skooljunkie Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Does anyone have a scoop on this multi-family variance posted on the southwest corner of Studemont and Center St.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Fisher homes. The good folks behind the Morrison Heights condos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Well that would be appropriate density for that intersection at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 How on earth did they come up with such a clever name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre154 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Here's an updated picture from this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I'm not sure whether this has been posted before or even whether it deserves a mention, but Fisher Homes has just been issued a permit for a midrise at 1011 Studemont, according to the Houston Business Journal. No further details, no rendering (not even on the Fisher webpage). "Midrise" and "multifamily" implies 4-6 stories. HBJ describes it as podium type apartments. $3.2 million development cost. http://fisherhomesoftexas.com/studemont-mid-rise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Pretty sure this is u/c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I know there is something already under construction there? Is the Gas station going away? or maybe the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Isn't this near the neo-deco strip center on Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Isn't this near the neo-deco strip center on Washington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I believe this is the lot that had the carpet and floor building. The building was demolished and construction is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I just drove by there yesterday and noticed the construction under way but didn't know what it was....it's already 2 or 3 floors right now...definitely stands out on that corner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Amazing what sneaks up on us when we're not looking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Rendering: http://fisherhomesoftexas.com/studemont-mid-rise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Damn that's going to age terribly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 groovy baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Damn that's going to age terribly!I am thinking it's terribly aged already. I love it when they come out of the chute dated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hideous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 "Hats back on gentlemen; an idiot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Units showing up in HAR http://search.har.com/engine/1011-Studemont-308-Houston-TX-77007_HAR29767937.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 From the Houston Chronicle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Low may it rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 1/21 http://search.har.com/engine/1011-Studemont-308-Houston-TX-77007_HAR29767937.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstigall Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Have you guys seen the floorplans for these units? Interior bedrooms (adjacent to the hallways, always fun with noise!) with NO windows. All of those plentiful windows on the outside appear to be for the 'common rooms', dorm room style. Couldn't pay me to live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Have you guys seen the floorplans for these units? Interior bedrooms (adjacent to the hallways, always fun with noise!) with NO windows. All of those plentiful windows on the outside appear to be for the 'common rooms', dorm room style. Couldn't pay me to live here. You do know that there are clearly windows in those Units, right? Plus I actually like this! Not every freakin apartment needs to be ultra luxurious, nor does it need to have a large footprint to satisfy. My time in Europe made me appreciate the ability to better utilize space in a small area and still have it feel as roomy as something that is extra large. The only reason we have sqft averages as high as we do for normal sized apartments is simply because we have an over abundance of space which has taught us that it is ok to have enormous houses or enormous anything. Most of the time a lot of space is wasted and this is a very well compacted and highly efficient floor plan for such a confined plot of land. While it might not work for you I think it would work wonders for anyone starting out in town. Students would be a great fit as well. We complain about density all the time here. You want density to really rise quickly. Start building apartments that have sqft more like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstigall Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Duh they have a few windows in the living room, but the bedrooms are on the interior hallway. They squeeze in an uncomfortable double front door alcove just so you don't have to enter your condo through your bedroom. $250k for a 750sqft condo that features 2 windows? Add in a $300 maint fee and you're in the 'you'd have to be crazy to buy this' range for such a tiny place in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 You do know that there are clearly windows in those Units, right? Plus I actually like this! Not every freakin apartment needs to be ultra luxurious, nor does it need to have a large footprint to satisfy. My time in Europe made me appreciate the ability to better utilize space in a small area and still have it feel as roomy as something that is extra large. The only reason we have sqft averages as high as we do for normal sized apartments is simply because we have an over abundance of space which has taught us that it is ok to have enormous houses or enormous anything. Most of the time a lot of space is wasted and this is a very well compacted and highly efficient floor plan for such a confined plot of land. While it might not work for you I think it would work wonders for anyone starting out in town. Students would be a great fit as well. We complain about density all the time here. You want density to really rise quickly. Start building apartments that have sqft more like this. It's not the size that is the problem, it's the price....$345/sq ft is crazy (plus maintenance fee).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Duh they have a few windows in the living room, but the bedrooms are on the interior hallway. They squeeze in an uncomfortable double front door alcove just so you don't have to enter your condo through your bedroom. $250k for a 750sqft condo that features 2 windows? Add in a $300 maint fee and you're in the 'you'd have to be crazy to buy this' range for such a tiny place in this area. Oh yeah the prices suck. That part I'm not in agreement with. There is a big problem in economics with stuff like this that I have no clue what it is the way it is. I will defend the orientation a bit though as it's a flip in philosophy in where are you going to spend the most time either in the small bedroom or in the larger room with more windows. If that is where most of your time is spent then it makes sense for the orientation to be in this way. I mean really for most the bedroom is just where you sleep while the other room is where you do everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wow. $3.2m development cost for 30 units, yet they are selling them for $180k to mid-$300s? Unless the development cost doesn't include the land, they are making some serious profit. Tiny bedrooms (can they even fit a queen sized bed with room to walk around?) typically with no windows in something people will be paying $310/mo in maintenance for? And it's just a stick-framed low-rise but still going for $345/sq ft? Such a hideous building, too. I wonder how much interest they'd get, because I certainly couldn't see wanting to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 By Christopher Andrews on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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