West Gray Place: Mixed-Use At 1315 West Gray St.

[Urbannizer]

Proposed retail building.

 

http://x.lnimg.com/attachments/E6BF0409-67EA-4396-94C0-7C4B7C55F2BD.pdf

 

http://x.lnimg.com/photo/poster_1920/e003c03cb7f6494990981f3f40927c14.jpg

 

http://x.lnimg.com/photo/poster_1920/657ba61b04824fe3a3bf1338ae45208d.jpg

[cspwal]

I like the building's design, the site plan not so much.

 

Very thin interface with the street for pedestrians - 2 feet is not wide at all.  I guess they assume the bikes will go all the way to that back rack through the lot, and then walk to the door.  Seems odd - usually bike parking is near the door.

 

I wonder if they had someone in mind and they dropped out?  Seems odd to build a one unit retail building completely on spec

[mollusk]

mmmmmm... bike rack at the very back, between the kitchen and the dumpster, and with no way for customers to keep an eye on their bikes.  What a great example of not just mailing in a requirement, but also throwing shade about it with a silently passive aggressive "this exists only because of An Intrusive Big Gummint Nanny State Regulation" 4Q, too.  (it's a shame the eye roll emoticon only comes with a big grin)

[Texasota]

I don't think that 2' dimension refers to the walkway- it looks like it's the bump-out in the building facade.

 

That said, it looks like the walkway is 3'-11", which is still pretty narrow.

[CrockpotandGravel]

This thread was originally created August 2019. I'm reposting this because this post and other content from me are no longer available in the forum



I can't make out where this development will be built, so there could be a thread for the property on the forum. If there is one, once we figure out where this is going, maybe it can be merged into the existing thread. But I searched most of the threads dedicated to properties on this street and couldn't make a concise guess.


I came across this bit of news on Identity Architects website (don't know how long it's been posted there):

The architecture firm is working on a new mixed-use development:  West Gray Point.

There isn't a listed address or identifiers in the photo pinpointing the location on W Gray. This may be in River Oaks, Montrose or Midtown. 



Here's what's posted:

New urban retail that we are excited about. Stay tuned for more information.  


http://http//www.identityarchitects.com/bidders-list

[CrockpotandGravel]

Here is a higher-res rendering of West Point Gray, designed by Identity Architects.



(direct link to full size, non-compressed uploaded image: https://i.imgur.com/0yxYTmk.jpg )


 

[IntheKnowHouston]

This is now called West Gray Place. Edge Realty is leasing spaces for this building, located in River Oaks. The address listed is 1315 W Gray St.

 

Here is the link to the listing and related materials.

 

http://edge-re.com/property/west-gray-place/

 

 

[thedistrict84]

On 12/8/2019 at 11:04 AM, Toopicky said:

"River Oaks" LOL

Name creep like what’s going on all over The Heights, but the fancy kind of name creep with a top hat and monocle. 

[j_cuevas713]

On 10/20/2019 at 1:49 AM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Here is a higher-res rendering of West Point Gray, designed by Identity Architects.



(direct link to full size, non-compressed uploaded image: https://i.imgur.com/0yxYTmk.jpg )


 

So not sure if anyone knows the answer to this. But why do developers build on a slope? Is it to prevent flooding?