East Washington At 1818-1814 Washington Ave.

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Below are the website and social media for Benny Chows. 

This is a Berg Hospitality Group concept centered on elevated Cantonese fare. The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.


https://www.bennychows.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bennychows/




The website and social media for Canopy Social.

This is the other Berg Hospitality Group concept opening soon at 1818 Washington Ave. 


https://www.thecanopysocial.com/

https://www.instagram.com/canopysocialhtx/

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Signage mock-up for the forthcoming Berg Hospitality Group concepts at the 1818 Washington Ave development.

This was included in the Houston Chronicle article announcing Benny Chows and Canopy Social.

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A few days ago, another architectural barriers project for Benny Chows was filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Benny Chows is a Berg Hospitality Group concept centered on elevated Cantonese fare. The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.


Below are the details from the filing:
 

• Benny Chows Expansion
   
• Start Date: 6/1/2023
   
• Completion Date: 9/30/2023
   
• Estimated Cost: $150,000
   
• Type of Work: Renovation/Alteration
   
• Scope of Work:  Remodel of a shell space
   
• Square Footage: 2,000 ft 2 
   

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2023017849

[IntheKnowHouston]

Updated leasing brochure for 1818 Washington Ave was uploaded to Lovett Commercial's website recently.

The latest plana includes Benny Chows and a rooftop cocktail bar (the bar is Canopy Social).


https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

 

[IntheKnowHouston]

Signage for Benny Chows is up. Finch Creative, the agency behind Berg Hospitality Group's logo designs, shared photos to their Instagram today.

Benny Chows is a Berg Hospitality Group concept centered on elevated Cantonese fare. The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.


https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr3eEmHgB5U/

 

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[IntheKnowHouston]

Preview services for Benny Chows were held over the weekend. Located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180, Benny Chows is a Berg Hospitality Group concept centered on elevated Cantonese fare.

Below are photos of the exterior shared on Instagram and the restaurant's Google Maps listing.

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Another interior photo of Benny Chows. This was included in an article on CultureMap yesterday.

Benny Chows is a Berg Hospitality Group concept centered on elevated Cantonese fare.  The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.

[IntheKnowHouston]

Benny Chows, the latest Berg Hospitality Group restaurant, opens June 28. The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.


About the restaurant's design from a Houston Chronicle article last week:

The Benny Chows menu will play out against a high style design that includes natural wood and stacked stone, black lacquer accents with brass and gold, hand-pained red and gold wallpaper, cherry blossoms and bird cages, antique architectural touches and Chinese lanterns.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture/restaurants-bars/article/berg-hospitality-benny-chows-houston-18168001.php

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More details about Benny Chows' design published yesterday on CultureMap.  The restaurant is located at 1818 Washington Ave, Suite A-180.

 

The main dining room features hand-painted red and gold wallpaper that tells a story. A gold bouquet of cherry blossoms serves as a visual focal point.

“It’s a complete landscape scene that goes around the dining room. The most I’ve ever spent on something like that,” Berg says. 

...An alley between the two buildings serves as Benny Chows’ patio. It’s decorated with paper lanterns an an homage to New York’s Chinatown. 

https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/benny-chows-restaurant-opening-date-ben-berg-hospitality-2023/

[hindesky]

I saw several guys in business casual walking this property a couple months ago.

Developer is Lovett Homes according to the proposed plat.

Proposed plat.

 

 

St Stephens Catholic Church owns the corner lot and a whole block southwest of this that has been fenced off and not used for years.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by hindesky

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[hindesky]

So this lot was used for customers of 1818 Washington project and didn't belong to the church but Lovett.

To my surprise it will be two new restaurants one being 2 stories and the other being a 1 story building.

The Planning Commission approved the plat.

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42 minutes ago, hindesky said:

So this lot was used for customers of 1818 Washington project and didn't belong to the church but Lovett.

To my surprise it will be two new restaurants one being 2 stories and the other being a 1 story building.

It's not that much of a surprise being that Lovett Commercial disclosed future plans for this property back in 2018. The property is part of the East Washington / 1818 Washington Ave property. It's phase II of 1818 Washington Ave, which is part of the larger Sawyer Yards development.

Lovett Commercial included plans for another section of the 1818 Washington Ave development. The developer also submitted this to the planning commission in 2018 when they were requesting a variance:



Posts and illustrations of 1818 Washington Phase II (planned for Center St) from the existing 1818 Washington topic for phase one and phase two:

https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/37438-retail-development-at-1818-washington-ave/ 

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On 4/2/2018 at 9:19 AM, Angostura said:

Here's the site layout submitted to the planning commission. A little different than the brochure.

