Muralpainter

Alright everyone lets take the city of Houston and move it a bit north to  The Woodlands seeming that there is such growth over there

That is more of a reality than you might imagine. Houston has been threating to annex for decades, and The Woodlands keeps writing big checks to stop them:

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/The-Woodlands-expected-to-delay-incorporation-vote-3783039.php

Google finally dredged-up an article on the complex. Looks like it could be interesting:

"Texas-based Western Rim Investment Advisors is developing The Towers off FM 1488, with 416 units planned. Nancy Mikeska, assistant director of Community Development for the city of Conroe, said the 16-acre site complex is a great asset to the community.

“The Towers … will be the first of its kind standing five stories with an adjacent park,” she said. “Apartment living is clearly a form of affordable housing that has gone to a whole new level in Conroe.”

The Towers, she said, will feature 13 four-story buildings with 272 one-bedroom apartments and 144 two- to three-bedroom apartments."

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/courier/news/new-trend-high-end-apartments/article_4c7dd0b0-fe3a-585c-817e-74a2e0dae0c3.html

Developer link: http://www.towerswoodland.com/

The suburban campus office trend is a complete mistake. Young professionals do not want to live outside an urban area, this is a huge mistake in my opinion. I can't imagine personally making that drive and living in an urban area like I want.

I hope this is purely like a research site or something.

The Woodlands is rapidly becoming an urban area.

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/11/camp-strake-sale-finalized/#14048101=0

 

I'm not sure about that. I don't want to lie and say I know where it's being built. I was simply told north of 1488.

Interesting that the previous Camp Strake / Grand Lake Park website recently went down. Will only add to the rumor and speculation process.

http://www.grandlakepark.com/

The only practical and affordable usage would be to demo the sidewalls and leave just enough structure to support the dome.

Will make a huge shaded pavilion for hosting outdoor events, and require no HVAC for minimal conversion costs.

And the “dome” still exists for historical preservation.

http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/grand-texas-theme-park-work-underway/

Update: According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office one of the tenants of the 3 Waterway Building furloughed several employees this morning . Those employees were sent home.

An employee reported a physical threat made by one of those employees. To be safe the building management decided to evacuate the building.

Employees of the office building at 3 Waterway Square in The Woodlands were evacuated this just after 10 a.m. this morning due to a threat, according to building management. It has still not been determined what that threat was but the tenants and employees were told not to return until Monday.

Interesting…on the map it infers The Woodlands spans east to Highway 59.

They should have turned the container building 180 degrees. In my opinion the rear elevation is much more interesting than the front.

Drove past the Epic Software Buildings at 701 Sawdust Road: http://www.epicsoftware.com/

The large studio is a container building, and there is an interesting metal shed building directly to the south. Definitely worth a stop if you find yourself in The Woodlands.

What ever happened to this project?

Was driving past today and thought I would check the place out. Saw a big collection of uninspired homes to tour, but one multistory contemporary looked interesting.

Was not aware they charged $15 per person just to tour the place. Did not feel like spending $30 for the wife I to talk to salespeople so we left.

...there is a house on the golf course at 830.  looking at the map, i think it's on billandrea.  it looks like it could have been designed by mackie & kamrath.  do you know the house?  it's one of my favorites in panorama.  http://goo.gl/maps/GUaxA

Ahhhh yes….146 Billandrea is absolutely stunning. Is on a dead-end street so have not drove by in a while. Have never been inside.

This is not helping my desire to create the retro-themed subdivision on Hallmark

There are many homes in Panorama over that price, and none have been updated with modern amenities:

$329K built 1980 http://www.har.com/29517984
$285+K built 1968 http://www.har.com/HomeValue/29-Winged-Foot-Dr-Conroe-77304-M82739513.htm (my favorite).

If you think Panorama has hills, go father west on League Line to Camellia. Many ultra-steep hillside lots currently for sale: http://search.har.com/engine/doSearch.cfm?ZIP_CODE=77304&CLASS=3&SUBDIVISION=CAMELLIA

Street View: http://ow.ly/nf5hf

This is my absolute favorite development in the area. Panorama was established in the early 60’s and became popular in the 70’s oil boom. There are many classic contemporary homes I love to tour on weekends.

One of the original residents owns a strip of vacant lots on Hallmark Drive, zoned for both free-standing houses and zero-setback townhomes. He is currently quoting me a cost to build a small townhome for my mother. It will be his original 70’s design on the outside, and I will add modern amenities on the inside.

I am attempting to convince him to develop the remaining free-standing lots using his original 70's designs. Would be a retro-themed subdivision of brand new, classic contemporary homes.

Your thoughts...would a retro concept be marketable, or would the prospective buyer pool be so limited it would not be commercially viable?

no

Sorry. Failed attempt at sarcasm.

You mean the 50-foot swath they just cut down for the pipeline?

The new development has been named "Grand Lake Park". Not to be confused with Grand Lake Estates also in Montgomery county,

Link: http://www.grandlakepark.com/

I was talking to a friend who works for an unnamed firm up in The Woodlands, and they are saying that Shell did buy the Camp Strake land and will build there soon enough.

Maybe a Shell gas station.

I guess if Bucee's can be a cool brand, the piney woods theme- park donkey is not such a stretch.  

That is so sad & true its not funny.

I was wondering the same thing, but 50-feet is not typical for a pipeline. Additionally pipeline construction is typically closer to the roadway. The SJRA does not show water line construction in the area, maybe its sewer?

They have already cleared a 50-foot swath of trees adjoining the highway and loop 336.

Finally a sign. I did a brief Google search and found no details on the project. The site prep appears to be configured for apartments.

The city is getting ready to grab the revenue: