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Houston Pavilions Vs. BLVD Place
desirous replied to citykid09's topic in General Houston Discussions
Uptown indeed will be huge. Galleria, BLVD Place, High Street, River Oaks District, Highland Village -- that's impressive. All we have now is a damn mall with a damn ice skating rink. -
That can't be a native speaker of English.
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Got a clear shot. They indeed are Adicke statues -- will they be relocated to Pearland?
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Last night, I finally found how to get to the statues from Houston Ave. Unfortunately, a large gang of bums (or not bums) was loitering around the area, and I had to scram before I could take any pictures. Anybody know the story to those presidential statues?
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I've never explored that area before - what's over there?
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At the Rice Hotel. Doozo is good, but driving here just for them... you must love food.
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What about expanding the ROW along Post Oak? It's mostly parking lots and lawns.
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The converse happens too. This one lady was wondering when she was going to be in the city, when she was already in the city. She said most of Houston looks like "countryside."
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:lol: They're right about the line. The Chipotle downstairs here takes twice as long, and their line looks shorter than the Doozo line.
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I think he's saying West Ave is a drop in the bucket within River Oaks' plentiful retail, whereas HP makes more of a splash. Rice residents are pretty excited about HP opening too, at least some of my neighbors are. It's not just OPP.
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Highland Village will have High Street and Oaks District for competition as well. They have more to worry about than West Ave.
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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
That sounds vaguely Polish when pronounced correctly. Maybe for a reason similar to mine, for moving back down from Chicago: I get a posh 1-1 in the Rice for the same price as my roach-infested dump in downtown Chicago. Besides, Houston's got the best Chinese food between the two coasts, and the chode of a rail line isn't bad when you live next to a station. -
GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
Good luck. Let me know when you need a ride. Does anybody know how many parking spaces HP will have? The unique problem with retail downtown is that parking is a huge hassle for visitors. Nobody wants to pay for parking. -
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desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
It's so outlandish, you need not get riled up by it. I could see how it's hypothetically true -- if, through a divine act of God, there is suddenly light rail everywhere in greater Houston, many people would be dissatisfied. Case closed. I don't think anybody thinks Houston is a very walkable city -- I live downtown and still drive to places. Guess what? All my friends are in the burbs. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with driving. It's a free democracy; if you like urbanity, vote with your real estate choice; if you like rail, vote with your Q Card. Then vote for the rail propositions and make sure all your neighbors do too. -
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One huge advantage of public transit: you can nap on the way. That applies to buses too; I got a pretty good snooze in riding the 255 Kingwood bus. -
GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
It's called wishful thinking. Every city has sprawl around it... except maybe Hong Kong. Enjoying density does not mean killing suburban growth. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive. -
GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
Most "town centers" are mixed-use developments. CityCentre. BLVD Place. High Street. Regent Square. Oaks District (sp?). Even West Ave roughly fits the mold. All the new upscale retail inside the Beltway are going into "town center" developments. In the investment profession, past behavior does not reflect future performance. In cities, past development does not reflect future growth. It is a fallacy to assume continued reduction in density just because that occurred in the past; a fluctuating equilibrium of density may be in play, and right now it is shifting toward city centers. Every major city is experiencing rapid core growth -- are you sure you're speaking for others, and not yourself? A big chunk of Los Angeles County is denser than Neartown Houston neighborhoods. I'd say at an entire Metro Houston's worth of LA County residents live in neighborhoods denser than the Inner Loop here. -
I agree. A few new strip centers just entered the market in the area. They're still pretty empty right now.
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GreenStreet: Mixed-Use Development At 1201 Fannin St.
desirous replied to MontroseNeighborhoodCafe's topic in Downtown
Malls are on the decline, at least within the Beltway. "Town centers" are all the rage. Downtown, if developed correctly, could end up being a whopper of a "town center." -
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I'm 21, and teetotal. The stereotypes are screaming murder. Who said Houston doesn't believe in recycling? -
Hooray, is that a Barnes & Noble I spy? About time I get an alternative to Waldenbooks.
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CityCentre: Mixed-Use Development At 800 Town And Country Blvd.
desirous replied to Parrothead's topic in Going Up!
The same people that make right turns from the left lane and change colors with a bum two furlongs away. I, DT resident, know full well.- 960 replies
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CityCentre: Mixed-Use Development At 800 Town And Country Blvd.
desirous replied to Parrothead's topic in Going Up!
The electric taxis run on tips. Metro is still cheaper where applicable. PTC isn't a town center, it's an outdoor mall.- 960 replies
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Good grief, there shouldn't even need to be consideration for the others.
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