2201 Leeland St

[Urbannizer 39899]

Proposed development bounded by Leeland/Hutchins/Bell/Bastrop Streets

 

SubdivisionPlatPDF_LEELAND PLACE.pdf

 

Site via streetview: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bell+St+%26+Hutchins+St,+Houston,+TX+77003/@29.7457802,-95.3572748,3a,75y,346.77h,86.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sd2-r5Ij6mYB4_t1EUzWJeA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640bf192bec214f:0xa1edaf8513a737f!8m2!3d29.746999!4d-95.357584

[Sanjorade 223]

Town homes, I'm guessing. Too bad they couldn't get the whole block.

[Urbannizer 39899]

On 9/24/2017 at 10:05 AM, Sanjorade said:

Town homes, I'm guessing. Too bad they couldn't get the whole block.

 

I think townhomes are usually listed as singly family plats. This one is up as unrestricted. Leeland Place is likely condos or multi-family.    

[HNathoo 460]

Is anyone able to see the plat?

 

I'm getting the below error message:

 

The page you are trying to access is not available for your account.

[Sanjorade 223]

ftp://edrc.houstontx.gov/2017/Applications//2017-1632/SubdivisionPlatPDF_LEELAND PLACE.pdf

Edited September 26, 2017 by Sanjorade

[HNathoo 460]

On 9/25/2017 at 6:26 PM, Urbannizer said:

 

I think townhomes are usually listed as singly family plats. This one is up as unrestricted. Leeland Place is likely condos or multi-family.    

It would be great to see some more multi family units in the area. Eado didn't really get to take advantage of boom in apartments like the other neighborhoods.

[Eastdwntwn 78]

39 minutes ago, HNathoo said:

It would be great to see some more multi family units in the area. Eado didn't really get to take advantage of boom in apartments like the other neighborhoods.

What is the benefit of multi family units in the area? Just curious.

[jmitch94 1522]

38 minutes ago, Eastdwntwn said:

What is the benefit of multi family units in the area? Just curious.

Multi family will hold more people than town homes. More people = more density = more retail. Also means more traffic but generally this is why people see it as a good thing to have more multi family. 

[Sanjorade 223]

I hear this is going to be retail.

[HNathoo 460]

9 hours ago, Sanjorade said:

I hear this is going to be retail.

 

I heard something entertainment based. Whether that is a bar, theatre, bowling alley, or concert hall - not sure. 

 

Regardless, it’ll be welcome in the neighborhood. 

[Lyle 2]

Any news on this development? 

[Sanjorade 223]

The developer is trying to acquire the last piece of the block. It’s listed at $425,000 for 5k sq ft. 

 

Stalemate. 

 

Edit: Looks like the price is now $375k. 

Edited July 5 by Sanjorade

[Sanjorade 223]

This lot is being cleared. The entire block has not been acquired yet, though. 

 

Anyone have any info on what is going up here?

[thedistrict84 288]

13 hours ago, Sanjorade said:

This lot is being cleared. The entire block has not been acquired yet, though. 

 

Anyone have any info on what is going up here?

 

Finally. This block has to be one of the strangest in all of Houston. There were maybe one or two portable storage sheds on site, with a playground (?) and a bunch of 18 wheeler cabs parked there all the time. I have no clue what the property was being used for.

 

Meanwhile, the one holdout lot is fenced in with a metal gate up front, like somebody was thinking of putting up a single-family home and then just decided not to at the last minute.

 

So weird. Whatever happens to this block will be a very welcome improvement.

[Sanjorade 223]

Bulldozers on site today. I think the last 5,000 sq ft lot was purchased by the developer. Waiting to hear back from the broker. 

[Luminare 4554]

16 hours ago, Sanjorade said:

Bulldozers on site today. I think the last 5,000 sq ft lot was purchased by the developer. Waiting to hear back from the broker. 

 

Is this a midrise or just townhomes?

[Sanjorade 223]

1 hour ago, Luminare said:

 

Is this a midrise or just townhomes?

No clue. Hoping for mixed use. 

[HNathoo 460]

2 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

Is this a midrise or just townhomes?

 

I believe this is a restaurant/entertainment concept:

 

 

[Luminare 4554]

16 minutes ago, HNathoo said:

 

I believe this is a restaurant/entertainment concept:

 

 

 

Hmm thats a pretty small footprint for an entire block. Not confident in what this will be now. Maybe one building and the rest will be parking?

[HtownWxBoy 161]

As long as it's not townhomes ... we have enough of those in EaDo. 

[HNathoo 460]

Site work in progress

[hindesky 29197]

[HoustonMidtown 3639]

On 8/20/2019 at 12:02 PM, Luminare said:

 

Hmm thats a pretty small footprint for an entire block. Not confident in what this will be now. Maybe one building and the rest will be parking?

 

There is a portion of the block fenced in (the wood fence in the picture) that looks like it isn't part of the construction.

 

The current construction looks like 2 different things going on - one section has the sand foundation and the other looks like it could be a driveway for townhomes?

