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While I'm generally against many of the decisions the EPA makes regarding the usage of privately owned land, I'd support this if it helped to turn the tide on the spread of McMansions. (Especially those that are oversized for the lot.)
And what would you like to see instead? By the way, in Rivercrest area, lots are so large that it is hard for houses in that region to be oversized for those lots.
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What do you mean? I can't see how that answer wasn't sincere.
Me too. I thought the answer was quite sincere.
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Okay.. I thought you worked for BMC. You just work nearby though?
Yup, thats right. Indeed, there are several companies in that office park which has 5 buildings (plus 1 next to homewood suites). I think BMC is scattered among those buildings and so if you combine all of those employees it might take up one of those buildings.
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Yeah, they're in Westchase. Is this going to affect anyone here?
...KZ?
I dunno, I am not there although I do work nearby. What I do know is that this number is world-wide. If the cuts affect mostly the sales folks, then they are all over the world. According to the Barnicle, they havn't yet disclosed how many in Houston would be affected.
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I don't see what is so bad about multiple downtowns. If you look at metropolises like New York and Los Angeles, they have multiple commercial office centers. Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shang Hai all have multiple commercial centers. The competition is good for business so they can get a lower rent on office space. It may make downtown have to lower some rent prices to compete. Then some business could relocated there. Very few businesses will voluntarily pay more for rent just for a location.
I wouldn
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kzseattle, i agree that there should me a good mix, but a lot of houston is already suburban enough that it is a kodak moment when you find urban developments around the city. I would not look to cities like Philly in New Orleans as to what urbanity can do for a city, but cities like Seattle, Portland, and even San Diego are perfect examples of what urban infrastructure can do for a city. Again, I am not trying to make Houston as another city, but urbanism is one thing that makes cities unique and Houston is just not there yet.
Yes, that
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Velvetj hit the nail on the head of what I was thinking, and I cannot stress enough how important it is to take what he posted into consideration. The sad thing is, on this forum, the people that want the best for this city are usually criticized, especially LTAWACS. Have you noticed that he gives positive feedback or interest on developments that show smart urban growth, and it is not really preference, because this is a city, not a suburb how some people want it. People may think his post are full of negative criticism, but he is actually critiquing the city, while most of the other people have fell into the normal patterns of how Houston is built with no zoning laws, excitement over freeways rather than rapid transit, sprawly developments, and still want a car oriented city. Well there is nothing unique about that, and the city will not have the spotlight that its citizens want if this continues to happen.
and tw2ntyse7en, houston is nothing like any part of new york. even the suburbs of nyc are more urban than houston. time to get out a little bit.
There is a difference between fair and insightful critique and constant negativity whereas the latter doesn
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I don't know if our little bayou is big enough. Besides, I really feel thats what we have Main St & the whole CBD for. I think if we could just clean the damn thing up, throw a couple of 3 star restaurants, a few tex-mex casas, and of course a few bbq joints - Buffalo Bayou would be rockin'. Maybe a few loft type experiences over the dining. "Lofts on the Bayou" - literally. With double paned, insulated glass, and proper construction, people could live in such a noisy space and not be bothered.
If only I won the lottery - I could waste my money on a city that doesn't care.
A recent editorial in Houston magazine doubted that Buffalo Bayou could be converted to Houston's version of San Antonio's River Walk. The author was concerned about two issues: flooding, that could wipe out waterfront cafes/bistros, and intense heat/humidity during summer that could turn the Bayou into a sauna. The author believes that River Walk in San Antonio remains cool during summer time and they don
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I've found everywhere outdoors to be dog friendly. There is a law on the books to scoop your poop - but not too many people do it. We have small dogs, so unless its in a place where people might step I don't bother myself.
But overall, yes: Houston = Dog Friendly.
So, does it mean: Houston = Dog Friendly = Poop Friendly?
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Orlando was a sleepy central Florida Town. Very small but bigger than the other villages. I guess you can say a Waco or Tyler sized town.
If you look at maps of Orlando's streets, there appears to be very little of what would seem like the original city. The downtown isn't that big. It is a lot of suburbs to support the tourist industry. Also, many other industries developed because of Disney World and other attractions.
Also, the growth came so fast the city and state couldn't keep up with building freeways for city traffic. I-4 was expanded and the Turnpike handles cross state traffic the other way, but internal to the city they have multiple tollways everywhere and large major thoroughfares.
As for quality of life, there are plenty of places to live and not really notice the tourists. The northwest side or pretty much the entire north side is hot for new homes.
Some on the south side, but it is more swampy over there.
Does Orlando have master-planned communities that are similar to or are as nice as, say, Woodlands, Kingwood, First Colony and other such communities around Houston? May be not as large but nice.
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What was Orlando's main source of economic revenue before Disney World?
A quick google found this: Merto Orlando Stats
Just scroll down as needed.
