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Seriously? They could have at least curved the sidewalk around it, like you see some places

Because they're replacing trees and soil that would absorb rainfall with impermeable building and pavement, and they want to make sure that when 48 inches of rain falls on it the bayou next to them doesn't flood them

Here's a photo showing the northern facade with most of the cladding taken off. You can see the upper part is a brigh grey, and the lower part is brown/pink granite. For reference, here's a photo of it before https://www.chron.com/business/retail/article/Sears-to-close-iconic-Midtown-location-12266913.php#photo-12760016

on the southern bank of White Oak bayou on the Heights bike trail https://www.google.com/maps/place/29°46'39.9"N+95°23'17.0"W/@29.7777592,-95.3886092,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d29.7777585!4d-95.3880625

Found it! Bagby & Drew - rode past it on my way to Whole Foods

At least on this side, the new part is the glass, and the grey and brown was the art deco that was hiding under the 70s cladding

I get the feeling the city still thinks of this as a park that they can just declare "closed" after dark

The bridge looks pretty locked off for now Also, I'm not sure where to put it, but it looks like there is a new trail head being built.

According to the city, there's two ways to change a street name - either a citizen petition with 75% of the property owners on the street, or by city council passing an ordinance after notifying the owners. Notably, the council don't need to get consent from the owners; the check on it is public pressure on council members to vote against it if it is too out there https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Forms/devregs/StreetNameChangeProcedures-Standards.pdf

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/attachments/

Most people on here post their photos to a third party service such as imgur or flickr, and then copy a link to their photo on that service and paste into the post box. The forum itself limits your uploads to a very small number (something like 2 MB? It's been awhile) and as you upload stuff it uses that allocation. For example, I only have 15 kB left of storage on HAIF, but I can post unlimited photos that I host elsewhere.

I didn't even consider that - BRT could go extend to the convention center

It will be very well connected, but I think the BRT will connect at Central Station (for Inner Katy) and Wheeler (for University line)

This would be a great thing to do, especially giving it a dedicated section would allow people to talk about themselves and their skills more

Was that house actually a real house?

At least the patio is on the corner and the parking is setback from the corner

Midtown, on Caroline? I feel like I recognize that blue house in the background...

There is a 4th st in the Heights, but it is also E/W so it couldn't ever theoretically intersect Navigation There's a Goforth street in the 3rd ward, but it stops at OST; if you continued it north, it would intersect Navigation a mile east of this development. Where did they come up with this name?

I wonder how this will affect Hobby

1. They better keep the piano sign 2. Who would ever ride their bike on the southwest freeway feeder without a helmet?

That actually looks good; I never considered Orlando to be a place that's walkable outside of the Disney & Universal

Or a bird

It's so weird - that section is untouched

I have lived in two high rises downtown (Houston House and then Skyhouse) for 6 years, so I have a decent amount of experience with both the upsides and downsides. For starters, any working on your own car is for sure difficult, if not impossible. At Houston House, the garage is small, with a lot of isolated spaces, so if you had one of those you could do some basic work on your car; there were also storage rooms on the garage floors, so if your car and storage were on the same floor you could do work, but practically it would be limited to changing a tire, oil changes, and other basic maintenance. I doubt you'd want to replace an engine or change your brakes. There were a couple of classic cars at Skyhouse, but I never saw evidence of anyone doing any work on their car except a few times people changing the oil in the upper garage, which is more open. Being in an apartment with no yard means that you have to walk your dog, not just let them out. It's a hassle for you, but honestly I think your dog would prefer it - multiple walks a day as opposed to yard + house. We had a small dog though, so a large dog in a small space would definitely be awkward, but there were plenty dogs of all sizes in both towers. Getting in and out of the garage was about as annoying to me as going deep into suburb's maze of cul de sacs; it just becomes part of your commute for any driving somewhere. Skyhouse had grills on their skydeck; we grilled up there a couple of times. The grills had counters and sinks right there, but you did have to bring all the food you wanted to eat up there at once, as opposed to ducking inside every so often for different ingredients. After word we got to eat hamburgers looking at the view, so it was nice. The views are really nice, but like anything that you see everyday you'll get used to it. The main upsides of high rise apartments are going to be getting a nice place that is close to stuff you want to go to. If you work downtown (and have to go in), living close is amazing - you could go home and grill for lunch if you wanted to. If you enjoy going out to bars, restaurants, it is nice to be able to walk to multiple ones. If you're working from home, if you're working out in the suburbs, if you enjoy private space over public, then a high rise isn't going to be a good option. Additionally, most of the apartments downtown are focused on single people and couples - the 2 bedroom options are limited and expensive, and the 3 & 4 bedroom options are practically non-existent. Also, you're paying rent or a high maintenance fee, so it will be more expensive psf over the long term than a house.

If you face it, it's pretty noticeable, but windows will block the sound pretty well if you face away from it