tigereye

2 hours ago, Nate99 said:

There seem to be Delilah's in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, West Hollywood and elsewhere.  You pick a person's name for a restaurant/bar, I think you pretty much give up on trademarking.  If you drop the "h" at the end, you've got places in Zumbro Falls, Minnesota and Columbia, Missouri too. 

For example, Delilah’s in Philly is a strip club that Ben Simmons may have visited after getting kicked out of Sixers practice yesterday. 

Delilah has great timing lol 

I believe this will be the site of the long rumored 103 story W Hotel & residences. It’ll have a spire on top and should be a game changer for the Telephone Rd development corridor 

Georgia James/Hay Merchant relocating from 1100 Westheimer to Regent Square in 2022. 

https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/08-31-21-georgia-james-steakhouse-new-location-regent-square-hay-merchant-closing-underbelly-hospitality-chris-shepherd/?fbclid=IwAR1VgNZ_s79QbvSET47M40WYrOeFCtUQlNvGd5176yeGl1zxGO3wyTBjIKA

11 hours ago, Subdude said:

At the end of the day I just don't think the Dome would ever be successful for "mixed use". I'm not aware of any stadium that has been successfully retrofitted that way. I would leave the frame and let it serve as a picnic or park area.

NRG Park has NRG Stadium, a convention center and an arena all on its footprint. All that’s missing is a hotel/mixed use component. Compare that to Texas Live, which will have all of the above. If the SkyDome can have a hotel within its stadium walls, I don’t see why the Astrodome can’t either. If St. Louis can convert an old train shed into a mixed use/hotel development, I don’t see why the Astrodome can’t be converted either. I think some of you are simply selling the potential of this short 

On 7/25/2021 at 2:55 PM, hindesky said:

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-astrodome-future-inside-look/285-ecf4b91b-30d7-4f4c-8cce-77a56d90890b

Met Olschner during the last Dome Conservancy call. He had the interior of his dome park concept as the virtual background, which was cool. There’s just 2 problems with this idea:

Problem 1: 

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"The Astrodome is recognized as a culturally important piece of Houston’s history, and as such it is protected as a State of Texas Landmark from alterations and changes that would impact the character of the Dome.  Stripping it down to an open-air experience would spoil the character and its integrity.  Maintaining the original design and intent of the structure is important and will be key to triggering reinvestment in the Astrodome.”

Problem 2: The NRG Park tenants (Texans & Rodeo) also have to sign off on this. A Dome Park would take away areas where they could make revenues from parking at the very least. The park itself also takes a chunk of the lots the Rodeo uses to stage its events.

Not sure why so many miss the simple point that this project also has to appeal to the tenants. With that in mind, my idea to the Dome Conservancy focused on that very point. Sports franchises are building stadiums with mixed use development attached. SoFi Stadium and the surrounding LASED development on the old Hollywood Park site and Lambeau Field’s Titletown complex are the latest examples. The Jaguars are also following suit with the Jacksonville Shipyards development. The Astros are about to do the same at the Home Plate BBQ site.

Why can’t this happen within the walls of the Astrodome? It makes sense IMO. A mixed use development that both the Texans and the Rodeo can draw additional revenue from during events & year round is an idea they would likely sign off on. And since the NFL likes to reward cities for investment by granting Super Bowl hosting duties, which we’ve been a direct beneficiary of in 2004 (construction of Reliant Stadium) and 2017 (NRG Stadium renovation), maybe an Astrodome renovation into a year round mixed use development might be enough to lure another Super Bowl to town, in addition to the World Cup and Final Four. Competition to host large events that pull in millions in revenue is getting stiff, with AT&T Stadium in North Texas, Allegiant Stadium in Vegas and now SoFi in LA. A Dome mixed use development allows us to remain competitive 

On 7/16/2021 at 10:58 AM, Montrose1100 said:

This is like the Ferry Terminal Building in San Francisco or Auckland, or the WTC station in New York.

In a ideal world, of course, this would be our HSR/Amtrak/transportation hub. The real entrance to our City.

