pm91

we know what this is gunna look like yet? I'm assuming basic wrap-around apartments

Another shot from 2nd Ward now that the weather is perfect. Also, what’s going on at the courthouse (?) 3rd crane and what’s the 4th crane

holy flurf that looks magical

On 11/11/2020 at 5:51 PM, KinkaidAlum said:

If they really wanted to honor the gayborhood then they should have put a rainbow beam on the bottom too. 

Oh I get it 🤣

I've asked this question in the Westmont thread... wonder if they're related

So Disco Kroger is closing.. is this part of the plan?

https://abc13.com/business/kroger-to-close-montrose-location/7860073/

the land looks pretty empty with the exception being a mural made out of shipping containers. No equipment on site.

On 7/4/2020 at 9:36 PM, Highrise Tower said:

 

 

dem curves doh 😍

Is it just me or has their progress slowed down immensely? Texas Tower is zoomin by

that garage is gunna have some stunning views

6 hours ago, Naviguessor said:

Hi pm91. 

I am speaking from a homeowner's perspective, in the neighborhood that your are talking about (East Bayou District).  At the core of this neighborhood is Kennedy Place, a 108unit/224bedroom, Houston Housing Authority, low income housing project.  This whole neighborhood, as you see it now, has grown up around this.  There are literally, hundreds of new homes surrounding this development on all sides.  Property values have sky-rocketed since the purchase my new townhome in 2013, and I attribute it to the potential of the East River property, as well as proximity to downtown and easy access to highways and all central city neighborhoods (Montrose, Heights, Midtown, EADO, etc...).

 

So, the NRP project you are speaking of, is across the Bayou, on the southern bank . Much of this is designed as a replacement for Clayton Homes, which is currently being demolished and will be fully eliminated. THE NRP (which was actually further from the East Bayou District) will have little effect or interaction on this neighborhood.  The closer proposed development is the OJALA mixed income development which 304units are proposed along with hundreds of market rate units. It's a large piece of property.  Details are sketchy (and that is a concern) but it is easy to see how this could become a development of more than 1000 new units, as what has been indicated.  In my opinion, what will effect the neighborhood more, is the additional residents that this development is likely to bring, which will bring more retail (to East River and elsewhere), which is desperately needed. 

 

As I see it, The enormous size of East River, the amenities and residents it will bring, the ongoing development of he the Bayou/BBP will far overshadow a few hundred additional low income residents. 

 

Reference:

http://www.housingforhouston.com/public-housing/housing-developments/kennedy-place.aspx

https://www.saveeastend.com/

Thank you so much for layin it out. That area is definitely our first choice and we certainly hope we can move in. 

So does anyone know how this will impact home prices? Currently shopping around and love the East River project of course, but now with the NRP project going in I'm wondering if I buy a house for say 350k on the North side of the bayou, which seems to be the average around there, is it immediately going to drop once the NRP opens up or is East River going to offset that?

Full impact to the skyline 😍

I believe this is the crane you can see

it's starting to peak out above the lower skyline... I'll try to get a picture today or after the storms

My family living here for 4 generations has always called it (aka Uptown) the Galleria. Uptown is a new term. Much like Greenway is more familiar with the older residents than Upper Kirby is. My Granny used to work in what is now Midtown but she had no idea what area I was talking about when I referred to it as Midtown instead of what she knew it as being the 4th ward.