 

Someone on NextDoor said it was going to be a BBQ restaurant

 

Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr

 

 

[HtownWxBoy 161]

I have a friend who lives across the street and he spoke with one of the workers who confirmed it's going to be a BBQ restaurant. 

[Luminare 4554]

16 hours ago, HtownWxBoy said:

I have a friend who lives across the street and he spoke with one of the workers who confirmed it's going to be a BBQ restaurant. 

 

@Triton @Urbannizer @Subdude @editor

should we move this to Eado East End sub for the time being if this is only going to be a bbq restaurant?

Edited September 11 by Luminare

[X.R. 544]

1 hour ago, Luminare said:

 

@Triton @Urbannizer @Subdude @editor

should we move this to Eado East End sub for the time being if this is only going to be a bbq restaurant?

 

"Only going to be a bbq restaurant"?!?!?!?! Are you from Texas? BBQ is the most holy, this should be pinned to the top of the forum.

[Triton 10447]

2 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

@Triton @Urbannizer @Subdude @editor

should we move this to Eado East End sub for the time being if this is only going to be a bbq restaurant?

Done.

[Luminare 4554]

2 hours ago, X.R. said:

 

"Only going to be a bbq restaurant"?!?!?!?! Are you from Texas? BBQ is the most holy, this should be pinned to the top of the forum.

 

If its a BBQ palace...then yes. Lets see!

[Luminare 4554]

6 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:

And since this won't become townhomes, wouldn't it be best to change the title to at least the address and neighborhood instead? I know Leeland Place is the name of the parcel, but maybe include an address? Possibly change it to 2201 Leeland St | EaDo or 2201 Leeland St | East Downtown since this won't be named Leeland Place?

@Triton @Urbannizer @Subdude @intencity77 @Montrose1100

 

 

6 hours ago, CrockpotandGravel said:

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/38007-leeland-place/?do=findComment&comment=599589


 

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/38007-leeland-place/?do=findComment&comment=600788




Maybe the barbecue restaurant replacing the proposed townhomes site at 2201 Leeland St is Willow's Texas BBQ?

Willow's Texas BBQ was a pop-up restaurant, then a food truck. Pitmaster Willow Villarreal stopped food truck operations recently. He also put up his truck for sale not long ago in preparation to open a barbecue restaurant somewhere in East Downtown ( EaDo )  or the Second Ward or Greater East End. My guess, he's opening here. I'm not 100% certain.

 

 

I agree, though it seems you answered your own question. We just don't know what on earth is going on here. Nothing but rumors thus far. Lets just see what happens. At that point the title can change. Would be nice for some info to be out there. Looks like we need to do a little bit more digging.

[hindesky 29197]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://rausconstruction.com

[Andrew Ewert 28]

Don't want to name names in case it's not supposed to be public knowledge, but I spoke to someone who knows the owner and they confirmed Willow's BBQ will indeed be part (but not all) of what's going up on this lot.

[Andrew Ewert 28]

I don't know more than I posted - supposedly this person heard directly from the owner of Willow's that they'll be going in over there. It's interesting Raus lists a different name.

[Andrew Ewert 28]

Aha, I bet both things are correct. Looks like it might not be "Willow's" but J&M may be the name of this new project:

 

 

[Andrew Ewert 28]

Thanks!

[thedistrict84 288]

I’m anxious to see the site plan on this development. Given that the vast majority of Raus Construction’s portfolio on its website looks to be soul-crushing suburban-style developments, I’m not holding out much hope for something pedestrian-friendly that helps promote walkability in the area.

 

I guess we will see.

[Sanjorade 223]

9 hours ago, thedistrict84 said:

I’m anxious to see the site plan on this development. Given that the vast majority of Raus Construction’s portfolio on its website looks to be soul-crushing suburban-style developments, I’m not holding out much hope for something pedestrian-friendly that helps promote walkability in the area.

 

I guess we will see.

who needs walkability when you can have 40k sq ft of parking? 😀

Edited September 26 by Sanjorade

[HtownWxBoy 161]

On 9/24/2019 at 3:53 PM, CrockpotandGravel said:

 

https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/posts/2640631275955687


 

 

New renderings are up on their facebook page... actually looks like a nice place. 

[thedistrict84 288]

26 minutes ago, HtownWxBoy said:

 

New renderings are up on their facebook page... actually looks like a nice place. 

 

Thanks for pointing us to those new renderings. Architecturally it’s better than expected, and from what I can tell it will front Hutchins and Leeland with no parking on those sides, which should help promote pedestrian traffic on this streets.

 

Not bad (aside from the sea of parking, but that was probably inevitable).

[HtownWxBoy 161]

17 minutes ago, thedistrict84 said:

 

Thanks for pointing us to those new renderings. Architecturally it’s better than expected, and from what I can tell it will front Hutchins and Leeland with no parking on those sides, which should help promote pedestrian traffic on this streets.

 

Not bad (aside from the sea of parking, but that was probably inevitable).