Don’t mean to be a Debbie downer but I sent the Post HTX folks this idea back in April (see below) and never heard back. I even sent them my post from this thread and the follow up responses. It makes too much sense not to do it. We all can see it, they apparently don’t have the vision or foresight to think that far ahead…

On 4/14/2021 at 5:22 PM, tigereye said:

Since Amtrak might be increasing service to Houston and we all now this city needs a better train station, with Post HTX being located close by, it lead me to an obvious idea: 

I’d like to see the Amtrak station moved to PostHTX, which would be a nicer location (compared to under a freeway overpass) and could still use the existing heavy rail tracks. Since the loading dock is being transformed into covered patio spaces, convert the loading dock area behind Post HTX into a European style train shed that can support Amtrak operations and connect directly to the food hall/shopping and collaborative areas of Post HTX, adding a new audience to help support Post HTX growth and success. This provides vendors at Post HTX with more sales opportunities in the form of train travelers and gives the city better gateway to welcome train travelers to and from Downtown. And if the city eventually uses the existing heavy rail tracks for commuter rail, this could be the station connection to downtown. Think Denver’s Union Station. 

15 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

I just got back from San Francisco and we simply need better wider sidewalks across the entire city. SF felt like an urban dream. 

Polk St/ The Tenderloin is anything but an urban dream. That’s urban decay. I love SF but like every city, it undeniably has its own issues. 

Sidewalks work there when you have the microclimate to keep things cool and comfortable. Here in Houston, not so much. Also there is the fact that the peninsula is only 49 square miles compared to our sprawling city.

What I would like to take from SF is implementing Muni trains on heavier trafficked thoroughfares inside the loop like Montrose, Westheimer, Shephard/Durham, etc. Not sure how much cost savings there are from repurposing old trains from Eastern Europe but it could be a cheaper way to get more mass transit routes.

On 6/24/2021 at 11:35 PM, ChannelTwoNews said:

This angle. The angles of the new triangular atrium play nicely with the sculpture. Will look better once fully landscaped. 

Anyone know what’s up with the Municipal Courts (Lubbock)? I thought there was a plan for the city to relocate municipal to 800 Bell and sell the land on Lubbock? 

12 hours ago, brijonmang said:

 

Now if we can only light up the crown with LED lighting, along with 609 Main. Still hate that only a small portion of 609 Main’s crown is lit instead of the full blade. 
 

Why can’t this city light up its skyline better? 

108 Main (formerly Cottonmouth Club) will be a new nightclub from the owner of Etro. The name will be Pris. 

On 4/22/2021 at 3:39 PM, j_cuevas713 said:

I think the city will close Main to Midtown very soon

The city should abandon Main St to vehicular traffic from Commerce to Ion District and Wheeler Station. The single lane with restricted turns is useless to traffic, especially with wide transit corridor streets paralleling Main St on both sides. 

The Midtown District had a nice idea of converting one lane to bike lane, the other into an expanded pedestrian promenade. 

12 minutes ago, Triton said:

That honestly would be an incredible idea. You can actually take the train from Denver International Airport to downtown's Denver Union Station. 

 

With that being said, what we need to do, is build commuter rail, not light rail, from IAH to Post HTX.. It would be quite cost effective because the rail already exists down the Hardy Toll Road into downtown. You would just have to build an extension towards IAH east of Hardy Toll Road and fortunately there is a lot of open land there. 

That would turn Post HTX into an even bigger destination.

Exactly. This is the perfect, centralized location and using the heavy rail already in place, commuter trains from a Post HTX train shed can easily branch out to many parts of the city. Go west to Cypress and Sugar Land or go North to IAH and Kingwood at the very least (haven’t fully explored all heavy rail in the area yet). This could be a game-changer just by jumpstarting commuter rail plans with a possible cost effective solution. And the real benefit is possibly transforming Post HTX into our own version Grand Central Station. 

Current Amtrak shack is located across the 45 overpass from PostHTX.

I’d like to see the Amtrak station moved to PostHTX, which would be a nicer location (compared to under a freeway overpass) and could still use the existing heavy rail tracks. Since the loading dock is being transformed into covered patio spaces, convert the loading dock area behind Post HTX into a European style train shed that can support Amtrak operations and connect directly to the food hall/shopping and collaborative areas of Post HTX, adding a new audience to help support Post HTX growth and success. This provides vendors at Post HTX with more sales opportunities in the form of train travelers and gives the city better gateway to welcome train travelers to and from Downtown. And if the city eventually uses the existing heavy rail tracks for commuter rail, this could be the station connection to downtown. Think Denver’s Union Station. 

23 hours ago, Triton said:

Is it on the roof top?

No. The concert venue is in the northeast corner (purple area in sight plans for level 1 & 2) taking up both levels. This has been in the plans for a while.  It’s been illustrated in past renders and the HBJ article makes note of the fact that negotiations between Lovett and LiveNation have been ongoing since 2018. Lovett has made no secret about Day For Night’s influence on the project, as well as using Printworks London & Kraftwerk Berlin as inspirations for the venue design.

