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On 4/14/2020 at 11:20 AM, ljchou said:

Micro-grocer going in at The Plant. "Little Red Box". If you live in the neighborhood or frequent the area, Jeff Kaplan posted a survey he's asking those that would patron the store to fill out.

His post:

"Hi all! Will y’all please consider taking a min to fill this survey out? https://forms.gle/ian1LWxUYwQQWdhv6 Little Red Box is a micro-grocer distribution retail concept that will launch in the 2nd Ward at the Plant (Harrisburg and Sampson), we are hoping in the next several weeks.. aiming to provide cleaner food to an under-served community that currently find themselves in “food desert” in the middle of the Covid crisis. By providing grocery delivery and/or nearby grocery pick-up to low-access areas, Little Red Box intends to offer a limited yet highly relevant product assortment, layering in a nudge toward healthfulness (meal planning & recipes), and engaging/empowering individual communities around physical access points. Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey in order to help us to effectively cultivate your overall future experience and fulfill our community’s specific grocery needs during the Covid crisis and for the future vitality of our neighborhood. Please share with others in our community as well! Stay healthy"

It's only been about 18 months, but guess what? Little Red Box appears to be "opening soon." I took the survey ages ago and just got an e-mail with a link to this today:
https://littleredboxgrocery.com/pages/houston-launch

1 hour ago, 77011transplant said:

My recent "you want how much for that?" house on the East End: 

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4942-Polk-St_Houston_TX_77023_M89209-33326

See, this is when I miss Swamplot. Imagine how much fun everyone would have looking at the kooky decorations. That said, $1,000,000 is totally worth it for that horse ride thing in photo 7.

I want to meet the owners of this place.

3 hours ago, Amlaham said:

Just picture this area; trees, landscape, and developments like RH replacing the ugly warehouses, the city starts doing boat tours, etc. 

Yeah, good luck replacing those warehouses, lol. Those are worth more money than you could ever make of residential housing. Not to mention that, as @Naviguessorcorrectly points out, that right there is the lifeblood of the city. No port, no Houston.

Ok, maybe I am exaggerating a little, but not that much.

What, y'all aren't hype for a 12.125 acre Joe's Crab Shack and bulldozing the Pruitt garage for valet parking?! Come on!

All jokes aside, as a UH alumni, obviously I love Tillman, but I agree that many of his ventures don't seem like a natural fit in the neighborhood. But hey, maybe they are branching out and diversifying their portfolio.

Also, @Moderators, can we please move all the Olshan/Pruitt/Tillman rumor posts into the existing Olshan thread over in the East End sub?

3 hours ago, HoustonMidtown said:

$799,000 !!

https://www.har.com/homedetail/0-nagle-st-houston-tx-77003/13783858

I don't know if I should use the laugh reaction or cry reaction. I reiterate the need for a vomit reaction.

A lot of surveyors on site here and on the esplanade across the way today. I wonder if the originally planned Phase II (partial demo and remodel of the building that houses Andes Cafe and the Maritime Museum) is still a go.

Update: work has commenced. Pipe on site. File not upside down.

Soft opening this weekend.

Drove by today while they were setting up for their grand opening. Looks like they are planning for A LOT of people. It looks like they are setting up for a massive festival less so a building's opening.

Hope it all goes by smoothly tomorrow!

3 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Thank you! I uploaded it while walking the dog and it wouldn't let me rotate...

I still don't know why it uploaded upside down, but oh well.

We have some heavy equipment on site. It may just be parked here, but it looks way too big for the other nearby projects (utilities work on the esplanade, Forth completion, warehouse demo on Commerce).

18 minutes ago, editor said:

Nothing says "downtown" like "farm finishes." 

Vomit. Agreed.

Speaking of East End Restaurants that are back, Villa Arcos has quietly reopened. Their web presence still shows them as closed (or as having reopened in June, depending), but the sign on the door shows that they are now open limited hours and limited capacity.

10 minutes ago, Texasota said:

Wait, signs are bad now?

This one in particular seems to be directly above/in front of the leasing office/tenants' lobby, so it actually helps you quickly see where that is as opposed to the retail. Seems just about perfect to me.

I see people and delivery drivers walk around wondering where on earth the entrance is all the time, so, yeah, I think it's in a good spot.

Finishing touches going up with the addition of the signage. Anyone else think the sign is disproportionately small?

Wings, burgers, ok, I'm with you.

Egg rolls? Alright, kinda odd addition, but sure.

Pasta?? I guess it kinda flows, but not really.

Gumbo and catfish???

That's a pretty wide range of dining choices there.

Concrete pour for the new driveway is underway.

There is work going on in the commercial space along Navigation. Workers appear to be clearing it out, cleaning the windows, painting, etc.

Not sure if Archcon is just cleaning up or if someone is about to start build out. Will monitor.

We need a pitchfork reaction for comments.

Where are all the beer bike trolley things going to live now?!?!?

1 hour ago, samagon said:

kind of glad I'm bald.

For the low, low, price of $25, they can run a buzzer over your head and keep it that way!

55 minutes ago, Eastdwntwn said:

The prices....

I am all for people getting a fair share for their craft, but wow, yeah.

1 hour ago, X.R. said:

that looks amazing, which trail is that

Looks like the buffalo bayou south shore trail, east of Jensen.

Hah, Eadough pastries. Alright, you got me in for one visit at least.

That said, I found this bit of showboating a bit interesting: "Having spent years in a 2 Star Michelin rated kitchen in New York, Kripa has a caliber of experience not found in the Houston food scene." I think Daniel Bludorn, the entire staff of Le Jardinier, the chef at Nobie's, and others would like to have a word with her.

(Also, I don't think Michelin bragging gets you too far in Houston)

I've seen crews come out and survey it on occasions. Many times, actually. But aside from that, I haven't heard/seen any updates.