Ross Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 27 minutes ago, iah77 said: In a typical property tax bill you can see a huge chuck of it (85%+) goes to Harris Health and HISD alone so I think your main problem is with their severe inefficiency and corruption lol? I agree more money should go to infrastructure 2021 tax rates in Houston, with no TIRZ or special taxing entity: HOUSTON ISD 1.094400 49.96% HARRIS COUNTY 0.376930 16.17% HARRIS CO FLOOD CNTRL 0.033490 1.44% PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHY 0.008720 0.37% HARRIS CO HOSP DIST 0.162210 6.96% HARRIS CO EDUC DEPT 0.004990 0.21% HOU COMMUNITY COLLEGE 0.099092 4.25% CITY OF HOUSTON 0.550830 23.63% HISD and the Hospital District are 57% The City of Houston rate keeps going down, since the revenue cap prevents general fund revenues from property taxes from increasing more than a certain amount. Sales taxes can't go up because they are at the statutory maximum. The City of Houston has a tough balancing act, since revenue can't really increase, and almost 60% of the General Fund goes to police and fire. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Ride by last night and seen that Flight Club has opened. Flight Club looks really nice at street level as you can see all the action through the windows. Cool looking spot 👍🏼 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, nate4l1f3 said: Ride by last night and seen that Flight Club has opened. Flight Club looks really nice at street level as you can see all the action through the windows. Cool looking spot 👍🏼 I actually walked by it last night also. I feel like they need more dart boards? The place looked empty but 80% of the boards were being used. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 21 hours ago, SMU1213 said: I actually walked by it last night also. I feel like they need more dart boards? The place looked empty but 80% of the boards were being used. It definitely looked empty but I was driving so I didn’t see the lack of dart boards. Hoping this sticks around 🤞🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattyt36 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) On 1/17/2022 at 5:41 PM, iah77 said: In a typical property tax bill you can see a huge chuck of it (85%+) goes to Harris Health and HISD alone so I think your main problem is with their severe inefficiency and corruption lol? I agree more money should go to infrastructure I guess Harris Health should just let the bodies pile up on the grass outside the ER instead of being “corrupt” and treating them as required by law. Even Ed Emmett frequently decried the Perry and Abbott administrations as outright fools for not accepting the additional federal funding under the ACA all in support of the noble goal of “sticking it to the libs.” Edited February 2, 2022 by mattyt36 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbpro Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) On 2/1/2022 at 10:29 PM, mattyt36 said: I guess Harris Health should just let the bodies pile up on the grass outside the ER instead of being “corrupt” and treating them as required by law. Even Ed Emmett frequently decried the Perry and Abbott administrations as outright fools for not accepting the additional federal funding under the ACA all in support of the noble goal of “sticking it to the libs.” Oh, I wasn't aware that this board is now a repository for political opinion. Just couldn't resist, could you? Edited February 5, 2022 by arbpro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, arbpro said: Oh, I wasn't aware that this board is now a repository for political opinion. Just couldn't resist, could you? Appears like we’ve been caught by the same bug. (Have you been wearing your mask?) And Patient Zero in this case would be iah77. But blame me. Funny how that works. Anything of substance you wish to comment on? Cuz I’m pretty sure a fellow traveler said that Harris Health was corrupt as if, it were like a fact or something and he had the receipts. Hey it’s not like we’re talking life or death here, it’s just a matter of millage! Politics be damned! Do you have a good grip on their budget? Do you have, er, a good grip at all? Edited February 5, 2022 by mattyt36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbpro Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 37 minutes ago, mattyt36 said: Appears like we’ve been caught by the same bug. (Have you been wearing your mask?) And Patient Zero in this case would be iah77. But blame me. Funny how that works. Anything of substance you wish to comment on? Cuz I’m pretty sure a fellow traveler said that Harris Health was corrupt as if, it were like a fact or something and he had the receipts. Hey it’s not like we’re talking life or death here, it’s just a matter of millage! Politics be damned! Do you have a good grip on their budget? Do you have, er, a good grip at all? "Grip?" Yeah, I've got a grip on reality. The reality that this board is dedicated to "discussing new and proposed projects" going up in Houston. And the reality that some just can't control their impulse to spew political opinion under the misguided belief that it will be impactful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, arbpro said: "Grip?" Yeah, I've got a grip on reality. The reality that this board is dedicated to "discussing new and proposed projects" going up in Houston. And the reality that some just can't control their impulse to spew political opinion under the misguided belief that it will be impactful. Uh huh. If only I believed it were truly impactful, how much harder I would try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 11:02 PM, arbpro said: "Grip?" Yeah, I've got a grip on reality. The reality that this board is dedicated to "discussing new and proposed projects" going up in Houston. And the reality that some just can't control their impulse to spew political opinion under the misguided belief that it will be impactful. I see. So we can expect to see fewer comments about homeless "bums" in Midtown? