East River: Mixed-Use Development By Midway

[strickn]

"Dr. Dave Creech of SFA Gardens, Nacogdoches, Texas in cooperation with Dr. Yin Yunlong and the Taxodium Breeding and Improvement Program at Nanjing Botanical Gardens in China have developed and selected this highly improved kneeless Cypress that was bred from controlled crosses of the Montezuma Cypress, Taxodium distichum var. mexicana, and the Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum var. distichum.

LaNana Cypress, a.k.a 'T406', has proven to be the most popular of the resultant clones and has been trialed across much of the southern US."

https://www.almostedenplants.com/shopping/products/c217-trees/

[Erik Asuncion]

I noticed that there seems to be plenty of street-level and garage parking for cars. I do not seem to see parking for bikes. Maybe I missed something in the photos or when riding through the property. Seems odd to be located right off a bike path and not have racks for bike parking.

Hoping the developer is working with METRO to reduce headways on route 30, which would connect East River with Downtown and the Heights for those who choose not to drive. Other neighborhoods would need to transfer via light rail or other routes. Current headway on route 30 is 50 minutes, which doesn't seem optimal when making plans. The guidebooks shows a proposed streetcar into East Downtown, which would essentially connect East River with the recently announced East Blocks development. I hope that becomes a reality as well. 

[004n063]

4 hours ago, Erik Asuncion said:

I noticed that there seems to be plenty of street-level and garage parking for cars. I do not seem to see parking for bikes. Maybe I missed something in the photos or when riding through the property. Seems odd to be located right off a bike path and not have racks for bike parking.

Hoping the developer is working with METRO to reduce headways on route 30, which would connect East River with Downtown and the Heights for those who choose not to drive. Other neighborhoods would need to transfer via light rail or other routes. Current headway on route 30 is 50 minutes, which doesn't seem optimal when making plans. The guidebooks shows a proposed streetcar into East Downtown, which would essentially connect East River with the recently announced East Blocks development. I hope that becomes a reality as well. 

I think chances of plenty of good bike parking are pretty good.

I think chances of increased frequency on the #11 and #30 buses are okay at best.

I think chances of an EaDo-2W-5W streetcar are basically nil, as cool as that would be.

[HOUTEX]

On 1/8/2024 at 9:49 AM, steve1363 said:

@hindesky love the foliage.   Any idea what type trees these are? 

Ordinary bald cypress on the left, pond cypress on the right. 

 

There are literally dozens of bike racks sprinkled across the new streets and trail system. 

[hindesky]

Two TDLR's for the Port of Houston Authority's parking garage and office building.

Architect for both - https://www.pagethink.com

 

 

[hindesky]

Water/waste water permits for building D.

[IntheKnowHouston]

Plan reviewing fee permit and plan review permit for 2810 Riverby Rd were filed in late 2023. The permits are for a pool pavilion at The Laura in the East River mixed-use development.



Plan reviewing fee





Plan review

[IntheKnowHouston]

Just now, IntheKnowHouston said:

Plan reviewing fee permit and plan review permit for 2810 Riverby Rd were filed in late 2023. The permits are for a pool pavilion at The Laura in the East River mixed-use development.



Plan reviewing fee





Plan review

Several permits were filed yesterday for 2810 Riverby Rd Canopy 1:
 

• Structural permit
• Flood Single Family Residential permit
• Development review

The permits are for a pool pavilion at The Laura in the East River mixed-use development.



Structural permit





Flood Single Family Residential permit





Development review

[cityliving]

 

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

Architect - https://methodarchitecture.com

[hindesky]

Plan Review Fee for the PHA building.

[hindesky]

[004n063]

Since we probably all need a break from the Whitmire doomscrolling, some thoughts on East River:

Yeah, none of it is open. Yeah, every merchant there will be too expensive for most of the closest current residents (or my own midtown self) to frequent. 

But here's the thing - I have never, in my entire life, seen an unfinished construction project as open to the public as this (of course, I've never been to the Sagrada Familia). I saw at least ten other people there during my tenish minutes there this afternoon.

And yeah, it's a nice day, but a lot of trails are still a little iffy after this afternoon's rain, so it's not like it was just oodles of bayou path cyclists. It was just people - regular people (not even HAIF nerds!) just sort of existing there. In an unfinished construction site with zero open businesses and no current immediate trail connection.

Why does this matter? Because it reveals, once again, that people like places. There is so much latent demand for places to comfortably exist in, and I think ER will be such a success story that I genuinely believe that many more mixed-use developments will follow their lead when it comes to permeability and perambulability. 

And I hope more developments recognize the advertising potential of having an explorable site (to the extent that it's legally possible) before opening. 

Anyway, there's my positivity post for the day. I'm sure I'm not the only one who needed it.

Edited February 3 by 004n063

[Yonkers]

22 minutes ago, 004n063 said:

Since we probably all need a break from the Whitmire doomscrolling, some thoughts on East River:

Yeah, none of it is open. Yeah, every merchant there will be too expensive for most of the closest current residents (or my own midtown self) to frequent. 

But here's the thing - I have never, in my entire life, seen an unfinished construction project as open to the public as this (of course, I've never been to the Sagrada Familia). I saw at least ten other people there during my tenish minutes there this afternoon.

Was that you on the motorbike? I drove by there around 4 and saw someone touring. .

My first time there since it was a just cleared field and they've really transformed it. 

Edited February 3 by Yonkers

[004n063]

29 minutes ago, Yonkers said:

Was that you on the motorbike? I drove by there around 4 and saw someone touring. .

My first time there since it was a just cleared field and they've really transformed it. 

Nah, I was on my good ol' acoustic bike

[hindesky]

3 TDLR's permits for interior design work.

Architect - https://www.inventure.design

 

 

 

[hindesky]

 

[Stew]

4 hours ago, hindesky said:

 

Oh, I thought that was going to be a swimming pool but I guess not since it looks like grass and dirt is in it.

So where is the pool?

[hindesky]

It's a construction area, check back later.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

This TDLR is probably for La Calle.

Architect - https://www.architangent.com

 

[hindesky]

Phase II? Proposed plat for East River Sec 3.

[ChannelTwoNews]

Ralph Bivins: water taxis along the Bayou?

A New Oar in Houston’s Waters | Realty News Report

"The Buffalo Bayou park made people realize that the bayou could be a beautiful place and that it had been ignored and disrespected long enough, says Brad Freels, chairman of Midway, which is developing the 150-acre East River development that features a long stretch of bayou frontage. The bayou is [a] municipal jewel, he says.

“We’ve never embraced one of our largest assets,” Freels said. “We need to show it off.”

Freels is ready to build a water taxi dock at East River and another at the East River 9 golf course at the other end of the property."

[hindesky]

Guessing this is for the Port Houston Authority parking garage.

[Urbannizer]

https://issuu.com/midway2/docs/230720_east_river_office?fr=sMjM0ZDY2NTEzNDU

[monarch]

^^^ my goodness, these prospective additions (phase II) to this dynamic EAST RIVER development seem a bit overly ambitious.  let's hope that this comes to fruition... WOW!  

[hindesky]