Triton

This is probably really unpopular on this forum but I wish this project would have included some connection to Studemont. Yes yes, I know, that's making Houston more car centric but I just always felt the way to get back to Studemont was odd. That don't even have a u-turn up at Heights Blvd so it always causes a back up of people turning around going back to Studemont. I guess one of the big challenges would be to make it work with the existing bike trail... and that's probably why they avoid it, not to mention the local backlash.

4 hours ago, hindesky said:

I'm going to guess Sprouts.

 

Oh that's a good one but I had thought Sprouts had been closing stores.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/sprouts-farmers-market-store-closures-sublease-18089185.php

7 hours ago, s3mh said:

I would not be surprised to see an HEB.  The one on Shep at 24th and 25th is overflowing with customers during busy times of the day and so is the one on Washington.  There is going to be a lot more multifamily being built in the GOOF in the coming years as the Heights runs out of room.  

We go to this one and you're right, it's packed. But still, this location would be far too close to the other one. 

The only exception I can think of is the rumors HEB planned to build on Kirby which was not that far from their Montrose and Buffalo Speedway location. But here we are in 2024 and that HEB has still not materialized. 

Target would be a good fit but they already have an upcoming location down the street.

Walmart would just buy the entire lot and leave the rest as parking lot. I don't see them creating some sort of multi-family development... plus the other location is down the street at I-45.

Whole Foods is in decline so I don't see that happening. Central Market isn't happening because the income levels to the north and east don't support having that (yes, Heights and Garden Oaks are rich but it's not Galleria/Uptown/River Oaks rich nor the same amounts of wealthy population). 

I think the only option I've seen on here that makes sense is Trade Joe's so far unless there are other grocery stores that could enter the market?

I suppose ALDI could move here.

5 hours ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

@Urbannizer, you may be aware of this already, but if not, the conceptual rendering included in marketing materials is not the proposed mixed-use for 4000 N Shepherd Dr.

A reverse image search shows the rendering is for a mixed-use in Memphis.

It seems developers included the rendering to possibly provide investors with an idea of the development's design inspiration. Hopefully, an official design will be released later this year.


Sources:
https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/11/30/idlewild-street-closure-to-be-heard-tuesday.html

https://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2015/oct/8/bye-bye-blight/

He likely went with it because they took the time to add "Garden Oaks" on the side of the building, but I get what you mean.

 

10 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

Why not HEB?

I suppose it is possible but I highly doubt HEB would build yet another HEB on the same street just blocks north of their other location.

What grocery store could go into this location? Definitely not Whole Foods nor HEB.

I've lived in the Heights for over a decade and I've never noticed this building lol

16 hours ago, saveferris said:

Bruh, they painted it. Added tvs. 

Lol nice paint job! 

Do they plan to do anything differently with the ramp that comes from Memorial and ends at a stop sign? I've always felt this is an awkward approach but perhaps you have to stop and turn to make sure you're not going to hit oncoming traffic.

Wow this looks incredibly nice

2 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

I presume you are referring to North Street.  Per the most recent updates from TXDoT, they are evaluating a potential pedestrian bridge over North St.

Yup, I've shared that with the Northside groups (most didn't even attend!) and the response has been overwhelmingly positive if TXDOT does agree to do it. I spoke with one of the TXDOT representatives at the Monday night townhall and he told it to me straight that this bridge is presenting considerable design challenges, especially since this will have to be around 34ft in the air, probably one of the higher pedestrian bridges in the Houston area. And because it will be that tall, they have to build long ramps leading up to the bridge for ADA compliance (although smaller staggered ramps are a possibility too). That's the key reason they decided to scrap it in the first place and instead build a path under the I-45 bridge along Little White Oak Bayou. However, after community engagement, TXDOT realizes that that path is not direct enough between the Northside and Germantown.

So because it's still in design, there's no guarantee they are going to implement this bridge but fingers crossed! 

3 hours ago, samagon said:

this is not the case for segment 3 realignment through downtown. not just a problem for the east end. 3rd ward, 5th ward, near northside, all negatively impacted from a connectivity perspective. again, you can skim the thread for the details on how connectivity is being broken further by this project, and why it matters for all of the communities around downtown, no need to re-submit.

Yup, we are losing connection on the Northside. The main route my son will need to take to get to his elementary school on the other side of the highway is being taken away. With that gone, I just hope we remain zoned to that school.

Looks like they decided to release the rest of the updates after tonight's Segment 2 town hall.
 

