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  1. Amlaham
    Westheimer from 610 to Highland Village, Wesleyan to Buffalo speedway, and Shepherd to Bagby is whats left to reconstruct and make a continuous pedestrian friendly street. We're soo close, yet soo far
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    I mean.... the metro building will be demolished, so all that will stay is the parking. Didn't think it would be weird for them to move since it will basically just be a parking lot at that point.
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    So according to the north canal forum, this building demo wasn't related to the north canal project as it is not in the way of the future canal. Could mean something else is going to get built here?
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    Does this mean the metro bus parking will move all together? That would be a good location for a mix-use.
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    I know I'm asking for too much, but I realllllly wish Westheimer between 610 and Beltway 8 would move in the same direction. Its legit shopping center after shopping center for miles. It's sad because this stretch is one of the densest areas in town. I still see tons of people walking along Westheimer in the tiniest sidewalks between the 8 lane Westheimer and the sea of parking in front of strip centers. I'll probably go as far as saying, I see more people walking on this stretch of Westheimer than I do in midtown/ museum district, etc. Just this morning a cyclist was hit and killed on this portion of Westheimer. There is a person hit/ killed every month on that stretch of Westheimer :/
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    I think I found old renderings, thought it was very interesting since this same project (same name and address) was also on the Houston Planning commission in 2007 here: https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/minutes_plan07/20070802.pdf https://www.condo.com/building/Casa-Di-Modena-HOUSTON-TX-77019-1683852
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    It makes me soo happy that Houston is finally starting to steer away from the traditional shopping centers/ strip centers! This looks great!
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    This building is actually visible from 59 when driving northbound near shepherd :) Also, the Uniti building on richmond is also visible from 59 driving southbound!
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    I get you, I just don't like the idea of another "highway widening." I wouldn't mind some portions getting rebuilt, but I'm tired of TXDOT's solution constantly being "build more lanes"
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    Hopefully this plan falls through :) The highway is legit in great condition; I often drive on here. TXDOT is legit going to choke the crap out of Houston with the construction thats legit planned at almost every highway within the loop.
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    Something tells me this is going to be a very cheap conversion. Maybe a new paint job and landscape but thats it. Might even leave the parking lot as is. I pass by this place all the time and it looks like they're moving at a really slow pace, or just don't plan on doing much.
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    Idk I don't see this as a big loss, maybeeee even a win. IMO, their food felt very mediocre. I feel like the cajun food scene is a bit oversaturated. Also, not a fan of a Mardi Gras theme for a restaurant, kinda tacky IMO. It's like having a Christmas themed restaurant. Side note, a healthy yet good restaurant is always welcome :) Health is wealth :)
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    This is soooooo true, i've never thought about that. The Galleria should definitely hire more security.... and they should be bigger/ more active. The ones they have now look like they were hired off of Facebook marketplace.
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    This already has a huge presence from McGovern Centennial Gardens/ Herman park!
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    Think this has already been discussed, Houston is hoping to land ARPA-H here. One is already planned for DC, and the other 2 locations are up for bids. https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/development/2023/06/05/houston-seeks-federal-research-hub-as-helix-park-advances/ Of course we have some competition. Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio are apparently all teaming up to make a bid for Pegasus Park in Dallas. Kind of interesting that all cities would team up to bid for Dallas, rivaling against Houston's bid. They believe they have a competitive edge since its all 3 cities now teaming up against 1. https://dallasinnovates.com/three-texas-cities-team-up-to-bring-national-health-research-hub-to-pegasus-park/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biontx-supports-texas-consortium-for-arpa-h-customer-experience-hub-301822050.html I feel like Houston desperately needs this, so fingers crossed 🤷‍♂️
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    Wasn't the walkable places committee/ TOD ordinance supposed to stop developments from making an entire street driveways? I wouldn't call this development walkable if the only walkable portion is in between backyards. Thats like calling garden style apartments walkable because there's a courtyard in the middle. You can even see the foreshadowing of cars blocking the sidewalks as depicted in the renderings 😂 Notice how the townhomes surrounding this property has their driveways hidden, much people from this property and other properties can utilize their sidewalks to get to where they need to without having to walk past an entire street of just driveways. Also, from a car driving perspective, if you have guests visiting you with their car, they cant park on the street because now every one of those lots on the streets have their own private driveways. Based on the plat, it looks like these "boulevards"/ backyard alleys were created so that more homes could be stuffed in to the lot while using the word "walkable boulevard" to attract tenants. My honest opinion 🤷‍♂️
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    Beautiful townhomes, however, Ennis and Palmer will be all driveways?
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    I can't speak about the price/quality of the food (everyone's going to have their own opinion), but I can confidently say that traffic here isn't bad at all. Its actually a nice traffic flow from day till night. It doesn't feel like traffic on Westheimer near 610 (nightmare). I was actually impressed that a project this scale didn't create a traffic nightmare but for some reason, traffic feels exactly the same as it did when there was a shopping center here. I will say, I did a good amount of people walk here which helps, they could have been from the area or just parked on the street somewhere. IMO, this has to be one of the nicest developments in all of Houston. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I always assumed these type of developments would be more affordable to tenants since they are leasing a space vs an entire building on a lot? In other words, tenants would have more room to be more affordable? Side note, I will say dinning in general has gotten a lot more expensive than it used to :/
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    https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/azumi-japanese-restaurant-river-oaks-district-2023/ Renderings on Culturemap!
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    I don't have a picture, but it's officially open. Its of course a very ugly building with drive-thru, however, they did plant a good amount of trees. Also, as much as I hate to admit it, their food was very good, very cheap, and very healthy. I would prefer these than any other fast food option.
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    That choice is literally on you. If you don't feel like its worth it, don't go? This concept applies everywhere, any mall, any shopping area, any dense area..... you need to look for parking. If you don't like the idea of sitting inside your AC'd vehicle for an extra few minutes to look for parking, don't go to that place, move, take a rideshare, bike there, the options are endless. HOWEVER, if you're not even from/live in the area, it doesn't give you or anyone who's outside of the area the right to demand/ expect parking. Parking, specifically parking lots, make affordability a problem as prime land is used for nothing but cars instead of housing/needs for the neighborhood. These parking lots also create heat islands and legit does nothing for the actual neighborhood.
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    THEY WANT TO REBUILD I10 FROM STUDEMONT TO VOSS?!?! Right of way from MEMORIAL PARK?? i10 is legit in mint condition, there is legit hundreds of roads in and around our area that feel like driving in a 3rd world country. This is so unbelievably frustrating!
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    Oh thank god, hopefully it looks better than the other stuff that contractor has built. Their website isn't very exciting.
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    Just looked up their recent projects.....not expecting much beside the standard cookie cutter townhome farm :/
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    If 10 minutes is a long time, they're better off just stay home 😂 most of the nightlife scene is like that especially in the urban areas of town. If you want 10 minute parking, your best bet is going somewhere in the suburbs of far out of the center.
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