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Not surprised the nice video is by Steelblue. They do some great work here in the Bay Area. My favorite of their vids:

How hot does it get in NYC and Chicago in the summer time? Is it humid there?

I've been to NYC in the summer, and it's miserable. Miserable in winter, as well. That's not where I'm planning to move  Hint: I'm a scientist and software developer.

Not surprised. I'll stack it on top of my long list of midtown disappointments.

I've lived in Midtown a long time, and it's finally starting to realize some of it's potential. I think, "Maybe I won't relocate after all, I can get the experience I want here." Then I remember that it's 100 degrees from June to September, and walking in even the best, most pedestrian friendly neighborhood is awful.

I was joking about LinkedIn peeking at my HAIF posts I figured it was the common connection. It was just amusing to me as I saw it immediately after checking this thread.

Tory just showed up in my LinkedIn "People You May Know." I guess LinkedIn has been following me on HAIF.

Midtown could use more highrises, though.

So, long discussion here. I'll just add that I've been thinking about San Francisco alot lately, and also visiting. Most residential buildings in SF don't have ground floor retail. Yet, it has the highest rents and is considered one of the best urban environments in the country.

Sorry to comment on an old thread.

I've had a "tin shack" near Baldwin Park for five years. The only issue with crime is people stealing my UPS/Fedex packages, and people going through my garbage looking for cans.

I don't know about appreciation, but inventory is tight and prices are up significantly from when I bought. If you get a townhouse, I'd recommend a block of 3 or fewer units, not one of the 6+ unit blocks. I've replaced my AC, and might update my appliances, but those are normal aspects of owning a home, not anything particular to a townhouse. Fortunately, metal roofs tend to be durable, and also no need to repaint the metal siding.

Transportation connections are excellent. Easy to walk, bike, or get on the freeway. Exceptionally quick to Montrose, Downtown, TMC, East End, etc.

Montrose is a goldrush site.

I've been looking at apartments in San Francisco, and outside of the inner-most part (Downtown/Financial/SOMA), most apartment buildings are 4 stories. So, 4 stories isn't that bad -- as long as the units per acre isn't awful.

Good news, but update the title to be more specific...

This is great news. I was convinced that with the Penn's demise, the Milam was sure to become another asphalt lot...

Now, here's to it's success!

Well, makes me sad to quote a six year old post. But a modern 8 story 400 unit mixed use (probably) building is nicer than another boutique hotel. I'd rather see residential than hotel. Get another thousand units in the area and we might start to see a critical mass, like in Post Midtown.

Close the street, make it a pedestrian plaza between two buildings with retail and restaurants/patios on both sides. Easy choice. If the rest of the sides have no retail, whatever. One fourth of the perimeter on the right side is more than enough.

These may help clarify your mind.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/applicant_recipients/eligibility.htm

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/hcsd/tanf/tanfeligibility.shtml

Women, Infants, Children

http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/eligibilityrequirements.htm

Housing Choice Vouchers

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about/fact_sheet

I bought a book last week, "The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City" that has a chapter on Houston that is a slightly updated version of that article (which is from 2006).

But yeah, these guys are being willfully ignorant of Houston's history. "Queen Sheila" (a racist trope if there ever was one.) I wonder if a guy named "Tony" had ancestors piled into a Lower East Side tenement building -- which 100 years later is some very expensive housing. Somewhat ironic.

The best part is that they're not even complaining about any specific behavior that infringes on their property rights, or being harassed in the street, etc. They're just upset that they imagine someone is getting some kind of government assistance. Clearly, the posters have never taken any government assistance. Not student loans or grants, no public funding for universities, no mortgage interest deduction, nothing. And certainly without any help from parents or relatives. Totally by their own thousand dollarsing bootstraps.

Wow, these guys are pretty butthurt about their elected officials representing the interests of their constituents. It must make you mad that they keep getting re-elected. Maybe you should move to Katy, where you won't be offended by any non-white people enjoying their porches during the day.

I love this building. Haven't been there lately, though, since they moved a Fri afternoon seminar to the new BRC building.

This could be the world's greatest CVS.

They have forms up for foundations for four new townhomes on Jackson/Drew, as well as many more at the other site I posted above.

New spec townhouses is a very exciting development. This hasn't happened in years.

Woolie's Law.

Every five years, one floor is added to the average apartment infill complex.

The developers should start hanging out on the site during morning commute time with shovels in their hands to get the neighbors riled up.

Hey, it's more than six stories! I count seven! Maybe The Prophecies are coming true.

I enjoyed the pun, but it's made me reflect on the meaning of the word "meter." A Geiger Counter is so named because it counts the number of times a gas inside a sealed tube becomes ionized by radiation, which is an amazingly cool phenomenon when you think about it. The chamber has electrodes at either end with a high voltage difference. When one of the gas molecules is struck by radiation, a pair of ions is created (a positively charged gas molecule, and an electron) which accelerate towards the electrodes. The electron gains sufficient energy to ionize additional gas molecules, creating an avalanche of ionization events, and generating enough electrons to produce a measurable spike in current. Each time this happens is recorded as a count -- the expected 'clicking' of the Geiger Counter. Anyway, an excuse to read back up on this stuff in the middle of the night.