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thanks. I tried contacting meeks partners but they never returned my phone call. the guy lives in my neighborhood. I should just ring his doorbell. haha.

the church seems to be making use of the trees in the area. hopefully the development continues that way.

that is true but would a developer build class A apartments so close to low income housing? in the enclave-eldridge corridor sueba has built away from the class b and c apartments that are housed next to the village school.

it would be a nice retail center but I was only commenting on the corporate campus idea which was posted on the board. other utilizations will likely be better. there are areas north of i-10 which sbisd can use for a new stadium without interfering with reservoirs (eg britmoore).

the price of oil destroyed that area.

did Sysco own the land on the east side of enclave? likely they got some tax abatement if they developed something new or to that standing. or didnt know what do with the cash or long-term debt they had.

you know it was them that burned down that house a couple of years ago that sat on briar forest. I would like to see what property that how encompassed.

but still no one knows what is happening at eldridge and memorial?

I havent seen any renderings of the the library yet. they said that it was to involve terry hershey though. the old library I think is going to be turned into an hpd substation. at least this is what the residents of nottingham forest want it to be turned into.

Sysco is new building that was just built on enclave. Also theyre building something on their old hq site. dont know what it is. anyone here know?

There is other development on Enclave thats supposed to be starting this Fall but those signs have been there for ages. Also polydoros is a horrible developer. just throwing that out there.

The new center on eldridge enclave looks like it is going to be nice. any renderings? I dont believe they have torn down the trees there. what Im goin to hate is when parkway develops the lot on the northwest side of enclave and eldridge. those trees are amazing.

the new public library is supposed to built just south of the bank of america drive thru on the banks of terry hershey. and I do not know what is goin on at the site on eldridge which meeks partners is planning. theres been streets put through but I dont know what its supposed to be. a church went up on the west side of the lot. and memorial hermann owns all that land so we will see.

the development north of the freeway on eldridge is a spec building.

yes a corporate campus next to a school is a great idea. I highly doubt it would work out. The closest corporate campus is north a few miles for conoco but it has no impact on Stratford. That use would cause too much of a traffic hazard in the area and more ROW.

If it was created into housing, it would be low income (see the area). Unless the person that utilizes area also buys the apartments and surrounding townhomes, etc and redevelops it.

What I want to know is what is katy isd going to do with the land off hwy 6?

it doesnt say whether theyre working with the city centre development team. who is doing city centre again?

I believe it is in the plans for city centre to build a hotel as well. if so that is a lot of capacity for memorial city. hopefully theres people to fill the rooms

shouldnt you nominate kickerillo? olde oaks and ponderosa forest were incredible neighbors (haha). I mean he didnt use shabby construction at all.

we should wonder about the vintage...

the new expansion of BP (8000 new jobs) and the katy freeway will see the area skyrocket. it will be like greenway plaza and west university. hopefully.

you will also see a lot of houses in the coming future up for sale for this reason. those older generations that cannot afford the taxes on the new appraisals and the families that bought the homes in the late 80s for around $70k will be unable to pay. then comes a newer generation of people looking to spend money in memorial. likely the land around wolfe elementary will be developed into a mixed junior high and high school. either private or public depending on what katy isd does.

the area does not flood (except for hard rains in fleetwood- Allison like). it has the 2 reservoirs and a detention plain (old addicks school lot).

likely housing prices have not risen bc of katy isd and the trend westward has yet to reach the area. it is still a steal for the new development to come. but the area bets on energy prices more so than any other. the houses usually range upwards of $100 psf. that is still a great price to pay for area.

in terms of katy isd, parents dont like the idea of paying this much money and busing their kids 15 miles to junior high and high schools. it should be zoned to spring branch. at present, wolfe elementary is a lackluster school with test scores deemed paltry by comparison. with a median income in the area of around $110k I think wolfe should be a better school (like it was when I went there). just as the council woman should be pam holm instead of traci lawrence (District G instead of A) the area is not defined in the right parameters.

80-90% of children in the area go to private school. other than that, the area is incredible.

nevermind. I believe this to be a scraped plan of what the dominion at post was supposed to look like. unless prime residential (whiteco) has assessed new land then this is dominion.

sorry for getting your hopes up

I believe I found the plan for this building or another one that will be built? It is only 21 stories though

http://www.meekspartners.com/projects_deta...ulti&pos=11

if this isnt it, where do you think the location is?

if you really wanted to know, its A school- where they send the kids who get kicked out of reg high school

getting caught with weed in your locker or being high as hell on pills or coke (Taylor) is the primary reason kids get sent there. and of course alcohol and fights (both equally awesome)

your fear is that market is going to be saturated with existing units? so no one to rent/buy

I agree with you in the terms that too many developers are going high end with their apartment developments. in the bus section a few sundays ago, some [developers] were bragging about installing granite and building elaborate community centers stocked with plasmas and starbucks outlets (kidding with the latter). Im all for the community aspect of the apartment complex but I believe most just want to live there and only deal with the neighbors when they make too much noise. I think the market will become saturated with high end apartment developments.

but the new generation graduating college in these next few years is different and most of them enjoy the idea of the high end complex. its my opinion though that apartments were built so that college grads wouldnt have to live with their parents after graduating. if the new notion is that these kids will shell out over 1500/mo for a 600-700 sq ft apartment then by all means build. but if history proves us right, theyre looking for the deal rather than the loft. they did just graduate college- you know?

the saturation will help existing complexes and lower the value of new townhome developments. single family home prices may be adversely effected but likely in the category of the ones which rent for 1500/mo in the area of the new spur of development.

http://www.energycorridor.org

http://www.energycorridor.org/economic.dev...ent/default.asp

are you talking about yours or the one on rivercrest?

yea basically vo's is 23k sq ft of a trendmaker home. the inside looks horrible from the pics. also brick and tile roof never go together. to me its been an eyesore off briar forest for a while now.

as for royal oaks I believe the area wont be what it is today in the near future. the neighborhood is surrounded by class b and c apartments. I dont know the projections for the crime rate since royal oaks was under minimal construction in 2000 but the land surrounding has never faired to well in that department.

