trymahjong Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I took this picture today. Tomorrow I'll call the number, to record my comment. Somehow it won't allow me to post it right side up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I took this picture today. Tomorrow I'll call the number, to record my comment.Somehow it won't allow me to post it right side up.Funny. I was talking to another forumer if they knew what this was before I posted. They had no clue either. The same sign exist on another lost but I can't copy and paste that image from my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I took this picture today. Tomorrow I'll call the number, to record my comment.Somehow it won't allow me to post it right side up.Is that right near the curve where Fairview turns in to Tuam if you are heading east ? Would they be closing it off at Taft ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I doubt they are closing Fairview. Maybe whichever side street is at that corner. Fairview carries too much east/west traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I doubt they are closing Fairview. Maybe whichever side street is at that corner. Fairview carries too much east/west traffic.That is what I was thinking -- seems like a really busy street to close -- I use it all the time coming and going from Midtown/Montrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I have no idea why COH is posting these signs. I saw another one on Greenbriar off West Alabama next to Gables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 But that's just a "request for abandonment", the city wouldn't actually do it, would they? If I, as a sleazy developer (or maybe a practical joker with too much time on my hands) filled out a request to abandon a major road, that would still count and it would be filed, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 I called the 8323953118 number--There is a call log kept and you have to give your name and address before any questions can be answered. This is what I was told: There has been a request to abandon the alley--the fifteen foot alley surrounded by Taft, Hyde Park, Mason and Fairview-- a property owner wants that additional square footage for development-- You can advise the person, who takes the call log, if you agree or disagree- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Based on what I've read on HAIF, some enterprising homeowners seem to have bypassed the abandonment process entirely and just absorbed the ROW instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This is what I asked Urbannizer about the other day. It is this alley way: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 ^ I almost bought that townhouse! Very cool inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Some of the Avondale residents told me the COH common sewer line for all those buildings runs under that alley/lot-- can it be built on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Some of the Avondale residents told me the COH common sewer line for all those buildings runs under that alley/lot-- can it be built on?That's an intersting question. I can't imagine an utility easement "going away" where an active utility exists just because the property has been deeded to a private owner. It would be foolish to build over a known underground utility in any case. Of course, if it is just intended for access to the property, and the most that could be lost is some paving, I could understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 There is a sewer line running along that alley, according to the CoH GIMS system. There's no formal easement, because the alley belongs to the City. I would be disappointed if the City gives up that land, and the access to the sewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 What is the going price for an alleyway purchased from the City of HOuston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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