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This is so incredible. We live in the area and know the interior of these buildings are renovated and beautiful, but the exterior makes it feel untouched and forgotten. Can't wait for this area of the neighborhood to get polished up a bit.

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On 7/11/2022 at 1:34 PM, DotCom said:

From the Chron article:

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Text from the graphic in the Houston Chronicle article about Neighborhood Concept's The Plant / Second Ward development project (including it so it's searchable, in case anyone searches the forum or Google using the associated addresses):


New walkable district  coming to the East End 

Concept Neighborhood, a Houston real estate firm, is aiming to redevelop nearly  145,000 square feet of mostly historic warehouses into a new mixed-use project in Houston's East End.

The sites in orange are part of the project.
 
1.   201 Roberts St
2.   203 Roberts St
3.   205 Roberts St
4.   3304 Sherman St 
5.   3303 Sherman St
6.   3301 Sherman St
7.   3210 Commerce St
8.   3219 Sherman St
9.   3218 Sherman St
10.  3215 Sherman St
Il.    3302 Garrow St
12.  3308 Garrow St
13.  "The Plant" 3401 Harrisburg Blvd 
14.  METRORail Coffee Plant/ Second Ward stop 
15.  Former Maxwell House/Atlantic Coffee factories 
 

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On 11/18/2022 at 8:14 AM, JClark54 said:

Update in the Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/the-plant-second-ward-east-end-houston-17589799.php

They've acquired more land, which is great. But these two excerpts were the biggest takeaways for me: 

1) "Concept Neighborhood also plans to convert a section of a former Union Pacific railway into a hike-and-bike trail running one-third of a mile through the development from  Commerce Street to Navigation Boulevard." 

This rail line runs perpendicular to most existing trails in the area -- Harrisburg, Buff Bayou -- and will be a strong neighborhood link. 

2) "The Plant/Second Ward path also abuts Navigation Boulevard, just east of the linear park known as Navigation Esplanade, which  is getting extended eastward by 3.5 blocks starting next year, noted Veronica Chapa Gorczynski, president of the East End District."

So the long-planned Navigation Esplanade extension appears to have the green light. A very welcome announcement. 




From the linked Houston Chronicle article:


 

Summary of The Plant/Second Ward Development
 

  • Phase One

    Some adaptive reuse projects converting multiple warehouse buildings into boutique retail and office space are already complete: the 20,000 square-foot retail/office complex called The Plant; another 36,000 square-foot coworking outlet creative office space called The Headquarters; along with some of the former W-K-M campus are already converted. By mid 2023, Concept Neighborhood will break ground on an additional 52,000 square feet of  retail/office/restaurant space within existing warehouses.

     
  • Phase Two

    Breaking ground in mid-2024, this phase includes 500 mixed-income apartments scattered across new buildings at 3301 Canal Street, 3402 Canal Street and 212 Sampson Street. This could include a mix of micro-units (400 square feet in size), traditionally-sized units and potentially coliving (shared housing). Also in phase two, plans call for incorporating 100,000 square feet of retail space scattered throughout multiple adaptive reuse projects in former warehouse buildings.  

     
  • Phase Three (additional apartments)

    Breaking ground in 2025, this phase would include tearing down some of the former abandoned Tyson food manufacturing building at 3100 Canal Street (at the corner of Canal Street and Palmer Street), but salvaging an older section of it for retail space. In the place of the former warehouse building, Concept Neighborhood is proposing an additional 500 residential units and 25,000 square feet of retail space in a project called "Trail Village." It's not clear yet how much of this housing would be market-rate or mixed-use housing.

     
  • Bayou Trail Rails-to-Trail Conversion 

    In conjunction with the Phase Two apartments and retail/office space, Concept Neighborhood is proposing to convert about 0.33 miles of of former railway running from Commerce  Street to Navigation Boulevard into hike and bike pathway called the Bayou Trail. The trail would feed into the rest of The Plant/Second Ward district to the south of Navigation Boulevard. 

