bobruss Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 6 hours ago, downtownian said: The building is listed for $1.2 million on loopnet if anyone is interested. That sounds like throwing good money after bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I wonder how much of that is for just the land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Maybe this is where the swimming hole goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 9:46 AM, bobruss said: Maybe this is where the swimming hole goes. Chadillac's from Conroe needs an urban concept. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiMoser Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Houston 19514 In reference to The Docket idea, if close to the bail bonds buildings it could also be a great place for said newly released inmates. Just a weird thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Earlier in this thread there was some discussion of the two buildings along the bayou, 1201 Commerce Street and 49 San Jacinto. A newsletter just received from the BBP reveals that they plan to extend the bayou trails through the two buildings. Very interesting solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 6:47 PM, Urbannizer said: http://swamplot.com/funding-for-downtown-houstons-new-island/2018-03-20/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Houston-s-sprawling-drainage-project-would-help-12759536.php#photo-15263028 ROW acquisition, design, and construction for North Canal were apart of bond election approved by voters last Saturday. https://abc13.com/work-begins-on-harris-co-flood-projects-after-$25-billion-vote/4080341/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Such a key project. Are they saying that the full $100m was approved, the $80m partnership portion or the $20m local match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 10 hours ago, tigereye said: ROW acquisition, design, and construction for North Canal were apart of bond election approved by voters last Saturday. https://abc13.com/work-begins-on-harris-co-flood-projects-after-$25-billion-vote/4080341/ AYFKM?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 It looks like the North Canal project will involve $20 million of local funding and $80 million from a partner, presumably either the federal or state government. Based on this document, there is $2.25 billion in Local Only projects and $872 million in local funding for Partner projects (this is one of those). The bond is for $2.5 billion, so I don't see how it covers all of the "2018 Bond Projects" which would seem to require $3.12 billion in local funds, but maybe some of the money is coming from the normal Flood tax budget. https://www.hcfcd.org/media/2907/2018bondprojectlist2018-08-06-1130.pdf The North Canal is project number E200-02-00-NC. tl;dr - we will still have to wait on outside funding to see the North Canal get built, but it is in the pipeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I believe I read once that the north canal project was originally proposed in the 1930s, after the floods of that era. Seems like an excessively long time to come to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I believe the north canal is shown in the newish renderings I saw at the NHHIP open house last night: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28553-the-pierce-elevatedi-59-redesign-thread/?page=52&tab=comments#comment-576090 Specifically this rendering: https://i.imgur.com/VhbaXoJ.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablog Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, wilcal said: I believe the north canal is shown in the newish renderings I saw at the NHHIP open house last night: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28553-the-pierce-elevatedi-59-redesign-thread/?page=52&tab=comments#comment-576090 Specifically this rendering: https://i.imgur.com/VhbaXoJ.jpg Yes, I actually talked to the city planner for this poster, and he was telling me how that area is mainly industrial and that it floods a lot. We talked about the possibility of creating a wildlife Island park similar to Stanley Park in Vancouver; which would help reduce flooding in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, pablog said: Yes, I actually talked to the city planner for this poster, and he was telling me how that area is mainly industrial and that it floods a lot. We talked about the possibility of creating a wildlife Island park similar to Stanley Park in Vancouver; which would help reduce flooding in the area. Stanley Park is amazing. If there is any chance of anything like that then that would be incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, wilcal said: I believe the north canal is shown in the newish renderings I saw at the NHHIP open house last night: https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/28553-the-pierce-elevatedi-59-redesign-thread/?page=52&tab=comments#comment-576090 Specifically this rendering: https://i.imgur.com/VhbaXoJ.jpg The wetlands/retention ponds could be a great idea, if done correctly. Does this supplant the earlier idea below of TXDOT constructing a South Canal as part of the 45 Reroute? On 3/21/2018 at 8:38 AM, cspwal said: Another canal is being proposed by TxDot along with the 45 re-route, according to the Chronicle article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 12 hours ago, tigereye said: Does this supplant the earlier idea below of TXDOT constructing a South Canal as part of the 45 Reroute? I actually asked about the south canal and I was told it wasn't going to happen, but the guy didn't sound so sure of himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 So, replacing the six bridges...okay, Ella Blvd. and 18th, fine, you could keep at least one open at any given time. 11th? Use T.C. Jester. But...replacing Yale? They just DID that. Are you saying that they're going to tear down a bridge that is currently less than 2 years old? The old bridge was over 80 before they wrecked it! (And they wouldn't tear down and rebuild an abandoned bridge, would they?