YakuzaIce Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 How is naming it SoDo helping the neighborhood? It is just a stupid rip off NY. Also Midtown is already a new name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Why the hell y'all worried about a name for? It is silly. The lady told you right, Subdude. Be happy they trying to uplift the neighborhood.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Simply put - the name is stupid. That's why everyone's worried about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytown Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Simply put - the name is stupid. That's why everyone's worried about it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I can't believe they are going to spend 100 thou to promote that stupid name. Why can't they do something better with their money-- Like giving it to me.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelimon Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Why not just call it South Central.How stupid can they be. Midtown already has name recognition so much so that a new development going up in the Eastside of downtown is being marketed as Midtown. I think it is kind deceptive because the neighborhood nearest to the development is the old Chinatown. Albeit, the development is in the middle of an old industrial complex so the area is lacking an identity.Oh and this project is a great addition to the area. when is the ground breaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happytown Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Albeit, the development is in the middle of an old industrial complex so the area is lacking an identity. I guess they'll be hiring someone soon to name that side too. EaDo anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I'm confused...Cross the street and you're in a different Do all together. These control freaks need to be stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEdge101 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Just to give you guys a heads up. They have started construction on the road by The Edge to add pavers, a sidewalk, and other stuff. Once they are done they will start construction on the building itself. Even though this sounds like good news, I did find a flyer for the complex with the words SoDo in them instead of Midtown. I bought a unit at the Edge and personally do not care about the new name. I was indifferent as to whether it was Midtown or SoDo. Anyhow it seemed a lot of you did care the first time I mentioned it, so I wanted to give an update that it seems they have in fact gone forward with the new name. If I was more tech savy I would have added the picture, but instead here is the link to the flyer. http://allisonspear.com/pdf/cover%20page.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Just to give you guys a heads up. They have started construction on the road by The Edge to add pavers, a sidewalk, and other stuff. Once they are done they will start construction on the building itself. Even though this sounds like good news, I did find a flyer for the complex with the words SoDo in them instead of Midtown. I bought a unit at the Edge and personally do not care about the new name. I was indifferent as to whether it was Midtown or SoDo. Anyhow it seemed a lot of you did care the first time I mentioned it, so I wanted to give an update that it seems they have in fact gone forward with the new name. If I was more tech savy I would have added the picture, but instead here is the link to the flyer. http://allisonspear.com/pdf/cover%20page.pdfA quick look at a map shows this location is not even South of Downtown. It is West. I suppose that little tidbit is not important either. Midtown itself is SouthWest of Downtown, though the skewed street grid of Downtown and Midtown allows one to imagine Midtown as South of Downtown...which is appropriate, since SoDo is an imaginery trendy name.Thanks for the link and the laugh, Edge101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Is this still a go? The lot was cleared, and there are a couple of piles of dirt sitting on it, but there doesn't appear to be any actual construction going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacchus Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Where exactly is this complex going to sit? When I type 300 St Joseph Parkway into the map, it is directly underneath the Pierce Elevated. Is this going to be on a triangular piece of land just west of the Pierce, or will it be on the East side of the Pierce Elevated? How will they control noise from the freeway? Not sure I'd want to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars for a place that is eye level with that hideous concrete neighborhood destroyer that we call the Pierce Elevated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Where exactly is this complex going to sit? When I type 300 St Joseph Parkway into the map, it is directly underneath the Pierce Elevated. Is this going to be on a triangular piece of land just west of the Pierce, or will it be on the East side of the Pierce Elevated? How will they control noise from the freeway? Not sure I'd want to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars for a place that is eye level with that hideous concrete neighborhood destroyer that we call the Pierce Elevated. The rendering doesn't sugar coat at all. It looks lke it butts I-45 at the end of the project. But it sits right next door to the Post Property to the north. CAn someone tell me if I am exaggerating this, but Post Midtown should be right across the street as shown in this rendering right? Edited January 12, 2006 by WesternGulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Where exactly is this complex going to sit? When I type 300 St Joseph Parkway into the map, it is directly underneath the Pierce Elevated. Is this going to be on a triangular piece of land just west of the Pierce, or will it be on the East side of the Pierce Elevated? How will they control noise from the freeway? Not sure I'd want to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars for a place that is eye level with that hideous concrete neighborhood destroyer that we call the Pierce Elevated.A block west of the Pierce Elevated. It doesn't directly back up onto the freeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Where exactly is this complex going