samagon Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 23 hours ago, Two said: It won the C40 prize for the use and design on that strip. Who knows how serious their partners are but some are definitely wealthy enough to build that project without cost engineering it to a warehouse on a lead ridden mole hill. Say, if the 'partnership' with UT (second largest endowment in the nation at 31.9Bn) is real that alone dwarfs the Rice endowment that's building the Ion. And this is a project whose focus would directly compliment the Ions. Also many large oil companies, like Shell, are under heavy stake holder pressure to divest from Oil, extraction, supply, and refinement capital and move into renewable chain tied ventures. So it's possible they find enough forward thinking institutions to pull it together. But who knows, the website is awfully quite about timelines or finance, just vague 'partnerships' and plenty about their vision etc. considering how much money UT makes from oil, it would be not terribly synergistic for them to help move away from oil. http://www.universitylands.utsystem.edu/ I wonder if they are planning for that future and where their money will come from? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaDolivin Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I think this should be moved or linked to the East End forum. @Urbannizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I think this could be a potential game changer for the area if it gets built and it will be right across from the East River project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Is Pinto East End part of University of Texas? When I was in high school in Junction, Tx during the summer I worked on an oil rig around Ozona, Tx and a lot of that land was Pinto owned land which I know much of the UT Permanent fund owns. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/East-End-is-roiled-as-mixed-income-housing-plans-14999925.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, hindesky said: Is Pinto East End part of University of Texas? When I was in high school in Junction, Tx during the summer I worked on an oil rig around Ozona, Tx and a lot of that land was Pinto owned land which I know much of the UT Permanent fund owns. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/East-End-is-roiled-as-mixed-income-housing-plans-14999925.php That graphic reminds me of one I saw when I was working downtown for Shell. Except that it was about 100 times more complicated and filled all of one wall of a big conference room. Glad I'm in IT and not a landman. Edited June 1, 2021 by august948 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Jones Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 hours ago, hindesky said: Is Pinto East End part of University of Texas? When I was in high school in Junction, Tx during the summer I worked on an oil rig around Ozona, Tx and a lot of that land was Pinto owned land which I know much of the UT Permanent fund owns. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/East-End-is-roiled-as-mixed-income-housing-plans-14999925.php Pinto is not part of UT but it is owned by Ernest Cockrell, who is on the advisory board for UT Energy Institute. https://energy.utexas.edu/about/advisory-board/ernest-cockrell The article you linked is for 800 Middle St., which the Houston Housing Authority purchased form Pinto East End (Crockwell) in 2020 for around 15M. They had/have a deal in place with NRP Group to build what is called EADO 800. It looks like it will move forward. See bottom of page 4 (Item #15): https://houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda/2021/Apr0621.pdf Pinto East End (Crockwell) also owns the majority of the land West of Jenson Dr. up to the railroad tracks and Buffalo Bayou (south of 59). The majority of the land is in the works to be purchased by Houston Housing Authority for a development called Standard Jensen Phase I and II. https://houstontx.gov/housing/publiclegal/notices/2020/12/STANDARD_JENSEN_Contract-120820.pdf 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/en/professionals/sites-in-competition/velasco-incinerator-1624.html https://www.c40reinventingcities.org/data/sites_134e6/fiche/390/site_requirements_-_velasco_incinerator_houston_-_reinventing_cities.docx_65e7c.pdf It is adjacent to North Velasco Street and lies just north of a major east-west thoroughfare, Navigation Boulevard. It is only a mile east of Houston’s downtown core and the Central Business District. A key future development in close proximity to the site is the Buffalo Bayou East Masterplan, a waterfront revitalization plan comprised of multimodal connections, small-scale parks and open spaces that will tie the larger destinations together to create a cohesive network of green spaces and attractions that will reinvigorate Buffalo Bayou East. The site has the potential to be aligned and well-integrated with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s Buffalo Bayou East Masterplan as an integral part in creating a safe, sustainable, and resilient waterfront. The City sees this competition as an excellent opportunity for private actors to help the city develop climate action innovation, specifically in the field of storm and flood resilient infrastructure and buildings. Teams should explore solutions within the new energy