editor Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Isn't that store in the center where Saks used to be before it moved into the Galleria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Awesome! More power to Wulfe!*imagines a Tilman vs Ed Wulfe death match* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Wow, that concept picture is mind blowing. Talk about filling in the Uptown sky-line! I'm glad we've got some good guys left in this "tear-down & replace with a strip mall" town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 What about riva place? it was supposed to go up in this vicinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 What about riva place? it was supposed to go up in this vicinity.That's the same development, they just changed the name and the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Wow this is going to be awesome!! That is painful that it won't be completed until 2009 but then this thing sounds like it's going to be massive and well designed. I hope some of the other strip centers on San Felipe decide to take the same route and build mix-use developments on their current locations. Are they still planning on building rail along San Felipe? It think that would help ease some of the traffic concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewMND Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Okay, I know the article said they're trying to retain existing retailers, but what are the chances they'd actually be able to keep Eatzi's? I love the place and wouldn't want them to move too far, like out to freaking West Houson or something, but I don't know if they'd want to be next to a Whole Foods Flagship. Maybe they could be part of the High Street Project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 (edited) The goal, Wulfe said, is to retain existing retailers, including Cafe Annie, Americas, Eatzi's and Hermes. The project will be phased in to accommodate existing businesses and they will have no down time, he said. Edited May 13, 2006 by Jeebus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Note this thread was appended to an earlier BLVD on Post Oak topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c4smok Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 This project is going to go up.. No Doubt about it.. Atleast from what I hear =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 This project is going to go up.. No Doubt about it.. Atleast from what I hear =)It will not be overnight, but I agree. Wulfe is going to make this happen. With all the high profile tenants (Eatzi's, Cafe Annies, Americas, Hunans) it is going to take a good plan to keep those guys happy. Of course with Whole foods supposedely anchoring a new development Eatzi's mght just be screwed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 i live two blocks west of post oak and between this, the BRT route along post oak and the development over at the westcreek/ central ford sites, the traffic is going to suck with a capital "S". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainvoice Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 i agree. also will be interesting to see which tenants actually decide to stay i think in centers located along both sides of the street and perhaps even as far down as uptown park while all of this construction is going on ? a xmas time cluster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sttombiz Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 so to expand s post oak to ambassador way they have to tear down both 5050 ambassador way (a luxury mid-rise) and they have to tear up St Michael's Catholic Church's backyard. I really dont think they can do either. The project is likely dead until they get a new rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) so to expand s post oak to ambassador way they have to tear down both 5050 ambassador way (a luxury mid-rise) and they have to tear up St Michael's Catholic Church's backyard. I really dont think they can do either. The project is likely dead until they get a new rendering. Post Oak Lane is well to the east of both of those properties. Should not be a problem at all. (I'm guessing Mr. Wulfe has already looked at his maps and figured this out.) Edited June 22, 2006 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sttombiz Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 hopefully this is the case. I just looked at the map, but wulfe has been trying to force sales in 5050 ambassador way. I believe he wants to tear it down for blvd place to commence. St Michael's backyard is right on the property so that may cause even more problem over construction. Hopefully, they can just revitalize the Eatzi's center and the old Sak's center without tearing everything down and causing harm to St Micael's and 5050 ambassador way. I just want construction to start on city centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Where are you getting the idea that BLVD Place will mess with St. Michael's backyard?St. Michael's is on Sage Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Sorry, but I'm with KinkaidAlum. I'm not following you very well. Are you saying that St. Michael's has spill over property towards Ambassador? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 i live two blocks west of post oak and between this, the BRT route along post oak and the development over at the westcreek/ central ford sites, the traffic is going to suck with a capital "S".Metro had an open house at the Apache building yesterday and the rep told me that the "GRT (Guided Rapid Transit)" line on Post Oak would begin construction in July 2007. According to him that is well ahead of groundbreaking on the Richmond line. I didn't realize that the Post Oak line would be so soon. I also didn't realize that the path it will take will travel in the middle of 610 from the NW park and ride lot to Post Oak where it will veer off the freeway and follow Post Oak the rest of the way to just past 59. