Warehouse District: Mixed-Use By Urban Genesis

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

Red brick is going up on the southeast corner.

[j_cuevas713]

From Hardy Yards to East River that's like 12 residential buildings less than a mile from each other, not including the two going up on the north side of MMP. 

Edited February 25, 2023 by j_cuevas713

[004n063]

9 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said:

From Hardy Yards to East River that's like 12 residential buildings less than a mile from each other, not including the two going up on the north side of MMP. 

I think that proximity really emphasizes the disconnection of the urban fabric between them more than anything else, to be honest.

The planned San Jacinto tunnel will help with that (for cars, at least - we'll have to wait for the plans to see if anybody else is considered), as will the completion of the north side Buffalo path to East River. 

But the street grid connections across 59 there feel really long, and I don't know if it's ever going to be possible to really restitch those neighborhoods at the street level.

Aerial gondolas from ER to MM and POST, on the other hand...😎

[mattyt36]

1 hour ago, 004n063 said:

Aerial gondolas from ER to MM and POST, on the other hand...😎

Best idea I've heard since the whole Houston Needs a Swimming Hole people.

[hindesky]

[HoustonMidtown]

 

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[mgmort]

Is the red brick facing made of reused bricks from the original warehouse?

[HoustonMidtown]

 

[hindesky]

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[bobruss]

That looks amazing. This view of downtown from the Northbank, is really amazing and quite attractive. So this project will be the north bank of the Buffalo Bayou cutoff canal. When the canal is finished  this will become the heart of  a very edgy, bohemian neighborhood in the northern part of downtown. Obviously, Urban Genesis did their homework, laid out a plan and acted, and now this area has the potential to become a dynamic and hip area to live, work, and play. How fortuitous! This is really going to stimulate interest in this historic neighborhood and this part of downtown.  Its always been a very edgy and intriguing area, with a dynamic history. In just my lifetime the neighborhood has been home to movie studios, the James Bute building housing tattoo parlors  artist studios, bail bondsmen, coffee importers, galleries, clubs, and coffee houses, and Mother Dog studios, and old narrow streets with old trees, bars, barbers, restaurants, more artist studios and Randal Davis first project.

It's my hope that all of the late 19th and early twentieth c. structures that remain in the neighborhood survive so they can provide the fabric that will tie the whole area together. Both sides of San Jacinto will be a very interesting area someday and sooner than later. It is too bad that the bus barn building has to go for the canal, but I like the benefits and the potential to stimulate  growth and help bring an exciting renaissance to the Northbank, an area that deserves it. 

[astrohip]

10 hours ago, bobruss said:

In just my lifetime the neighborhood has been home to movie studios, the James Bute building housing tattoo parlors  artist studios, bail bondsmen, coffee importers, galleries, clubs, and coffee houses, and Mother Dog studios, and old narrow streets with old trees, bars, barbers, restaurants, more artist studios and Randal Davis first project.

And me! It was home to me for twenty years.

The story of the movie studio, with H. Milton Howe and Reggie Bowman, would make a great... wait for it... movie!

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[astrohip]

Cleaning out some old files (really old files), and I found the General Warranty Deed for the purchase of this site, dated March 8, 1977.  Seller was Robert Dunson (Federal Whse Company), who bought it from the original owner, Houston Sash & Door. The deed includes his payoff of the loan ($370K), before he could sell it to us.

This has nothing to do with anything, but I found it interesting.

813 McKee.pdf

[hindesky]

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[hindesky]

Looks like they are finished with the portable tower crane, it's folding itself up.

[hindesky]

They moved the portable tower crane to phase II.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

Curious what this might be, a trolley car?

[phillip_white]

44 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Curious what this might be, a trolley car?

There was a street car in a food truck type configuration in the original renderings.

[Brian Palmer]

I recently started managing Sterrett Street Studios that is adjacent to this and live across the street in William Street Lofts. It’s been interesting to say the least. I am curious what sort of ROW they have to place this trolley on Sterrett, I have heard they plan on making these 1 way streets w diagonal parking, but haven’t seen anything official. Does anyone know anything about this? Parking does get a little crazy during shows at last concert. Anyway I thought this plat map from 1864 the city sent me last week was cool, Sterrett is second street and I thought you all would appreciate a look inside a unit at William Street Lofts, the old Bienville Furniture Company building. 

IMG_9302.tiff

[sapo2367]

On 6/17/2020 at 9:29 PM, Urbannizer said:

https://www.urbanoarchitects.com/work#/new-gallery-2/

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm kind of surprised that the trolley survived -- I thought it was one of those 'looks great in renderings' design features

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