BEES?! Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Wow, this is nuts. Honestly? I would’ve expected a project like this maybe after Trebly Park finished, but this is awesome! If you don’t mind crossing traffic, it’s actually a fairly easy walk to Midtown from here, and on the weekend it’s pretty much dead (traffic wise I mean) so you aren’t really playing frogger to go get a bite to eat. :P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 4:12 PM, hindesky said: Has anyone heard anything about this project? Doesn't seem like a lot of money if the plan is to convert the whole building. https://www.arc-3.com Sounds like this is just an entrance and lobby conversion. They must be converting the actual living spaces separately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Driving down St. Joseph Parkway, I noticed that the parking garage was fenced off. This one, to be exact (see attached photo). Is there a topic on this already? Anyone knows what's going on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Might be related to this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Either this building or the one next door is rumored to be converting to residential use. I always confuse the two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 9 hours ago, HNathoo said: Either this building or the one next door is rumored to be converting to residential use. I always confuse the two. As mentioned in the other thread, looks like the owner of the one next door bought this one at the beginning of last year. Some residential makes a lot of sense right here since the restaurants/bars/etc are relatively close in Midtown. Only 3 blocks to the light rail/downtown transit center and it is actually connected with the tunnel system via skywalk. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEES?! Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 45 minutes ago, wilcal said: As mentioned in the other thread, looks like the owner of the one next door bought this one at the beginning of last year. Some residential makes a lot of sense right here since the restaurants/bars/etc are relatively close in Midtown. Only 3 blocks to the light rail/downtown transit center and it is actually connected with the tunnel system via skywalk. Yup. I said in the thread for this, but it’s really not a bad walk at all from there to Midtown. It’d be nice to see more residential on the south side of DT. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Decided to merge the threads until we have more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Whatever they are doing here DeBartolo is doing it. Nothing on their web site about it. https://debartolodevelopment.com 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Montrose1100 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2022 Snapped a terrible pic this morning. Renderings are on the fence. 16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brooklyn173 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I wonder if this project will spur some activity at the long vacant Holiday Inn site just two blocks away? Hope springs eternal. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 Architect - https://www.arc-3.com/boards#/1801-smith-street/ 20 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Wow almost 400 units in an area that can be rather dead at night. And this feeds in well to Midtown. Hope this sparks more development around it. Edited June 3, 2022 by j_cuevas713 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Wow almost 400 units in an area that can be rather dead at night. And this feeds in well to Midtown. Hope this sparks more development around it. With the Pierce Elevated coming down in the future, downtown and Midtown can finally merge and be one. This project can only help. Edited June 3, 2022 by hindesky 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I think it looks really good! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Texasota Posted June 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2022 I'd love to see more of these. Let Hines or Skanska build a new class A tower; convert one of these 70s/80s things to residential. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEES?! Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Completely agree. This renovation looks really nice! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Probably will give Houston House a run for its money - I bet it will be over serviced with elevators compared to other residential high rises 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 Suppose the indoor pool is the only option and better than none. Really hope this is successful. Gives me hope for an 800 Bell conversion to residential. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I’m rooting for these lads to succeed. I’d love to see a residential conversion of 800 Bell, and we need something like this to show the concept can work in Houston. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 T 10 hours ago, houstontexasjack said: I’m rooting for these lads to succeed. I’d love to see a residential conversion of 800 Bell, and we need something like this to show the concept can work in Houston. Get this, 800 Bell and everybody's favorite former transcendental meditation center/junkie-squatter-sky-hovel renovated and filled with residents and that's a pretty big neighborhood on top of the other stuff that's already (or about to be) occupied. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, Nate99 said: T Get this, 800 Bell and everybody's favorite former transcendental meditation center/junkie-squatter-sky-hovel renovated and filled with residents and that's a pretty big neighborhood on top of the other stuff that's already (or about to be) occupied. Has there been any talk about converting 800 Bell into residential? That would be a lot of units!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapo2367 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: Has there been any talk about converting 800 Bell into residential? That would be a lot of units!. Wasn't there a proposal to make it affordable housing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: Has there been any talk about converting 800 Bell into residential? That would be a lot of units!. None except here. Shorenstein still owns it and still maintains the "Updated" facade on their site. This area of town needs some love. The former Skyhouses and additional residential on Main have been great but it's my hope we'll see more aging office to residential. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, sapo2367 said: Wasn't there a proposal to make it affordable housing? I may be mixing concepts, but the Days Inn/Heaven on Earth was mentioned as a candidate for some manner of affordable housing, but again, maybe only here. The 800 Bell residential speculation is probably just plausible wishful thinking for it's next use given the amount of nicer and better located vacant office space elsewhere downtown. That property represents a huge chunk of square footage and I wonder how much work it requires to keep the infrastructure from decaying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Houston Housing and Development web site had the Days Inn/Heaven on Earth as a possible affordable housing they going to renovate but its no longer on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 10:37 AM, Montrose1100 said: Suppose the indoor pool is the only option and better than none. Really hope this is successful. Gives me hope for an 800 Bell conversion to residential. If I'm being honest, I'd almost prefer an indoor pool to one that has no view, is surrounded by buildings, or doesn't get much sun. Plus, as an indoor, its all year round as opposed to a lot of outdoor pools. If they can, make the windows bigger, put in a sizeable spa/hot tub, and its a better amenity than some of these pools at the luxury places. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 *Wishful thinking* 800 bell has the perfect layout to be like the Vertical Forest tower in Milan. This would legit be a dream. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 is that scaffolding going up on the north side? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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