hindesky Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 https://www.borirestaurant.com Keverry on Montrose LLC purchased a 5,447-square-foot building at 501 Lovett Blvd. from American Youth Hostels for a BORI restaurant, according to Davis Commercial. Hyon Sook Lee of the R. Alex Group represented the buyer. Mark Davis of Davis Commercial represented the seller. The building will be developed as the second location for BORI, a South Korean steakhouse at 1453 Witte Road in Spring Branch. Opening is planned in late spring of 2021. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texas-inc/article/Retail-wrap-Scooter-s-Coffee-Van-Leeuwen-Ice-15825259.php 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 dang...hate to hear that as i always thought it was so cool that Montrose had it's own Hostel! I am sure this year with basically NO travel at all, it was hard to run a business with no business (like most places...) maybe another will open in Montrose as it is the perfect location for such a business (the next closest is one in the museum district) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Well that's disappointing. I went there a few times for events and thought the place was really nice by hostel standards. I even suggested it to a few people that were looking for a cheap stay in Houston before Airbnb got big. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 For years this was used as my precinct voting hall. What little we could see it looked very nice. I also remember meeting several hostel clients at Griffs looking for some sporting events to watch. I also remember an Australian young man hook up with a young lady who seemed enthralled with his accent. 💓 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 This was the Morty Rich Hostel? How will they find enough parking? There is permit only partly on other side of street- The Alliance France has drop French Classes- that whole street is busier that you would think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 According to "Houston Historical Retail" website the 501 Lovett in on the list for demolition. I guess I thought they were just going to renovate it for the Korean steakhouse not tear it down. https://houstonhistoricretail.com/2021/05/16/this-week-in-demolition-living-in-the-shadow-of-hope-city/ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, hindesky said: According to "Houston Historical Retail" website the 501 Lovett in on the list for demolition. I guess I thought they were just going to renovate it for the Korean steakhouse not tear it down. https://houstonhistoricretail.com/2021/05/16/this-week-in-demolition-living-in-the-shadow-of-hope-city/ Says "Guest House Only" - Looking at photos, that seems like a newer addition in the back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) On 5/17/2021 at 9:57 AM, kbates2 said: Says "Guest House Only" - Looking at photos, that seems like a newer addition in the back. Ok, that's good. Edited March 9, 2022 by hindesky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I saw a permit request for “Demo Com/Sewer Disc” guesthouse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 I've started seeing a lot of workers here after there being no work done since the garage demo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 Looks like some of the work is in the backyard for what might be a parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbigtex56 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 It makes me uneasy when they start ripping out original windows (especially on the facade). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 3, 2022 Author Share Posted April 3, 2022 Guys at work building a brick wall in the back yard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BEES?! Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 This’ll be an eclectic marriage of styles, for sure. I’m digging the East Asian rooftiles on that wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 8:07 PM, BEES?! said: This’ll be an eclectic marriage of styles, for sure. I’m digging the East Asian rooftiles on that wall. It would be nice if they were colored like in East Asia. In South Korea, they seem to be mostly blue. Other countries, I've seen both orange and green. These are dirt-colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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77002er Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Wow, that is going to look like s___ They should have gone with faux windows along the front Edited September 25, 2022 by 77002er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I remember first being invited inside this house in 2006 for a meeting concerning historic designation. Took so long to organize neighbors to begin the process and irony of irony- this house changed owners and didn't get included. It's not easy for those memories to pop up as I watch it transform. sigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) good lord...years later and it still looks like freddy tried to kill nancy there... Edited September 26, 2022 by gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 2:43 PM, 77002er said: Wow, that is going to look like s___ They should have gone with faux windows along the front Agree. Even better would be if they'd chosen some less significant hapless building on which to inflict their inept renovation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 I bet no one would eat a hot dog, sausage or cold cuts if you saw how it was made. It's a work in progress, I always prefer to wait till the finished product is presented. 😳🌭🥪 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 But hot dogs and cold cuts are still basically trash foods. This just seems like a waste of this building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 21 hours ago, hindesky said: I bet no one would eat a hot dog, sausage or cold cuts if you saw how it was made. It's a work in progress, I always prefer to wait till the finished product is presented. 😳🌭🥪 The same could be said about facelifts, too. While in progress they're not pretty. Still, if part of the procedure involves gouging one of the patient's eyes out, or inverting the nose, I'd have reservations. It seems possible that the results might be peculiar and unattractive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 11:21 AM, hindesky said: Well this certainly wouldn't classify as a Rehabilitation. If anyone wants to know what I mean: https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/treatment-guidelines-2017.pdf Its the Secratary of the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. I don't think this house is listed as a "historic" building, but these standards can be applied to ones not listed Federal, State, or local. What shocks me is the the elimination of windows on the front facade. One can understand eliminating windows on a secondary or rear facade for the sake of whatever new use you are incorporating, but whether one is redoing anything historical or not, to do what they are doing on the front facade is straight up dumb. Look I don't have the as-builts, or whatever drawings they had to create during field measurements, but there is no way this was the best and only option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Tree was removed, current pic and a previous pic of the tree. It was between the street and the sidewalk. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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