hindesky Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 The NHP Foundation received a $1.5M annual allocation of 9% credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to construct 149 units of permanent affordable housing in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood. Additionally, the city of Houston Department of Housing and Community Development has allocated $15M through its Harvey Multifamily Program. The project is also being considered for funding by the Harris County Community Services Department. Magnificat Houses Inc. is providing the land and is NHPF's partner in the development. The property, located at 3300 Caroline St., will contain 149 rental units, recreational amenities and space for the supportive services. In addition, 20% of 3300 Caroline's units will be set aside for formerly homeless people who have gone through transitional housing programs such as Magnificat's and are willing to become the equivalent of college resident advisers. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 The eastern part of the block is empty. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Bumped to Going Up! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Plan Review permit issued. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 More details. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just found bids are due 4-27-21 on this project and yes The Block Companies are building it as @phillip_white said and not the other Caroline St as I suggested. I just wonder how long the street construction is going to last and will it come all the way down to Holman St? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Surveyor stakes that look very new but the Caroline St. redo is just up the road and the road is completely closed off. I wonder if they will wait for the street construction to finish before they start this. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 8:14 PM, Highrise Tower said: Just noticed that the Owner/Occupant is listed as *MAGNIFICENT HOUSES INC I was of the impression that the developer was Magnificat Houses Typo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Building permit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted June 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2021 I believe this is it https://www.gsmarchitects.net/portfolio/midtown-affordable-housing 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Brown Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Architectural Plans: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Brown Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 http://blockcompanies.com/projects/the-apartments-on-caroline 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 The Block Companies has moved this project to "Under Construction" on their web site. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 The Block Company no longer has this anywhere on their web site, wonder if someone else is building it or if the project got cancelled? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) I talked with a couple of women who work for Block Companies about this project while I was at the 2100 Memorial ground breaking. They are still building it but it was put on hold. Edited August 6, 2022 by hindesky 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DotCom Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Apparently the County and City are now withholding Harvey funds for this project as leverage for passing tenant protection legislation. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fifth-Ward-apartments-plagued-with-health-hazards-17318681.php "The situation at Cleme Manor was bad enough that Pct. 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis pulled a vote on funding for NHPF’s new development from Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting. He plans to delay the vote until the county can pass tenant protections for housing projects that receive county funds. NHPF is a development partner in a potential affordable housing project at 3300 Caroline St. The development would provide 149 new units in the affluent Midtown neighborhood and is slated to receive about $8.5 million from the county, along with $15 million from the city of Houston. “I think its a good project, and I’ve heard good things about NHPF from around the country... but I don’t want to give up $8.5 million because they say ‘trust me.’ I think it’s a good opportunity to push for some strong tenant protections and inspection requirements for affordable housing projects that receive any county funding,” Ellis said." The conflict between tenants and building management has now prompted a conflict between city and county officials. The county’s delay on this same project has exasperated Keith Bynam, director of Houston Housing and Community Development, who pulled the city’s vote on its funding from last week’s City Council meeting while the county addresses its concerns. Waiting to distribute the funds until new legislation is passed is an “overreach,” according to Bynam, who fears the Texas General Land Office might revoke the Hurricane Harvey funds being used to pay for the development. He argued that the city and county could vote to distribute the funds and implement protections while the development is under construction. “We will continue to have conversations with the county to see if we can get back on the same page to get this project moving as quick as we possibly can. By the time its completed, between the county and the city we will have everything in place to ensure the developers and managers are doing everything they're required to do,” Bynam said. In response to Bynam’s comments, Ellis told the Chronicle, “I am going to use every tool I have to push for the strongest protections I can get.” Those include ensuring that management cannot retaliate against renters who create or participate in tenant organizations, obligating management to address unhealthy conditions, including mold, and requiring a 30-day eviction notice, instead of the three-day notice currently required. Ellis said he plans to form a working group with his staff and the Harris County Community Services Department to draft legislation, and hopes to have it ready by the next Commissioners Court meeting. Roger Canales, development director for Texas at NHPF, said the organization will “absolutely” abide by any new guidelines put in place but hopes that they will pass legislation soon to keep costs down. “We support anything that the commissioner wants to do, we support his mission and we want him to feel comfortable,” Canales said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Jones Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Honest, serious question...why do they care bout renters? Is there more to this story?