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Anyone know details about this second story expansion? Seems like a large scale expansion for a detail shop. Is there something else going in there?

Was the land recently sold? The listing has been removed from LoopNet as of 9/16/2020.

I think the 24 Hour Emergency next to Spec’s is moving here one that strip center gives all the tenants the axe.

Is there a plan to build a hotel on any of this Rice-owned land? My vote says build Texas’ first Park Hyatt!

On 9/16/2020 at 11:16 AM, rgarza said:

It’s plaster. Fabric sails would’ve been cool, but I imagine it’d be a nightmare to keep clean. 

@rgarza When do you think y’all will be testing the illuminated tubes at night...anytime soon? Would love to see how it looks lit up!

5 minutes ago, BeerNut said:

How Greentown Labs became the epicenter of clean tech

 

This is what their other location interior looks like.  I wouldn't be surprised if the Houston location is more like a industrial workshop than a computer lab.  

So in other words, Boston gets fancy and hip. We get industrial and boring.

4 minutes ago, samagon said:

the area just south of 59. honestly, it may be considered as the museum district, but I don't really think of anything north of Southmore as being museum district.

Museum Park 

26 minutes ago, samagon said:

 

as much a street grid as anywhere in this town, and more walk-able than most.

 

  

 

add heights, the odd area between midtown and the museum district, rice village area as areas that can become this.

 

pretty much all of Houston that was built prior to the early/mid 60s is a full on street grid, and depending on how spicy developers get, they can very easily morph into urban areas. 

 

a lot of what is making midtown what it is is because of the light rail, it's not a stretch to assume that the other light rail corridors will be well along the similar path towards urban areas within 15 or so years, Harrisburg will probably lead this charge, as you mention, EaDo is already moving down that path.

what’s the odd area between midtown and the museum district? I’m trying to picture it.

1 hour ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Possible but a stretch. Not a real street grid, most housing single-family. Montrose Boulevard still mostly lined with inactive properties. 

 

That’s true. Why do you think so many of the properties on Montrose Blvd are inactive? I’ve noticed the same thing.

4 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

 

Drive-to urbanism. The hope for urbanism in Houston is in downtown, midtown, maybe EaDo. Everything else is going to be a stretch.

 

montrose?

How has this development affected property values nearby?

Whatever happened to this project?

Heck, there’s a Swamplot article about it and it’s still not anywhere close to being done. Why would a tailoring business invest so much money into a building? Is there more than meets the eye here? Do we have a Walter White situation?

http://swamplot.com/memorial-tailors-now-making-alterations-to-the-montrose-blvd-house-kaye-marvins-photography-left-behind/2019-02-19/

They have really started to clean this area up. No homeless congregating around the PPS agency. I know the tents are gone from the 59 south ramp on Montrose side, but how about from the 59 north offramp just west of the Shipley Donuts?

Anyone know who bought it?

4 hours ago, Fortune said:

Chevron is the first tenant to sign a lease at the Ion. 

assuming it’s just an “innovation focused” group within the Chevron organization?

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

Will rents here typically be a bit lower than other comparable buildings in Montrose due to being near the freeway? Or not really?

22 minutes ago, cityliving said:

Where did you take this shot from?

17 minutes ago, HNathoo said:

huge premium for having a full superblock on a hard corner of two major arteries. There really is no

limit to what you can build and the uses that it would attract (retail,office, housing, etc)
 

generally the highest and best land value for a 5k sq ft lot would be 3 townhomes or a single family residence. 

Who was the previous owner before Skanska bought it?

So you’re telling me that land is worth $215/sq ft?!

😲

Shoot! Will Skanska buy my 5,000 ft lot in Montrose from me?! I’ll give them 50% off !! LOL

55 minutes ago, gene said:

I am beyond excited about this corner of houston getting the attention it deserves! I vote for no mattress store to reopen and for Half Price Books to take over that kooky building between Smoothie King and Snooze...(or somewhere else cool as i love Half Price Books and want it to have a cool new home)

 

I saw a sign for another medical Emergency Room coming to that spot between Smoothie King and Snooze.

6 minutes ago, gene said:

 

amen to that! the BEST is their Hello Summer!!!!!!!!!!! it's so good that when they discontinued it last fall i begged them to keep it and call it Goodbye Summer! haha! 😋

haha! I’m a big fan of their strawberry almond cheesecake

7 hours ago, gene said:

it was on and off busy when it was the ice cream shop, then jam packed when they added the unicorn them for awhile on saturdays and sundays especially....but then it became only mildly busy on the weekends. the rolled ice cream was good but the cookies and cake were horrible and overpriced in my opinion. and yes unfortunately i am an expert on sweets haha! 🥴

(honestly that area needed something like this just not this place... something more cool and not trendy for montrose )

 

milk + sugar has the best ice cream in Montrose and Houston.