clutchcity94 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Anyone know what the plan is for 4444 Montrose? Used to be Etheria Salon & Day Spa, but looks like it was sold to HWM Properties, LLC in 2020. Lot size is 17,325 sq ft. HWM Properties appears to be owned by Wayne Martin, founder of Applied Finish Systems, a drywall company. Martin also owns Chateau Cocomar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Montrose Blvd is considered a TOD secondary street, so hopefully whatever is built will take that in to consideration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, j_cuevas713 said: Montrose Blvd is considered a TOD secondary street, so hopefully whatever is built will take that in to consideration. Is it officially a TOD street even though the Richmond line isn't built yet. And by looking at the TOD map it's considered a secondary street. Does that mean they don't have to follow any of the TOD guidelines? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, kennyc05 said: Is it officially a TOD street even though the Richmond line isn't built yet. And by looking at the TOD map it's considered a secondary street. Does that mean they don't have to follow any of the TOD guidelines? Yeah the developer has the option to opt in and cut 50% of their parking requirement as a secondary street. And yes Richmond Ave is considered a TOD street because the CoH is viewing it as a future transit line. Edited August 16, 2021 by j_cuevas713 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: Yeah the developer has the option to opt in and cut 50% of their parking requirement as a secondary street. And yes Richmond Ave is considered a TOD street because the CoH is viewing it as a future transit line. Cool I thought it didn't go into effect until the lines went in. So if they were to opt out does that just deal with just the parking on secondary streets or are secondary streets now required to have the buildings up against the road or can they opt out on setbacks as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 From what I understand reading the TOD guidelines, they are fully optional on secondary streets. That means they don’t have to front the street or take advantage of the 50% parking reduction. It’s really just an incentive to developers and it’s encouraged by the city to take advantage of the parking reduction. The rules are only mandatory on designated TOD streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 6 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: From what I understand reading the TOD guidelines, they are fully optional on secondary streets. That means they don’t have to front the street or take advantage of the 50% parking reduction. It’s really just an incentive to developers and it’s encouraged by the city to take advantage of the parking reduction. The rules are only mandatory on designated TOD streets. And I guess the walkable please designation picks up the slack on non TOD streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Do I understand this correctly? It looks like all the streets along the University Line are secondary. Is that because they don't know for certain where the stations will be and once that is known, the streets around the stations will become primary TOD streets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: Do I understand this correctly? It looks like all the streets along the University Line are secondary. Is that because they don't know for certain where the stations will be and once that is known, the streets around the stations will become primary TOD streets? Does the pink line mean primary or secondary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 24 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: Does the pink line mean primary or secondary? I think pink is secondary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: Do I understand this correctly? It looks like all the streets along the University Line are secondary. Is that because they don't know for certain where the stations will be and once that is known, the streets around the stations will become primary TOD streets? Basically, that is it. Primary will take effect when the stations are completed. They wrote in to allow secondary to take effect now. 40 minutes ago, clutchcity94 said: Does the pink line mean primary or secondary? 15 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: I think pink is secondary Yes. Pink is secondary and blue is primary. Here is a link to the full map: https://mycity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=21c363261727416fb517977a27407df9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 9 hours ago, kennyc05 said: And I guess the walkable please designation picks up the slack on non TOD streets. Correct. An area can be designated a Walkable Place if it meets certain criteria but yeah it basically covers what TOD doesn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Don’t have a picture, but LOTS of new graffiti on this building. Is it coming down soon? Didn’t see any demo permits issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Google Maps street view in May '22 and mine from today. They removed the graffiti but the weeds are taking over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 8 hours ago, hindesky said: Google Maps street view in May '22 and mine from today. They removed the graffiti but the weeds are taking over. What do you think will eventually go in this spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Strange that this prime lot has been vacant for years now… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 Anyone know if there’s any development happening here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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