Zoomed in:

Segment 1

TxDOT-NHHIP-Stretch-Banners_Segment-2-12-3-23.pdf TxDOT-NHHIP-Stretch-Banners_Segment-1-12-3-23.pdf

3 hours ago, JLWM8609 said:

Are COH and TxDOT not on the same page? COH seems to still be anticipating a N. San Jacinto extension underneath the railroad and the future Providence feeder road as of April 2022.

 

You might be on to something. If you zoom into the TXDOT schematic, it appears you can see a single lane coming south from the westbound feeder. That would appear to match what COH has which is a single lane coming south while there's an underpass right next to that lane. So TXDOT builds the lane and COH builds the underpass. Very interesting!

1 hour ago, Houston19514 said:

I think that would require mechanical ventilation, which in turn would require more right-of-way.

Yup, this is exactly why they aren't completely capping it. 

Even with the updates, it looks less and less likely that the San Jacinto extension will have an underpass at the railroad tracks. I really wish the city would bump up this extension on their list of Northside projects. N Main can't even handle the current traffic around UHD and having the San Jacinto extension would further connect us to downtown.... perhaps we'll have to do an at-grade extension at this point.

Edit:

The 288 Update seems bizarre. It seems they should leave the 288 toll lane extension to bypass the traffic coming from I-69 and they can keep the existing entrance further down near Southmore Blvd.

1 hour ago, Houston19514 said:

I think that would require mechanical ventilation, which in turn would require more right-of-way.

Yup, this is exactly why they aren't completely capping it. 

Even with the updates, it looks less and less likely that the San Jacinto extension will have an underpass at the railroad tracks. I really wish the city would bump up this extension on their list of Northside projects. N Main can't even handle the current traffic around UHD and having the San Jacinto extension would further connect us to downtown.... perhaps we'll have to do an at-grade extension at this point.

What is wrong with this place.... seems like tenants have always hated the landlords here.

3 hours ago, freundb said:

His post isn't even correct. All the entrances and exits will still be there minus the ones made obsolete by the removal of Pierce elevated. 

https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/project-sites/nhhip/docs/segment-3-pm4-exhibit-01-overall.pdf

Right, this is what I was thinking too. I mean, you won't have exits going south anymore but this seems like we still have most of them.

8 hours ago, wilcal said:

For east/west travel? Good luck. Everything is mostly timed for north/south priority.

Agreed but that east/west travel can take quite a hit while waiting at the rail lights. Not only do you have to wait for the trains to pass which is fine, seconds later it may turn green for yet the vehicle traffic to cross too, thus causing further delays. 

I have to wait for quite a while just to drop off/pick up my son to/from daycare in this area so trust me, I know. 

My hope is, if they eliminate vehicle traffic, this may improve east/west traffic in this small area. 

On 11/15/2023 at 9:01 PM, texan said:

Significant overhaul in the works for a portion of Main St. downtown. This project would permanently remove vehicle lanes from these sections of Main St. and raise the grade of the former roadway to sidewalk level.

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/qol/20231025/More-Space-Main-Street.pdf

I also hope that this improves traffic in the area. If we only need red lights for light rail or the occasional pedestrian needing to cross, that should hopefully improve the travel times as well.

Grand opening is today. 

7 hours ago, Yonkers said:

Most of the blocks are contiguous but the other few are a few blocks over. How do you have an entertainment district split up?

Their Live Oak property is only a couple of blocks away. Their Milby properties seriously should not even be considered part of this... But either way it seems like they have enough property to claim an entertainment district. GreenStreet is only 3 blocks, to put that into perspective.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.... doesn't W2 own this land? W2 owns most of the land in this area around WOMH for future development. 

5 hours ago, JClark54 said:

The Milby addresses listed earlier are 110 Milby and 10 N. Milby. They are at Milby, near Commerce -- across the tracks in Second Ward. Based on the developer-provided description, they may not be included in this project. There's a big distance between them and the rest of the parcels. 

Ahh that makes sense. Thanks. Well then I think my screenshot above still stands since the two Milby properties are very far away from the rest of these.

3 hours ago, steve1363 said:

From the press release...

Two Houston-based real estate developers are teaming up for a 10-block mixed-use redevelopment in the East Downtown Management District.

Pagewood and Wile Interests have entered into a joint venture to redevelop several warehouses near the intersection of McKinney and Hutchins streets into a walkable district that will offer visitors a range of restaurants, shops, offices and green space. The development is slated to be called East Blocks, the companies said in a news release.

 

Right but I mean.... where are the other two properties? No one has posted them here because all the other addresses people have posted are either in the Northside or they are much further away in the East End.