018 by Houstonian4Life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Not a Robot 215 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 http://swamplot.com/last-kbr-warehouses-getting-out-of-east-rivers-way-with-the-help-of-teardown-crews/2018-10-17/ Quote A COUPLE OF drive-by shots from Clinton Dr. show the state of demolition at the former Kellogg, Brown and Root campus, part of the effort to transform it into the new shopping, eating, working, and living complex that developer Midway has dubbed East River. Since beginning Friday, the teardown work has targeted the pair of warehouse buildings at the west end of the site, where their truck-docking holes front Jensen Dr. The 2 structures are the sole remnants of a much larger warehouse complex that once sat within the bounds of the 136-acre bayou-side site. Most of those industrial buildings were demolished between 2011 and 2012, leaving a swath of open space in the middle of the property — between the complex of office buildings that borders Hirsch Rd. to the east and the warehouses that now look to be goners. In between those 2 bookends, a new black tarp has been added to portions of the construction fence along Clinton Dr., reports a reader. That’s where a multi-block colony of townhomes is planned; they’re shown in yellow on the map Midway put out over the summer: More in link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 43498 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 59 minutes ago, I'm Not a Robot said: http://swamplot.com/last-kbr-warehouses-getting-out-of-east-rivers-way-with-the-help-of-teardown-crews/2018-10-17/ More in link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOUTEX 113 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I see that the buildings are totally down now. Does anyone have update photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I drive by it most days. The area they are demo'ing is the first area to get built out I believe. At least there was online plans submitted for approval for this section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 This link will take you to some updated photos of the demo. It's a huge difference to sew the other side of the bayou rather than a worn down warehouse http://imgur.com/gallery/v7ZcCvv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 44352 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Happened by today and saw the clearing of the western portion by Cherry Demolition, this has to be a promising sign. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2152 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Some activity observed on the west end of the site this week. Lots of stakes with colored flags placed, well east of the demo’d warehouse. And, today, and excavator and dozer were working where the warehouse was. It’s the first heavy equipment on the site since demolition. Waiting for Midway’s annual report to come out. Maybe there be some more info in that. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric.kelly 40 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I saw that. I believe the red flags are survey flags where the electricity will go. I believe the flags are where townhomes will go. I actually have land in the area. Ive heen waiting to see more activity in the area, and then i will build my properties there. I noticed this also. Im jot sure what it means. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatguysly 1138 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 9:55 PM, Eric.kelly said: I saw that. I believe the red flags are survey flags where the electricity will go. I believe the flags are where townhomes will go. I actually have land in the area. Ive heen waiting to see more activity in the area, and then i will build my properties there. I noticed this also. Im jot sure what it means. That is just a construction stormwater permit. Means they have authorization to start disturbing soils and they have a plan in place to prevent sediment or contamination from discharging offsite during construction. The permit has to be in place from the initial point of land disturbance and ends when the have stabilized the area using grass or concrete etc. If you could see the reference SWPPP you would be able to see their construction timeline and what is included in this portion of the construction. Of course they could have a poorly written SWPPP that provides no details. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric.kelly 40 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It looks like february 28 2019 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2152 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Two port-a-potties onsite, near Bayou Street, which is quite a ways East of the demolished Warehouse site. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2152 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Two port-a-potties onsite, near Bayou Street, which is quite a ways East of the demolished Warehouse site. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2909 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Eric.kelly said: It looks like february 28 2019 Hell yeah here we go guys! With this along with Hanover in Montrose, Lower Heights District and Buffalo Heights, this is going to be a GREAT year for development in this city! Midtown is going to change drastically along with the Heights and TMC. This is amazing! Edited January 30, 2019 by j_cuevas713 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Eric Kelly the new up and coming 5th ward breaking news source. Love it! keep it up! Naviguessor and I have been doing it for far too long. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric.kelly 40 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Ive been watching this area like a hawk. I check several times a week for you alls update. I really appreciate you guys input. I just though i i would add to the conversation. Alot of my information, i was assuming you guys already knew. Im just a rookie. Thanks for your input. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 In the rumor mill, Midway mentioned that one of the first things that they will build will be the proposed on-site museum.... Dont know what the museum will be about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luminare 6011 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Mr.Clean19 said: In the rumor mill, Midway mentioned that one of the first things that they will build will be the proposed on-site museum.... Dont know what the museum will be about. Not out of the realm of possibility. The Museum District has been wanting to establish an "East Campus" for awhile I think. Do we have a museum dedicated to industry or energy? I think with this being at the door step of the ship channel and the entire industrial/ energy sector it would be a great way to showcase that aspect of the city. ....really want to see renders of this master plan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Not a Robot 215 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Mr.Clean19 said: In the rumor mill, Midway mentioned that one of the first things that they will build will be the proposed on-site museum.... Dont know what the museum will be about. I think it will be the Maritime Museum. They just opened a temporary location on Canal. The director's message alludes to this as well. https://houstonmaritime.org/about/director-s-message Quote Based on the larger scope of the project and its importance to the city and beyond, we are pursuing a new and more central location just east of downtown Houston along the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The museum will be a part of a large mixed-use development and easily accessible from all directions. Edited January 30, 2019 by I'm Not a Robot 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Naviguessor 2152 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 That does seem to describe an East River location a little better than the Turning Basin location. Intriguing Find, Robot. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 "A $45 million Capital Campaign will kickoff this fall with our ground breaking planned for mid 2018 and completion scheduled for end of 2019. For updates on our exciting new voyage, please visit BuildHMM.com." They may be running a bit behind schedule. On 6/4/2018 at 5:11 PM, lockmat said: https://edrc.houstontx.gov/edrc/login.aspx Click on Current Agenda Street names: Zydeco Drive Port View Ave George Brown St. Herman Brown St. Third Coast Ave. S. Battery St. N. Battery St. Dan Root Blvd Barbara Jordan Ave Bringhurst St. Kermac Blvd. Bayou City Dr. Hike and Bike trail runs along Hirsch If section labels are an indication of phases, they run from west to east. Under the current Chapter 42 standards, we could hypothetically provide only one north/south public street throughout the entire development and no east/west streets (what?! Ridonculous!). Alternatively, we have decided to incorporate several public streets, many aligning with connections to the north of the site, to create smaller and more walkable blocks. This site will be able to be accessed easily both by future residents of the development and surrounding neighborhoods. It will also activate the bayou frontage. There will be several connections to the bayou waterfront for pedestrians and the developer is granting an easement to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership to continue the trail system everyone is so fond of on the west side of downtown. Pedestrian bridges are being discussed with Buffalo Bayou Partnership to connect the two sides of the bayou. The site layout for this development was designed with complete streets in mind. Pedestrians and bikes have received just as much attention as automobiles. There will be dedicated on-street bike lanes along Bayou City Drive, Gregg Street (in accordance with Houston Bike Plan), and Barbara Jordan Avenue. The rest of the development will have shared bike lanes, but the low speeds and traffic calming design measures undertaken will make it a safe development for all modes of transportation. The developer is committed to promoting a live/work lifestyle with East River. There will be several parks throughout the development totaling approximately 19 acres. Some will be located adjacent to the trail being dedicated to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the rest will be mixed in with the myriad land-uses. Did anyone save the layout from the above post. Also for the museum "A $45 million Capital Campaign will kickoff this fall with our ground breaking planned for mid 2018 and completion scheduled for end of 2019. For updates on our exciting new voyage, please visit BuildHMM.com." They may be running a bit behind schedule. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2260 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 6:49 PM, Naviguessor said: Some activity observed on the west end of the site this week. Lots of stakes with colored flags placed, well east of the demo’d warehouse. And, today, and excavator and dozer were working where the warehouse was. It’s the first heavy equipment on the site since demolition. Waiting for Midway’s annual report to come out. Maybe there be some more info in that. Yeah, today I noticed a lot of dirt being moved around in that area. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Sucks when you take pictures but the site limits your size to 0.4MB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr.Clean19 said: Sucks when you take pictures but the site limits your size to 0.4MB Yeah - you run out of space on here pretty quickly - try a site like Flickr....you can link photos from there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cloud713 4010 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 10:19 AM, Naviguessor said: That does seem to describe an East River location a little better than the Turning Basin location. Intriguing Find, Robot. Smart move. They should have a much easier time getting visitors to come to their museum at Midways East River development, vs out at the ship channel turning basin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samagon 3192 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 11:38 AM, HoustonMidtown said: Yeah - you run out of space on here pretty quickly - try a site like Flickr....you can link photos from there imgur is my go-to 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 44352 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 4 hours ago, samagon said: imgur is my go-to Mine too, but don't try their apps for iPads or iPhones because they don't have a way to link to sites like this in them, as I found out when I was without a desktop. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post HoustonMidtown 4242 Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 IMG_0004 by Houston Midtown, on Flickr IMG_0003 by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 They seem to be extending the land clearing much further back than we had originally thought. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 43498 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 https://www.virtualbx.com/construction-preview/houston-chicago-builders-mixed-use-eado-project-delayed-next-door-maritime-museum-reopens-in-temporary-home/ The museum reopened Jan. 22 in the former HISD school building. It was originally in a retrofitted residential home, but had been on hiatus for six months while staff and volunteers prepared for the move. In March 2016, the museum directors announced plans to relocation to the Port of Houston. Construction was to have begun mid-2018 on a stunning, 38,00-square-foot, multi-story structure that included a full-size ship exhibit docked on the port side of a campus that was to be leased from the port authority. The project has been supported by Frost Bank. As described in this Vimeo video, Gensler has been designing the plans at discount rates and Tellepsen was identified as the contractor. However, the project came with a steep price tag of $45 million to $50 million. When the project was announced, the intention was to have the permanent facility open by the end of 2019. That timeline was dependent on the success of the capital campaign, which, among other factors has been affected by Hurricane Harvey. It’s unclear when construction will begin, but the museum board of directors still have ambitions of opening the new facility on the banks of Buffalo Bayou in a few years. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 This has to be in reference to the East River site: https://www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/opportunity-zones/with-help-of-opportunity-zone-incubator-fund-targets-development-around-hbcus-97695?rt=67397 Five opportunity funds have been involved with the incubator thus far. In addition to the HBCU fund, the incubator is helping launch funds targeting startup companies in New Orleans, businesses in the Pacific Northwest, economic development in the Gulf Coast and commercial development in Houston's Fifth Ward. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I'm Not a Robot 215 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 https://www.houstonpress.com/news/midway-is-in-early-stages-of-transforming-the-old-kbr-complex-east-of-downtown-11238927 No new information, but it does link to an article where, in the comments, a user states he was told a grocery store would be the first project. Whoever puts the first store here is going to quickly realize that multiple surrounding neighborhoods, Including Downtown, are starved for a closer store. When I drove by this morning, It seemed like there were more people working on site than normal. I'm excited to see a timeline and I'm wondering how long Midway will hold off on sharing more information for such plans and any estimates on phase I construction. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 11634 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, I'm Not a Robot said: https://www.houstonpress.com/news/midway-is-in-early-stages-of-transforming-the-old-kbr-complex-east-of-downtown-11238927 No new information, but it does link to an article where, in the comments, a user states he was told a grocery store would be the first project. Whoever puts the first store here is going to quickly realize that multiple surrounding neighborhoods, Including Downtown, are starved for a closer store. When I drove by this morning, It seemed like there were more people working on site than normal. I'm excited to see a timeline and I'm wondering how long Midway will hold off on sharing more information for such plans and any estimates on phase I construction. With HEB's rapid growth in the urban core, especially with them working with Midway already at Buffalo Heights, I don't think it's really any surprise that an HEB would go here. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Clean19 439 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Looking back at the Candyland Map and the amount of land that has been cleared (To the first Blue Street), we are looking at the below development in the 1st phase: Multi-family Retail (Maybe Grocery) Townhomes Park Offices Museum Theater / Garage https://www.virtualbx.com/feature-story/houston-east-river-traffic-plan-goes-to-planning-commission/ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Urbannizer 43498 Posted March 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2019 Phase I is underway, here's our first look: More renderings can be found in the brochure below: https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/2hO8ds_6cesMWwAvCHKLz8FODP1y6ddN4DLZMm4OgzQ/document.pdf 28 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3150 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 A movie theater! 🙌🏻 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lockmat 2260 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Looking at this and then the conceptual plan for all phases makes you better realize just how ginormous this entire project is. Wow. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2909 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 With this and TMC3 it’s going to be fun to watch the spokes of development that happen around these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2909 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 With this and TMC3 it’s going to be fun to watch the spokes of development that happen around these Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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