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  1. Montrose1100
    Didn't we have a HAIF Meet at this place like 10 years ago?
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    "Harmony House broke ground on a new dormitory-style facility next door to the Harmony House Residence that will add an additional 128 beds for working homeless men as well as an expanded Open Access Clinic and other amenities to ensure independence and success to the clients who call Harmony House Home. The expected completion date of this project is February 2022." http://harmonyhouse.org/about-2/
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    Austin has an new edge that Houston and Dallas don't. On the flip side, Houston and Dallas have gravity that Austin will never. Pick which one works for you. That being said, we all froze just the same this year.
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    Bagby is a great example of what to do with the streets in Midtown. Reduce the lanes, expanded sidewalks, street parking, Bagby has it all. As for the Homeless, unless we open up rehab or more state mental institutions again, I think they're here to stay.
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    If you're ever Downtown during business hours, try S & T in the Binz Building. They fed me often while I was working from home. Excited to have something this close open up. One less trip over 59 is a win.
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    Was I? I know I got in trouble for arguing with Dalparadise in every thread, but I don't think I was banned? Anyway, thanks for forgiving me 😇.
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    Probably not. When I venture into other parts of town I often do double takes from just a few months ago.
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    It's supposed to be freeway "improvement". I'm all for trenching 59, and wrapping 45 around to get rid of the Pierce Elevated. I'm all for "improving" connections between the freeways, and completely repaving them to get rid of pot holes and flood spots. This is infrastructure and freeways aren't going anywhere. As much as I would love for billions to pour into a rail system, it's not happening. We can't even get more light rail.
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    ChannelTwoNews, I used one of your photos. Forgive my crude, coffee break, paint job rendering... but I'd much rather them have utilized elements of the building. The steel and gray design of the building could be timeless, especially given a few more years. Essentially, they have aged the building (in a bad way), by adding this white and glass lobby structure. Could have been brought up to date in a more sophisticated manner. Understand the reverse triangles playing with sculpture, but the stark white and sharp blue glass do not compliment either. The only saving grace would be to paint the steel a matching gray, and tint the windows IMHO.
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    I love how River Oaks and Upper Kirby have swallowed half of Montrose on slide 10. It's a huge shame but perhaps a different developer will add some diversity in design there. I've done yoga nearby and my dentist is across the street. It's a beautiful area.
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    What will the county be contributing to the future retail destination that is Dallas Street? GFR? /s
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    It's a 4 block walk to Green Street, 1 block from the YMCA, 1 block from Main/2 blocks from both Skyhouse Retails, 3 blocks from the restaurants in the Hyatt Garage, 2 blocks from Chevron/Ex-Enron/Allen Center complex, 5 blocks from the law School. Granted, it is surrounded by a small sea of surface lots. But, that is a sea of potential. Hamilton's location stinks, but people still rent there.
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    This has been going on for a while now, nothing new. If the floor height doesn't work for residential, how would it work for office? I'm sure whatever renos Shorenstein had in mind, like totally changing the façade, could be put to better use $ on the interior.
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    I'd be really happy if they converted to apartments/condos and maybe mixed-use with a Hotel. The top of the building, ex-petroleum club is dying to be used as a fabulous resort pool. Could definitely open the roof. Think of the views and cocktails. I doubt it would ever come true. I think the best hope for this building was the city buying it.
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    My father moved back to Houston in the late 90s in a townhome off Blossom Street. Growing up in Spring, I spent all the time I could with him in the city to follow my fascination of architecture, city planning, transportation, and to escape the general boredom of the suburbs. Coming of age and surfing the web, I believe I stumbled on HAIF looking up information on local buildings for an art project. He moved away again but I could drive by then so the first thing I did was head down 45. I think there was maybe one point in time I contributed photos on my brick digital camera that was a whopping 12 megapixels. And wow, unlocked memories, I completely forgot about the muddy cowboy. Also, could have sworn the HAIF icons changing for holidays/special days was because Google owned a copywrite on holiday logos? Someone probably posted that a joke. Redscare & TheNiche going at it felt like watching titans battle. Entertaining, annoying, and sometimes educational. How could you forget the site crash? I checked every day to see if it would come back. Big Head on Main Street. Every thread ending up as a Dallas vs Houston. Speaking of, the Port of Dallas Thread. Heights Walmart... I'm pretty sure I took a break from HAIF during this time. The people involved with the arms race migrated to Swamplot and didn't come back. Idk how many hours I've spent on this website but probably an unhealthy amount. I'm 100% certain there was a thread about how annoying I was posting on literally every single thread - daily. Nothing has changed.
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    It's the OG architect's louvre pyramid knock-off. Personally, being the negative nancy that I am, I absolutely despise this lobby redo. Now it looks like a DeLorean with a mismatched, wrong colored, scrapyard fender. And this particular portion isn't going to house anything? Why?
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    If that's how I lived my life, my insurance would prefer I didn't live in this neighborhood at all 😭
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    I'm glad they mentioned condos. It would be counter productive to put single family homes/town homes/suburban style development here next to a light rail station and bus transit center.
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    Allow me.
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    I like the dome and what it means as a Houstonian, but this thing is Point Nemo in a sea of parking, in a fenced off convention/rodeo/football mega area. If the dome were next to Buffalo Bayou I would 100% be cheering for something like this. But it's not, I don't see how it's possible for a park, or something other, than a Hotel or Parking structure to workout here. When you strip it of all its exterior details and invite the elements in, what's the point of have a giant open-air steel structure here?
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    Would make sense the CDC is outbidding to put notices to the public. We have a local news reporter trying to push a conspiracy theory. Which one deserves air time?
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    Wait a second, did nobody acknowledge Puma's return to the HAIF? Welcome back.
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    It's the perfect blend in between Market Square and the Texas Tower, particularly from the west.
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    Grocery store closes = neighborhood collapses. The most interesting tid bit: "Three case studies selected, Fifth Ward, OST/South Union and Greenspoint, were found to have relatively high susceptibilities to gentrification according to our analysis," the report's authors wrote. Relative to what? Cloverleaf?
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    My local cult branch is near here, and I always feel eyes on me when we do our running rituals. I've been curious when this spooky building would finally get love. The area is nice and deserves some love.
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