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Destination-Ization Plans for Airline Dr. Farmers Market Show New Rooftops, Playground, Multistory Observation Tower, Some Whitewashing

As mentioned earlier today, more details on the plan to redo the 1940’s farmers market on Airline Dr.Â are now out — MLB released someÂ sketchesÂ and site plansÂ this morning, which the company says are meant to help turn the spot into a “destination retail experience.” The renderings show most ofÂ the gaps between the existing marketÂ buildings bridged by new rooftops and green spaces, connecting the structures into a single complex (some of which will likely get air conditioned for fish and dairy operations and the like).

It’s not totally clear whether some the existing buildings are actually going to be painted white, or if the details of planned finishesÂ just haven’t made their way into the renderingsÂ at this stage of designÂ — but the currently-yellow front of Canino’s can be spied rocking a pale greyÂ skin in the sketches above and below, behind the market’s new double-heightÂ entryÂ facade:

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Canino Market Had Already Kinda Gentrified, Say Folks Planning Upcoming $10-Million Redo

by Christine Gerbode

Sunset Heights

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CANINO MARKET HAD ALREADY KINDA GENTRIFIED, SAY FOLKS PLANNING UPCOMING $10-MILLION REDO “Over time,” writes Nancy Sarnoff for the Chronicle this morningÂ after talking to some of the folks behind thatÂ in-the-works redevelopmentÂ of the recently sold Canino farmer’s market on Airline Dr.,Â the market hasÂ already becomeÂ “a place where produce [is] shipped and trucked in from places like Mexico and elsewhere, like it is to a grocery store.”Â The local farmers and early-morning bread-seekers are mostly gone, and property valuesÂ Â in theÂ neighborhood are already on the riseÂ — as are the townhomes. “We’ve come to the realization that no matter what we do here, it’s already happening,” MLB Partners’s Todd Mason tells Sarnoff; “We’ve looked around to buy more over here, and prices have already escalated.” The developersÂ also run throughÂ some of the detailsÂ for the $10-million project withÂ Chris Baldwin over at PaperCity, who writes thatÂ “the 17.5-acre site is being almost completely re-imagined” —Â potential changes include some 60,000 sq. ft. of additional space,Â a “large lounging lawn,” a childrenâ€™s play area, andÂ “a distinctive towering sign fromÂ Studio Red ArchitectsÂ that can be seen from the freeway.” [Houston Chronicle and PaperCity; previously on Swamplot]Â Photo:Â Canino Produce Market

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Yes, Canino Market Is Being Sold, But It Probably Won’t Be Shut Down Any Time Soon

by Christine Gerbode

Stude, Sunset Heights

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Those rumors Swamplot has been hearingÂ lately about an impending changing of handsÂ of Canino Produce farmers marketÂ at 2520Â Airline Dr. have finallyÂ been clarified a bit byÂ Nancy Sarnoff over at the Chronicle:Â a sales dealÂ is currentlyÂ in the hammering-out stage between the Farmers Marketing Association of Houston and MLB Capital Partners (the company that owns the Houston Design Center, as well as some otherÂ office-y holdings).Â A rep for the would-be buyersÂ tells SarnoffÂ that the plan is to keep the market intact, but make it more tourist-worthy,Â starting with an upgrade to the parking areas and the bathroomsÂ (and maybe later byÂ adding a butcher, a baker, and a ~~candlestick maker~~Â brewery to the mix).