toxtethogrady 808 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Where's the nearest Whole Foods from there? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
por favor gracias 627 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Probably the one at Woodway & Voss. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jt16 169 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 There's one near Kirkwood and Westheimer. It's not a very big WF though 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toxtethogrady 808 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Woodway and Voss is close enough to serve the area. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fernz 364 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 There's one near Kirkwood and Westheimer. It's not a very big WF thoughBut it's moving across the street to a much larger space. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
por favor gracias 627 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I think I heard the WF at Woodway & Voss is moving nearby also...maybe where the old Randall's was on Voss? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I think I heard the WF at Woodway & Voss is moving nearby also...maybe where the old Randall's was on Voss?Yes, on the flagship Randall's site. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paco Jones 1044 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 The Zaza project is over budget by a good amount. I'm interested to see if they bring it within budget or shelf it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motis B Totis 87 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 http://s24.postimg.org/h0ul5cjvp/med.jpg Here it its, possibly the final plan for the area. Now that the Air Liquide project is finishing up the Hotel Zaza project is next on the list for Metro National. Ciro's and the tanning place will be torn down and relocated on the property. A fitness center will be added to the back side of the Murphy garage. A sky bridge will be added to connect across Memorial City Way. One final office building will be built on the grassy knoll. Lastly, due to its success at City Centre, the almighty green space will be added to the property. All this should be completed prior to the super bowl. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DNAguy 440 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Can you imagine the hospital, mall, and bunker hill west being connected in one coherent walkable district? That would be pretty cool. I mean, one can hope right? THENNNNNN, greater Memorial City can be integrated into Citycentre along I10 to form one large west Houston district... We'll call it the WHE8 district. West Houston, East of 8: WHE8. We'll pronounce like 'wait' or 'weight'. Then we can have this amazing Abbott and Costello routine when we describe the area: Person: Where do you live?Me: WHE8.Person: Sure, answer when you can.Me: I didPerson: Did what?Me: Answered your question.Person: No you didn't. You said wait.Me: Exactly. Hilarious Houston Home Humor. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Luminare 6046 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Can you imagine the hospital, mall, and bunker hill west being connected in one coherent walkable district? That would be pretty cool. I mean, one can hope right? THENNNNNN, greater Memorial City can be integrated into Citycentre along I10 to form one large west Houston district... We'll call it the WHE8 district. West Houston, East of 8: WHE8. We'll pronounce like 'wait' or 'weight'. Then we can have this amazing Abbott and Costello routine when we describe the area: Person: Where do you live?Me: WHE8.Person: Sure, answer when you can.Me: I didPerson: Did what?Me: Answered your question.Person: No you didn't. You said wait.Me: Exactly. Hilarious Houston Home Humor. Would be awesome, but just looking at this area on google maps gives you a headache x.x It's all so disjointed and none of the other developments work together to make everything cohesive. Not to mention all these areas still heavily depend on the hwy frontage road as if it's some kind of main street...blahhhhh You can clearly see this dependence in this master plan. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44134 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Work to begin October 15th. Stucture Name: Hotel Zaza Structure Height: 228 feet https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=258681295&row=13 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 11802 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I haven't heard anything about this one in quite a while... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KinkaidAlum 2837 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 228 feet tall and just 11 floors? Interesting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44134 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 228 feet tall and just 11 floors? Interesting. Maybe a change in design. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
houstontexasjack 2359 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 228 feet tall and just 11 floors? Interesting. Nice, cozy rooms with 17 foot ceilings. In case one wants to play basket ball in them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79ta 79 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 for perspective, does anyone know the heights of the newer air-liquid office buildings? is this going in the fenced in area at the i-10/bunker hill intersection or behind dillards? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44134 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/10/hotel-zaza-to-break-ground-in-memorial-city-this-month/ 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3797 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 ^^^ very nice! props for sharing urbannizer.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 11802 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Sure has taken them a while. Was supposed to start beginning of the year. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
asubrt 754 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Is that brown area on the map at the corner of I-10 and Bunker Hill still supposed to be a Whole Foods? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3179 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 That's a lot of stucco 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 That's a lot of stuccoStill looks better than the Dallas ZaZa.I drove to Katy today and the whole stretch through the Energy Corridor is impressive. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VelvetJ 19 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Hoped for more in the design. :-I 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Ozone Files 172 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Sigh. MetroNational continues to disappoint in Memorial City. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swtsig 2929 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Very uninspiring design to be sure. Hopefully not stucco. Whole foods is out btw. They could never agree to terms. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
