sidegate

i heard they were going to keep the current retail there, incl black lab. I sure hope so....

this is secondhand, but apparently since the complex was listed as one of Texas Most Endangered Places, a couple of developers have expressed interest in restoring most, if not all of the complex, but the developer has refused to entertain their advances.

and with large apartment/condo developments going up at richmond & dunlavy, as well as at westheimer and shepherd, that area is going to be heavily oversubscribed as far as apartments/condos go.

yes, of course...my mistake

Anyone know what the story is with the deep empty lot on the north side of Westheimer just east of Woodhead (near Mark's restaurant). It's been vacant for as long as I've lived in the area; seems like somewhere people would be tripping over themselves to put something on....

the residents don't want a highrise. they are pretty active in that area. they went up against Trammel Crowe to prevent them putting a back entrance into the neighborhood on that new apartment complex on Westheimer just east of Shepherd. the area's changing - a lot more single families are moving back and owning property in the area, as opposed to absentee landlords. since they are invested in the area, they care more about what happens in terms of construction, both for esthetic reasons, but also to protect their investment. people like peter brown and sue lovell sit on the city council now. projects of this type plonked right in the middle of older neighborhoods are going to come under a lot more scrutiny. interesting that it has finally been sold....