DrLan34

when is the hearing?

OLD atricle: http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2010/03/camden-sets-250-million-offering/

"The Houston projects are a second phase of Camden City Centre off Interstate 45 near downtown and another one slated for Midtown."

Does anybody kow which lots are scheduled for City Centre expansion?

I am guessing the other projec tis for the superblock.

latest presentation from Camden as of August 1, 2011: http://www.snl.com/Cache/1500035021.PDF?D=&O=PDF&IID=103094&Y=&T=&FID=1500035021

Total 871 $199

http://docs.newquest.com/brochures/west-gray.pdf

looks like this will be the next big lot to go but it is sad to see that they are advertising a fast food place for the lots use. Hopefully that does not happen.

went over the weekend. i like it.

nice outdoor area for chilling. should be a lot nicer when post midtown fills out a long gray.

saw more land surveyors on the site next to junction again but no idea who working the development...

Tavern is moving to Midtown to make room for the new development:

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/07-27-11-midtown-habaneros-closes-tavern-on-milam-taking-over-as-polo-becerra-shutters-another-restaurant/

yes that is correct. The surveyor siad they were surveying the houses and the lot...

I spoke with the midtown redevelopment authority. Although the east and west corner of the block between brazos and bagby along grey will be redone soon, it will be about 12 months until the sidewalk in between is redone.

This portion of the sidewalk will be included in the Midtown Park re-do which is scheduled in about 12 months.

I was wondering about cost and they said it costs $650,000 for 10 block fronts. So that is $65,000 a block. But, most of the detail and laber is in the corners of the blocks so I am guessing it would be about $25,000 just to re-do that middle section? Seems expensive but is a crucial part of the project that needs to be re-done.

Anyone know if there are any interested developers for this site at this time?

http://arausa.listin...BaileyLandSite/

saw some land surveryors on the site closest to junction...

-edit-

I just spoke with ARA (they owners of the land), and they said the land is under contract to be developed into apartment complexes. When i asked if there would be retail he said that is always an option. Of course I asked if he could comment on the developer and he said no not at this time...

He also said that things can fall through in this business but it is under contract.

we shall see...

"Brian says Dinerstein had been focusing on student housing work over the past few years (almost 90% of its development was in that arena), but now it’s back pretty heavily in infill. The firm has completed two Millennium infill projects in Houston and has two planned. It’ll break ground on Millennium Uptown (238 units, rendered above) in a few weeks and Millennium High Street (379 units) in October. Brian says the Uptown project had its challenges: When Dinerstein bought the site from the bank last year, the seller didn’t want to deliver the deed. That tacked another 30 days to an already difficult transaction. A sign of the times, Dinerstein’s got numerous projects in the works that it picked up midstream. The High Street deal and a student housing development at UNT are prime examples"

http://www.bisnow.com/houston_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=16265

what do you guys think about the development along west gray towards montrose? with post midtown expanding, majorca bistro, hefleys, junction, byzantio, the new Carnegie high school, etc.... do you guys think all this develoment could lead to a walkable strip all the way from gray and babgy to montrose and gray?

edit - sorry double post...

what do you guys think about the development along west gray towards montrose? with post midtown expanding, majorca bistro, hefleys, junction, byzantio, the new Carnegie high school, etc.... do you guys think all this develoment could lead to a walkable strip all the way from gray and babgy to montrose and gray?

Anyone know if there are any interested developers for this site at this time?

http://arausa.listinglab.com/WGrayBaileyLandSite/

FYI:

I noticed some work being done in the space where the turbines were. I am wondering if they are about start installations again.

Anyone?

would be awesome news! i'm outta the country for a while so pleae update if you get any more info.

We walk down there all the time to eat -- it's cool watching all the new development also....the patio at Majorca is really funky....too bad someone doesn't do some rehab on that yellowish building just east of Taft (in the edge of the new school's property)....it looks like someone started redoing it a while ago but then quit ?

the carnegie school is turning that building into their new fine arts center.

what do you guys think about the development along west gray towards montrose? with post midtown expanding, majorca bistro, hefleys, junction, byzantio, the new Carnegie high school, etc.... do you guys think all this develoment could lead to a walkable strip all the way from gray and babgy to montrose and gray?

Houston pulls 448,000 overseas visitors in 2010. From CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/07/08/commentary.evans.us.tourism/index.html?hpt=hp_abar

Unfortunately the sidewalks in front of CVS will not be expanded under this program... seems like a critical part of the project to better link Post Midtown. Same thing happened with Mcgowen street improvents... it did not extend to the coffee groundz retail center. these are only a couple blocks but i think they are important parts to both projects.

The sidewalks are looking very good, lots of room to walk. However, after seeing those unexpanded sidewalks in front of CVS with just the east corner redone, it makes me think if the dirstrict should look into some sort of fund raiser to properly finish the project.

Anyone with a construction background know how much it would be to redo this one side of one city block (without the redoing the corners)? You would have to see the other sidewalks around this area to understand the level of improvement I am talking about.

Also, the western corner will be redone when Bagby Street is re-worked.

Saw some windows going in on the added floor of the Boy Scout's building. I think this is where Landmark Houston Hospitality Group will have their office.

I talked to Carlos who I think is the owner or manager. The new place is called Midtown Drinkery bar and grill. He said they will serve pizza, wings, and will have steak nights.

They are trying to open next week.

Patio is looking pretty cool with two welded bull heads facing east on gray.

They also took down the paper covering the inside of the place and it is looking pretty good as well.

Here's a picture: http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=235588813131787&set=pu.178687525488583&type=1&theater

haha what a bada**

they are already changing this bar to another concept

new coffee shop sign across from HOB (not in pavilions)