samagon Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 just the parking structure shows how transformative this is going to be. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 (edited) It's possible an all day cafe and coffee shop from New York City may lease (or has leased) a space at mixed-use development East River (100 Jensen Dr). El Condor filed an entity last month hinting a Houston location may be on the way. In February, Eater New York reported the shop's owners had their eye on Houston for future outposts. The following month, Daily Coffee News reported El Condor signed a lease for its forthcoming Houston shop. El Condor opened its first cafe in New York's West Village earlier this year. As for its Houston branch, El Condor could open at East River by the spring or summer of 2023, according to Daily Coffee News. Additionally, Daily Coffee News reports: "Each of the El Condor locations will maintain the Palm Springs mid-century vibe with open kitchens and indoor/outdoor seating where possible, though each will be uniquely adapted to its locality." https://elcondor.coffee https://instagram.com/elcondorcoffee https://ny.eater.com/2022/2/17/22935947/el-condor-coffee-west-village-opening-menu-nyc https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/03/15/el-condor-coffee-swoops-into-new-york-nashville-and-houston-next So far, confirmed retail and other businesses slated for East River are: • Broham (boutique grocer from Johny Rhodes) • Lick Honest Ice Creams • Urbn Dental • The Astorian (event venue, may open under another name) • East River 9 (golf course & driving range) • Riverhouse (restaurant anchoring East River 9) Speculative tenants for East River were briefly published last year in materials from Midway. A screenshot of those possible tenants are located in the posts below: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27030-east-river-kbr-site-purchased-by-midway/?do=findComment&comment=631300 https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27030-east-river-kbr-site-purchased-by-midway/?do=findComment&comment=643089 Edited May 27, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) On 1/21/2022 at 8:41 AM, IntheKnowHouston said: Here is an updated site plan for phase 1 of the East River mixed-use. Broham, Lick, and Urban Dental are shown (all were previously announced & discussed, but I don't recall seeing them listed on an updated site plan until this month, though it's possible I overlooked it). This is from East River's Loopnet, updated last week. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/100-Jensen-Dr-Houston-TX/20944149 East River Retail Brochure (Jan. 2022) An updated site plan for Midway's East River mixed-use development at 100 Jensen Dr. The site plan is located in the retail guidebook that's linked on East River's homepage. An older retail guide is linked on the retail page on East River's website. It hasn't been updated to the one provided on the homepage. According to the site plan, Tomi, a Houston-based jewelry retail, has leased a ground floor unit at the Laura. The retail guide also includes an updated list of retail tenants. Tomi, Broham, Lick Honest Ice Creams, Urbn Dental, and The Astorian are listed. There are also photos indicating a cafe and coffee shop. I'm assuming one or both are for El Condor. The NYC-based all day cafe and coffee shop recently leased a unit at East River. It will probably be included in the next updated retail guide. https://global-uploads.webflow.com/60fabed9899a525885269ae4/624b713da0ab0dd6796c67fe_220404 East River Retail.pdf Edited April 19, 2022 by IntheKnowHouston 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2022 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ruben-cortez-26779276_pt-slab-pour-1-of-8-for-the-laura-east-river-activity-6920493924801236992-Tz2K?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted April 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2022 Pedestrian bridge, assuming for the parking garage to the Laura apartments. Architect - https://www.pagethink.com 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 A second crawler crane has been set up, more towards the center of the Phase one. I figure that this crane will be used for the other/commercial parking structure. It will be needed for all the other structures aside from the residents of The Laura. Hindesky, you are probably correct about the bridge, although it seems a bit early for it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 This is the type of bridge I'm guessing the permit is for. Looks to be a $254k priced bridge. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Found this tower crane base at their web site. March 2022. https://www.eastriverhtx.com 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2022 A TAS concrete tower crane is going up. 9 hole golf course. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Opening Sept. 2022. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2022 This is what the tower crane is building. 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amlaham Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Wow, this portion of Buffalo Bayou is soo pretty! It looks like a full blown river! I can bet most Houstonians will be mind blown when they see this project finish. I hope more dense projects take place along this side of Buffalo Bayou to give us our own "River Walk" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Architect - https://schaumshieh.com 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Sounds like the two "River Pavilions" / Restaurant spaces South of The Laura. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freundb Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Naviguessor said: Sounds like the two "River Pavilions" / Restaurant spaces South of The Laura. Not sure. The square footage of 10k and 20k don't match up with those pavilions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luminare Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/20/2022 at 2:09 PM, Naviguessor said: Sounds like the two "River Pavilions" / Restaurant spaces South of The Laura. Might be building A which was the Theater? If its Schaum/Shieh I'm expecting something really nice looking with a dash of quirky. They don't do a lot of buildings, but they are very heavy design oriented and tend to also lean on the theoretical/abstract. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post texan Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 Nice comparison of phase 1 currently with the renders! From East River's Facebook page. 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 GooglEarth currently shows some funky-looking rendered buildings on the site. Judging from that aerial photo, they tried to sketch it up and missed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaDo Lou Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 That's an aerial photo from several years ago. That long white building on the left was torn down in 2011 or 2012. If I understand correctly, in most cases, Google utilizes a machine learning algorithm to attempt to reconstruct in 3D what it sees from the 2D aerial photos (sometimes combined with StreetView data, where available). In other words, these 3D models for this location were probably automatically generated by AI, not a human. I'm not sure how often they update their graphics, but apparently not often enough. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Actually, the aerial photo is very recent (Note the construction of the Par3 Golf Course, Townhouses north of Clinton, East River construction lay-down areas). Just the 3D models of the old warehouses on the site old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Google has superimposed the demolished buildings over the current view of the site. The AI probably assumes they are obscured by clouds and stitches them in from an older view. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 @EaDo Louis largely correct here. The aerial photo is recent, but the 3D models of buildings were mostly auto-generated (sometimes hand-generated, or maybe a combination of the two) based on an old aerial photo. Google Earth defaults to showing the old 3D models even when you are viewing the current imagery. Unfortunately Google has not made much effort to update the 3D models in recent years so they are getting increasingly mismatched from the aerial view. Remember when Google Maps let you look at the imagery from 45 degree angles and rotate around to see from 4 different directions? Those are the images used for these models, probably about a decade ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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samagon Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 we need a 'heart eyes emoji' reaction for posts. this is a lot of awesome stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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