   

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On 11/18/2022 at 8:14 AM, JClark54 said:

Update in the Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/the-plant-second-ward-east-end-houston-17589799.php

They've acquired more land, which is great. But these two excerpts were the biggest takeaways for me: 

1) "Concept Neighborhood also plans to convert a section of a former Union Pacific railway into a hike-and-bike trail running one-third of a mile through the development from  Commerce Street to Navigation Boulevard." 

This rail line runs perpendicular to most existing trails in the area -- Harrisburg, Buff Bayou -- and will be a strong neighborhood link. 

2) "The Plant/Second Ward path also abuts Navigation Boulevard, just east of the linear park known as Navigation Esplanade, which  is getting extended eastward by 3.5 blocks starting next year, noted Veronica Chapa Gorczynski, president of the East End District."

So the long-planned Navigation Esplanade extension appears to have the green light. A very welcome announcement. 

 

 

On 11/18/2022 at 9:45 AM, wilcal said:

 

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Rendering of Garrow Street between Sampson Street and Roberts Street in "Roberts Row" ("RxR"), a collection of shops within The Plant/Second Ward district, Concept Neighborhood's proposed adaptive reuse mixed-use project comprising historic warehouses, plazas, trails, and greenspaces adjacent to the Coffee Plant/Second Ward METRORail stop in the Second Ward.

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Rendering of Roberts St. looking north in “Roberts Row” ("RxR"), a proposed adaptive reuse mixed-use project comprising historic warehouses, plazas, trails, and greenspaces adjacent to the Coffee Plant/Second Ward METRORail stop in the Second Ward.

 




More renderings of Concept Neighborhood The Plant / Second Ward from the Houston Chronicle article:


"A rendering of a patio planned on the  northeast corner of Sampson Street and Harrisburg Boulevard at The Plant, an adaptive re use mixed-use project comprising of neighborhood retail, office, and restaurant space adjacent to the Coffee Plant/Second Ward METRORail stop in the Second Ward."



This rendering is included in new marketing materials for Concept Neighborhood's The Plant / Second Ward. It's labeled as a proposed patio for popsicle shop Popston.

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Rendering of the southwest corner of Roberts St. and Commerce St. showing "Roberts Row" ("RxR"), the name of a collection of shops and businesses along Roberts Street proposed within The Plant/Second Ward, a proposed adaptive reuse mixed- use project comprising historic warehouses, plazas, trails, and greenspaces adjacent to the Coffee Plant/Second Ward METRORail stop in the Second Ward.

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On 11/18/2022 at 9:45 AM, wilcal said:

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An early conceptual map of The Plant/Second Ward district, showing proposed upgraded greenspaces throughout the area  (including projects proposed by other entities). The buildings in brighter white are properties Concept Neighborhood controls.

 




Another conceptual map of Concept Neighborhood's The Plant / Second Ward. This is from the Houston Chronicle article courtesy of Gensler.


"An early conceptual map showing where Concept Neighborhood wants to build residential, retail and office. Harrisburg Boulevard is to the south of the map while Navigation Boulevard is in the right upper corner a few blocks from Buffalo Bayou."

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There is a marketing brochure for Concept Neighborhood's The Plant / Second Ward redevelopment project.

It's a new Loopnet listing created earlier this month.

Below is a map from the brochure of The Plant / Second Ward so far. It also includes surrounding developments, parks, and infrastructure.



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There is a marketing brochure for Concept Neighborhood's The Plant / Second Ward redevelopment project.

It's a new Loopnet listing created earlier this month.



About  The Plant / Second Ward project from the brochure:

  • A one-of-a-kind, walkable neighborhood in the heart of Houston's historic Second Ward comprised of breathtaking spaces in converted historic buildings punctuated by playful green spaces. The Plant / Second Ward directly links the Harrisburg light rail to the Buffalo Bayou Park and East End hike and bike trails. Contact us to join a singular mix of artisan makers, local and national retailers, eclectic restaurants and green spaces that comprise an authentic and singular retail experience in Houston's most connected neighborhood.