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimmy Bob Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Ok, hopefully some will be interested in getting back to a discussion about Regent Square (and maybe Hanover). My wife and I visited the leasing center for the Regent Square apartments yesterday. Folks have moved in. Very helpful people in the leasing center with years of experience with Regent group. In addition, they have a model in the lobby you can review. Couple of interesting facts: Hines has purchased the Southwest corner of W Dallas and Waugh (The Woman's Center space) and is planning a high rise. This will block the views from the existing Regent highrise on W Dallas and Rorchow. This is in addition to the highrise Hines has under construction at Waugh and D'Amico. Regent has done the groundbreak for the next piece of property bordered by Allen Parkway, Dunlavy, West Dallas and the street in front of the residents on the west side. They have two 15 story rental properties planned - one on the Southeast Corner and one on the Northwest corner. NW corner will block the downtown views of the new Hanover high rise. All this in addition to the lower level build out including the corners looking like the Chris Shepherd corner. Regent says not to worry about the plans for the space where the Allen House apartments still stand. That piece is 10 to 15 years from development. We asked about a Starbucks. They are opposed, but plan to bring in an alternate coffee shop and an ice cream/froyo shop. Chris Shepherd restaurants are still being advertised as coming very soon, but peeking in the windows shows months of work left to complete. Edited February 14, 2022 by Jimmy Bob Added photos 14 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 @Jimmy Bob Hines doesn't own the Women's Center space, Fairfield purchased that. The project going up at Waugh and D'Amico is owned by Mill Creek. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 That's awesome info @Jimmy Bob, I think that's the first we've heard of concrete info on that parcel. If you look at the updated master plan on the Regent Square layout you can see that the northern portion matches the 3d model. https://regentsquare.com/#Masterplan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Theyre really committed to those retail pavilions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Damn 10 to 15 years from redeveloping that lot with the older apartments!? Oh well, I'm glad they broke ground on the next parcel of land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Just now, j_cuevas713 said: Damn 10 to 15 years from redeveloping that lot with the older apartments!? Oh well, I'm glad they broke ground on the next parcel of land. Keep in mind that apartment leasing agents are surely among the least reliable sources of information regarding neighborhoods and their future development... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 27 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: Keep in mind that apartment leasing agents are surely among the least reliable sources of information regarding neighborhoods and their future development... True. I was curious what was happening on the other lot. I'm really excited to see that going up. This section of the bayou is going to be bustling with activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Yeah at least the old apartments are still occupied (right?) Redeveloping the giant vacant lot is definitely the first priority and will huge for creating a real corridor along West Dallas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 22 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Damn 10 to 15 years from redeveloping that lot with the older apartments!? Oh well, I'm glad they broke ground on the next parcel of land. 10-15 years is corporate speak for, "We have no clue when, or what we are going to put there, so don't ask us for awhile." No company I know of plans that far in advance for anything especially a development, so its best to not think of that statement as a hard number. Market conditions always change, and for this development company they seem to blow with the wind easier than a leaf on the ground in fall. Time will tell if they advance on any of the others. Lets just be glad they developed a portion of it. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2022 They are working on the south portion of block across the street. Southern side of the Sterling. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Bob Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 1:42 PM, hindesky said: @Jimmy Bob Hines doesn't own the Women's Center space, Fairfield purchased that. The project going up at Waugh and D'Amico is owned by Mill Creek. