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19 minutes ago, HNathoo said:

 

Houston's innovation ecosystem is only going to succeed if it's propelled forward by founder and startup teams, rather than government, academia, and individuals that don't understand what it really takes to build a technology.  

7 hours ago, cloud713 said:

The aquarium of the americas is great. Something else I had considered back when I used to get a little ridiculous with ideas (I still think the topgolf on the roof of GRB idea would have been great, haha.. they could have even built the structure for the bays on the Houston first parking garage to support the weight) was a satellite campus for moody gardens in downtown.

I was thinking the same thing re: a TopGolf concept, but on the SE part of downtown. It would have spanned 3 empty blocks. This was year ago, btw. 

Any idea of what is happening to the blocks East and West of this? The block immediately East is owned by the catholic church and is listed for sale. The block west has a house on it, currently occupied by the EaDo Management District. The rest of that block is empty. Hoping someone has some insight. 

5 hours ago, phillip_white said:

 

Too small for food trucks as they cannot block the sidewalk (also, why food trucks at a restaurant?). This appears to be a terribly implemented method of turning public street parking into private restaurant parking.

Was thinking food trucks mainly because of the area. Hutchins and St. E are turning into pedestrian friendly streets with more and more developments. 

40 minutes ago, HoustonMidtown said:

Here's a pic of the driveways on Bell

 

Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr

Food truck parking maybe?

2 hours ago, Eastdwntwn said:

Does anyone know what else is supposed to go on this large lot? On Bell St. there are a bunch of small concrete driveways that look like townhome driveways. Is there a residential portion?

I didn't see anything but parking lot on the original plans. 

So looks like this will be an apartment complex .... ?

30 minutes ago, Mr.Clean19 said:

It's the perfect spot for an HEB. Hopefully this doesnt turn into another midtown Fiesta. The homeless population is horrible here 2-3 days a week.

I lived at the apartments across from the site for about a year. While it's close to a lot of things, access to the site is a little tricky coming from EaDo or Downtown. Navigation is a one lane underpass from Chartres and Runnels is often slow due to the train. I think this site would be best suited for another apartment complex. GFR would work here since there is a lot going on in the area.

I think the best place for an HEB would be is off Leeland where Reece Supply (2606 Bell St, Houston, TX 77003) currently sits. It would be great for EaDo, Eastwood, and Third Ward. 

Thoughts?

Always loved this building! It would make for a great whiskey bar. 

1 hour ago, HNathoo said:

new pizza concept from Nancy’s hustle 
 

https://www.houstoniamag.com/eat-and-drink/2020/02/tiny-champions-nancys-hustle

Looks like the entire block is for sale: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2710-McKinney-St-Houston-TX/17052230/

1 hour ago, Howard Huge said:

It's too bad the park didn't take up the entire block. It's such a Houston thing for a tiny park in Downtown have a big parking lot attached to it. 

 

I wonder if the DRA tried to acquire that parcel but couldn't, or if they intentionally left it there because of Houston's ridiculous minimum parking requirements.

I believe the lot is owned by South Texas law school. Apparently they didn't want to sell. 

This development will be good for the area and I don't believe the cross-street in which the parking will be on is going to be super busy, traffic wise. Most EaDo streets are relatively low traffic and also very wide. Obviously this will change as things grow, but I don't think we should get hung up on what will ultimately be a minor thing relative to the overall development. 

Looks like the warehouse across the street is also for sale. 

Guess the HCC building sold? 

Looks like part of these apartments will be flanked by Leeland and Bell. Hopefully this means that this is the start of developing all those empty lots on Leeland. I believe the one further east is for sale by the catholic church. The empty part of the lot in which Brother's Taco's sits on is owned by a Best Western franchisor. I was told they don't have any immediate plans to develop, but maybe this will catalyze things. I don't think a hotel makes sense for that lot. What would y'all recommend go there? 

4 minutes ago, Eastdwntwn said:

 

Hope this doesn't mean they lost Walgreens/CVS. We need one in the neighborhood. 

I’m guessing there’s going to be residential added to the existing scope. The site is so big. 

Saw two new variance signs requesting reduced setbacks for residential. This could be interesting!

Concrete has been poured for a portion of the driveway. 

Quite a bit of activity at this site the last few days. Hopefully steady here on out. 

Based on the square meters quoted, I’m guessing the MIPS lot and the partial block in which the Marlowe building sits. 
 

... or maybe just all of what MIPS owns. 

Burton Construction signage is up at the site. Couldn’t find any project info on their website or fb page. 

This will be a great addition to this part of EaDo. Bridging the gap between north and south EaDo on hutchins and st E should help make the neighborhood more cohesive. 

9 hours ago, thedistrict84 said:

I’m anxious to see the site plan on this development. Given that the vast majority of Raus Construction’s portfolio on its website looks to be soul-crushing suburban-style developments, I’m not holding out much hope for something pedestrian-friendly that helps promote walkability in the area.

 

I guess we will see.

who needs walkability when you can have 40k sq ft of parking? 😀

1 hour ago, Luminare said:

 

Is this a midrise or just townhomes?

No clue. Hoping for mixed use. 

Bulldozers on site today. I think the last 5,000 sq ft lot was purchased by the developer. Waiting to hear back from the broker.