And other lessons from the school of hard knocks.
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Commercial and Community Structures
- First Presbyterian Church, 5220 Travis St. 77002 (Colby Court)
- Andover Properties, 1301 Richmond Ave. 77006 (Soho Gardens Apartments; 22 buildings)
- King Biscuit Restaurant, 1606 White Oak Dr. 77009 (wood deck)
- J. Jones High School, 7414 Saint Lo Rd. 77033 (HISD; Bldg. T-8)
Residences
- 3349 Adair St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3501 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3505 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3505 1/2 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3509 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3509 1/2 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3515 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3519 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3525 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3529 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 3531 Reeves St. 77004 (new construction by UH Hammond)
- 2315 1/2 Arbor St. 77004 (garage only)
- 711 Patterson St. 77007
- 719 Patterson St. 77007
- 1604 Knox St. 77007 (more info)
- 1606 Knox St. 77007 (more info)
- 501 Enid St. 77009 (Brooke Smith; garage only)
- 807 Archer St. 77009 (partial demo for future remodel; photos)
- 4531 Oakshire Dr. 77027
- 5226 Anzio Rd. 77033 (South Park; new construction by Altura Homes)
- 5018 Tangle Ln. 77056 (Tangle Lane; new construction by Robert Davis Residential)
- 6423 West Bend St. 77085 (West Bend Addition)
- 4022 Kinkaid St. 77093 (garage only)
Photo of 5018 Tangle Ln.: HAR
http://www.har.com/HomeValue/5018-Tangle-Lane-Houston-TX-77056-M51368614.htm#
So, there should be a new category of swampies this year for the most Dickensian residential teardown of the year. The 1940 Mediteranean mansion on Willowick would be the hands down winner but for a claim of mold damage that could not be remediated. The Tangle Ln house might be able to make up the gap in price paid for a tear down due to the fact that the Tangle Ln house is only 21 years old. Poor thing just stopped having to use a fake ID to get into bars and is now getting the wrecking ball.
FYI, it’s not the whole of the First Presby that’s going, just one small building on the north side of Oakdale opposite the sanctuary and across Travis from the parking lot. The building was crunched and the machinery was sitting on top when I was over there Monday night.
Goodbye, King Biscuit!
Oops, goodbye KB deck.
On a more serious note, WTF with Tangle Lane? Do the rich people have nothing better to do than buy 20-year-old million dollar houses and knock them down?
What is ‘UH Hammond’ building right there? Anybody know? Isn’t a new Taco Bell going across the street?
It looks like the demos east of UH are to make way for a ‘Scott Street Gardens’. Must be for student housing? Or a row of new townhomes? Cannot find out who is ‘UH Hammond’.
Nevermind, I see the Taco Bell is supposed to go at 3349 Adair.
King Biscuit has been gone for a year and a half now, and it isn’t coming back. Hopefully you’ve said your goodbyes long ago.
I have to give props for a Roches reference! Your efforts were not in vain!