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This was announced this morning: https://abc13.com/business/kroger-to-close-montrose-location/7860073/
I imagine Kroger had a plan in place for the property prior to this announcement, it’s a great piece of property. Has anybody heard anything?
Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. will shut down its location in the 3300 block of Montrose Boulevard after 17 years in mid-January, the company said.
The location had been losing money for some time, according to a statement from the company.
"We never want to close any of our stores," Kroger officials said in a statement. "However, to keep prices low for our customers across the city we cannot continue to operate a store that has lost money for a sustained period of time."-
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Problem number 1: the site won't load. I like the idea, though.
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Cool! This is the current Montrose Fiesta strip center right?
Yes. I wonder when the tenants' leases expire. I think I heard Fiesta's is up in 2014.
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Yup. I wonder what the sale price/square foot is. I've heard $65 wasn't enough to get it done.already being rumored that marvy finger is the developer which is terrific news, imo.
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I heard that Randall Davis purchased the half block at Fannin & Eagle St. last month (just north of Sears). Does anybody know what he plans to do there?
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Does anybody know when Hess will take occupancy?
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I heard this at one of my HOA Board Meetings but was not sure of reliability. Nevertheless, given the significant impact (we live just south of the potential site) I wanted to get more verification.
The new owner of the property is typically a developer of self storage / industrial properties. I'd be surprised if they built a residential highrise. I think an upper-end self storage facility (like the Amazing Spaces site on Voss) is most likely.
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i know they have plans on redeveloping the shopping center right down westheimer where the blockbuster and corellis is.
Really? I hadn't heard that. Didn't they just rehab that property a couple of years ago?
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Any update on this development? Is it a done deal?
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Does anybody know who owns that property?
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You must be thinking of the Monaco. The tower was halted because they were getting any takers. The company was considering to go with cheaper and smaller units. I don't know what the status of that on is.
The Orions were alway expensive.
No, I'm thinking of Orion.
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Project is put off for condo redesign
Construction of a $425 million high-rise condominium
project planned for a site on Buffalo Bayou near
Memorial Drive and Shepherd has been postponed as the
developers redesign the building to contain more
smaller units.
The luxury development, called Orion, originally was
designed as two 37-story towers with a total of 360
units averaging 3,600 square feet in size and more
than $1 million in price.
"We found much more demand for 2,000-square-foot
apartments," said William Friedman, chairman of New
York-based Tarragon Corp., which is developing the
project with Florida developer Robert Day.
NANCY SARNOFF
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http://www.chron.com/content/archive/ysear...hview=2&dview=1
I believe this was also posted here somewhere.
It appears the latest info is that the Orion plans are indeed being revamped for smaller, cheaper units. Does anybody have information otherwise?
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These condos start at $1.2 million with no finishes, and only go up from there.
Actually, I thought the latest was that the plans were being revised and that the units would begin at a substantially lower price-point. What gives?
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Does anybody have an idea of what the market for apartment > condo conversions is (relative to "ordinary" condos or houses)?
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Is anyone familiar with the Camp Logan area?
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I am all for progess and I typically like the works of R. Davis, but I love that JCI. I have eaten there for years. I guess there are enough Coney's around Houston to get my fix. Plus I try not to eat there but maybe once a month. I would like to live past 35.
There's always the one nearby @ Bering and Westheimer to get your fix.
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Ah, so I'm reading too much into the article. Okay then.
I wouldn't bet on that...it's quite possible they detected a soft spot in the market for the number of ultra-lux units (think Huntingdon) they originally planned for.
It seems to me they're positioning themselves a bit downmarket from their original concept (that's not to say it won't still be an upscale property for rich people
).I guess time will tell.
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It's hard to have a discussion about a dead area. It's dead. Let's bury it and move on.
I don't think it's that simple. Sam's Boat isn't going anywhere, I don't think, and neither are the other bars and clubs in that general area. Maybe what we'll see is more emphasis on bar-type places as opposed to the clubs of yesterday.
I have a hard time believing the merchants that have been there for so long are just going to give up. They've got a captive market, and it seems to me it's just a matter of figuring out what said market wants.
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The name of this thread should be changed.
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Yeah, what he said, here is a link.
http://www.skyscraperpage.com/forum/
I hope the mods don't care
, it is a relatively different forum.Thanks guys...can't imagine why it'd be a problem; this place is a great resource!
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Not sure how many of you go over to SSP, but there are a few projects mentioned there that aren't here so I figure I will put them here. Some of these are mentioned here and are just updates though. Most of this is from shasta, so credit goes to him.
There is more stuff, but I will put it later. And I hope Shasta that you don't care I put your stuff here.
Pardon my ignorance, but what is SSP?
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The point I think GovernorAggie was making is that the Pope had a great impact outside of religion around the world. Ever heard of Poland uprising against Communist Russia. The Pope was credited with giving the Pols the strength to do so. It was a religious outreach, but an outreach of freedom.
Also, we need to realized that Pope John Paul II was also the head of the Vatican and not just the Pope. He was a state head. How many times have we named placed after foreign head of states in the US? Many.
Aother thing, it's not like the County is trying to convert people or force any religion by naming the park. You have some serious problems if the name of a park can offend you.
It's another example of people in the country just being to much of a cry baby.
At least you're tolerant of other people's opinions...
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/m...politan/3214011
The bone that I have to pick with the atheist's comments is that there are several things in our country that are publicly funded and named after Martin Luther King, Jr., who was a minister first, then a civil rights leader. After all, his formal name was Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. However, MLK had an impact waaaay outside the pulpit.
I know of one Malcolm X Blvd. in New York, and he was a minister of Islam long before he even had a greater understanding of civil rights for everyone. Anyone seen the movie? What'd they call him? "Brother Minister".
I see nothing with the name "John Paul's Landing". He impacted billions of lives around the world, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish, Taoist, whatever else. I mean, using the argument that the public project can't be named for him is similar to saying that youc an't use taxpayer-funded policeman to protect the Pope when he comes to your town, just because all of your taxpayers may not believe in Jesus.
The problem, I think, is that the examples you cite are being recognized for their contribution to the civil rights movement, not their religious affiliation.
The Pope, on the other hand, is being honored for his religious affiliation. So, I can certainly understand why some people might see it as being a separation of church and state issue.
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What does everybody think about the residential hotel concept? Do you think it will work here?
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, it is a relatively different forum.
Artis Montrose: Multifamily At 3300 Montrose Blvd.
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Agreed. Given the high land value, I have to think a higher-density vertical development is most probable. It will really depend on whether Kroger is selling the site or not, and you would think the rumor mill would have been churning if they had a buyer in tow already.