jmitch94 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 3:21 PM, crock said: wow this is much bigger than I thought, surprised they're not bothering to incorporate any of the houses currently on that block. also a bummer that the menil is just... ethically ok with the fact they'll have taken out like 100+ affordable apartments from the center of the city at this point? those two small apartment complxes on the southwestern corner of this lot are the type that was the lifeblood of the Montrose, sad. but this will be incredible, possibly the first Hotel in the city that's not embarrassing to recommend to out of towners?! Since when has the fine art community actually cared for the poor and working class? All their sympathy flys out the window when money is to be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, MontroseFan said: Everything you're naming is downtown, except La Colombe d’Or, which starts at 500 a night. I'm happy to have a place for my parents to stay nearby, Montrose needed something like this! Pretty sure St. Augustine will also be close to $500/night. It’s not exactly a Sheraton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontroseFan Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: Pretty sure St. Augustine will also be close to $500/night. It’s not exactly a Sheraton. The look and layout is pretty close to Hotel San Jose, which is 200-250 typically, so not that bad! Look forward to having it nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 8 hours ago, MontroseFan said: The look and layout is pretty close to Hotel San Jose, which is 200-250 typically, so not that bad! Look forward to having it nearby. I highly doubt this is going to cost the same as St.Jose whish is an old refurbished motel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, iah77 said: I highly doubt this is going to cost the same as St.Jose whish is an old refurbished motel... Exactly. St. Augustine will be closer to $400-$500. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, H-Town Man said: I like Lake Flato, but this architecture is just too horizontal, too compressed. I know, I know, the University of St. Thomas campus is similarly horizontal and compressed, as is the Menil. Why do I love UST but am not excited about this? I don't know. Maybe it's the brick. A traditional material should have a more traditional design. This reminds me of those buildings from the 50's that you used to see on your college campus and think, "When are they going to tear that stuff down?" I think this was also my first reaction, but its moreso because I couldn't visualize what it would look like when done. Particularly the materials. The menil's most recent construction showed that they know what they are doing, the structures are muted but look great and obviously they used quality materials. Plus, the newer landscaping by the Rothko is starting to look great. Their portfolio of the houses, since the Menil design looks closer to their houses than their hospitality stuff which is interesting, Flato designed gives me a lot of hope that this rises above the 50s-style buildings that plagued our college campuses 😚. https://www.lakeflato.com/projects/houses Edited June 23, 2022 by X.R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crock Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, clutchcity94 said: Exactly. St. Augustine will be closer to $400-$500. the design and size of this hotel suggests it should be closer to the price point of The Carpenter in Austin, which is 200-400. and to repeat, none of the hotels y'all suggested are ones I could in good conscience recommend to other millennial travellers. The Heights House is a trashy uncool embarrassment, and the others are very much expense account/business traveler-driven. 2 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, crock said: The Heights "at least we're not the Astro Inn" House is a trashy uncool embarrassment, and the others are very much expense account/business traveler-driven. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted June 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Based on @Paco Jones diagram these Oak trees are being saved. During the online meeting I attended they said they are going to keep as many of the trees as possible. Edited June 24, 2022 by hindesky 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 First permits being released, this one is for storm water pollution protection. https://parkusa.com/index.php/products/stormwater/stormwater-interceptors/stormtrooper 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 The same crew that did the asbestos abatement at 3615 Montrose UsLiving buildings is now doing the abatement at the apartments and houses here. I talked with a Menil Museum employee who said they can no longer park here and have to park at the Flavin lot, maintenance lot or wherever they can find a spot on the street. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skyboxdweller Posted September 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2022 Visited the Menil and the Rothko Chapel campus on Saturday. Would have been nice to have a drink at the bar of the hotel afterwards. In terms of scale, vibe and tone, I think it will be a good addition to the neighborhood. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 Fence has been added around the whole block. 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Hopefully 93' Til sees more business from this. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Workers doing remediation in several of the buildings. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Workers have moved to other houses to do asbestos abatement. Digco, a contractor for Centerpoint is shutting off the gas for one of the buildings. This same company did the gas shutoff for the Fairfield Waugh. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I assume the asbestos crew is done because there were no workers on site, SWPPP sign board is up. I think the plumbing and building demo permits are going to be coming up next. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Forney Construction got the contract to build the hotel. https://forneyconstruction.com 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Electricians disconnecting the parking lot light. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 A crew is setting up what looks like a big tent, curious what it might be for, a special event at the Menil, ground breaking ceremony for the Hotel Saint Augustine or perhaps lunch area for the workers? A security guy didn't know. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 This is for Menil's 35th anniversary Gala Cirque Surrealiste. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 https://www.menil.org/events/3995-35th-anniversary-gala 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 And you can secure your platinum table for 12 + perks for $150,000.00. I think I'll be reading about it and checking out the paper city pics of the guests! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Plumbing demo permits for the whole block. Edited November 29, 2022 by hindesky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 35th Anniversary Gala tents are coming down. Just as I suspected the work has started on the Hotel, I figured they would wait till after the Gala was finished. Don't want those high dollar donors looking at a giant heap of ruble when asking for donations. Forney Construction worker I talked with said a plumbing company is doing the demo for water sewer disconnects today and a demo company ( sounded like he said American Demo) will get the building demo permits this week. Loading out the material from the abatement company. http://americandemocorp.com 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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