How do you reduce development in . . . uh, sensitive Houston neighborhoods — without imposing new regulations?
It can be done! A free market provides its own land-use controls.
Matthew Morgan and Kevin Kirton of Buckhead Investment Partners, developers of the proposed 23-story residential highrise at the corner of Ashby and Bissonnet, show how it can work:
In the Feb. 5 meeting, Morgan and Kirton offered to reduce the size of their building to 19 stories or to build a six-story project while accepting a $2.65 million payment to recoup their investment.
- Ashby high-rise developers remain hopeful for deal with neighbors [Houston Chronicle]
- Previously in Swamplot: Uproar Update: Ashby Highrise, Can’t Stop This: Southampton Pop-Up Tower
Street-level view of proposed Ashby Townhomes, 1717 Bissonnet: Buckhead Investment Partners