to sit? When I type 300 St Joseph Parkway into the map, it is directly underneath the Pierce Elevated. Is this going to be on a triangular piece of land just west of the Pierce, or will it be on the East side of the Pierce Elevated? How will they control noise from the freeway? Not sure I'd want to plunk down hundreds of thousands of dollars for a place that is eye level with that hideous concrete neighborhood destroyer that we call the Pierce Elevated.It appears to be on the triangluar piece of land just north of Post Property. It would abut the side road that goes alongside the freeway and turns into Bagby. I drove by recently and noticed the land being cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtownguy Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 So now the sign is saying that it's coming in 2007????LOL. This project is toast. Not gonna happen.As much as I love midtown, the area hasn't evolved to the point where a $300,000 condo (a glorified apartment, basically) is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 The mystery is solved...The developers are actually BUILDING St Joseph's Parkway to run down the middle of the block! It currently doesn't exist but it soon will. The street has been paved over the last month or so. Also, the block is directly across the street from the Rise ( the artist's Lofts formerly known as Post Midtown Square). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwood Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 So now the sign is saying that it's coming in 2007????LOL. This project is toast. Not gonna happen.As much as I love midtown, the area hasn't evolved to the point where a $300,000 condo (a glorified apartment, basically) is worth it.I agree that it's hard to see spending $200,000 for a one bedroom, stick construction condo but they are selling. We visited The Vistas recently and the sales office was crowded with buyers. Other projects on Jackson Hill and the Waugh/West Gray area are selling very well too.As my dear old dad was fond of saying, it's worth what you can get for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncertaintraveler Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Other projects on Jackson Hill and the Waugh/West Gray area are selling very well too.Are the Jackson Hill ones really selling or do they just have "sold" signs in front? Or is the developer merely saying that they are selling? I don't really believe that all of the units that have "sold" signs on them are really sold...Its like the guy who owns a business, and it is barely successful, but if he opens up another business, it gives the image of success, and suddenly, he starts making money. So the units may not really be sold, but the developer says they are just so he can make the development look attractive to other buyers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Smarts Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Anymore information on this project. MLS says completion June 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 http://www.midtownedge.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Are the Jackson Hill ones really selling or do they just have "sold" signs in front? Or is the developer merely saying that they are selling? I don't really believe that all of the units that have "sold" signs on them are really sold...Its like the guy who owns a business, and it is barely successful, but if he opens up another business, it gives the image of success, and suddenly, he starts making money. So the units may not really be sold, but the developer says they are just so he can make the development look attractive to other buyers....I had a "reserve" on a unit at The Vistas - which meant I put a deposit down and then was waiting until construction was finished - the builder listed the unit as sold.....since construction took a year longer than they told me when I "bought" my unit - I cancelled....so when they say the units are sold while they are being built - it means someone has put down a deposit - I dont know how many actually go to contract though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoduck Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I'm confused. They want to keep Midtown just make it SoDo Midtown, along with SoDo and SoDo Houston? They really have the boundaries super-defined. Cross the street and you're in a different Do all together. These control freaks need to be stopped. How about "SoDo Mojo"? It worked for the Seattle Mariners a few years ago, and they aren't using it anymore.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Groundbreaking June 15th.Is that old news or new news ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoduck Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 The Edge had a "scheduled" ground breaking of June 15th. Does anyone know whether that happened?I am underwhelmed with their website. It is more a static billboard than an up to date sales and marketing tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoduck Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 From a reliable source. Ground breaking on or about 1 July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 This one's moving along, visible along 45 where it becomes the Pierce Elevated.I'm liking the design. The turrets are unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Looks like this is just about complete. Who's seen it in person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Looks like this is just about complete. Who's seen it in person? I drove by it the other day... looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
considering Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It sounds like the SoDo nonsense has been dropped. Did the diner ever open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Diner? I went to their website and noticed they put the name of it on the building. It looks bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mls1202 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I cannot believe that the designers of this condo thought it would be a good idea to place the Edge name (in its especially ugly type face) right smack dab at the top of the building. It makes the building look more like an office complex than a residential building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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