IronTiger 854 Posted March 16, 2016 Been in Houston a lot recently and a vacant lot that looks like it used to be a restaurant has captured my attention. The building was razed sometime around 2007, and attempts to find an address or the name of this have been elusive. The biggest clue left behind is a large sign that is only partially blacked out ("J***'s") but other than that, I got nothing. Makes me wonder if it closed LONG before it was demolished. https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7452381,-95.4566661,3a,75y,49.4h,101.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0ttV4oF1bS5wuhThn1wA5A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I-beam 2 Posted March 16, 2016 That was Joe's Golf House at 2121 West Loop South. The sign is a golf ball on a tee. It did close long before it was demolished and may have shut its doors around 2006-2007. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceGhost 72 Posted March 19, 2016 It closed long before it was torn down. The 610 location was one of many. Here's what the sign looked like. 2121 West Loop S Houston, Texas 77027 - Streetview 6486 Fm 1960 Rd W Houston, Texas 77069 - Streetview 5865 Westheimer Rd Houston, Texas 77057 - Streetview 10901 Katy Fwy. Houston, Texas 77079 - Streetview 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted July 28, 2018 Finally activity on this land! Can anyone make out the size of the project by this hole? Surely it will be a tower right? Can't see 2-story retail go up on the side of the West Loop. For clarification, this isn't Gables Westcreek right? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronTiger 854 Posted July 28, 2018 Wew, I remember this thread. While unfortunately it was torn down before Street View was making its rounds, 2121 West Loop South appears to have been the Electric Living Center originally, but we don't know if facade changes were made later (probably not, note that in 1/06 Google Earth you can still the inverted L-shaped structures jutting out from the side). It doesn't look like residential (and Gables was supposed to go at the Westcreek Apartments site, the last undeveloped portion, about southeast of here). Trying to guess the square footage based on landmarks says about 13,000 square feet, and based on where the lines are drawn from the Robbin Bros. building, a long and skinny building with no parking access (interestingly, the original building seems to have been connected with the nearby parking garage, the connection having been torn out in 2007). P.S.: There seems to have been another Joe's Golf House near Tidwell/Hollister/290 area in the early 2000s, according to directories). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted July 28, 2018 Great posting. Thanks for that. Here's a photo with Amegy Bank in the background. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted August 12, 2018 Do we move this to the Westloop subforum since this site is active? Photos when I return home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted October 1, 2018 Photo update as of Sunday. Hopefully it's something nice! Maybe Westcreek Market will move here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LBC2HTX 287 Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) Address is 211 West Loop South 3 story 39,660 SF of retail/parking John Beeson development Updated photos from swamplot http://swamplot.com/what-the-new-3-story-shopping-center-inserting-itself-between-robbins-brothers-jewelers-gables-westcreek-apartments-looks-like-so-far/2018-10-03/ Edited October 3, 2018 by LBC2HTX 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted October 3, 2018 Somewhat disappointing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronTiger 854 Posted October 4, 2018 2 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Somewhat disappointing. It was a very small lot. Realistically, what did you expect? A three-story building is at least a denser use of the space, then, say, a fast food restaurant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted October 13, 2018 Looks like they’re clearing the land to the right for parking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted October 13, 2018 Photos from today. Really cool to watch this go up.. such a high profile location. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted October 26, 2018 A week late posting this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted November 11, 2018 The parking is such a weird design Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted November 19, 2018 From today Cheers! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainJilliams 733 Posted November 19, 2018 I know this isn't necessarily an exciting development, but I'm just super happy that there's new infill on this property. More importantly, we will finally see that Joe's Golf sign get torn down. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avossos 1524 Posted November 19, 2018 5 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: I know this isn't necessarily an exciting development, but I'm just super happy that there's new infill on this property. More importantly, we will finally see that Joe's Golf sign get torn down. It wont go anywhere. I am sure a nice new painted name will go on it instead. Maybe I am wrong though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainJilliams 733 Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Avossos said: It wont go anywhere. I am sure a nice new painted name will go on it instead. Maybe I am wrong though... Well, a "new" painted sign would definitely be better than what's there now. Not preferred, but better. So I'll take it if that is the case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j_cuevas713 2032 Posted November 19, 2018 I'm actually pleased it's 3 stories on such a small lot. This is good infill for this location on the freeway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mkultra25 886 Posted November 20, 2018 6 hours ago, CaptainJilliams said: Well, a "new" painted sign would definitely be better than what's there now. Not preferred, but better. So I'll take it if that is the case. I've always understood that it's much easier from a permitting standpoint to repurpose an existing sign than it is to construct a new one. So I suspect Avossos is right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted November 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, mkultra25 said: I've always understood that it's much easier from a permitting standpoint to repurpose an existing sign than it is to construct a new one. So I suspect Avossos is right. Is this why The Bellaire Building (now Alexan Southside Place) signage is still up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mkultra25 886 Posted November 20, 2018 21 hours ago, ekdrm2d1 said: Is this why The Bellaire Building (now Alexan Southside Place) signage is still up? Very likely, although I've only heard it mentioned in connection with COH regulations, not those of other local municipalities like Bellaire or Southside Place. The classic example that's usually cited is the old Cactus Records sign at Shepherd and Alabama, which despite a paint job still noticeably resembles a cactus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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IronTiger 854 Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/19/2018 at 7:32 PM, mkultra25 said: I've always understood that it's much easier from a permitting standpoint to repurpose an existing sign than it is to construct a new one. So I suspect Avossos is right. The old Town & Country Mall sign stayed up for several years (as late as 2011) last used with a Hotel Sorella banner covering it until it was finally wrecked for new construction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted December 15, 2018 Nice steel structure! Looks pretty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted December 15, 2018 I love this. Just leave the steel as is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
editor 905 Posted December 15, 2018 I wonder if they'll reuse the Joe's Golf Hole sign somehow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted December 16, 2018 From today 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainJilliams 733 Posted December 17, 2018 I wish there was a rendering or something of what's going up on this site! Either way, exciting to see the steel go up so quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted December 23, 2018 From today 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1417 Posted January 16 this looks like a project that should be moved to the Galleria topic 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChannelTwoNews 2340 Posted February 2 From the past few days... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekdrm2d1 14703 Posted February 3 From today Tried to get the Gables Westcreek tower crane in the center 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Specwriter 284 Posted February 11 It looks like this building will have basement-level parking which should allow for more extensive landscaping. Just remember to move your car when it starts raining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronTiger 854 Posted February 11 2 hours ago, Specwriter said: It looks like this building will have basement-level parking which should allow for more extensive landscaping. Just remember to move your car when it starts raining. If they have adequate drainage, that should not be a problem. Biggest surprise in post-Harvey Houston was going to the downtown library parking two floors below ground and finding that the murals weren't extensively water-damaged... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Specwriter 284 Posted February 13 On 2/11/2019 at 10:11 AM, IronTiger said: If they have adequate drainage, that should not be a problem. Biggest surprise in post-Harvey Houston was going to the downtown library parking two floors below ground and finding that the murals weren't extensively water-damaged... Yes, the city has many underground parking facilities that almost never flood. It takes something like a Harvey or lack of maintenance of drains or pumps to cause any true trouble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
