Amigo Foodmart At 1732 Richmond Ave.

[Highrise Tower]

There were 3 demolition permits issued this week for this.  Anyone know what's happening here?

 

Loopnet listing

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1732-1744-Richmond-Ave-Houston-TX/3832638/

 

 

 

 

[LBC2HTX]

Owner is the founder of Pathways For Little Feet, which provides financial assistance to families adopting orphans. 
 

https://pathwaysforlittlefeet.org/people/kerr-taylor-2/?portfolioCats=14

[Highrise Tower]

Now listed as For Sale by NAI Partners. Loopnet listing:

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1732-1744-Richmond-Ave-Houston-TX/23757566/

[Paco Jones]

Project:

Montrose Medical Office Building

 

Address:

1732 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas

 

Architect:

Kirksey

 

Owner:

Med-REIS, LLC
 

Information:

13-story medical office building to be located on Richmond Avenue, across the street from The Fairmont Museum District.  The project will be a podium type building with 5 levels of office space over 8 levels of above-grade parking. The 5th level of the building will be a conference/terrace level. The office levels will provide approximately 94,800 gross square
feet. The parking garage contains approximately 299 parking spaces. Level 1 will be designed to accommodate an Urgent Care and an Medical Imaging tenant.
 

 

 

 

 

 

[kennyc05]

Just now, Paco Jones said:

Project:

Montrose Medical Office Building

 

Address:

1732 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas

 

Architect:

Kirksey

 

Owner:

Med-REIS, LLC
 

Information:

13-story medical office building to be located on Richmond Avenue, across the street from The Fairmont Museum District.  The project will be a podium type building with 5 levels of office space over 8 levels of above-grade parking. The 5th level of the building will be a conference/terrace level. The office levels will provide approximately 94,800 gross square
feet. The parking garage contains approximately 299 parking spaces. Level 1 will be designed to accommodate an Urgent Care and an Medical Imaging tenant.
 

 

 

 

 

 

That parking garage!

[KinkaidAlum]

Those poor houses that will back up to that exposed garage in the back. 

[H-Town Man]

18 hours ago, Paco Jones said:

Project:

Montrose Medical Office Building

 

Address:

1732 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas

 

Architect:

Kirksey

 

Owner:

Med-REIS, LLC
 

Information:

13-story medical office building to be located on Richmond Avenue, across the street from The Fairmont Museum District.  The project will be a podium type building with 5 levels of office space over 8 levels of above-grade parking. The 5th level of the building will be a conference/terrace level. The office levels will provide approximately 94,800 gross square
feet. The parking garage contains approximately 299 parking spaces. Level 1 will be designed to accommodate an Urgent Care and an Medical Imaging tenant.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the "vibrancy" that people claim Houston benefits from by not having zoning.

 

[hindesky]

[HoustonIsHome]

That thing is a roller coaster of emotions. 

A monster of a thing compared to the aerial shots higher up I get the Ashby hirise monster feeling.

But I know how cheap builders go here when it comes to parking and I convince myself that it could be worse 🙃 

The old Houston way would be:

Knock down all the surrounding homes for parking 

Or

Knock down less homes and build a fully exposed garage.

I make myself content by the thought of more height along Richmond.

 

[hindesky]

New plat for this, they are calling it "Richmond Lancaster Center".

[arche_757]

On 3/2/2022 at 9:12 AM, H-Town Man said:

 

This is the "vibrancy" that people claim Houston benefits from by not having zoning.

 

This is the sort of higher density development that is needed inside the Loop.  Folks who live within the Loop are exposed to this sort of potential development, many of them know this.  For those who do not like the potential to have a large building built next to their property line they can take solace in the fact there are plenty of development controlled suburbs around town that would provide more security from a development like this.

I am not saying this is a wonderful development, or great building, but I suppose an office building is a better neighbor than a hip/cool bar.  What do you suppose other cities would have zoned Richmond Avenue in the greater Montrose area for?  Do you have a better proposal for a high density road like Richmond that’s realistic?

[hindesky]

Surveyor stakes and a crew mowing the weeds.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[j_cuevas713]

What did Richmond Ave look like when those brick sidewalks were brand new? I've been wanting to look at the history of how that happened

[dbigtex56]

51 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said:

What did Richmond Ave look like when those brick sidewalks were brand new? I've been wanting to look at the history of how that happened

I lived on Richmond Ave in 1982-1983, and if I remember correctly it was about this time that sidewalks and trees were installed. A few months (or a year or two?) later the street was torn up to repair the notoriously leaky water mains. Again, my memory is a bit fuzzy because there was more than one renovation of Richmond Ave.
It might be difficult to differentiate between the original makeover (the parts that were spared) and the portions that were rebuilt. 
 

[hindesky]

Looks like the medical building isn't going to happen, instead it will be a convenience store.

Architect - https://www.doanassociates.com

 

[hindesky]

[MrFubbles]

Can the Stop Ashby High-rise folks pivot their efforts towards this gas station?

[Fortune]

WOW a gas station . . . I wonder how the people that were complaining about the medical office building feel about this turn of events. 

[hindesky]

[j.33]

Such a shame, even more upsetting to think that within the next decade there will be a bus rapid transit line down this part of Richmond. Have to wonder how successful a large gas station would be after Richmond goes down to one lane in each direction with limited crossings with the BRT.