Comments on: River Oaks Shopping Center Replacement: Vallone at the Top http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Stop Shepherd Noise http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-16218 Stop Shepherd Noise Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:17:32 +0000 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-16218 Only one problem - the entire western face of this building violates the setback laws. The structural columns are about a foot over the line, and the entire port-cochere and balcony are over it. And they didn't request a variance before building it. Not good design or good corporate citizenship. Only one problem - the entire western face of this building violates the setback laws. The structural columns are about a foot over the line, and the entire port-cochere and balcony are over it. And they didn’t request a variance before building it. Not good design or good corporate citizenship.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9700 kjb434 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:49:08 +0000 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9700 I can think of a lot of restaurants that have patios adjacent to busy roads that quite nice dine at. Hollywood Vietnamese did a good job with creating a barrier of bamboo. Cafe Adobe is has good patio adjacent to Westheimer. I'm not much on the food though. Niko Niko's has a openly exposed patio, but it's not unpleasant to eat outside with cars speeding by. The plus on this patio is it is upstairs. Anyone have information on the restaurant/bar to go upstairs above the Barnes and Nobles? It's supposed to have a patio that faces downtown from the third floor. I can think of a lot of restaurants that have patios adjacent to busy roads that quite nice dine at. Hollywood Vietnamese did a good job with creating a barrier of bamboo.

Cafe Adobe is has good patio adjacent to Westheimer. I’m not much on the food though.

Niko Niko’s has a openly exposed patio, but it’s not unpleasant to eat outside with cars speeding by.

The plus on this patio is it is upstairs. Anyone have information on the restaurant/bar to go upstairs above the Barnes and Nobles? It’s supposed to have a patio that faces downtown from the third floor.

]]> By: jayc http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9661 jayc Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:39:29 +0000 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9661 nice patio view facing west to Shepherd, 4 lanes of traffic, and the roof of the Starbucks drive-thru. nice patio view facing west to Shepherd, 4 lanes of traffic, and the roof of the Starbucks drive-thru.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9622 kjb434 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:09:50 +0000 http://swamplot.com/river-oaks-shopping-center-replacement-vallone-at-the-top/2008-10-13/#comment-9622 I'm happy with the update to the shopping center. They added the much needed extra parking without damaging the existing street aesthetic. Hopefully they will work there way down and slowly expand the entire center. I’m happy with the update to the shopping center. They added the much needed extra parking without damaging the existing street aesthetic. Hopefully they will work there way down and slowly expand the entire center.

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