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You hear that, guys? Triton just admitted that he's holding out on us. Grab the pitchforks!

On 7/30/2016 at 4:45 AM, Urbannizer said:

The group behind WOMH has something planned for this site on Glen Park and Hyacinth. Subdivision plat dubbed "Coyote Acre" on the planning commission spreadsheet.

TABC has a pending application for "Black Page Brewing Co." at 210 Glen Park Street. This would presumably be the site.  Craft brewers guild website has the same address:

https://texascraftbrewersguild.org/members

This would be pretty awesome to have this nearby the WOMH. One more reason to walk over from the rail.

Taken today.

From earlier today.  Almost identical to rechlin's shot, but a little brighter and taken from my car.

The trees are covered all the way down to the Superblock and they've started pouring new sidewalks along Main on the southern stretch of the project.

There have been cars parked at the site for the past week or two, but I didn't think too much of it.  Went by today and there is some sort of ventilation system running as well as signs warning that asbestos is present.  Looks like they've either started or are preparing to start the abatement process... which would be a good sign that something is moving forward. A little sad though to lose this quirky graffiti enclave.

There's brick up on the South side, but it's hard to see with the scaffolding.

At the very least, they could turn the grates so that the lengths of the openings are perpendicular to the path.

Just to be clear, tearing down a building just for the sake of creating a vacant lot in order to lower taxable valuation is not exciting.  Tearing down a building when we have renderings, plats, and other information that gives medium to high probability that something better will take its place is definitely exciting.  Especially in such an up-and-coming part of Midtown.

Looks like this is being built in the lot next to Rich's, fronting San Jacinto.

Rendering and reasoning behind lack of GFR.

1403 McGowen_McGowen Project Option 2.pdf

Market Review Prepared by Minich Strategic Services.pdf

edit: forgot to mention that planning meeting has been delayed again to September 1st.

More information from an additional mailer:

The developers are hoping to get 0 ft setback as well as no visibility triangles.  Planning Office said they would support these variances if ground floor commercial or residential units were included.  Developer apparently did a market review that determined neither would not be supported by the current neighborhood makeup. (BOO!)

Green screens for the parking garage are being proposed instead.

Three levels of parking.  Five levels of residential.

Parking garage entrance on Austin St.

Renderings are referenced in the documents, but were not included.  I have requested them via e-mail from the developer.

What we know from the mailer:

Planning Meeting is 8/18 at 2:30 PM

Applicant is Knudson, LP

Planned off-street parking spaces: 142 (more than the 110 required by the City)

Approximate lot size: 100ft x 250ft

Proposed structure: 81,773 sq ft

71 individually owned units

Ground floor appears to be parking and storage.

Their intention is to keep all existing mature trees bordering the property.  (If loading dock requirement is not waived, two large trees will be removed.)

Any guesses on floor count?  I'm thinking 6 (including the garage).  edit: Urbannizer already noted 8 floors above.

Any updates on this? I pulled up the Planning web recording from the 4th, but they didn't address these variances.  Was this postponed again?

On 8/5/2016 at 1:05 PM, skwatra said:

So what happened here? There is something going up next to Sudden Impact in what I believe is the lot discussed in this thread, but definitely not homes being built.

The Sudden Impact compound was torn down several years ago and the townhomes were completed shortly thereafter (approx 2013-2014).  If you look on Google maps, you will see the 15 townhomes that were built... which front Pierce.  Is the development you are referring to on the Southern portion of the lot fronting West Gray?

Lots of orange work stuff on Main Street near Alabama.  They covered up most of the trees with wood, so it appears something big is about happen.  I'd guess that this is finally underway.

Maybe the East Midtown curse has finally been lifted. 

3919 Scott Street, Inc is the owner of Frenchy's Chicken.

I noticed they're getting ready to pour slabs for 3-4 new houses on McGowen, closer to Scott Street.

Bottom of this link shows 32 units.

http://www.stolzpartners.com/about-us/

The developments mentioned above. Maybe they'll break ground by the end of the year.

It's impressive how much has changed in the two years since this thread was started.  I would have thought more development would take place along Scott Street near the rail stops by now.  It seems that most of the new construction is pushing in from 59 along McGowen.  I'd be interested to see an update of new proposed projects in this area if anyone has see or heard of anything.  The only thing I can think of is the student apartment complex proposed near Scott and 45.