     
  • Located on two hard corners (Roberts St. / Sherman St. and Roberts St. /  Garrow St. Adaptive reuse of unique industrial production space to mercantile retail, restaurant or office space; located within the 17+ acre Plant Second Ward walkable neighborhood connecting the Harrisburg Light Rail to the Buffalo Bayou East Sector parks and trails revitalization, anchored by singular green spaces, unique retail, chef driven restaurants and creative office and maker spaces. This historic structure contains unique corrugated glass panels with additional clerestory windows   .Excellent walk, bike and transit scores. Direct proximity to East End Hike & Bike Trail.


    Space Features:

    • 500 - 25,000 SF Spaces
    • High Ceilings


    Project Scope:

    • 17 acres
    • 250,000 sf of retail and creative office
    • 1,000+ multifamily units


    Four Districts:

    • The Plant
    • Roberts Row
    • Trail Village
    • The Headquarters


https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3218-Sherman-St-Houston-TX/27440904/

https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/FsKDL3rS74AXA9nWOnFH0LbEdl_OFuhZoigdvINztoQ/PlantSecond WardFlyer.pdf


https://www.theplantsecondward.com



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Details about one of the four districts Neighborhood Concept is planning. There is also a rendering.

The images in The Plant / Second Ward marketing brochure are lo-res. Everything is blurry and pixelated. 



      Trail Village

  • Located at the corner of Canal St at Palmer St.
     
  • 6+ acres of future multi-family and retail, including adaptive reuse of former food manufacturing facility as distinctive market and restaurant space.




Approximate location of Trail Village

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Details about one of the four districts Neighborhood Concept is planning.
 

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3218-Sherman-St-Houston-TX/27440904/

https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/FsKDL3rS74AXA9nWOnFH0LbEdl_OFuhZoigdvINztoQ/PlantSecond WardFlyer.pdf


https://www.theplantsecondward.com


 

The Headquarters

  • Bounded by N Sampson St, Commerce St, Roberts St, and Canal St
     
  • Neighborhood co-working re-imagined to mixed use co-working, creative office, childcare, retail, and restaurant/bar space. Includes greenspaces, courtyard, and patio space.

 

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Details about one of the four districts Neighborhood Concept is planning. There are also renderings.

The images in The Plant / Second Ward marketing brochure are lo-res. Everything is blurry and pixelated. 

 

 

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3218-Sherman-St-Houston-TX/27440904/

https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/FsKDL3rS74AXA9nWOnFH0LbEdl_OFuhZoigdvINztoQ/PlantSecond WardFlyer.pdf


https://www.theplantsecondward.com



      Roberts Row (RxR)

  • Historic campus of unique WW2-era structures. Well suited for a wide variety of retailers, restaurants, offices, artisans, and artists. To include programmed central plaza and playful outdoor spaces.



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Leasing plan for The Plant / Second Ward, a redevelopment project from Neighborhood Concept.

The leasing plan is included in marketing materials for The Plant / Second Ward.

 

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3218-Sherman-St-Houston-TX/27440904/

https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/FsKDL3rS74AXA9nWOnFH0LbEdl_OFuhZoigdvINztoQ/PlantSecond WardFlyer.pdf


https://www.theplantsecondward.com




• 500 – 25,000 sf spaces

• Available off-street and  neighborhood parking

• Retail, restaurant, creative office, maker, and artist spaces

• Historic warehouse buildings



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On 7/8/2022 at 8:59 AM, ljchou said:

Starting a new topic for this:

Concept neighborhood purchased the former WKM buildings surrounding 201 Roberts Street.

See article below:

The vision of the future "Model T" building (I believe this is directly across from New Hope Housing):

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On 7/8/2022 at 11:54 AM, phillip_white said:

Another photo from the article:

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Concept Neighborhood has a new listing for 3210 Commerce St.

This is located on Commerce on the corner of N Sampson St and Sherman St. 

According to the date on Loopnet, the listing was created in early January.



