hindesky Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 https://www.houstoniamag.com/home-and-real-estate/2021/04/mixed-use-developments-houston 6 Mixed-Used Developments Transforming Houston City blocks are changing all over town—here’s what you need to know. By Gwendolyn Knapp 4/2/2021 at 10:51am FEEL LIKE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS ARE sprouting up all over Houston? You’re not alone. We can hardly keep up. Here’re six that, as far as we can tell, are transforming city blocks all over town. Montrose Collective Where: Westheimer and Grant, near Uchi What: 197,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, work, and greenspace Vibe: Totes walkable but still has 600 parking spots Who’s behind it: Radom Capital (of Heights Mercantile fame) Usual Suspects: Michael Hsu Architecture for design, OJB Landscape Architecture for nature Projected Opening: Summer/Fall 2021 In the mix: NYC’s Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, a Live Nation office, a living green wall for eco-selfies We’ll go for: The new Montrose branch of Houston Public Library Levit Green Where: Holcombe and Texas 288 (former Grocery Supply Co. site) What: 52 acres of research facilities, apartments, shops, eateries, and greenspace near the Texas Medical Center Vibe: Scientists working hard, playing hard Who’s behind it: Hines, 2ML Usual Suspects: Gensler helped with the Master Plan Projected Opening: Construction begins in 2022 In the mix: A $1 billion+ price tag; a name honoring Grocery Supply’s founder, Joe Levit; the potential to make TMC even more impressive We’ll go for: Drinks among our city’s geniuses Autry Park Where: Allen Parkway (and W. Dallas) at Shepherd What: 1,400+ apartments, offices, and 22 restaurants and stores in a five-tower complex on 14 green acres near River Oaks. Vibe: A bustling mini city on the bayou Who’s behind it: Hanover Company, Lionstone, Rebees Usual Suspects: Michael Hsu created the look, OJB Landscape Architecture made it walkable Projected Opening: Phase I—two residential towers—debuts in late 2021, with two phases to follow In the mix: A stoplight on Allen Parkway, a dedicated bike lane on W. Dallas, a public park We’ll go for: The glass cylinders embedded among a grove of mature live oaks—retail space, natch Regent Square Where: W. Dallas and Dunlavy (across from Autry Park) What: A sprawling 600-deep apartment compound with room for retail and restaurants on eight acres Vibe: Autry Park’s mysterious young neighbor Who’s behind it: Boston-based GID Development Group Usual Suspects: OJB Landscape Architecture brought the green finger Projected Opening: 2021? Maybe? It broke ground in 2019, seven years after planned In the mix: Activated green spaces, a signature water feature, a pedestrian promenade, and the hopes of this becoming part of a larger 24-acre mixed use compound that stretches to Waugh We’ll go for: Dinner on the roof (of three upcoming restaurants) M-K-T Heights Where: 600 N. Shepherd What: An industrial park turned shops, cafés, and office space on the Heights hike and bike Vibe: Ultimate Heights hipster-dom Who’s behind it: Radom Capital, Triten Real Estate Partners, Long Wharf Capital Usual Suspects: Designed by, you got it, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture Projected Opening: It’s done (as of Oct. 2020)! In the mix: Boutiques Burdlife and Common Assembly, ice cream spot Honeychild’s Sweetcreams; coming in March 2021—Rakkan Ramen and Tight Squeeze Juice Bar We’ll go for: A selfie at interactive installation Flower Vault East River Where: Between Jensen and Clinton Drive on Buffalo Bayou What: A million square feet of bayou-front shops, eateries, and living near Japhet Creek Vibe: A waterfront CityCentre … in Fifth Ward Who’s behind it: Midway (of CityCentre fame) Usual Suspects: OJB Landscape Architecture designed the nature-focused open spaces Projected Opening: 2023 for Phase 1—360 apartments in The Laura, some shops and offices In the mix: East River Mural, The Moonlit Drive-In Cinema, and functioning beehives, yes beehives, are already in use on site We’ll go for: The sheer scope of it—the size of 60 downtown Houston blocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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