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hindesky Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Extended reach forklift is placing what I think might be an air conditioning unit on the roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 A storied property on Lyons Avenue in Houston’s Fifth Ward Cultural Arts District is getting a new life, complete with an attraction that could draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The longtime home to Moncrief-Lenoir Manufacturing Co., which made sheet metal there from 1917 until the company ceased operations in the 1990s, will welcome the immersive, interactive art experience Meow Wolf — part of a development expected to help revitalize a once-neglected corner of the city. Meow Wolf, an art and entertainment company that got its start in Santa Fe, New Mexico, operates locations in Las Vegas and Denver, with a Grapevine, Texas, location set to open this summer. Touting exhibits that “transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration," its Houston venue is scheduled to open in 2024. The multimedia, multisensory experience offers something like "your brain on drugs," according to one Instagram user. But its Houston home also represents a concerted effort to reconceptualize a historic site in an area with huge untapped potential, its developers told Bisnow during an exclusive tour this week. In the years after Moncrief-Lenoir Manufacturing Co. ceased operations at 2103 Lyons Ave., the property fell into the hands of a recycling company. More recently, it was under contract to a multifamily developer, which planned to tear the buildings down to make way for apartments, Ori Batagower said. Batagower, The Deal Co.'s new development and acquisitions director, said the company made it a priority to get its hands on the property, buying it in 2020. “We really rescued this from the wrecking ball,” Batagower said. “I mean, it would have been an absolute travesty.” The Deal Co. is working to revamp the six buildings and 133K SF on the 6.8-acre property into a vibrant, mixed-use development that includes Meow Wolf, which is expected to bring in more than 750,000 visitors annually, if its properties elsewhere are a guide. In addition to Meow Wolf, The Deal Co. is planning an inviting courtyard and spaces that could have tenants like restaurants, event venues, offices and art studios. https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/construction-development/exclusive-inside-a-century-old-fifth-ward-building-that-could-alter-fortunes-of-houstons-north-side-118416 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Glad to hear this is still on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 This is the spark that's going to help this area blow up. With the Warehouse District right across the freeway, I hope the city will find a way to better connect the two areas for pedestrians. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: This is the spark that's going to help this area blow up. With the Warehouse District right across the freeway, I hope the city will find a way to better connect the two areas for pedestrians. There is a pedestrian bridge over IH 10 underneath Elysian St. bridge. The city has plans to build a road that will connect San Jacinto St. to Fulton St. but that's probably not going to happen anytime soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 1 hour ago, hindesky said: There is a pedestrian bridge over IH 10 underneath Elysian St. bridge. The city has plans to build a road that will connect San Jacinto St. to Fulton St. but that's probably not going to happen anytime soon. Yeah I use that bridge sometimes on my bike, but it would be great if they widened it by about 10 feet and cleaned up the area around it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) Meow Wolf, as immersive art venue, is shown in recent marketing materials for a property in the Hardy Yards neighborhood. The 84,729 sf venue is under construction in the Fifth Ward. It's located at 2103 Lyons Ave, Bldg 2. Edited April 17, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Tickets are available for the Grapevine Meow Wolf which is opening July 14th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 "And we’ve infused our creative essence into the traditional groundbreaking ceremony for our upcoming exhibition, coming to Houston's 5th Ward in 2024. Taking the phrase “paint the town” a bit literal, the groundbreaking ceremony closed with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Meow Wolf CEO Jose Tolosa, and DealCo’s Jon Deal each grabbing a can of spray paint and tagging “Meow Wolf'' on the wall to mark its future location." https://meowwolf.com/articles/breaking-ground-in-houston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 "Meow Wolf is coming to Houston’s Fifth Ward, at 2103 Lyons Avenue, which is located northeast of the city’s downtown. According to the Deal Company website, Meow Wolf will be an anchor tenant in a mixed-use property that will be home to nearly 120,000-square-feet of entertainment venues, event spaces, restaurants, artists studios and galleries, creative workspaces, and offices. The Deal Company, led by founder Jon Deal, is the development and investment group that has also developed other studio spaces, most famously Winter Street Studios and the Sawyer Yards creative complex. The industrial property on Lyons Avenue is a 6.88-acre lot with multiple buildings, known as the Moncrief Lenoir Buildings, which are a mix of brick, steel, and wood beam warehouses constructed between 1917 and 1968. The property is located directly across the street from Saint Arnold Brewing Company." https://glasstire.com/2023/05/26/meow-wolf-breaks-ground-in-houstons-fifth-ward/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I guess it's going to have a western theme, horse carriage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 (edited) Edited June 13, 2023 by hindesky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Ac units or chillers will go here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Texasota Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Is anyone else bothered by the name of this thread at this point? This isn't "mixed use" and we know the (one) planned use for the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 12/17/2022 at 2:28 AM, hindesky said: Another plan review permit fee was filed yesterday for 2103 Lyons Ave, Building 2. As mentioned, this is the future home of Meow Wolf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IntheKnowHouston Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 An additional plumbing permit was pulled yesterday for the forthcoming mixed-use at 2103 Lyons Ave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Installing the stormwater storage culverts in the parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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