Vertigo58 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I like that vision, a city that can have the benefits of both urban and suburban styles. If Houston were more like NYC or Montreal I'd probably complain that everything is too expensive and too crowded. My apartment is 100 times nicer than anywhere I ever lived in Montreal and I pay less. Having the best of both worlds would be pretty cool, I think. Once we have more metro rail lines and some of these urban style developments we keep hearing about, we might just have it that way.More than a chameleon, I like to think of Houston as the city of contrasts. Very well said. Houston, City of Contrasts sounds like a great marketing slogan. hmmm Hold on to that thought. I'm serious. Close runner up to Coog's Houston...Be yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Back on topic.This place is gorgeous.And even though it's gated, are the residences set pretty far back from the road or what?-----EDITThose comments were meant for Cheyne Walk. Beautifulhttp://www.cheynewalksunset.com/Location.htmlI think it needs its own thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 After almost two years of planning, residential developers have started building on 8 acres hidden within the gentrifying west end neighborhood.The $100 million project will be a 125-home gated community called C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 The Guard Controlled Access 5 story townhomes The community behind the fence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 The Guard Controlled Access 5 story townhomes The community behind the fence Wow. Those look great. I would love to see these and more of this type of architecture around Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 how much would one figure a 3500 sq.ft. villa would go for? any word on presale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I like it...maybe something similar in midtown or wherever (i.e. w/out the gates) will pop up eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Looks cool to me too! I've heard people on here complaining about "Mediterranean" architecture in Houston, but I think it's great. Maybe that's because I'm from Canada and I don't think anybody has ever built anything in that style back home, so it's really exotic to me. I don't know why, I'm sure it would be possible to "snow proof" a place like that... Only thing I don't like is the fact that it's all fenced in... so I'll never be able to walk around and look at these cool houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 how much would one figure a 3500 sq.ft. villa would go for? any word on presale?the villas are in the 650k range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 It would be cool if this was built around an actual traffic circle. Would be cool to see such density around something like Mecom Fountain and to have the canyon effect of the villas on each street leading to the circle. Nice architecture and landscape architecture but the gated concept blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I like it...maybe something similar in midtown or wherever (i.e. w/out the gates) will pop up eventually.I would love to see something like that on a larger scale in the midtown superblock. However, I think that lot is destined to be vacant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 how much would one figure a 3500 sq.ft. villa would go for? any word on presale?We walked through the 2 models today - the "smaller" one is for sale for ~1.2 million....The bigger one is already sold..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowanome Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 We walked through the 2 models today - the "smaller" one is for sale for ~1.2 million....The bigger one is already sold.....Any Details about the greenspace in the middle, the entrance gate, 4th floor rooftop balcony...overall, what did you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Any Details about the greenspace in the middle, the entrance gate, 4th floor rooftop balcony...overall, what did you think?There is a huge fountain in the middle (it looks like a gigantic planter you might have on your porch).....there is going to be a pool/cabana area in the future - they haven't started building that yet.There is already a security guard working at the front gate - he rode up to us on his golf cart to tell us we couldn't be walking around because the development wasn't open to the public yet. We informed him we had registered with the sales office and were told we could walk around - the sales rep quickly told him to quit bothering the customers!!The model villas were very nice - two distinctly different models - the one that was sold was 4 stories with an incredible entry - curved staircases all the way to the 4th floor...The second model (still for sale at $1.2 million) was smaller, and only 3 stories - the living area was on the first floor with a great room/kitchen area overlooking a small pool/patio area...the third floor is a huge gameroom....this model was decorated in a more contemporary theme (furniture from Lignet Roset)Neither of these models had a huge rooftop balcony - they both have balconies all over the place (the first model had 6 if I remember right)...some of the other villas/townhomes that are still under construction have 5th floor balconies (yes - they are 5 stories tall) with outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and hot tubs.I think the sales rep said 80 percent of the units come with an elevator standard - especially good for the 5 story units...The brochure shows about 25% of the first phase already sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Observations: 1. Mediterranean architecture is just so appropriate in pine forest. Too bad the Hill Country plan didn't work out, that would've been even better! 2. I can't wait to see that greenspace in the center attracting tons of people; there seems to be such a mixture of activities and uses there. 3. The great thing about gated developments is how they facilitate doing errands on foot, and just walking in general. It's exciting to see how we are preparing our urban fabric for a future in which gas prices mount ever higher than they are now and inner loop traffic congestion continues to soar with increased development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 H-Town:Could you expound a bit on your 2nd and 3rd observations? It seems to me that the fountain wouldn't draw many people if no one other than residents is allowed inside the gate. And, since a gated community has limited ingress and egress...by design...it would seem to inhibit walking, for errands or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 H-Town:Could you expound a bit on your 2nd and 3rd observations? It seems to me that the fountain wouldn't draw many people if no one other than residents is allowed inside the gate. And, since a gated community has limited ingress and egress...by design...it would seem to inhibit walking, for errands or otherwise.There is a twinge of sarcasm in his observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 There is a twinge of sarcasm in his observations. My bad. As Niche noted in another post, I know nothing of comedy or sarcasm....or economics or peak oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 My bad. As Niche noted in another post, I know nothing of comedy or sarcasm....or economics or peak oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htowngirl Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 These places are amazing... I had no idea that they could do something on this grand of a scale in that area. Personally, I love them. I rode my bike through there (the security guard was really nice to us), and even though it was after hours (7-ish), the gate to the patio of the model unit was open (shown on page 8 of this pdf)... and WOW. Here are a couple pics of the patio I snapped with my phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 i just had my rooms to go flashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Holy carp! These are quite nice...Even so... with the huge interval between the previous post (lockmat) and the one before it (htowngirl) I was already betting the house that they were canceled/scrapped/on-hold.I wonder how sales are faring... ne1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 i just had my rooms to go flashback.Gah, if I see an other one of those gigantic wall-art roman numeral clocks I'll barf. Pet peeve: they've put in all this fancy finish work, complete with the superfancy Z Gallerie bathroom mirrors, and every room is ruined by those white plastic paddle-switch wall plates. At least get some some fookin wall plates that match the other hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Gah, if I see an other one of those gigantic wall-art roman numeral clocks I'll barf.at least you wont have to spend money on lasik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 The view from the top floor outdoor patio of those units is awesome. A panoramic view of Downtown, Uptown (including Williams tower beacon), the Buffalo Bayou towers, and the River Oaks towers? Awesome. If we didn't live in a 90% humidity climate, the outdoor fireplace and seating area would be absolutely primo. Or, you could just consider it a sauna with a view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanra Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I was already betting the house that they were canceled/scrapped/on-hold.Big suprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowanome Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Big suprisewow, whats w/the sarcasm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhornguy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 This is a really nice development. It's nice to know that well-heeled individuals are still able to drive construction projects, such as the Caceres. Rice Military (and surrounding areas) really do have the best central location IMO. With Memorial Park so close, I can really see this area teeming with activity and commerce soon.Expensive construction projects always bring a decent amount of retail and restaurants to the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sowanome Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Rice Military (and surrounding areas) really do have the best central location IMO. With Memorial Park so close, I can really see this area teeming with activity and commerce soon.Expensive construction projects always bring a decent amount of retail and restaurants to the area.Yeah, esp w/the addition of Regent Square (though technically not rice military) and the mixed used developments (including the apt. complex @ heights & washington) that will be within walking distance of this area.... Hopefully, there will be some really nice shops/retail, etc when some of the bars/clubs phase out. Everyone complains about them, but they can do the area some good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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