shasta Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 48 minutes ago, Amlaham said: 3 new businesses opening soon per article linked below M Vincé Nail Spa will open at the end of 2022 at 1203 Dunlavy St, really big "luxurious" national chain Sudor Sauna Studio will open in fall of 2022 at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 400, a flagship location Clean Juice will open in September at 3515 W. Dallas St., ste 800 https://communityimpact.com/houston/heights-river-oaks-montrose/impacts/2022/05/13/3-new-businesses-announced-for-regent-square/ I imagine a Nail Spa, Sauna, and Clean Juice are not the type of tenants they thought thought they'd get for this project. I didn't know River Oaks was getting a new strip center...what, no checks cashed place...no dry cleaners...no donuts shop? This literally went from a City Centre or River Oaks District type project to this! How did GID botch this project when every other developer figured it out and in less desirable locations? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) I walked by Georgia James yesterday and the door was open so I poked my head in. The drywall looks like it has been installed and they were tiling behind the bar. It looksike it'll be open in the next 60-90 days. Edited May 15, 2022 by SMU1213 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU1213 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 1:06 PM, SMU1213 said: I walked by Georgia James yesterday and the door was open so I poked my head in. The drywall looks like it has been installed and they were tiling behind the bar. It looksike it'll be open in the next 60-90 days. I walked by Georgia James again today and it looked like they were having some sort of soft opening. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREguy13 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, SMU1213 said: I walked by Georgia James again today and it looked like they were having some sort of soft opening. I walked by there and spoke with them on Sunday. Sunday evening was friends and family, soft opening is this week, grand opening next week. Correction: Grand opening is this Friday! https://www.chron.com/food/article/georgia-james-chris-shepherd-reopens-houston-17272233.php Edited June 29, 2022 by CREguy13 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 I thought this area was going to be a dog park for the tenants but it's not. Looks like part of a water detention system. Has pvc piping all around it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Celebrity chef Chris Shepherd shifts priority and steps away from Underbelly Hospitality https://abc13.com/chef-chris-shepherd-houston-steps-away-from-restaurant-scene-underbelly-hospitality-southern-smoke-foundation/12063327/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 He's clearly been taking a back seat for a while, letting Nick Wong and Nick Fine run everything. With just about all of his restaurants closing last year, I'm not surprised to see him go. Let someone else deal with opening all those restaurants at once. Chris has made a huge mark on the Houston food scene and we are all better off for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, JBTX said: He's clearly been taking a back seat for a while, letting Nick Wong and Nick Fine run everything. With just about all of his restaurants closing last year, I'm not surprised to see him go. Let someone else deal with opening all those restaurants at once. Chris has made a huge mark on the Houston food scene and we are all better off for it. I don't know if that's necessarily true, I used to go to Wild Oats a lot and he was frequently there actively managing so seems a bit out of character to me. This was maybe just a few months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 https://houston.eater.com/2022/7/20/23271945/chris-shepherd-leaves-underbelly-hospitality-group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 These guys repairing the fence said the other project might be starting next year. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Plan Review. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 "Regent Square steakhouse Georgia James officially unveiled its 11,000-square-foot rooftop lounge and patio to the public on September 16, welcoming diners to enjoy a host of cocktails, appetizers, and a special menu with views of Downtown Houston’s skyline." https://houston.eater.com/2022/9/16/23357076/georgia-james-restaurant-underbelly-hospitality-steakhouse-rooftop-openings 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 22 minutes ago, hindesky said: "Regent Square steakhouse Georgia James officially unveiled its 11,000-square-foot rooftop lounge and patio to the public on September 16, welcoming diners to enjoy a host of cocktails, appetizers, and a special menu with views of Downtown Houston’s skyline." https://houston.eater.com/2022/9/16/23357076/georgia-james-restaurant-underbelly-hospitality-steakhouse-rooftop-openings Looks like they had a tight budget. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Quaint...in a lunar surface kind of way. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Maybe a plant somewhere? Even just one? 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 13 hours ago, hindesky said: They sweat the onions tableside, I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) On 9/16/2022 at 11:24 PM, Texasota said: Maybe a plant somewhere? Even just one? The jokes about the quality, and lack of details, of this project write themselves. Que the Regent Square apologists.....in 3, 2, 1... Edited September 19, 2022 by shasta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I'm sure I qualify as a "Regent Square apologist", but this is pretty unimpressive. It wouldn't take *that* much to make this space look a lot more inviting, but the fact that the restaurant owners didn't bother (along with the loss of the original team) really makes this look poorly managed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Looks like something I would see an average suburban subdivision HOA have set up between the pool and basketball court. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Texasota said: I'm sure I qualify as a "Regent Square apologist", but this is pretty unimpressive. It wouldn't take *that* much to make this space look a lot more inviting, but the fact that the restaurant owners didn't bother (along with the loss of the original team) really makes this look poorly managed. I drive by it everyday and other then the sign they placed, I still can't tell it is a restaurant. Just a total hatchet job with the redesign of this project and the original design DID think about these details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 There's definitely a silver lining here! The foundation has been built for a potential beautiful rooftop. This restaurant didn't utilize the space well but I guarantee the next restaurant to take over definitely will. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2022 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noahb Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Detail regarding new construction from city of houston permits 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 The details say 16 floors of mixed-use. Total of 546,000 sf. But that's with 313 units. If it's 535 units, that's probably taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Let's hope this 16 story building and the rest of the design/quality of this block fronting Allen Parkway is a significant improvement form the bock just completed. That side is the same side as Autry Park so it would be nice to have a continuous High Quality district along Allen Parkway. Edited October 17, 2022 by shasta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) honestly, given how much people are complaining about a perfectly fine (at least above average!) project just because its worse than what was originally proposed, I kind of hope this just ends up a stripmall or a drive through carwash Edited October 17, 2022 by Texasota 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Texasota said: honestly, given how much people are complaining about a perfectly fine (at least above average!) project just because its worse than what was originally proposed, I kind of hope this just ends up a stripmall or a drive through carwash you must have incredibly low standards in what you deem "above average projects". Where to begin. -None of the retail spaces are leased and they are struggling to get the likes of "Nail Saloons" -All of the rooftop condenser units are clearly visible from every angle. Increasing the parapet height would have solved that had anyone cared enough to think about it. -They went cheap on exterior building materials. fake stone?? really? -The orientation of the "anchor restaurant" is incredibly awkward. There is very little street interaction and the roof top balcony looks like an afterthought. _ I drive by this project every single day and I se how it is used. - I could go on and on why it is "below Average" for a site of this importance , in this location. I am hard on this project because we all saw the project that they scrapped. That project had architectural diversity, paid attention to the details , and was integrated. These developers knew how to put together a quality project I'm hoping the next phase is a start improvement. If not, sell this project to a developer who cares and can make improvements because it is clear this is a value engineered "get i to market and sell it " type of project. Maybe Skanska will build a building to hide this project.... Edited October 17, 2022 by shasta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 My standards are irrelevant - what's relevant is the standards of the developers that build in this city. If you think this, a mixed-use project with no surface parking, a garage completely hidden from Dallas, Dunlavy, *and* Clay, and a pleasant streetscape with street-facing ground floor windows, outdoor dining, and a retail plaza is "below average" for a local project (even just in central Houston) then you must be, consciously or not, ignoring most projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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