Triton Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Some demolition work is being done just south of Minute Maid Field next to the Annunciation Catholic Church. I was thinking this was may be related to the parking garage: But I'm not 100% sure that they needed to abandon the street and demo the lot next door. New development by marclongoria, on Flickr New development by marclongoria, on Flickr Anyone have any other info on this? I figured they may be pushed to the downtown subforum... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Maybe some work for the cultural museum or heritage museum? Can't remember the name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) edit, just noticed you said they abandoned the street too? Edited November 1, 2014 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Is this related to the Nau Center for cultural heritage? I saw some demo next to the steam engine earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 I dunno, but it's a shame to lose that church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Church ain't going away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 They must be protecting some of the windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Some demolition work is being done just south of Minute Maid Field next to the Annunciation Catholic Church. I was thinking this was may be related to the parking garage: But I'm not 100% sure that they needed to abandon the street and demo the lot next door. Anyone have any other info on this? I figured they may be pushed to the downtown subforum... If the yellow highlighting means anything, both the demolitions and street abandonment are pretty clearly related to the planned parking garage. Regardless of the highlighting on the map, it is very clear neither the demolitions nor the street abandonment have anything to do with the Nau Center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 If the yellow highlighting means anything, both the demolitions and street abandonment are pretty clearly related to the planned parking garage. Regardless of the highlighting on the map, it is very clear neither the demolitions nor the street abandonment have anything to do with the Nau Center. Clarification: I did the yellow highlighting myself to show the affected area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The 13 and 32 are atop the garage, so the block appears to be north of there. HSPVA appears to be 29 or possibly 26. I don't remember enough about the Downtown map to know which numbers are 36 and 38. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 The 13 and 32 are atop the garage, so the block appears to be north of there. HSPVA appears to be 29 or possibly 26. I don't remember enough about the Downtown map to know which numbers are 36 and 38. http://www.downtownhouston.org/site_media/uploads/attachments/2014-09-12/140911_Double_Sided_Development_Map_Renders_Map_11x17_1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Isn't the church building a multi level parking lot there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The 13 and 32 are atop the garage, so the block appears to be north of there. HSPVA appears to be 29 or possibly 26. I don't remember enough about the Downtown map to know which numbers are 36 and 38. 29 and 26 are both residential projects. (26 is the Catalyst -- 29 stories.) The HSPVA site is not on Triton's map. 36 is the Nau Center. 38 is where Houston First Corp. has been working with Annunciation on a possible parking garage. It would make complete sense to abandon the street so that Annunciation can have their parking directly on their campus (and the street does not go anywhere anyway). The demolitions taking place on the current Annunciation campus I have no idea about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I like that view of the back of the church with the train station in the background, on a relatively quiet street. Too bad it won't exist anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 A little more info from Annunciation's website: News Construction Update:We have completed the move out of the Rectory and into our temporary office at the Old Co-Cathedral Rectory office at 1111 Pierce.The Rectory, garage and school...have now been demolished! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 So this is simply a parking garage for the church? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) So this is simply a parking garage for the church? The downtown development map identifies Item 38 as a "300 car parking garage for Incarnate Word Academy and Annunciation Catholic Church." The quote above from the church's website suggests they plan to also build one or more other new structures on their campus; at least a new rectory. I can't find it now, but I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that Houston First Corporation is working with the church on the parking garage project. That suggests to me that we may see a larger or at least shared-use parking garage (perhaps providing parking for the Nau Center) with some ground floor retail. Edited November 3, 2014 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 I believe the picture that Urbannizer posted solved why the city is abandoning the road here: It appears that the ramps for the parking garage will take the place of the street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 That is correct Triton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What is "Proposed Mixed Usage" between Crawford, Rusk, Capitol, and Avenida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Rumor on the street it's that 200 story Tower 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Shh...I thought no one was supposed to know about the Burj yet... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Rumor on the street it's that 200 story Tower 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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