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  1. wilcal
    From the Crowdstreet site, this is the timeline they posted: Closing: December 2019 Demo and Prelim Site Work: December 2019 - April 2020 Civil Work Begins: May/June 2020 Foundation and Podium: July 2020 - December 2020 Building Improvements: January 2021 - June 2022 Preleasing: August 2021 - August 2022 Move-in: August 2022
  2. wilcal
    Midtown represents more than half of the market-based parking area and will likely be a heavy "participant" in the walkable places ordinance. It's uniquely primed with the red line connecting it to the two of the major job centers. We don't have plenty of options who want to live closer to core jobs and have extremely convenient public transit access. It will be interesting to see what the 2020 census info looks like for Midtown and inside 610.
  3. wilcal
    It was open on both sides originally We are not talking about removing the spur. We are talking about removing one of the entrances and the exits to the spur. It appears your compassion is as keen as your reading ability. Of course it's a balance, but sending tens of thousands of commuters through surface streets (and having them drive 40+ MPH) through a rapidly growing neighborhood doesn't make sense. Giving people options on places they want to live near desirable jobs that don't require them to drive 50+ miles/day is the only way sustainable way forward.
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    Just... wow. Metro's Park & Ride has a very good reputation and is continuing to see increased ridership. Also, plenty of non low economic people take the bus. Also, METRO is not a city agency. They also cost a shit ton more money. Like 5-10X as much. A commuter rail to Kingwood would cost nearly $2 Billion and the Kingwood P&R serves... 800 people per day. Even if you add in Eastex and Townsen it's less than 3,000/day. Clearly the more than 12,000 people per day that ride the 82 on Westheimer should just buy their own car, drive down Westheimer, and traffic would be greatly relieved. Doubtful. There are significantly more BRT than light rail systems being planned around the world. Single occupant vehicles are more likely to be a thing of the past. I agree, but then again I don't think taxpayers should be subsidizing massive highway and road projects. Less than 1/4 of TxDOT's budget comes from car registration fees and gas taxes. If car drivers had to pay their fair share and we could use the $20+ billion/year in car subsidies to actually develop a public transit network that would work and get people out of cars. Why didn't Texas Central think to just move the station closer into town? It does happen to be about a mile away from the Northwest Transit Center which allows zero-transfer access to the Galleria and Downtown on BRT. Also, Texas Central is making a significant real estate play, which is additionally why they chose the old mall.
  5. wilcal
    That is the existing road. It wouldn't go onto the spur. Edit: Also, I lived in Westmoreland for almost 5 years, I would be shocked if anybody that lived there would prefer to have a private spur onto the highway (and have traffic funnel through the neighborhood to get there) versus losing access into the neighborhood from Bagby.
  6. wilcal
    Their site does say that it will feature a LifeCafe and it has a pic of a juice bar looking kind of thing, too.
  7. wilcal
    Home Slice will be taking the former Sparrow location at 3701 Travis https://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Austin-s-Home-Slice-Pizza-to-slice-into-Midtown-15047183.php Coming "Early 2021"
  8. wilcal
    The rendering is 😍 I used to live in Westmoreland, and it is so dangerous crossing at Holman. This would be a real benefit for the area.
  9. wilcal
    Life Time Fitness opening "Spring 2020" Life Time Work coming with no date https://www.lifetime.life/life-time-locations/tx-greenstreet-houston.html 👏
  10. wilcal
    It's funny, I grew up going to the other Felix's location... in Beaumont when I was growing up. Evidently the original Felix's chairs went to El Real. I wonder what is happening to them now that they're closed.
  11. wilcal
    Forgot to post, they finished the facade test a little bit last week and might be looking at a brick color change:
  12. wilcal
    Honestly, I'm surprised it took this long. I live nearby, and there aren't really any low-cost pizza chains nearby. Papa Johns at Westheimer/Montrose (which is likely to be gone soon enough) and Pepperoni's and nothing in Midtown. Yes, there is plenty of pizza out there, but there is surely some demand for low end. Maybe they'll get some of the delivery ebikes like downtown has.
  13. wilcal
    Found a render that may be more palatable to the local community:
  14. wilcal
    Ho. Lee. $#ITballls. What an insane project. I love it.
  15. wilcal
    Sidewalk still closed 2 days later. Cross members removed from walkway cover, so opening soon?
  16. wilcal
    The person that posted that on Twitter was in-fact walking on the sidewalk, so they did become a de facto part of it. HPW said that the official policy is to report these to 311, which is pretty brutal as it easily takes days to investigate. It took me almost 6 months to force the Brass Tap (well, their landlord) to install grates over the tree planters because they added a patio and it made the sidewalk not ADA compliant. Turns out that they had their plan rejected from the city for this reason, built the patio anyway and never even paid the fee to utilize the city ROW. No repercussions and the solution that was developed still sucks (metal grates set on top of existing granite chunks which, you guessed it have adjusted/sunk a bit). So yes, being a lay-pedestrian and being annoying to the construction crews is... annoying to the crews, but the city barely gives a flying flip about sidewalk enforcement. In my mind, there is a social obligation to interfere in the process when it appears to break the law. There may be some leeway granted by the city, but the situation is that they have appeared to close the sidewalk without providing or marking an alternative, so they appear to be in violation. There are some four story town homes being built next door to me and they are finishing the framing on the third floor right now. I saw a worker tight-rope walking an exterior wall 2x4 cap without a safety harness. Should I not worry and trust that they are following the process? I'm not in the industry, but gonna guess that isn't part of the process. TLDR: construction companies don't get the benefit of the doubt from me, especially when blocking sidewalks are concerned lol
  17. wilcal
    Houston Public Works actually commented on another discussion of the sidewalk and a lane of traffic being closed for The Sophie on Memorial and they said an ADA alternative must be established if the sidewalk is closed. Backtracking for wheelchairs is at least feasible on Westheimer. Not so much so on Memorial with one sidewalk. I'll see if I can swing by and see if the sidewalk has reopened yet. These covered sidewalk barriers are so NYC! lol
  18. wilcal
    Even if they are under construction, there's still supposed to be a temporary sidewalk if they close the main one.
  19. wilcal
    There's a great plan in place! It's just been kicked down the road to at least 2023 again. https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/37468-lower-westheimer-reconstruction
  20. wilcal
    That freshly poured sidewalk patch.... is now closed
  21. wilcal
    This is on Austin? Which cross street is that? I don't recognize it.
  22. wilcal
    Proposed amendments are up, but I don't have time to dig through them right now: https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/docs_pdfs/Proposed_Walkable_Places_and_TOD_Ordinance_Amendments_Planning_Commission_Public_Comment_Draft.pdf Public comment open on their site
  23. wilcal
    You just spurred me to go back and look at that thread: It was "under contract" last year, but now listed as for sale again.
  24. wilcal
    Listing says "Last updated 1/22/20" Doesn't say anything about being under contract anymore https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Did it specifically say under contract on this page?
  25. wilcal
    Always thought that the Days Inn would be up for something like that. Doesn't it have low ceilings and small-ish rooms?
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