Elseed

Any word on what restaurant/bars/cafes are going to be setup at the GRB?

Any news on this project?

No GFR?

Really wish they had a nice two story urban HEB in the area next to Minute Maid Park and close to Jackson BBQ...

On 5/20/2016 at 10:23 PM, lockmat said:

The Main Street Enhancement Project focuses on safety, aesthetics, environmental considerations and connectivity. Residents, business owners, visitors and tourists will benefit from the upgrades made to area, which is an important site for transit between NRG Stadium and downtown. More lighting and widened sidewalks are just a couple of enhancements on this project. From an aesthetics standpoint, new landscaping and street furniture will accentuate the modern look and feel of the area, encouraging merchants to set up businesses in the area, and welcoming residents to look to Midtown for their new home. The project will also encourage nearby private development.

 

 

http://houstonmidtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Main-Street.pdf

Did they happen to say the time-frame on this project?

49 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said:

i've always wondered why the land on Montrose in between Allen Pkwy and W. Dallas has remained empty for so long?  I'm sure this has been discussed here before but I can't find nothing on it.  Who owns it?  Has anything ever been planned here and later cancelled? What would y'all like to see here?  I would love to get some feedback on this.  

If you're referring to the land on the corner of Allen Pkwy and Montrose I believe it was initially bought by the Aga Khan Foundation and they were going to build a cultural center there. That was the news a few yrs. ago as of now I really don't know whats going on but something might happen in the near future based on the article below.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/Imagine-A-safe-way-to-cross-Allen-Parkway-6807170.php

Does anyone know when the " Mas que la cara " portion of the art blocks is supposed to be up? Or is it already up?

17 minutes ago, gene said:

thats a great idea...some sort of marquee or jumbotron type sign that shows upcoming events (similar to the one at Toyota Center)...that would be great for both the convention center and discovery green!

 

Totally agree with you, it would probably even attract some more people for conventions, conferences, or whatever they got going on at the time.

1 hour ago, Sunstar said:

More importantly, where would the retail go? Besides Forever 21, the rest of the Green Street development on the Dallas side is a hotel currently under construction, 3 restaurants and the House of Blues. The Sakowitz building is still a parking garage,and the other remaining structures along this route are parking garages. I'm hoping the corner of the corner of 1111 Travis will have a retail component. But other than that they would have to build something new. 

I believe the original plan was to redevelop the sakowitz building and part of another building into street level retail? Which I think could work. However, after the city announced that they've narrowed the the list of developers to work on this project no one has really heard anything from the city.

Out of curiosity, is there or has there ever been a sign at GRB stating what event or events are taking place? 

So still no word on any potential tenants in the retail corridor?  

Any update on this project?

So is this still happening? 

Cashadena TX Baby aka Chemical City!!

We never should've had downtown street life? OK, I guess. Your words, not mine. In fact, I originally read your post as

I meant.....we never should've had the Downtown tunnels...they've completely destroyed street life and I hope we get rid of them...

The tunnels are terrible which completely destroyed downtown street life we should've never had and I hope it goes away

Does anyone know when the external improvements to Greenstreet will be completed? Because Greenstreet still looks really plain from the outside.....

Any update on this?

I really hope this gets done by Superbowl 2017....Midtown and Ric Campo need to stop lollygagging and just get on with it 

Sad to say....This whole Hardy Yards project is probably going to be really crappy...all of it....

This is off topic but I didn't really know where to place it....has anybody heard of a future mixed use development coming to EaDo? Apparently it'll be next to the new Ecclesia Church and HFP....I'm asking because it was mentioned in this article....

http://www.chron.com/life/food/article/Houston-food-truck-parks-plots-next-location-in-5869640.php

" Just a block away from the HFP/Ecclesia complex a mixed use development is coming up, said Ponce, which will only mean more business for everyone once it’s completed. Right now some of the biggest days at the park are when the Houston Dynamo are playing at nearby BBVA Compass Stadium."

But thats besides the point, its the cities SMALLER than Houston getting world class development that frustrates me.

Dont get me wrong, Houston is making great progress, but when I hear that hotels "cant make the numbers work" in light of Houstons current boom, it frustrates the hell out of me.

What are we doing wrong?

Thats cause we got lame developers and too many backwards people in this city plus so many people in this city has had a anti urban and anti 24hr street life attitude for such a long time....finally we're actually starting to see houston actually be somewhat vibrant and forward thinking...its depressing to go to cities like chicago which is not that much bigger than us population wise and there is so much life in the heart of the city streets at all times...I mean look at the stupid tunnels downtown they've literally ruined streetlife downtown......vibrancy at the streetlevel is so important having a vibrant downtown is so important any city you go to most people want to go downtown because downtown is the center of the city...but Houston....oooooh noooo....no real landmarks...no real tourist attractions...and if you want anything like that in houston people flip out and think you're trying to be like "noooooo yoooork" really at the end of the day its the people...its there mentality...alot of people even though they're generations removed from the country they still want a simple country life in a city with 6 million people in the metro area...personally I feel every great city should have something for everyone...good country area, good suburban area, and a good urban area....but then again its houston...no planning..no vision...he who has the most money can create the city that he/she wants.....also no rail? Hov lanes are worthless...sometimes I feel like this city just recently came out of the stone-age 

One big Skyline

Sullivan Bros does a good job of infill in the heights and also there house designs fit the neighborhood well....

Man I hope not