ChannelTwoNews Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I found this proposal while skimming LoopNet a while ago. Supposedly, someone wants to build a small medical office building with retail & a garage at that location with the aim of opening by early 2013. The brochure hints at a Phase Two that would be an "event center, bar/lounge" that would have retail. http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/ParcBinzOne.jpg http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/ParcBinzOneA.jpg Links ----- LoopNet Listing Promotional Brochure 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow this is in my hood! It would be really nice if there was some retail there! This reminds me of another proposal I heard about at Binz and La Branch which never got off the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 That is great news!I hope they put some good restaurants on the 1st floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Nice little project. Slowly but surely the loop will become more dense with projects like this. If it gets built, I hope the 1800 Binz sign that covers the garage wont get scrapped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 To nitpick: Why Parc? Unless it's an acronym, that spelling should be confined to Paris or Montreal. The pretentiousness is embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) They also purchased land a little to the northeast last July.: http://www.balcorllc...5494c28d16c81575219 Caroline Edited April 7, 2011 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 To nitpick: Why Parc? Unless it's an acronym, that spelling should be confined to Paris or Montreal. The pretentiousness is embarrassing.And Abidjan, New Orleans, Beirut, Casablanca, and Kinsasha too, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I saw a variance sign on the property today! That's a good sign that this is moving forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Here's another rendering and their website. http://www.parcbinz.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Really liking the new rendering, this will add some nice density. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSci Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I saw that all of the large signs at the site have been removed, and there are new "For Lease" signs at the apartments on the corner. Is this project dead already? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I saw that all of the large signs at the site have been removed, and there are new "For Lease" signs at the apartments on the corner. Is this project dead already?The project is located on Binz, which becomes Bissonnet. And if Bissonnet can't handle the traffic of a few hundred apartment units with user densities per square foot of less than half that of office space, then clearly it can't handle this. Obviously there was some bad press brewing over the matter, and obviously that prompted the developer to scrap his idea. The City would never have permitted such a structure there under such circumstances. No sir... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utinga Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 To nitpick: Why Parc? Unless it's an acronym, that spelling should be confined to Paris or Montreal. The pretentiousness is embarrassing. Taqueria, Cucina, Bistro, Ristorante, Chaucer Street, Jacinto City, Plaza, etc. Last time I was in New Orleans, there were at least two French spellings of names. We've been lexical borrowing for centuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 To nitpick: Why Parc? Unless it's an acronym, that spelling should be confined to Paris or Montreal. The pretentiousness is embarrassing. 'Parc Centre' would be much better. It seems quite an overbearing ugly design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 If this project is dead, then it's the second office/retail project to be cancelled on that section of Binz. The other was on "Binz Med Corp" near Binz and Crawford and the sign was also removed after a year or so after it was announced with no other information about what happened.Actually their website still exists... http://binzmedcorp.com/main.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The project is located on Binz, which becomes Bissonnet. And if Bissonnet can't handle the traffic of a few hundred apartment units with user densities per square foot of less than half that of office space, then clearly it can't handle this. Obviously there was some bad press brewing over the matter, and obviously that prompted the developer to scrap his idea. The City would never have permitted such a structure there under such circumstances. No sir...Binz has four lanes of traffic as opposed to the two that exist at Bissonnet @ Ashby.The cross streets near this proposal include major North/South thoroughfares as Crawford, Austin, LaBranch, and San Jacinto. It's four city blocks West of 288 and 5 East of the existing light rail. The neighborhood is already MIXED use with condos, museums, apartments, hospitals, offices, and some older single family homes. This location is NOTHING like the Ashby Tower location and you come across as very disingenuous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 If this project is dead, then it's the second office/retail project to be cancelled on that section of Binz. The other was on "Binz Med Corp" near Binz and Crawford and the sign was also removed after a year or so after it was announced with no other information about what happened.Actually their website still exists... http://binzmedcorp.com/main.htmltoo bad. it's a shame it's not going up. looks nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Binz has four lanes of traffic as opposed to the two that exist at Bissonnet @ Ashby.The cross streets near this proposal include major North/South thoroughfares as Crawford, Austin, LaBranch, and San Jacinto. It's four city blocks West of 288 and 5 East of the existing light rail. The neighborhood is already MIXED use with condos, museums, apartments, hospitals, offices, and some older single family homes. This location is NOTHING like the Ashby Tower location and you come across as very disingenuous.Umm... Yeah... I was speaking tounge-in-cheek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSci Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The apartments formerly at Binz and Chenevert are no more. The bricks were removed and salvaged, and today the only structure left standing is the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Looks like this one is happening. The site has been cleared and prepped. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thanks for the update nate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Cool. Two new projects on Binz in 2013 would be awesome for the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 The crane is up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Not a great update, but you can see the crane (left side of the photo [it's low and just to the right of the first tower]). Bonus: You can see the Endeavor in Clear Lake to the left of the Mosaic (~30 miles away). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 The crane as seen from my place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) Didn't realize someone tried to go "Ashby" on this one and get a movement against the project going. Even has it's own little "evil structure looming over neighborhood" art as well, even if it does look make it look like the Brave Little Toaster had 'roid rage or something. http://stopparcbinz.org/ Probably speaks to how well it went since I only found this after the crane's up and work has begun... Edited June 17, 2013 by ChannelTwoNews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) .. Edited June 17, 2013 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Didn't realize someone tried to go "Ashby" on this one and get a movement against the project going. Even has it's own little "evil structure looming over neighborhood" art as well, even if it does look make it look like the Brave Little Toaster had 'roid rage or something. http://stopparcbinz.org/ Probably speaks to how well it went since I only found this after the crane's up and work has begun... Interesting that someone would fight this 6-story building when there's a 35-story condominium a block away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I mean is 6 stories a high-rise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I mean is 6 stories a high-rise ? I believe most building codes define "high rise" as any structure which has an occupied floor higher than what can be reached by a ladder truck. This has implications in protected egress (exiting) a building such as the number of stair wells, whether sprinkler systems are required, etc. So a 6 story building could be a high rise depending on the height of the 6th floor from ground level. By the way, most codes in use today heavily favor sprinkler systems in buildings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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