 

On 2/18/2019 at 12:27 AM, Visitor said:

Here is the image I based my guess on:

 

On 11/7/2019 at 6:59 AM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Updated brochure for East Washington at 1818 Washington Ave in Houston.


https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave- (archive link)

brochure: https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332
 

 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 1:30 PM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Level 1 Site Plan

 

 

On 9/24/2020 at 11:49 PM, Urbannizer said:

Brochure updated with images of Phase II

 

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

 

 

Edited December 21, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

[IntheKnowHouston]

 Mods @Urbannizer @Triton please consider merging this topic with the ongoing topic for 1818 Washington Ave.

As noted in the posts provided above, this is phase II of the East Washington / 1818 Washington Ave development from Lovett Commercial. Phase II of 1818 Washington Ave (located on Center Street) has been discussed in detail in the existing 1818 Washington Ave topic since 2018.



https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/37438-retail-development-at-1818-washington-ave/

 

Edited December 21, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

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On 4/2/2018 at 9:19 AM, Angostura said:

Here's the site layout submitted to the planning commission. A little different than the brochure.

 

On 2/18/2019 at 12:27 AM, Visitor said:

Here is the image I based my guess on:

 

On 11/7/2019 at 6:59 AM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Originally posted March 30, 2018 in this thread before all of my content were removed from the entire forum earlier this month. Reposting this throws off the flow of the thread (i.e. out of order),  still, it may be helpful for visitors to see what was previously discussed or shared before. An archive link is coming soon.

Updated brochure for East Washington at 1818 Washington Ave in Houston.


https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave- (archive link)

brochure: https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332
 

 

 

On 11/7/2019 at 1:30 PM, CrockpotandGravel said:

An updated site plan was uploaded very recently to Lovett Commercial's website and included in an updated brochure.


https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave- (archive link)

Brochure:
https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332  (archive link)



Level 1 Site Plan





Level 2 Site Plan





Roof Deck site plan




 

 

On 9/24/2020 at 11:49 PM, Urbannizer said:

Brochure updated with images of Phase II

 

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

 

A rendering with a closer view of the 1818 Washington Ave phase II planned on Center St. The rendering shows the view from Center St and White St. This is included in materials pertaining to a variance request named Silver St. It was on the agenda for this month's planning commission meeting.

1 hour ago, hindesky said:

To my surprise it will be two new restaurants one being 2 stories and the other being a 1 story building.

 

[IntheKnowHouston]

The are updated leasing materials for 1818 Washington Ave. I'm not certain when the leasing brochure or the website showcasing the property were updated. I'm thinking sometime between late summer and the fall.

1818 Washington Ave's property website also includes updated photos of the first phase.

 

Details from the listing:
 

• Patios and rooftop terrace with panoramic downtown views
• Generous surface parking
• Future plans for a second phase of development

 

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave-

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=33

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Just now, IntheKnowHouston said:

The are updated leasing materials for 1818 Washington Ave. I'm not certain when the leasing brochure or the website showcasing the property were updated. I'm thinking sometime between late summer and the fall.

1818 Washington Ave's property website also includes updated photos of the first phase.

 

Details from the listing:
 

• Patios and rooftop terrace with panoramic downtown views
• Generous surface parking
• Future plans for a second phase of development

 

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave-

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=33

Below are photos of 1818 Washington Ave's phase one. The photos were possibly included to Lovett Commercial's website in the last few months.
















Courtyard and common area









Rooftop

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On 4/30/2023 at 10:30 PM, IntheKnowHouston said:

Updated leasing brochure for 1818 Washington Ave was uploaded to Lovett Commercial's website recently.

The latest plana includes Benny Chows and a rooftop cocktail bar (the bar is Canopy Social).


https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

Below is the most recent site plan for 1818 Washington Ave. It is included in Lovett Commercial's latest marketing brochure for the property. I don't know when the brochure was uploaded to Lovett Commercial's website.

According to the site plan, the following space remain available:

 

• Level 1
   
  • 7,420 sf unit (corner of Washington Ave and Silver St)
  • 4,250 sf unit (corner of Silver St and Center St)
    
     
• Level 2
  
  • 1,300 sf
  • 2,900 sf patio

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

Level 1





Level 2





Rooftop

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Below is a map of the 1814 Washington Ave parcel outlined.

1814 Washington Ave is located next to 1818 Washington Ave, which is Lovett Commercial's development on the 1812 Washington Ave parcel.

Edited December 27, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

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October 2022 Street View of 1814 Washington Ave.

1814 Washington Ave is owned by Lovett Commercial. It's also part of the larger Sawyer Yards campus.

Local butcher shop and steakhouse B&B Butchers is housed in the Dittman Building, which is located on the property. The building was once home to Dittman Bakery.

Edited December 27, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston

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May 2022 Street View of 1814 Washington Ave (view from Center St.)

1814 Washington Ave is owned by Lovett Commercial. It's also part of the larger Sawyer Yards campus.

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Below is a photo of 1814 Washington Ave taken some time this spring or early summer. The photo is from recent marketing materials for 1818 Washington Ave.

