MiDTOWNeR Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Good to see. Mattress Giant at 11th and Shepherd was over a mile from my house. Plus, we needed another so we can get competitive pricing. My monthly mattress purchases were starting to crimp my budget.But there is plenty of space in existing houses for more and more illegal immigrants. They are the ones fueling the mattress market in this neck of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 But there is plenty of space in existing houses for more and more illegal immigrants. They are the ones fueling the mattress market in this neck of the woods.What do you mean? Dont understand what you are trying to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I noticed they broke ground on the Panda Express this past weekend. I was at Target today and didn't see where Panda Express broke ground... maybe I missed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Its right at the Sawyer intersection next to that Tin House that has a 'for sale' sign on it. They literally broke ground and I haven't seen much since then. It was just a grassy spot with survey markers on it, now they've turned up the dirt and thats about it. I haven't seen any workers so maybe they were contractually obligated to do something by a given time, so they churned up the grass and left the rest for later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 they better hurry up and build it because its going to be a cold winter. Wait in houston we dont have a winter sorry. I did see today that they made some markings for the new feeder road to get to chili's.....right by the billboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Noticed this was up and running now...http://www.sawyerheightslofts.com/I'm particularly intrigued by the Meditation Garden and Reflection Pond they have. The pool looks to have a pretty neat shape too. I'll be very eager to tour this once they're ready to show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandago Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 ...it started in California and there are more locations in Austin that in College Station....yep, definitely an Aggie thing! Just moved here from Santa Barbara, CA where where we had a Freebirds in Isla Vista next to UCSB. I saw the Freebird's down next to Amy's Ice Cream a little while ago and was wondering what the chances were that they're related since it looked like a similar setup on the inside. Just saw the Freebirds website never realized it's a tiny chain that started in Santa Barbara. Small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Just moved here from Santa Barbara, CAWelcome to HAIF zandago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Its right at the Sawyer intersection next to that Tin House that has a 'for sale' sign on it. They literally broke ground and I haven't seen much since then. It was just a grassy spot with survey markers on it, now they've turned up the dirt and thats about it. I haven't seen any workers so maybe they were contractually obligated to do something by a given time, so they churned up the grass and left the rest for later...Ooo ok now I see where u are talking about. Yea, they have dug up the ground there, but haven't done any work since. Hopefully they will build soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Theirs an empty land between amegy and wachovia bank and according to the pdf map it will be a food location. I hope it's a Chick-Fil-A. Any info on this?What do you hope it will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 My bet is a Chick-Fil-A. I've seen many of them take up space next to Targets and if you look at the pdf for the recently finished Target on Westheimer, you will see it bears a similar shape to the Chick-Fil-A found in that parking lot.http://www.propertycommerce.com/flyers/flyer50.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 yes it does look similar. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Anyone have an idea on when Chili's is going to open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Right now they're on track for Mid-January according to the head office. It pretty much looks done to me, so I'm guessing its hiring, training, and organizing until then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Right now they're on track for Mid-January according to the head office. It pretty much looks done to me, so I'm guessing its hiring, training, and organizing until then...Kewl... thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 They started to dig the surronding area yesterday maybe they are ready to start building the starbucks,freebirds and smoothie king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 They started to dig the surronding area yesterday maybe they are ready to start building the starbucks,freebirds and smoothie king.Great... I can't believe it took this long to get these other buildings started... hopefully the pace will pick up a bit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeshi Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) They have updated the Flyer again today. The latest updates include a Cingular/AT&T store and a Starbucks with drive-thru (in case walking to the one in Target was too much hassle for you).Walking isn't so much a hassle. It's really that the Starbucks in the Target is unappealing since it's staffed by Target employees who clearly don't care. In any case, if I want coffee I'll head to Catalina instead. I highly recommend them. Prior to giving them a shot I wouldn't bother going out for coffee at all since no one could make a latte as good as what I could make at home. Edited December 4, 2007 by takeshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n632cm Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) Walking isn't so much a hassle. It's really that the Starbucks in the Target is unappealing since it's staffed by Target employees who clearly don't care. In any case, if I want coffee I'll head to Catalina instead. I highly recommend them. Prior to giving them a shot I wouldn't bother going out for coffee at all since no one could make a latte as good as what I could make at home. I too recommend Catalina coffee. Also the Sawyer heights flyer was updated again today, with lots of new info. New tenants (some of these may have been mentioned before) include: Cingular AT&T Pot Belly's Smoothie King Game Stop Marble Slab Golf Tec Fat Burger Dickie's I guess that would explain the large amount of work going on at the site. Still no info on the mysterious Chik-fil-a between the banks. Edited December 6, 2007 by n632cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Wow, Fatburger's the first place in the Sawyer Heights center I'm actually excited about, although if I had a choice between California-based burger chains, I'd probably pick In-N-Out before Fatburger. If I'm not mistaken, this will be the first Fatburger location in Houston. Fatburger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Never heard of Fatburger before. I'll try it. Still.....it'll have to be pretty darn tasty to pry me away from Someburger. Many of these will see my business I am sure, but I'm still a Heights-centric person and would much rather have my money spent at the local patio cafes and locally owned shops than the big chains like this. Dacapos makes some amazing sandwiches and desserts, so I'm not sure how inclined I will be to pass that up to hit Potbellys. Theres something more enticing about eating a meal under a huge live oak tree than sitting indoors looking out into a crowded Target parking lot. I have no doubt though, that I-10 traffic will make every single one of these stores a huge success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Never heard of Fatburger before. I'll try it. Still.....it'll have to be pretty darn tasty to pry me away from Someburger. Many of these will see my business I am sure, but I'm still a Heights-centric person and would much rather have my money spent at the local patio cafes and locally owned shops than the big chains like this. Dacapos makes some amazing sandwiches and desserts, so I'm not sure how inclined I will be to pass that up to hit Potbellys. Theres something more enticing about eating a meal under a huge live oak tree than sitting indoors looking out into a crowded Target parking lot. I have no doubt though, that I-10 traffic will make every single one of these stores a huge success.My only issue with Someburger is they don't dig on swine.. If they had bacon on one of their burgers.. oooh.. pure heaven! Guess I'll have to bring my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTT Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I too recommend Catalina coffee. Also the Sawyer heights flyer was updated again today, with lots of new info. New tenants (some of these may have been mentioned before) include: Cingular AT&T Pot Belly's Smoothie King Game Stop Marble Slab Golf Tec Fat Burger Dickie's I guess that would explain the large amount of work going on at the site. Still no info on the mysterious Chik-fil-a between the banks. What is DICKIE'S? A Restaurant? My first thought was overalls And I'm new here to HAIF, so what happened to the Chick-Fil-A? My husband had told me when the Target first opened that we were going to be getting one! Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrahang Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 FAT BURGER. there is nothing like a burger smothered in chili. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALaw Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 What is DICKIE'S? A Restaurant?Maybe it's Dickey's BBQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 FAT BURGER. there is nothing like a burger smothered in chili. Except a burger smothered in chili with a fried egg on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 FAT BURGER.I'm curious to see how a place like this does in that area. I looked at the site, and while it looks good and well....I don't see it flying there. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMND Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 At FATBURGER they'll put a fried egg on top of your burger.......delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Im happy to have a variety of new restaraunts in the neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottonmather0 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) That Target has really become a convenient destination for us coming from Timbergrove and now that we have a 8 month old in the house we make a lot of trips to Target. The store on San Felipe required negotiating the Loop and the store out 290 required... well... going out 290. It will be nice having even more options in that area besides Target, especially the restaurants. Edited December 12, 2007 by cottonmather0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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