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This was originally posted June 28, 2019 in the previous thread for 7202 Long Point Rd. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
The Kirby Group (Pitch 25, Holman Draft Hall, Heights Bier Garten) has something with this property at 7202 Long Point Road.
The Kirby Group will renovate the building, maybe add on it for a restaurant and cocktail bar.
The restaurant is Degust:
https://www.facebook.com/Degust-604671616608597
From Facebook last month:
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Angostura, December 15, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
On 12/14/2017 at 10:11 PM, BillyBreedlove said:Has there been any push to turn Shepherd and Durham into two-way streets? When I lived in Dallas, there was a move to turn some streets in Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff to calm traffic, increase walkability, and discourage drivers from treating the streets like a freeway.
Last traffic count data is from 2010. Shepherd and Durham had combined ~48k cars per weekday south of 11th, ~34k 11th to 20th, ~40k 20th to 610. Since most of the activity is on Shepherd, if you split into two two-way streets, you won't get an even split of traffic. And you have to deal with the intersection just north of 610, where Durham ends.
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Luminare, June 7, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 7:53 PM, wilcal said:I actually just launched a blog this week about streets in Houston, but mostly bike/pedestrian infrastructure this week and wrote a whole post about it
http://houstreets.com/2019/06/05/a-closer-look-at-another-hcag-funded-bike-project-heights-mkt-trail-to-white-oak-bayou-trial/I found myself reading and researching so many interesting things that I thought why not shout at the cloud in a more direct fashion.
Best way to follow for updates is the twitter account: https://twitter.com/HOUstreets
Great stuff. I'll be sure to keep up with it.
Thats a lot of jogs in that path though. It seems like it wants to be something like this though (I drew the purple):
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Originally posted October 5, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
Yesterday, Lost & Found announced it's opening Fall 2019 on Instagram.
This is the bar & grill restaurant moving into The Ginger Man's closed location in the Fourth Ward. It will be located at 160 W Gray St in the Montrose area of Houston.
I don't think this will open by the end of the year. But if someone like the current resident in the White House can become head of state, then I suppose anything is possible.
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Originally posted October 5, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
On 10/5/2019 at 2:55 PM, BeerNut said:All for the gram...
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by BillyBreedlove, December 15, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
Has there been any push to turn Shepherd and Durham into two-way streets? When I lived in Dallas, there was a move to turn some streets in Deep Ellum and Oak Cliff to calm traffic, increase walkability, and discourage drivers from treating the streets like a freeway.
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Originally posted October 5, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
On 9/24/2019 at 9:48 AM, Naviguessor said:I thought I'd lost my zebra forever. Thanks G&G.
Haha. The visuals so far are all over the place. This gives me I-wanna-be-Present Company-and-Electric FeelGood-so-bad kind of vibes. Maybe it will come together when it's completed.
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Ross, December 14, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
On 12/14/2017 at 10:37 AM, Angostura said:If you need police writing tons of tickets to get people to travel at something close to the posted speed limit, then you've done a crap job designing the street. I'd rather have police out fighting crime than trying to compensate for bad street design.
Ever notice that people fly along Yale (limit: 30) and crawl along Heights Blvd (limit 35)? It's street design. (Yale should be converted to a 3-lane format--Studewood and Yale have about the same traffic volume--but that's a discussion for a different thread.)
Reducing Shepherd to three 10-ft lanes (typical urban lane width), would help turn it into an actual street that people wouldn't be terrified to walk along, and would result in speeds closer to the posted limit without requiring constant police presence, all with a minimal effect on travel times. Win-win.
You assume anyone wants to walk along Shepherd. I suspect almost everyone will drive, just as they do today. Speeds aren't excessive until you get past 43rd, where the pavement is a lot smoother. I seldom see anyone going over 40 inside 610. Heights has slower speeds because it's a single lane with parking and more stops. It's also not a through street. That's not going to happen on Shepherd. Yale isn't bad either, in my experience. Faster than Heights, but no one drives the speed limit on Heights.
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by wilcal, June 7, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 7:51 PM, Luminare said:Really? Where? You are filling this dumby with knowledge today my friend haha.
