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  1. midtownguy
    SO true! And toss in a full bar with a couple of tv screens to watch sports, and you'd only really need one or two buildings tops. Ugh. This is getting ridiculus. While it's great that there is "development," how many banks, bars, dry cleaners and drug stores does one neighborhood need?
  2. midtownguy
    So now the sign is saying that it's coming in 2007???? LOL. This project is toast. Not gonna happen. As much as I love midtown, the area hasn't evolved to the point where a $300,000 condo (a glorified apartment, basically) is worth it.
  3. midtownguy
    The Kroger at River Oaks Shopping Center was a dump. Then, they remodled. They had a grand "reopening" about four or five months ago, and now the place looks fantastic. They kept the store open during construction and it was a nightmare.
  4. midtownguy
    Sources tell me that Post is not only firmly committed to Houston, but specifically to the Midtown market. They are spinning off a new upscale condo division AND finally building the long talked about Phase III of Post Midtown Square. So, that triangular empty lot on Gray street will soon sprout yet another apt midrise building. Wow. Midtown is really on the move.
  5. midtownguy
    Woa! I live there! I had no idea. I know a few of the leasing agents really well, i'll try and get the inside scoop. Edit: Ah. I see now. It's the high rise. I live in the regular apartments. Still, this is an interesting development.
  6. midtownguy
    We'll see. There have been a lot of announced projects that haven't been built. Quite frankly, midtown has enough apartments, and not enough condos/townhouses. But, I suppose it's great to increase the residential density of midtown, which will bring in more retail.
  7. midtownguy
    I live at Post Midtown Square. I love all the retail. We finally got a coffee shop, and it's right inside the complex. We got a wine bar about a year ago that seems to be doing well, we got Christian's tailgate, which has great burgers, and we're about to get a mexian restaurant. I quite often chat with the owners of Midtown Market when I'm in there, and I know the owner of Farrago. Urban living: can't beat it.
  8. midtownguy
    Nope. Not even close. A gigantic parking lot with a teeny, tiny building. Totally suburban.
  9. midtownguy
    Downtowner, for the most part, I agree. That's why, at work, I bypass Starbucks and go to Kaveh Kanes. I always support locals. However, as a resident of Midtown, I can't ignore what this means for the area. This is a HUGE deal. Will I go to starbucks once it opens? Probably not. But I WILL enjoy the other eventual retail outlets the chain's presence will bring.
  10. midtownguy
    Editor, great point. Hadn't thought of that. It's kind of like that half-assed CVS that closes too early. It's w/in walking distance of several large aparment complexes, and it closes at 10??? Meanwhile, brand new CVS's built AFTER that one are 24 hours.
  11. midtownguy
    There's a sign at the corner of Grey and Smith, advertising the new building they're putting in. Right under that, it says "Coming soon", and has the logos of Starbucks and Quiznos. I dismissed it right away, assuming that the Starbucks would be one of those fake, mini-set ups like they have in Randalls. Nope. Sources have confirmed that it'll be a full-fledged Starbucks. An entire store. Is this cool or what? Personally, I can't stand Starbucks (I prefer independent coffee shops), but I can't deny what a Starbucks means for a neighborhood. They don't build stores unless they see a future in a place. And, other major companies will see that Starbucks and Bw3 are there, and jump in eventually, too. So, this is pretty amazing. I'd just about given up on Midtown. But it looks like it's slowly going someplace.
  12. midtownguy
    LOL!!!!!!!!!! So true. Here's what I don't get. The area south of downtown, with all of it's shops, restaurants and apartments has a name already: midtown. And the name "midtown" is already hip, prestigious and trendy. What a moron.
  13. midtownguy
    I went to Deco. Ho hum. Yawn. Beautiful place, but at the end of the day, it's just another bar in midtown. Midtown does not need another bar. Plus, Deco has a bad location. The front entrance is at the back of the shopping plaza. That would be ok, IF the windows weren't covered with curtains. The averge joe walking or driving by wouldn't know what it was. Now we have to gear up for Pub Fiction (another bar) which will open in a month or two, and Christian's Tailgate (another bar) which is going to open later this month. For some reason, all we're getting are bars, lounges and sports bars. I've got plenty of places to grab a beer and the game, plenty of places to get drunk at after the game, but few places to get a decent meal and buy a few more retail items.
  14. midtownguy
    I agree. It's pretty frustating. This project does not promote urbanism. Urbanism is created when everything else around it is to a similar scale. That's why the CVS is midtown is so horrible.
  15. midtownguy
    Sigh. Can someone explain to me why this isn't in downtown or Midtown?
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