Jax Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I was downtown this morning before the sun rose (~6 am) and I noticed there were lights on in the "Great Southwest" building near the top. I thought this building was abandoned. Is it being renovated or something, or are there squatters in there? Or am I wrong that it has been abandoned? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liammclaren Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I was downtown this morning before the sun rose (~6 am) and I noticed there were lights on in the "Great Southwest" building near the top. I thought this building was abandoned. Is it being renovated or something, or are there squatters in there? Or am I wrong that it has been abandoned?I've wondered the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Nope. It is alive and kicking. A group of investors bought it out of foreclosure over 10 years ago. It has been somewhat renovated, but really only the lobby has been redone well. The rest is just new carpet and paint. I officed in this building for 5 years, from '98 to '03. It is mostly an office building for small law firms. Irma's Southwest Grill is located on the ground floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) That's good to know. It's too cool of a building to be abandoned. Edited January 12, 2008 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Irma's Southwest Grill is located on the ground floor.I thought Irma's had a freestanding restaurant a few blocks north of MMP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I thought Irma's had a freestanding restaurant a few blocks north of MMP?She does. Irma's Southwest Grill, however, is run by her son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 This is Houston's best example of Mayan revival architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 We had lunch here Friday. Good stuff, but don't expect Tex-Mex. The lobby has some nice touches, especially over the elevator banks (Mayan heads). Also at Irma's Southwest Grill is UH Basketball 'Cougar Talk' with Tom Penders from 7-8 pm on 790 The Sports Animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I haven't eaten at Irma's in over a year. Their grilled chicken salad is pretty good, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm going to have to check this place out someday.Does anybody know if its open after 5 or on weekends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm going to have to check this place out someday.Does anybody know if its open after 5 or on weekends?Every time i have been by it was closed. Except on game days.edit - their hours are M-F 8am-3pm and game days three hours before first pitchhttp://www.irmassouthwest.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 That sucks. I guess I won't be going any time soon. Maybe if I am coincidentally downtown on a game day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I might have posted some of these elsewhere on the forum, but here's some of the details of the building: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 For the record, real property cannot be abandoned. So, generally, someone or something will always own the property. What they chose to do or not do with it is another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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