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  1. Texasota
    And we can either reinforce the status quo or we can push for improvement. This is not the most pedestrian-friendly area in the city, but it's a long way from the worst. It has serious potential, and this does nothing to build on that potential.
  2. Texasota
    Neartown is a made-up name. Let's really not encourage it.
  3. Texasota
    I mean, where do you think people walk from? Anyone walking from the neighborhood would pass this thing on the way to Westheimer. Is this the absolute worst possible location for this building? No, of course not. That doesn't make it good.
  4. Texasota
    Well, this is absolutely terrible in terms of its street frontage. It's a fence surrounding a driveway surrounding a tower for the wealthy. It's a suburban design replacing a charming, unique block of businesses.
  5. Texasota
    Wow, I forget how horrifyingly enormous I-10 is sometimes.
  6. Texasota
    It was damaged to the point that it posed a danger to pedestrians below. My understanding is that it was deemed to expensive to repair, so instead we got shaved eyebrows.
  7. Texasota
    Fair enough. I like tall buildings just fine, and I love the effect of a canyon of towers (especially during a hot Houston summer), but that works just fine with 40 story buildings. At the end of the day I'm much more concerned with the treatment of the first few floors because that's what I actually interact with.
  8. Texasota
    I do not understand supertall fetishism.
  9. Texasota
    What does that even mean?
  10. Texasota
    What... What is that picture even? Why? Something about that minihorse looks strangely ...untrustworthy. Also those children might actually be Victorian ghosts.
  11. Texasota
    I weirdly like that idea.
  12. Texasota
    curvy streets, narrow sidewalks and grass strips. I appreciate the bump-outs though, but ultimately the buildings will determine just how suburban this ends up seeming.
  13. Texasota
    In the (greater) Heights? I'd say there's a distinct lack of movie theaters. But then, I also prefer theaters with a full bar which kinda precludes driving.
  14. Texasota
    I think that has to be Downtown's worst angle. Parking garages, surface lots, and the ugliest office towers. Except for Humble/Exxon. Nobody say anything bad about that building.
  15. Texasota
    Real life honest-to-god infill! No tear-downs, just building on vacant land. Amazing.
  16. Texasota
    And we get more people downtown, even if its just visitors, which will help make it a real neighborhood and drive demand for retail. That's at least two more wins.
  17. Texasota
    Sure you will. HEB does not really build many urban grocery stores, so it's not a great example. You really need to look at denser cities to find better examples, or at grocery stores built 10-20 years ago that are still open and busy (older Whole Foods locations for example. ) Trader Joe's specifically might not be interested in the location, but the size of their stores is totally in line. Locally, Phoenicia is a great example. Does the 28,000 sf include the MKT bar area? I could definitely see one company putting a grocery store in the larger space and using a neighboring space as a quasi-attached bar/restaurant.
  18. Texasota
    I'd imagine the state recommended against doing what the JW Marriott did, which would almost certainly be cheaper than actually restoring the building to its original appearance. I actually don't think the 1966 skin is that bad, especially if they can brighten it up a bit.
  19. Texasota
    Smallest is hard to say, but 20,000 square feet is a good size for an urban grocer. Most Trader Joe's are roughly that size I believe.
  20. Texasota
    plus, even if it were luxury apartments or condos, it would be going up somewhere without any housing at all currently. It wouldn't be displacing anybody, it would just be adding to the city's total housing inventory. ...now I want the Galleria to start sprouting apartment and condo towers...
  21. Texasota
    eh, a couple months are no big deal. There are always surprises, especially when renovating an existing building.
  22. Texasota
    I would much rather see projects out here canceled than projects in the loop or uptown.
  23. Texasota
    Except that a lot of people like the current amount of planned activities. How do you propose finding a balance between those people and your perspective?
  24. Texasota
    I'm hoping for beige stucco.
  25. Texasota
    As mentioned upthread, this development is owned by the same developer that owns the existing neighboring retail, and he has made it clear that he wants to support local businesses, particularly of the sort that's already there. Also, my understanding is that these apartments will be relatively inexpensive and small. Not a guarantee by any means, but good signs.
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