Comments on: River Oaks Shopping Center Balcony: A Few Loose Ends http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dan http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17793 Dan Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:09:18 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17793 Does anyone really believe that the plug was pulled due to the economy???? What changed in the economy since this deal was anounced 2 weeks ago??? This pull out was due to the design changes. Does anyone really believe that the plug was pulled due to the economy???? What changed in the economy since this deal was anounced 2 weeks ago??? This pull out was due to the design changes.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17647 kjb434 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:25:05 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17647 ? Well the restaurant and it's balcony could be gone, but everything else is still there. So Weingarten is really in any kind of problem except to find a new tenant. ?

Well the restaurant and it’s balcony could be gone, but everything else is still there.

So Weingarten is really in any kind of problem except to find a new tenant.

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17646 EMME Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17646 http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/01/27/west_university_examiner/news/wu_tony_weingarten.txt http://www.hcnonline.com/artic.....garten.txt

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17644 EMME Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:21:14 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17644 This project has been pulled! This project has been pulled!

]]> By: Darbymom http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17189 Darbymom Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:39:00 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17189 Neighbors, sometimes the 'bear eats you' - especially in Houston. Feel free to stroll on the public space in front of the restaurant, perhaps with very large dogs.... and big strollers full of cranky babies. Neighbors, sometimes the ‘bear eats you’ - especially in Houston. Feel free to stroll on the public space in front of the restaurant, perhaps with very large dogs…. and big strollers full of cranky babies.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17156 kjb434 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:44:23 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17156 I believed a previous post on this topic it was mentioned that Brentwood used to back up to a bowling alley. It wasn't like it was adjacent to pristine forest that was mowed over. Brentwood is an urban neighborhood. That's the trade off for living so close in the city. It's no different than the parking garage in Highland village either. Would it have been better to just tear down more buildings for a single level parking lot? Going vertical reduces creating new pavement and makes it a more efficient use of the land. I believed a previous post on this topic it was mentioned that Brentwood used to back up to a bowling alley. It wasn’t like it was adjacent to pristine forest that was mowed over. Brentwood is an urban neighborhood. That’s the trade off for living so close in the city.

It’s no different than the parking garage in Highland village either. Would it have been better to just tear down more buildings for a single level parking lot? Going vertical reduces creating new pavement and makes it a more efficient use of the land.

]]> By: sigma http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17155 sigma Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:25:35 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17155 I am surprised that the city leaders allowed Weingarten to build a large, towering parking garage almost 5 feet from the Brentwood neighbors homes. Do the city officials care about the well being of the families which is the fabric that supports the communities, businesses, churches, etc or tax revenue from commercial establishment? I am surprised that the city leaders allowed Weingarten to build a large, towering parking garage almost 5 feet from the Brentwood neighbors homes.

Do the city officials care about the well being of the families which is the fabric that supports the communities, businesses, churches, etc or tax revenue from commercial establishment?

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-balcony-a-few-loose-ends/2009-01-19/#comment-17150 kjb434 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:37:10 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=5676#comment-17150 The opposition better be happy Weingarten violated the setback rules. If they didn't, they wouldn't care what the neighbors are complaining about. The opposition better be happy Weingarten violated the setback rules. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t care what the neighbors are complaining about.

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