BullMan008 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Traffic is going to be worst going into Six Ward and First Ward.....ooops "The Arts District" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Studemont-St-Junc_Mktg_Book_06-30-14.pdf Odd brochure. A lot of pictures of buildings this will look nothing like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J008 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 wow. Do you see they propose another stoplight on studemont on this. the kroger light and the I-10 are bad enough, there should be a law against how many traffic lights you can put so close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedmondson Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 That light is extremely unlikely to approved. While there isn't a law, there are design requirements which state that new signals should be spaced at least 1/4 mile away from existing signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Forget the light, how tall will they have to build to have a 400 unit multifamily building in the lot to the west? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Forget the light, how tall will they have to build to have a 400 unit multifamily building in the lot to the west?It should be tall, this area should not be built out with single story buildings. It should not be a sea of single story shopping centers with parking lots. Should be multi leveled buildings with parking garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J008 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 That light is extremely unlikely to approved. While there isn't a law, there are design requirements which state that new signals should be spaced at least 1/4 mile away from existing signals. Both the walmart light and the Target light are 1/10 a mile from the I-10 lights (according to google maps). The Center street light is 300 ft from the Washington light on Yale. Perhaps the second one is too old to qualify, but the first ones are pretty new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 It should be tall, this area should not be built out with single story buildings. It should not be a sea of single story shopping centers with parking lots. Should be multi leveled buildings with parking garages. I agree 100%. My point is that the foot print for the proposed 400 unit multifamily project looks to be way too small to do the usual Houston wrap 5-6 story apartment complex. I am not even sure a 20-25 story highrise would be tall enough. I am just wondering whether someone is really planning to do 400 units? Or are they planning on acquiring more land? Or are they really going to do a highrise there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedmondson Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Both the walmart light and the Target light are 1/10 a mile from the I-10 lights (according to google maps). The Center street light is 300 ft from the Washington light on Yale. Perhaps the second one is too old to qualify, but the first ones are pretty new. True. Looking closer, this particular design requirement speaks more to mid-block signals. The Walmart and Target ones are located at existing streets and are therefore ok with the requirements. Since this newly proposed signal is at an existing street Summer St I guess I could see it getting approved also. However if they had built this one on Summer St before the Kroger light, the Kroger light probably wouldn't have been approved because it is mid-block. I reread the signal design requirements and it uses words like "avoid" and "should" so they probably have a lot of free range to do what they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I agree Arne's is in jeopardy because of the increasing value of the land but wouldn't it be a pity to loose the place. Architecturally the building is a cipher but the stuff inside and the way it is piled in there is a hoot. I've bought everything from chew toys for my dog to Cinderella themed plates, napkins, and table decorations for my daughter's 4th birthday party to a 6 quart pressure cooker for my kitchen (for a fraction of the price at a department store, BTW) at Arne's. My wife just got a new dog and bought all kinds of accessories for the pooch there for half what they would have cost at P--co. Im very fond of that old building. The old wooden floors in the back section are nice. So is the ghost sign on the southern exterior wall. Hope it survives the gentrification intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I'm also not optimistic about the Tarkett site, given its feeder road access and its location between Kroger and Target. There's a reason this area was industrial, squeezed in between a freeway and a railroad. When you remove the industry and add a feeder road, you tend to get feeder-road development. Sold. Story here. A Houston retail developer has won a bid to purchase 21 acres just west of downtown, giving the buyer a rare opportunity to remake a large parcel of urban land. Gulf Coast Commercial Group, which builds mostly suburban shopping centers, is expected to close on the property in June. It is still determining plans for the site, just south of Interstate 10 between Sawyer and Studemont streets. ... Egan gave few details about the developer's planning process for the property or potential tenants but said multiple options will be considered. That could include a mixed-use project with perhaps retail, residential and office space. At this point, Gulf Coast is considering developing the entire project itself as opposed to selling off parcels. It may, however, bring in another company with mixed-use expertise to work with on the site. While much of the company's development is suburban, it is familiar with this close-in area. It had acquired a site along Studemont nearby where Kroger recently built a store. Some of its other recent developments include Kroger-anchored centers in Kingwood, Cypress