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Agreed. The more I think about it, the more I'm concerned about them going with this location. It is just so sterile!

Woah. That is an interesting location choice for them, but I'm sure they wanted to stay close and maybe didn't want to renovate a historical structure.

Evidently this wasn't on the table before because it would have added many years to the timeline. I guess that may be better than getting nothing.

This seems kind of wild with Polk going away with NHHIP. Also, TIL the COH already owns the whole block that the Rustic is on.

The fee is actually cheaper. As AS_ mentioned, it is the marketing/tracking of purchased. Tap to pay generates a unique number each time from my understanding.

Yikes. I just don't think there is enough of a crowd for $28-$60 per plate either. I think the over/under on them closing is Jan. 1.

One of the brutal things about this site is how little buildable area there is. 25' building setback along ernestine, and 10' along Bell and Fashion. Doesn't leave a lot of meat on the bone. I'm guessing that batting cages can be built within the building setback, so that wouldn't be a bad choice.

Plat submitted for this property showing one large unrestricted reserve. Owner still showing as the same as the last few years. Follows TOD and shows existing structure on the plat which typically means the structure is staying while encroaching on setbacks/easements. This can sometimes be required for some permits, so while this doesn't show any type of large redevelopment or reactivation, it does likely show that something is happening. As mentioned previously in the thread, there are some active uses in the warehouse area along the eastern edge, so may be related to that or fire remediation.

MFW I thought this was the Smoothie King at Westheimer and Montrose. I would imagine this site is much more known as the Chacho's site and not Smoothie King, but that's just me

No actual inside information here, but I have heard that some type of comprehensive sidewalk plan might be coming. There's still the whole no money thing, but some funds are being generated for discretionary sidewalk improvements via the sidewalk fee in lieu. It is a bit of a complicated structure because a portion of the funds are city wide and a portion are locked into local sidewalk districts. So we really do need some methodology of deciding on which sidewalks to build first.

Kind of an odd layout. 6 homes on a shared driveway and then one home by itself. All facing Clay. I wish that there were several homes with ped access to the trail, but always good to have more homes built.

Small parking variance in for 3401 Canal. I think the reduction is only two spots. Will post more details when they're up.

Red tag on building .

No idea. Trees have gotten hammered by drought conditions, so they could have been dying/dead, but you still have to get a permit to remove them and have an expert confirm.

Update: * They meet the 50% of fenestration exactly with this new cutout. * Their permit does not trigger necessity of sidewalk improvements. * Street trees removed without a permit 🤬 Edit: to be clear, their approved permit specifically notated that all street trees were staying as well