ClutchCity Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Looks like some pumper trucks are flocking to the site. Seems there is a mat pour imminent!Edit: Doh! Should have read to see if someone had already mentioned that. Edited February 21, 2015 by ClutchCity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Triton Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 There's the sign I was talking about! Wish more cranes added lights but I know it costs extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 simply unbelievable, and yet truly fabulous! thanks urbannizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoustonIsHome Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This can't be the east side of downtown. That area is a desolate wasteland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This can't be the east side of downtown. That area is a desolate wastelandNot anymore, BUDDY! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 East side and third ward, and maybe near north side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 y'all done missed the east side and third ward train, the place to buy now is The Heights. east side and third ward are high dollar now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 If you had the money right now, where would you buy land in Houston?Downtown of course.Do you realize what downtown is going to look like in 5 years, when all the new buildings and thousands of new apartments come online?It is going to start a chain reaction that is going to suck in more apartments, more retail, more parks, etc etc.With the shrinking number of parking lots, the value of land is just going to keep rising up up and away.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curbur Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Downtown of course.Do you realize what downtown is going to look like in 5 years, when all the new buildings and thousands of new apartments come online?It is going to start a chain reaction that is going to suck in more apartments, more retail, more parks, etc etc.With the shrinking number of parking lots, the value of land is just going to keep rising up up and away.... Couldn't agree more and I'm really excited for it, however, I hope they don't forget to build a couple of large-scale parking garages to account for the lack of parking lots there will be in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Downtown of course.Do you realize what downtown is going to look like in 5 years, when all the new buildings and thousands of new apartments come online?It is going to start a chain reaction that is going to suck in more apartments, more retail, more parks, etc etc.With the shrinking number of parking lots, the value of land is just going to keep rising up up and away.... I agree. The problem is, where do you buy? Every recent project or proposal has been for rental units outside of Randall Davis' Marlowe. My sister lives in One Park Place. She'd love to buy downtown but there's nothing comparable for sale. Downtown needs a couple of brand new, ground-up condo buildings to stabilize the area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I was thinking more of doing this:For example, a couple and another couple I know bought a 100 year old town house in a crime-infested neighborhood near Capitol Hill and spent about a year renovating it on weekends together to rent for several years and finally sell as the neighborhood gentrified.The roads were so bad, they used to sit on the porch and watch cars speed through, hit a particularly bad bump, fly and spark bottom as they threw back a few beers after working on the old place.He even showed me a shirt he got with either a bullet hole or knife cut through the collar he picked up at a thrift store nearby.Where can you buy a house or apartment now in Houston to be ahead of the curve? There must be tons of places.In Five Years Neighborhood XIn Ten Years Neighborhood YUnfortunately, as someone hit on earlier, you've missed the bus on the east end and third ward, even small plots of land with a 90 year old shotgun house on it is gonna run you $100,000 plus.When you said "where would you buy land" I took you literally, thats why I said downtown. If I had a couple million Id buy one of the few remaining surface lots and then hold out until some developer came along and offered me meal ticket. And while I was waiting I would just convert the lot to surface parking and charge extravagant rates to park there for work, ball games etc... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If you had the money right now, where would you buy land in Houston?First Ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Northside. Along the Metro line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If you had the money right now, where would you buy land in Houston? Greenspoint. I'd play the long game. How long can an area really stay down? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Greenspoint. I'd play the long game. How long can an area really stay down? I've formulated some interesting (to me at least) equations that could tell us a quite accurate answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Northside. Along the Metro line.Too late. They know the drill already. I tried buying a tiny old, beat up 750 sq ft by Fulton from an old Mexican lady.The house was appraised ~$55,000, she was not fielding any offers lower than $170,000.They know what they have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curbur Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 First Ward I think most people in first ward are already aware of what's going on around the inner city and aren't offering to sell for anything near what their current listing prices are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Too late. They know the drill already. I tried buying a tiny old, beat up 750 sq ft by Fulton from an old Mexican lady.The house was appraised ~$55,000, she was not fielding any offers lower than $170,000.They know what they have. Damn, they still think the boom will continue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I've formulated some interesting (to me at least) equations that could tell us a quite accurate answer. I'm not sure of your formula, but I'd put money on a variable that is highly dependent on the creation of a commuter rail station and perhaps light rail. What does your crystal ball predict? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gator Purify Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Courtesy of The Houston Chronicle, contract negotiations between Houston Arts Alliance and sculptor Ed Wilson are back on. http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/GRB-sculpture-contract-back-where-it-began-6129243.php Wilson's work would fill the 90 x 90 x 40 foot atrium. Here is the proposal pic from Ed Wilson: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 if they could get the lighting right.. for which i'm sure that they will, this project shall be beautiful and a key asset for the grb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 3/25 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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