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They added a video to the loopnet site:

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1800-Binz-St-Houston-TX/17540789/

This is not the eado city view project from Dan Nip (RIP). That site has already been acquired by TXDOT for the freeway expansion. 

On 8/28/2020 at 1:42 PM, nate4l1f3 said:

if all goes to plan will Neils Bahr be affected as well??

Yes. Fortunately, there is plenty of opportunity on the other side of st emmanuel. They'll probably be paid handsomely if they own their site. 

5 hours ago, EastEndHeritage said:

Hi,

 

I heard rumors from a colleague that Kim Son is planning to shutdown the Jefferson location sometime in 2021, apparently due to the highway expansion. Not sure how concrete that information is because to my knowledge the I45/I69 project is not a done deal yet.

I believe that particular segment is already funded, and a few sites have already been purchased by txdot. Sounds legit. 

Here is a recent article on another project the developer is working on in Chicago. They seem equipped to handle the challenge. 
 

https://www.bisnow.com/chicago/news/construction-development/how-a-historic-west-loop-office-tower-became-a-luxury-hotel-105475?utm_source=outbound_pub_13&utm_campaign=outbound_issue_41323&utm_content=outbound_link_6&utm_medium=email

Great location, but with a 50’ width, there are very minimal options for developing anything other than SFR. 

Here is the article. It doesn't mention square feet leased.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/techburger/article/Chevron-Technology-Ventures-is-the-first-named-15493481.php

3 hours ago, clutchcity94 said:

Who was the previous owner before Skanska bought it?

 It was Madison Marquette (PMRG). They built the Travis high rise in midtown.

43 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said:

So you’re telling me that land is worth $215/sq ft?!

 

😲

 

Shoot! Will Skanska buy my 5,000 ft lot in Montrose from me?! I’ll give them 50% off !! LOL

huge premium for having a full superblock on a hard corner of two major arteries. There really is no

limit to what you can build and the uses that it would attract (retail,office, housing, etc)
 

generally the highest and best land value for a 5k sq ft lot would be 3 townhomes or a single family residence. 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-considers-a-plan-to-make-the-city-more-15459085.php

1 hour ago, HouTXRanger said:

So, I haven't heard anything else on this, but I thought the vote was supposed to be this week. Anyone know when we'll hear if it all got approved? Still confused on how exactly the city council votes and such.

It's expected to be on the 8/5/2020 agenda. Please e-mail the mayor and council members expressing your support.

11 hours ago, X.R. said:

Completion date 9/15/2022 sounds a bit soon doesn't it? For a 33 story building on land that has yet really show any movement...

 

I cannot believe this is still moving forward with that design 😀

they aren’t permitted yet and have only been through one round of comments, so I think it’ll be late fall ground breaking, at earliest. 

I was pleasantly surprised at how many people called in support of the ordinance.

It's unfortunate that the MPNA/MPSN can make a claim on how the entire neighborhood feels. Most of the residential neighborhood isn't really even included in the TOD ordinance given that Museum Park really has only one true light rail station. Whatever development that comes with the TOD will only improve the neighborhood (sidewalks, curbs, storefronts, trees) and hopefully help get rid of the big surface parking lots.

I applaud the mayor for wanting to push this through without delays. I feel much better about the outcome knowing he's fully on board.

6 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

So I'm assuming the restaurant fell through or something?

this is a different site than the mix development. 

Just received this message from the Museum Park Folks:

The Planning Department is set to present the Walkable Places and Transit Oriented Development ordinances to City Council tomorrow, July 21, 2:00 p.m. (public session).  This hearing will likely be followed by Council’s vote on the ordinances July 29.

MPNA is asking that Museum Park be omitted from the TOD for at least a year to allow our stakeholders to fully understand the impact of the proposed ordinances, while also pursuing possible Walkable Places designation and buffering ordinances to protect our current residents from light/noise pollution.  Buffering is critical to the quality of life our neighbors enjoy. While TOD ordinances are designed to encourage development of dense housing in the neighborhood, we currently have no protections in place to mitigate the impact of light and noise typically associated with high-rise developments.

To review more detailed concerns raised by MPSN and MPNA, see May 22 News Posting located on MPNA website.

You can reach out to the Mayor and Council Members to express your opinion regarding TOD.  Attached you will find a sample letter for that purpose.  Contact information for the Mayor’s Office and Council Members is listed below.

A grass-roots effort spearheaded by Dale Furrow and Barbara McGuffey earlier submitted a petition to the Planning Commission.  You can access that website containing detailed information and a history of efforts by MPSN/MPNA and residents here.
 

Mayor:

Sylvestor.Turner@houstontx.gov

City of Houston Council Members:

District A                      Amy Peck                                        districta@houstontx.gov

District B                     Jerry Davis                                       districtb@houstontx.gov

District C                     Abbie Kamin                                     districtc@houstontx.gov

District D                     Carolyn Evans-Shabazz                   districtd@houstontx.gov

District E                     Dave Martin                                       districte@houstontx.gov

District F                     Tiffany Thomas                                  districtf@houstontx.gov

District G                     Greg Davis                                        districtg@houstontx.gov

District H                     Karla Cisneros                                  districth@houstontx.gov

District I                       Robert Gallegos                                districti@houstontx.gov

District J                      Edward Pollard                                  districtj@houstontx.gov

District K                     Marthat Castex-Tatum                       districtk@houstontx.gov

At Large 1                   Mike Knox                                          atlarge1@houstontx.gov

At Large 2                   David Robinson                                 atlarge2@houstontx.gov

At Large 3                   Michael Kubosh                                 atlarge3@houstontx.gov

At Large 4                   Letitia Plummer                                 atlarge4@houstontx.gov

At Large 5                   Sallie Alcorn                                       atlarge5@houstontx.gov

This is finally going in front of Council on Wednesday. Deadline to register to call is tomorrow at 5 PM. I would encourage everyone that pro urbanism to call in, as the NIMBY's always have an outsized showing:

To speak remotely at the Walkable Places Hearing on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
•    All speakers must register in advance (Tuesday July 21st, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.). The hearing is posted to begin at 9:00 a.m. but may begin a little later.
•    If you did not register in advance, you will not be recognized to speak. 
•    To sign up to speak, please call the City Secretary’s Office at 832-393-1100. 
o    If you need translation services, please notify staff when registering. 
•    You will need to call in prior to the start of the meeting.  The number to call is: (936) 755-1521; Conference ID# 499 723 543#.

Options for watching the meeting:
•    HTV: https://www.houstontx.gov/htv/index.html
•    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/HoustonTelevision/videos/
 

https://imgur.com/a/a76O3mw

Yikes. Hopefully, the end product comes out nicely. 

There was some type of liner where the garage is going to be built. Hopefully it’ll break ground soon. 

4 minutes ago, HoustonBoy said:

The Houston Mexican Consulate is closing? Is that for good? Where can I read up on this?

TXDOT bought them out. They're moving to Westchase

Signs of life!