Triton

oh really? What building is it?

 

It used to be a Finger Furniture location:

 

http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2014/02/finger-furniture-parcel-of-gulf-freeway-bought-by-houston-developer/

I like those arches.

 

 

As Texasota pointed out, you won't be able to like those arches for too long. That building is potentially on the chopping blocks across the street.

 

They are REALLY going to have to improve the lighting under the bridge if they are going to claim it is pedestrian friendly. Not that it is a dangerous underpass, but I can say that at the same time that I certainly don't feel safe and that's coming from someone who's not even walking under it but riding my bike!

 

Either way, excellent use of that land! Sounds like we could expect the samething across the street.. perhaps. Hopefully it is sound proof though cause I'd hate to be listening to trains while I'm studying for finals. 

 

Edit: ok wait.... 

 

 

 

 

easy acess to SE METRO rail line"

 

Seriously.. what are they talking about. No easy access at all. 

 

In the end, Third Ward is being bombarded from all sides now with development. From TSU to UofH to the Midtown area and now from the north of I-45. Even Scott St. is getting a lot of new fast food joints, gas stations, etc. I will love to see this area 5 years from now.

From what I have heard is they are scaffolding the building to access the exterior brick face for removal. The Netting is to protect pedestrians from any small debris that may fall. The owner elected to scaffold the face instead of using those climbing decks that were used on Texas Ave. Felt it will be safer. 

Thanks for the info and welcome!

Yes, I was referring to sign on Travis.  I don't often travel from that direction, so it was the first time I had noticed it.  

 

No worries! This project is definitely going to happen and it's a good thing to hear that it will happen this year..  finally!

Photo tour, por favor?

 

Ask and ye shall receive! Photo tour of the western side of Third Ward.

 

Here's the site right now which is also in that photo tour:

 

 

 

I don't have enough time to go into full detail like I usually do, but since there was a request made, I decided to make a quick tour of the rapidly changing western side of Third Ward. 

 

The red line is the route I took starting from Midtown and then going into Third Ward. The black lines boxes represent development either under construction or very close to being so. 

 

 

As soon as you cross 59 on McGowen, there are already new homes going up on the left side:

 

This is the future site of the 2020 McGowen midrise... the variance signs are up:

 

 

Townhome variance signs are also scattered across this massive lot as well:

 

 

Same lot for future townhomes:

 

Anybody need a leather couch?? The people moving into these townhomes will! (Note the existing townhomes in the distance)

 

Emancipation Park closed off for a complete overhaul:

 

 

Development is starting just north of Emancipation Park:

 

Now heading north:

 

 

The quality of this development along St. Emanuel is very nice:

 

And some of the development along St. Emanuel is surprisingly very modern looking:

 

Including this one on Hutchins St:

 

Moving eastward along Webster:

 

 

Very peaceful area:

 

So peaceful in fact that this guy is chilling in his red hammock!

 

Yes... we are still in Third Ward if you can believe it... this is along Bastrop:

 

Check out the multi-family midrise in the distance:

 

 

 

Along with the renovated park, the city is also targeting the area with brand new sidewalks (this one taken along I-45):

 

And I'll end it on this note to give the area some perspective... all of this development has been within several blocks of this station:

 

 

Has anything happened on this project lately?

 

Just photographic proof.... from today.

 

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I drove by earlier and they have a Camden sign up now, although I'm not sure that would even count as progress. I'm not sure what the parking agreement was with the valet service, but perhaps they have to let it expire before breaking ground?

 

Are you talking about the Camden sign on Travis? It has been there for many months.

Photo currently unavailable? Want to see!

I'll just start a whole new thread.

Eastern lot

 

Western lot

 

 

Turning into a real beauty.

 

Wow, I have no clue why I never thought to take it from the parking garage. Excellent pics... tons of cranes!

is that a second crane going up?

Photo tour, por favor?

 

Sure thing. Guess I can just post them here... or maybe create a new thead and link it here? The only other cool thing is that Emancipation Park is being completely redone just a few blocks area. The other thing people don't realize is that this area is definitely being targeted, not only with the new light rail on Scott, but also with the brand new sidewalks which were finished just 2 weeks ago. There's cheap abandoned land everywhere here and it's going to go quickly.

 

Was this lot not originally targeted for next Houston Center office tower?  Before the real estate crash I could swear there was a rendering of it on HAIF.

 

 

 

 

...Unless you are talking about this one but this has always been on the same lot in this case:

 

Took this on my walk back to the office after lunch.

 

 

Wow! Talk about some weird demolition techniques. Are they trying to tip the top of the building over? They have definitely slanted the top portion!        /s

Drove by today just 30 mins ago for a late lunch. All the activity is light rail related. Nothing for this site yet.

Just to give people an idea of the neighborhood that this project is going into, most might be surprised that THIS is the new Third Ward newcomers are coming to. This is a block over from this development on Hutchins St. between Hadley and McIlhenny (spelled correctly).

 

There's A LOT of activity going on there today. You can also hear a lot of "rumbling" going on inside... not sure what it is. They have the fences open at the garage, the front, and even on West Gray.

I'm a little confused. What was the purpose of closing down the road? Besides the new black screening, I don't see anything new demolition wise.

 

Haha! Didn't realize ya'll both took pictures already! Well, forget my other pictures then. I'll post the one I was most impressed by. This thing is an absolute BEAST and this photo doesn't even do it justice.

 

The parking lot that is EAST of the Four Seasons and SOUTH of One Park Place. ......

With all of the announced development, why is this primo lot next to Discovery Green not under contract? I assume that the land owner has not recieved a price he wants....it's probably as simple as that...... But.....

What should go there?

My vote: 40 story residential condos with an average sq foot size of about 1400......

 

The land is currently owned by MIPS Investment LLC from Dallas. There is not much information about them. They were founded in 2010. The value of the land is somewhere from $10-13 million.