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  1. The Great Hizzy!
    There are already townhomes hugging the East Freeway east of the Eastex and near Waco Street, with a handful of homes near them already purchased for the onset of new construction. Surely it would take a while for Fifth Ward to gentrify but to say that it's not/won't doesn't seem true given what's already taking place (albeit on a small scale).
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    The only airport in the Katy area that I'm really familiar with is the airport to the south of FM 1093, which may get squeezed out by all the new home construction heading out to Fulshear. The website says this particular airport is located north of Katy. I'm wondering what road takes you out there?
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    Saw a similar update this morning on ABC 13. In essence, an opportunity to allow the development group who's interested in the property more time to make a serious move on actually redeveloping the 8th Wonder.
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    In all fairness, that's not saying much.
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    Also consider that a significant amount of the park is still "under construction", so you don't have the full impact of what the total landscape will look like upon build out.
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    I also prefer the Edward's Cinema in Greenway Plaza. And I agree that the Westchase Tinseltown was starting to look pretty messy on the inside. The last two or three times I'd been, there were rips and stains in the seats and on one occasion, one of the armrests was broken.
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    The Grove looks about the size of what it appears in most diagrams I've seen. It may be because I'm looking at it from ground level instead of overhead.
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    I've noticed that, too. Considering the absurdity of a number of the comments following many articles, I'm pretty sure these are the type of people who watch the local news to see what Wayne Dolcefino digs up next. Everything is a conspiracy. Everything is the end of the world. Etc.
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    I saw it last week and was cautiously optimistic that they were finally moving forward. I wonder if the delay had anything to do with my earlier theory that they were waiting for some of the heavier construction on I-10 and the feeder roads to subside?
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    If true, that would be great (about the design concept being similar to Midtown Square). I'm hoping that the landscaping includes a small patch of grass as an easment between the building and the sidewalk.
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    It would seem to work better visually as a UPS or Fed Ex warehouse.
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    In my case, sometime's its due to the firewall at work. If you're posting at work, that might be the problem.
  13. The Great Hizzy!
    Oh, now see that's just good stuff right there! Thanks!
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    LOL
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    I'd like to see an image of Uptown with all the planned projects built out (including the Turnberry condo). I'm really curious to see the overall visual impact on the area.
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    Oh, this is merely sarcasm, Subdude. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of people across the country don't know much about Houston at all (or most cities that aren't there own or New York or Los Angeles). My comment was more a satire on the hardcore types--particularly city snobs (density freaks, etc) who truly believe that only old northeastern cities, Chicago and San Francisco are the only real places in America. All others are merely points on a map. ::Takes a small bow
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    I wonder what percentage of these new projects, assuming for a minute that all rumors, speculations and predictions are proven true, will be office space, residential, etc. We're talking about a lot of square feet of development, especially considering that in addition to these highrises are the nearby Oaks and High Street developments.
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    There'd still be people in NE cities asking, "Where are the people?" "Everyone's so fat." "Man, the ground's so flat." "Those buildings don't have any character."
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    And dangerous! And I wish ENG could divulge a bit more about what he's hearing. I realize that you wish you could take it all back, as you don't have enough information that you feel comfortable about sharing openly, but nevertheless...
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    Yogurberry... LOL! Hey, it may prove to be a popular place, but the name just reads funny to me.
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    ^^^ Yeah, I sensed that about the area. Good to hear it confirmed.
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    That joker definitely looks tall.
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    I think that's the problem with the property. Its size allows for only a limited number of units to be converted. And given its location and the asking price, a developer probably isn't going to take it on just to list 10 or 12 luxury residential units if the location doesn't seem to favor it. Maybe I'm wrong but I'm thinking that that might be the problem. I've always thought that office lofts with some ground floor retail would work better but the dynamic may be the same. Does anyone known the square footage of the building?
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    Keep in mind that the Greater Montrose area is a general term for a group of smaller communities, some of which have different demographics as well as designs from the other neighbornoods. But Cap'n Barnacle's point about some of the broad labeling of certain areas (that is, Upper Kirby, River Oaks, etc) is well taken.
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    I'd agree that there's nothing overtly flashy about the design, but in retrospect, I think I can understand the designer trying to make HC 6 blend in more with its surrounding (specifically HC 5). Sometimes a cutting edge design is bedeviled by its surroundings, and given HC 6's location, maybe daring might not work as well. For example, I think Heritage Plaza would look a lot less attractive if not for Wells Fargo Plaza being nearby, and so forth.
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