Urbannizer Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Subdivision plat filed by Urban Genesis for a multifamily project at the corner of Wood & Walnut Streets. SubdivisionPlatPDF_CS 19074-PLAT_v1.pdf Currently, a warehouse sits on site. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 oh my god, PLEASE tell me they are just renovating this!?!? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post H-Town Man Posted July 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, Avossos said: oh my god, PLEASE tell me they are just renovating this!?!? Their website's list of core values begins with "Embrace History." They are based out of a historic house on Avondale Street. I think we should be okay. This is going to overlook the North Canal if/when it gets built. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: Their website's list of core values begins with "Embrace History." They are based out of a historic house on Avondale Street. I think we should be okay. This is going to overlook the North Canal if/when it gets built. Post Reroute + North Canal will make this entire area a boom town. I'm calling it. With UHD next door, proximity to downtown, and light rail it would be really fun if this became a kind of student village. Education with a dash of artsy. EDIT: Keeping this as "proposed" as blue on the map until its confirmed to be a renovation which will then be light purple. I have a hunch that the part of the building further north might get torn down to make room for a garage. Edited July 17, 2019 by Luminare 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 1, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2019 There's a lot more to this - large scale mixed-use development I imagine. Several other plats filed for nearby land. Will post later. 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2019 902 Hardy SubdivisionPlatPDF_CS 19101 PLAT.pdf 1702 Nance SubdivisionPlatPDF_CS 19086 PLAT.pdf 850 McKee SubdivisionPlatPDF_CS 19091 PLAT.pdf Sterrett/Willams/Nance/McKee SubdivisionPlatPDF_CS 19072 PLAT.pdf 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post H-Town Man Posted August 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2019 18 hours ago, Urbannizer said: There's a lot more to this - large scale mixed-use development I imagine. Several other plats filed for nearby land. Will post later. This is old-school Urbannizer. Just dropping a bomb on us and walking away, whatever. 11 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 yes...yes...its begun. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 The Arts District https://urban-genesis.com/portfolio/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 OK, I’ll bite ... what exactly is different? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 1 hour ago, mattyt36 said: OK, I’ll bite ... what exactly is different? It's aerial shots of what the area currently looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 dumb name... 1st ward is the culturally designated arts district by the state of Texas. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREJAY Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Avossos said: dumb name... 1st ward is the culturally designated arts district by the state of Texas. I agree, "Prison Place" or "Jail Junction" would be more fitting. 1 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) Or just " the warehouse district" would fit better. Then again, remember these are marketing terms. The Alexan on Weslayan is now "Alexan River Oaks" when its several blocks away from River Oaks, and not even in River Oaks proper. I would never describe that intersection of W Alabama and Weslayan as being anything like "River Oaks", but thats the association the developers and their marketing team want to make. Thats completely fine, but thats with the understanding that its a "business" decision rather than a "cultural/neighborhood" decision. Edited August 6, 2019 by Luminare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Houston19514 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 8/6/2019 at 9:24 AM, Avossos said: dumb name... 1st ward is the culturally designated arts district by the state of Texas. Not exactly. The Texas Commission on the Arts has designated the "Washington Avenue Arts District" as a (not the) state-designated cultural district (one of five such designated districts in Houston, seven in the metro area). Demonstrating Houston's difficulties with successful branding, the state designated it (presumably at the district's request) as the Washington Avenue Arts District, the street signs in the area say "First Ward Arts District" and it seems to operate at least on the web, as "Arts District Houston". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted June 18, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 https://www.urbanoarchitects.com/work#/new-gallery-2/ 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Has Sawyer Yards vibes but with a bit more flavor. Is that a trolley or the light rail, lol? As someone who works in the legal field, I am amazed at what has happened and is happening in this area. 10 years ago you would have been laughed at and potentially called stupid for suggesting this could exist in this spot. And the best thing is that this naturally flows since as Luminaire said you get UHD students, people living in the new construction in that area of downtown, the legal peeps working over there, and then on weekends its just a few stops from the already vibrant mainstreet scene. Thanks @Urbannizer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 34 minutes ago, Urbannizer said: https://www.urbanoarchitects.com/work#/new-gallery-2/ I get the sense that trolley is going to hit the person walking further up those tracks in the rendering. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: I get the sense that trolley is going to hit the person walking further up those tracks in the rendering. Counterpoint: the trolley is moving away from the pedestrian (hence the the cables pulling in the other direction). That said, why does the trolley have a menu? And more importantly, why does it appear to sell burgers, hotdogs, vapes, and baby bottles? As a """millennial,""" I think I'm offended! Also, I take ubmrage to the fact that the Elysian Viaduct isn't painted purple and pink ink their rendering. Edited June 18, 2020 by JBTX 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Looks pretty cool, although I'm assuming that trolley is more decorative than functional 😄 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 What if it was a movable trolley restaurant 👀, I know not likely but what if 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I think it's supposed to be a stationary food truck trolley 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, cspwal said: I think it's supposed to be a stationary food truck trolley Maybe I should tell everyone that this a render of what could be, but not what actually is? Renders can't be taken literally. They encapsulate an idea, that is all. You want the end product to be as close to the render as possible, but at the end of the day its a visual of something imaginary. Even in the render you see the tracks stop dead at the intersection. If you actually look at what a render gives you then you will see what it wants you to see. If some people are talking about an ACTUAL trolley, then they aren't looking for what the render is telling them, they are only seeing what they want to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, JBTX said: That said, why does the trolley have a menu? And more importantly, why does it appear to sell burgers, hotdogs, vapes, and baby bottles? It's a food trolley! They're the wave of the future the question is, will The Kindergartener build the North Canal, or will it have to wait until we have competence back in the County Judge seat. Edited June 18, 2020 by Tumbleweed_Tx 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Classy. Let's try to keep politics out of here, and if it's actually relevant, then we should at least be respectful. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Luminare said: Maybe I should tell everyone that this a render of what could be, but not what actually is? Renders can't be taken literally. They encapsulate an idea, that is all. You want the end product to be as close to the render as possible, but at the end of the day its a visual of something imaginary. Even in the render you see the tracks stop dead at the intersection. If you actually look at what a render gives you then you will see what it wants you to see. If some people are talking about an ACTUAL trolley, then they aren't looking for what the render is telling them, they are only seeing what they want to see. On the other hand, a street car that goes around north downtown on rails selling food would be a great draw 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, cspwal said: On the other hand, a street car that goes around north downtown on rails selling food would be a great draw Would vote for this in the next election to be built, or am willing to beg the Kinders to help fund. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted March 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 https://urban-genesis.com/portfolio/ 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Huh. I like the older renderings better. I appreciate the added residential, but this is now just an apartment block wearing the skin of an old warehouse. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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