samagon Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Triton said: Demo work is still continuing if anyone can believe it. considering the current state of everything, I wouldn't be shocked to see work slow to a stop once demo is fully complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 There's that last bit of warehouse still holding on for dear life for a while now. Someone asked me if it was going to be apart of the project. I'm a big confused. So we're getting a big apartment complex with some retail/gas station pad sites? Not a giant parking lot sea with a big box store? All of my neighbors are convinced a Burlington Coat Factory is going here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 @Montrose1100 They pulled the store plans last minute and updated their website with "Coug's Crossing" right before demo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hopefully they can fix the name to "Coog's". 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 an old friend was a civil engineer, he did a survey on the foundation for the Fingers building. He said that foundation was so thick that after a nuclear war, the only things that would be left behind would be cockroaches and that slab. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: an old friend was a civil engineer, he did a survey on the foundation for the Fingers building. He said that foundation was so thick that after a nuclear war, the only things that would be left behind would be cockroaches and that slab. You need a pretty thick slab to keep the old baseball stadium buried 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, ljchou said: @Montrose1100 They pulled the store plans last minute and updated their website with "Coug's Crossing" right before demo Ah okay, I see on their site the Ross and Burlington portion were nixed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedistrict84 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 22 hours ago, Montrose1100 said: Ah okay, I see on their site the Ross and Burlington portion were nixed. From what I recall, Lovett seems to just randomly list retailers as tenants on site plans to generate interest without any sort of agreement in place. They did the same thing when they used Sprouts on the site plan and renderings for the old Houston Post building on Polk. Maybe someone involved in commercial real estate could further elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 hours ago, thedistrict84 said: From what I recall, Lovett seems to just randomly list retailers as tenants on site plans to generate interest without any sort of agreement in place. They did the same thing when they used Sprouts on the site plan and renderings for the old Houston Post building on Polk. Maybe someone involved in commercial real estate could further elaborate? I think that's a pretty standard practice among retail project developers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Theres a "future home of 7eleven" sign on the corner of 45 and Cullen. The stop n go curse has been lifted from Houston. Citizens will be free to enjoy slurpees soon again. XD 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Any idea why they left part of the former finger's building on the northeast corner of the property? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, ljchou said: Any idea why they left part of the former finger's building on the northeast corner of the property? I haven't seen any progress on the site in a couple weeks, but i don't pass by daily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 idk but i always did like the shaded canopy portion of that building facing Cullen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedistrict84 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 12:35 PM, Houston19514 said: I think that's a pretty standard practice among retail project developers. I feel like the vast majority of developers use generic business names for proposed site plans and renderings when some or all tenants have not been confirmed. Lovett is the only one I can think of offhand that uses the names of real companies in site plans when no agreement is apparently in place. For instance, the Houston Post project on Polk had Sprouts in the original renderings (which caused a bunch of excitement in a neighborhood in desperate need of another grocery store), and a later site plan featured a Walgreens I believe. Neither are going forward. Lovett does this all the time, but it is definitely not normal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 8:54 AM, ljchou said: Any idea why they left part of the former finger's building on the northeast corner of the property? My guess is the developer is going to reuse that part of the warehouse that was saved. Either they have a client in mind or is marketing it as a selling feature. It looks over-engineered with those massive steel trusses not to mention the ceiling clearance is somewhere around 70' 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 The canopy area looks like it used to be for unloading trains - it does look interesting It's the only structure left on the lot Some signs of life 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 those old rail car depot spots are awesome additions to buildings. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brom Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 8/22/2020 at 3:39 PM, Arternative said: My guess is the developer is going to reuse that part of the warehouse that was saved. Either they have a client in mind or is marketing it as a selling feature. It looks over-engineered with those massive steel trusses not to mention the ceiling clearance is somewhere around 70' I hope it will be a cool rooftop bar/entertainment venue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Huge piles of dirt down the center of the site and formwork in place to pour an entry road off Cullen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 14 hours ago, phillip_white said: Huge piles of dirt down the center of the site and formwork in place to pour an entry road off Cullen. Yeah, they've been working on hard on that mountain of dirt that has been sitting there. Glad to see activity again. Plus they broke up the median on Cullen and looks like they'll put a turn lane for people trying to connect to 59. No more breaking the law! 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 the internal streets have been paved 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 they have had a sign that 7-11 was coming soon. steel supports are going up now for what I guess will be the 7-11 (pad site closest to intersection). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I took a couple of pics on my Thursday ride but I couldn't find this topic. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robalob Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I don't think these renders have been posted on here yet from Lovett's website. Looks like they'll build behind the existing facade facing Cullen and also add an indoor garage and a perhaps second story office-space. The middle building along the i-45 frontage also says "Starbucks". 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ljchou Posted October 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2021 Shipley's donuts set up with a Shipley's tent and shovels this morning likely for a ground breaking ceremony. They were at the north east corner of Cullen and the interior driveway 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fortune Posted October 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2021 Shipley Do-Nuts Breaks Ground On New Headquarters Shipley Do-Nuts Breaks Ground On New Headquarters | Texas | tylerpaper.com 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Fortune said: Shipley Do-Nuts Breaks Ground On New Headquarters Shipley Do-Nuts Breaks Ground On New Headquarters | Texas | tylerpaper.com This makes more sense. A groundbreaking for another franchise location felt aggressive! Very cool. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Now the big question is, what happens to all the land Shipley's owns on N Main. Could potentially be something big for the Heights area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Since we're on this thread, the gas station at the corner of Cullen + 45 is nearing completion. Interior looks stocked and landscaping is complete. Would expect it to open any day now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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