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  1. Angostura
    An HCAD search shows an entity called "Finial Orb Heights I" owns basically all of the land on both sides of W 7th between Heights and Yale. This will be significant.
  2. Angostura
    HCAD lists 933 Studewood as the mailing address. While that's the address of Glass Wall, Glass Wall is not the only business at that address.
  3. Angostura
    OK, that makes more sense at $1M. This stretch of Studewood is quietly becoming one of the highest concentrations of bars and restaurants in the Greater Heights. In the 3/4 mile stretch from From White Oak to 11½, there are 14 (I think: 4 each at White Oak and at 11th, plus Antidote, Sonoma, Premium Draught, Glass Wall, Red, Piatto, Los Cucos and Good Dog. That doesn't count Premium Draught or Someburger). That's comparable to the similar-size stretch from Yale to Studewood on White Oak (I counted 17).
  4. Angostura
    Was it $1M JUST for 927 Studewood? That address is listed as 6250 s.f. of land, which would make $1M about 2.5x market value.
  5. Angostura
    While I'd love to be proven wrong, the most likely short-term outcome for 927 Studewood is parking for Glass Wall. They currently make use of the lot of the former Stella Sola, which, if anyone ever leases that space, they'd lose.
  6. Angostura
    Rents go up, so do the prices. That's why the most interesting restaurants are rarely found in the nicest neighborhoods. I'm sure we'll see more places close due to rent pressure or demolition this year.
  7. Angostura
    It seems like 80% of upcoming or recent openings are all from the same handful of operators: Revival, Treadsack (Down House, D&T, etc.), FEED (Liberty Kitchen, BRC) and Ken Bridge (Lola, Pink's, etc.).
  8. Angostura
    Article is very thinly sourced, but fingers crossed. Between that site, the Prince's cleaners building across 11th, and whatever ends up happening with the post office, this intersection could look very different 2-3 years from now.
  9. Angostura
    I'm going to start a rumor that this will be an HEB.
  10. Angostura
    Interesting. I presume one of the three corners will be given over to parking, or will they go vertical?
  11. Angostura
    With these openings, and Southern Goods on the next block East, it's good to see development reaching this end of 19th street. Unfortunately the blocks between Lawrence and Ashland are not very pedestrian friendly, so the two ends of 19th St feel isolated from each other. I'd like to see Chase do something with that low-density bank drive-thru at Nicholson and 19th. Street-facing retail there could really help tie 19th together.
  12. Angostura
    Photo seems to imply the large building could be used for a restaurant. Unfortunately, due to CoH's ridiculous parking requirements, that would require about double the number of spaces currently available on-site. The small dry cleaning building could potentially be used for a restaurant, since it would only require 16 of the 70 available spaces.
  13. Angostura
    The only HD restriction on new commercial development is that the height "not be taller than the typical height of the existing structures used for commercial purposes in the historic district". A single-story structure probably won't run afoul of this. Permit for demolition of the existing structure (car wash) is "shall issue" since it's non-contributing. Apparently Braun hasn't updated their aerial photo in a while. Still showing logos for Stella Sola & D'Amico, and virtually nothing within a mile of the site.
  14. Angostura
    During the variance debate for the Alexan at 6th & Yale, there was talk of removing this part of 6th St from the MTFP, while retaining the parts East of Yale. Apparently didn't come to pass.
  15. Angostura
    The two nicest stretches of freeway in the city are 59 between the spur and Shepherd, and the Hardy Toll Road connector to IAH. Not coincidentally, these are also among the only stretches of freeway in the city w/o feeder roads.
  16. Angostura
    Pretty often. The issue here is with 6th St between Shepherd and Yale being on the Major Thoroughfare Plan. 6th St wasn't a through street West of Yale, and with the construction of the detention area, making it a through street becomes impossible (well, not impossible, but really improbable). Were 6th St not on the MTFP, 10-ft setbacks would be the norm.
  17. Angostura
    Odd brochure. A lot of pictures of buildings this will look nothing like.
  18. Angostura
    I was generally unimpressed with the savory items I tasted. Held on longer than I expected.
  19. Angostura
    Best way to make this area a neighborhood, rather than a string of big-box developments with large surface lot, is to clear the land, complete the street grid, and parcel the land into 3000 - 20,000 s.f. lots. This would allow the area to develop organically into a mix of s.f. residential, small multi-family/condo buildings, retail, commercial and small-scale mixed use.
  20. Angostura
    I for one am excited for the opening of Coffee Cafe.
  21. Angostura
    It's platted as a single unrestricted reserve. For some reason, HCAD only values that land at $2.50 per s.f. On the part of W. 6th closer to Yale, HCAD believes the dirt is worth 18X as much. At $2.50/s.f., warehouse makes sense. At $45/s.f., multi-family is more likely.
  22. Angostura
    That chicken is the truth. Very crunchy, and the underlying meat is well seasoned. (I was a little underwhelmed by the red beans and rice, though.) I'm assuming they brine before they fry, which would explain why they only have a finite amount before they sell out.
  23. Angostura
    I'd put my money in Northside Village gentrifying before Independence Heights.
  24. Angostura
    Any idea exactly where? They tend to buy large chunks of land (often formerly industrial) where they can do 20+ home projects. At least that's been the case in the Heights (W 23rd, W 17th, and now 700 block of Ashland).
  25. Angostura
    Opening in January probably means an existing restaurant space. Otherwise permits and build-out would take until spring or summer at least. Any chance this goes in the Stella Sola space?
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