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sttombiz Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 s post lane is east of ambassador. I saw the map, but St Michael's backyard (bazaar area) sits directly west of the center now. also, Wulfe has been in talks with 5050 Ambassador in order to get them to sell but the residents will not, but nothing more has been said to them. both St Michael's and 5050 are watching the project closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 s post lane is east of ambassador. I saw the map, but St Michael's backyard (bazaar area) sits directly west of the center now. also, Wulfe has been in talks with 5050 Ambassador in order to get them to sell but the residents will not, but nothing more has been said to them. both St Michael's and 5050 are watching the project closely.So...?? There are other properties adjoining the site as well. As there almost always are with every development in every city. What is your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sttombiz Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 st michael's will want to have some creative control over the project like every church wants in every project around town. (well at least every well recognized catholic church)my primary concern is the displacement of 5050 ambassador way residents (hopefully it will not happen)but wulfe needs pay for his newly acquired $3 mil house in memorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 s post lane is east of ambassador. I saw the map, but St Michael's backyard (bazaar area) sits directly west of the center now. also, Wulfe has been in talks with 5050 Ambassador in order to get them to sell but the residents will not, but nothing more has been said to them. both St Michael's and 5050 are watching the project closely. See this Uptown Houston map, it shows that 5050 Ambassador is not included in the BLVD Place plan nor does the proposed connection of South Post Oak Lane with Ambassadors Way go thru this property (see below). With or without 5050 Ambassador's Way, I think BLVD Place will commence on schedule. It doesn't appear that any of their plans hinge on this property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 A poster on the Woodland Heights BB posted this. She found it on a google news search. I didn't find any other posts about it (no way can I be the first on here to know something!!!), but there were a few topics about activity in the Galleria area......Local developer Wulfe & Co. announced Thursday that 21 acres of prime Galleria-area land will become a major mixed-use site for retail, office, hotel and condominiums, anchored by Houston's flagship Whole Foods Market. Located at Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe, it will be called BLVD Place (pronounced "Boulevard Place"). The project is set to break ground at the end of this year and open in 2009, with parts opening much sooner. The project's plan boasts 600,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and boutique office space, as well as 800 residential high-rise units and a luxury hotel/condominium with 300 hotel rooms and 80 condos. ..."BLVD Place is perhaps the most significant new development in the area since the Galleria, and 21 acres is about as big as the original Galleria," Breeding said. David Crossley, president of the Gulf Coast Institute, a nonprofit group promoting quality of life issues, thinks the project's impact will be significant. "As a very large urban mixed-use project, it may become a model for future developments in Houston," he said. "It will add more urbanity to the western part of Houston, which should be interesting." Landing Whole Foods as the anchor is a coup, said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting and investment banking firm in New York City. Getting a 80,000-square-foot Whole Foods flagship store is "gigantic," Davidowitz said. "It almost guarantees the success of the entire project." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 This one is well documented in the following thread. Thanks for keeping us updated.http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...p;hl=blvd+place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanks, I KNEW this board must know something about it! I just wasn't able to find it.Moderators, go ahead and delete if you would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) When is this scheduled to start? I just took a job at 93Q and I'll have a great view of this. Edited November 5, 2006 by Captain Impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokieone Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 This sucks, I liked Eatzi's. Hopefully they'll open another one soon, I don't think there was a lack of business:Eatzi's Closes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 This sucks, I liked Eatzi's. Hopefully they'll open another one soon, I don't think there was a lack of business:Eatzi's ClosesMan, that does suck. They should open one in Houston Pavilions OR in the base of One Park Place Apartments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) AFAIK, they're going to reopen in the BLVD place project.(from what I heard in the Video on Wulfe's website)"Every attempt is being made to maintain the well known retailers in the center, including Eatzi's" Edited November 16, 2006 by UrbaNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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