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15 hours ago, Ctaf said:

The empty land between the Laura and all those townhomes (looks like a beddown location?), is that land part of a different phase?

It’s part of phase 1, but the building hasn’t been announced. Some folks here have commented that it would be a good sized lot for a grocery store 😇

21 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

There are some good concepts presented in the document, but these particular photos/renderings are a bit disingenuous.  They portray one of the spots where the freeways are being relocated to, but they don't show us before and after of any of the spaces that will be cleared of freeways.

Yeah I had the same thought. How about before/after of 59/69 being covered by a highway cap?

2 hours ago, s3mh said:

This implies that there was something wrong with the original look of the craftsman architecture and design of the original housing stock in the Heights.  That is what is so aggravating about the Modern Victorian Farmhouse fad.  It is that it is a fad and in 5-10 years, everyone will be painting their houses and changing trim and interior design to meet the next fad fed to you via HGTV.  

Hey how else is the home renovation industrial complex supposed to make that $$?

Home Depot is now open!

I like the graffiti tbh, they should keep it.

One comment re: rail line. the NHHIP project will be taking over all the space northwest of the tracks (where the warehouse and gas station are currently located).

14 hours ago, editor said:

Just stand in front of 1000 Main and watch the doors.  When the number of people using the revolving doors gets closer to the number of people using the swinging doors, you know we're ready.

This drives me crazy -- my office building has a revolving door and then a small swinging door next to it and everyone always avoids the revolving door.

8 hours ago, hindesky said:

I don't see how they can attach anything between the hotel next door with such a tiny space. Assuming the material is secured from inside the new building.

Man that is snug!

6 hours ago, HoustonMidtown said:

@hindeskybeat me to it !!!

 

You gotta be fast to beat @hindesky :)

I have some work experience in this area. Often companies will shut down turbines when migrations are passing through (it’s typically well documented when this is happening, you can even see them on weather radar there are so many). Also there are capabilities to have camera recognition of birds in the vicinity and automatically shut down turbines. This is used a lot to reduce eagle strikes as it is random and typically only a single bird. Sonic deterrents (as mentioned above) are also used in some situations. Wind companies have a lot of experience with endangered bat species as well, voluntarily stopping turbines during summer nights when they are flying. 
 

Suffice to say, bird strikes are a lot less of an issue than some like to make it out to be. 

9 hours ago, Triton said:

Wait, does the bike lane currently keep going up Polk St. and connect to Austin St.? This might be something new I hadn't seen before.

There is a temporary bike lane there at the moment -- orange traffic barriers to separate it from the road. They added it b/c the section on Lamar is closed during the construction work.

On 2/25/2022 at 9:34 AM, BigFootsSocks said:

Indeed -- here are their preliminary plans.

On 5/1/2022 at 12:33 PM, wilcal said:

Drove by yesterday, and this could be nothing, but I only saw for lease signs on the red brick building and the lot south of commerce. Not the main lumber lot.

 

Can you link the listing? I'm not seeing it on their site.

https://www.us.jll.com/en/investorcenter/land/12-acre-infill-oz-development-opportunity-with-adaptive-reuse-buildings-houston-houston-tx-unitedstates

Still showing as 'under contract' -- I was curious if there would be any movement with the recent announcement of the WKM property redevelopment down the street. Nothing that I can see though.

Love love love this! Are these the same folks who bought the pita pal plant and the properties along canal?

Finally added a bike rack! It was frustrating to take the very nice Polk bike path to this new development and then have to lock my bike to the handicapped parking sign….

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Midtown-club-opens-without-exotic-animals-after-17285934.php

No animals -- turns out there is a permitting process they were not aware of.

If they are re-doing this section, can they make the i45 exit a right hand exit? It always backs up from people not realizing it is on the left and having to cut over at the last second (or cut over to the right to avoid going on to i45)

Yeah leave the animals out of it -- they don't deserve to be subjected to that every night :(

On 5/17/2022 at 8:24 AM, wilcal said:

 

I have almost no knowledge about how these things work, but I know that there are specific state permits for underground petroleum storage tanks. Maybe some type of issue there? 

Edit: also, I bought an electric car and an ebike so I care less about the gas station now 😆 bring on those 3 tiny retail spots, though

I recently bought an ebike as well, its an awesome way to get around :) 

18 hours ago, iah77 said:

The timeline for this project is so long it's totally possible/feasible those are "temporary" and there for 10 + years. 

That was my understanding as well -- this is a 'temporary' installation until they get to building out that part of the development. But that may take up to 20 years :)

I saw on IG that a new coffee shop called Blue Tile Coffee will be opening in the same building as the H‑E‑B (looks to be the southwest corner, not the former roastery space). Right now they are doing a pop up at 4001 Leeland 

https://instagram.com/bluetilecoffeehtx?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Where the new development is going in used to be one of the city incinerators. Also the fact that and incinerator and a hospital were built next to each other is wild.