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Looks like the plan has changed.

Testing the line

Not sure, I will try to find out.

Yeah, I also checked it out, great place.

Not positive, but I heard 6 stories on the big lot with up to 4 levels of underground parking and 5 on the L shaped lot.

From the latest development map: Planned Residential8-story, 518-unit residential buildings. Developer: Camden Property Trust.Phase 1 est. construction start 1Q 2015 and est. completion 1Q 2017.Phase 2 est. construction start in 1Q 2017 and est. completion 2Q 2019.

I noticed two interesting things while walking around Midtown yesterday. 1. Jazz player at the corner of West Gray and Bagby 2. White guy on a bike with a rasta hat going from store front to store front trying to sell some key chains and other hand made items I think Midtown might be getting more diverse... I hope to see more of this.

haha badass!!

This rendering shows the windows in place without changing out the cross braces.

Really really digging H Town's Parks and Bike Trails these days

good catch

No lie

Food Kiosk: http://www.ricosmidtown.com/ 314 Gray St: http://fluffbakebar.com/

Heavy equipment on site.

Some potential new developments. - Surveyors at W Gray and Wilson - Townhouses at Valentine and Victor

I saw heavy equipment on site.

1. I heard the food kiosk at the renovated park at Bagby and Grey has secured a tenant and there could be some signage in the next couple of months. 2. The medical building at W Gray and Valentine is also shaping up and looks like it could be ready for move in sometime over the next few months (possibly a Dental office). 3. The former Double Cross space under Post Midtown has a Minuti Coffee Coming Soon sign. http://minuticoffee.com/

http://www.mid-main.com/new-construction.html "Since 1999 we have been in the Mid Main area preserving and renovating the historic buildings located in the 3600 and 3700 blocks Main Street. Preservation has always been our priority and this will continue going forward. Congruent with the new project, we are restoring the buildings on the east side of Main Street, one of which was the original home of the Alley Theater."

The exterior is shaping up.

I guess if the variance is denied then the developer has to build according to a 25' setback or something along those lines. If that happens, he would have to build taller in order to get similar square footage than if he could build closer to the property line. I would think the neighborhood would not want this as well but maybe they are not convinced the developer would go taller. Some people also think that allowing a reduced setback would reduce privacy on the nearby properties.

Heavy equipment on site with trailer parked on lot next door.

Chef of recently closed restaurant to lead new Midtown concept The yet unnamed concept will be an izakaya — a Japanese version of tapas, offering a relaxed atmosphere where people can meet up, grab a drink and share small plates — located at 318 Gray at Bagby, which is the space formerly occupied by Farrago. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/09/chef-of-recently-closed-restaurant-to-lead-new.html

The new windows were going in today.

nice catch!

http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/2796-up-close-with-mark-raines/ Southern Downtown's New Public Realm Plan Revitalizing Downtown isn't just accomplished with mega office developments and high-rise luxury apartments. Asakura Robinson hit the streets of Southern Downtown to discover ways the space between buildings can have a major impact on the area. The result: the Southern Downtown/CBD Public Realm Plan. The Downtown Houston Management District's Angie Bertinot (center, between colleages Laura Van Ness andBob Eury) tells us the area actually has a number of interesting spaces, small plazas, public art, and green space that aren't well activated. But it also has many barriers, blank walls, vacant lots, and (most importantly, Asakura Robinson believes) a lot of uniformity. The Public Realm Plan includes six strategies. 1) Mix it up a little—classify streets by predominant mode of travel and making improvements accordingly. Some roads might get separated bike lanes, and pedestrian-heavy routes might get more benches. Angie tells us one street is already getting updated—the District's Main Street Improvement project stretches down to Pierce and will begin early next year. 2) Program and design distinctive parks and open spaces. That includes developing a new park around the area of most residential development (Angie says it's still in early planning), and improving programmatic elements at existing spaces. 3) Beautify private corporate plazas. Asakura Robinson created a set of voluntary design guidelines to help architects and property managers get the most out of their public-private spaces. 4) Address vacant lots and blank walls. This is especially important in streets designated as pedestrian-priority, and includes landscaping, green walls, and public art to make the area livelier. 5) Connect beyond the borders. There's activity in the Fourth Ward, Midtown, and EaDo, but southern Downtown is cut off from it all. 6) Get something going in the far southeastern corner of Downtown, which has yet to see development pressures like the rest of the CBD. The Public Realm Plan calls for temporary but productive land use in the meantime—like urban farming or public art—that would improve the perception of the area until development becomes more practical