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4 hours ago, wilcal said:

I know there wouldn't be a drive-thru, but would love a donut place to pop up in the East End. Maybe here would be a good place? 

I haven't been yet, but my friends who live off Lawndale love Mr. Donut (if you were looking for a donut place on the East End): https://g.co/kgs/4uT2SH

More re: Cafe TH. Stopped by today for farewell food. They ran out of food around noon.

Minh seemed to be happy to be leaving their spot (it seems they may have had some issues with building management?). But he seemed confident that he'll open up another concept in the future and like he wanted to stay in the East End community if possible. 

You'll be missed Cafe TH and Minh. We'll be the first in line at your new place! 

There were also some cool little shops in a couple of the containers that were open. One was a little local makers market. The second was a vintage clothing place: https://www.instagram.com/cargohouston/

54 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said:

I'm going to have to give Segundo another chance. I ordered a latte and asked how many espresso shots it came with and the two people working told me none 😑 and it wasn't good, super muddy sediment at the bottom.

That's too bad. I got a latte, and it reminded me of Xela which I enjoy. It was kind of pricey though. 

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/dining/east-downtown-vietnamese-restaurant-cafe-th-16314017

Vietnamese restaurant Cafe TH, a staple of the East Downtown weekday lunch crowd, is closing permanently this week. Its last day of service is Thursday, July 15.

Cafe TH opened in the 1980s, back when the neighborhood was still Chinatown. Current chef and owner Minh Nguyen bought it in 2007.

"Cafe TH has changed my life," said Nguyen in a Facebook post announcing the closure. "I have put forth almost 14 years to make my vision of a Vietnamese cafe come true and it has been the best decision ever."

The cafe landed a spot in the Houston Chronicle's Top 100 restaurants in 2017. At the time, critic Alison Cook called it "a delightful and highly personal source of Vietnamese home cooking."

Cook raved about Cafe TH's xiu mai banh mi and banh bot chien (pan-fried turnip pancake).

Nguyen is selling or giving away everything at the restaurant — first come, first serve before it closes. Supporters of the restaurant over the years also have the opportunity to sign farewell boards.

"We survived through hurricanes, heat waves, power outages, a winter blast, and a pandemic," said Nguyen of the resilience of the restaurant and its team. The post did not mention the reason for the closure.

What?? Noooooo. I really liked this place and Minh was so nice. 

So cool inside. And Segundo has some solid coffee and baked goods from Koffeteria!

Their Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/corazoncoffee1/?_se_imp=0wT3vu3bwQumzUQ07

The June 1 post mentions the new "EADO" location.

I don't know very much about it - could someone explain to me how environmentally friendly and cost effective having a golf course in our climate is? We get lots of rain and the grass must get scorched in the summer...

With the redevelopment they have planned at Tony Marron park, I think this will be a great location for this kind of development. 

Not sure what is going into the former building, but the skate shop moved up to 4201 Navigation Blvd. 

3 hours ago, Naviguessor said:

That is interesting and not at all what I've observed on my local neighborhood groups on Nextdoor, which is based all around the East River site.  The entire local neighborhood is very eager for this to get started, in fact it is a primary reason so many people have moved to the area and why so many homes are being built.       Where is the opposition coming from, that you have observed?  

I'm over in the Second Ward and a lot of it seems to be "why build here when it'll flood/ it's a toxic waste site" or "should use the money on other development/ other parts of town" or "it's going to fail like such-and-such other development" It's really disheartening. But I'm not sure whether it's the new transplants or old time residents that oppose it. 

22 minutes ago, thedistrict84 said:

"How many fluff pieces are we going to get on this project?!? Just break ground already, for god's sake!" 

-Every single HAIFer 

I find it interesting that whenever this project is mentioned on Nextdoor, it seems people are SO against it, so then I retreat back to HAIF to be among my excited people. 

Agreed that affordable housing is important, and I'm happy a handful of complexes are going in on the East End. 

I also think that affordable housing should be spread equitably throughout the city. 

Cute picture!

21 minutes ago, thedistrict84 said:

I assume you’re being sarcastic, but just in case: there is already a new 180 unit 55+ affordable housing complex directly across Delano, and a 120 unit complex at the northeast corner of Delano and Canal. There are numerous other affordable housing complexes within 1-2 miles.

I think we’re good.

We do need some more market rate stuff to come online, soon. Hopefully that will be a component of this (eventual) development.

Yup - just a joke! 

Well, joking about the affordable housing part. Not the HEB part. Inject the HEB into my veins and neighborhood! 

10 hours ago, wilcal said:

For reference, I tried to make a scale representation of what the Montrose HEB would look like on the site:

 

 

DEFINITELY has space.

They could put the HEB AND affordable housing across the street!

Was a tenant/ tenants confirmed for this? 

It looks great!

2 hours ago, ljchou said:

This was purchased by one of the owners of 1886 Humble Backyard. Any development here would be in the "far future".

Why the far future? (Or like, did they say that?)

Honestly (and unfortunately?), most people would be driving here. So I'm sure as long as there's some kind of parking structure/ lot I think it'll be a big draw. 

Personally, I look forward to when they improve the Buffalo Bayou east trail to reach here to we can bike there! 

Teaspresso, a boba tea shop, broke ground a few days ago (https://www.instagram.com/teapressobarhtxeado/). This will be their second location (first location is in the Heights). Looks like they're slated to open this summer. 

Took some pics of the entire building

Coming on up

Right. I just meant keeping the tracks instead of ripping them out entirely, and then adding bike lanes and other bike/ pedestrian friendly design. I didn't mean having bike riders ride near/ on the track of anything. 

That mural is so beautiful! Thanks for the pics.