Pitts

I've always thought this was such a cool building. I hope the renovation keeps the unique elements of the buildings like the glass bricks and flatiron layout.

1 hour ago, SampsonScientist said:

I actually own the vacant property adjacent to this place...I was going to lease it to them for additional parking...unfortunately it didn't work out ...supposedly the building needed more work than they expected...I contacted ancorian which is still the owner of the property to let them know my vacant lot property is available for leasing if interested.....I am trying to come up with some ideas on how to produce revenue from this empty lot....any ideas? ...I was thinking maybe putting a small structure on it ..but after that I am just not sure

I'd probably just try to sell to Ancorian or whoever owns the building now.

Swing and a miss. Another suburban-style car-oriented in a potentially walkable neighborhood.

4 hours ago, Chi-Char-Hou-Dal said:

I saw the guts of the building half way demolished, parking structure, some old bricks, IMO not too much to be sad about, if Chevron actually does something with this block that would be cool. Don't really see why they would knock it down just to grow grass

They've been growing grass on the old YMCA lot for years now. 

On 10/29/2018 at 0:36 PM, samagon said:

hopefully it doesn't take 3 years this time.

Still would be faster than the time it takes to get a burger there.

It's a nice idea, but the coffee plant is nowhere near as attractive as the Pearl Brewery. Once you gutted the manufacturing equipment, there won't be much to look at. Razing the whole facility and redeveloping from the ground up makes the most sense.

Apparently, the barber shop next store door is getting tired of people asking about it, they've made custom stickers that say "Coffee shop still not open"
 

Admittedly, I am pretty pessimistic for this specific area. The East Village project won't be directly facing the cap and cover park (which looks to start at Lamar St), and it will be losing Polk St connectivity to the GRB. It's also important to keep in mind that Klyde Warren Park was anchored on both sides by high rises, hotels, and cultural institutions. EaDo is still a lot of old warehouses with spatters of townhome farms.

It will be harder to determine exactly what the feel of the area will be after the 45 reroute. All the new bars and restaurants in this area will now be immediately facing a massive freeway. And of course everything on the other side of St.E will be demolished. The noise and visual blight may be enough to kill this part of town.

A new brewery literally a block from 8th Wonder? I'm starting to wonder how many craft breweries this city can absorb...

7 hours ago, Eastdwntwn said:

Someone on Nextdoor spoke with Liz Jacobs of Lovett Commercial and they were told that the Sprouts and CVS deal fell through. Looks like this side of town will continue to be a food desert.

There's still Kombat Kroger and Phoenicia in close distance. Not exactly a food desert.

One Shell Plaza? Shell's vacancy is putting a million square of primo class-A space on the market. Good access to mass transit. Lots of parks and amenities. And walking distance to city hall which will make future bribes very convenient.

$1.3 million seems like a lot of money to build out a restaurant space. Can any industry people comment?

16 hours ago, UtterlyUrban said:

I'm glad you like the place.  The developers seemed to do a first rate job on it.

 

does the train blow its whistle at night?

Not that often. Though it might be more and I might just be sleeping through them.

I moved last month and have really been digging it. They did a great job renovating the building. The train can be pretty loud but I've lived in a few different places in the East End and have always lived close to the train tracks. I don't really mind it. 

I know I'm feeding the troll here, but the sandwiches and pizzas are pretty legit at Sundance; it's not just popcorn and milkduds.

Any information on this neighborhood center anywhere?? This is the first I'm hearing of it.

I'm really excited about this project. The price seems really fair for new development. I think the key will be the commercial space next door. Hopefully they can have a cool coffee shop or restaurant. The only thing holding them back is the specific location.  It's still too industrial with not enough places to walk to.

It's crazy this wasn't a parking lot already considering it's two blocks from Toyota Center and two blocks from GRB. Just goes to show how much of a dead zone that the southeast corner of downtown still is.

While i wish the building was pushed to the sidewalk to have a more urban feel, the brick looks good. it matches the surrounding structures, new and old, pretty well. I live walking distance and am pumped for new restaurant options. EaDo dental signage is up already.

LOL, I can't imagine the roommate drama that's gonna happen with those five bedroom units. But seriously I think this is a good project for UH and the Eastwood area. There's a lot of land around there for redevelopment (old Finger's, Bestway Motor) that hopefully this might help spark.

While these would be a tough walk, it's in a sweet spot for cycling to campus. Cullen has a bike line and it's 5 - 10 minute ride to most places on campus.