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It looks like it's going to be two new bars. I saw two TABC notices in that area. One was "Patio Pub" and the other was "Kung Fu Saloon" (apparantly there's one of these in Austin?). Don't know much besides that. That lot is huge though, so not sure if all that extra space will be for parking.

He mentioned that the guy said wine storage on the 2nd floor. I originally heard wine storage only too, so if it is true that they plan on putting a restaurant on the 1st floor, then that is great news!

Does anyone know what's going on right next to Benjy's? They tore down the warehouse there and it looks like they are starting to develop something. Maybe another parking lot?

I also live off Washington and agree that Midtown has a better infrastructure to be urban with its grid and sidewalks. I used to rent a townhouse in Midtown before I bought a place on Washington and I would walk to the restaurants and bars in Midtown all the time. Granted, it was mainly Post Midtown Square but the sidewalks and having a nice in between place to walk by made it alot more friendly to walk around. Washington is a long stretch with empty lots in between the establishments making it less friendly to walk up and down. With that said, I feel more general excitement around the Washington area. This may be due to it being the new "it" spot for bars and lounges and may go away once a different area is the new trend. But places like Washington Centre will help sustainability along with the numerous other non-bar projects that are happening.

As opposed to "Come experience Houston's premier nightspot and newest place to be seen" from Reign's website.. I'm excited about Drinkery and the place next to Eight with the beer barrel for the entrance. Washington needs more laid back places.

Any updates on this? I talked to someone there this past weekend and they said they would reach a decision I think today (or was it tomorrow?).

If I'm not mistaken, I think if they do end up closing it down, it will only be the liquor portion of the store, so the beer/wine/grocery section will remain open.

Taps House of Beers is still on? Nice! I thought they weren't opening anymore and it was going to be Busty (Rusty?) La Rue's. It'll be nice to have a relaxed place with many different kinds of beer.

Just curious, I know that a freestanding home is considered single-family and a townhouse has shared walls. But do yall consider those houses that are freestanding in Rice Military on 2500 sq ft lots but are literally 3-4 feet apart Single Family?

I know alot of people on this board dislike the 3 story townhomes (I personally like them), but this one takes it to a whole nother level: http://www.urbanliving.com/developments_de...=FLOORPLANS#mid Has anyone ever seen anything like this? I understand that they put the living area on the 3rd floor to have higher ceilings, but this has got to be the least practical design I've ever seen in a townhouse. When guests come over, they have to go up 2 flights of stairs past the bedrooms just to get to the living area? And the deck is off the hallway stairs? Seriously, what were these guys thinking?

Oh yeah, that one also kept the original building. But there's actually another one west of the Manor, diagonally across the street from LaRou's.

I agree. One good thing about all the new bars on Washington are that they are all using the original buildings (Ei8ht, Busty LaRou's, and that new one across the street from them).

West of Shepherd/Durham and North of Washington, right across from the Urban Living building. There's 2 opening up right there but I think it's the one with the rooftop deck.

Heard through a friend that Ei8ht on Washington will have its grand opening on Thursday..

They just put a listing up for one of the units: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y

What makes it more humorous is the people who are building the townhomes are the same people who are opening Reign. I wonder what they were thinking when they did that? Based on their townhomes though, it looks they are trying to appeal to the young urban hipster that makes alot of money who may want to be close to the party. I think the Jackson Hill development on their website is supposed to be that place: www.ikondevelopments.net If you get a chance, check out 4402 Gibson on their site. I am really liking the architecture. It's really unique and the multi-level roof decks look pretty cool. Also, check out the section on the elevator (no cables and works with compressed air).

Looks like they got Urban Living to represent them: http://www.urbanliving.com/developments_de...development=344 Just curious, what makes the floor plan unique to you (not questioning you, just wanted to know your opinion)? Is it the 2 story living room with the overlooking loft?

What's the latest with Washington Centre? They started work on it awhile ago, but I haven't really seen any work being done in awhile..

diggity, Have you shown any of their existing inventory to clients (6 pack on Floyd, Museum District ones)? Do you know of any particular reasons their properties aren't garnering any interest? Just curious since I am seeing other new constructions getting bought around them.

Cool, I didn't even know the Dubliner opened yet. I haven't been myself, but my friend was telling me about a good happy hour special at Candelari's every Mon-Fri from 3-7. It's something like $2 domestics, $3 house wine, some other specials I forgot, and if you order drinks you can get a 2 topping 12" pizza for $5. BTW, how are the Dubliner and the Usual drink prices?

I've actually been meaning to try that out, but haven't gotten around to it. Thanks, it's good to hear that it's laid back. Only thing is, it's not really walking distance from me as much as the places going up at Reinerman and Washington. I'd like a casual bar where I can walk to, but I'll definately check out the Usual sometime soon.

I was driving by Reinerman and Washington yesterday after work around 630pm and saw workers putting up 2 x 4's on the facade of the building at this corner. I then was walking by there around 930pm later that night and people were still there working on it. This is supposed to be a Bronx Bar right? Are they trying to get this open quickly? Right next door 2 more bars (Ei8ht and I forgot the other one) are supposed to open, correct? I guess this block will kind of be like the West Washington version of the 3 bar triangle at Wash/Heights (Social, Porch Swing, and Kobain), except more pretentious. Hopefully, the bar that I forgot the name of will be more relaxed. I'd really like a laid back pub in the area.

Not sure if you meant Landry or HHN for name dropping a few well known names, but no one said this area is upscale or insinuated that HHN makes this area upscale. HHN was one of the first builders in the East End when it was really sketchy and in the very beginning of the gentrifying stages. It is just ironic how you blame this story for stereotyping this area, but yet you call the people in this area stupid. What adds even more to the irony is your stereotype of what someone would be doing in this area at 2:30. It's actually been reported that Landry was getting fast food at the time. The game that night was in New Orleans and their plane didn't land in Houston until 12:30 AM. Add the time it takes to get your bags, say bye to your teammates, and drive home, I'm guessing he got home around 1:30. I'm sure he was hungry after a game (which he worked his butt off in) and flight home. Maybe he didn't have anything at home or didn't feel like cooking, so being out at 2:30 makes sense. The only thing he was scoring was food..

Wow, you and frheard should form a club for easily offended touchy East enders. I replied in post 5, so I did not vanish. Like sevfiv said, that is a block away from where Landry lives (where there are a bunch of HHN townhomes). I guess anyone who buys around there is stupid since they are in that area all the time. Who's really giving this area the bad stereotype now?

Defensive much? When I say I was going to buy a townhouse there, this was over a year ago. I ended up buying elsewhere because of proximity to work. It had nothing to do with me having the "intestinal fortitude" that you clearly have to handle it. If I was working in downtown, there's a high possibility I would've bought there. I was not trashing your hood, merely reporting news that I think people would want to know.