amoxill Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just read this morning that Christ the Redeemer Episcopal Church is to be shut down and demolished. What a total bummer. My link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwcre8tive Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting building. Here's another story about the demolition: http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-27-11-church-of-redeemer-imperiled-architecture/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Not that it will happen, but what a fantastic location for a neighborhood park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The buildings are all still there, I presume due to the contract with T-Mobile. Does anyone have any news about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickWallingford Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Boy Scout Troop 4 met here on Tuesday evenings in the early/mid 1960s, down in the basement area. There were a number of small rooms, and with no window lighting, it was rather gloomy at the best of times. The church had some other use planned, and moved the troop on (it became Troop 654, meeting at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer on Lawndale). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispy Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I will miss this church! Not only is it a beautiful building but it has personal significance: my grandparents, John and Edith Grimmett, went here from the 1930's to the 1990's. I remember the church buying them a gently used Buick Century for their 50th wedding anniversary. How many churches do that these days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispy Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Don't quote me but my uncle (who still talks to people at the Redeemer) says that the Tellepsen family (who built the current church buildings in the 1950's) has donated enough to keep the church open and handle the major problems. Hopefully the diocese will decide to keep the building and help restore it for the 21st century. I'd like to hope more people attend services there if the church is reopened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 http://swamplot.com/once-crumbling-church-of-the-redeemer-building-may-be-born-again-as-apartments-keep-relaying-messages-from-the-heavens/2017-05-16/  Quote LAST MONTH DOMINION Church International, the church most recently inhabiting the triangular block at Dallas St. and Telephone Rd. holding Eastwood’s former Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, finally sold the land after putting it up on the market last August. A couple of readers tell Swamplot that Nextdoor is abuzz with the claim that Mir Azizi‘s company Caspian Enterprises, which bought the property, plans to turn it into some sort of lofts or apartments. Caspian does have something of a habit of splitting up old buildings into residential units; a permit for some interior wall teardowns in the church was issued last month, but no formal announcementshave been made about what the site’ll become.  http://www.onthegrid.city/assets/Redeemer.jpg 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Very cool re-use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispy Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 It's been a while! Husband and I have been living in the wastelands of New Caney for the past few years BUT my dad is pretty sick and is passing his home to me now. Once we fix the house up, we will move in and be back in the East End for good! <3 Anyway, I drove past the Church of the Redeemer several months ago and found a demolition crew out there. They were nice enough to let me look inside for a minute and snap a few pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Are they demolishing this or fixing it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Being converted into apartments  http://swamplot.com/once-crumbling-church-of-the-redeemer-building-may-be-born-again-as-apartments-keep-relaying-messages-from-the-heavens/2017-05-16/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Where is this property? Â East end? Â Â Regardless, if the conversion is done well, this is an epic homerun......... Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 The triangle of Eastwood, Telephone, and Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Finally work is being done...  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Title change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearmovement Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Many of the windows have been replaced and there are people there doing work daily. Today there's a plumbing company van parked outside and construction noises coming from inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispy Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Has the work stopped here? It seems like it’s in limbo nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr  Untitled by Houston Midtown, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearmovement Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 There was a lawn crew out there this morning cleaning things up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 this is one of my favorite projects to watch on this side of town. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Â Â Â Â 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearmovement Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Brand new sidewalks and some driveways have been poured on the entire perimeter and it's looking great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearmovement Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) There's a new sign in front of the property at Dallas and Telephone advertising "The Sanctuary" opening Spring 2021 and some sample photos on the website: https://www.thesanctuary-lofts.com/ Edited February 4, 2021 by linearmovement 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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