kbates2 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 8 hours ago, Moore713 said: Anyone feel the books and millions spot would make a nice upscale club? Not even a little bit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Personally, I would want RETAIL in this RETAIL spot. We have lots of blocks around town to develop for clubs or other resi high rises. To my eye, I would think it great if something like a J. Crew or Banana Republic or GAP or something like that came into that space. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) On 12/29/2016 at 11:51 AM, UtterlyUrban said: Personally, I would want RETAIL in this RETAIL spot. We have lots of blocks around town to develop for clubs or other resi high rises. To my eye, I would think it great if something like a J. Crew or Banana Republic or GAP or something like that came into that space. Agreed that retail in this spot would be ideal. Even better than GAP and the like would be something unique to Houston and unique IN Houston, so that it is attractive to visitors from out of town and metro area residents. That may be asking too much... Edited January 6, 2017 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 43 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said: Personally, I would want RETAIL in this RETAIL spot. We have lots of blocks around town to develop for clubs or other resi high rises. To my eye, I would think it great if something like a J. Crew or Banana Republic or GAP or something like that came into that space. I want a banana republic to occupy a large spot, and then a small independent smoothie vendor opens across from it and specializes in banana smoothies 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) I think Zara would do well here. Edited December 29, 2016 by quietstorm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 When you build a large portion of your economy around fashion and the markets, banking, finance, and throw in a little oil, you have a much better chance of getting high end retail stores. It doesn't hurt that Neiman Marcus is a home town store and people like Nasher developed high end shopping centers in the early sixties full of sculpture. Houston is an oil and industrial city. Were known for our rodeo and roughnecks. Were a whole different kind of city. We didn't become known for the arts until the Menil came along. We just started getting known for our great food scene, and our performing arts are on a high level. i wish we had more of the high end retail and especially downtown, but until just last year we weren't even a market for the ROD stores. Don't get me wrong I've lived here all my life and I don't think you can find a better mix of culture, food, the arts and education, but Dallas has always been light years ahead of Houston when it comes to planning, urban renewal, repurposing of old buildings and a knack for thinking in the future. They seem to be driven to do things on a monumental scale. We are finally making strides in developing downtown, and the effort made to upgrade our parks by encompassing the bayous into the park system has proved to be a real game changer, but it's going to take time and a lot more people living downtown. It also doesn't help that so much has happened in our second city center Galleria Uptown area. it will happen but its going to take some time. Right now we should be hoping for a Target, a grocery store, a Gap, maybe a sporting goods store and hope that people buy things from them and prove that retail can work downtown again. If we do others will follow but if people stay away it won't. Just remember ten years ago people didn't think downtown would ever be a place to live and now there are over 12,000 residential units coming on board this year. If nothing else it should be very exciting to watch the incubator, and see what hatches. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The good news is Houston's downtown retail scene is bound to get better, mostly because it can't get much worse. I've often been bemused by Downtown's lack of retail. As someone who has worked downtown on and off for over 10 years I would love to see some options for shopping during my lunch hour. The rapid infusion of residential and hotels should help, but after a number of large developments have been completed there still isn't even rumblings of new retail on the way. One segment that could do well downtown with all the new residential developments coming online would be home decor. Crate and Barrell as well as kitchen ware stores like Sur La Table could possibly thrive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted January 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hotel Alessandra by Marc longoria, on Flickr 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Drifting off topic..Dallas vs. Houston posts removed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 http://www.downtowntirz.com/downtownhouston/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11082016-Signed-DRA-Minutes-FINAL.pdf Following discussion, upon a motion made by director Sabino and seconded by director Harrison, the board voted to unanimously to approve the execution of an amendment to extend the submission deadline for the project's yearly "Opening Date" to August 18th, 2017, contingent upon the condition that both levels of the former Books-A-Million space be occupied by soft good retailers after the Super Bowl Host Committee vacates the space. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wxman Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 This building is a total disappointment from the original renderings. Blah. Moving on... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, wxman said: This building is a total disappointment from the original renderings. Blah. Moving on... Even more disappointing is that it doesn't even live up to the revised renderings much less the original ones. I think 75% of my displeasure is with that tired ass beige color. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 8 hours ago, nate4l1f3 said: Even more disappointing is that it doesn't even live up to the revised renderings much less the original ones. I think 75% of my displeasure is with that tired ass beige color. What the betting line on the time table before this things fails as a hotel before finally bring converted to residential? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Edited January 11, 2017 by Tumbleweed_Tx bad link 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 They removed most of the fence on the second floor today. I'm guessing that's the lobby. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glass Facade Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 My guys are do this job, i will go take some photos from inside and post.... but don't get to excited... think The Double Tree meets Econologe 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 30 minutes ago, Glass Facade said: My guys are do this job, i will go take some photos from inside and post.... but don't get to excited... think The Double Tree meets Econologe Trust me all the excitement it gone hahaha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) On January 3, 2017 at 9:46 PM, bobruss said: They'll get what they paid for. Edited January 11, 2017 by bobruss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 11/29/2016 at 4:54 PM, Houston19514 said: Be sure to let us know how that works out for you. Omg is it possible this might finish before the Super Bowl!?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 26 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Omg is it possible this might finish before the Super Bowl!?!? ....no 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monarch Posted February 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2017 ^^^ GREENSTREET sprucing things up a bit. cool.... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gene Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 i wonder if it will be done in time for Super Bowl... 2027 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 i still can't figure out why they aren't trying to activate the actual streetside retail. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 4 hours ago, swtsig said: i still can't figure out why they aren't trying to activate the actual streetside retail. ^^^ imo, it seems that MIDWAY'S new property developer LION is trying to concentrate solely upon the smallest of exterior cosmetic details (painting of the escalators etc.) until the HOTEL is hereby completed. once ALESSANDRA is completed, i am thinking that their focus shall become primarily around marketing the hotel/office space along with much better soft goods via higher end retail. i have stated it once, and i shall state if again "HOTEL ALESSANDRA shall indeed act as the true catalyst for growth at GREENSTREET. this new and brilliant hospitality segment is just what this property needed all along..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hopefully they are able to lease space for some dry goods stores. If not, all of this is just lipstick........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elseed Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Would be cool if they actually had some real signage on the exterior of Greenstreet. Instead of it just looking like a giant grey box. I really dont understand what the previous owners or new ones are thinking. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Elseed said: Would be cool if they actually had some real signage on the exterior of Greenstreet. Instead of it just looking like a giant grey box. I really dont understand what the previous owners or new ones are thinking. The current owners are thinking about planting grass that turns to weeds. Adding an "astro turf lawn" for the sake of nature, and painting flowers on stairs. Unfortunately, they seemingly have yet to find a large tenant for the property to go into the ex-bookstore. Hopefully the hotel works better than the rest of it. Remember the renderings when midway bought the place? I defy you to look at those and what is there now and see much comparison. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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