intencity77 260 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Le sigh. If this is the front, it looks as bad if not worse than the Embassy Suites downtown. What happened with the other two prior renderings? They looked great. This one is a drastic downgrade and departure from those. Hopefully the unseen side looks better. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3179 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Very uninspiring design to be sure. Hopefully not stucco. Whole foods is out btw. They could never agree to terms.Who would with this trash?Although the 1,500 layoffs probably had nothing to do with that decision... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79ta 79 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 a fence was being put up between guadalajara and the forest painted parking garages. perhaps another garage is going up for zaza parking? i'll be back over there in a few days and will try to snap a pic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79ta 79 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 This first two pictures are looking at the NE corner of Bunker Hill and I-10 (pretty sure this is where the ZaZa is going) This is the newly fenced off area. Any idea what's going in here? Behind Ciro's Behind Guadalajara 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alejandro 74 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Le sigh. If this is the front, it looks as bad if not worse than the Embassy Suites downtown. What happened with the other two prior renderings? They looked great. This one is a drastic downgrade and departure from those. Hopefully the unseen side looks better.Typical MetroNational / Anslow-Bryant. Ask any architect who has worked with them in the past (Morris, Gensler, etc.) They will all say the same thing. You create a sensible design, nothing outrageous, and Anslow-Bryant prices it into oblivion. Any other GC around town would have brought it in for a reasonable price , but not A-B. That's why everything at Memorial City looks so dull. They have to reduce the quality so much to get the price anywhere close to reasonable. The price isn't the problem, its the GC. Pretty sweet deal for A-B. The rumor is that they are partly owned by MetroNational, so its sort of twisted. I guess MetroNational doesn't want the hastle of bidding out projects. They definitely pay the price in the end though. A real shame. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TexasGeneral 115 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 The construction fence is going up today, the Murphy building garage is being boarded up on the side that the ZaZa construction will be going on, the road running next to the Murphy garage has been closed and construction barriers are up. Lots of workers on site today. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4657 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) This first two pictures are looking at the NE corner of Bunker Hill and I-10 (pretty sure this is where the ZaZa is going) IMG_20151018_143910.jpgIMG_20151018_143755.jpg This is the newly fenced off area. Any idea what's going in here? Behind Ciro'sIMG_20151018_143745.jpg Behind GuadalajaraIMG_20151018_143904.jpg I think you meant to say the SW corner of Bunker Hill and I-10 (not NE). Za Za is not going on the corner. It's going in behind Ciro's and Guadalajara. Edited October 19, 2015 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79ta 79 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I think you meant to say the SW corner of Bunker Hill and I-10 (not NE). Za Za is not going on the corner. It's going in behind Ciro's and Guadalajara. The first two pictures are looking NE to the intersection of BH and I-10, I'm just not sure what's going there now. You are correct though, it's the SW corner. That area has been fenced off for a while (since the air liquide center was under construction). Is that where the Whole Foods was rumored to go in? Edited October 19, 2015 by 79ta Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motis B Totis 87 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Aha! It will fit in PERFECTLY with the other buildings. Memorial City is the absolute worst. Hope another developer comes in eventually to distract the eyes. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3908 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 What's the big blob of brown? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4657 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 What's the big blob of brown?That's your brain on HAIF. ;-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IronTiger 913 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I haven't kept up a lot with Memorial City development, so please be patient with me as I ask a few things: - Weren't all these restaurants built, in like, 2008? And they're already going to demolish 'em?- The Ciro's itself was a move from a Ciro's closer to Spring Valley Village (iirc), but what was the "vacancy" in front of the existing restaurant? I thought that was all Ciro's?- Where was the Whole Foods supposed to go?- What did the brown space used to be? It looks like there was a Mexican restaurant called La Fiesta and another building to the right of current Ciro's that looks like it was fast food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4657 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I haven't kept up a lot with Memorial City development, so please be patient with me as I ask a few things:- Weren't all these restaurants built, in like, 2008? And they're already going to demolish 'em?What restaurants are being demolished? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IronTiger 913 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 What restaurants are being demolished?Well, if that map is anywhere close to being accurate, there's a big gap of just a parking lot where the now-closed Denis' Seafood House is/was. (Maybe it's already demolished. I don't know.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Urbannizer 44134 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I haven't kept up a lot with Memorial City development, so please be patient with me as I ask a few things: - Where was the Whole Foods supposed to go? The area shaded in brown. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brijonmang 5511 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 If you go into the office at the Treehouse, they have a few models built of the whole development. In those models, the brown area is shown as a residential high-rise. Probably in the 20 story range. They could be outdated by now but that's what they have on display. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4657 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Aha! It will fit in PERFECTLY with the other buildings. Memorial City is the absolute worst. Hope another developer comes in eventually to distract the eyes. Yeah, why couldn't they build something more like this beauty? Edited October 20, 2015 by Houston19514 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Yeah, why couldn't they build something more like this beauty? What Hampton Inn's version of the Granduca? Why not? Slap some blue LED's on that sucker and call it a day! (Still looks nicer than ZaZa). Edited October 20, 2015 by Montrose1100 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cspwal 3908 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Can't forget the Blue LEDs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motis B Totis 87 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Guad is the only resturant that will be left standing, Ciros was in the way and will get moved, Denis' Seafood just wasnt makeing money and was paved over Liberty Kitchen is taking forever to move in to the Rub's old spot Supposedly the Whole foods deal fell through The planned green space keeps getting larger, probably because of the sucess at city centre 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
79ta 79 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 so this will have apartments too. interesting... MetroNational, Memorial City's developer and sole owner of the hotel, will dedicate four stories of ZaZa to apartments, 130 in total. In addition to enjoying the hotel's perks, residents can relax in a separate, private pool. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial/news/article/Hotel-ZaZa-Memorial-City-to-bring-chic-vibe-to-6610059.php 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3722 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 so this will have apartments too. interesting...http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial/news/article/Hotel-ZaZa-Memorial-City-to-bring-chic-vibe-to-6610059.phpI hope they come furnished with themes! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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