Popular Post HoustonMidtown Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUTEX Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 12:31 PM, JBTX said: Soil sample crews are back on site again. Interestingly, the Midway signs have been taken down. Pretty sure Midway sold that site some time back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Not a Robot Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, HOUTEX said: Pretty sure Midway sold that site some time back. Their signs had been up at the site the last time I was over there about a month ago and had just been put up within the two years or so. My understanding is that they were trying to hold onto this lot to attract something like a grocery store or an anchor type building for the East End. Unless they sold to Marquette it would surprise me to find that they let this go to another developer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Yeah, the signs literally went down the day I posted that. I live by the lot and see it daily. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2020 New Maritime Museum confirmed for East River. See pg 8 https://issuu.com/midway2/docs/district_ss2020 18 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 threads merged 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 New virtual tours added to website... I dont know how to link!!! Seperated out by Retail and Office tours. https://eastriverhtx.com/ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Its, Interesting that the property fronting Clinton, is continues to be excluded from the phased development. Midway has loosely indicated that town-home, or single family residential was likely, I wonder if this is still the case. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 every time I see the size of this site on a map I am blown away by the scope. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HoustonMidtown Posted April 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2020 Far East side.... Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post TheSirDingle Posted June 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2020 🤔... interesting. 5 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Efkelly25 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 What does this mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Efkelly25 said: What does this mean? BGE is an engineering firm. They are currently working on storm and sewer infrastructure on site, particularly at the Bayou. My guess is someone decided to have a little fun with the application. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Efkelly25 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 The work that is going on the site. Is that for East River or the Buffalo Bayou. I haven’t seen much activity there in awhile? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted June 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2020 FYI storm troopers are water quality devices designed to improve the quality of discharge storm water from the site. Cool name and a cool product: https://parkusa.com/index.php/corporate/241-stormwater-division/stormwater-quality-category/hydrodynamic-separator-product/stormtrooper-aq 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, HoustonMidtown said: Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr Is it just me or does the bayou looks cleaner due to all the clean up upstream? Edited June 16, 2020 by j_cuevas713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) There hasn’t been rain. Low flow settles and clears up the water. Edited June 17, 2020 by Naviguessor 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 17 hours ago, HoustonMidtown said: Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr although this looks great and is very nice. it won't be long until mother nature reclaims that part of the trail to herself. this bayou, like most in Texas meanders on it's own and changes with each big flooding cycle. It would be nice for them to put our bike trails much higher or further away from the water's edge so that all that incredible work wouldn't go to waste with a constant barrage of 500 year and 1000 year floods that seem to keep happening at an increased rate. for some reason, mankind, and especially the agency controlling this waterway within Houston, always seems to think we can wrestle, reign in, and generally control our natural habitats and waterways without regard to future consequences. It is a complicated ecosystem and would serve all of us well to better understand what mother nature has taken hundreds of thousands of years to put in place, for our enjoyment and use. Yes, if we could only get rid of stuff like concrete lining of the bayou, cutting off sharp turns whenever it suits us, throwing rip rap on the sides to "shore it up" all the time knowing because of past events that all these things do after a number of years is worsen flooding and bank erosion. I know for sure there is a way to put the bike trails safely at a certain sustainable distance and/or elevation so that we aren't having to tear down and recreate the trails after every big flood event in Houston and Harris County. But then again, I don't believe working with nature is one of this agency's priorities in the least. If it were, we wouldn't have bad decision after bad decision create worse flooding and the need for more and more money to "fix" the problems over the long run. But I digest... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 those sheetpiles are definitely deep...should hold up, but mother nature is a mother&#@& 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Would laying a rock bed along the bayou bottom help with erosion? Edited June 17, 2020 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 ArtNsf - The sheet piles will prevent the erosion of the bank...that is what they are designed to do. BBP knows this and they are the ones designing the waterfront. When they surveyed what residents wanted from the Easter Sector landscaped a big response was the ability to get close to the water, including entry points and water taxi landings. That is what you are seeing here, as the sheet piles taper down towards water level. Certainly, during floods, this "hard" edge will become inundated and the water's edge will ascend the slope behind the bulkhead. But, the bank will is not likely to fail. Certainly, there will be silting and clean-up will be required...but this isn't terribly difficult. The Partnership has learned a lot of lessons from Harvey and generally knows what they are doing. The hard-bank/bulkhead, which is being installed, is necessary to prevent erosion, but IMO, it is good to see that it wont just be a 30ft wall all along edge of the East River property. It'll make it far more enjoyable to use and enjoy, even if it has to be closed and cleaned from time to time. 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I haven't seen any pictures of this side of Downtown. I'm told by local businesses and residents the area did well during Harvey. It's unlikely Midway would be putting so much bank on the side of the bayou without doing their homework on flooding/erosion. Also, at a certain point past Downtown, tides and wind control the water levels, not rainfall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JBTX Posted June 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 Here is one from there personal archive. Never got higher than this. 2 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: I haven't seen any pictures of this side of Downtown. I'm told by local businesses and residents the area did well during Harvey. It's unlikely Midway would be putting so much bank on the side of the bayou without doing their homework on flooding/erosion. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 downstream of downtown is pretty safe from flooding. all the buildup around the bayou in downtown creates a dam of sorts within the channel only a specific volume of water can get through per unit of time. if the volume of water entering the bayou upriver is greater than that then it backs up and fills up the channel. eventually overtopping the 'banks' and starts going through the streets/buildings. it isn't until after the confluence of the WOB and buffalo that the channel opens up. I'm certainly not a hydrologist, but through observation of how Harvey and previous floods worked their way through the bayou system you can see that there is a severe blockage somewhere in downtown. I had a really great vantage point to watch from my office that occupied one of the entire upper floors of Chase tower. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) On 6/18/2020 at 12:55 PM, samagon said: I'm certainly not a hydrologist, but through observation of how Harvey and previous floods worked their way through the bayou system you can see that there is a severe blockage somewhere in downtown. I had a really great vantage point to watch from my office that occupied one of the entire upper floors of Chase tower. Right, isn't that do to the many DT bayou bends that are soon to be turned into the (presently funded, but in que with i45 build-outs) north canal? No hydrologist either but if that sharp bend always caused flooding and backups in and around that part of down town what does it mean for east river area when the kink in the hose is released? Other than the phase five bend most looks pretty straight so I'd hope nothing much would change. Edited July 5, 2020 by Two 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Feels like in the time they've worked on the bayou 2404 Navigation has almost been entirely built. Any reason this is lagging so hard? Edited July 6, 2020 by ljchou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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