SpaceCity Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallasite Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I took a tour of that building when I was looking for a new place to live. I was unimpressed. Concrete floors and metal stairwells everywhere -- even in the apartments. It was like living in a dorm room.The worst part was that the unit the agent showed me was occupied by a man who hadn't left yet. It had two bathrooms, and apparently he never cleaned one of them. He just let it get dirtier and dirtier and more disgusting until even he couldn't stand it anymore and he then started using the other one.Imagine what a year's worth of man-funk does to the porcelain.When I jokingly said that they'd have to replace the tub and toilet before I could move in, the woman had the nerve to say that it would be MY responsibility to clean it up. Um... no. I don't think so. I went somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Nice building, but bad quality of construction and service. It sure beats the Calais, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCity Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 It is surprising how poorly Post properties are built. But they still get away with charging astronomical rent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtownguy Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I live in Post. I don't think they are that badly constructed. My apt is fine. I don't hear my neighbors at all, and everything works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I took a tour of that building when I was looking for a new place to live. I was unimpressed. Concrete floors and metal stairwells everywhere -- even in the apartments. It was like living in a dorm room.The worst part was that the unit the agent showed me was occupied by a man who hadn't left yet. It had two bathrooms, and apparently he never cleaned one of them. He just let it get dirtier and dirtier and more disgusting until even he couldn't stand it anymore and he then started using the other one.Imagine what a year's worth of man-funk does to the porcelain.When I jokingly said that they'd have to replace the tub and toilet before I could move in, the woman had the nerve to say that it would be MY responsibility to clean it up. Um... no. I don't think so. I went somewhere else.I can't believe they showed you an occupied unit. I've never heard of an apartment community showing occupied units to potential renters, only models and unoccupied units that have been cleaned and made ready for move-in. I know as an apartment renter I'd be ticked off with my management office if I found out they were showing my unit to potential renters with me still living there (although I keep my bathroom clean!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCity Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 They showed me occupied units too. A tenant came home while we were there. It would have freaked me out if I was her. I moved elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Dont they ask the occupant if they can show the place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCity Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 They didn't ask this girl. They just knocked and said they were coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Thats not nice....What if one of the tenants had a gun, and the people walked in while he/she was showring or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 that's messed up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 When I lived in the Hogg Palace...they used to show occupied units...but that was usually becuase none of the units were identical...and occupancy was very high, so there were no 'models' to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzerain Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I think I can beat that. When my fiance and I were looking to rent a home in the Heights an Agent took us into this one house. We were inside for a couple of seconds until I looked down at my socks and there were fleas everywhere.I could not believe she would show a house that was infested with fleas. Needless to say we rented elsewhere and I would never step into a house this woman was showing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I think I can beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 OK, I find myself in the area a lot, when visiting a friend who recenly moved from California into the 2222 Smith Street building. I walk to the Post a lot but always end up going to the little corner store called Midtown Market. I never have really gone into the other businesses but I would like to try them. Well I have been to Lab 5 but they are $$$$$$$$$$$ if you have been there. How do you like the retail at the Post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtownguy Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I live at Post Midtown Square. I love all the retail. We finally got a coffee shop, and it's right inside the complex. We got a wine bar about a year ago that seems to be doing well, we got Christian's tailgate, which has great burgers, and we're about to get a mexian restaurant. I quite often chat with the owners of Midtown Market when I'm in there, and I know the owner of Farrago.Urban living: can't beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Where specifically is the new coffee shop? I know that wine bar used to be a coffee shop, I'm just wondering where its replacement is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Where specifically is the new coffee shop? I know that wine bar used to be a coffee shop, I'm just wondering where its replacement is. At the corner of the building below circled in the red or so I think that is what midtownguy is talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 February 03, 2006 02:41 PM US Eastern Timezone Post Announces Conversion of Post Midtown Square® Tower to Condominiums; 15-Story RISE Condominiums Will Sell from the High $100,000s to the High $600,000s, Penthouses from $530,000 to approximately $1,000,000 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2006--Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) today announced that it will convert 143 homes at Post Midtown Square® into for-sale condominiums through a taxable REIT subsidiary. These select homes comprise the 15-story portion of Post Midtown Square®, and will offer stunning views of downtown Houston. Read More: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/g...540&newsLang=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectro Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 While I was driving down W Gray, I noticed two variance request signs for Midtown Square Phase III, on the two adjacent blocks to the west of the Post Midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytown Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 While I was driving down W Gray, I noticed two variance request signs for Midtown Square Phase III, on the two adjacent blocks to the west of the Post Midtown. Why is it called Midtown Square when it's in SoDo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtownguy Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 (edited) Woa! I live there! I had no idea. I know a few of the leasing agents really well, i'll try and get the inside scoop. Edit: Ah. I see now. It's the high rise. I live in the regular apartments. Still, this is an interesting development. Edited February 6, 2006 by midtownguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 The Monday Chronicle's article on street closures in the 4th Ward mention Midtown Square Phase III. No real info. other than it is a proposed "hi-rise" that wants to close off public streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestGrayGuy Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 They want to close Cushing street. Does this mean the whole street or the tiny portion between Midtown Square phase 2 and phase 3? If it is just a block, I think Sheila Jackson Lee is over reacting.Here is the story:As new developments continue to rise in Midtown, residents in historic areas are fighting to curb street closuresThe sanctity of communityBy CINDY HORSWELLCopyright 2006 Houston Chronicle IN the shadow of downtown skyscrapers, the Rev. Samuel Smith vowed Sunday to fight proposed street closings he says will shut off the remnants of the historic black Fourth Ward from new high rises developing in Midtown."We stand as a testament that we mean business," said Smith, with 30 members of his Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church standing behind him. "If you close these streets, it would be like cutting a main artery to the heart of the streets feeding the interior of the Fourth Ward."*Edit* copyrighted material deleted.The legal department at the Houston Chronicle has informed the editor of HAIF that we can briefly quote from copyrighted articles and post links, but cannot reproduce articles in full.Link to full articledbigtex56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtownguy Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Sources tell me that Post is not only firmly committed to Houston, but specifically to the Midtown market. They are spinning off a new upscale condo division AND finally building the long talked about Phase III of Post Midtown Square. So, that triangular empty lot on Gray street will soon sprout yet another apt midrise building.Wow. Midtown is really on the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwood Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 February 03, 2006 02:41 PM US Eastern Timezone Post Announces Conversion of Post Midtown Square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Two weeks ago, a Post worker was in Shay McElroys, and told me they were going to do this. I didn't post it, because I wasn't sure if he was right, or how long it would be. It's good to see that it is happening quicker than I thought. As for the protest, I don't know what closing a one block street in that triangle will hurt. I have used that street several times and I don't think it will be a big problem to drive one more block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 (edited) I love the Post Midtown Square design but it is hard to not notice the cheap materials. The "stucco" siding almost looks like fake fake stucco. I wonder what this city will look like when the new developments age with a whole bunch of patina. Edited February 8, 2006 by WesternGulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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