Details from the listing:
 

  • Restaurant and brewery space centrally located within the 17+ acre Plant Second Ward walkable neighborhood connecting the Harrisburg Light Rail to Buffalo Bayou Partnership's East Sector revitalization of the Buffalo Bayou trails, anchored by singular green spaces, unique retail, chef driven restaurants and creative office and maker spaces.
     
  • This historic structure contains extensive steel framed windows, clerestory windows and original wood joists, in addition to 4,000 sq ft of covered outdoor patio. Abuts the central plaza that will anchor the Roberts Row revitalization project... Direct proximity to East End Hike & Bike Trail.
     
  • 11,300 SF of office/retail space available
     
  •  2 hard corners and bordered by 3 streets: Commerce St., Roberts St., and Sherman St.
     
  • Abuts central plaza and future greenway 
     
  • Abuts planned extension of East End Hike & Bike Trail



https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/3210-Commerce-St-Houston-TX/27468128/

 


Rendering of the proposed restaurant and brewery space facing Sherman St

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Based on my discussions with the guys behind this plan, they have three or more phases that will break ground in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It sounds like the overall plan will take at least 10 years to fully complete, since their vision is pretty grand and includes new parks, trails, apartment complexes, etc.

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7 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:



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Was trying to wrap my head around where that largest structure is going to be, and it is on the site of this property: 

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Just an incredibly exciting project :)

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This is a cool project, but not sure about the 400 square foot housing units are they building this in New York or Boston? Not sure what the price would have to be or what the market is like for a unit like that in Houston.

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10 hours ago, Mcdonaj1 said:

This is a cool project, but not sure about the 400 square foot housing units are they building this in New York or Boston? Not sure what the price would have to be or what the market is like for a unit like that in Houston.

I'd take it if it's under $1100/mo

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8 hours ago, 004n063 said:

I'd take it if it's under $1100/mo

Fair enough, I’ve been out of the rental game too long I remember paying less than that for a two bedroom back in 2014. Things have changed quite a bit since then I guess.

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28 minutes ago, HoustonMidtown said:

As much as I appreciate the continued publicity, that article felt like it was written by somebody who lives nowhere near Houston...

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On 1/22/2023 at 2:46 PM, HoustonMidtown said:

I hope it succeeds, and I hope the car based townhomes going up at the corner of Sampson and Harrisburg are not a foreshadowing. Seriously though, I wish Houston P&D had the guts to do something about it. 

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From Houston Chronicle today:


"Aurora Picture Show, the experimental "microcinema" founded in Houston in 1998, will be moving into a new home in the East End Cultural District later this year.

The new location, at 201 Roberts Street, is part of The Plant, a community development in the Second Ward being built in 13 historic industrial buildings that once served as the headquarters of oil field manufacturer W-K-M. "

https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/aurora-picture-moving-17798990.php

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On 3/10/2023 at 1:10 PM, hindesky said:

Proposed plat.


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I doubt this specific block will change much. The warehouse looks dilapidated but the inside is actually quite nice, with current offices and meeting rooms. If you peek in, it's has a very cool interior both in the lobby (retro) and the warehouse offices themselves. I wonder if the replat is to include the empty lot at Garrow + Sampson to enable expansion.

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I went to Eden Plant Co for some coffee yesterday morning. cool place.

coffee is an ok price, plant prices are somewhat ridiculous, but the atmosphere is great.

after, we took a drive around where this is all going to be. it'll be pretty big and cool if they can pull it off.

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Has anyone noticed the shack that's getting refurbished on the corner just northwest of Louie's? It now has the noticeable teal green iron windows from rootlabof the plant development and Joybrush signs was parked there (part of the plant house/concept neighborhood friend crew)

I'm thinking (or rather hoping) this might be the brick and mortar location of Angie's pizza. I saw on their instagram they are hiring and they mentioned it will be "very close to Louie's"

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On 3/20/2023 at 9:10 AM, ljchou said:

Has anyone noticed the shack that's getting refurbished on the corner just northwest of Louie's? It now has the noticeable teal green iron windows from rootlabof the plant development and Joybrush signs was parked there (part of the plant house/concept neighborhood friend crew)

I'm thinking (or rather hoping) this might be the brick and mortar location of Angie's pizza. I saw on their instagram they are hiring and they mentioned it will be "very close to Louie's"

Can you link more info about Angie's? 

