Soft opening 4/10 according to Instagram. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5b-A3fpu3b/

Fire Station #16 to be Renovated

Fire Station #16 at the corner of Dunlavy Street and Richmond Avenue is slated for renovation later this year. Improvements to include:

• The addition of an elevator, along with an expanded lobby to comply State ADA requirements
• Addition of a public lobby and trauma treatment room
• Addition of a storage area for fire-fighting equipment (as one does not currently exist)
• Addition of a fitness room for firefighters above the new gear storage area

The addition of these new areas will require that the existing building be expanded beyond its current footprint, with the additions on the Richmond Ave. side of the building and extending inside the 25' setback. Therefore, a building line variance has been requested from the City Planning Department. The variance request will be heard by the Planning Commission at its public meeting on Wednesday, March 2nd at 2:30 p.m. Comments may be submitted via email to speakercomments.pc@houstontx.gov or by calling the Planning Department at 832-393-6600.

The tentative timeline for the project is: 

• Building design completed by May 2022
• Construction to begin in August 2022 
• Construction to be completed in May 2033

As the project is currently envisioned, Fire Station #16 will remain operational during construction,

I live in the neighborhood. We've been told that the demolition will begin near the end of the month, continuing through mid-June. The trees (or at least most of them) will be left, and then the land will be put up for sale. We'll see what happens.

It's in Rice Village, but Isle PediSpa is open until 7 Monday and Tuesday, and until 9 Wednesday through Friday.

how did this end up?

Work in progress, using your recommendation, thanks again. Stimulating the economy one sewer line at a time!

when you say there is "some standing water" in the clean out, that makes me think there is a problem between the house and the city line. once that is fixed then test the house again to see how it drains.

That's what one plumber said, but he said that there were also sinkholes under the house, indicating that the under house system also needed to be replaced. Another said that the standing water could be the result of a partial, but not full, blockage in the house, I think because he snaked 125 feet towards the main sewer line seemingly without a problem. I know that doesn't mean there's not a problem, though.

what exactly is the problem your having? If you read the home warranty very closely, its worded where they really dont cover anything. i would get some more quotes.

Definitely getting more quotes, your recommendation is coming out today, thank you again. I ran the washer and sewage came up in the showers, and there's some standing water in the ground level cleanout. When the warranty company people camera'd, it looks like the pipe is broken underground at about five feet on one side of the house (camera ran into dirt), and maybe one foot in on the other side of the house. Both of their plumbers so far have been unable to fix, so going on number three. I know it is a long shot, but most of their exclusions relate to slab foundations or root issues. So far, a root issue hasn't been diagnosed, so I'm not willing to let them totally off the hook yet.

Thanks for the pm's and the help. I'd previously gotten two quotes, 4300 and 6815, which seems insane for a 1460 square foot house with a pier and beam foundation! We'll see what the home warranty company's camera finds.

Any recommendations? This is my first house (1924 bungalow) so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi, I'm looking to buy my first house, a bungalow in Montrose. I have one inspection report on it, and need someone who can guide me through it and help me find people to do the work, as well as another inspection. Would that be a contractor, or would it be better to individually contract with people about the repairs? I would need fireplace work, wood replacement in house and garage, electrical work, replacement of water heater with tankless heater, etc. I'm also interested in adding some closets and would like some input on the feasibility of that. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thank you very much, and I will continue reading up on this site!