Amlaham Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 This entire block is up for sale; not sure how long it's been up for. On the property there is a couple of town houses and an old house used as a store. This could be something really huge or nothing at all depending on who buys the lot. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Westheimer-Elgin-Bagby-St-Houston-TX/27811183/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Selfishly I'd like to see all the canna lilies from the front yard of Ardith moved to the boring green median at turn lane of Bagby and Westheimer. Somehow the notion of retaining green plantings and transferring to public green space isn't much of a conversation starter.......but ask for monies from COH to buy plants for public green space and your ear will go numb from all the yammering concerning NMA (no money available) sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 This site has high-rise MF written all over it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 People going to the Maple Leaf and Joe's Place have been using it for parking. I wonder where the future customers of Cajun Stick will park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 1:53 PM, hindesky said: People going to the Maple Leaf and Joe's Place have been using it for parking. I wonder where the future customers of Cajun Stick will park? At the Whole Foods bike racks, of course! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I would be interested in seeing if anything could be recovered in an archeological dig after the buildings are gone but before new build starts. New developer could get great PR by allowing Rice archeology students to dig for a few months. Yes of course my pie in the sky is showing- but really, a new mid-rise is probably a yawn. .....but the potential of what could be found is ...........mesmerizing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 1:53 PM, hindesky said: People going to the Maple Leaf and Joe's Place have been using it for parking. I wonder where the future customers of Cajun Stick will park? I thought Joes place was closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, BeerNut said: I thought Joes place was closed? It is, it's being converted in to Stick Talk Cajun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 13 hours ago, trymahjong said: I would be interested in seeing if anything could be recovered in an archeological dig after the buildings are gone but before new build starts. New developer could get great PR by allowing Rice archeology students to dig for a few months. Yes of course my pie in the sky is showing- but really, a new mid-rise is probably a yawn. .....but the potential of what could be found is ...........mesmerizing. Cool idea. Have Rice try it with the broker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 My pie in the sky is hoping someone from Rice archeology dept caught this thread and is adventuresome enough to make that call.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Fossilized remains of a parking lot from 150 years ago 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Hoping for something from mythological Westheimer art fair............ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 11:29 AM, Amlaham said: This entire block is up for sale; not sure how long it's been up for. On the property there is a couple of town houses and an old house used as a store. This could be something really huge or nothing at all depending on who buys the lot. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/Westheimer-Elgin-Bagby-St-Houston-TX/27811183/ The block that's bounded by Elgin St, Brazos St, Rosalie St, and Bagby St includes: 433 Elgin St (parking lot use for former Joe's Place / forthcoming Stick Talk parking) 3102 Brazos St 3106 Brazos St 3110 Brazos St 402 Rosalie St 404 Rosalie St 406 Rosalie St 3111 Bagby St ( Ardith & Paul Custom Picture Framing is located here) Below is the parcel map for block 9 in the Fairgrounds subdivision. It includes outlined lots. Parcel map with parcel addresses included 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Below are December 2022 Street View images of 3111 Bagby St Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) Below are October and December 2022 Street View images of 433 Elgin St (parcel address is 0 Bagby). Edited June 1, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) 2020 Street View images of 3106 Brazos St May 2022 Street View of 3106 Brazos St (on the corner of Brazos St and Rosalie St) I think this may be 3110 Brazos St Edited June 1, 2023 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 May 2022 Street View of 402 Rosalie St December 2022 Street View of 402 Rosalie St (corner of Rosalie St and Bagby St) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 I guess I must agree with Tennesse Williams characters : I find myself depending " On the kindness of strangers" but with a twist.......developers. particularly The future Developer and ( hopefully)future kindness towards the median at Westheimer/Elgin/Bagby- which falls outside of both Midtown, and Montrose TIRZ- so seems improvements must come from private entities. I don't know any kazillioaires, so I'm hopeful of a " green leaning" developer. so whoever .....whatever Developer purchases these lots at Rosalie and Bagby- As you begin the tear down- please consider trans planting, the shrubs from ROW and the huge plot of Cannas that flank the front doors of Ardith's...... transplant across the street at that patch of grass median? Surely that will generate positive PR. Positive PR surely would be of help to any developer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Those cannas are nice. Good suggestions. not many developers in Houston own a building with a fire escape on it, I notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 (edited) The residential building cattycorner from this block has (aerial image reveals) a swimming pool on the corner of Bagby and Westheimer behind the blank wall. But I do like the height of the walkway that protrudes eastward from that building to make the pool patio feel at least a little more domestic and cozy or shaded and connected to it all. Home sweet home. Now given that this site for sale faces SSW, it could be a prime candidate for a city setback variance to let it build conditioned space over the sidewalk above the second floor, structurally covering the sidewalk below. In sun and rain that allows pedestrians a walking passage of similarly lofty size to that of the cattycorner arcaded walkway at the swimming pool. Only one lone small street tree would have to go or suffer. An even nicer variance would allow the lofty sidewalk shade to extend farther in cabled fabric form over the entire crosswalk in both directions-- from the median island, to here, and from here all the way to Whole Foods. Drivers could then call it an informal porte-cochere Edited September 7, 2023 by strickn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 5/22/2023 at 8:35 PM, strickn said: Cool idea. Have Rice try it with the broker So desperate to motivate you to do your archaeological quest (volunteer to help them get the paperwork rolling or get a local grantmaking foundation onboard to let high school and middle school students participate even!) that I selfliked my own comment... eek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 This is the type of dialog that has my brain Brume parting, clearing the way for me to and wonder if there is a midway type of kazillionaire that would get a bang out of an urban project that hit bases of archeology and ecology-- a quirky sort of kazillionaire who landed somewhere between donating a huge public library like Carnegie and making a huge rocket ship like Musk. yup some sort of philanthropic someone who would shake up what was suppose to awe us; thinking outside of what was expected and introducing us to urban projects that combine history, archeology. Redefining green spaces forward that would provide hints of engineering ( like installing French drain 5o collect runoff- or a prototype smaller wind turban for lighting area), urban kindness ( everyone enjoys shade) and architecture ( the whole shabang looks great)---- but kazillionaire urban innovators that would inspire young Minds in a quirky way, seem to be in short supply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 I drove by today wondering if COH will ever upgrade........it's so grim looking sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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