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  1. thedistrict84
    This particular lot is very low lying relative to the land around it. Based on the permit, they look to be raising it up a bit and leveling it off. Bayou Vista currently owns the land, and has since 2014. They were active a decade or more ago in developing the East End, but their current holdings (those listed in their name, at least) are limited to this lot. Not sure if the 400 Jensen development was going to be a joint development between Bayou Vista and Marquette, or if there was a planned transfer that fell through. 12.3 Buffalo Bayou LP is an entity connected to Richard Weekley, who is very active in commercial real estate and a co-founder of David Weekley Homes (with his brother).
  2. thedistrict84
    Houston Slingshot has already been operating for a month or two, as Exotic Slingshot Rentals. They are based out of a portion of the building on the other side of How to Survive, along Harrisburg. They rent out Polaris Slingshots for use by the hour. http://www.slingshot.rent
  3. thedistrict84
    They managed to use the controversial "HTX" in their handle AND got the name of the neighborhood very wrong (this is not and should never be EaDo, that's on the other side of the tracks). I'm almost impressed.
  4. thedistrict84
    As someone who lives two blocks away from this lot, a smaller market/bodega would be amazing. Also, the warehouse at 3120 Commerce (just across Velasco from this lot) has been redone and looks to be opening soon as a gym. I've walked my dog by here a few times when the doors were open and noticed a ton of exercise equipment and weight racks being set up.
  5. thedistrict84
    Good news, glad they are getting started on this. The Sampson/York corridor has a lot of potential.
  6. thedistrict84
    This should come as absolutely no surprise, but that rendering looks virtually identical to the Campanile on Commerce over in Second Ward.
  7. thedistrict84
    Is there any better mascot for short-sighted American consumerism run amuck than a seven-story self storage place being shoehorned into the middle of a historic neighborhood?
  8. thedistrict84
    Not much visible progress in the last few weeks, but I’m sure they’re focusing on the interior buildout at this point.
  9. thedistrict84
    That’s the Sidney Sherman Brady house. Built in 1905. It has been abandoned for a while. http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/AboutPD/news_releases09/Sidney_Sherman_Brady_House.pdf
  10. thedistrict84
    This project is coming along nicely. As far as we can tell, all 120 units are workforce housing, correct? If so, this is a good location and good scale for such a development.
  11. thedistrict84
    That’s fair, my past experience with gun ranges has typically been outdoor ranges situated in the suburbs (or even further out), and as you can probably guess those are primarily frequented by people from the area who fall much more to the right side of the political spectrum.
  12. thedistrict84
    I’ve never understood why business owners are so eager to put their political beliefs out there and risk alienating potential customers. Unless you own something with an inherently-partisan customer base like a shooting range or something, what would you gain?
  13. thedistrict84
    As a gearhead, I strongly believe that converting a garage into an ADU should be illegal and punishable by having the offender be drawn and quartered. And don’t even get me started on people that have their garage so full of random crap that they can’t even fit one car in it. . .
  14. thedistrict84
    The arcade bar, Eighty Two, apparently had a soft opening over the weekend. Drove by there on Saturday and saw people out front. Looks like a cool place, but I am curious how well it will do in the short term with COVID still a very pressing concern.
  15. thedistrict84
    I think this is a good location for this development. It’s in close proximity to both a light rail stop and the 41 bus on Polk St. If it is anything like the Campanile on Commerce, it will look much more presentable than the renderings suggest. That being said, there really needs to be more market rate multi-family development along the Purple and Green Lines to keep pace with all of these predominately affordable complexes going in. I’m surprised nothing is happening along Harrisburg near Sampson and York (aside from another mixed-income development noted in @ljchou’s chart above).
  16. thedistrict84
    It is only a few blocks from Toyota Center and GRB. Not sure what the rates are for the garage next to Toyota Center, but a surface lot is bound to be cheaper.
  17. thedistrict84
    I had no idea that that area was so heavily wooded . . .
  18. thedistrict84
    I'm glad they went with this location instead. Gus Wortham has more historical provenance as a golf course and made more sense to renovate. Plus, there are not many golf courses within the loop--as far as public courses go, it's just Hermann, Memorial, and Gus Wortham I believe. The Glenbrook Golf Course was . . . not great. The Botanical Gardens look to be a vast improvement on the space occupied by the old course.
  19. thedistrict84
    No surprise, but most of the folks on Nextdoor commenting on that post are horribly misinformed. Fortunately, I saw that the HAIF link to this post was provided so they should be good!
  20. thedistrict84
    I walked by the building earlier this morning and snapped a quick photo. Saw the earlier photo from @Andrew Ewert, but it looks like the Houston Post letters were behind a facade and are now being removed? The “T” and “H” are gone, and it looks like they’re chiseling away at the “E.” If they are removing them instead of incorporating them into the design, that would be disappointing.
  21. thedistrict84
    Based on the interior, signage, etc. this seems to be a bit more upscale than what I think any of us were expecting.
  22. thedistrict84
    On the one hand, I applaud this change since this area is definitely not EaDo. On the other hand, this new name is really, really dumb. I’m conflicted.
  23. thedistrict84
    If this goes forward, R.I.P. Sideout. I had heard a while back though that the volleyball facility was done just to make use of the land by the owners (DeMontrond family?) until it could be sold and developed.
  24. thedistrict84
    With all of the beautiful high rises going up all over town, it got me wondering: how many people on this forum live in a high rise, or have lived in one in the past? For me, it’s not really an option, for a number of reasons: • I have a relatively larger, high energy dog. Trying to get him through hallways and down elevators multiple times a day would get to be really tedious quickly, and probably be something of an annoyance to other residents. • I have to have private garage space available. For better or worse, one of my hobbies is wrenching on classic cars. I have to keep my tools and other equipment readily available, and usually have a car (or like now, two cars) apart at any given time. I have a feeling many of these places would frown upon that. • Since valets are the devil, getting in an out of a multi-level garage myself (to the extent that I would even be allowed to) would be kind of tedious. • Grilling is not an option unless they have a community grill near the pool, which has its own drawbacks. I feel like I’m missing out in a way, because the majority of these projects seem to really be objectively appealing. Some of the views are really spectacular, and I could see how having the caliber of amenities most of these places offer would be nice. What are y’all’s thoughts on the matter? (Admins: If this isn’t the best place for this, feel free to move it. I just thought this would be the most appropriate place for what I imagine would be an interesting and insightful conversation about how people choose to live in Houston.)
  25. thedistrict84
    Wait, are you implying that Shell gasoline is mediocre? This aggression will not stand, man!
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