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  1. IamHouston
    Construction Update from City Council boundary-everett-updated-2015-04-27-2.pdf
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    We just moved a bungalow from the Heights onto a lot on Gentry and James two block over from these new townhomes. Luckily we have minimum lot size requirements on our block. The lot just across from from these on Freeman and James will have new townhomes as well. Also the two bungalows on the corner of Everett and Burnett were bulldozed on Friday. I beleive that lot will have 4 townhomes also if I am not mistaken, maybe just 3 though.
  3. IamHouston
    The downtown location does have a large vault. And as expensive as they are to build, there really is no need for two. While the vault area could flood in theory. The vault itself would still be bone dry on the inside. Just making your way down there is a trek in itself.
  4. IamHouston
    Yes to the bank lobby. My understanding is no bank vault.
  5. IamHouston
    Well that didn't take long..
  6. IamHouston
    http://mycity.houstontx.gov/public/ click on the stack of papers icon next to the globes, click on all three plat tracker icons. They will then pop up in different colors on the map, each color identifies what the plat will be used for (residential, commercial, unrestricted, parks, etc).
  7. IamHouston
    Anyone ever used the city's plat mapping website? It's pretty cool. It maps out all the applications and those that have been approved. Sorry if this is old news. It's new to me so I enjoyed playing around with it. See example below.
  8. IamHouston
    I'm loving the time lapse movie on this project so far
  9. IamHouston
    Well I want to say it was originally planned about 3 years ago and for some reason or another the construction never got off the ground, but it was a small gated townhome community. Maybe 6-12 homes. I don't remember to be exact.
  10. IamHouston
    I didn't realize there was any residential being planned on the south side of the yards other than maybe a small area off Conti St that I thought had fallen through well over a year ago but I haven't gone by back there in a while. Otherwise I don't see it affecting the area very much at all and if anything maybe giving it additional visibility. If anything I think redesigning the clock tower they're putting into the residences should be elevated even higher to make it easily visible to those driving by to see the time. Could be our own Watchtower clock like the one in NYC when you're leaving Manhattan and driving to Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously that one is digital and pretty much an american landmark. But it would be cool none the less. This is Texas doggone it! Make it bigger or we can't be better.
  11. IamHouston
    I saw that yesterday and remembered you mentioned the Holiday Inn Express coming in there. I haven't found anything regarding a new hotel coming in or plat information for that area with the city. Should be good news for the area though. Did you notice that 2223 N. Main is coming along nicely and also that the building directly adjacent to it on the left is also being gutted. Do you have any idea what the building on the left is going to be? I saw the city posted the yellow permitting papers with project numbers on the window recently.
  12. IamHouston
    I keep forgetting to take pictures of the inside of the building to share. My sister moved in about 3 weeks ago. No amenities have been completed other than the gym. The inside is quite nice. Nothing spectacular in my opinion but there's still some work being done.
  13. IamHouston
    Yea this whole area of A.C. Allen's Landing was a slosh-puddle during the the last few weeks. We just moved a bungalow from the Heights onto a lot we bought a few streets north of Burnett and it was delayed by 6 weeks because of the rain. I can only imagine whats it's done to their schedule. Even Avenue Terrace just up the road on N. Main was pretty much at a stand still for 2 1/2 months, I did notice this week they're getting close to pouring the foundation though.
  14. IamHouston
    Nice. I noticed in the distance Burnett St looks to be partially paved as 4 lanes already. If they can use a little imagination with this area and integrate it well with the bayou that's a few yards away it could be a cool green space addition. Especially since the city has been down there planting all those new trees and clearing up brush this past month. Would do wonders for that already very popular white oak bike trail.
  15. IamHouston
    If anyone has access to full thing, can you please copy paste it? It would be much appreciated.
