texasboy

the first one is the fountain right outside enron.

trump is taking his power just a little too far.

if ziegler cooper is worried about such things as density and urban villages, why does he make these horrible condo towers that are gated in away from the rest of the street life? they kind of need to swallow their own medicine.

just curious, did it hurt? makes me think twice when walking around.

Meeks and Partners is responsible for the projet. They have built in Houston Gables Augusta and the Quarters at Memorial. Not the best as far as quality, but their mixed use developments are pretty cool.

Genesis Park Located on a 16.4 acre tract of land near downtown, this high density, mixed use development achieves 60 DU/AC and was designed to become a statement for urban Houston with its efficient use of land and higher density. The development will integrate multiple uses in order to create a sense of place and enhance the quality of life. When complete, the multi-phase development will feauture four, four-story wood frame residential/office buildings, two museums and potentially a landmark building and fountain at the corner of the property. The parking will be strategically hidden from view to further enhance the street scene. Construction costs are expected to average $64 per square foot. The development will feauture classic, timeless architecture that blends with the surrounding area. It will also feauture parks, shaded seating areas, sculpture and outdoor art, lush landscaping to help create a pedestrian-friendly environment.

I hope you all know this could be anybody with or without their legal papers and to say that it is someones "culture" is just as stereotypical. I don't really understand the title of "illegal aliens" and how you make assumptions on "where they come from". I agree with editor on how you cannot judge an entire people.

link to news story http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/051705_APlocal_birds.html

Did you see post #14?

Kind of like Uptown Park with Villa d'Este and Montebello

There are row homes about to go up on the Sterret Street Project north of downtown. Plus there are some getting built on the south end of downtown. and citykid, you really cannot consider the brownstones in NYC development. That is like puting a picture of a 16th or 17th century church in Europe and saying Houston needs this type of development.

I thought I was the only one who thought that. You can never count on ol' skool people to represent the city right. How about downtown nightlife, Richmond Avenue, the Heights, museum disttrict, and yes even montrose. who in the hell wants to visit Luther's, trader's village, sorry, but NASA, and a candy store in a mall. Hell, I probably would have even skipped the Aquarium.

where have you been?

LTAWACS, I can see where you are coming from with the issue of sprawl, and I usually do not support it, but Sugar Land Town Square is worth a visit. Plus the area surrounding the development is very much established and not just in the middle of nowhere. I agree with Velvetj somewhat. The area is probably about 15-20 miles southwest of downtown off 59, but I can see why prices are somewhat on the steep side. If you visit the area, you will see that it is a very coveted area to be in. I know it sounds funny being a suburb, but minus the Tom Delay supporters, I love that area.

For comparisons sake, here is the new edgewood shopping center in atlanta that might be along the same concept, with some stores having pedestrian friendly designs, but the back is used for parking.

http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/61/hr1475561-1.jpg Currently under construction Prices range from $240,000- $700,000 I have actually looked at some of the prices at some of the condos in Sugar Land Town Square, and they swear to themselves they are located in downtown with those prices. lol.

i know this is kind of silly quoting something that i posted, but here is some proof that developers are also looking for actions in the residents as far as urban infrastructure goes.

that site plan is so confusing. i see there is more than enough parking. probably more than needed. will some of the stores face some streets atleast? Maybe someone can tell me that understands the site plan better than I can.

it's not large enough. unless they are willing to settle on a few surface lots that are surrounded by the park.

Richmond Rice Shopping Center SWC Richmond Avenue at Rice Boulevard Houston, Texas PROPERTY DATA Size: 20,114 Sq.Ft. TRAFFIC COUNTS Richmond Avenue 36,310 cars/day Rice Avenue 5,804 cars/day 2003 POPULATION ESTIMATES 1 mile 18,558 3 mile 185,670 5 mile 452,625 2003 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME 1 mile $79,257 3 mile $94,332 5 mile $86,113 PARKING SPACES: 80 PARKING RATIO: 4/1000 TOTAL LAND AREA: 114,180 acres http://www.levcor.com/Images/Projects/Texas/Houston/Richmond-Render-Large.jpg http://www.levcor.com/Images/Projects/Texas/Houston/Richmond-Layout-Large.jpg http://www.levcor.com/Documents/Projects/T...chmond-Rice.pdf

What if the park was surrounded by a dense wall of residential developments on all four sides across the street with street level retail. Kind of like Central Park in NYC, but of course it will not be on that scale. The fact that the park is surrounded by parking lots gives that semi proposal full potential. But the dumb poliiticians probably will not even have the slightest idea in the back of their minds.