ricco67 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 while driving by the Mosaic, i noticed that they were clearing out the trees and leveling the land. is something going up, or Are they simply making it ha e better "curb appeal"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 while driving by the Mosaic, i noticed that they were clearing out the trees and leveling the land.is something going up, or Are they simply making it ha e better "curb appeal"?I just drove past there last night but evidently wasn't paying attention. Can you be more specific? Which side of the street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 14, 2006 Author Share Posted December 14, 2006 I just drove past there last night but evidently wasn't paying attention. Can you be more specific? Which side of the street?it's on the northwest corner Of the intersection, right next to those esplanade apartments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 it's on the northwest corner Of the intersection, right next to those esplanade apartments.havent seen it but that could be phase 2 of esplanade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 havent seen it but that could be phase 2 of esplanade.Yep, I'd imagine so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Okay, I'll buy that. <hands a dollar to TheNiche> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frid Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Can someone tell me what is being built by the mosaic on Hermann Park Dr.? The land at the corner of Almeda and Hermann Park Dr. has been cleared and there is a large hole in the ground that resembles that of a pre-high-rise base. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Can someone tell me what is being built by the mosaic on Hermann Park Dr.? The land at the corner of Almeda and Hermann Park Dr. has been cleared and there is a large hole in the ground that resembles that of a pre-high-rise base. Thanks.We've already got a thread on here somewhere about that. It'll be a large apartment complex, but not a highrise. They broke ground very quickly after both Mosaic towers were allocated for condos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frid Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 We've already got a thread on here somewhere about that. It'll be a large apartment complex, but not a highrise. They broke ground very quickly after both Mosaic towers were allocated for condos.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosaichouston Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Actually, it's condos: www.mosaichouston.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Actually, it's condos: www.mosaichouston.comIndeed. "...after both Mosaic towers were allocated for condos."But for a long time, the apartments across the street were being held up because the second of the Mosiac towers was supposed to also be apartment units. Land clearing for this project began shortly after a Chronicle article revealed that both towers would be condos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 So these two towers will not be on the same lot, but across the street from each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 So these two towers will not be on the same lot, but across the street from each other?No, the Mosaic's towers will both be attached to one another by the parking garage and amenities platform. This new project that frid mentioned that is across the street is completely seperate and will be apartments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 That's what I gathered. I just thought that maybe it was phase II of the complex that's on the block just north of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 That's what I gathered. I just thought that maybe it was phase II of the complex that's on the block just north of it.Originally, it was supposed to be Ph. II of the Esplanade. My understanding, though, is that it is a different developer and that it'll be positioned as its own distinct complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Note similar topics merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Anybody know if it's phase 2 of Esplinade or a brand new development? I live nearby and drive by this site on my way to work. I notice that it's really coming along. They've built a large parking garage and now they are working on the structures next to it. I don't see any signs that might say exactly what it is. I wonder if there's any chance of retail, since it's so near Mosaic with it's new retail, that would be really nice for the area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I find it really odd that there's no sign on the construction site saying what the project's going to be. Nevertheless, you are right in that they are coming along like gang busters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 So no renderings then? Why wouldn't they post any up at the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingunbuildingrebuilding Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Anybody know if it's phase 2 of Esplinade or a brand new development? I live nearby and drive by this site on my way to work. I notice that it's really coming along. They've built a large parking garage and now they are working on the structures next to it. I don't see any signs that might say exactly what it is. I wonder if there's any chance of retail, since it's so near Mosaic with it's new retail, that would be really nice for the area!My underrstanding is that Simmons Vedder is developing this and its not actually Phase 2 of Esplanade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 My underrstanding is that Simmons Vedder is developing this and its not actually Phase 2 of Esplanade.Simmons Vedder is developing two in the TMC area, but that this isn't one of them. One is under construction at OST, east of Almeda. Another is on the cusp of breaking ground at the old Garden Ridge site on OST at Kirby. They're exceptionally bullish on the TMC, but I can't imagine that anyone in their position would build a whole seperate complex just up the road from two other projects under development that haven't at least started leasing yet. Too many eggs in a basket.Turns out that Archstone-Smith did finally decide to build it themselves--they were the ones that did Esplanade. This one will be called "The Oasis" and will be positioned as its own seperate complex to avoid confusion between it and the Esplanade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 So it's just going to be a run of the mill apartment complex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 So it's just going to be a run of the mill apartment complex?Structured parking on the interior. Physically similar to esplanade, but I'd imagine that the aesthetic will be at least somewhat different if they're trying to brand it as its own complex. Without a rendering, its hard to say exactly, but I wouldn't expect anything more architecturally groundbreaking than a Class A+ complex, at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Sorry if this is off topic but I thought this was interesting.... The Vedder project at Kirby and OST seems to be mixed use. I hadn't heard that before, but it should be good for the area, which is mostly big box and fenced in apartment complex land.What I really want to know is will "Oasis" be mixed use or just another fenced in apartment complex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Sorry if this is off topic but I thought this was interesting.... The Vedder project at Kirby and OST seems to be mixed use. I hadn't heard that before, but it should be good for the area, which is mostly big box and fenced in apartment complex land.What I really want to know is will "Oasis" be mixed use or just another fenced in apartment complex?When I spoke with Simmons Vedder a while back, the rep started to compare it to Post Midtown and then backed down just a little. I'm not really clear how truely "mixed" it'll be when all is said and done.I haven't heard anything about Oasis, but Archstone doesn't have a track record of doing mixed-use projects and is probably developing the complex to conform to institutional investors' criteria for acquisition, which would explain why they're keeping this one seperate from Esplanade (institutional players don't like complexes that are too large). Those kinds of criteria tend not to be as accepting of mixed-use residential-over-retail projects except in very particular circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Archstone's website sure isn't any help. Thanks for all of the info. I am looking forward to finding out more about this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 archstone-smith sold esplanade, so they have to differentiate between the two.as niche said, this project has nothing to do with simmons vedder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Why is there absolutely no information on this project, and how do you know it's called Oasis or that Archstone is involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Why is there absolutely no information on this project, and how do you know it's called Oasis or that Archstone is involved?http://www.oconnordata.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I see. Looks like I gotta pay for that, so I guess I'll just trust what you have to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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