Comments on: Just Couldn’t Say Goodbye: Otto’s, Back from the Edge of the Market http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: d http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35384 d Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:21:38 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35384 maybe they will do an exterior skin job on the building too? maybe they will do an exterior skin job on the building too?

]]> By: Bernard http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35093 Bernard Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:33:49 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35093 Long live the OSB!!!!!!! (Otto's Super Burger) I agree with TheNiche. That land was never really worth $150 a square foot. Long live the OSB!!!!!!!
(Otto’s Super Burger)

I agree with TheNiche. That land was never really worth $150 a square foot.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35033 kjb434 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:39:12 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35033 JPSivco, Restaurants (and bars) are pretty good winners for commercial land right now. I've heard that restaurants in New York City have a 50/50 shot at making it. Not good odds. Houston restaurants must have like 70/30 or 80/20 odds of making it unless they really go off the wall and cater to a specific niche. JPSivco,

Restaurants (and bars) are pretty good winners for commercial land right now. I’ve heard that restaurants in New York City have a 50/50 shot at making it. Not good odds. Houston restaurants must have like 70/30 or 80/20 odds of making it unless they really go off the wall and cater to a specific niche.

]]> By: JPSivco http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35032 JPSivco Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:23 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35032 The proverbial Kiss of Death!! A restaurant is a pretty good highest and best use for land in the loop. Look at the projects involving buying a restaurant and knocking it down to build. Little Woodrow's = Empty lot no activity. The State Grille = Empty lot no activity. Nit Noi in Rice Village = Empty lot no activity. Am i missing any?? kb434?? Did the Stables on S. Main become anything? The proverbial Kiss of Death!! A restaurant is a pretty good highest and best use for land in the loop. Look at the projects involving buying a restaurant and knocking it down to build. Little Woodrow’s = Empty lot no activity. The State Grille = Empty lot no activity. Nit Noi in Rice Village = Empty lot no activity. Am i missing any?? kb434?? Did the Stables on S. Main become anything?

]]> By: biggerintexas http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35024 biggerintexas Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:53:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35024 Their BBQ has gone way downhill (nearby Pizzitola's is much much better). The burgers, on the other hand, are excellent. Fortunately, I can get my Otto's burger fix downtown now so I wouldn't exactly be sad to see that location replaced with something a little bit nicer. Don't mess with Biba's though! Their BBQ has gone way downhill (nearby Pizzitola’s is much much better). The burgers, on the other hand, are excellent. Fortunately, I can get my Otto’s burger fix downtown now so I wouldn’t exactly be sad to see that location replaced with something a little bit nicer. Don’t mess with Biba’s though!

]]> By: Terry http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35023 Terry Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:49:54 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35023 If the commercial market has collapsed by 50% off of Memorial, how come the home prices haven't really dropped that much right behind Otto's? If the commercial market has collapsed by 50% off of Memorial, how come the home prices haven’t really dropped that much right behind Otto’s?

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-35016 kjb434 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:54:30 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-35016 I noticed also that it was still open last week when I went to the shopping center across the street. When I pulled out onto Memorial I noticed it was still open. I was a little confused. I noticed also that it was still open last week when I went to the shopping center across the street. When I pulled out onto Memorial I noticed it was still open. I was a little confused.

]]> By: marketingwiz http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-34973 marketingwiz Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:11:05 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-34973 Gosh, I used to eat at Otto's back in the late 70's and if you weren't at the BBQ restaurant by 11:30, you had to resign yourself to standing in line, sometimes out the door. And actually, back then, their BBQ was excellent, and so was the potato salad! Gosh, I used to eat at Otto’s back in the late 70’s and if you weren’t at the BBQ restaurant by 11:30, you had to resign yourself to standing in line, sometimes out the door. And actually, back then, their BBQ was excellent, and so was the potato salad!

]]> By: TheNiche http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-34959 TheNiche Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:08:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-34959 The land was never worth $150 per square foot. The land was never worth $150 per square foot.

]]> By: Kevin http://swamplot.com/just-couldnt-say-goodbye-ottos-back-from-the-edge-of-the-market/2009-07-08/#comment-34957 Kevin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:50:58 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10419#comment-34957 Sounds good to me. The bbq is not the best but I like the burgers. Sounds good to me. The bbq is not the best but I like the burgers.

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