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    April 2023 Google Earth images of the Regency Garage at 611 Clay St:
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    Regency Garage is located on the 1315 Louisiana St parcel. According to HCAD, the property is owned by CenterPoint Energy Properties Inc. Below is a map with the 1315 Louisiana St parcel outlined:
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    Regency Garage is located at 611 Clay. The parking garage is bounded by Clay St, Smith St, Polk St, and Louisiana St. Located in downtown Houston's Skyline District, the garage is situated on approximately 1.14 acres. The parking garage has several ground level retail: Russo's New York Pizzeria - 604 Polk St Wimpy's Hamburgers - 632 Polk St Benihana - 1318 Louisiana St 609 Clay St (previously occupied by Bouray's Pho & Grill) A skybridge connects Regency Garage to Hyatt Regency. The hotel is located across the street at 1200 Louisiana St.
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    Site plan for Trail Village included with subdivision plat application. Based on the site plan, it appears there is: A parking structure for 174 cars Surface parking fronting N Palmer St; 88 cars Surface parking along Commerce St; 91 cars Surface parking along Canal St; 85 cars This is part of the multi-block The Plant / Second Ward development from Concept Neighborhood. (It's easier to zoom in to see the number of parking spaces with the direct Imgur link: https://i.imgur.com/SVKcP67.jpeg)
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    Street cross section diagrams of Trail Village. The diagrams are included in the application for the proposed Concept Neighborhood Trail Village subdivision plat. Link to the April 4 agenda: https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2024\2024-07_DraftAgenda.pdf
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    A variance request for the proposed Concept Neighborhood Trail Village subdivision plat is on this week's planning commission's agenda. Below is the text from the notice of variance letter sent to area residents: The Planning and Development Department has received a subdivision plat application with a variance request for a property located south of N Plamer St, east of Canal St, north of Nolan St, and west of Commerce St. Anxiom Land Surveying, LLC, the applicant, has filed the request on behalf of the developer of the subject site. The applicant is requesting two variances: (1) to allow a portion of a building to have a reduced 7’ building line, instead of the required 10’ building line, along Canal St and (2) to not provide the required visibility triangle easement at the intersection of Canal St and N Palmer St. Link to the April 4 agenda: https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2024\2024-07_DraftAgenda.pdf
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    A variance request for the proposed Concept Neighborhood Trail Village subdivision plat is on this week's planning commission's agenda. Below are additional maps and aerial views of submitted with the plat application. The proposed Concept Neighborhood Trail Village subdivision plat includes the following parcels: 3100 Canal St 0 Canal St 0 N Velasco St 0 Commerce St 3302 Canal St Link to the April 4 agenda: https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2024\2024-07_DraftAgenda.pdf
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    Same rendering of 3100 Canal St shared above, but without the text. 3100 Canal St is part of the multi-block The Plant / Second Ward development from Concept Neighborhood. Closer view: Closer view of the building to the left: Closer view of the building to the right:
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    Developers Easy Park (Verde) submitted an extension of approval for the subdivision plat named Parker Hobby. This includes the former site of live music venue Fitzgerald's. It's on the latest Houston Planning Commission agenda for this week's meeting. An extension of approval for subdivision plat is for the "expiration of subdivision plat and development plat approval; extension of approval," according to the Houston Permitting Center site. More details about extension of approvals are on the permitting website: https://www.houstonpermittingcenter.org/pdd1024#about-about The Parker Hobby subdivision replat consists of: 2722 White Oak Dr 2714 White Oak Dr 2718 White Oak Dr 2706 White Oak Dr / 615 Studemont St Based on the name listed for the applicant's company, Houston landscape architects / urban design firm M2L Associates Inc. appears to be involved in the design/planning process. @Urbannizer @Triton perhaps this should be moved back the Heights forum? This still seems like it's not close to going up anytime soon.
