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This will be on the second floor of the building according to a recent LoopNet listing. I know some nearby residents won't be too happy about a night club moving in. Maybe the owner will renovate the exterior of the building now that its fully leased 🤷‍♂️

Was Westheimer mentioned at all during the meeting? We're entering year 6 of when it was supposed to get rebuilt 😒

The "Notice of Public Hearing" sign has been removed and the "For Sale" sign is still up. Did this fall through? 

The location doesn't make sense IMO :( there are thousands of other locations that would have been better for them (and most of their fans), Spring Branch, Woodlands, Bay Area,  Oak Forrest, etc. Its like opening a In-N-Out in Galena Park. 

Have they technically started on segment 3 (downtown portion)? 

Wait wait, I think everyone is confused with my statement lol. I meant to say why hasn't the Mercedes Benz-Greenway dealership consolidated their space, and separately 😂 why hasn't Helfman consolidated their dealership. I made a map to show the comparison between the Mercedes Dealership (dark blue), Helfman Jeep (baby blue), and Porsche/ Audi are green. Porsche/ Audi's dealerships make more sense financially considering the larger the land the higher the property tax (yes I know this isn't always true, but I'm sure it is in this instance). 

That Helfman Dodge/Jeep dealership is in awful condition. It looks like most of the dealership is run out of abandoned warehouses. It's by far the ugliest dealership in Houston. Also, curious why dealerships like this one and Mercedes-Greenway haven't considered consolidating their spaces like Audi & Porsche 🤷‍♂️ would it not save them money?

Im glad they're possibly taken over The Kitchen at Dunlavy! Their food was extremely mediocre, but the place 🤌

Do you guys think they're going to tear down that house and rebuild based off of the square footage? The house is actually really nice and it fits the area. Based off of the company, they're based in AZ and have locations in Dallas. Their stores fit the "850 ft2" size, however, they're ugly lol. Picture for reference :(

5 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

I think it might be at 1218 Leeland

I agree^. Also, I think this project actually fits in nice! It basically covers up the blank U-Haul wall

Don't get me wrong, I love this project.......but are the renderings getting more underwhelming or is it just me? The only cool perspective is from above. The pedestrian/ car perspective....it kind of just looks like some scattered buildings. I feel like the double helix was more exaggerated in previous renderings. Again, please don't bash lol my perspective, I still love this project.

1 hour ago, samagon said:

1944 was 78 years ago. how old does something have to be to be considered historic?

I mean... some of our parents are around that age, I wouldn't consider that historic. The entire east end all the way out to Wayside was built way before this lot in the 1930s (I saw one home built in 1910). Even then, people are tearing them down and building newer homes (not saying I agree with it). So I don't see why anyone would advocate for this lot and not the thousands of other lots that are way older. The buildings themselves have absolutely no architectural significance, it's literally a suburban style gated apartment complex. It doesn't even hold a cultural significance, as stated above, this was built for WHITE families. Its a 32 acre lot housing 222 units, extremely inefficient use of land. If we really want to help, we can start by providing more affordable housing on this lot. 

So this area is considered freedmen's town, but not part of the Historic portion.... meaning it technically does not have to be preserved. It was first built in 1944, so I don't see how it holds any historic value. If that was the case, most buildings inside the loop and off memorial would be considered historic too. I mean....theres even homes in sugar land built during the 40s....

I think one day, it's going to have to get redeveloped. The fact that it's practically in downtown, off buffalo bayou, and suburban style strongly suggests it won't sit for too long. Not saying its going to happen soon, but eventually, it's inevitable. Also, there isn't much land left to develop on this side of town, so land value is skyrocketing. That lot fits about 20 apartment buildings the size of the "Pearl" apartment buildings, and you can fit everyone in this block into 1 building lol.

1 hour ago, JLWM8609 said:

A quick check on HAR.com shows 2 properties nearest this site renting 1bd/1ba for $2k-2.9k/mo. I wouldn't call that cheap when the average rent in Houston for 1 bedroom is $1200-1300. 

I said "cheaper" not cheap. These lots are obviously more expensive because they're closer to a major highway. Also, you can't label something as cheap/expensive based off of the average rent in Houston. A $1,500 one bedroom is considered cheap in River Oaks, but expensive in other parts of the city.

There's been a lot of activity in the museum district! 

7 minutes ago, Justin Welling said:

My apologies if this has already been mentioned, I try to follow this thread from time to time, but I miss things. 

I think everything that has been brought up is valid. Yes, the blocks between St Emanuel and Chartress definitely are struggling. Do we think Chartress currently acting as a 45mph frontage road can contribute to this? I personally would have to believe it is a factor for this lack of development here, including the development that is currently there being anti-pedestrian.

My concern is this is what will happen to St Emanuel. If TXDOT is able to somehow make St Emanuel not feel like a 45mph frontage road, then I think I would be more open to the project. The eastern side of St Emanuel is a great pocket of bars, restaurants, and destinations and would be devastating to EaDo if we lost it. 

They can control speeding by altering the street light patterns, essentially making sure all lights aren't green at the same time.

31 minutes ago, Eastdwntwn said:

Though I don't disagree with you completely, the plan as currently constructed fixes the disconnection on the west side of downtown and will create a larger disconnection on the east side. The key words are "potential park." Without funding for the park on the east side over the underground freeway this plan in incomplete. TXDOT expects the park to be privately funded. Furthermore, the purpose of this highway reconstruction I thought was to reduce traffic. Does anyone believe that will actually happen?

I don't believe there will be a disconnect on the East Side any more than the disconnect present today. The west side of downtown is almost fully dense, the only thing separating Midtown/ Allen parkway area and downtown is the highway. An example, Harmonica Park is located right across multiple apartment buildings. If that highway was just a street, it would make it a lot easier for residents in the area to visit the park, but look at what they'd have to cross. If they use the sidewalk, they would end up having to go down a couple of blocks in the opposite direction then back around.... for a park thats technically across from them. The east side has the same situation only there isn't much density, especially on the blocks marked above. So not only does a pedestrian have to go under the highway to get to downtown, but they also have to go through a parking lot or an abandoned building. Also, I guarantee people would much rather prefer to walk above a highway than under it. I know it sounds subjective, but people get a sense of security when they're walking in a bright/open space vs under a highway. 

My apologies, I wasn't sure if Club 2020 and the other location were still active 👍 

1 hour ago, H-Town Man said:

Can you quote from the article?

 

They didn't actually call it trash. I said "basically".... because they're renovating something we consider in good/fine shape. Its a joke lol 

Damn, they basically called what we consider luxury as "trash" 😂

I really hope we don't get another one of these budget hotels, the area is flooded with them. I have no problem with them being budget hotels, but I do have a problem with their cookie cutter buildings. It's almost the same exact building every time, no matter the brand. I know we don't have renderings yet, but I can guarantee it's going to look something like this. The area has so much charm, I really hope this fall through. I would actually prefer this lot stays empty than have another generic "hotel." 

Any word on when they're going to start on the rail extension to Hobby airport? I feel like metro is taking a while to start on any of their projects.