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  1. Angostura
    Yes. Studios $1500-$2000 1BRs $1800-$2400 2BRs $2600-$4000 3BRs $5000-$6000 Around $250-300 /sf
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    Slide show with pictures of interior and courtyard.
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    Partially occupied and actively leasing. http://www.holdenheights.com/
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    Bernie's is official.
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    So this will be mixed use in the same way that the Target development next door is.
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    The closest "biking trail along the bayou" is at Shepherd, >2 miles away. Are they planning on digging a tunnel under I-10? Whether or not they'll ever raise the $$ to do this, I think it's a great location for a high-end gym. And as 20-something cross-fitters become 30-something cross-fitters, better changing facilities are a welcome amenity.
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    Likely multi-family residential? I guess since they didn't acquire the land at the corner of Oxford and the feeder road, the billboards will stay. Given the 25-ft building line on the un-acquired parcel, I'm not sure what else would be built there. Very small strip center, maybe? I seem to recall the Courtyard had requested a variance to have an entrance to the feeder road within a certain distance of a freeway exit. This would allow them to put the breezeway on the side with the 25-ft building line instead of the 10-ft building line. Not sure if they got it, and if they didn't, not sure if they'll move forward.
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    They just hired a GM.
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    There are 81 baseball games per year at MMP. A restaurant nearby needs to have a plan to be successful on those days, but if they don't have a plan for the other 284 days, they won't survive. The places that have been successful downtown tend to fit into one of two categories: either cater to people already DT for other reasons (like most places around the theater district or the myriad of places that are closed on weekends and weekdays after 2PM), or be a destination unto themselves (Vic and Anthony's, for example). I'd argue that the cluster of bars and restaurants around the 300 block of Main qualify as the latter category. What counts against this site is that, even though it's only a 5-block walk to the bars on Main, there isn't much street life (at least not the kind you want to be walking past) on those five blocks at night.
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    It's not HITS. The plat puts it between Lot 39 and Lot 35, which makes it formerly Lots 36, 37 & 38, which is 331 W 18th. It's the green house with the brick pavers in front. Picture here. From the HAR listing, I'm a little surprised it's a tear-down, but there you go. It's listed at $675k, but has been on the market for close to 2 months. Sale hasn't closed yet; presumably contingent on the re-plat.
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    A lot of this is down to personal preference and a family's specific circumstances, but if private school is baked into your plan, trading that expense for a house in a better school district CAN work. Let's say you bought a half-million dollar house a few years ago w/ 20% down and a 15-yr mortgage. Including appreciation and principal pay-down, you may now have $350-400k in equity. If you take your current PITI, add in $20k per year, per kid for private school and go to a 30-yr mortgage, you can probably get to $1.1M if you have one kid, $1.4M if you have two (maybe a little more depending on the tax implications: tuition is not deductible, mortgage interest is). That kind of money can get you into Memorial (just barely). That said, you still have to qualify for the mortgage. However, if the unforeseen happens -- job loss plus a significant downturn in Houston home prices -- being underwater on a $1.4M house and a $7500 mortgage payment gives you a lot less flexibility than having significant positive equity and a $3500 mortgage payment plus private school tuition.
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    I'm still holding out hope for Ramen. Tatsu-ya was shown as being in the other building (the dry cleaners), and that building isn't shown on this flyer (perhaps because it's already leased?). Uberrito is what used to be Mission Burrito, right? Also, good news that this flyer is still showing the building fronting Yale with parking in the back.
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    Black and White is apparently now open in the former Bedford/Stella Sola space.
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    Arguably Gelazzi falls short of the requirement unless they serve something beyond ice cream. That said, even without the requirements for private club licenses, it's not at all uncommon for venues of this size to offer food (such as it is) as well as drinks. I'd imagine some of the shows could be set up cabaret-style.
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    I think this is an accurate reflection of reality. Like a lot of Heights parents, we have an acceptable elementary school situation, but face a difficult decision in a few years when our son enters middle school. My guess is that more middle-school age boys leave the Heights than move in.
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    BTW, parking variance appears to have been approved unanimously last week. Video here. Whole thing took less than 5 minutes.
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    A private club license merely requires that the establishment offer meals. In theory it could be sandwiches from a vending machine.
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    New flyer now shows street facing parking along Yale. Ugh.
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    First step should come as no surprise: Landmarks are entitled to a 40% reduction in parking minimums, which translates to one space for every 5 seats. Indication in this story is that the deal is contingent on getting a parking variance.
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    More details on purchase of Heights Theater for potential music venue.
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    Link. Pretty short on details.
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    Sign now indicates this is Braun. No details on their site yet.
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    It was pretty clear from the renderings that some pretty big modifications to the facade were going to happen. BTW, this little stretch of Ashland turned out pretty well. I was skeptical of the townhouses there, but since the garages face inward, there's decent landscaping along the sidewalk, and extra street parking for the businesses on 19th.
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    Saw this last week. I wouldn't mind seeing the whole building come down and something more dense go up in its place, but given our parking requirements we probably don't deserve anything more interesting than a Chipotle.
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    I know some people find it hard to believe, but there ARE actually residences north of 20th St. Arguably, there are more single family residences within a block of 23rd and Yale than within a block of 7th and Yale.
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