I believe royal oaks will peak in the coming years and then continue to decline in price in value. it will never hit a horrible, back to the future 2 type of existence but it will likely be that residents who purchased in in 99 and 2000 will have to shell out some money to the bank. it will likely go from lower high class to upper middle class or between middle and upper middle. that is just my guess.

how many residents of the woodlands commute to inner houston for work (ie uptown or downtown)? I still see the growing trend inside the loop for my generation and for the older crowd. for the others, I likely foresee the parents either shelling out money for private and living inside or going for public and living outside.

that 23k house sounds like the one hubert vo owns in rivercrest. am I right in saying that?

http://search.har.com/engine/indexdetail.c...mp;backButton=Y

are you considering the burbs, for example west houston, everything outside of hwy 6? do you believe that the owners in memorial , tanglewood, briar grove park, or the energy corridor would allow such a thing to happen? if this happens or before this happens, I believe that one developer will redevelop the entire area (say energy corridor to beltway 8) into a woodlands esque type of location or even a larger royal oaks type. nothing could ever happen to these areas that would harm them.

I believe commuter and light rail will link the areas together but this is houston not new york. people enjoy neighbors, back yards, and saftey not tenants, pocket parks, and the availability for their child to be run over in midtown. houston is far too expansive to undergo a complete 180 to a completely urbanized infill.

I do see though those in far katy, sugarland, and the like to move closer down their respective corridors. but are there any good developments on 59 or 90 between the beltway and 610 for sweetwater residents to reside? katy has memorial and likely the redeveloped plans for the area.

but would 700 mil from BP and millions from conoco, exxon, citgo, and others be wasted in the corridor if everyone was going to move inside the loop in 10 years?

I think I am biased towards the corridor since I live there and dont want to see anything happen to it. but still...

has the new cinema opened yet?

the spoiling of kids by the baby boom and gen-x generations are going to have grave effects on the children of today. I mean I'm about to graduate and know kids who already have graduated [college] who know nothing of the real world (like me). I have never held a job or any part time position for that matter. I am personally scared that my degree will just be a means to my parents couch's ends.

this correlates with the mcmansion craze and mini-mcmansion playgrounds. what are parents doing if they spoil their kids to sedentary lifestyle? maybe timmy needs to play pee-football instead of playing with 'action figures' inside his 700 sq ft mini home with built in satellite, high speed wireless, and plasma tv.

the mcmansion dilemma will never be solved because no neighborhood in the city of houston can stop it. just hope that they dont tear down the 100 yr old oaks that houston is known for to make way for a 9000 sq ft house on a 5000 sq ft lot. Im not jealous of the houses, but I would be if some offered worthwhile architectural designs. all that seem to be popping up are mediterranean monstrosities. the mediterranean 'design' gives me a bad taste in my mouth.

but I think we cannot blame the entire 'problem' on the no zoning regulations. we can only blame ourselves. and remember it still is great to make money.

...just a rant

has anyone heard anything about this company? good or bad- theyre a residential improvement company (remodeling, etc)

all I can find is that they joined the BBB in Aug 2006. I was seeing if they have had a record with any haifers.

but I was under the impression that the no zoning rules gave way to areas such as greenspoint, westchase, and the energy corridor. since all the businesses should be located in one central hub.

but residents faired west in the 70s and 80s because of large homes and the inexpensive nature of it all. transit in essence is a good thing but for houston will be spotty at best. or will they link katy and sugar land via rail lines?

its all academic but there should just be rail corridors in certain areas and bus lines to connect the areas. it would increase community spirit for that area but not for houston as a whole (which in essence is a bad thing). alas, my suggestions are menial and would never fix the problem.

Im naive but what is the difference between light, heavy, and commuter rail?

also you can thank the oil crisis of the 80s for houston not having more of a mass transit system today. lanier was the head of METRO and made the decision to nix the bond fund that would pay for it and before this in the early 80s or late 70s the houston voters voted down the bond that would allocate money for this type of problem. so you can thank the non-divesture of the houston economy and bob lanier for being fiscally responsible.

houston rail is a good thing though when we have the money. the munies that would pay for this would increase the tax basis but it is needed. you have to weigh the pros and cons and end sprawl which can only be done through zoning. there is only one place in houston that has zoning and its some neighborhood in lamar terrace.

either way the rail for dense areas such as from downtown to uptown but I mean that would be one long ass rail line down westheimer and imagine no left turns on westheimer (hey look you cant get into royal oaks or hey look I cant go to the galleria)- a subway would likely be more apt in that situation.

if you want better transit either double stack the freeways to katy, sugar land, and the woodlands or stop the sprawl- what is that new parkway going to be called outside of 99 like the meadow or prairie parkway? great idea

well they have it half of the way done. the bayou is straightened from hwy 6 to beltway 8. thank you terry hershey, george bush, and army corp of engineers

this is hilarious

theres nothin to get up in arms about

in the end theyll likely be friends when the association brings turkey bacon to the race