Urbannizer Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Multi-family proposal on Brazos & Dennis St. Developer is listed as Light Hill Partners, http://www.lighthillpartners.com/ SubdivisionPlatPDF_Plat.Brazos Lofts.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I'm not very impressed with the images from the website. I hope they don't plan on doing something like those in midtown. They look a little on the suburban side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I'm not very impressed with the images from the website. I hope they don't plan on doing something like those in midtown. They look a little on the suburban side. I agree. A whole lotta "moo" and "grooaan" on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yeah the ones on the website look like the typical garden style apartments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Small plot for a MF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Small plot for a MF.That could be a good thing, meaning they would have to build UP instead of outward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Everyone is complaining that there are too many "luxury" units going up and not enough affordable... here we have a group who looks like they specialize in more mid-priced units and everyone's complaining they're not nice enough. assuming they build something similar to what they show on their website, a smaller mid-priced complex should be welcomed. can't win with this crowd. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Where is the MF designation coming from? The PDF states that the lot will still be restricted to single family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Everyone is complaining that there are too many "luxury" units going up and not enough affordable... here we have a group who looks like they specialize in more mid-priced units and everyone's complaining they're not nice enough. assuming they build something similar to what they show on their website, a smaller mid-priced complex should be welcomed. can't win with this crowd. haha, oh so true. I was going to add that this group seems to be growing and by their resume, it proves it. Interested to see what they come up with. The name 'Lofts' makes me think they are probably going in a new direction. Fun to watch small firms grow. Looks like they are finding success being the Buick to the Cadillac in the areas they build/renovate. I do hope it is a good design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Where is the MF designation coming from? The PDF states that the lot will still be restricted to single family. The PDF says 24 proposed dwelling units if I'm reading it correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 blahhhhhhhh. Yeah because CLEARLY this is what midtown needs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 24 units is a lot of units for that little lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Everyone is complaining that there are too many "luxury" units going up and not enough affordable... here we have a group who looks like they specialize in more mid-priced units and everyone's complaining they're not nice enough. assuming they build something similar to what they show on their website, a smaller mid-priced complex should be welcomed. can't win with this crowd. Are you sure it's everyone on both issues? Maybe the people complaining about luxury are different than the people complaining about this. I imagine it's also possible to build something that isn't luxury, but is more urbanist than what this company usually does. Edited October 23, 2014 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 24 units is a lot of units for that little lot. Im not sure if I was reading the pdf correctly so that might not be the right number......if it is, I could see 6 floors of 4 units...or maybe 4 floors of 6 units....not sure how big that would make the units though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 That could be a good thing, meaning they would have to build UP instead of outward.Then we have to start wondering if they have the muscle to build up instead of out. It's rare for anybody who builds 2-3 stories to make the leap to something taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 That's what I'm confused by too. 24 units is kind of pushing it on that lot, and i guess they would be including off-street parking. But it says that it will retain the single family restriction, which doesn't make sense to me.The PDF says 24 proposed dwelling units if I'm reading it correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I don't know if you've seen this before, but it definitely shows the lack of density.http://persquaremile.com/2011/01/18/if-the-worlds-population-lived-in-one-city/ I was wondering how much space is in a square mile to sort of figure out how crowded Houston is. http://www.asknumbers.com/square-mile-to-square-feet.aspx So here is what I think it is. A square mile is 27,878,400 square feet or something like all the office space in the Galleria Area. Houston has say 3500 people per square mile in the city limits. So each person gets almost 8,000 square feet of space. Its not so crowded when you look at it that way and thus no wonder the sprawl. I could be wrong just did this quick and dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 It needs to be remembered where Houston's city limits lie, and the large tracts of vacant space in the outer areas due to our unrestricted ability to annex. If we were hemmed in like Boston or San Francisco, we'd be much denser (although still not as dense as those cities). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I was wondering how much space is in a square mile to sort of figure out how crowded Houston is. http://www.asknumbers.com/square-mile-to-square-feet.aspx So here is what I think it is. A square mile is 27,878,400 square feet or something like all the office space in the Galleria Area. Houston has say 3500 people per square mile in the city limits. So each person gets almost 8,000 square feet of space. Its not so crowded when you look at it that way and thus no wonder the sprawl. I could be wrong just did this quick and dirty. That 3500 figure is changing. Just a cruise over the Inner Loop using Google Maps shows a lot of rowhouse development replacing either ranchers or vacant lots especially in the Wards, the Heights and in the direction of Upper Kirby. They are packing residences in smaller spaces in a way that didn't happen 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 June 18th 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I like the garden style apartments, It could work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTexas Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Been noticing the recent clearing and beginning of foundation in the lot behind Walgreens at Brazos at Dennis. Anyone have any information on what's going in there? It's a small lot, don't think it would be residential since its surrounded by Walgreens and Wells Fargo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31316-brazos-lofts-midtown/?hl=%2Bbrazos+%2Bdennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Merged with the existing thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cspwal Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Oh wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terra002 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Guess its better than a vacant lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The previous projects from this developer were uninspiring garden apartments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The previous projects from this developer were uninspiring garden apartmentsBeing positive: at least it's a step in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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