and Baytown. This site is sandwiched between the Studemont Kroger and the Sawyer Target. Access to the feeder road is poor, with the main access via Summer St. If this were developed together with the Kroger site, there would have been an opportunity to run a street grid between Studemont and Olive streets. As an isolated site, it might make sense as mid-rise commercial/office with some limited retail included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Sold. Story here. This site is sandwiched between the Studemont Kroger and the Sawyer Target. Access to the feeder road is poor, with the main access via Summer St. If this were developed together with the Kroger site, there would have been an opportunity to run a street grid between Studemont and Olive streets. As an isolated site, it might make sense as mid-rise commercial/office with some limited retail included. It's being talked about here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/31776-21-acre-industrial-site-west-of-downtown/ Edited February 3, 2015 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsPeep Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Was this the same sight where the street was sold to Grocers? If I remember correctly, at that time I believe they argued they needed it for their business operation. It seems they probably needed that land connection to make the place more marketable to developers! The Heights Mercantile proposal could actually work very nicely in this location, as opposed to 7th/Heights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The Heights Mercantile proposal could actually work very nicely in this location, as opposed to 7th/Heights. What street would the street-facing retail face? From where would people walk to this walkable development? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverJK Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The Heights Mercantile proposal could actually work very nicely in this location, as opposed to 7th/Heights. There is so much wrong with this it is hilarious. The only thing I can give you is I would not be surprised by whatever development that does go in there, will most likely have "Heights" in the title somewhere. "Oaks of Heights River Boulevard Tarkett Vinyl Heights - A south Heights establishment" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 A big mixed use project would work well here. The property has access to the hike and bike path on the NE corner. It is an easy walk up to the restaurants and bars on White Oak. There is already a large apartment complex in the Sawyer Heights development and another is planned for the Studemont Junction project across the street. So, some residential density could push more redevelopment of the surrounding industrial sites. The more the area is turned into Katyville, the less interested people will be in doing big projects to redevelop 1st ward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 you guys are close, think summer/hicks street improvements , oliver street extension?, feeder improvements?, studemont improvements?, signals gone, added?, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2015/10/upscale-inner-loop-project-snags-first-tenant/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 So this will be mixed use in the same way that the Target development next door is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Looks like that person from Nextdoor was right about Memorial Hermann. I have a feeling though that the Kroger's demolition is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 8, 2015 Author Share Posted November 8, 2015 See slide 12 econdev.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Subdivision plat filed for Memorial Hermann SubdivisionPlatPDF_Memorial Hermann Heights.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 This has started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 3000 Hicks St. listed on the today's demo report. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 3000 Hicks St. listed on the today's demo report. I believe it. They've been tearing up the truck parking area since I last posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Too bad Party Boy isn't on the demo list... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Washington Heights Mixed-Use Finally Underway A hotly anticipated mixed-use project in the Washington Heights is finally moving forward. Demolition has begun on a 280,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse on 15 acres on Studemont Street south of Interstate 10, which was purchased in late 2013 by Houston-based firms Capcor Partners and Kaplan Management. Demolition began roughly 30 days ago and should wrap up in around 30 to 45 days, said Josh Aruh, managing partner at Capcor. Houston-based M.G. Excavators Inc. is completing the excavation. Plans call for a mixed-use project, dubbed Studemont Junction, which will be composed of up to 400 upscale apartments, as well as retail such as grocers, restaurants and health care. Groundbreaking on a 44,000-square-foot Memorial Hermann Health Systemconvenient care center began Feb. 16, Aruh said, and that should be complete before the end of the year. The developer for Studemont Junction is Edifis Group, a separate company owned by Aruh. Shaw MacIntyre, vice president of Houston-based Streetwise Retail Advisors, which is handling the leasing for Studemont Junction, said the project should be complete around early 2017. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 A few pics from today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) le sigh. Classy old warehouse building that could've easily been re-purposed torn down to be replaced by faux-warehouse strip mall. blech. Edited March 6, 2016 by Texasota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Warehouses are almost gone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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