Ross Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Slightly OT, but 20 years makes a difference in density, doesn't it? Here's the are002. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 10:32 AM, Ross said: Slightly OT, but 20 years makes a difference in density, doesn't it? Here's the are002. That's before the egg-cartons started showing up. Amazing how many you can shove into a single-family lot - especially when there's no zoning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 As someone who lives on an 18' wide lot ... they're *still* single family lots. There's just room for a lot more of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 59 minutes ago, toxtethogrady said: That's before the egg-cartons started showing up. Amazing how many you can shove into a single-family lot - especially when there's no zoning... The urbanists think the increased density is a good thing. I can't argue with that since the market seems happy with it. The lack of zoning means that density can grow organically in Houston, as opposed to places with many square miles of land zoned as single family only, where there can be no density increase. And, the area in the picture wasn't exactly high end. It was a bunch of really run down mid 20th Century frame houses on larger lots. There were also a few mobile home parks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ross said: The urbanists think the increased density is a good thing. I can't argue with that since the market seems happy with it. The lack of zoning means that density can grow organically in Houston, as opposed to places with many square miles of land zoned as single family only, where there can be no density increase. And, the area in the picture wasn't exactly high end. It was a bunch of really run down mid 20th Century frame houses on larger lots. There were also a few mobile home parks. It works in the middle of the city, but I'm seeing this kind of development out by Lake Conroe. And it's apparently a nationwide thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I was just down the street chasing a Bike Tag so I made a lot of stops around Shady Acres. No work has started yet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Talked a couple of neighbors next to this who said the guy installing the silt screen said that this should be starting soon. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 No work yet but a lot of new surveyor stakes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Work has started. PDG has a work site trailer across the street at the building's parking lot which is for sale. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) Can a Mod change the address to 1111 W. 23rd St. @Highrise Tower @editor @Urbannizer Edited September 14, 2022 by hindesky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I spy a tower crane base. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Tower crane base has been installed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 The vertical sections have been installed on the Potain tower crane. Manitowoc Cranes out of Milwaukee purchased the French crane company Potain years ago. https://www.manitowoc.com/potain Notice the Hines senior living building in the background to the right. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goofy Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 wow! cool to see a project on slow surface streets. You can sort of see 3 generations of development, the large lot SF home, the townhomes on small lots and now the massive multifamily. I wonder how long until people are collecting townhomes to create big lots to build apartments. I used to think the townhomes were revolutionary, but now my hunch is that they'll be a stop gap or possibly a barrier to multifamily construction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3 hours ago, goofy said: wow! cool to see a project on slow surface streets. You can sort of see 3 generations of development, the large lot SF home, the townhomes on small lots and now the massive multifamily. I wonder how long until people are collecting townhomes to create big lots to build apartments. I used to think the townhomes were revolutionary, but now my hunch is that they'll be a stop gap or possibly a barrier to multifamily construction. Townhomes will be a barrier to multi-family, I think. One holdout in 10 townhomes, especially connected townhomes, will prevent the demolition of the others. There are also all sorts of agreed easements, the HOA, and the deed restrictions to deal with. We bought a Perry townhome East of Main in Midtown in 1998. One reason we moved was the potential for them to become a rundown mess, but that hasn't happened. I checked the HCAD records, and there are still several original owners from 24 years ago still living there. Lots of people like townhome living. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 That is why most of the apartment projects are at old warehouses, businesses, retirree properties and light industrial properties. All the ones under construction or proposed in the Greater Heights fit this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 A lot of people also want to own property. Earning no equity and having the potential of your rent going up significantly each year is not something most people want to do for their entire life. Townhomes are still a good way to add density especially on smaller lots. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 PDG is leasing the parking lot of a Braun Enterprises property across the street. But Braun has long term plans for it. https://braunenterprises.com/media/9/0/3/8/5/4/braun-enterprises---1100-w.-23rd-v2.pdf PDG has started the mock up in the parking lot, they also use it for parking and have a construction trailer in it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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