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I would imagine that if City and County money is involved, they have a certain mission they want to accomplish with the money, and tenant protection is one of those missions. They are not in the business of for-profit development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Jones Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, toxtethogrady said: I would imagine that if City and County money is involved, they have a certain mission they want to accomplish with the money, and tenant protection is one of those missions. They are not in the business of for-profit development. Okay, thank you. I didn't know if something happen to make them take this stance or if it was genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, Paco Jones said: Okay, thank you. I didn't know if something happen to make them take this stance or if it was genuine. Ironically by delaying this project, Houston might not fill it's quota for affordable housing and will get another big fine from the federal government. It's a genuine issue but I wonder if its worth it long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 "The new development at 3300 Caroline St., which is expected to break ground next month, will provide 149 units of “permanent supportive housing for homeless adults of Harris County,” according to the amended agreement between Harris County and the developers, the NHP Foundation and Magnificat Houses." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/housing/article/Owner-of-troubled-Fifth-Ward-complex-gets-10M-17348909.php 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 "City Council on Wednesday further delayed voting on a housing development for the homeless in Midtown, with some council members citing the developer’s mismanagement of a run-down apartment complex in Fifth Ward as evidence that it can’t be trusted with more than $18 million in city funds." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-council-delays-vote-on-homeless-housing-17380451.php 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79ta Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) seems they had a change of heart... Quote Houston City Council voted Wednesday to award two nonprofits more than $18 million in funding for a homeless housing development in Midtown despite concerns about one organization’s history with a run-down apartment complex in Fifth Ward. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/houston/article/Houston-City-Council-OKs-homeless-housing-17395326.php Edited August 24, 2022 by 79ta 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 ABC13 also did a story about the vote. https://abc13.com/houston-affordable-housing-project-nhp-foundation-issues/12162475/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 10 hours ago, hindesky said: ABC13 also did a story about the vote. https://abc13.com/houston-affordable-housing-project-nhp-foundation-issues/12162475/ Glad to see something being built. I'm in favor of low income housing. But I don't like what looks like rewarding a company for doing a bad job with its existing property. Award the contract to someone else, and let the company in question clean up its act and bid on the next one. It's not like this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) On 8/24/2022 at 11:14 PM, hindesky said: ABC13 also did a story about the vote. https://abc13.com/houston-affordable-housing-project-nhp-foundation-issues/12162475/ "While some council members did not want NHP Foundation to build the unit, they said they were pushed into a corner, and without approval, the city could have lost the funding altogether. The money came from the state's General Land Office, and the city council said they weren't given much time to discuss this, given the state's deadline." Thanks a bunch, Texas General Land Office (George P. Bush, Commissioner). Edited August 27, 2022 by dbigtex56 Corrected punctuation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 The house at the corner of Francis St. and San Jacinto St. is boarded up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 hours ago, hindesky said: The house at the corner of Francis St. and San Jacinto St. is boarded up. Love those windows, and I imagine that the interior might contain some solid woodwork, fixtures, and hardwood floors. Seems unlikely that any effort will be made to salvage anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 The situation itself is unfortunate. Especially since the developer has a bad reputation. On the other hand if we want to see increased density, we have to lose some things in return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 10 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Love those windows, and I imagine that the interior might contain some solid woodwork, fixtures, and hardwood floors. Seems unlikely that any effort will be made to salvage anything. The windows are beautiful. Makes me think of all the kerfluffle that went around about old windows when the Heights historic district was established. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Sign is up on San Jacinto St., they got "Lina" Hidalgo's name right this time. People are living on the porch. Demo work should be starting soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Crew was installing the construction fencing but they didn't know when work would start. Homeless guy said a family of raccoons and possums were living in the house. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 Block Companies netting. Stuart St. north of the block is going to be shut down starting 11/16/22. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Stuart St. is now closed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Staging material. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 (edited) Plumbing demo permits. Edited January 4 by hindesky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 I suspect they will get the building demo permits soon, demolition company has shown up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Demo day. Just happened to be walking by as the entire house came down. Time between these pictures is less than a minute. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I went by during the worker's lunch time. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Both buildings are down. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 This now has a name, "Rosemary's Place" A permanent supportive housing development. http://blockcompanies.com/projects/category/under-construction/the-apartments-on-caroline 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 10 hours ago, hindesky said: This now has a name, "Rosemary's Place" A permanent supportive housing development. http://blockcompanies.com/projects/category/under-construction/the-apartments-on-caroline No word on whether Rosemary’s Baby will get involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: No word on whether Rosemary’s Baby will get involved. If you are looking for her, she might be at Melrose' Place 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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