dbigtex56 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 March 21, 2007, 7:57PM Hyde Park condo project includes environmental landscape Construction set to begin this fall along Waugh Drive By TARA WHITE Chronicle Correspondent Harvest Moon Development Co.'s proposal to build a five-story, environmentally-friendly condominium project on Hyde Park Boulevard and Waugh Drive has residents agreeing that green is good. Hyde Park Civic Association President Kathy Schipper said the proposed "green" building is a lot better than a previous proposal by another developer to build a low-income 200-400-unit condominium complex. "We had a lot of concerns with the original proposal including drainage, street parking and damage to trees," Schipper said. "It's a beautiful site and we didn't want something ugly and cheap." Joey Romano, who started Harvest Moon Development Co. less than a year ago with his father, bought the Hyde Park property in January. The proposed building will replace a vacant Half Price Books store. "All of our projects will be 'green,' " Romano said. "We want to bring something new to Houston." Link to full article ********************************* Very encouraging news - the developer is committed to saving the existing trees and integrating 'green' features into the building. I hope other developers are paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Sounds good. I've always felt Montrose is one of Houston's best neighborhoods. If anyplace here is willing to try progressive ideas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel_n_Transport Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Is this the old site of the Half Price Bookstore? Will that older complex be razed? 200-400 condo for lower income was proposed? On that size plat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Is this the old site of the Half Price Bookstore? Will that older complex be razed? 200-400 condo for lower income was proposed? On that size plat?From what I gather, it's only the Half Price Books site. Yes, a 200-400 unit condo building seems unrealistically dense, especially since this project calls for only 12 units. Maybe Tara got a little carried away with the zeros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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