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  1. HoustonIsHome
    Looks awesome. And you get off the rail right there. this is definitely going to be a great addition to the area
  2. HoustonIsHome
    Is that a bad thing?
  3. HoustonIsHome
    nope!Get to work
  4. HoustonIsHome
    Was thinking the same. This version of chevron looks more interesting. Good job btw
  5. HoustonIsHome
    With all the development going on north of Afton Oaks, it sucks that the rail isn't going down westheimer in that area. Seems like all the bang is north of westheimer ask the way to the Bayou. Afton Oaks is going to be surrounded and choked in traffic
  6. HoustonIsHome
    We are a funny bunch. We spent days arguing that the planned market square 40 floor residential would screw with the north skyline view, but many of us (me included) called for some towers on this site. I do still think some more height/ development in that area would be nice. It seems like you leave downtown way too fast heading north. Downtown seems to bleed into midtown past Pierce, and bleeds past 45 and 59 to the west and east respectively, but dies down to the north. I hope good abatement and the northline expansion changes that. I know this area had turns into a lake during bad rain events. Apart from the bayou improvements, had there been any talk of development in the area up Elysian before you get to Nance?
  7. HoustonIsHome
    Two different complexes side by side along the bayou. This one is the lot cleared on the lower left
  8. HoustonIsHome
    Is that an amenities deck on the north west corner?
  9. HoustonIsHome
    Yeah just looked at it on Google earth and saw that the Hines block is shorter
  10. HoustonIsHome
    Looking at the revisions for the Hines market square residential I see so many color change/material revisions I dunno why do many are bothered by the yellow. Another thing I noticed is that Hines seem to be so much more of a substantial building, im surprised it had so much fewer units being only 7 floors shorter
  11. HoustonIsHome
    General purpose store. Groceries, toiletries, hardware, a few clothing items, a few shoes, pet supplies, few garden supplies, kitchenware and small appliances. A small dining section inside would be good too
  12. HoustonIsHome
    Fact of the matter is that developers ignore street presence because they don't feel obliged to and they feel that way because we do not press the issue. We just settle for whatever we get. Even worse we stiffle efforts of those who do want more
  13. HoustonIsHome
    Market Square is already lively. Kinda small but I see people in and around that area all the time. My two biggest problems with it are that the preston and milam sides are not like the travis and congress sides, and the lower pedestrian feel. I think people would use the area more if there was more to do
  14. HoustonIsHome
    But increasing the pedestrian experience for tenants has been shown to be profitable though. People want to live in these areas. How much is it going to cost to put something other than a blank wall fronting the park? I can understand not putting anything if you are building low income housing in crappytown or out in the boonies, but this area is a destination. It is the historical district. People are going to pay top dollar for this area, why not make minor improvements to make the area more inviting?
  15. HoustonIsHome
    See prior don't understand that Houston can be walkable without the entire 60,000,000 sq miles being walkable. Its development concentrated with amenities and connected with some sort of public transportation that make an area walkable. We don't need stores in every building from the aquarium to GRB. But if there are clusters around MS, MSQ, GS and DG then that right there would make downtown loads more liveable. Right now the retail is a building here, one down the street, another around tge corner. Its so spread out or hidden under ground.
  16. HoustonIsHome
    That is exactly what im saying. But I would say that most visitors have more positive opinions of a place, if it has more. Seeing market square by itself people would probably say, oh yeah its a nice little park. Market square +Warrens + La Carafe etc they would probably say oh yeah its a nice little area surprisingly unique from the rest of downtown. Market square + Warrens/La Carafe + other amenities all around and it takes a bigger step and becomes more of an experience. Market Square has the appeal of something that is pure perfection if you squint your eye, but if you open them and take it all in you see that the meat isn't all that thick. I WANT MORE THICK MEAT, DRIPPING JUICE ON ALL SIDES. I could give a crap about buildings on all sides if its just walls. Might as well just put me in a box
  17. HoustonIsHome
    Again a smart planner can plan for retail in the future but it doesn't necessarily have to be used as such from the get go. They can be used for leasing offices, gyms or other amenities and as retail grows they can juggle things around. Luje I have been saying they don't have to make it but they can fake it.
  18. HoustonIsHome
    I see you are mute interested in architecture than public planning. That is fine. This is more of an architecture forum anyway. But some of us here are interested in architecture and how it fits in and enhances the area. Because you are more visual, I guess when you travel you don't feel the life that other squares have. For me when I visit the squares are both the open space and the life and continuity that the buildings around gives to the park.
  19. HoustonIsHome
    Htown man beat me too it. I meant exactly what he explained. As to building things and then after all is constructed, going in with amenities is kinda why downtown is not as lively ass we want it. You absolutely do not build and alter with ever single development. You build with amenities as you go along. No one is talking about flooding the area with stores, but sheesh, they could build with convertible designs. The design doesn't have to support stores right now, but at least it could look like it. Why not save money and build more easily convertible designs? I doubt that all these buildings will poke hoes in their facade once the activity picks up. That's why there are still blank walls around discovery green even thought the area is more active than 10-15 years ago
  20. HoustonIsHome
    This is ridiculous, the building itself is not bad. Simple design but classic look. What is bad is that most planners ignore gems like market square and the opportunity they have in a wonderful open space.
  21. HoustonIsHome
    Homeless shelters and church facilities, group homes etc are NOT jails. Residents are free to leave the facility and contributes to the street presence no matter how negative
  22. HoustonIsHome
    Can you read? Downtown has two census blocks. One entirely south of the bayou with a population near 5k, the other north of the bayou where the jail complex is located. You have posted no links, nothing other than your own estimates. I'm done entertaining this. Come back with hard evidence. All evidence I have seen have pointed towards the validity of the earlier poster's figures- about 5000 residents in about 2500 residential units. Its not rocket science finding out how many are in jail. You zoom in on the northern census tract and it breaks down into census blocks. There is one block that lists 9000 people in ZERO housing units what does that tell you? You were mistaken, move on
  23. HoustonIsHome
    This is going to make market square a lit better looking. It and Hines will transform the area
  24. HoustonIsHome
    I liked the building from the start but I agree with htownman. I think facing market square is the money orientation
  25. HoustonIsHome
    Sorry to be so argumentative but this is directly on topic. The census tract below the bayou had a population of 4200 residents in 2010 further backing up the posters quote of 5000 residents before the incentives beganhttp://www.usa.com/TX201100000.html The census tract with the jail Had a pop of 9652 http://www.usa.com/TX2012101001.html Going by zip or by census tract both show a residential pop at about 5000 so the dude was right.
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