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) I stopped by over the weekend to see what was open. So far, there were some residents in the apartments and The Flight Club appeared to be the only thing open. I walked past the future restaurants (Georgia James & Pastore). Georgia James had a sign up that they were opening in April 2022 but they haven't even started construction on the interior space so that is obviously wrong. Do we have an opening date? On the Flight Club, it was a really cool place and they did a great job on it. It has been open a month a half and it was pretty busy. It had a late 1800s carnival theme interior. Makes me wonder why they haven't even started construction on even ONE of the other retail spaces. The restaurants were nowhere near opening and the retail under the apartments were still boarded up so who knows what they will be? I did like the Flight Club but this development, or Autry Park, really needs an upscale Sports bar. We don't have one serving the River Oaks/West Gray/ Allen Parkway area. The closest one is the Bw3 on Washington but I think this can accommodate a nicer upscale sports bar. The Flight Club is a nice add but I can't see it having as much repeat business in the area as a sports bar/restaurant. How many times can you pay to shoot darts? The Sports bar would be packed for football, March madness, baseball, World Cup, etc. And on the strategy of the development as a whole is still very confusing to me. The development was "technically" under construction way back in 2009 (Allen House demolished) and they got skittish and tabled a far superior design to "wait out" the recession. They then call an audible and build the Sovereign FIRST and scrap the original master plan for a completely different value engineered bland version and begin construction a decade later..... all while missing out on the boom cycle. They then open Regent Square up in early 2022 with ONE retail tenant! Anyone else confused by the strategy on this project? Covid did not seem to hurt the opening on The Flight Club and this is IN Texas so I don't see that as an excuse. Especially since retailers are looking to open up in less restrictive states. This project has been as slow and methodical and calculated as you get so how are they still getting it wrong? Edited March 8, 2022 by shasta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Soft goods retail is extremely difficult to lock in until the building is open and the tenants can actually see the space. They are also concerned about who the other tenants are in the space, so even if you have a signed LOI, they won't sign a lease until they know their co-tenancy. F&B is a destination so they care less about co-tenancy and they typically have more financial backing so they can sign leases earlier and start spending money on design earlier. That's why you always see F&B announced first and soft goods dragging behind. Edited April 1, 2022 by SMU1213 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 617 units planned with Phase III https://base.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4Q21-Houston-New-Development-Maps.pdf 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 Last remaining construction on the Sterling. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I've seen zero movement on the restaurant build-outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shasta Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 There is no activity on the restaurants or the retail shop! I believe the restaurants were first scheduled to open last month but they are still an empty lease space. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 So any timeline on the highrise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luminare Posted May 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) **Edit** You know I just realized that yesterday will make 8 years on this message board. Kinda crazy how time flies. Edited May 12, 2022 by Luminare 2 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpet Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Luminare said: **Edit** You know I just realized that yesterday will make 8 years on this message board. Kinda crazy how time flies. GID out of Boston is Regent Square developer… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 3 hours ago, gregpet said: GID out of Boston is Regent Square developer… It has to be said. GID royally messed up this project...here is how: 1) Good: They design an excellent ambitious project (probably one of the best inner loop infill projects from a quality standpoint and attention to detail standpoint) 2) Good: Demolish Block 1 & 2 of Allen House Apartments for upcoming Groundbreaking of the project above! 3) Bad: Great Recession of 2009-2010 puts project on hold indefinitely. Revenue is lost from the now demolished Allen House Apartments on Block 1 & 2. 4) Bad to Neutral: GID responds to the boom times immediately after the Great Recession by scraping their initial urban village style master plan and building a stand lone Residential tower on the FAR edge of the future Regent Square Site 5) Bad: There are rumors that the Regent Square Project has gone through multiple value engineering changes that could transform it from one of the most ambitious projects in Inner Loop Houston to one that has been VE'd to a point it is no longer recognizable (i.e. Embassy Suites ) 6) Bad & Good: Rumors above are confirmed and a generic looking project breaks ground. 7) WTF: The project FINALLY opens in early 2022 (15 years after the project started) with ONE open tenant (The Flight Club). As of mid May 2022, The other restaurants have yet to start construction and ALL of the retail spaces are still boarded up?!?!? Summary: they only had 15 years to get this right and they almost have a random approach to this project. On the lack of retail- THEY ARE LOCATED IN ONE OF THE BEST CATCHMENT AREAS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS (RIVER OAKS) and still could not get the retail component finished. I've walked to the project many times...The "park" area is always empty and this is in large part due to ONE retail/restaurant space. Meanwhile, Hanover, In probably 4 years of time have designed, constructed, and secured their retail/restaurant tenants. WTF is GID doing!?!?!? 