Tag: Apartments

07/19/13 12:00pm

Hanover Knocking Over Village Apartments To Build More Village Apartments

Demolitions, Rice Village, Southampton

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Once the scrap pile is cleared, Hanover will begin building a 12-story residential tower on this site near Rice Village. The demolition started yesterday to get rid of the aging Village Apartments facing Tangley and the Garden Gate facing Morningside; these properties share the block bound as well by Dunstan and Kelvin with the Village Commons restaurants. And that might be why — unlike its shorter predecessor on the other side of Dunstan, which you can see looming in the background in the photo above — this proposed tower isn’t planned to have any street-level retail. A notice sent earlier this year to Southampton residents suggests that it will have about 200 units.

77005, Apartments, Demolitions, Mixed Use, Rice-Village, Southampton

07/18/13 12:00pm

Feeding New Apartments to the Grand Pkwy. Feeder

Katy, Proposed Developments, Quicklink

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FEEDING NEW APARTMENTS TO THE GRAND PKWY. FEEDER Austin developers Oden Hughes say that they have been eager to build in Houston, but the company’s first project here has come only as far east as Katy: AÂ 354-unit apartment complex is going upÂ a few miles east of Katy Mills Mall on 14 acres at the southwest corner of Kingsland Blvd. and the southbound Grand Pkwy. feeder.Â The Rancher reports that rent here at the so-calledÂ Parkside Grand Parkway will range between $850 and $1,655 a month for the complex planned to include 2 pools, a fitness center, and “an air-conditioned dog washing station.” [The Rancher] Rendering: Oden Hughes

77494, Apartments, Grand Parkway, Katy, New Construction, Proposed Developments

Afton Oaks

07/16/13 3:00pm

So Long, Old Apartments Almost in Afton Oaks

Apartments, Demolitions

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Seems the end is coming at the end of the summer for this 1955 12-plex just inside the Loop on Oakshire Dr.: A rep from the city says that the planning commission has approved a subdivision of the 0.4-acre property underneath it into 7 skinny single-family slots. And the Swamplot reader who has been keeping us updated now and again about the building located just south of W. Alabama near Afton Oaks writes in with what might be the last word: “I just heard from a resident who is still there that they are planning on starting the tear-down August 1st.”

77027, Afton Oaks, Apartments, Demolitions

07/15/13 2:45pm

A Photo Tour: The 2 Yale St. Lots Where Those 2 Alexan Apartment Complexes Want To Be

Houston Heights, Neighborhood Disputes, Proposed Developments

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This photo shows 6th St. between Allston and Yale, the street that would more than likely be pressed into service for theÂ 2 Alexan-brand apartment midrises that Trammell Crow has said it plans to build here.Â Alexan Heights, the first of the 5-story, 300-odd-unit complexes to be announced, would take up much of the lot to the north to the hike and bike trail near 7th; Alexan Yale, the second, which neighbors seem to have found out about just last week, would take up much of the lot to the south to 5th. The photos below walk you around the lots in question:

77007, Apartments, Houston Heights, Neighborhood Disputes, Proposed Developments

07/15/13 10:00am

Excavators Finishing Off Neighbors, Moving In on the Montrose Fiesta

Demolitions, Montrose, Proposed Developments

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“Soon!” You can almost hear this dormant excavator warning the Montrose Fiesta. The first one started sneaking up on the strip center at Dunlavy and W. Alabama back in March, but it wasn’t until late last week that the permits were granted and the real smashing began. The Fiesta closed for good almost exactly a year ago, not long after the H-E-B Montrose Market went up across the street where the Wilshire Village apartments once stood. Fittingly, developer Marvy Finger has said he plans to replace the soon-to-be-felled grocery store with apartments.

More shots of the carnage:

77098, Apartments, Demolitions, Grocery Stores, Lancaster Place, Montrose, Proposed Developments

07/10/13 4:30pm

A Second Midrise Alexan Planned Right Beside the First One on Yale

Houston Heights, Land Sales, Proposed Developments, Quicklink

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A SECOND MIDRISE ALEXAN PLANNED RIGHT BESIDE THE FIRST ONE ON YALE The Leader reports that notices have gone out to Heights neighborhood groups indicating that Trammell Crow is planning a second Alexan-brand apartment complex on Yale. This one, writes Cynthia Lescalleet, would also be 4 stories set atop 2 levels of parking. It would sit on a 4.9-acre lot on Yale between 5th and 6th, immediately south of the 3.5-acre lot targeted for the proposed Alexan Heights — the rendering for which is shown here — bound by 6th, Allston, Yale, and the Heights hike and bike trail. Lescalleet quotes from the notice sent around by city council member Ellen Cohen: “TCR has the site under contract and is currently performing preliminary due diligence, and they expect to close the purchase of the property by the end of the year. Once TCR establishes a site plan and unit count, they will perform a new traffic study that will include roadways and intersections included in their previous TIA, while also including new intersections on Yale St., Heights Boulevard, and I-10, as well as pedestrian counts.â€ [The Leader; previously on Swamplot] Rendering: Trammell Crow Residential

