JBTX

I suspect the "infamous fence" is going to be a privacy wall/sound barrier against the light rail. That or to keep kids from playing along the rail line.

The double roundabouts off i45 and 1375 en route to Sam Houston National Forest are always a trip. They are just so random and seemingly out of place. Love em.

6 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

I think Acadian-Cajun restaurant Acadian Coast may close its location at Navigation Place.

Last month, a listing for 2929 Navigation Blvd, Suite 200 appeared on a few real estate sites. Acadian Coast occupies suite 200. 


https://www.crexi.com/lease/properties/464678/texas-2929-navigation-blvd-houston-tx-77003

https://api-lease.crexi.com/assets/464678/flyer

Bummer. They have a great bar/happy hour. But on the other hand, I don't think I've ever seen them close to capacity for a space that size.

Clearly someone wasn't a certified forklift operator.

30 minutes ago, JRB said:

I made an account to ask this question….what is that land across from Laura on Jensen towards downtown being cleared out for?? Few acres there. I didn’t think Midway owned that property. Is it a continuation of the Laura? Very curious…

HHA Property. There is a thread on it here:

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/47370-standard-on-the-bayou-multifamily-91-jensen-dr/

On 9/19/2022 at 8:28 AM, editor said:

The parking garage spirals are really doing it for me.

4 hours ago, jermh said:

Pizza from the pizza bot was reasoably good on a walk home from a bar last weekend. It's not Franks, but there wasn't a giant 1am franks line either. It takes about 3 minutes to spit out an entire well cooked pizza.

All hail pizza-bot.

5 hours ago, BEES?! said:

The bayou looks a lot different during the months when there’s less (rainfall) runoff flowing into it. It was actually quite pretty this year because of the drought. 

Can confirm. I often walk the east end bayou trail out towards Lockwood and the water color had been so nice. It's always great to walk along the bayou and watch the herons hunting.

1 hour ago, HoustonMidtown said:

 

Mmmmmm, grits.

1 hour ago, mattyt36 said:

 They can easily contract with a nearby garage  for preferred monthly rates for students, faculty, and administrators, no? 

Yeah, they already do with the garage over Creme de la Creme. Those who are willing to pay quite a rate for there. The rest fight for those STCL spots. There are a lot of students at STCL.

The real solution here is to build a garage over that whole city block they own, but...alas.

Two are recently shuttered Underbelly concepts (One Fifth and Hay Merchant/Georgia James). Yeah, the lease was up...I'm sure it will get fenced off and turned into something soon.

Another is a link for Handies+Douzo which is in the heights and open, so unsure what that is supposed to be.

My guess is the Reddit OP doesn't follow the Houston restaurant scene and recent closures.

20 hours ago, pm91 said:

Imma be that guy. Can they fix Runnels and turn the navigation Jensen intersection into a roundabout already?? 

There has been a fair amount of utility work in the area recently that I presume is part of the roundabout project as it was being performed on all four sides. Hopefully the project is on its way.

Def Leppard, Montley Cru, Poison, and Joan Jett and MMP. Crowds started coming EARLY for that.

On 8/17/2022 at 11:40 AM, BEES?! said:

I’d be down for an adaptive reuse of an old mall though. 

What if we turned an old mall into a high-speed rail station?

16 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

You're kidding right? One of the most affordable is the well known Tacos Tierra Caliente. You can spend $20 like nothing and still be hungry. I'm not just talking about price but quantity. 

You can get literally 10 tacos at Taconazo for $20. Or a combos with multiple tacos and sides for under $20. Last time I went I was...far from sober, along with 2 friends, and $20 fed us easily.

Or here is one for sit-down restaurants: Candente's "feast" and grill combo options come in at <$20 a head. Sure, they are $36-$114 for the "feast" but they feed 3-6 easily.

The list of other places is long, but I do not feel like derailing this thread further.

2 hours ago, staresatmaps said:

More like 20% of places inside the loop. Half the food trucks don't even make that standard anymore.

I'm so confused. Where do you eat? There are plenty of local places (let alone food trucks) where you can feed 2-3 people for $20.

55 minutes ago, X.R. said:

STCL is so weird. They are a private lawschool charging big boy bucks and they can't build a parking garage. Their regents/board must still not believe in downtown, and that this development is cyclical, thus the street parking and the random, non-STCL lots they force the students into will never go away. Nice library though, I really enjoy doing work there from time to time. 

The strangest thing is how this has gone through multiple administrations to no avail.

SoDoSoPa v CtPaTown all over again.

4 hours ago, hindesky said:

"Tout Suite *SODO*"

I can't possibly roll my eyes harder.

Oh man, I haven't had Thundercloud since I moved from Austin in 2009. That needs to be remedied.

It makes way more sense for the rail line to be on the boundary of the project, as opposed to through the middle of it. That said, it seems like the lot is a bit too small for all those buildings. It looks lovely though and I'm all for more dense projects, so fine by me.

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

 

 

Unless these buildings are tiny, does this plan imply that the ROW in the middle of the project is the existing (and very active) rail line? If so, does that mean that Phase 1 is abutted against the Gas Station and Subway?

Hard to imagine that this would all be fit between Navigation and the rail line.

No HEB.

2 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

How does a car dealership get a liquor license? Shouldn't that be illegal?

Pretty sure it's fine, just the same as bars have parking lots.