Jump to content

WestMont: Mixed-Use Development Coming To Montrose


groovehouse

Recommended Posts

40 minutes ago, HNathoo said:

 

They generate foot traffic.

 

A smart developer would include them in their mixed use development, possibly losing money on the lease itself, but gaining a valuable tenant in the overall development (increasing the rents overall). 

Is there a developer out there who could be intelligent enough to see that would be a smart move?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

16 minutes ago, trymahjong said:

Is there a developer out there who could be intelligent enough to see that would be a smart move?

 

Pretty much every grocery store mixed use development. They make the money on the increased rents the apartment/office tenants pay.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said:

Are Half Price Books pockets deep enough to survive a store closure for however long it takes to construct the new building?

No, nobody has the money to sit around with zero income while a building is built. They're going to have to find some other place to move to (where they'll stay for the foreseeable future), and someone else will move into the new building.

I know for a fact there's a neat stripcenter just south of Shepard and Richmond that has tons of space, might feel right at home for them. I do hope they don't leave the neighorhood.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Any chance the GOV would grant money? Would COH? 
 

COH and DMD (downtown management district) are Always looking for ways to bring people back downtown at night.......maybe thatMall might offer books a million space. Midtown Management seems to have a lot of open office space.......I’m thinking the abandoned antique store across from Natachee.....?
 

I really hope 1/2 books can stay .........

Edited by trymahjong
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hmmmmmmmm

i guess that’s a comfort, but if I want to practice walkability in a realistic fashion and advocate a small “ footprint” For my grocery, dry cleaner, restaurant, as a compliment to my walkability................I want a 1/2 Price Books with in Montrose or at least the Westside of Midtown. Hence the prime reason for starting this topic...........I’m afraid I am losing my 1/2 Price Books.......sigh. I was looking for discussion on how that might happen.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Most used bookstores in America have been wiped out by rising retail rents nationally (and decline in reading among the public). Main era of this was 1990-2010. I doubt you'd see Half Price Books in a new mixed-use development; rent is too high and it's not the image developers will give a discount for (books just aren't hip the way food is).

 

I'm sure they are looking for a way to serve inner Houston. This is their only store inside of Beltway 8! And they are not going to want to be too far from Rice University or Montrose. But I think a pretty wide portion of the west Inner Loop is going to be on the table, and they will look for any place that gives them reasonable rent, good visibility, and protection from rapidly rising rents or redevelopment. They also seem to thrive on shopping center foot traffic, so look around at your older shopping centers along major roads. Something along Shepherd would make a lot of sense, maybe southeast corner of Shepherd & Westheimer.

 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...
1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

 

Madison Marquette is listed as the Owner/Occupant on the demolition permit issued yesterday.

 

For those who don't remember that name, they were behind The Travis in midtown, and 2929 Weslayn in the Greenway area off of W Alabama.

 

As of right now, the only thing we can expect is greater density for this block. The Travis has left a lot to be desired however. Though that might temper expectations for this site, maybe they come out with something different than whats in their portfolio? Hopefully. They need to choose more daring architects. Lets see.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 1/30/2020 at 5:06 PM, TowerSpotter said:

Found this from an architect at CRKTL, posted January 3rd, 2020. Potential development could be planned for this site. Renderings show a mixed-use development with retail, multifamily, condos, and office space. 

 

The site:

 

xV5iV23.png

 

 

Renderings:

 

7a7b9e90156931.5e0f70ed6aebd.jpg

 

31ba6090156931.5e0f70ed6857a.jpg

 

8eb05b90156931.5e0f70ed6b70e.jpg

 

8fac0f90156931.5e0f70ed6a693.jpg

 

ef1e6590156931.5e0f70ed69e81.jpg


c5e03090156931.5e0f70ed68e04.jpg

2151b990156931.5e0f70ed69669.jpg

 

https://www.behance.net/gallery/90156931/Montrose-MUD-Houston-USA

 

 

If CRTKL which was behind these visuals is the architect still then there is reason to be excited.