That parcel was replatted as "Champ's Pizza" last year.

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On 3/31/2023 at 8:02 AM, wilcal said:

Can you link more info about Angie's? 

That parcel was replatted as "Champ's Pizza" last year.

There's not much info to be honest. The brother of the brother sister duo who opened Louie's originally did pop-ups around the area (how to survive, 8th wonder, etc) under the name Angie's (instagram: @angiespizzapies) with a portable pizza oven. Literally a brick pizza oven on a trailer.

They also did a brief tasting menu pop up in the east end at the plant house (the house of a group of a locals who happen to be investor(s) of the plant - retail development where louie's is located - and concept neighborhood planned developments)

It's my some of my favorite pizza I've found in Houston. I was hoping Louie's would feature some Angie's 'za but HOPEFULLY it forms into some sort of beautiful pizza shop under the name champs, though that would be odd given that champ burger is on the same block.

When they were opening Louie's (Cafe Louie at the time), they posted lots of louie's updates on the Angie's page, and lately they've been hyping a pizza shop opening soon.

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On 3/20/2023 at 9:10 AM, ljchou said:

Has anyone noticed the shack that's getting refurbished on the corner just northwest of Louie's? It now has the noticeable teal green iron windows from rootlabof the plant development and Joybrush signs was parked there (part of the plant house/concept neighborhood friend crew)

I'm thinking (or rather hoping) this might be the brick and mortar location of Angie's pizza. I saw on their instagram they are hiring and they mentioned it will be "very close to Louie's"

 

Are you referring to 318 Sampson St that's on the corner of Sampson St and Preston St? It's the lot across from New Hope Housing at 3315 Harrisburg Blvd.

If that's not it, can you provide an address or cross streets?


This is a parcel map of 318 Sampson St:


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January 2023 Streetview of 318 Sampson St:

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3 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

 

Are you referring to 318 Sampson St that's on the corner of Sampson St and Preston St? It's the lot across from New Hope Housing at 3315 Harrisburg Blvd.

If that's not it, can you provide an address or cross streets?

That is the plat that I was talking about.

They recorded the plat last fall:

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At one point the name that they supplied for the plat was Champs Pizza.

This parcel is not part of the Concept Neighborhood project, so while it is possible they would go here, it would make more sense to me that they would end up in all of the hundreds of thousands of sq ft of planned development immediately next to this. But that is purely a guess.

Edit: Sent Angie's a message on Instagram. We'll see if they reply.

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On 4/2/2023 at 9:22 PM, ljchou said:

It's my some of my favorite pizza I've found in Houston. I was hoping Louie's would feature some Angie's 'za but HOPEFULLY it forms into some sort of beautiful pizza shop under the name champs, though that would be odd given that champ burger is on the same block.

Louie's is changing (again) to become a brick-and-mortar Angie's:

Houston pizza pop-up Angie’s returns as Italian restaurant rebrands (houstonchronicle.com)

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1 hour ago, ljchou said:

@hindesky Did that meeting cover the five "sub-projects" mentioned in the plan review permit?

I don't know how to see the contents of the permits themselves.

I don't think there is any way to see associated sub-permits, until the permit is issued.  On the Houston Permitting Center website you can search for permits in the Sold Permits Search section, under the link "Search the last 3 years".  Once you find the permit number, to see the plan review status go to the Project Status section and click the link "Plan Review Status".

https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/

Permit Search http://www.cohtora.houstontx.gov/approot/soldpermits/online_permit.htm

Plan Review Status https://www.pdinet.pd.houstontx.gov/cohilms/webs/Plan_LookUp.asp

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