editor Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 This summer, SEBA Metals will launch construction on a 12,000-square-foot office building that will house the company’s corporate headquarters. Linky: http://www.globest.com/news/12_339/southwest/multifamily/StreetLights-Residential-Breaks-Ground-on-First-Multifamily-Property-321041.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 hopefully this won't be replacing Smoochies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 hopefully this won't be replacing Smoochies.That intersection has the Shell station and Alamo storage. The location probably is general meaning the old "adult" video store and Smoochies are probably going to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Looks to me more like it is going in across Cortlandt from Ace Mart. There are no 13,200 sf lots on the south side of the freeway. But, there is an empty 132 foot freeway frontage lot for sale on the north side. If the house next door also sold, you have a 13,200 foot lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Looks to me more like it is going in across Cortlandt from Ace Mart. There are no 13,200 sf lots on the south side of the freeway. But, there is an empty 132 foot freeway frontage lot for sale on the north side. If the house next door also sold, you have a 13,200 foot lot.But that will mean more traffic running through your neighborhood! Don't you fear for the safety of stroller-pushing housewives? You monster! This would never have happened if we had zoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 As long as everyone shops online traffic will not be a problem. The bigger problem would be that this evil corporation may knock down a house, destroying the fabric of the neighborhood, even if that fabric is only 50 feet from a major interstate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) As long as everyone shops online traffic will not be a problem. The bigger problem would be that this evil corporation may knock down a house, destroying the fabric of the neighborhood, even if that fabric is only 50 feet from a major interstate.not when the traffic is now generated from 50 UPS, fedex and other delivery trucks that can't use yale because they will plunge into alligator infested waters when the bridge crumbles under the weight of their cargo while mom is pushing the baby stroller across...at least part of the fabric that makes the neighborhood unique (24 hour video and smoochies) won't be destroyed in this process. afterall, it's the local artisan boutiques that make the area unique. Edited May 3, 2012 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 at least part of the fabric that makes the neighborhood unique (24 hour video and smoochies) won't be destroyed in this process.But not for long. The Wal-Mart will put those neighborhood establishments out of business just as surely as it will condemn all those cute little boutiques on 19th Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Nah, Walmart doesn't sell porn. 24 hour video is safe. Of course, they do not sell stupid looking shoes that qualify as hip, either, but somehow the Walmart aura will put overpriced hipster shoe stores out of business, as well. This, of course, will then force shoeless hipster into their Subarus in order to drive to non-pedestrian accessible hipster shoe stores, in search of hip shoes. The Subaru traffic and the UPS/FedEx traffic will likely collide at Heights and 11th, as well as 11th and the bike trail, killing untold number of joggers and children on bicycles.Maybe the Mayans were right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 and because the joggers can't hear the cars over Alabama Shakes on their Ipod and the intersection is "inconvenient" it must be the city's fault. Lets create an ordinance restricting car usage near trails, and make all joggers wear helmets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Only lamestreamers listen to Alabama Shakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Nah, Walmart doesn't sell porn. 24 hour video is safe. Of course, they do not sell stupid looking shoes that qualify as hip, either, but somehow the Walmart aura will put overpriced hipster shoe stores out of business, as well. This, of course, will then force shoeless hipster into their Subarus in order to drive to non-pedestrian accessible hipster shoe stores, in search of hip shoes. The Subaru traffic and the UPS/FedEx traffic will likely collide at Heights and 11th, as well as 11th and the bike trail, killing untold number of joggers and children on bicycles.Maybe the Mayans were right.No. No. No.The shoeless hipsters will just shop online to save sales tax. (definately not at Zappos - owned by Amazon who now pays tax) So the jogger/children apocalypse will be caused entirely by an increase in UPS/FedEx traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I made my own shoes out of bar coasters and 6-pack can rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I made mine out of old tires and Prius seatbelts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I can't believe you old ladies are talking about shoes, when we could be talking about Wal-Mart selling porn.Can't you just imagine what their buying power could do? Oh my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I can't believe you old ladies are talking about shoes, when we could be talking about Wal-Mart selling porn.Can't you just imagine what their buying power could do? Oh my.You're just mad you didn't think of it first.Now, get off my lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I can't believe you old ladies are talking about shoes, when we could be talking about Wal-Mart selling porn.Can't you just imagine what their buying power could do? Oh my.I tried to steer them in that direction...I really did. Can't comprehend why they went with hipster shoes.Then again...it's the new-and-improved Heights, a target-rich environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHouston Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Anyone know what;s going in here? I drive by it every day, and while there are a bunch of signs, they're all for the architects and construction crews. Looks like they were pouring the slab today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwki Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 This is as far as we got............http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26458-new-office-building-at-cortlandt-and-i-10-in-the-heights/?hl=cortlandt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 This is as far as we got............http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26458-new-office-building-at-cortlandt-and-i-10-in-the-heights/?hl=cortlandt That thread was not derailed until post #5. While amusing, it was not one of our best efforts. I believe that there are a few topics on the forum that we managed to derail by the 2nd or 3rd post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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