DrLan34 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) Is this new or old?http://www.capitalre...properties.com/ Edited January 14, 2012 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Interesting. Anything is better than what's currently there. Hopefully it's pedestrian friendly.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) "shopping center" does not sound like a good signTends to be a euphamism for "strip mall" Edited January 15, 2012 by Texasota 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Well there's a strip mall across the street with some good businesses. While I hate to say this... I'd take anything over the current fenced in parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 So ADT is leaving? Can't imagine their bldg being reused for a shopping center so I guess that will see the wrecking ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) ok this is the deal.the current building will be replaced.the new shopping center will back up to McGowen (back of building will be against McGowen, front will be facing south) with parking in front. They said that it will still be pedestrian freindly and that they are working with Midtown Management District (don't know what that entails).The building will be 14,500 sq feet. They currently have 2 restaurants (2500 sq feet each) that will be anchoring on either side, other tenants are also already lined up. They have about 4,000 sq feet available lease space as of now.Construction will start in March. Building should be up by August. They plan to have tenants in by end of 2012. Edited January 16, 2012 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I would like to see how they make it pedestrian friendly with parking in the front, but we shall see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Maybe it will be similar to the building that has the Maple Leaf on Elgin... only with more emphasis on the side that faces the parking lot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well if they are working with the MMD, who are trying to promote a pedestrian friendly district, then hopefully it looks decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 update, ADT should be out by March 15th, construction should start in April... it will be typical to the other shopping centers in Midtown. There will be some painted facade that back up to McGowen but the entrances will be facing South as previously stated along with the parking.He said there will be side, sidewalk entrances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyM Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 update, ADT should be out by March 15thThis still the plan? Walked by there on McGowen last night on my way to the rail and they still have quite a few vehicles there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 haha i have no idea... just relaying what capital retail told me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 so it being typical to other shopping centers means its nothing to get excited about. I don't get why its so difficult for Houston to land urban style shopping developments especially in this part of town? Not trying to throw Dallas in this, but they seem to have no problem getting them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPHous Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 so it being typical to other shopping centers means its nothing to get excited about. I don't get why its so difficult for Houston to land urban style shopping developments especially in this part of town? Not trying to throw Dallas in this, but they seem to have no problem getting them.Not exactly, there is basically, West Village and Victory(fail). Dallas lacks the grid street pattern for true urban growth. The size of downtown and uptown together can't be more than half of Houston's downtown. The street design coupled with the fact that most of the fancy highrises have either large setbacks with fences around them or minimal to 0 street integration has already killed the chances of a truely urban center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 A big part is parking regulations. The city is getting ready to up the requirements too. Last I heard was 14 spaces per 1,000 square feet for a restaurant/bar. That's a ridiculously high number for such a small space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Update: They say 8,000 sq feet is leased with 6,000 sq feet still available. Constrution won't start until Q4 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) 14,000sf building on a whole city block? What a waste. And the McGowen side will be a concrete wall with no entrances?Might as well have built another CVS. In 2012, this is embarrassing for midtown. This is 2 blocks from a light rail station. Edited April 4, 2012 by woolie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 seems like ADT is completely out, at least the parking lot was dead today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 14,000sf building on a whole city block? What a waste. And the McGowen side will be a concrete wall with no entrances?Might as well have built another CVS. In 2012, this is embarrassing for midtown. This is 2 blocks from a light rail station.Well that bites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) almost done with demolition Edited July 8, 2012 by DrLan34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Quick update: The slabs and tilt walls are up and they're working on the exterior build outs now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 any pics? been out of town for a month... anything walkable about the project at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I've heard that one of the tenants will be a large Starbucks with a drive thru/cafe. Opening will be in the first quarter of next year. I don't yet know what this means, if anything, for the cafe only Starbucks on Gray St, just four blocks north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 @DrLan34I've got a pic I meant to put up last night, will try get to it tonight. It's looks like the McGowen frontage will be pedestrian with parking laid out on the south end of the lot, similar to the shopping center further west on the northside of McGowen (with the Ponzo's). I'm not exactly sure where the service/utilities are going in.@intencity77There's a Starbucks in the Randal's too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Looks like a Starbucks, Potbelly, Torchy's Tacos, and a Petco....where the pets go.... http://www.capitalre...ana_mcgowen.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 good tenants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Not a big fan of this... 50 percent of the block is surface lot. I guess it's better than what was there before but in reality it just appears to be a suburban strip mall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Not a big fan of this... 50 percent of the block is surface lot. I guess it's better than what was there before but in reality it just appears to be a suburban strip mall...agreed, the design is terrible but petco is a unique tenant for this area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 this is great news, now I don't have to go 'all the way' over to Sawyer for pet stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rci2145 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Really excited about Potbelly and Torchy's! Hopefully they can make it look non-suburbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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