I actually just launched a blog this week about streets in Houston, but mostly bike/pedestrian infrastructure this week and wrote a whole post about it
http://houstreets.com/2019/06/05/a-closer-look-at-another-hcag-funded-bike-project-heights-mkt-trail-to-white-oak-bayou-trial/I found myself reading and researching so many interesting things that I thought why not shout at the cloud in a more direct fashion.
Best way to follow for updates is the twitter account: https://twitter.com/HOUstreets
Here's a pic of what Houston Bike Plan has for the area:
There's also a final (I think?) public meeting for the Patterson bike lane next Thursday night I plan on going to. Patterson from White Oak Bayou Trail to I-10 is only 26' wide, so that leaves very limited options (aka no dedicated bike trail unfortunately). The bridge shown from W 6th down across to patterson is unfunded/unplanned for at this time.
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Originally posted September 24, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
A 3-D video walk-through of Lost & Found.
This is the bar & grill restaurant opening in the Fourth Ward. It will be located at 160 W Gray St in the Montrose area of Houston.
Video is from Instagram:
Direct link (url signature will expire in 24 hours making the link useless): https://instagram.fhou1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t50.2886-16/69439956_172479483793374_7056272538515433558_n.mp4?_nc_ht=instagram.fhou1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=106&oe=5D8C55FA&oh=701373368ab4cd5661d5684ad3bb95a3
Instagram post with video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Yum_LA4aD/-
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Luminare, June 7, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 7:45 PM, wilcal said:Pedestrian bridge coming on east side of TxDOT detention pond fall 2022. Was a project funded by H-GAC
Really? Where? You are filling this dumby with knowledge today my friend haha.
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Originally posted September 24, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
More renderings of Lost & Found. This is the bar & grill restaurant opening in the Fourth Ward. It will be located at 160 W Gray St in the Montrose area of Houston.
The renderings are from Lost & Found on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lostandfoundmidtown/
Possibly the first floor
Either the first or second floor:
Second floor
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Originally posted September 24, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
Lost & Found is a bar & grill restaurant opening in the Fourth Ward. It will be located at 160 W Gray St in the Montrose area of Houston.
I don't know who owns this. It could be a group of party / club promoters called AristocratLife or Aristocrat Life. They're known for promoting or hosting parties targeting African-Americans since the early or mid 2000's.
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by wilcal, June 7, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 6:28 PM, Luminare said:Great point. We need a pedestrian bridge there stat! I've walked that sidewalk on the shepherd bridge...not my cup of tea.
Pedestrian bridge coming on east side of TxDOT detention pond fall 2022. Was a project funded by H-GAC
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Originally posted September 9, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
Here are renderings of Lost & Found. This is the bar & grill restaurant opening in the Fourth Ward. It will be located at 160 W Gray St in the Montrose area of Houston.
The renderings are from Lost & Found on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Lost-Found-Houston-101558901216205
Going by the renderings, the current building may be demolished or renovated. It looks like there will be a new two-story build with an upstairs rooftop patio.
Upstairs
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Angostura, December 14, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
On 12/12/2017 at 7:55 PM, Ross said:Oh, hell no. If they reduce the lane width, I am gong to barf on someone in the City's offices. Bad idea, given the number of larger vehicles that use that street, which is the one I use more than any other street in town. Want to reduce speeds? Get HPD to write tickets on that stretch, instead of the foot of the TC Jester or Shepherd bridges over White Oak Bayou.
If you need police writing tons of tickets to get people to travel at something close to the posted speed limit, then you've done a crap job designing the street. I'd rather have police out fighting crime than trying to compensate for bad street design.
Ever notice that people fly along Yale (limit: 30) and crawl along Heights Blvd (limit 35)? It's street design. (Yale should be converted to a 3-lane format--Studewood and Yale have about the same traffic volume--but that's a discussion for a different thread.)
Reducing Shepherd to three 10-ft lanes (typical urban lane width), would help turn it into an actual street that people wouldn't be terrified to walk along, and would result in speeds closer to the posted limit without requiring constant police presence, all with a minimal effect on travel times. Win-win.
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Originally posted September 9, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
An update on the lot at 160 W Gray St in the Fourth Ward. A new business is opening on the Montrose lot.
Lost & Found is moving into the building that was the Ginger Man. It will be a bar & grill restaurant.
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Luminare, June 6, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 6:25 PM, wilcal said:It is going to be part of a new bikeway that runs to Buffalo Bayou Park. This section will just be sharrows and share the road signage. mkt Phase 1 will be open in a yearish, too and would be walk/bike-able.
