RocketSci Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Land is being cleared on the North side Richmond between Hazard and Woodhead, including the former Shell station and at least one of the older brick houses/apartments along the block. It looks like King Cole is still open, however. The block will be filled with a new self-storage facility. Further down and across the street, the last of the old Lucky Burger building at Richmond and Mandell has been flattened, and is being hauled off in a dumpster (probably to add 6 more parking spots for Rev-El-Ry). Except in front of the new apartments, narrow broken cobblestone sidewalks and mud make much of the street barely walkable. Dunlavy between Richmond and the HEB is a crater-filled mess, crowded with cars and pedestrians driven from the adjacent broken and muddy water-filled sidewalks. I had such hopes a decade ago that one day Richmond would become a walkable street with pedestrian-friendly businesses, but even if the infrastructure gets fixed some day there will be fewer actual destinations to walk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I thought lucky burger was being renovated into a Vietnamese restaurant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Self-storage? How disappointing... I lived off Branard in that area until late 2012 or so, when we sold our townhouse. Even in that short time there has been a massive change - new sidewalks, repaved streets, high dollar townhomes everywhere. But hey, even people in $800K townhomes might need some storage. Or maybe it's the folks in all of the new apartments nearby Richmond is terrible, no doubt. I've always been under the impression that it's sort of in a "wait and see" pattern on the light rail line, since it doesn't make sense to do any significant improvements that might get torn out "eventually" when the rail goes through All's not lost, though. Just a few blocks from there you've got all of the activity at the Menil, the new improvements for Mandell Park (which previously was basically a patch of grass), the awesome HEB, etc. Shepherd Plaza's days are numbered, and no doubt something interesting will fill its place (of course I thought that 10 years ago and it's still hanging on). The infrastructure will be improved one day (rail or not) and with the increasing density from new apartments and townhomes it will become more pedestrian oriented We've been gone a few years and only live a couple of miles away, but to me you just can't beat that location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I thought lucky burger was being renovated into a Vietnamese restaurant? It had to be destroyed in order to save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Lucky Burger site: http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/11/untouchable-lucky-burger-wiped-off.html Former Shell station: http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/10/there-goes-shell-gas-station-demo-on.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSci Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Richmond is terrible, no doubt. I've always been under the impression that it's sort of in a "wait and see" pattern on the light rail line, since it doesn't make sense to do any significant improvements that might get torn out "eventually" when the rail goes throughDuring a neighborhood meeting on proposed capital improvements in 2007, I was told that no improvements would be made on Richmond sidewalks since the rail improvements would be done by 2012. Even then we knew it would be 2014 at the earliest. Yet, temporary improvements are always happening on roadways and bridges to ensure mobility. Business owners have also not been held accountable for the maintenance of their sidewalks and properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSci Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I thought lucky burger was being renovated into a Vietnamese restaurant?They are setting forms in place for a new slab foundation at the Lucky Burger site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 They have torn down the old gas station and a couple of houses on the north side of Richmond Ave. just west of the King Cole liquor store. I don't know if they are going to build a strip center or what. I do know that they cut down 4 otter 5 fairly large oak trees in the city easement in the last week. Does anyone know what is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Live down the street, its going to be a storage center. There is a small sign that says as much, next to the permit board. So disappointing. WHO IS STORING ALL THIS CRAP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 They must be the ones shopping for all those mattresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Existing thread: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/32832-richmond-between-hazard-and-woodhead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Went by and confirmed that they cut down at least 4 trees in the public right of way. I've sent pics to the Mayor and my City Council members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Went by and confirmed that they cut down at least 4 trees in the public right of way. I've sent pics to the Mayor and my City Council members. Call the City Arborist. Council won't do squat. The Arborist can tell you if they had a permit or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Yeah, Cohen referred me to the tree hotline. Costello's staff says they have inquired with PWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Per the Mayor, they had valid permits. The trees were in poor health and new