 

Agree.   The parking was inevitable but I am really digging the actual look of the place. 

[Sanjorade 223]

This will be a great addition to this part of EaDo. Bridging the gap between north and south EaDo on hutchins and st E should help make the neighborhood more cohesive. 

[j_cuevas713 2032]

Looks like this side of town is getting more established businesses. 

Edited September 29 by j_cuevas713

[EaDolivin 21]

Here's the rendering for anyone who doesn't feel like clicking the fb link.

[hindesky 29197]

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 12, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.

 

On 8/25/2019 at 9:45 AM, HoustonMidtown said:

There is a portion of the block fenced in (the wood fence in the picture) that looks like it isn't part of the construction.

 

The current construction looks like 2 different things going on - one section has the sand foundation and the other looks like it could be a driveway for townhomes?

 

Someone on NextDoor said it was going to be a BBQ restaurant

 

Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr

 

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/38007-leeland-place/?do=findComment&comment=599589


 

 

On 9/10/2019 at 8:09 PM, HtownWxBoy said:

I have a friend who lives across the street and he spoke with one of the workers who confirmed it's going to be a BBQ restaurant. 

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/38007-leeland-place/?do=findComment&comment=600788



Maybe the barbecue restaurant replacing the proposed townhomes site at 2201 Leeland St is Willow's Texas BBQ?

Willow's Texas BBQ was a pop-up restaurant, then a food truck. Pitmaster Willow Villarreal stopped food truck operations recently. He also put up his truck for sale not long ago in preparation to open a barbecue restaurant somewhere in East Downtown ( EaDo )  or the Second Ward or Greater East End. My guess, he's opening here. I'm not 100% certain.




There's also this from Construction Market Data:

Grumpy Jack's Restaurant / Houston (linked to Toomey-Guesman Family LTD)

PROJECT OVERVIEW
Last Updated:    2019-8-14
Stage:    Design Development
Estimated Value:    $1,000,000 (Staff Estimate Value)

PROJECT LOCATION
State:    Texas
County:    Harris County
City:    Houston
Address:    2201 Leeland St


PROJECT TYPE
Building Category:    Restaurants
Work Type:    New







 

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 12, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.


 

On 9/24/2019 at 10:35 AM, Andrew Ewert said:

Don't want to name names in case it's not supposed to be public knowledge, but I spoke to someone who knows the owner and they confirmed Willow's BBQ will indeed be part (but not all) of what's going up on this lot.

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/38007-2201-leeland-st/?do=findComment&comment=601758

 

 

Are you sure Willow's Texas BBQ is part of this development at 2201 Leeland?

Raus Construction's Facebook has a different name:

J&M BBQ & Steakhouse



https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/photos/a.1056469671038530/2679174128768068/



There's also this:

So excited to break ground on a new 8,200 SF gourmet BBQ and steakhouse near BBVA Compass Stadium!

https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/posts/2640631275955687


 

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 12, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.
 

 

On 9/24/2019 at 11:35 AM, Andrew Ewert said:

I don't know more than I posted - supposedly this person heard directly from the owner of Willow's that they'll be going in over there. It's interesting Raus lists a different name.

It's all good. I speculated Willow's Texas BBQ a few weeks ago. Now, I'm not sure. A hired construction company would know the name of the business or businesses they're building, yes?

 

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 24, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.


 

On 9/24/2019 at 11:45 AM, Andrew Ewert said:

Aha, I bet both things are correct. Looks like it might not be "Willow's" but J&M may be the name of this new project:

 

 

@Andrew Ewert oh. This makes sense. Thanks!


Welcome to HAIF!

 

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 27, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.


 

On 9/27/2019 at 7:16 AM, HtownWxBoy said:

 

New renderings are up on their facebook page... actually looks like a nice place. 


These renderings of this ground up restaurant we are building on Leeland downtown are way cool! Fun to see in 3-D rather than just plan view and elevations. Can't wait to see the end product!!!

https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/posts/2706297282722419
























 

Thanks for the update and notice of the renderings for J&M BBQ & Steakhouse, 2201 Leeland St, Houston.

This will be a nice restaurant to have in EaDo. If Willow's Texas BBQ  is manning the grill, the food will be loads better than the barbecue place that was near the light rail and BBVA Compass stadium.


 

Edited October 22 by CrockpotandGravel

[CrockpotandGravel 8220]

Originally posted September 27, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before.



The name of the barbecue restaurant in EaDo ( 2201 Leeland, Houston ) may not be  J&M BBQ & Steakhouse. The name may be  J(bar)M instead.



From a comment on Raus Construction's Facebook ten minutes ago:


 It’s called J(bar)M and it’s not a steakhouse(it will be) possibly at some point but it’s a BBQ restaurant. Texas craft BBQ is the primary. Please correct your post as there is already a J&M and it’s not this. This is not the correct announcement.

https://www.facebook.com/RausConstruction/posts/2678608708824610?comment_id=2708280942524053


 

[hindesky 29197]

Snails pace on this project. Parking area.