Some earth-moving work has begun on the half-block surrounded by Main St., Hadley, and Travis, where a new red-colored 7-story apartment block called the Alexan Midtown is about to go up on land once reserved for a Houston Fire Museum expansion. “Not exactly the January groundbreaking we were expecting, but I’m glad it is finally happening,” writes the photographer who sent in this aerial view from the north. The 1.44-acre apartment site is the naked dirt portion smack dab in the center of the photo, on the near side of parking lot. Here’s a zoomed-in view:
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And here’s an updated rendering of the design for the new structure by architects EDI International. The view is taken from across Main St.:
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Photos: Swamplot inbox. Rendering: Trammell Crow Residential/EDI International
That fire museum was blocked by the Frankenstein lobby. Apparently fire bad.
Not bad. Better if twice as tall.
The site planning looks very well done.. It will feature a full service restaurant shell with a plaza view, as well as quick serve kiosk. From the looks of the site plan and renderings it looks like it will bring much needed activity and ped traffic to the area. Hopefully this project will anchor more growth this side of Travis and across Main.
I’m only counting 6 stories in the updated rendering. The original had 7.
Still need that Greyhound Station to move for this part of Midtown to really take off. I used to live in 2016 Main. Loved everything west of there. Never walked to the east. The bus station doesn’t match that area anymore. Can it finally move near Amtrack?
So is this part of the superblock?