77007, Apartments, Houston Heights, Land Sales, Proposed Developments

07/10/13 10:00am

How One Buyer Would Use HISD’s Law Enforcement HS Property

Magnolia Grove, Proposed Developments, Quicklink, Schools

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HOW ONE BUYER WOULD USE HISD’S LAW ENFORCEMENT HS PROPERTY If theÂ High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice is sold to St. Thomas High School competitor AV Dickson Street, the investment company has said it plans to link the 11-acre Magnolia Grove property with the adjacent and recently purchased Bayou Park apartments at 4400 Memorial to create a mixed-use district: Alison Malkhassian of AV Dickson Street tells The Leader‘s Charlotte Aguilar that “the long-term goal . . . could be to create a 26-acre mixed-use luxury retail-office-residential development on the combined properties — a process that would take about a decade.” Yesterday, HISD received the 2nd round of bids: St. Thomas is offering $42 million, about $800,000 more than AV Dickson Street — but Aguilar suggests that the sale might come down to rent: St. Thomas said it would charge the school $225,000 a month to lease the space for the next 5 years, compared with $100,000 a month from AV Dickson Street, a difference of $7.5 million over that time. [The Leader; previously on Swamplot] Photo: HISD

77007, Apartments, Buying and Selling, HISD, Magnolia Grove, Proposed Developments, Schools

06/27/13 11:30am

Trammell Crow Removing Wilchester Retail Ruins To Build Another Alexan

Demolitions, Proposed Developments, Wilchester

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Trammell Crow seems to be planning another of its Alexan-brand apartments here — at the southwest corner of the Katy Fwy. and Wilcrest Rd. This would be about 9 miles west of Trammell Crow’s so-called Alexan Silber at 7777 Katy Fwy. This photo from a reader shows what remains of the Phillips 66 station, one of the structures on the site bound on the south by Lasso Ln. that the reader says the Wilchester Homeowners Association has learned will be demolished; the station’s underground tanks are already being torn up.

77079, Apartments, Demolitions, Proposed Developments, Wilchester

Proposed Developments

06/27/13 10:00am

Hines Interested in Building Residential Tower on Downtown Block Near Market Square Park

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HINES INTERESTED IN BUILDING RESIDENTIAL TOWER ON DOWNTOWN BLOCK NEAR MARKET SQUARE PARK Culturemap reports that Hines is under contract to buy up a Downtown block and is planning a residential tower. How big a residential tower?Â Ralph Bivins doesn’t say. The block is bound by Prairie, Preston, Travis, and Main, catty-corner from Market Square Park; it’s directly across Preston from street artist Gonzo247’s Treebeards mural. It’s unclear from Bivins’s report whether Hines would build on the entire block and tear down the existing buildings — which include Frank’s Pizza and the recently closed Pepper Jack’s (and closed Cabo before that). If it seems as though Hines has been busy of late, it’s because Hines has been busy of late: The developer has also said it’s considering building a 20- or 22-story residential tower next to the Asia Society Texas Center, aÂ 17-story office building off San Felipe, an apartment complex at the old Westheimer Cafe Adobe site, and a 41-story office tower at 609 Main. Update, 2:15 p.m.: A rep from Hines says that, though it’s too early to comment on the details of the proposed “multifamily development,” it would replace only the surface parking lot on the block in question. [Culturemap; Houstonia Magazine; previously on Swamplot] Photo of Market Square Park: Swamplot inbox

77002, Apartments, Downtown, Land Sales, Market Square Park, Proposed Developments

