Ross Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 This could be interesting, depending on who buys the property, which fronts Heights Blvd between 17th and 18th. Story from The Leader https://www.theleadernews.com/community/historic-heights-church-selling-property-amidst-merger/article_c12306be-a51d-11ec-bdfb-33c79b6f4e20.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 What I am most surprised by in that article is the disclosure that Heights Christian and First Christian have only 14 and 30 members, respectively. Those are eye-opening numbers given the size of the properties, and makes one wonder about the long-term viability of First Christian after the merger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Also the Lambert Hall is on National Register of Historic Places. I wonder if that is allowed to be repurposed or torn down? Edited March 25, 2022 by hindesky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 hours ago, mkultra25 said: What I am most surprised by in that article is the disclosure that Heights Christian and First Christian have only 14 and 30 members, respectively. Those are eye-opening numbers given the size of the properties, and makes one wonder about the long-term viability of First Christian after the merger. Those numbers surprised me as well. Thos are really small congregations. 1 hour ago, hindesky said: Also the Lambert Hall is on National Register of Historic Places. I wonder if that is allowed to repurposed or torn down? Pretty sure it can be repurposed. I am not sure what the City's rules are for NRHP properties, but it's probably a 90 day wait, then gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 The city doesn't care if it's in the National Register, but I'm pretty sure Lambert Hall is also locally protected. No 90 day wait - if the historic commission denies it, they deny it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Texasota said: The city doesn't care if it's in the National Register, but I'm pretty sure Lambert Hall is also locally protected. No 90 day wait - if the historic commission denies it, they deny it. The church and Lambert are designated as contributing structures in the East Historic District in the Heights and are protected by the historic preservation ordinance. No way anyone would be able to get a certificate of appropriateness to tear down Lambert. As much as the militancy over historic preservation and neighborhood qualify of life has been subdued in the Heights, I am sure the neighborhood would freak out in a big way if someone tried to tear down Lambert. I would hope that the Heights Association would be able to round up enough cash to buy the property and maintain it as a concert hall. The church could be converted into an event hall for weddings, etc. and make some good money on the side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 a market hall. not a food hall, a full-fledged old-fashioned market hall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/25/2022 at 1:16 PM, Texasota said: a market hall. not a food hall, a full-fledged old-fashioned market hall. I'd patronize an old-fashioned market hall. But I haven't seen any food halls in Houston. I've seen a bunch of food courts that are branded "food halls," or the even more pretentious "chef hall." But none of them are really food halls. You could stick a Sbarro and an Orange Julius in any of them and nobody would notice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 That's absurd. Conservatory was absolutely a food hall. POST, Bravery, and Railroad Heights are all food halls. Politan Row, during its brief time, was a food hall. Finn Hall is borderline. Finn Hall is the only one that's flirted with more chain-like places and genuinely offered mediocre food for the price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Another story about the sale of the property in The Leader...... https://www.theleadernews.com/the_arts/opera-in-the-heights-mulls-future-amidst-sale-of-longtime-home/article_3753c40a-b04e-11ec-a863-233b0b7d0035.html "As for Opera in the Heights, the longtime tenant of the historic performing arts venue, its days there might be numbered." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 22 hours ago, hindesky said: Another story about the sale of the property in The Leader...... https://www.theleadernews.com/the_arts/opera-in-the-heights-mulls-future-amidst-sale-of-longtime-home/article_3753c40a-b04e-11ec-a863-233b0b7d0035.html "As for Opera in the Heights, the longtime tenant of the historic performing arts venue, its days there might be numbered." I think something will get worked out. I could see the church going and Lambert Hall staying, hopefully both stay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native_Houstonian Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 This property is now under contract. Any updates? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 "After months of not knowing what the future for the neighborhood staple might hold, a consortium including a longtime Houston singing club and two donors have purchased the property including Lambert Hall and will let Opera in the Heights remain as a tenant at the historic performing arts venue, according to Eiki Isomura, the opera’s artistic and general director." https://www.theleadernews.com/the_arts/opera-in-the-heights-to-remain-at-lambert-hall/article_eea2c9be-2ed7-11ed-ac75-e308baa39cfb.html 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 "Opera In the Heights’ 2022-23 season will begin Dec. 3 in a familiar place: Lambert Hall, its home since 1996. That was hardly a foregone conclusion just a few months back, but the property has since been acquired by Houston Saengerbund, the city's oldest musical association, chartered in 1883. That's a huge relief to artistic and interim general director Eiki Isomura." https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/classical/opera-in-the-heights-saengerbund-17621823 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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