phillip_white Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Mixed feelings about this. Yes, it's a MCM building with the potential for being attractive - but does Midtown really need another nightclub? A matter of opinion, to be sure. I'm disappointed that the McGowen rail station is still not living up to its potential. Immediately adjacent to the stops there's an abandoned building, parking lots, an underused park, a bar, and the Cadillac dealership (soon to be nightclub). Hardly a destination for those riding the train. Granted, there is an apartment building adjacent to the southbound station, but it could be so much more. I absolutely agree that another high rise on the Cadillac site would be welcome. Here's hoping that someday the plans for restaurants on McGowen between Main and Travis, and the food court in the former Greensheet building become reality. It's been almost 20 years since the rail started operating. I hope it doesn't take another 20 for people-friendly development to become reality. Lack of development on half of the intersection is directly attributable to the dealership. Perhaps a nightclub is not the most desirable use for the structure, but it will create a late night street presence. And perhaps the drunks will hang out at the pocket park after closing. And maybe the additional foot traffic is the catalyst that the Greensheet developers have been waiting for. Or maybe everyone drives to the club and parks in the empty lot, and drives home without ever interacting with the neighborhood creating a deterrent to additional development... but that seems too sad to consider. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 7 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: Mixed feelings about this. Yes, it's a MCM building with the potential for being attractive - but does Midtown really need another nightclub? A matter of opinion, to be sure. I'm disappointed that the McGowen rail station is still not living up to its potential. Immediately adjacent to the stops there's an abandoned building, parking lots, an underused park, a bar, and the Cadillac dealership (soon to be nightclub). Hardly a destination for those riding the train. Granted, there is an apartment building adjacent to the southbound station, but it could be so much more. I absolutely agree that another high rise on the Cadillac site would be welcome. Here's hoping that someday the plans for restaurants on McGowen between Main and Travis, and the food court in the former Greensheet building become reality. It's been almost 20 years since the rail started operating. I hope it doesn't take another 20 for people-friendly development to become reality. I don't get that parklet. It's had a sign reading something like "temporarily closed" for the last year. How do you close a park? Why do you close a park? Closed to whom, since people walk through it all the time? Who thought that concrete ping-pong tables and zero benches were good urban furniture choices? At least if it was a big lawn you could use it for picnics. Right now, it's just absorbing sun and radiating heat. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, editor said: Why do you close a park? I suspect that security guards for the apartments use "selective enforcement" standards when it comes to who's allowed to use the park. It's a difficult situation. On one hand if it's a public park, the public should be allowed to enjoy it. On the other, the street people who bathe in fountains, openly smoke reefer, and harass passersby for cigarettes and money don't create a welcoming atmosphere, either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I wouldn't take an offhand comment from an employee at the dealership as anything approaching a real plan. Considering the general lack of imagination, it could certainly happen. But I'd just consider the source. The Cayden bankruptcy certainly hurt the area, but covid did a lot of damage to a lot of plans. In my view of a perfect world, the Cadillac lot as well as the used car lot across Main and the old car storage lot on Travis/McGowan get developed as a large transit friendly commercial/ residential project. I forget the exact location, but I seem to remember something like that in Austin. But yeah, another club is the more likely scenario ☹️ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, dbigtex56 said: I suspect that security guards for the apartments use "selective enforcement" standards when it comes to who's allowed to use the park. It's a difficult situation. On one hand if it's a public park, the public should be allowed to enjoy it. On the other, the street people who bathe in fountains, openly smoke reefer, and harass passersby for cigarettes and money don't create a welcoming atmosphere, either. They really need to just start over with that space. The ping pong tables make no sense as mentioned before, the benches are terrible and incredibly hot, and that parklet as @editor mentioned just radiates heat. The fountain is dumb. Make it a small dog park with some area for people to picnic under some shade if they choose to and call it a day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I was getting a Banh Mi at Cali Sandwiches and one of the Central Cadillac employees was in there too. I asked him when they were moving out to their new south loop location, he said about this time next year. He told me the Midtown property was already sold and they are just leasing it now. He didn't know who bought it though. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, hindesky said: I was getting a Banh Mi at Cali Sandwiches and one of the Central Cadillac employees was in there too. I asked him when they were moving out to their new south loop location, he said about this time next year. He told me the Midtown property was already sold and they are just leasing it now. He didn't know who bought it though. It was sold to Hi Tech Auto Realty in February 2022. That entity is managed by Ricardo M Weitz, who seems to have been associated with Momentum. In March 2022, there is a deed of trust to Cadence Bank and a trustee Charles J Pignuolo with a $192 million mortgage and a 20 page list of properties that includes Baytown Nissan, Central Houston Nissan, the Kirby Mansion, David McDavid Nissan, as well as properties in Williamson and Travis counties I can't be bothered to go look for. It's all on the County Clerk's website. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Ross said: It was sold to Hi Tech Auto Realty in February 2022. That entity is managed by Ricardo M Weitz, who seems to have been associated with Momentum. In March 2022, there is a deed of trust to Cadence Bank and a trustee Charles J Pignuolo with a $192 million mortgage and a 20 page list of properties that includes Baytown Nissan, Central Houston Nissan, the Kirby Mansion, David McDavid Nissan, as well as properties in Williamson and Travis counties I can't be bothered to go look for. It's all on the County Clerk's website. Ricardo Weitz use to own the Momentum Auto Group until it was sold to Sonic Automotive in the mid 2000s. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I wonder what the hell they would have planned for the property 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 15 hours ago, kennyc05 said: I wonder what the hell they would have planned for the property 🤔 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 3:15 PM, Ross said: It was sold to Hi Tech Auto Realty in February 2022. That entity is managed by Ricardo M Weitz, who seems to have been associated with Momentum. In March 2022, there is a deed of trust to Cadence Bank and a trustee Charles J Pignuolo with a $192 million mortgage and a 20 page list of properties that includes Baytown Nissan, Central Houston Nissan, the Kirby Mansion, David McDavid Nissan, as well as properties in Williamson and Travis counties I can't be bothered to go look for. It's all on the County Clerk's website. I forgot to mention that I believe Mr.Weitz already owns the central dealerships so I guess it went from one hand to the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I just noticed today that Central Cadillac at Main & McGowan is empty of any cars. I doubt it's weather related. I guess they finally made their move. Now, another (very) large empty lot in northern midtown. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Moving to the south loop location. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Can't wait to see what they do with those lots! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I didn't see any signs. Is it still called Central Cadillac? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) The Nissan dealership is called Central Nissan and right next door, I'm guessing the Cadillac dealership will be too. Edited January 16 by hindesky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 One of the parking lots has been rented by Rise Rooftop , now Warehouse Live, for valet parking 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Notice the new location render. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Well, they remembered to turn the heat off this week, but forgot to turn the water off. 2 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 There's also a bit of graffiti starting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The fronts are boarded up recently for a less-than-lovely look. The more positive note is that there were a bunch of 'suits' walking all over the property for an hour+ yesterday (March 20). Fingers crossed. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hard to imagine a worse land usage to front a rail stop than a car dealership, so I'm pretty optimistic that whatever comes next will be an improvement. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I really hope it's more residential 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I took these photos this week. Thought I would share. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Has this been mentioned? The surface lot directly across the street is now For Sale! 24,603 square feet. I think the address is either 2415 Main or 2519 Main. For Sale sign: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loon Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Saw this the other day, thought maybe Warehouse live or whoever owns that entire building might buy it for more parking, they already been using it for "valet" on show nights it looks like, and the one across the street from it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Now it's paid parking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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