phillip_white

20 hours ago, hindesky said:

Somebody get that robot a hard hat!

14 minutes ago, wilcal said:

Crane was back upright this morning. They worked on it into the night.

From the aerial photos it looks like one of the telescoping sections is bent, which led me to believe that it was going to have to be disassembled before they could remove it from the site.

They've started bolting together the erector set.

When I rode my bike by here around 830 last night, all of those round balls were lit up. Gonna look great from the street.

17 hours ago, august948 said:

The end result of more Marie Kondo is this...

Is this heading to the "NIMBY" storage facility, the "you deal with my useless stuff" storage facility (Goodwill), or the "out of sight out of mind" storage facility (landfill)?

1 hour ago, Andrew Ewert said:

Oversaturated Pickle Market is a good band name

5 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I know I was being sarcastic lol

Didn't see the /s designation so I assumed the worst lol

27 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

It's going to be a parking lot first 

Not likely considering there's a parking garage beneath it. Probably have to re-do the waterproofing to keep that pesky seepage out.

I haven't been by this building in a long time, but Google streetview shows it to be vacant. Looks like this might become a bakery that doubles as a storefront for a coffee roaster?
 

New electrical permit for a Mango Pickle LLC kitchen remodel:

LLC search shows Eadough Pastries as an alternate name:

That leads to http://eadough.com

And also found http://www.instagram.com/itscakegirl

And Google Maps shows Blackwater Coffee Roasters at the location:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/3204+Polk+St,+Houston,+TX+77003/@29.7429671,-95.3478145,90m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640bee39138903b:0x79798a02fd06ac3e!8m2!3d29.7429144!4d-95.3477554
 

On 9/14/2021 at 10:47 PM, j_cuevas713 said:

And word on this? It’s all tagged up

As far as I know, the only substantial work to be completed was the construction of the partition along Main & McGowen. No permits were ever issued by the city.

Is this the only rendering of phase 2?

9 hours ago, midwest said:

A lot of construction activity at 1700 Webster (next to Sinful Bakery). Any idea what's going on there?

Building permits show this being a low budget ($7,000 valuation) office remodel.

9 hours ago, dbigtex56 said:

They're wasting no time on this project. At this pace, the building might very well be taking shape by year's end.

There's a waste water sign on the fence that says something along the lines of Q3 2022 completion (I think it was Oct, but don't remember). Still very fast considering the size of the project  

A chunk of new permits issued on 8/30. Seems like this one is crawling forward.

Looks like the entity that owns this development also owns another gas station branded as "Primetime" with additional retail units. So this may end up with three retail tenants (based on the three doors shown in the progress photo).
 

On 8/21/2021 at 11:02 AM, wilcal said:

Here's the other property:
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.6916775,-95.7414373,3a,52.9y,178.61h,87.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-97Nf9Gmf6hhc36PzHAYTg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Demo in progress!

22 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said:

What does this portend?
If I understand correctly, it has been replatted to make Uchi and the other building east of Aladdin part of a single reserve.
Will this allow for the construction of another large building (and the demolition of the current ones)?

That is correct.

Workers on site today. Really impressed with the quality and speed of this development's construction. 

More townhomes are confirmed.

midtownmodernhtx.com

On 8/9/2021 at 2:05 PM, hindesky said:

The Block construction company has moved this to "Under Construction" on their web site.

They now have a fence around the current building. 

"What in the wild, wild world of sports is going on here?"

10 hours ago, phillip_white said:

I haven't seen an approved demo permit, so maybe it's just easier to apply a layer of CYA paint to avoid the fine like you said. Hopefully Rowdy doesn't notice the blank canvas!

They must have noticed my comment about Rowdy and rushed to the permit office 🤣

1 hour ago, dbigtex56 said:

The graffiti on the side of the building was painted over today.
It's possible that the owner wants to avoid a citation from the COH (the fines can be pretty steep).
Still, it seems odd to take this measure if demolition is imminent. 

I haven't seen an approved demo permit, so maybe it's just easier to apply a layer of CYA paint to avoid the fine like you said. Hopefully Rowdy doesn't notice the blank canvas!

Slab has been poured for both sections.