illusionescape Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I have seen a lot of activity at the warehouse on the north side of the Dowling-Polk intersection. They have replaced all of the windows and the upper level has been given a new stucco exterior finish with green-toned paint. Looks like it could be highrise lofts or something like that. Anyone know for sure? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I have seen a lot of activity at the warehouse on the north side of the Dowling-Polk intersection. They have replaced all of the windows and the upper level has been given a new stucco exterior finish with green-toned paint. Looks like it could be highrise lofts or something like that. Anyone know for sure?Was originally planned as condos, but I forget whether it was being developed by Caspian Enterprises or another entity. It's nice to see progress again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 That building was once owned by the Houston Chronicle, built as a small distribution center for the paper. It was rumored, mostly by Houston Post employees across that street, that the only reason the Chronicle operated out of that building was so they could keep an eye on the comings and goings at the Post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwood Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I have seen a lot of activity at the warehouse on the north side of the Dowling-Polk intersection. They have replaced all of the windows and the upper level has been given a new stucco exterior finish with green-toned paint. Looks like it could be highrise lofts or something like that. Anyone know for sure?That project started about 5 years ago. It's sure been open to the elements for a long time. For a while, they were competition with Live Oak Lofts, nearby. I was told that Live Oak was marketed to investors from the east and west coasts but most of the units then went into foreclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urbanize713 Posted May 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2015 Saw these new signs at the corner of Dowling and Polk. Anyone have any more details? 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Wow, please tell me someone has details on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I've heard a few grocery tenants were looking in the area. This would be a great location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) I read on NextDoor that Sprouts might be opening here. Can anybody confirm that or know anything else? Edited January 17, 2017 by intencity77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just a note of caution... as we've seen many times, a retailer's name appearing on a developer's site plan does not necessarily mean much. Note that the Lovett flyer says they have "retail, office and entertainment spaces available" but the site plan does not appear to show any available retail (or entertainment) space. It only shows the space labeled Sprouts and CVS. Also, the rendering (which is labeled "Option 2") does not seem to match up with the site plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 sprouts, trader joes, aldi, lidl whatever other small grocer. I don't care who comes in. some grocery competition in the area is needed. Randalls in midtown and Kroger in the east end are it, and both have some big downsides that make me wish for more competition. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 With the new Whole Foods Midtown and this new grocer on the East End, these two spots should lure further development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 This developer owns the pad of the CVS by the coffee plant and many others like Waught so it's for sure. Sprouts has been in negotiations forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Someone on Nextdoor spoke with Liz Jacobs of Lovett Commercial and they were told that the Sprouts and CVS deal fell through. Looks like this side of town will continue to be a food desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Eastdwntwn said: Someone on Nextdoor spoke with Liz Jacobs of Lovett Commercial and they were told that the Sprouts and CVS deal fell through. Looks like this side of town will continue to be a food desert. I heard that CVS was still in, but Sprouts was not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitts Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 7 hours ago, Eastdwntwn said: Someone on Nextdoor spoke with Liz Jacobs of Lovett Commercial and they were told that the Sprouts and CVS deal fell through. Looks like this side of town will continue to be a food desert. There's still Kombat Kroger and Phoenicia in close distance. Not exactly a food desert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 8 hours ago, Eastdwntwn said: Someone on Nextdoor spoke with Liz Jacobs of Lovett Commercial and they were told that the Sprouts and CVS deal fell through. Looks like this side of town will continue to be a food desert. That's a pretty big blow to the area. I hear there are plenty of grocers looking, but these things take a long time to come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Maybe they are waiting to see what happens with the Amazon Bid. Its a long shot but it would be a smart temporary hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/east-end-kroger-management-admits-to-rodent-problem/285-530515356 This area needs a another grocery store in the worst way. There has been a lot of activity here the last few weeks. The attached photo was taken from next door. The truck is Arc Abatement, and from a quick google search, they specialize in asbestos abatement. They also have had crews taking off all of the graffiti on the emancipation side of the building. Not sure what any of this means, but some activity is better than none. Edited March 28, 2018 by Eastdwntwn 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Just saw this yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 From Nextdoor: "I just spoke to Mr. Clay Mealy with Lovett Commercial, one of the agents on the listing brochure for this property. He confirmed to me that there is currently no tenant for the building. He said that they had talked to Sprouts a while back but nothing came of it, and have presented the plans to other grocers. He said the asbestos abatement was something the owner knows has to be done anyway, so they are just getting it over with. The site plan appears to anticipate some sort of parking structure on Charles street so I imagine that is what the variance request is for. Any commercial use at that location will have parking issues so a parking garage would be a necessity. He was very nice and I thanked him for his continued efforts in presenting the property to potential tenants so that we can have some more options on the east side." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 23 hours ago, Eastdwntwn said: From Nextdoor: "I just spoke to Mr. Clay Mealy with Lovett Commercial, one of the agents on the listing brochure for this property. He confirmed to me that there is currently no tenant for the building. He said that they had talked to Sprouts a while back but nothing came of it, and have presented the plans to other grocers. He said the asbestos abatement was something the owner knows has to be done anyway, so they are just getting it over with. The site plan appears to anticipate some sort of parking structure on Charles street so I imagine that is what the variance request is for. Any commercial use at that location will have parking issues so a parking garage would be a necessity. He was very nice and I thanked him for his continued efforts in presenting the property to potential tenants so that we can have some more options on the east side." Well at least they're prepping the building for a tenant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Quote http://swamplot.com/latest-plans-for-former-houston-post-building-new-entrance-block-on-st-charles-rest-of-double-block-mostly-for-parking/2018-07-20/ This is so disappointing. So basically its parking...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I blame Lovett. IMO, they seem fairly inadequate and inexperienced in securing any big name national retail tenants for their projects, especially for any of their hoards of empty and derelict properties they own in the East End & EaDo. I shudder at the thought of their purchase of the former downtown post office complex. That project could have been so much more had a bigger, more experienced developer won the bid. It will likely remain empty for years or at the very most, be a very mediocre development in the end....a lot like this once promising project is heading toward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Wow, what a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 3 hours ago, intencity77 said: I blame Lovett. IMO, they seem fairly inadequate and inexperienced in securing any big name national retail tenants for their projects, especially for any of their hoards of empty and derelict properties they own in the East End & EaDo. I shudder at the thought of their purchase of the former downtown post office complex. That project could have been so much more had a bigger, more experienced developer won the bid. It will likely remain empty for years or at the very most, be a very mediocre development in the end....a lot like this once promising project is heading toward. Even with more people living in the area, there's no chance that Sprouts, or any other grocer of any size, would put in a store at this location. There just aren't enough potential customers to justify a store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastdwntwn Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 10:03 PM, CrockpotandGravel said: Great. Another failed project to be. This breaks my spirit. Isn't Lovett Commercial about repurposing old buildings? This worries me about all the other lots they have in the east side, like the old Frankel's. Is there anything we can do to stop this stupid parking lot from being built? This is a serious question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Clean19 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 There are too many large open spaces for a grocer to move into: - Navigation and Jensen - East River - Waco and Navigation I dont think a grocer would want to move into a historic building when they could build a whole new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 This location is much closer to south downtown though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Perhaps the parking spots being carved out on the first floor will eventually be used for a grocery store? A grocery need a wide open space, so this could be step one towards that happening...? Wishful thinking, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedistrict84 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 This is a very disappointing use of this lot. The amount of parking is overkill for the type of tenants they indicate may occupy the development. Maybe they should just stick to building townhouses in 100-year flood zones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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