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1814 Washington Ave, which also includes the Dittman Building, appears to be part of collection of buildings that make up East Washington.

East Washington is the name Lovett Commercial marketed 1818 Washington Ave until a few years ago. According to documents submitted recently to the city's planning commission, East Washington also incorporates 1814 Washington Ave. Previously, Lovett Commercial marketed 1814 Washington by itself. Until around 2017 or 2018, the property was listed on Lovett Commercial's website at Washington Dittman Building.

B&B Butchers and The Butcher Shop operate out of the former Dittman Building at 1814 Washington Ave. Both are food & beverage concepts from Berg Hospitality Group.



 

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In addition to the Sawyer Yards master plan document, a table with tenants listed. The table is for East Washington. It was included with recent platting approval documents. The tenants are listed under each building. Furthermore, the table notes plans for future tenants in East Washington's new phases.

As mentioned in the above post, Lovett sought approval for a subdivision plat. Included on the plat are nearby parcels that will soon become part of Lovett's East Washington development.

According to the table, there are plans for phase two of 1814 Washington Ave. Listed under 1814 Washington B are two units. Both are 3,500 sf.  One is unit is for a future restaurant (possibly a neighborhood-type eatery). The other unit is for an office.

https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2023\2023-25_ActionAgenda.pdf

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On 4/2/2018 at 9:19 AM, Angostura said:

Here's the site layout submitted to the planning commission. A little different than the brochure.

 

On 2/18/2019 at 12:27 AM, Visitor said:

Here is the image I based my guess on:

 

On 11/7/2019 at 6:59 AM, CrockpotandGravel said:

Updated brochure for East Washington at 1818 Washington Ave in Houston.

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/properties/houston/1818-washington-ave- (archive link)

brochure: https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332





 

 

On 9/24/2020 at 11:49 PM, Urbannizer said:

Brochure updated with images of Phase II

https://www.lovettcommercial.com/Pdf.aspx?id=332

 

1818 Washington Ave appears to be part of a collection of buildings that make up East Washington.

East Washington is the name Lovett Commercial marketed 1818 Washington Ave until a few years ago. According to documents submitted recently to the city's planning commission, East Washington also incorporates 1814 Washington Ave, 1902 Washington Ave, 1920 Center St, and 1115 Silver St.

East Washington is part of the Sawyer Yards development.

Below is a master plan of Sawyer Yards. The plan includes:

• East Washington
• 1420 Sawyer
• First Industrial - 2102 Edwards St
• 1225 Sawyer St
   
   

https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2023\2023-25_ActionAgenda.pdf

 

Edited January 3 by IntheKnowHouston

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Just now, IntheKnowHouston said:

1818 Washington Ave appears to be part of a collection of buildings that make up East Washington

 

In addition to the Sawyer Yards master plan document mentioned in the above post, there is a table with tenants listed. The table only pertains to East Washington. It is included with recent platting approval documents. The tenants are listed under each building. Furthermore, the table notes plans for future tenants in East Washington's new phases.

As mentioned in the above post, Lovett sought approval for a subdivision plat. Included on the plat are nearby parcels that will soon become part of Lovett's East Washington development.

According to the table, the following are current and future tenants / businesses:


1818 Washington Building A

• Benny Chows - 5,544 sf
• Puttery - 29,533 sf
• Savory Group - 7,360 sf (restaurant)
• Sola Salons - 6,342 sf
• Rooftop Bar - 5,156 sf
• Retail (vacant) - 2,105 sf

1818 Washington Building B

• Savory Group - 8,438 sf
   
  • Restaurant - 4,282 sf
  • Neighborhood restaurant - 4,156 sf

https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2023\2023-25_ActionAgenda.pdf

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28 minutes ago, IntheKnowHouston said:

According to the table, the following are current and future tenants / businesses:


1818 Washington Building A

• Benny Chows - 5,544 sf
• Puttery - 29,533 sf
• Savory Group - 7,360 sf (restaurant)
• Sola Salons - 6,342 sf
• Rooftop Bar - 5,156 sf
• Retail (vacant) - 2,105 sf

1818 Washington Building B

• Savory Group - 8,438 sf
   
  • Restaurant - 4,282 sf
  • Neighborhood restaurant - 4,156 sf

https://plattracker.houstontx.gov/edrc/RevDocDefault.aspx?AppID=0&UserID=0&UserRole=0&CycleDocPath=2023\2023-25_ActionAgenda.pdf

As for the future Savory Group restaurants slated for 1818 Washington, I don't know if it's a local hospitality group or not.

I recall reading about a Colorado restaurant with the same name looking to expand to the Houston market. One of the restaurants mentioned was Larkburger. I'm unsure if it's related to the one listed for 1818 Washington.

[Urbannizer]

Merged

[hindesky]

Proposed plat called Washington Silver. Developer is listed as Lovett Homes. Platypus Brewing, Tacodeli and Aiko are located here. I've seen the Variance request signs around the property.