economy area such as the provision of lab spaces and energy transition workforce development centers. Houston is a city that is on a growth path. There has been a trend of densification inside the IH 610 loop. There are no specific zoning requirements in relation to the development of this site. However, constraints due to the former use of the site as an incinerator/landfill, contamination and possible pollution risks will need to be carefully examined. The City of Houston believes the site to be an optimal location for context sensitive design and development that could help improve local environmental quality, provide mixed use development options including housing, retail and co-working spaces, neighborhood amenities such as parks, open spaces, bike and pedestrian infrastructure to improve access and connectivity to highlight the city’s sustainability efforts within a highly visible location. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 This site is developer nightmare fuel: major flooding risk (yup), contaminated site (yup), bad neighbors (a lead battery place YUP).... On a positive note, there is a very nice development going in right across the Bayou so maybe someone will throw a few dollars at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wilcal Posted May 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, tangledwoods said: This site is developer nightmare fuel: major flooding risk (yup), contaminated site (yup), bad neighbors (a lead battery place YUP).... On a positive note, there is a very nice development going in right across the Bayou so maybe someone will throw a few dollars at it. It's actually entirely out of the flood plain. East End in general and along the bayou has a very small amount of land inside. The lead place however is a different story. Then again, not much non-industrial land in the East End. Also, sounds like 800 Middle next door is definitely happening. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 hours ago, wilcal said: It's actually entirely out of the flood plain. East End in general and along the bayou has a very small amount of land inside. Can confirm. The bike trail got Harvey'd, but the land there didn't flood. Didn't make it that far up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Lead Products owns the "mound". That site is a TCEQ VCP site (Voluntary Cleanup Program). This is the most recent update. Looks like the had lead contamination in the groundwater (shocking) but TCEQ no longer requires GW sampling. However, there is still soil contamination (shocking). 9289238 PROJECT PHASE REMEDIATION 05/07/2001 1008459 APPLICABLE PROGRAM RULES RRR 09/05/1996 1010658 CURRENT FACILITY TYPE RECYCLING 09/05/1996 1000230 SITE SIZE 6.15 ACRES 09/05/1996 9292207 SOILS CHEMICAL OF CONCERN CLASSIFICATION METALS 09/05/1996 9305221 SOIL INDIVIDUAL CHEMICALS REQUIRING REMEDY LEAD 09/05/1996 9292208 GW BEARING UNIT DEFAULT GW BEARING UNIT 1 09/05/1996 9305222 GW INDIVIDUAL CHEMICALS REQUIRING REMEDY LEAD 09/05/1996 22284087 GW REPORT DATA YEAR 2021 12/14/2017 22241303 GW CONTAM CONFIRMATION DATE 09/09/1996 11/28/2017 22284088 SITE SUBJECT TO GW MONITORING YES 12/14/2017 22241306 GW REPORT DATA QUALITY E 11/28/2017 22241305 GW REPORT HORIZONTAL ACTIVITY STATUS 5 11/28/2017 22241304 GW REPORT VERTICAL ENFORCEMENT STATUS 0B 11/28/2017 22414332 NOTICE PERFORMED UNDER TWC 26.408 NO 01/30/2018 22414333 NOTICE PERFORMED UNDER TWC 5.236 NO 01/30/2018 23935488 ANNUAL GW REPORT ADDN INFO SITE IS ADDRESSING A REMAINING SOIL CONCERN. TCEQ HAS ALLOWED GROUNDWATER MONITORING TO BE DISCONTINUED. 01/25/2019 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 They have been doing a lot of ground work on the "800" section. It is also now fenced in... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/25/2021 at 7:33 PM, JBTX said: I love it, it's beautiful. Unfortunately, I think this has "to be scaled back down to earth" written all over it. And "we really want to build this thing in Novosibirsk" written all over it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 6 hours ago, toxtethogrady said: And "we really want to build this thing in Novosibirsk" written all over it... In Novosibirsk Oblast you don't build building, building builds you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 They are having a public meeting about cleaning up the Velasco incinerator site. https://www.bankingvelasco.org 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastwoodEnvoy Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Some interesting info on the website. Hopefully some HAIFers will be able to attend the meeting on the 26th. This is going to be a massive undertaking to clean up. Around 35' of toxic waste 😵💫 Looks like the plan is for the land bank to submit a grant proposal to the EPA in November and if approved it will take $5-7 million over 4+ years to complete the clean up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 EES EnviroTech is cleaning up the Velasco Incinerator. Looks like all they have done is cleared out the trees and vegetation. https://www.eestechinc.com https://www.bankingvelasco.org https://www.instagram.com/htxlandbank/?hl=en 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 https://houstonlandbank.org 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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