06/26/13 4:35pm

From No Such Heights: Downtown’s Next Apartment Building To Rise Just 5 Stories

Commercial Real Estate, Downtown, Proposed Developments, Quicklink

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FROM NO SUCH HEIGHTS: DOWNTOWN’S NEXT APARTMENT BUILDING TO RISE JUST 5 STORIES Developer Alliance Residential has shared with the Houston Chronicle this rendering of the comparatively punyÂ 5-story apartment complex it says it plans to build on the Downtown block bound by Bell, Leeland, Main, and Fannin. That block now is a surface parking lot. The 207 units planned for this complex, if built, might be ratherÂ overshadowed by the 30-story Houston House Apartments catty-corner from here and the 24-story SkyHouse that’s under construction just one block to the south. Alliance rep Bart Barrett tells Nancy Sarnoff that construction could begin as early as this fall, once the sale of the property is complete. [Houston Chronicle ($); previously on Swamplot] Rendering: Alliance Residential Company

77002, Apartments, Downtown, Proposed Developments

06/24/13 10:00am

Around the Museum District Block Hines Likes for a 22-Story Apartment Highrise

Commercial Real Estate, Highrises, Museum District, Museum Park, Proposed Developments

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Hines has confirmed that it’s considering aÂ 20- or 22-story apartment tower for this block in the Museum District. This photo shows the corner of Oakdale and Caroline St., across from the Asia Society Texas Center and a recently cleared corner lot that wouldn’t sell to the Asia Society Texas Center. A source tells Swamplot that 3 of the 4 properties on this blockÂ bound by Caroline, San Jacinto, Oakdale, and Southmore have sold to Hines, and that Hines will take those over on July 1.

77004, Apartments, Highrises, Museum District, Proposed Developments

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06/20/13 3:00pm

Comment of the Day: The Glass Is Half Full — and Bright Red

by Swamplot

Highrises, Museum District, Museum Park, Quicklink

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COMMENT OF THE DAY: THE GLASS IS HALF FULL — AND BRIGHT RED “I havenâ€™t had any kool aid but it’s hot enough to have some. Rather than be negative, my point was at least itâ€™s Hines. Look at our skyline and all the great buildings are Hines. There are only a handful of developers that build high quality buildings in Houston, rather than the junk most of them do before they go out of business or scoot back to Las Vegas. Rather than be bitter and wish for a bubble, try being positive. It does the soul good. And lastly, if you donâ€™t like whatâ€™s being built, why donâ€™t you get all your money together and show us how you could do better! What do you think was in the spot where you currently live or work? Either a virgin lot, or something that was refurbished, or torn down.” [Loves swamplot, commenting Hines Buying Up Museum District Property To Build Highrise Apartments]

77004, Apartments, Comments, Highrises, Museum District, Museum Park

06/19/13 10:05am

Hines Buying Up Museum District Property To Build Highrise Apartments

Buying and Selling, Highrises, Museum District, Museum Park, Proposed Developments

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A few sources are telling Swamplot that Hines is planning to build either a 20- or 22-story apartment tower on the entire city block where this house stands in the Museum District. The house is at the corner of Caroline and Southmore, directly across from Yoshio Taniguchi’sÂ Asia Society Texas Center and that recently cleared residential lot immediately behind it. The block is bound by Caroline, Southmore, Oakdale, and the light rail line along San Jacinto.Â One of the sources says that 3 of the 4 property owners on the block have agreed to sell, and that Hines will be taking those properties over on July 1. Another source speculates that Hines might go ahead and build around the holdout. As of this morning, there’s been no word from Hines — though a rep in an email writes: “No deal has been closed so it is too preliminary to discuss,” which sure makes it sound as though there is an “it.”

Previously on Swamplot: Whatâ€™s Next for That Museum District Never-Was?, A Look Around San Felipe at the Randall Davis Condos and Planned Hines Office Building Site, Hines Plans a Shiny New 18-Story Office Building Across San Felipe from River Oaks, Hines Replacing Cafe Adobe With Apartment Building â€” Just Not This One, Yoshio Taniguchiâ€™s New Asia Society Texas Center: The Full Photo Preview Tour

Photo: Swamplot inbox

77004, Apartments, Buying and Selling, Highrises, Museum District, Museum Park, Proposed Developments

06/10/13 4:15pm

The Apartments in Uptown Where There Used To Be Art

Commercial Real Estate, Demolitions, Proposed Developments, Uptown

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And now that the former Art Institute of Houston at 1900 Yorktown and Inwood has been smashed to pieces, the Finger Companies can get going on these new apartments. Accurately, if not creatively named 1900 Yorktown, the complex will compriseÂ 262 units spread out among 8 floors, whose shape seems to welcome a cat’s cradle ofÂ laundry lines hungÂ above itsÂ U-shaped courtyard. In Uptown, this is just a few blocks north of the Westheimer bank building where Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is relocating from Richmond Ave.