KZ - Have them come stay with you and give them good tour of Houston first. The last thing they need it to have to choose based on a website that might praise Disney World, but bash our Refineries!
Good Luck
Thanks 27! I am already trying to convince them to check out both places in person before making the decision.
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i've never lived there, but i go there for work several times a year. cost of living for everyday things isn't much higher than here. housing is a bit more expensive.
the thing that gets me about orlando is how touristy it is. disney does keep the city clean, but there seems to be more tourists then locals. i'm sure when you are a local, you know how to avoid this.
this may be helpful:
you can compare it to seattle to see if you think it's accurate. i've found the cost of living to be pretty accurate, not sure about some of the other stuff (schools, health care, crime, etc).
Apparently, the costs of living in the two cities seem quite similar. One thing thats obviously negative about Orlando is the crime rate as the number of violent crimes and property crimes are higher in Orlando. Also, Houston's schools apparently have better rating than Orlando.
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A close friend of mine is trying to choose between Orlando and Houston as a place to live as he got job offers from both places. He believes that Orlando may be a better choice for career growth. However, low cost of living in Houston may be its main advantage.
Could some one provide a comparison between the two cities in terms of crime rate, housing cost, property taxes and property insurance rates? If a house of particular size and quality costs X amount of dollars in Houston, how much more or less would it cost in Orlando? Btw, does Florida have state income tax? It would really help if someone has lived in both places and compare the two cities. However, please keep in mind that housing cost for a single-family home in a good/desirable neighborhood would be one of the primary factors.
Thanks for the help!
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the buildings are pretty and shiny on sunny days at sundown :-D
the parks are beautiful out here
its true we DO have southern hospitality
(btw, seattle I was kidding with our newbie)
Kolaches are a food you will or will not get to love! I personally love em'!
Alot of international things down here (which I also love)
um...let's see...
No problem BayouCityGirl! I am a newbie myself and I know that, before I moved, I was quite nervous and only wanted to hear good things. The bad things (and of course every town has a few bad things) can easily freak out the newbies. So I'd let them come because I know once they are here, this town is going to grow on them
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I'd like to add to that....
A Car that takes bumps/potholes REALLY well....we have lots of crappy roads.
Com'on guys! You are already scaring a new comer and it doesn't help that Houston has not so great reputation already. So balance the negative aspects with positive ones please.
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I have to admit to no liking this building at all, but I think it will look allright if in fact a second tower is built that backs up to the first. The building is very lean. I would have rather seen a larger (in width) building instead of two leaner ones. Oh well, it is there, nothing we can do about it now.
From what I have heard on this forum, the second building would be build next to the first one, not behind it. Talk about putting salt on a wound.
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Any idea what /who is going into that new center. Someone mentioned Whole Foods but that site is too small. I must just be a retail center with multiple tenants.
As I just mentioned it one post earlier, it is supposed to be an expansion of Uptown Park.
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Whats the name of the new shopping center next to Montebello?
It is an expansion of Uptown Park, I believe.
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And when and where are they building #2?
It would be right next to the first one (so the two would be side by side).
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"Houston is cosidered a second-tier city. No better than Detroit or Jacksonville."
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Neiman's will be leaving in the fall. There is no word yet what will be in its place.
Here is a link to Midway Companies' plans for T&C:
Thanks for the link. From the rendering, it looks like we are looking at yet another mini-downtown!
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So what are they building in place of Town and Country???
We dont know the details but it will be mixed-use development consisting of residential units, offices and retail components. This is just my guess. It would probably be similar to what's planned for Memorial City. If you dont know about that project, a massive $700 millions dollars mixed-use development is planned around Memorial City mall that would consist of office and residential buildings, hotel, open-air retail and entertainment venues such as a cinema. The entire development would cover about 200 some acres. Since T&C is in competition with Memorial City, lets see what they come up with.
By the way, if you havn't been to Houston for a while, there is already a Town and Country Village shopping center nearby.
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Hey Its great I found this forum I read about the Pavilion Demolition in 002 Magazine so i was on google trying to find pics and this site popped up much better then the City I live in nows site absolutedsm.com Des Moines,IA Im Orginally from Houston and damn proud maybe a lil to proud but living here you could understand. Im moving back hopefully this Summer for college so now I can be updated on everything going on in my city. Only source I had till now was 002mag.com and chron.com but I just wanted to say im happy to be here
Welcome to the forum and welcome back to Houston!
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Everything houston is slow. That's why all the other proposed projects failed, or never build.
"EVERYTHING" in Houston is slow and "ALL" of the proposed projects failed? I see just a tad bit of exaggeration here.
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Apparently, high concentration of low-income units has brought down many areas including Gulfton, Sharpstown, Alief, Greenspoint etc. Is this phenomenon unique to Houston or can be found in other cities? I wonder if zoning would have prevented it by restricting the number of apartment complexes that could be built within a certain geographical region.