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36 minutes ago, kennyc05 said:

I hope that Ford dealership goes away one day 😭

I'm really surprised how a lot of dealership ships can financial handle such a large piece of land in a major area. 

This is huge!! I get so excited about projects that are right along major corridors because no matter what pops up here, its for sure going to have a massive presence. 

Wow, the Heights really knows how to keep an aesthetic going. These projects really do fit in with the neighborhood's style. Its almost like a city outside of Houston. 

Its actually a lot nicer than the renderings, which is a nice surprise! I like the fact that it also sits right across from another multi-story dealership.

2 hours ago, iah77 said:

If it's so easy why don't you create a non-profit which takes like a week with the state and then apply for a loan for 10,000,000 + and do it yourself since everyone does it wrong lol?

Oh cry me a river, you're on on architecture forum. Stop acting like you single handedly built this building with your bare hands. The "well since you think you can do it better, why don't you" argument is so corny and childish, what are you 16? Maybe try putting your 2 brain cells to work together to understand that people are going to have a different opinion than you :) lol? lol? lol??

lol let me share some examples of what could have been implemented since a lot of you seem very PRO-whatever is going on with this building. 

There's legit a thousand ways they could have incorporated the trail into the development. Im not sure why  being affordable housing or a $20 sandwich, make this vision harder. Is that the standard we set for affordable housing? Being a bare minimum building? This is an architectural forum, criticism will be provided when necessary :) 

30 minutes ago, Houston19514 said:

Are they done?  Do we know that they did not provide a connection to the trail or incorporate  it into their development (whatever that means)?   They include it in their list of amenities:  

• Located on Buffalo Bayou Hike + Bike Trail

I mean.... 2 pictures before my post, you can clearly see they completely fenced off the east side and completely gated the south side; both of which faces the trail. So yes that portion is done.

1 hour ago, iah77 said:

They're dumb for assuming the tenants of an affordable complex aren't going to walk to a food court where a tiny sandwich cost like 20 bucks lol? There's a lot of paperwork involved for a trail connection and it probably was not worth their time in their eyes.

Omg you found a menu for a place that hasn't even been built yet?! 😒, you do realize the whole point of the trail isn't just about overpriced sandwiches.... Its about making it easier for people to be active and enjoying the recreational spaces we have...."lol"

I wish they found a way to incorporate the trail into the development. That would have been such a nice amenity to add, "connection to the Buffalo Bayou Trail," but I'm starting to realize a lot of these developers are dumb. Like... this building is a 15 min walk on the trail right into the East River Development, thats a huge plus. The Landscape better be bomb to make up for that.

Just a guess, but maybe something related to chinatown? Im actually surprised Fiesta lasted this long, not saying it doesn't get business (which it does), but almost every block on this street has been redeveloped into Chinatown. Old strip centers on Bellaire either get torn down or completely redeveloped into multiple oriental-based shops. Land owner probably feel it will be more profitable to redevelop the shopping center, targeting Chinatown's demographic. This is just my opinion :)

17 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

Are you expecting this new distribution center to be something other than a windowless warehouse next to a yard of 18 wheelers?  Are you expecting it to contribute to its neighborhood in any way other than providing jobs? 

The "NEW" distribution center isn't relevant to the thread or my post lol. We're discussing how the "OLD" distribution center can be redeveloped into something thats more convenient to the neighborhood. Im not sure if your question is sarcastic? Contributing to the neighborhood other than providing jobs.....obviously there are numerous examples; a gym, a grocery store, restaurants, an urgent care, a library, etc. Anything that goes in here will have "jobs." The whole East End thread is about industrial space being converted into something more dense and convenient to the neighborhood....

https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/city-county/2022/02/08/macys-to-move-distribution-center-from-houston-to-tomball/

It looks like the Macy's distribution center will move from the East End to Tomball. I actually think this will be great for the area because their current East End location is not very inviting or contributing anything to the neighborhood. Its basically just windowless warehouses next to a yard of 18 wheelers surrounding neighborhoods. I think given its location and the lot size, theres a potential to have something really big here!

Wow this is an expensive project for a restaurant/ lounge. It looks like the place is going to be NICE

This seems huge!

2 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said:

The Big-Tex storage facility currently being constructed at 4503 Montrose will also be very visible from 59. I hope they dress it up a little, especially since it’s essentially steps away from the heart of the Museum District just over the freeway.

I was driving down 59 west yesterday (coming from the east) and at the elevated portion of 59 in Midtown/ Museum district, the staircase pillars to that building are VERY visible, meaning that building will also have a massive presence. Unfortunately, idk how nice that building will be :/ 

As of this morning, the entire building has been razed! 

I wish they put out an actual rendering. It's hard to visualize what the 10 story building will look like since most of their buildings are only a couple of floors. This is such a highly visible lot from i59, I hope they give us something nice to look at while we're stuck in traffic lol.

On 7/13/2021 at 10:44 PM, asubrt said:

Some renderings in this article from the Chronicle... 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Post-Oak-retail-center-slated-for-makeover-in-16311698.php#photo-21230823

I'm most excited for these updates on the plaza. It semi looks like Uptown park! Apparently, they're planning on starting this year. 

A DO school IS a medical school lol it's not an opinion, the only difference is how they approach treating patients. 

6 hours ago, august948 said:

The westward expansion started a long time ago.  Note that River Oaks was built west of downtown and the Heights was built northwest.  Most likely development moved west because in the east we have had refineries for a very long time.  People who can will move away from industrial areas and will take their higher spending with them.  I recall an article written a decade or so ago had the population center of Houston somewhere around City Centre.

Curious, but what caused the east side to start getting more attention than before (besides being closer to downtown), did the refinery situation change since the early 1900s? Like did a lot of them move further east, shut down, or something else happen to where people don't mind living east as much? Genuinely curious.

I'm from the west side of town but I feel like the east side has so much potential to look nicer than the west. Especially since it's a lot closer to the bay/ waterfront. 

Please let it will be as nice as their Montrose location, this part of Westheimer needs some serious love.