trees will be planted. https://twitter.com/AnniseParker/status/672089325769588736 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Glad to hear it. I thought we had another developer that didn't care. This is a disappointing use for this space. I'm wondering now what all those people who were so upset about the rail coming down Richmond and destroying the integrity of all of the little mom and pop stores. It looks to me like they are being wiped out by developers instead. Their argument doesn't hold water anymore. Many apartment and new developments later Richmond is like driving in Afghanistan or Nigeria. Just think we would have a new road and rail going down Richmond if it hadn't been for the little group of naysayers, and John Culberson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It just hasn't been the same since Freaky Foods morphed into the Shell station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It just hasn't been the same since Freaky Foods morphed into the Shell station. Ah, yes. I remember when that little grocery was the only place open 24 hours. For those who got a craving for a tasty snack at an odd time, for some reason... Not sad that it's gone but not happy that the stuff going in seems rather dull. A pity about light rail.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I find it sad and ironic that one of the people who most vehemently fought the rail has either sold her property on the north side of Richmond between Shepherd and Driscoll. Her home, and business Brass Maiden, have been torn down. These people who feared the rail now are leaving the neighborhood after fighting so hard to keep out the rail. Its really tragic and look at Richmond now. You can hardly drive down the street for the bad condition of the road. Its a shame that a handful of misguided relatively intelligent people were able to keep what would have tied the whole city together with this last segment of the inner city rail system. It would have been finished by now. I'll say it again, they fought the rail because they didn't want to lose the mom and pop retail yet its disappearing to new developments along Richmond. They can't blame the rail for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I find it sad and ironic that one of the people who most vehemently fought the rail has either sold herproperty on the north side of Richmond between Shepherd and Driscoll.Her home, and business Brass Maiden, have been torn down.These people who feared the rail now are leaving the neighborhood after fighting so hard to keep outthe rail. Its really tragic and look at Richmond now. You can hardly drive down the street for the badcondition of the road.Its a shame that a handful of misguided relatively intelligent people were able to keep what would have tied the whole city together with this last segment of the inner city rail system. It would have been finished by now.I'll say it again, they fought the rail because they didn't want to lose the mom and pop retailyet its disappearing to new developments along Richmond. They can't blame the rail for this. Probably the single largest lost opportunity for the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2015/12/big-texs-arrival-in-montrose-marked-by.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Well, it's not the most beautiful development but I've seen uglier storage facilities (basically every Proguard one out there). Actually ran across a rendering at the site below- https://www.sparefoot.com/self-storage/news/3329-the-roll-up-weekly-self-storage-development-round-up-12-9-15/ Big Tex Self Storage broke ground on a new 100,000 square-foot facility in Houston, TX. Located at 1810 Richmond Avenue on a site formerly occupied by a vacant service station, the facility is scheduled to open in August of 2016. As part of the development, Big Tex will develop pedestrian sidewalks and landscaping along Richmond Avenue which will be “given back as right of way to the City of Houston and its residents.” Big Tex currently operates two other facilities in the Houston area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Hard to see this one happening if the light rail was up and running. I also am amazed by the explosive growth of storage places at the same time that houses are also getting bigger and families smaller. So. Much. Clutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 They need to have a place to store all of the mattresses for Mattress Firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerlooper Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Depends on how much you need your garage(s). A space this big is going to be $120+/ mo. "Let me find it. I know its here somewhere." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 So sad about Lucky Burger. The ONLY barrel in Houston and not many left anywhere else. While the first set of redevelopment renderings were a gaudy take on the barrel, the actual new building looks pretty boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Big Tex Storage Box http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/06/all-boarded-up-on-richmond-at-woodhead.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 http://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2016/09/new-and-renamed-on-richmond-ave-in.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Sweet! Me and my girlfriend will try this place out tonight! Since she's Vietnamese, we'll put this place to the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I hope it compares favorably with Huynh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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