 

I really think they need to take these and go to Michael Hsu. The stuff in these visuals fits his style, and Michael Hsu has proven in this city and others that he can do great work.

 

Just my opinion.

Edited by Luminare
  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Highrise Tower said:

 

Madison Marquette is listed as the Owner/Occupant on the demolition permit issued yesterday.


demo permits are weird. I believe they just go off the same ownerership as the last person to pull a permit. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

If CRTKL which was behind these visuals is the architect still then there is reason to be excited.

 

I really think they need to take these and go to Michael Hsu. The stuff in these visuals fits his style, and Michael Hsu has proven in this city and others that he can do great work.

 

Just my opinion.

I second that it would be cool to see a larger-scale project designed by Michael Hsu here. 
 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

For those who don't remember that name, they were behind The Travis in midtown, and 2929 Weslayn in the Greenway area off of W Alabama.

 

As of right now, the only thing we can expect is greater density for this block. The Travis has left a lot to be desired however. Though that might temper expectations for this site, maybe they come out with something different than whats in their portfolio? Hopefully. They need to choose more daring architects. Lets see.

 

4 hours ago, Luminare said:

 

If CRTKL which was behind these visuals is the architect still then there is reason to be excited.

 

I really think they need to take these and go to Michael Hsu. The stuff in these visuals fits his style, and Michael Hsu has proven in this city and others that he can do great work.

 

Just my opinion.

 

2 hours ago, HNathoo said:


demo permits are weird. I believe they just go off the same ownerership as the last person to pull a permit. 

 

@HNathoo Is correct, Madison Marquette no longer owns the site. It’s possible they filed for a demolition permit before the sale.

 

PMRG built 2929 Wesleyan, purchased this site and built The Travis before merging with Madison Marquette.

 

Now that Skanska has control of this land I expect them to partner with a different architect- therefore a new design. 

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Urbannizer said:

 

 

 

@HNathoo Is correct, Madison Marquette no longer owns the site. It’s possible they filed for a demolition permit before the sale.

 

PMRG built 2929 Wesleyan, purchased this site and built The Travis before merging with Madison Marquette.

 

Now that Skanska has control of this land I expect them to partner with a different architect- therefore a new design. 

 

Appreciate the clarification. Was updating this on the map and spreadsheet, and noticed Skanska acquired the land, but didn't know if this displaced Madison Marquette.

 

I do agree it changes what the final product will be. With that being said. I trust Skanska to handle this land better than Madison Marquette.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
On 10/29/2020 at 8:31 PM, mkultra25 said:

Still seems odd to me whenever someone refers to the "old El Tiempo", when most right-thinking Montrosians knew it as La Jaliscience.  

 

I miss Jolly Science... and Freaky Foods, and...

  • Like 6
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Notice that the artist's rendition of the proposed building does not include a bus shelter at the corner of Westheimer and Montrose.
Hopefully,  this was an oversight or done for aesthetic purposes. I'd hate to think that a project so dedicated to being "focused on the pedestrian experience" would have an antagonistic attitude towards public transportation.

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Not seeing any mention of Skanska, makes me hesitate to believe this is current.  Perkins Eastman and Madison Marquette partnered on District Wharf in DC, so unclear if this was drawn up for the previous owner.  This would be significant for the area so hoping this is accurate!

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

that will be a sad day indeed...

love that store (and my buddy Bucky!)... hope they find a very nearby location in montrose...maybe the west end of that Nidda Thai plaza? (if not a cool old building of course!)

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 1/4/2021 at 11:30 AM, HoustonMidtown said:

Perhaps Rice University can get together with the Mayor's Office to find a solution to the lack of used book stores in central Houston. They could buy a large building and convert it to an incubator for used book stores, where fledgling used book dealers could find low rent space to ply their trade. The ultimate goal could be an Antiquarian Corridor, where one would find clusters of used books, architectural salvage, vintage clothing, antiques, and old hi-fi equipment all in an unbroken stretch, with street vendors and outdoor rummage shelves. I know I would be there.

 

  • Like 3
  • Haha 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • The title was changed to Is anyone else worried over fate of Montrose 1/2 price books

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...