EllenOlenska Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 From my apartment's parking garage I saw an excavator on this property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/7/2018 at 6:07 PM, EllenOlenska said: From my apartment's parking garage I saw an excavator on this property. Clearing/excavating a drainage channel it appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Alexan Lower Heights https://www.edi-international.com/alexan-lower-heights/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 There has to be an update site plan now right? Wonder how this fits in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 16 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Alexan Lower Heights https://www.edi-international.com/alexan-lower-heights/ GFR?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Site says 15,000 sf of retail and 375 units on 5 acres. 5 acres is almost a quarter of the total area, so the site layout must have changed significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Angostura said: Site says 15,000 sf of retail and 375 units on 5 acres. 5 acres is almost a quarter of the total area, so the site layout must have changed significantly. Wonder if stacked retail is still in play or if they are going to go the more traditional mixed use route. I've got a retail/non-residential wishlist for this area and the large blocks of land are drying up fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Quite a lot of new dirt and equipment on site 2018-10-11 18.41.08 by Marc longoria, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 (edited) New dirt is nice, but I'd like to see site plans and renderings I at least need to know if i should keep following this or just throw in the towel. Edited October 15, 2018 by Visitor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Huge amount of construction taking place. I'll upload a photo later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 12, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Triton said: Huge amount of construction taking place. I'll upload a photo later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 They're building Houston's first mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skooljunkie Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Kroger should be rotated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 11 hours ago, Triton said: If that is how high they need to go to meet the new "two feet above 500 year floodplain" requirement, that will seriously slow the development of this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 There are renderings being circulated out there now. Rumor is a movie theater is still in play, but more likely Studio Movie Grill now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 9:32 AM, H-Town Man said: If that is how high they need to go to meet the new "two feet above 500 year floodplain" requirement, that will seriously slow the development of this area. Per the Harris County flood mapping tool. They aren't even near the 500 year floodplain. I honestly have no clue whats going on. I thought at first maybe they are doing what what the original Greenway Plaza did which was build up a mound over at grade parking to conceal it. That doesn't seem to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Triton said: There are renderings being circulated out there now. Rumor is a movie theater is still in play, but more likely Studio Movie Grill now. Pics or it didn’t happen bruh bruh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 8:49 AM, j_cuevas713 said: They're building Houston's first mountain Nah...everyone knows Mount Houston was the first. https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2010/04/the-story-of-mt-houston/ It was leveled by developers but the community built there remains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Houston,_Texas You can go visit it. It's off 59 a couple of miles south of the beltway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 15 hours ago, Triton said: There are renderings being circulated out there now. Rumor is a movie theater is still in play, but more likely Studio Movie Grill now. I heard mixed use - apartments / theater / some stores... seems like a step in the right direction but not a full on Midway mixed use center. Is that what you're hearing as well? I think their proposal will work well here. I think this area will boom and we will see many more cool projects in the not too distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Avossos said: I heard mixed use - apartments / theater / some stores... seems like a step in the right direction but not a full on Midway mixed use center. Is that what you're hearing as well? I think their proposal will work well here. I think this area will boom and we will see many more cool projects in the not too distant future. This is a completely different development but think of the development like this... "boxes with stores and streets and buildings"... Not a full on City Centre but not far away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Well the big difference is no parking lots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 So this is going to be similar to the Buffalo Heights development? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) https://www.edi-international.com/alexan-lower-heights/ Well this is the Alexan. Which got my hopes up but not as high as everybody. Seems a lot like it'll just be like the Apartments on Heights Boulevard (someone recently told me one as The Assembly) and the retail across the street but more of it. Both that group and this development are on the Market Trail. Edited November 29, 2018 by EllenOlenska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: So this is going to be similar to the Buffalo Heights development? Based on what I am hearing, this sounds like several individual buildings that house retail, a theatre, and multi-family units. And when I said renderings earlier, I should have specified that what is floating around is the layout/schematics of the overall project with very specific names attached to each spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Death to Katyville. Long Live the New Flesh! Er New Urbanism! This is great news. The 1st/6th wards are seeing so much great retail and residential development that this will tie in very nicely and have good synergy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 31 minutes ago, s3mh said: Death to Katyville. Long Live the New Flesh! Er New Urbanism! This is great news. The 1st/6th wards are seeing so much great retail and residential development that this will tie in very nicely and have good synergy. I will speak for first and sixth wards. we are thrilled. I love the idea that the area will connect historic downtown to historic heights while maintaining our own historic and urban identity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 6 hours ago, s3mh said: Death to Katyville. Long Live the New Flesh! Er New Urbanism! This is great news. The 1st/6th wards are seeing so much great retail and residential development that this will tie in very nicely and have good synergy. Sounds like it will be kind of like these....out in Katy http://www.district-west.com/ https://www.seetimsell.com/blog/highly-anticipated-katy-boardwalk-district-underway/ https://www.lacenterra.com/ Long live Katyville! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 20 hours ago, s3mh said: Death to Katyville. Long Live the New Flesh! Er New Urbanism! This is great news. The 1st/6th wards are seeing so much great retail and residential development that this will tie in very nicely and have good synergy. Less terrible is better than more terrible, but I think "tie in" is a stretch. There's nothing there to tie in to. The site is an island from a walkability standpoint, bordered by a freeway, a railroad and two big box sites. The thing about drive-to urbanism is that the "drive-to" part is a lot more important than the "urbanism" part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Angostura said: Less terrible is better than more terrible, but I think "tie in" is a stretch. There's nothing there to tie in to. The site is an island from a walkability standpoint, bordered by a freeway, a railroad and two big box sites. The thing about drive-to urbanism is that the "drive-to" part is a lot more important than the "urbanism" part. Underrated post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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