  16. IamHouston
    New HBJ article from this morning. I don't have a subscription so I can't see the whole thing. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2015/04/17/from-devastating-hurricane-new-redevelopment.html
  17. IamHouston
    AWESOME! Now can we get something like this under that overpass? Maybe move Poppas Burgers. lol
  18. IamHouston
    Triton it's on the agenda but you also need to have a login to view it. You can see some detail in the agenda spread sheet but without a login, nothing useful. http://mycity.houstontx.gov/plattrackerreports/rptDraftAgendaItems.aspx page 5
  19. IamHouston
    Also, how can we view the link you've posted without a login? Mind attaching the PDF its self? Thanks
  20. IamHouston
    There will be two separate developments. Residences at Hardy Yards which will be the smaller of the two at 350+ units. And another, that at least to my understanding, is yet to be named and will have 2,000+ units. So far this second development is only being referred to as "Hardy Yards".
  21. IamHouston
    That's interesting, I thought it would be Burnett St to the north. I'm wondering if Leona St will be extended to the west. Seems like it will be. I also got a chance to chat with Councilman Ed Gonzalez at this weekend Sabor del Northside festival. He mentioned that the city is going to be putting even more money Near Northside and the infrastructure, starting with the Hardy Yards which is coming along nicely, the long term goal is to replicate what City Centre is. The bus station area beneath Burnett Station is already up from what I saw driving through there Saturday, and Burnett has fresh asphalt on it. The N Main tunnel is what he said will be the next to be finished.
  22. IamHouston
    Triton he is right, we did know about the clock tower, name, and the cost of development. We didn't know that Zeiben hadn't actually closed on the property, so in essence it was still in limbo this whole time. Good to have confirmation it will be proceeding. We didn't know that it would be a "public-private partnership between the Zieben Group, the city of Houston, the Houston Housing Finance Corp. and CommunityBank of Texas". At least I was unaware of Community Bank of Texas helping with funds/financing and the extent of HHFC's involvement. We didn't know the cost of the land was $10M. That figure hadn't been disclosed. Gives us an idea of what to expect a sqft of raw land will be going for from here on out. We didn't know what they meant by "179 affordable income units". By the figures given in the article, we can now expect it the targeted AMI for the project to be for those within the 60%-90% bracket. We didn't know the height of the tower. 100 ft is a breath of fresh air, that's about 9-10 stories high. Nothing to snub at. Hopefully it looks good and is predominant from a distance. We didn't know about "the common-area amenities include a clubhouse on the seventh and top floor of the parking garage with a skylounge overlooking downtown Houston, an outdoor cooking center with Wolf appliances, an infinity-edge pool and a resort-style courtyard pool with cabanas, a bocce ball court, horseshoe pit, volleyball court, full-time concierge service and a dog park with a pet washing station". I thought the skylounge/clubhouse being above the garage vs the units itself is interesting. We didn't know construction wasn't going to start until 2016 and that it would take 36 months to complete. We didn't know Greystar would be managing the property. We also didn't know they haven't gotten a general contractor yet.
  23. IamHouston
    One of the three/four ground retail spaces that will be going on the market to lease once the renovation is complete is hoping to be leased as a coffee shop. Not sure if they have anyone lined up to take on that venture. It's a shame Houston could never pull something off like this http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/08/11/3469629/homeless-coffee-shop/
  24. IamHouston
    I like it as well. I think what I like the most is the fact that this will be on the complete opposite side of the rail yards as the rail stop. Leaving that barren space in between will only help bring along development even quicker in my opinion. Both sides will essentially have elevated structures (the rail stop itself and the clock tower) and both will be illuminated. The other 50 acres in between should attract even those developers with minimal imagination. The amount of warehouse space in the area already drawing in artists, the potential new coffee shop at 2223 N Main, KLS Cyclery, and the new indoor soccer field on Hogan and N. Main are all signs of youth in the area already here to stay.
  25. IamHouston
    Most of this isn't new news, but good to see additional details released! http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/04/06/houston-developer-closes-on-prime-property-near.html
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