Avossos

Their map is a bit incorrect…. Their pinpoint is a good 11-13 blocks East of where this is actually going.

they will close access to memorial drive from Silver / Old Sixth Ward all together. No more through traffic.

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

Prose is workforce brand of apartments by Alliance.

Edit: And across the street from each other. 

Could you show us on a map? I thought across the street was the 'East Dock' development by Lovett...

NVM - although it does say the 1505 Oliver property is to be 6,900 sq feet apartments? seems small...

Wait - aren't Prose Oliver and Fairfield Oliver the same?

You forgot to include 'The Oliver' U/C by Greystar in Heights 

1 hour ago, SMU1213 said:

I just wish RS had built a parapet to block the views of the AC units. They are all I can see now. 

I just noticed this too. It looks so messy... Gosh.

1 hour ago, Paco Jones said:

Updated renderings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is an improvement! imo

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

This what the city of Houston considers to be the Near Northside.

https://www.houstontx.gov/completecommunities/docs_pdfs/NN/NN_CommunityDataBook_2017-10.pdf

I agree - @editor no rush or pressure. Just an FYI

1 hour ago, Luminare said:

That small banding of stone veneer really annoys me.

Ha! I had the same thought. Totally pointless and screams FAKE. if the cheap rock veneer wasn't bad enough, lets highlight how fake it is by putting it somewhere that a real rock would absolutely never (and could never) exist..

This topic and others in near north side, north side, Lindale Park ect should be in a “Near Northside” forum.

Points North feels like it should be N of 610 at a minimum. My opinion

This seems totally unneeded. And the road noise and visual pollution of more raised highways is A huge negative.

the only positive would be potentially fixing the houston ave bridge that constantly gets hit.

if they do this, we should demand the quiet road treatment they have put on 290 and i10 near memorial to reduce noise pollution.

2 hours ago, jmitch94 said:

Whats wrong with Sandcastle homes? 

Way less cool than an old renovated house. IMO

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

While looking at the Goree architect web site the "On the Boards" section had this.....I wonder if it could go here?

https://goree.com/our-work/?type=on-the-boards

good find. However this looks like it’s going right in front of Arnes. More like 3000 Summer Street.

For a storage… I like it! There is a sign for Gulf Coast Commerical on site - indicating there will be something at the Arne’s site.

Sandcastle homes townhomes :(

researching this ownership - it is an entity that was established in April of 2022 that seems to specialize in 1031 exchange. I don't know if that indicates it will be office, or if it will be a tax deduction type thing.

I am not optimistic we are going to see something good here based on what I saw.

24 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Probably like the Prose Hardy Yards.

Unlikely this one is going to have surface parking lot.. I imagine it’ll be similar to the others around it, but just without amenities. Maybe all wood?

They are going to a big expense demolishing the structures on site. Hard to believe they won’t want to make this look compatible to the other luxury apartments, but who knows.

1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

Plan Review Permit was pulled yesterday. Alliance Residential sure is pumping out a lot of their Prose projects. 

I’m very curious what an urban prose brand will look like.

1 hour ago, SMU1213 said:

Rumor has it that they're building a new location in Highland Village. The Autry Park location is dead.

I would be extremely disappointed in that. Autry Park would be an awesome spot.

58 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said:

Location Address: 1111 Lovett Boulevard

Estimated Cost: $50,000,000

Scope of Work: 4-story new construction for mixed-use commercial facility containing business office, assembly and short/long term residential. The primary structures include cast-in-place concrete, load bearing cold-formed metal framing.

Square Footage: 104,000 ft 2

Design Firm Name: Gensler

Where will this go? Will they tear down the historic house on the corner?

4 minutes ago, editor said:

That was the intent of the Fifth Ward section I made recently.

wouldn't that be *West* of 59? 

Near Northside is technically 5th Ward now, but originally was apart of 1st Ward. They ended up slicing up some of 1st and some of 2nd Wards to create 5th. See map below. I think the Near Northside will continue to feel like a different neighborhood than 5th ward.

The reason why I think Washington Corridor makes sense included in the Heights is because the neighborhoods share much history with the Heights. Age of original homes, connectivity of trails - bridges - roads, shopping, ect. I live in Old Sixth Ward which is a historic district. There are other historic districts such as Germantown, Woodland Heights, Heights E / W / S, Magnolia Grove's new historic district (South of Washington, between Shepard and Heights) , Norhill, and Freeland. I like discouraging the division freeways make if at all possible.

43 minutes ago, editor said:

What do you have in mind for the boundaries?

Super Neighborhood 22.

but I rather see a Near Northside forum that is everything south of 610, east of 45, west of 59, north of downtown

51 minutes ago, crock said:

can't believe they really threw all of us into the heights (i realize this battle was fought and lost a year+ ago, but its still infuriating) 

I’m happy this is included in heights forum as opposed to another place.

3 hours ago, hindesky said:

Turner withdraws plans for Historic District.

"The city withdrew a contentious proposal Wednesday to create a historic district in Riverside Terrace in Houston’s Third Ward."

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Turner-withdraws-plan-for-Riverside-Terrace-17227941.php

this is quiet sad.

20 hours ago, cspwal said:

Diner car is available to everyone, though you have to pay if you’re in coach. And I typically am moving between cars constantly unless I’m sleeping, though I wouldn’t want to be on there too long. 
 

I haven’t ridden it between Houston and NOLA, so if there’s no fuel stops between Houston and NOLA filling in San Antonio makes sense, just not a separate stop from the station 

Well - we are both right…

diner cars were only available for sleeper train ticket holders during some parts of COVID. They may have changed it back now.

Food is good not great. I would not travel in this way other than the sleeper. Too much time to be sitting in one position and the dining car is only available for sleeper passengers.