Texasota Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Did they pull a permit? They need to get fined to oblivion for cutting down an old growth live oak in the ROW. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 14 hours ago, hindesky said: Tree was removed, current pic and a previous pic of the tree. It was between the street and the sidewalk. 311 those pics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookey23 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 What a disgrace! That tree was sure to outlive all of us, and certainly whatever lame restaurant they put into that location. Just awful 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IntheKnowHouston Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 13 hours ago, hindesky said: @hindesky your photo was posted to Houston Reddit yesterday. The tree removal sparked a lively discussion. https://old.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/yslcw2/this_new_restaurant_in_montrose_must_hate_trees/?sort=old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 It got a second coat of white paint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATaphorn Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 These guys stink. This nice hostel has been turned into an eyesore for almost 2 years. They already stressed one of these live oaks enough to kill it, and now they are piling their construction debris on the critical root zones of the other heritage trees on site. I have reported them to the City Forester in the past but seeing this everyday is infuriating. 1 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 2:58 PM, hindesky said: Is that a railing....on the roof. Also, the exposed exterior vent on the left is.....interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Amlaham said: Is that a railing....on the roof. Also, the exposed exterior vent on the left is.....interesting. I think they are going to shield the kitchen vents from view by covering the railing, will post when I see what they do, I live within walking distance of this. It used to be my precinct location for voting when it was the hostel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 2:30 PM, ATaphorn said: These guys stink. This nice hostel has been turned into an eyesore for almost 2 years. They already stressed one of these live oaks enough to kill it, and now they are piling their construction debris on the critical root zones of the other heritage trees on site. I have reported them to the City Forester in the past but seeing this everyday is infuriating. And you just know they're going to pave a surface parking lot to boot. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Just tear the whole thing down already 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 It's like you hear a low whimper from this place when you walk by..........sigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Excavator is digging up the front part of the building, I have a feeling they plan to create a waste water detention vault for a future parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 i hate them 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 9 hours ago, Texasota said: i hate them I mean if they make the front a patio, hide the parking, and plant some 50-year-old live oaks, I could be okay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 It's hilarious how much this forum hates this development but I will say, so many within the Asian community are talking about this place in a positive light. Bori is quite famous in Spring Branch, so to be able to attend a major event in the city and then come here afterwards or beforehand is something that a lot of foodies and people who know the Bori name are excited for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, Triton said: It's hilarious how much this forum hates this development but I will say, so many within the Asian community are talking about this place in a positive light. Bori is quite famous in Spring Branch, so to be able to attend a major event in the city and then come here afterwards or beforehand is something that a lot of foodies and people who know the Bori name are excited for. We don't hate development at all. We just hate parking lots. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 10 minutes ago, 004n063 said: We don't hate development at all. We just hate parking lots. Most of the people coming here will definitely be coming from the burbs. With so many no parking zones or barely any parking in this area, I think they had to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 23 hours ago, Triton said: It's hilarious how much this forum hates this development but I will say, so many within the Asian community are talking about this place in a positive light. Bori is quite famous in Spring Branch, so to be able to attend a major event in the city and then come here afterwards or beforehand is something that a lot of foodies and people who know the Bori name are excited for. They should have demolished this house. Why bother keeping it? I am in the middle on zoning, but if you want to be a proponent, Lovett St is the perfect example of why zoning is a good thing... just one block south is the protected single family street of Courtland Place. That street is full of significant mansions on beautiful lots near the city center. Lovett was the same... Now its a mixture of few remaining mansions, townhome farms, commercial shops, and parking lots. It could have been 'Embassy Row' and had the mansions converted into businesses that aren't destroying the original beauty. Last thought - This could be considered a form of 'gentrification'; the bad kind that slowly destroys the original fabric of the area. This hasn't been a wealthy area in a long time but managed to keep its character. I am still bitter about the townhome farm on the corner of Taft and Lovett that took down the Carrier Mansion. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Avossos said: They should have demolished this house. Why bother keeping it? I am in the middle on zoning, but if you want to be a proponent, Lovett St is the perfect example of why zoning is a good thing... just one block south is the protected single family street of Courtland Place. That street is full of significant mansions on beautiful lots near the city center. Lovett was the same... Now its a mixture of few remaining mansions, townhome farms, commercial shops, and parking lots. It could have been 'Embassy Row' and had the mansions converted into businesses that aren't destroying the original beauty. Last thought - This could be considered a form of 'gentrification'; the bad kind that slowly destroys the original fabric of the area. This hasn't been a wealthy area in a long time but managed to keep its character. I am still bitter about the townhome farm on the corner of Taft and Lovett that took down the Carrier Mansion. Oh yeah no to all of this. I really and truly do just hate parking lots. (And gated communities like Courtland Place). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 11 hours ago, Avossos said: They should have demolished this house. Why bother keeping it? I am in the middle on zoning, but if you want to be a proponent, Lovett St is the perfect example of why zoning is a good thing... just one block south is the protected single family street of Courtland Place. That street is full of significant mansions on beautiful lots near the city center. Lovett was the same... Now its a mixture of few remaining mansions, townhome farms, commercial shops, and parking lots. It could have been 'Embassy Row' and had the mansions converted into businesses that aren't destroying the original beauty. Last thought - This could be considered a form of 'gentrification'; the bad kind that slowly destroys the original fabric of the area. This hasn't been a wealthy area in a long time but managed to keep its character. I am still bitter about the townhome farm on the corner of Taft and Lovett that took down the Carrier Mansion. I can agree with you there. Either way, I'll enjoy this place with my family. Been out in Asia for several months and we are already craving Korean BBQ again. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Looks ready to be either paved over or with concrete. Notice the drains and expansion boards, so probably concrete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Concrete parking lot, notice the rebar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Why do I feel like they've done this poorly and are just going to dump runoff into the house's foundation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Any updates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 wouldn't it be just wild if they did all this work to essentially gut the historic charm out of this house and their restaurant never opened. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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