What this news coupled with the ZCA Bayou Place renders suggest to me Bayou Place Music Center’s days are numbered and won’t be part of future redevelopment plans. 

On 8/13/2020 at 1:29 PM, tigereye said:

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Downtown-venue-to-open-on-five-acre-rooftop-park-15481162.php

Looking at the renders, the concert venue is in the northeast corner and takes up the first 2 levels. There appears to be balconies overlooking the event floor and stage area. I take it the Skylawn event space will be on the rooftop above the concert venue. 

Not sure where a hotel goes in (unless it’s in the administration building or being built as a separate addition in a later phase. 

On 1/22/2021 at 5:44 PM, kbates2 said:

4 hours ago, crock said:

there are literally no positives to this project.   It will cause even more significant traffic around the i59-288 merger, it will destroy basically all of the pregaming/postgaming culture around Minutemaid and BBVA, it funnels all of west-central houston's traffic to 610, exacerbating every other bottleneck of traffic this city already has, it racistly closes off near northside from downtown.  In the event of a disaster, everyone north of i10 will be cut-off from getting to the medical center for any emergencies. It doesn't even tie into any public transportation plans, TxDOT is still a big "we don't know" when asked how long this would affect light rail service.   

 

4 hours ago, Houston19514 said:

Literally everything in your post is false.

I agree with @Houston19514. This is a terrible take.

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”It will cause even more significant traffic around the i59-288 merger”

59-288 merger should see improvements from the fact that backups related to 45 north/Pierce Elevated are no longer there.
 

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”it will destroy basically all of the pregaming/postgaming culture around Minutemaid and BBVA”

Most bars there are east of St Emanuel and city documents show the deck park would be used for more development. Couple that with GRBCC’s plans to create an East End entrance and this project could easily bolster development here, better then what’s currently there now (a shitty overpass) 

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”it funnels all of west-central houston's traffic to 610, exacerbating every other bottleneck of traffic this city already has”

The Pierce Elevated’s relocation to 59 shouldn’t cause any issues with west-central Houston traffic more then what it sees now as there’ll still be a spur built out to Midtown Pierce/Jefferson split ..the same exit that’s still there. IMO, it’s location is too far east to exacerbate West Loop traffic issues anyways.

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”It racistly closes off near northside from downtown”

It’s adding an important connection from San Jacinto to Fulton. Also as a former East End resident, I find out laughable how you forget to mention how the diverse East End will benefit from this project. 
 

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”In the event of a disaster, everyone north of i10 will be cut-off from getting to the medical center for any emergencies.”

One freeway goes below grade and you think that’ll sever the city in the event of a disaster? Both 59 and 288 south of 45 have been below grade for decades already. There’s also plenty of other routes there.
 

While my preferable wish is for the brain-dead leaders in the city to wake up and fully build out high speed commuter rail trains with their own grade separated right of way to all heavily populated suburbs in this city, I can easily see how the NHHIP will ultimately benefit the city, especially its Downtown urban core. The city has been trying to improve quality of life and stitching back neighborhoods together by demolishing unsightly  overpasses is a step in the positive direction to that goal. This is too big of an opportunity to waste.

ABC 13’s SkyEye with footage of moving day for the Cohn House. 

https://abc13.com/10410941/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2cZyUkccKKyuM1pdpWzb9iuTbhny0FAVhRmfkCNjXcHrQDmpYYk-E0zuM 

33 minutes ago, BeerNut said:

Federal Highway Administration Asks Texas To Halt I-45 Expansion, As Harris County Sues TxDOT

 

Hope this suit doesn’t end up torpedoing funding of this project because I-45 needs help, especially the older sections from Quitman to the North Belt. I literally have a toll tag just to see my family and avoid driving in this mess. 

What this city really needs is right of way separated commuter trains to all the heavily populated suburbs, replacing the glorified commuter busses that clog our freeways and streets now. Give commuters a choice to use a high speed train that travels unimpeded by vehicular traffic, shaving long and frustrating commute times and they’ll go for it. For a sprawling city of our size, commuter trains should've been a no-brainer solution. Hell, we chose the cheaper option - Metro’s commuter shuttle busses.

But instead, all I hear is the same ole bullshit argument from backwards ass peons “we’re not NY, we won’t use trains.” Fine, stay stuck in the past, not to mention, stuck in traffic.

1 hour ago, tangledwoods said:

trains are cool I guess, but can we get back to talking about what an incredible parking lot this is about to be?

One step closer to an incredible parking lot: Train was moved yesterday. 

https://www.facebook.com/1717138895199170/posts/2848670668712648/?d=n