Boris Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Old apartments, hot marketUrbane units replace aging complexes in urban redevelopmentHouston Business Journal - September 8, 2006by Jennifer DawsonHouston Business JournalJim Hurd of Houston Income Properties: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 They had a story on this a few days ago on the news. It was amazing that many of the residents were long term. Some had been there 15 years. I think rents were reasonable since the complex was fairly old. That's big business in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 demolition permits have been issued for the buildings - just a matter of time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 The dirt is worth more than an aged apartment complex, says Hurd.ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovehouse Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 click for large They tore these down in no time flat. Any idea what's going on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 click for large They tore these down in no time flat. Any idea what's going on here? I remember reading somewhere it was going to be another apartment complex. Something high-end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I remember reading somewhere it was going to be another apartment complex. Something high-end. i'm not usually like this but --- good riddance. i hope the next structure will be a quality endeavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlt1988 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 It will be a Trammel Crow apartment complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 i know a guy who lived in those apartments for about 25 years. i wonder where he went.dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 i'm not usually like tis but --- good riddance.dittoIt's the Alexan. Rendering on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yea, it's Trammel Crow Residential project, 244 high-end apt. Expecting to rent out at $1.75 per sq ft. The building will be 5 1/2 stories tall, 1 1/2 stories of parking & four stories of apts. It will be part brick & part stucco. The project from start to finish is expected to take twenty months. During the construction TC will lease the parking lot behind that borders Harold St, and used by Admiral Linnen, to haul in materials. Because the only other way in is Westheimer. The Surprising thing I learned was that builder/developers do not have to do a traffic study. Most likely, they will need a light in front at Brun, once the City Of Houston sees there is problem. The apt complex that was there was 110 Units, mostly Hispanic. alot of them used the bus. The new complex will have 400 parking spots. The good news is that all the Oak trees in front will be saved, at least they will try. the apts will have a atrium in the middle so the pools on the second floors will be open. It does sound nice. Club house in front.The reason I know so much is because they were originally going to use Harold St at McDuffie as a back/side entrance.The entrance now is only on Westheimer. I alerted my neighbors, the Lanier Middle School, Winlow Civic Club, etc. We fought them, the school with all the children, the narrow street, those along with alerting the community help us defeat Trammel Crow, and they had to alter their plans. We even hired a lawyer, and had the plat recorded that Harold could only be used as a 911 gate, for fires, and etc. And believe me going to the planning commission at the City of Houston, it is like being in a third world country. One person had to excused himselve, due to a conflict of interest, others probably should have.We had an agreemeet with Trammel Crow, they would only use Harold at MuDuffie for a required 911 entrance. This was our third time before the commission. The commission was ready to vote, then one person on the board said that TC should have the right to use any streets that connect to the property that they were purchasing. Then another person on the board said, that is right I walked the property and it would present a hardship for all the cars to have to go out onto Westheimer. These folks probably had there pockets padded by TC, I don't know. But they didn't have the confidents to bring that to a vote. Instead they approved our aggreement that we had reached with TC, Harold would be 911 gate only. The sign in front said they would be leaseing fall of 2007, but I was told by Trammel Crow it would be in mid 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 2001 Westheimer is the address, right?This will be zoned to the following Houston ISD schools:* Wilson Elementary School* Lanier Middle School* Lamar High School Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 The entrance now is only on Westheimer. I alerted my neighbors, the Lanier Middle School, Winlow Civic Club, etc. We fought them, the school with all the children, the narrow street, those along with alerting the community help us defeat Trammel Crow, and they had to alter their plans. We even hired a lawyer, and had the plat recorded that Harold could only be used as a 911 gate, for fires, and etc. And believe me going to the planning commission at the City of Houston, it is like being in a third world country. One person had to excused himselve, due to a conflict of interest, others probably should have.We had an agreemeet with Trammel Crow, they would only use Harold at MuDuffie for a required 911 entrance. This was our third time before the commission. The commission was ready to vote, then one person on the board said that TC should have the right to use any streets that connect to the property that they were purchasing. Then another person on the board said, that is right I walked the property and it would present a hardship for all the cars to have to go out onto Westheimer. These folks probably had there pockets padded by TC, I don't know. But they didn't have the confidents to bring that to a vote. Instead they approved our aggreement that we had reached with TC, Harold would be 911 gate only.Congratulations on taking action. Houstonians need to understand that they need to be on the alert and rise up off the couch occasionally and get their voices heard because the system at the Commission is very developer-friendly and that, without zoning as an alarm clock, one's neighborhood and life can change within a matter of months if residents are in do-nothing doze mode. That area is going to be in the shadows of some rather tall residential towers in the near future so you know this won't be the last time residents will need to break out the pitchforks and baseball bats.Cheap apartments seem like they're hard to get rid of unless in a very expensive setting like this. The streetscape will definitely "improve" in urbanity with this but Westheimer will flow less smoothly through there will so many more cars darting in and out. Life in the big city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 It's going to be a major hassle during construction, but if they engineer the entrance/exits properly, it should be fine, but a light is definately going to be needed in that section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 And believe me going to the planning commission at the City of Houston, it is like being in a third world country. One person had to excused himselve, due to a conflict of interest, others probably should have.We had an agreemeet with Trammel Crow, they would only use Harold at MuDuffie for a required 911 entrance. This was our third time before the commission. The commission was ready to vote, then one person on the board said that TC should have the right to use any streets that connect to the property that they were purchasing. Then another person on the board said, that is right I walked the property and it would present a hardship for all the cars to have to go out onto Westheimer. These folks probably had there pockets padded by TC, I don't know. But they didn't have the confidents to bring that to a vote. Instead they approved our aggreement that we had reached with TC, Harold would be 911 gate only.Trust me, if you'd been in a third world country, nobody would've admitted a conflict of interest. There would also likely be more ambiguous regulations in place that would grant the planning commission essentially unchecked power to approve or deny any particular project. Houston's planning commission lacks a great deal of power, and if they try to step outside of their bounds on a project of this magnitude, they'll get sued.The other thing is that it isn't that they're pro-developer, so much as it is that they are pro-growth, and developers are just a means to the ends. As such, they've got to balance the well-being of their current constituency (you) with that of their future constituency, which will live in the TC Alexan apartments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I have passed by this place many times in the past, they didnt seem to look bad to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldlyman Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 I have passed by this place many times in the past, they didnt seem to look bad to me.I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Wow, I remember back when I was a young'un, there were all sorts of male prostitutes that lived there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Wow, I remember back when I was a young'un, there were all sorts of male prostitutes that lived there.LOL, and how did you, as a young'un, know this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 hee hee...I was a bit into the counter culture back in the day. That's all I can say at this time but I promise I was not one of the male prostitutes living there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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