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 15 hours ago, IronTiger said: So, replacing the six bridges...okay, Ella Blvd. and 18th, fine, you could keep at least one open at any given time. 11th? Use T.C. Jester. But...replacing Yale? They just DID that. Are you saying that they're going to tear down a bridge that is currently less than 2 years old? The old bridge was over 80 before they wrecked it! (And they wouldn't tear down and rebuild an abandoned bridge, would they?) The Yale bridge was built too low,and is an impediment during high water events. The rail bridge next to it is still there, because it can't be removed without a study that details the downstream impacts. Rebuilding the 11th Street bridge would be a giant pain in the ass, since the next bridge is at 18th Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 8:14 PM, tigereye said: The wetlands/retention ponds could be a great idea, if done correctly. Does this supplant the earlier idea below of TXDOT constructing a South Canal as part of the 45 Reroute? It seems like if you build too many bypasses, you speed up water flow to the point where erosion becomes a very substantial problem. Erosion was significant during Harvey. Throws into doubt the wisdom of spending millions on parks along the bayou if they could erode away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 7 hours ago, H-Town Man said: It seems like if you build too many bypasses, you speed up water flow to the point where erosion becomes a very substantial problem. Erosion was significant during Harvey. Throws into doubt the wisdom of spending millions on parks along the bayou if they could erode away. The parks didn't erode, they were buried under silt from upstream, at least from the dog park going downstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ross said: The parks didn't erode, they were buried under silt from upstream, at least from the dog park going downstream. There was also significant erosion. Sidewalks collapsing because they were hollowed out underneath, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: There was also significant erosion. Sidewalks collapsing because they were hollowed out underneath, etc. Yes, there were several areas of the park, down by the edge of the bayou where the sidewalk collapsed because of erosion. I am not sure if that has been fixed or if those sections remain closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) I only knew of one collapsed section which is just west of Spaghetti Warehouse and on the south side of the bayou. That section has not been repaired yet. Edited September 5, 2018 by kbates2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Significant erosion also in the areas near Midway's planned development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 This article gives an interesting array of comments on issues that are being discussed for downtown's development. Apparently there was a Future of Downtown event at The Rice a few days ago, but this article was written prior as a kind of preview of the event. Anyone hear anything about what was said at the event? https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/retail/five-trends-to-watch-in-downtown-houston-92579?rt=62429 One of the more interesting bits was the discussion of two vacant blocks of land along La Branch that are owned by international companies. I assume these are the two blocks north of Root Park. I couldn't tell from the quote whether they were discussing anything with the landowners or if they are just hoping these blocks will get developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Would be great to see some mixed use developments go on those two blocks. Parking, retail, and residential would be ideal IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) I think hotels and residences are still the catalyst for retail and to break the 9-5 aspect of downtown. Houston's DT hotel additions are a good sign and bodes well for tourism/visitors. Houston has steadily been getting good reviews from travel and food critics. Something not mentioned in the article are the new parking garages going up that will bring more intown visitors. It certainly doesn't hurt the Astros and Rockets have been good for the last several years, averaging 37,000 and 18,000 per game respectively. Edited September 25, 2018 by kdog08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Why would New parking garages bring more “in town visitors”? Was there a shortage of parking that kept “in town visitors” away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Yeah I think we have more parking than any downtown that I have ever seen. I think the addition of new parking garages is a negative and just shows poor use of our current space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 11:18 AM, H-Town Man said: This article gives an interesting array of comments on issues that are being discussed for downtown's development. Apparently there was a Future of Downtown event at The Rice a few days ago, but this article was written prior as a kind of preview of the event. Anyone hear anything about what was said at the event? https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/retail/five-trends-to-watch-in-downtown-houston-92579?rt=62429 One of the more interesting bits was the discussion of two vacant blocks of land along La Branch that are owned by international companies. I assume these are the two blocks north of Root Park. I couldn't tell from the quote whether they were discussing anything with the landowners or if they are just hoping these blocks will get developed. I find Mr Eury’s discussion on retail enlightening but depressing. this document was published 5 years ago and fully executed on by the taxpayer: http://www.downtowndistrict.org/static/media/uploads/downtown_retail_task_force_report_sept_12_2013_online.pdf yet, I read into Mr. Eury’s comments that it isn’t working: Hard and soft goods Retail is not coming. Heck, Mr. Eury now seems to see the tunnels as a “night time” shopping solution. Perhaps the author of the article didn’t capture Mr. Eury’s sentiments properly. Perhaps I am interpreting the words wrong. Or perhaps i’m not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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