Great point. We need a pedestrian bridge there stat! I've walked that sidewalk on the shepherd bridge...not my cup of tea.
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by PurpleDevil, December 14, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
On 12/12/2017 at 7:55 PM, Ross said:Oh, hell no. If they reduce the lane width, I am gong to barf on someone in the City's offices. Bad idea, given the number of larger vehicles that use that street, which is the one I use more than any other street in town. Want to reduce speeds? Get HPD to write tickets on that stretch, instead of the foot of the TC Jester or Shepherd bridges over White Oak Bayou.
This. Very much this. The 35mph limit on North Shepherd has become nothing more than a mere suggestion. Once you get past Tidwell it's suggested @ 45mph, but I've seen most drivers scaring the hell out of 70 down the stretch between Leago and West Little York. People want slower speeds on Shepherd, and that's great. We, that live off of North Shepherd, need the cops to be at more places along North Shepherd than just the Shipley's at Luke.
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Originally posted September 9, 2019 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order), still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link to the entire thread until October 3 or 4 is here.
The Ginger Man closed its Montrose location October 2018. This was located at 160 W Gray St in the Fourth Ward neighborhood of Houston.
From Eater Houston:
Just about eight months after opening on West Gray Street, the Ginger Man will shutter its Fourth Ward outpost.
The closing announcement was posted to the beer hall’s Facebook page, which stated that the Midtown (technically Fourth Ward) outpost didn’t get the sales it “expected” and will relinquish the venue to “a food operator more suited to the location.” No word yet on who will take over the space.
When the Ginger Man debuted this outpost in the former Junction Bar & Grill space in February, it touted an expanded menu including a robust food program and liquor for the first time. This location not only had a full-service kitchen to accommodate a larger menu, but several patios, one of which was a rooftop deck that offered views of the Houston skyline.
https://houston.eater.com/2018/10/17/17990432/ginger-man-fourth-ward-gray-street-closed
Photos of the Ginger Man in the Fourth Ward
From Facebook:
From Google Street View, November 2018
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This was in the previous thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by wilcal, June 6, 2019 in the thread for Patterson Park | 2205 Patterson St.
On 6/6/2019 at 4:57 PM, Luminare said:Its also the oddest location for anything. Yeah the site plan is fine, but the location? Its one of hardest areas to get too. Its such a strange consequence area because of geography and the highway.
It is going to be part of a new bikeway that runs to Buffalo Bayou Park. This section will just be sharrows and share the road signage. mkt Phase 1 will be open in a yearish, too and would be walk/bike-able.
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On 10/17/2019 at 6:43 PM, mattyt36 said:
I guess the renderings disappeared with C&G ... can anyone remind me what this is to be called? They have been working on it and have a now hiring sign out front.
It did. I was able to save a cache of the page before all my posts to this thread were removed. Give me a few to reup everything. -
This was originally posted December 19, 2017 in the previous thread for Bungalows on 22 St | 715 W 22nd St | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed. An archive link to the thread is here.
Crew Fitness is opening in one of the bungalows at 715 W 22nd, part of the Bungalows on 22nd St from Capital Realty.
Facebook page for the Houston location:
https://www.facebook.com/crewfitnesshou
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This was in the previous thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
Originally posted by Texasota, December 14, 2017 in the thread for Market at Houston Heights | 1533 N Shepherd | The Heights.
Eh, no. The best way to reduce speed is passive - design the street so that it is more difficult to go fast.Besides, a 10' lane width is not unusually narrow; no one was suggesting a Lower Westheimer-style situation.
10' - standard urban lane
12' - standard limited access highway lane
11' - weird compromise
Degust Restaurant & Diversion Cocktails At 7202 Long Point Rd.
in Katy and Points West
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This was originally posted June 28, 2019 in the previous thread for 7202 Long Point Rd. It's being reposted / reupped since the original thread and other content from me were removed.
The Kirby Group (Pitch 25, Holman Draft Hall, Heights Bier Garten) has something with this property at 7202 Long Point Road.
The Kirby Group will renovate the building, maybe add on it for a restaurant and cocktail bar.
The cocktail bar is Diversión Cocktails or Diversión.
https://www.facebook.com/Diversión-Cocktails-1281724195335839
From Facebook last month: