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hindesky Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nola Pelicans missed 2 free throws in the 4th quarter on Sunday vs. the Houston Rockets. So I was in getting my free Chick Fil A sandwiches. Took a pic of the progress from the Taylor St store yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 19 hours ago, hindesky said: I have a not so great feeling this will be stucco... No ledge for brick to rest on. Means this very large beast will potentially be disappointing in materials and appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Avossos said: I have a not so great feeling this will be stucco... No ledge for brick to rest on. Means this very large beast will potentially be disappointing in materials and appearance. Take a look at the this image: See the red brick. Now look at this image: See the red brick? The tan above that looks to be either stucco or some kind of panel made of wood, but if you look at the mockup wall that is only going in where the stair wells are. Now look at the above image again. You will see what the facade conditions will be like everywhere else. Remember that they built up this site a little bit, so finished floor is not close to at-grade. This is a very very very rough sketch I did in autocad real quick since I was already in the program. The cyan squares are brick. The yellow is concrete. The purple is at-grade. red is finish floor. This is what I would assume the section is at the balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 25 minutes ago, Luminare said: Take a look at the this image: See the red brick. Now look at this image: See the red brick? The tan above that looks to be either stucco or some kind of panel made of wood, but if you look at the mockup wall that is only going in where the stair wells are. Now look at the above image again. You will see what the facade conditions will be like everywhere else. Remember that they built up this site a little bit, so finished floor is not close to at-grade. This is a very very very rough sketch I did in autocad real quick since I was already in the program. The cyan squares are brick. The yellow is concrete. The purple is at-grade. red is finish floor. This is what I would assume the section is at the balcony. Good catch there! I did not see this... I was / am hoping for a mostly masonry exterior. I do recall the mock up looking promising! We shall see the extent of the brick work soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Avossos said: Good catch there! I did not see this... I was / am hoping for a mostly masonry exterior. I do recall the mock up looking promising! We shall see the extent of the brick work soon. I also could be wrong, but they are building everything pretty close to what the mock-up wall looked like, so in my professional opinion it will be mostly brick like they laid out for the mock-up wall. Besides what good are we (those in the profession) if we can't spot these things. If I catch things like this I'll let people know. I want more educated laymen when it comes to what happens in the discipline, not less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Strickland Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I bike past this project every day. It appears that the primary entrance/exit for this massive complex is onto Spring, over the hike & bike path. There is clearly no entrance/exit onto Taylor. Where can I find plans for the project? I searched the city's website but I'm clearly not looking in the right place. Also the actual project looks nothing like the renderings: http://gdainet.com/gda-crest-at-taylor.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipm Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 8:16 PM, Kevin Strickland said: I bike past this project every day. It appears that the primary entrance/exit for this massive complex is onto Spring, over the hike & bike path. There is clearly no entrance/exit onto Taylor. Where can I find plans for the project? I searched the city's website but I'm clearly not looking in the right place. Also the actual project looks nothing like the renderings: http://gdainet.com/gda-crest-at-taylor.html That is concerning if there is just one way into/out of this new complex. From a quick search, apartments.com and apartmentfinder.com show over 350 units in this complex. Seeing how bad the left turn is out of the Sawyer Heights complex next to Target, adding potentially that many more cars is going to be a nightmare. The hike and bike trail already has a long pause at the light. Add more cars who will undoubtedly block the trail and it will certainly lose its charm for that particular stretch (I also use that stretch almost every day). The renderings must have been how they were able to easily sell this nightmare of an idea for how Taylor @ Spring could look. Barely any traffic with nice, wide streets, right? 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipm Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Looks like there will be another entrance/exit on Taylor St. It's pretty much across the street from the Amegy Bank and the bus stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Strickland Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks very much for taking the time to share this pic. Makes me feel somewhat better but I really wish there was no exit over the hike & bike trail. Navigating the permitting process is very complex. Does anyone have any guidance as to how I could pursue getting the city to require a stop sign at the Spring exit for cars, having STOP written on the pavement where cars should stop (instead of on top of the hike & bike trail) and/or a speed bump to slow exiting traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crock Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 i still don't understand how they were given approval for basically no setback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 It looks like they didn't apply for a variance, and the warehouses that used to be there (when looking at Google Maps) look like they have very similar set backs. Maybe someone with access to the plat tracker could find the plat for the apartments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I go by this often. there is easily 20 feet between ROW and building. Plenty for some green space / trees / landscaping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 10:55 AM, Avossos said: I go by this often. there is easily 20 feet between ROW and building. Plenty for some green space / trees / landscaping Probably more than 20'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Yeah I would really prefer less setback if anything. Unless they plant live oaks or something that really needs all that space for roots; otherwise it's a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 The set back is fine, in my opinion, but as Texasota stated, as long have something there. If they have a wide sidewalk an planted trees - Great! but if its a 3' sidewalk (or no sidewalk), separated from the building by 15 feet of grass than, I'll be disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, philipm said: It is nice, but certainly not the nicest new complex in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Strickland Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Does anyone know, or is there a way to find out, what are the plans for the hike/bike path in front of the building? I ask because they are adding a new segment of the hike/bike path which now lines up with the crosswalk (awesome) but I'm concerned the existing segment is going to be turned into a turning lane for cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Kevin Strickland said: Does anyone know, or is there a way to find out, what are the plans for the hike/bike path in front of the building? I ask because they are adding a new segment of the hike/bike path which now lines up with the crosswalk (awesome) but I'm concerned the existing segment is going to be turned into a turning lane for cars? I noticed this too. It will be interesting to see what happens. I do hope there is improved safety for the trail users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Squirrel Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 They rebranded to Taylor Heights and I believe are now leasing. The project looks very "value-engineered" as a nice way of saying really cheaply built-looking but I'm no expert. The floorplans bit larger than average which is nice. But jeez they just made this congested intersection even more congested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Strickland Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I bike past here every day and agree. Even with the new bike path segment it's no more safe than it was before. I think it's worse actually. With the dedicated turning lane, people now pull all the way to the street to turn right and ignore the pedestrian crossing light. I've flagged this intersection many times at 311 and now Vision Zero. In addition, there is no stop sign, nothing marked "stop" where the damn parking garage exits over the bike path. I will flag this to Houston Bike Plan but could use some help if anyone here is with Houston Planning or god forbid, the builder follows these posts and wants to be proactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 while this is no award winning design, I think it fits in with the area and feels very basic. I find it as welcome improvement from the warehouses that were there. I especially like the trees. Kevin - Safety is important and I hope they can improve... the bike path is very important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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