j_cuevas713 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 the city is doing everything it can to force that owner to sell and there apparently have been several recent offers to purchase... we've heard that before but this time there is real impetus with all the renovations slated for the main street corridor over the next year. clearly that thing prints money, though. btw i heard a well known and very familiar developer has won out on the sakowitz building...Great so can you tell us who? Geez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 the city is doing everything it can to force that owner to sell and there apparently have been several recent offers to purchase... we've heard that before but this time there is real impetus with all the renovations slated for the main street corridor over the next year. clearly that thing prints money, though.btw i heard a well known and very familiar developer has won out on the sakowitz building...My guess is midway. That have a vested interest in that immediate area. Or Lovett. They have been doing tons of cool new stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 yep, it opened yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Very nice, exactly what we need in downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 ^^^ CAFE BENE to GREENSTREET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 This fits in very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Some forms and action shot from Sunday Edited January 20, 2016 by urbanize713 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Caffè Bene at Greenstreet (1201 Fannin St, Ste 125) is open as of this week: [Photos from Yelp] Awesome!! We've been waiting for this to open since the summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If you spend $15 this week, they will give you a $30 tumbler free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nate99 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So, they went from smashing what was there before to 3 floors built in less than 9 months. There's not a good analogous project in downtown that I can think of offhand, but that seems relatively fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So, they went from smashing what was there before to 3 floors built in less than 9 months. There's not a good analogous project in downtown that I can think of offhand, but that seems relatively fast. Skyhouse was built in like 4 hours. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Skyhouse was built in like 4 hours. Nothing is analogous to Skyhouse, excepting perhaps Waffle House. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 ^^^ once HOTEL ALESSANDRA is hereby completed, GREENSTREET shall become the new downtown essential. just wait and see... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hopefully retail follows this "new downtown essential" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted January 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2016 They didn't match the colors on the hole repair. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 ^^^ very nice illustrations hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Any clue on where the hole came from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Probably a stupid question, but is the city just adding some trees and lights to enhance the pedestrian experience along Dallas Street? If so, why is this taking so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Probably a stupid question, but is the city just adding some trees and lights to enhance the pedestrian experience along Dallas Street? If so, why is this taking so long?There was underground utility repairs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 the city is going all in on greenstreet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Probably a stupid question, but is the city just adding some trees and lights to enhance the pedestrian experience along Dallas Street? If so, why is this taking so long?I attended a downtown business/resident meeting on this before construction ever started. There was a LOT of "stuff" that they wanted to do with utilities. I don't recall what but I remember thinking "wow, that is a lot of work....."Page 7&8. http://downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2015-03-06/150304_SDSI_Streetscape_Plan.pdfI also seem to recall that construction was supposed to end in early spring 2016 (Feb/March) but I could be wrong..... Edited January 27, 2016 by UtterlyUrban 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Wow the only thing they didn't plan on changing was the gas lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I'd imagine that the original schedule has been blown. We've been a lot wetter than usual, and I wouldn't be surprised if they found various unexpected weird stuff that wasn't mapped - though one would hope that would be built into the schedule after the way such things busted earlier major street time lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Curious what the purpose of a chilled water line is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 probably to easily move chilled water. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Curious what the purpose of a chilled water line is. Building cooling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 What accident idea? I don't know what you're talkin' about.... God forbid something should happen. That's all I'm saying... I'm probably alone on all this, but I enjoy some of the grittier aspects of downtown in certain pockets. Time Square used to be an interesting place to visit until they turned into Disney World. Ultimately I agree they will get priced out of the market, but I don't relish the idea of forcing these business out just so white people can feel safer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 God forbid something should happen. That's all I'm saying... I'm probably alone on all this, but I enjoy some of the grittier aspects of downtown in certain pockets. Time Square used to be an interesting place to visit until they turned into Disney World. Ultimately I agree they will get priced out of the market, but I don't relish the idea of forcing these business out just so white people can feel safer. I couldn't agree more. The 99 cent store off Main is a cool little store to find quick things. I mean you're in the city, and people want suburbia. I don't get that. I went to a concert recently at Toyota Center and it wasn't difficult to see the difference in those who live or grew up in the city and those who didn't. Some of those people looked terrified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 99 cent store sells Tajin seasoning, which is the best to put on chicken. You can find it at Fiesta, but they don't carry it at HEB or Kroger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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