NB_Brendan

31 minutes ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

Below are interior photos of 222 W 19th St. The photos are from the sales listing on Hein Properties' website.

So eerie 

Houston is facing a housing crisis that affects thousands of low-income residents who struggle to find decent and affordable places to live. The city needs more housing options that cater to the needs of its diverse and growing population, especially those who earn less than 60 percent of the area median income. One way to create more affordable housing is to use public facility corporations (PFCs), which local housing authorities can create and which can give developers tax breaks in exchange for reserving some of their units for low-income renters.

More here "Mayor Turner is a Housing Supervillain (nobull.blog)"

Texas Legislature looks for ways to ease housing crisis | The Texas Tribune

Fair For Houston Campaign | No Bull

Was able to get access to my Brendan_NB account again. Hopefully I'm not locked out again. I think I was just posting my own stuff too much. 

Todays post is about the missing middle housing between apartments and single family homes.

More induced demand! Yay!

1 hour ago, trymahjong said:

I was puzzled ( go smacked) that after hours, days, weeks and months of consideration .......a four day school week was the solution?

As far as I know this is partly to entice more teachers to go to Crosby. There's a short supply of teachers right now, so it makes sense. We'll see if it works as intended. 

1 hour ago, cityliving said:

Hey! I was just wondering how you took such pretty pictures of our city? Would love to learn more. 

Ooo that location is *prime* to say the least. Right on the preserve. Gonna be keeping my eyes on this one! Thanks so much for posting. 

Five Below coming soon to Klein Square shopping plaza | Community Impact

I think this is the old FoodTown being repurposed? 

1 minute ago, IWantTransit555 said:

Slightly off topic but why did your account on reddit get suspended?

I posted my blog "too much" I guess? Idk, kind of sucks because that's where a large majority of readers were finding me. 

Houston’s leadership has failed us. At this rate, our young adults will never be able to afford a house in a dense urban area. Here’s why we need better housing policies now:

The State of Housing in Houston | No Bull

1 hour ago, toxtethogrady said:

Hey, this one turned out all right...

alright? it's beautiful!

19 hours ago, Ayush said:

Back in 2016, Houston was ranked #20/30. Even back then, the group (https://smartgrowthamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/foot-traffic-ahead-2016.pdf) suggested that Houston -along with Miami and Los Angeles- was showing clear signs of growth in walkability. Sure enough, all of these metros have jumped ahead in this ranking (Los Angeles to #8, Miami to #13, Houston to #18). Can't be too upset with that!

I hope we will see an uptick in pace of urban, walkable development with whoever is our next Mayor. 

37 minutes ago, Blue Dogs said:

Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you so much!

I wrote this today about Carlos Aguilar, former CEO of Central Texas Rail. 

https://www.nobull.blog/p/leadership-failure-part-two

2 minutes ago, Amlaham said:

I love this project so much, but wow this area has a long way to go 😅 

I can't believe how long this area sat untouched, especially being in the dead center of the city. 

If you didn't know the Houston skyline, one would think this area is outside the city and downtown is in the distance (Uptown)

Jeez, you aren't wrong. Hopefully this is just the beginning of lots of midtown investment! 

🚨NEW BLOG!🚨

Why parking lots are a waste of space in the Space City.

https://www.nobull.blog/p/parking-lots-nothing-city

9 hours ago, Highrise Tower said:

One Discovery Way:

Helix Park, section 2:

Helix Park, section 3:

Helix Park, section 4:

Collaborative Building:

Parcel E coming out nicely:

Two Discovery Way:

Mixed-Use Garage:

love the design on that collaborative building. this whole project seems to have an appropriate amount of natural light, by my standards :) 

On 2/10/2023 at 11:07 AM, samagon said:

widening highways does contribute to this flashy headline:

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environment/article/houston-traffic-largest-greenhouse-gas-emission-17773932.php

yummy particulate matter 🤤

40 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said:

What's the deal with this single family 1-story ranch-style home on the West Loop South 610 feeder?

I guess this is one of those older residents who does not want to sell out to developers, or even TxDOT.  This is literally across the street freeway from skyscrapers and luxury development. I wonder if there has been any lawsuits involved from/with this property?

This is one of those Afton Oaks homes, that is notorious for protesting METRO/TxDOT expansions.

Anyone know the address? I haven't looked on a map or even HCAD.  I could just drive over there tomorrow..

Lets get this 1950s ranch-style home demolished!!
(Sorry Historic Preservation Houston)

That lands gotta be worth a good chunk of change right?

🚨 NEW BLOG 🚨 

I wrote an essay asking the city of Houston to change its mind about ending the Tanglewood affordable housing project. 🏘️

https://www.nobull.blog/p/mayor-turner-need-housing-not-less

I totally didn't know about the picnic celebration! gonna try and go. 

37 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said:

Helpful visual for expected openings.  

Ooh that lobster spot sounds NICE

13 minutes ago, toxtethogrady said:

Houston City Council OKs loan for new Houston Area Women’s Center shelter

Wonderful news to hear this morning. Thank you! 

6 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said:

They're fun and cute.

The Post food hall, however, is like staring at the sun.

Natural lighting >>>