ricco67 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I guess the garage wasn't salvageable. They are knocking it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Not too surprised. At least they did investigate it to determine if it was compromised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I guess the garage wasn't salvageable. They are knocking it down. What goes down must come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Not too surprised. At least they did investigate it to determine if it was compromised. I agree. I don’t know what heating up a slab of concrete does to the steel reinforcement inside it, but that fire was a hot one, and it burned right on that garage for quite a while. If there was any doubt about its integrity, I imagine that it was uninsurable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 http://swamplot.com/burnt-down-axis-apartments-giving-up-on-surviving-parking-garage/2014-09-19/ Â Â 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 368 units, Jan 2016 completion. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 368 units, Jan 2016 completion.Same exact design? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) I hope they decide against wood construction. Edited November 5, 2014 by toxtethogrady 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I hope they decide against wood construction.I think putting in firewalls and a bit of a setback from the cemetery would be nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I would not be surprised to see stick construction again. Â This site is pretty clearly being built to a design life, with the idea of something bigger and better and whatever coming in a few decades hence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I thought only airports did placeholder construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Axis apartmentsLocation: Northwest corner of West Dallas at MontroseDeveloper: Dallas-based JLB PartnersOriginal plan: The 396-unit luxury apartmentcomplex was just a few months shy of opening when a five-alarm fire destroyed it in March.Status: "We are still working through the insurance process, and we will make a decision sometime in 2015," JLB's Scott Sherwood said about rebuilding the project.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Cracks-forming-in-commercial-real-estate-market-6037038.php#/0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Axis Developer: JLB Partners    Units: 368    Move-ins: January 2016  JLB Partners had to start all over when Axis burned down only a few months before delivery. It got right back on track though and is plowing along for the second time.https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/multifamily/montrose-still-has-a-huge-pipeline-45952 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 we lost 28 units to the fire. redesign? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 we lost 28 units to the fire. redesign?No, fire. RIP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 http://swamplot.com/a-better-fence-for-the-axis-apartments-site/2015-06-10/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 That wood fence should burn real nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bransocial Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Any updates on Axis project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Is this still getting rebuilt? Its been over a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I think there's better use for this land from the selfish not too close neighbor! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 They should rebuild it, but maybe have another apartment building nearby called The Allies. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Here we are 3 years later. Was this ever rebuilt? What does the site look like now? Will there ever build it if they haven't already? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, citykid09 said: Here we are 3 years later. Was this ever rebuilt? What does the site look like now? Will there ever build it if they haven't already? Â 1. Â Nope. 2. Â A large vacant lot. 3. Â Not until the market rebounds. Â Â (I have no special knowledge, just a view of the place) Edited February 12, 2017 by mollusk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Think about if the developer had just listened to what the people wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Think about if the developer had just listened to what the people wanted. Not being funny but what did they want? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) From what I remember, this development was going to be built next to a cemetery. Basically the back porch of a few of the units would have been within a few feet of tombstones. People were upset but the develop kept going. Then the building burned down. Edited February 13, 2017 by j_cuevas713 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 9 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: People were upset but the develop jepts going. Â Are you suggesting foul play? Last article I can find (from fall 2015) still says HFD was investigating. This is the one with a welder on the roof and high winds right? Never heard the outcome, but early reports indicated it was an accident. There were people complaining about building near the cemetery but there will always be some group complaining about something with a development this big. Â It would be interesting to see what came of the HFD report and subsequent dealing with insurance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 4 hours ago, skwatra said: Â Are you suggesting foul play? Â Foul play from the dead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 5 hours ago, skwatra said: Â Are you suggesting foul play? Last article I can find (from fall 2015) still says HFD was investigating. This is the one with a welder on the roof and high winds right? Never heard the outcome, but early reports indicated it was an accident. There were people complaining about building near the cemetery but there will always be some group complaining about something with a development this big. Â It would be interesting to see what came of the HFD report and subsequent dealing with insurance. I wouldn't doubt it in this case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I thought it was reported that welding some components on or near the roof was the source of the fire? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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