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    In recent weeks, Randall Davis Company rolled out the full website for The Chaucer (or may be named Chaucer.) The website now includes floor plans. The email announcement Hindesky shared notes, "[Chauner's] typical floor plans range from 2 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms to 3 bedrooms with 3.5 bathrooms, complemented by five luxurious Penthouse residences, resulting in a total of 29 meticulously designed residences." Below is the floor plan for Level 13. Level 13 (Two penthouses) Chaucer 4 Bedroom 4.5 Bath Study 4,632 sf 239 sf Terrace Wolfe 3 Bedroom 4.5 Bath 4,182 sf 239 sf Terrace
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    In recent weeks, Randall Davis Company rolled out the full website for The Chaucer (or may be named Chaucer.) The website now includes floor plans. The email announcement Hindesky shared notes, "[Chauner's] typical floor plans range from 2 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms to 3 bedrooms with 3.5 bathrooms, complemented by five luxurious Penthouse residences, resulting in a total of 29 meticulously designed residences." Below is the floor plan for Levels 9-12. Levels 9-12 Bronte 3 Bedroom 4.5 Bath 3,823 sf 203 sf Terrace Wilde 3 Bedroom 4.5 Bath 3,823 sf 203 sf Terrace Tolstoy 2 Bedroom 2.5 Bath 2,315 sf 149 sf Terrace
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    In recent weeks, Randall Davis Company rolled out the full website for The Chaucer (or may be named Chaucer.) There are additional renderings and floor plans available for viewing. The email announcement Hindesky shared notes, "[Chauner's] typical floor plans range from 2 bedrooms with 2.5 bathrooms to 3 bedrooms with 3.5 bathrooms, complemented by five luxurious Penthouse residences, resulting in a total of 29 meticulously designed residences." Below is the floor plan for Levels 5-8. Levels 5-8 Hemmingway 2 Bedroom 2.5 Bath Study 2,193 sf 127 sf Terrace Rowling 2 Bedroom 2.5 Bath 1,863 sf 127 sf Terrace Dickens 3 Bedroom 3.5 Bath 2,932 Sf 127 sf Terrace Shakespeare 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath 2,562 sf 127 sf Terrace
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    Below are additional renderings of Chaucer. The renderings were recently included to Chaucer's website. Some of the renderings are closer views of the ones from the Houston Business Journal article ChannelTwoNews shared. Additionally, the website (as well as the logo Hindesky posted on page one) seem to indicate the name of this development is Chaucer rather than The Chaucer. Chaucer is one of the latest condominium developments from the Randal Davis Company. It's planned for 2360 Rice Blvd. https://www.chaucerhouston.com/gallery Front entry Kitchen Bathroom
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    There is a Nextdoor post pertaining to neighbors' thoughts on Chaucer / The Chaucer. Predictably, most who've commented aren't pleased about it. Some feel developments like Chaucer are chipping away the charm of the neighborhood. As mentioned, Chaucer is one of the latest condominium developments from the Randal Davis Company. It's planned for 2360 Rice Blvd. Link to the post on Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/p/Qrt8SM63QSZY
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    Randall Davis Company may be closing on the 2360 Rice Boulevard property soon. That is, if it hasn't already. The Blue Ox Group updated its sales listing for the property to "under contract." County records still show the property is owned by The Oxberry Group. It's likely once the sale is complete (if it is not already,) county records will show a change in ownership. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/2360-Rice-Blvd-Houston-TX/29571892/ https://www.crexi.com/properties/1231582/texas-rice-village-land-17500-sf
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    In a Nextdoor post about The Chaucer (the Randall Davis Company condominiums going up at 2360 Rice Blvd), someone commented about rumored changes planned for Rice Village District. Specifically, the commenter refers to the northwest portion. The portion includes the properties bounded by Kirby Dr, Times Blvd, Kelvin Dr, and Amherst St. Here are their comments. Take it with a grain a salt: My understanding is that there is high rise housing and a parking garage going up in Rice Village between Kirby & Kelvin and Times & Amherst. The current location for the Rice Village Farmers Market. Several retailers and restaurants have had to close and move out. Some say the Beautique building is coming down first and will be a surface parking lot for a while before construction begins on a parking garage. Same for the other section (Brown Bag, Prego) torn down, surface lot, then construction of new residential high rise. I have no idea if any of that is accurate and no one seems to know how many stories high the building might be. The vendors at the Farmers Market think they will stay in the same block - just moving back and forth as construction occurs in different areas. https://nextdoor.com/p/Qrt8SM63QSZY