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 5 hours ago, gregpet said: GID out of Boston is Regent Square developer… 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 To give them credit, they are really good at building giant scaled models of "their development" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 new businesses opening soon per article linked below M Vincé Nail Spa will open at the end of 2022 at 1203 Dunlavy St, really big "luxurious" national chain Sudor Sauna Studio will open in fall of 2022 at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 400, a flagship location Clean Juice will open in September at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 800 https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/impacts/2022/05/13/3-new-businesses-announced-for-regent-square/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 48 minutes ago, Amlaham said: 3 new businesses opening soon per article linked below M Vincé Nail Spa will open at the end of 2022 at 1203 Dunlavy St, really big "luxurious" national chain Sudor Sauna Studio will open in fall of 2022 at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 400, a flagship location Clean Juice will open in September at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 800 https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/impacts/2022/05/13/3-new-businesses-announced-for-regent-square/ I imagine a Nail Spa, Sauna, and Clean Juice are not the type of tenants they thought thought they'd get for this project. I didn't know River Oaks was getting a new strip center...what, no checks cashed place...no dry cleaners...no donuts shop? This literally went from a City Centre or River Oaks District type project to this! How did GID botch this project when every other developer figured it out and in less desirable locations? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) I walked by Georgia James yesterday and the door was open so I poked my head in. The drywall looks like it has been installed and they were tiling behind the bar. It looksike it'll be open in the next 60-90 days. Edited May 15, 2022 by SMU1213 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 1:06 PM, SMU1213 said: I walked by Georgia James yesterday and the door was open so I poked my head in. The drywall looks like it has been installed and they were tiling behind the bar. It looksike it'll be open in the next 60-90 days. I walked by Georgia James again today and it looked like they were having some sort of soft opening. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, SMU1213 said: I walked by Georgia James again today and it looked like they were having some sort of soft opening. I walked by there and spoke with them on Sunday. Sunday evening was friends and family, soft opening is this week, grand opening next week. Correction: Grand opening is this Friday! https://www.chron.com/food/article/georgia-james-chris-shepherd-reopens-houston-17272233.php Edited June 29, 2022 by CREguy13 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 I thought this area was going to be a dog park for the tenants but it's not. Looks like part of a water detention system. Has pvc piping all around it. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Celebrity chef Chris Shepherd shifts priority and steps away from Underbelly Hospitality https://abc13.com/chef-chris-shepherd-houston-steps-away-from-restaurant-scene-underbelly-hospitality-southern-smoke-foundation/12063327/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 He's clearly been taking a back seat for a while, letting Nick Wong and Nick Fine run everything. With just about all of his restaurants closing last year, I'm not surprised to see him go. Let someone else deal with opening all those restaurants at once. Chris has made a huge mark on the Houston food scene and we are all better off for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, JBTX said: He's clearly been taking a back seat for a while, letting Nick Wong and Nick Fine run everything. With just about all of his restaurants closing last year, I'm not surprised to see him go. Let someone else deal with opening all those restaurants at once. Chris has made a huge mark on the Houston food scene and we are all better off for it. I don't know if that's necessarily true, I used to go to Wild Oats a lot and he was frequently there actively managing so seems a bit out of character to me. This was maybe just a few months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 https://houston.eater.com/2022/7/20/23271945/chris-shepherd-leaves-underbelly-hospitality-group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 These guys repairing the fence said the other project might be starting next year. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Plan Review. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 "Regent Square steakhouse Georgia James officially unveiled its 11,000-square-foot rooftop lounge and patio to the public on September 16, welcoming diners to enjoy a host of cocktails, appetizers, and a special menu with views of Downtown Houston’s skyline." https://houston.eater.com/2022/9/16/23357076/georgia-james-restaurant-underbelly-hospitality-steakhouse-rooftop-openings 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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