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1 hour ago, Houston19514 said:

Do I understand this correctly?  It looks like all the streets along the University Line are secondary.  Is that because they don't know for certain where the stations will be and once that is known, the streets around the stations will become primary TOD streets?

Does the pink line mean primary or secondary?

Anyone know what the plan is for 4444 Montrose? Used to be Etheria Salon & Day Spa, but looks like it was sold to HWM Properties, LLC in 2020. Lot size is 17,325 sq ft.

HWM Properties appears to be owned by Wayne Martin, founder of Applied Finish Systems, a drywall company. Martin also owns Chateau Cocomar.

Is one of the existing buildings getting torn down because that lot looks awfully small?

1 hour ago, gene said:

PF Chang's is being built out down the road at the base of 5251 Westheimer with signs all at the base of that building...i wonder if this location at Highland Village is closing?

 

Definitely makes sense for them to relocate. I remember going to the Highland Village location of PF Changs back in the late 90s when it was a hip and trendy restaurant. I vividly remember waiting in line for 2+ hours on a Friday night to to eat there back in 1998ish.

1 hour ago, arche_757 said:

Maybe.   We don’t know.  Rice is in a different universe than Saint Thomas, so I imagine whatever Rice does will be bigger, better.  St Thomas is a quiet, quaint  little school with a small alumni population.   But, they do have a phenomenal location in terms of a “cool/hip” area, this despite the fact Diedrichs has been gone for a decade now.  And this shouldn’t take away from Rice, but Montrose just has a stronger identity as a unique neighborhood.

Maybe this will be the beginning of a “Silicone _____” (what the hell do we call a Tech-savvy Montrose?!)

Silicontrose.

Just did some digging and looks like it’ll be a restaurant/bar/club called Outside.

Here is their IG profile: https://instagram.com/outsidehoustontx?utm_medium=copy_link

Demolition equipment on site. Looks like this one is coming down any day now.

Anyone know what’s going on here? It’s being renovated yet again.

11 hours ago, midtowndweller said:

The old Shipleys/Future Stuff’d Wings has another fence up and have blocked the view of the inside of the building by putting paper on the windows. And I drive past this every day, so I know there’s been a fence up for months, but there’s a ‘different’ fence. Nothing dramatic. It’s just the small detail I noticed. 

Stuff’d Wings is somehow “verified” on Instagram, so they must be a big deal. I haven’t personally tried their food truck location yet.

9 hours ago, CREguy13 said:

To me one of the most exciting parts to this is The Standard hotel is a partner.  Having a Standard in Houston and especially Montrose, would be incredible for the neighborhood.  Really interested to learn more and hope this is an active proposal.

I wonder what “sponsor” even means in this stage of the game though. I can imagine someone associated with this project asking Chef Aaron Bludorn while at dinner, “Hey Aaron, would Bludorn ever consider a second Montrose location?” Aaron shrugs and says “Sure, why not? We’re crushing it on Taft and it’s only been a year.” 

BOOM! Sponsor. 

1 minute ago, Fortune said:

St. Thomas is definitely involved. I am an alumnus and it was mentioned in the last newsletter. There was no information provided other than the name and that additional details will be provided in the future. 

Is the location going to be closer to campus? Or closer to the actual Montrose bridge?

2 minutes ago, thedistrict84 said:

I think everything southwest of that intersection is owned by the University of St. Thomas, so I’m not sure that address is exactly right. I would think it would be closer to 59, given the name.

Of course, the website is absolutely zero help (as you mentioned).

Would be a great spot for 4503 Montrose right near the Montrose bridge, but unfortunately that's turning into a 6-story Big-Tex storage facility.

Has anyone heard about this? Their website is pretty generic, but someone on the Nextdoor app mentioned it’s going to be at the southwest corner of Montrose & West Alabama at 3900 Montrose Blvd. Their list of “partners” (see image below) appears to be quite wide ranging...including both Bludorn restaurant and giant Japanese tech investor SoftBank Group.

https://bridgecityhouston.com/theorigin/

Demo permit issued. Bye bye African Arts Center. Hello hoarding facility.

The homeless situation across the feeder from the former Shipley Donuts is out of control. When is Rice going to clean that up?

Atlanta’s Disco Kroger is also going down!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/amp/retailers/mirror-ball-wrecking-ball-atlantas-disco-kroger

2 hours ago, MarathonMan said:

I think you’re spot on here.  Midtown needs to pivot from the bar scene that caters to the young party crowd to a more all-encompassing live/work/shop model that takes advantage of the street grid to create a very pedestrian lifestyle.  Everything you need within walking distance.  A much more stable, affluent population would migrate to the neighborhood.  Hopefully the Ion will be a catalyst for such a transformation!

If that happens with the Ion, I’m sure Montrose will claim that pocket. 😁

11 hours ago, hindesky said:

Arrowmont Contructors will be building what I assume will be another Taco Bell, they specialize in fast food and small projects like this. The Taco Bell/KFC on Taylor by the Target was recently torn down too.

https://arrowmontconstructors.com

 

 

Shout out to Heems and the Das Racist crew!

2 minutes ago, MidCenturyMoldy said:

1978

 

Is that building right above the red circle the Kroger? Was it a Kroger back in ‘78?

21 minutes ago, H-Town Man said:

Because the two largest private developments that were brewing in Midtown both just failed. A two-block parcel of land that somebody paid $20 million for a few years ago is now in a foreclosure sale.

It is fine if you don't think this is significant. But what in your opinion would be significant? Would giant cracks have to appear in the streets and buildings start collapsing?

At least there’s The Ion!

58 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said:

Forgive me if this seems nit-picky but I'm unaware of any 19th century houses in Montrose.

Mine is 1910, so close!

1 hour ago, Avossos said:

Montrose is still quite rough around the edges and does not have the same quality or quantity of investment that Greater Heights is seeing, for example.

Why do you think that is? If I’m not mistaken, ppsf land values are higher in Montrose than the Heights.

Guesses on what the 1,800 sq ft of retail will be?