17-STORY ROBINHOOD CONDO TOWER TO GET 17-STORY SENIOR NEXTDOOR NEIGHBOR 
The condo tower at 2520 Robinood St. — not so long ago bookended to the east and west by bars it was suing and being sued by — may soon be bar-free in both directions. Katherine Feser reports in the Chronicle this week that the property formerly occupied by Hudson Lounge (and occupied by Bar Bleu since last summer) has been sold to senior living developer Bridgewood. The land, bounded by the condo tower and by Robinhood, Quenby and Kelvin streets, is temporarily being leased back to the bar, but will be cleared out by the end of this year to allow the construction of what the company is tentatively calling The Village of Southampton, a 17-story senior living highrise. That’ll put it roughly on the level with 17-story 2520 Robinhood, potentially trimming the views in a number of the condo building’s east-facing units. Bridgewood’s previous 8-story height record is just about met by the company’s most recent senior living project, the almost-done 8-story The Village of River Oaks at 1015 Shepherd Dr.; that project faced a lawsuit during its early stages over claims from residents of the next-door Renoir Lofts and Gotham Lofts condos  that an increase in traffic — more specifically, the number of emergency vehicles heading to the senior living center —- might drive down nearby condo property values. [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot] Photo of 2520 Robinhood condo tower: Sandra Gunn
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” The Village of River Oaks at 1015 Shepherd Dr.; that project faced a lawsuit during its early stages over claims from residents of the next-door Renoir Lofts and Gotham Lofts condos that an increase in traffic — more specifically, the number of emergency vehicles heading to the senior living center —- might drive down nearby condo property values.”
Not likely as seniors tend to be pretty quiet neighbors. Besides, if I remember right, the was really really over the rather standard height of the floors in the project.
For the record, I welcome senior citizens as neighbors. Quiet and tend to maintain their property. Senior citizens tend to keep an eagle eye on who belongs to a neighborhood, too, so they help with crime reduction.
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Only problem with senior citizens as neighbors is that they tend to die off, which is unfortunate.
Ha! Serves those jackasses right.
http://swamplot.com/2520-robinhood-vs-the-merry-men-of-hans-bier-haus-its-come-to-this/2010-01-05/
seems like they get a kick out of buying the land next to condos and messing up their views.
Yes, Spiteful, I’m sure that’s their business model. Kudos to you for figuring it out.