Hay Center Campus: 3131 Gulf Fwy.

[Urbannizer]

http://www.haycenter.org/the-hay-center-campus-plan/

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c48a167c25b34b91aab2aedd56636624?cover=false

 

 

[phillip_white]

I hope the horses that live on this lot don't have to mosey too far away.

[strickn]

Aren't there noise and asthma/air quality reasons not to put a residence for young adults along Gulf Freeway?  Even in the middle of Houston Botanic Garden you can't forget the uncomfortably close sounds of this traffic.

[Montrose1100]

22 hours ago, strickn said:

Aren't there noise and asthma/air quality reasons not to put a residence for young adults along Gulf Freeway?  Even in the middle of Houston Botanic Garden you can't forget the uncomfortably close sounds of this traffic.

Forget the freeway, have you heard the trains horns all night long?

[Arternative]

21 hours ago, Montrose1100 said:

Forget the freeway, have you heard the trains horns all night long?

https://abc13.com/port-houston-seeing-high-imports-during-pandemic-more-cargo-ships-in-backups/10407614/

[hindesky]

This seems to be divided into 3 sections. The section next to the feeder, the biggest section in the middle with the horses and a section next to Leeland St. The dividing line to the section is only a fence that surrounds the middle horse section. I wonder if they will subdivide this. There are "For Sale "signs on the 2 end sections.

The freeway section.....screen grab.

The horse section, the biggest by far....... my pic.

The north small section on Leeland St..... screen grab. Each end section has different broker.

[Montrose1100]

On 4/10/2021 at 3:01 PM, Arternative said:

https://abc13.com/port-houston-seeing-high-imports-during-pandemic-more-cargo-ships-in-backups/10407614/

The trains have been blaring all night long for decades. At least that's what long time residences say when people complain on NextDoor.

[thedistrict84]

18 hours ago, Montrose1100 said:

The trains have been blaring all night long for decades. At least that's what long time residences say when people complain on NextDoor.

Living in the area, I also routinely see those comments on NextDoor. Long-term residents essentially bragging about being able to tolerate high-decibel train horns like it’s some sort of badge of honor—unlike all of the new residents, apparently—is the strangest thing.

[Arternative]

On 4/13/2021 at 9:48 AM, thedistrict84 said:

Living in the area, I also routinely see those comments on NextDoor. Long-term residents essentially bragging about being able to tolerate high-decibel train horns like it’s some sort of badge of honor—unlike all of the new residents, apparently—is the strangest thing.

Complaining about trains is like complaining about the Texas heat. You're an asshole! hahaha

[Arternative]

True. The entitlement on Nextdoor is exquisite peak clown world over there, Also that post conplaining about the sports bar seemingly over capacity per OP during covid gave me a chuckle

 

[Corey77003]

This sign was erected about a week ago. 

[Highrise Tower]

The HAY Center project registered with TDLR.

[wilcal]

This is on the 9/2 consent agenda to be re-platted to unrestricted. 

Link to PDF of application.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

There could possibly be 3 projects going up at the same time in this area. Waste water application.

Edited August 11, 2022 by hindesky

[hindesky]

Hay Center property to the right, Urban Genesis Co-Op Eado on Leeland to the left.

Edited October 12, 2022 by hindesky

[Paco Jones]

ARCHITECT:

Gensler

 

INFORMATION:

Total of three buildings.  Residential Building A (2-story), Residential Building B (3-story), and Supportive Services Building (1-story).  There are a total of 50 units and a combined 41,313 gross SF.

 

 

 

 

 

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

"For youth transitioning out of the foster care system, finding housing in Houston can be challenging. City council will vote on funding on Wednesday that could help build a housing campus to tackle the issue. 

The Hay Center Campus is a $39 million affordable housing development along the Gulf Freeway near downtown that will provide stable housing and wrap-around services for youth aging out of foster care. The 50-unit complex consists of 17,000 square feet of commercial building for wrap-around services and 41,000 square feet of residential space."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2023/01/31/442704/houston-city-council-to-vote-on-funding-for-housing-to-help-youth-transition-out-of-foster-care/

[hindesky]

I talked with a woman from the Houston Housing Authority at the Rosemary's Place ground breaking ceremony. She confirmed that city council was voting on funding for the Hay Center today at 2pm. Asked her if they had a builder lined up yet and she said they haven't let out the bids yet.

[hindesky]

[astrohip]

22 hours ago, hindesky said:

"For youth transitioning out of the foster care system, finding housing in Houston can be challenging.

This is a real problem for these young people, and I admire the City for taking steps.

I was very active (one of the founders, 10+ years as a Board member) in a non-profit that worked to create transitional housing for the homeless. Focusing on youth and women. Our focus was those who were homeless for reasons beyond their control, such as (for example) the youths left behind when parents were imprisoned, or women who left an abusive spouse and had no place to go (as versus the intentional homeless, often called "street people"). Transitional means a place to stay short-term, until they can get re-established.

We helped create thousands of "beds" (that's the metric that counts), often in partnership with better known groups, such as Covenant House, New Hope Housing, HAWC, Santa Maria, etc.

The reason I mention all this is the specific problem @hindesky quotes above. There's a decent system of care & housing for foster youths, but once they age out, they are much too often SOL. They may age out because their current place has an age limit (12 or 16 or whatever), or they hit 18, at which point foster care stops. Sadly, their homelessness, and lack of support, doesn't stop.

We worked, as an example, with Angel Reach up in Montgomery County, which specializes in helping these kids. Fantastic group, has some big bucks backers, does a great job. Often the difference between living on the streets and turning to drugs and prostitution, or making a go of your life, are these groups.

So... glad to see the city is working and funding this. End sermon.

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

[hindesky]

There are a whole bunch of brand new surveyor's stakes throughout the property.

[hindesky]

The civil work has started and Arch Con is the GC. Talked with the site supervisor who said it is a 12 month project.

[hindesky]

Fence company is installing the fence and the netting.

[hindesky]

This will have to entrances during construction, one of the IH45 feeder and one by trail. If they drive heavy equipment over it they will like tear it up.

 

[hindesky]

I saw them walk the dump truck driver to where they wanted to place the white rock for the driveway. He tried backing up to it but started bogging down in the mud so they got the skid steer to clear the path.