mkultra25 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Looks like something in the Pantone 380-390 range, or, in layman's terms, "baby $#!+ green". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 That is some serious nit-wittery. Has the guilty party been identified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Seriously. What was the point of this? Every single choice they made was awful. Again - this was owned by the city. This should not have happened. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I call myself a preservationist. There is no one flavor of preservation... I often empathize with people who look at things differently in an attempt to preserve at least some of our history... However, this house was so severely stripped and reconstructed with non-historic materials, I am not sure why they bothered at all. Are the columns even the historic columns? The windows are new and different in design than the originals. The siding is not real wood. The interior is all new. And to add insult to the entire process, they decided to add this partially covered stair case in a bad 90's style attached to the "original" house! What even is this tumor on the backside of this home? At best an addition to a historic house does not distract from the original home. This addition looks like a 1990's garden apartment staircase in the suburbs!? Why did they even want this house if they were going to do all this to it? Why did our historic preservation office not work with them on best practices? So many questions... 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, Avossos said: And to add insult to the entire process, they decided to add this partially covered stair case in a bad 90's style attached to the "original" house! What even is this tumor on the backside of this home? At best an addition to a historic house does not distract from the original home. This addition looks like a 1990's garden apartment staircase in the suburbs!? Yeah, the enclosed staircase is especially rankling. With the color, it kind of makes me think of a 1980's beach condo community in Galveston with a name like "Vista del Sol." There should be a beat up Dr. Pepper vending machine underneath the stairs. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) Proposed plat called Capitol Garage for the new parking garage that was rumored. Harvey is the builder. Edited December 12, 2023 by hindesky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/12/2023 at 11:57 AM, hindesky said: Proposed plat called Capitol Garage for the new parking garage that was rumored. Harvey is the builder. Does this mean Crane was not able to buy this block for more space for his entertainment development? I know he mentioned he was hoping to build them an underground garage or something so that he could build on the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 There is literally a garage down the street. So many damn parking garages downtown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATH Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 It's probably about making money from Astros fans wanting a very nearby place to park. And for any other large event at Minute Maid Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 11:28 AM, nate4l1f3 said: Does this mean Crane was not able to buy this block for more space for his entertainment development? I know he mentioned he was hoping to build them an underground garage or something so that he could build on the lot. The garage is to help support the new ballpark village development. Was always part of the plan from the beginning. Nothing new here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I think it for the Catholic school and the parishioners. Most of the students don't live downtown and commute here. The variance says they own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 hours ago, tigereye said: The garage is to help support the new ballpark village development. Was always part of the plan from the beginning. Nothing new here hmmm i recall him wanting to specifically build an underground garage so that he could build on top of that land. He was still working to convince the church of that the last tie i heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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