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    Below is a parcel map outlining the northwest portion of Rice Village District. The portion outlined includes the properties bordering Kirby Dr, Times Blvd, Kelvin Dr, and Amherst St. Those parcels are: 6121 Kirby Dr 2533 Times Blvd 2504 Amherst St 2540 Amherst St 2550 Amherst St
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    A close up of the offline units are below. It is specifically of units located in the northwest portion of Rice Village District. That portion includes the properties bordering Kirby Dr, Times Blvd, Kelvin Dr, and Amherst St. Below are previous and/or current tenants of all the units in that portion: 6121 Kirby Dr (previously occupied by El Paso Import Company) 6125 Kirby Dr (previously occupied by MODChic) 6127 Kirby Dr (previously occupied by Chloe Dao) 2518 Times Blvd (occupied by Susan's Nail & Facial / Plush Nails Studio) 2537 Times Blvd (previously occupied by Myth + Symbol) 2535 Times Blvd 2533 Time Blvd 6128 Village Pkwy (previously occupied by Le Peep) 6132 Village Pkwy 6136 Village Pkwy 2520 Amherst St (occupied by Prego) 2528 Amherst St 2532 Amherst St 2534 Amherst St 2542 Amherst St 2540 Amherst St (previously occupied by Brown Bag Deli) 6137 Kirby Dr (previously Lovett Dental) 6135 Kirby Dr 2504 Amherst St (Rice Village Farmers Market) 2507 Times Blvd (previously Beautique) 2504 Amherst St (previously Mecox)
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    Oooh! Thanks for your insight, @bobruss. I wonder how big of a change will we see? Part of this area's charm are the eclectic shops and buildings. While Rice Management Company doesn't own all the properties surrounding Rice Village District, are they going to acquire more?
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    Based on the Rice Village District site plan uploaded in September, the former site of The Ginger Man is included. The space at 5607 Morningside Dr is shown as offline. With this week's demolition of structure that housed The Ginger Man, perhaps there's a new tenant lined up. Does anyone have further insight about this?
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    Another photo snapped after the razing of the former Ginger Man site earlier this week. The photo was shared in a Facebook group. "Blooming anew" and the Rice Village District logo are printed on tarps wrapping the site. As noted a few posts up, Rice University purchased the property in 2020. The Ginger Man was located in Rice Village at 5607 Morningside Dr.
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    Below is a photo of the former site of The Ginger Man in Rice Village. The photo was taken after the clean up from the demolition earlier this week. The Ginger Man was located at 5607 Morningside Dr. https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/52487-morningside-dr-and-university-blvd/?do=findComment&comment=699433
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    A post about the demolition of the building at 5607 Morningside Dr. The Ginger Man operated in Rice Village until its closure a few years ago. https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/52487-morningside-dr-and-university-blvd/?do=findComment&comment=699294 A photo of the demolition shared in a Facebook group earlier this week:
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    A demolition permit was purchased last week for The Ginger Man. The former beer bar was located at 5607 Morningside Dr. "The beloved bar hit hard times at the beginning of the pandemic and closed in the spring of 2020. Rice University bought the property in June 2020," according a 2021 Houston Chronicle article. At the time, management noted they're "still evaluating the building to determine what needs to be done to find a new tenant." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/article/Permanently-closed-Ginger-Man-awaits-its-fate-16132297.php
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    Thanks for the updates pertaining to The Ginger Man, the former beer bar that occupied 5607 Morningside Dr. However, I don't think the 5607 Morningside Dr parcel is related to the development planned here. I understand Rice University owns the 5607 Morningside Dr parcel. Still, based on site plans for Rice Village, the former Ginger Man site is part of Rice Village (the shopping center). Notice the location is included in the site plan below. It's marked offline (lower right corner below the Badolina unit and parking). The site plan was published in September by the development's retail leasing agent The Blue Ox Group.
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