Tag: Demolitions

Demolitions
09/11/13 4:00pm

A New Restaurant in an Old Industrial Spot in the First Ward?

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First Ward, Industrial Properties, Proposed Developments, Restaurants, Retail
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Note: Story updated below.

A reader sends this photo of the demolition of the 1950s metal warehouses across the street from the former Johnny Franks Auto Parts at the corner of Sawyer and Edwards St. in the First Ward. County records show that both this 1.2-acre lot and the larger 2.4-acre Johnny Franks lot are owned by the same entity: Westheimer Retail Center Ltd., located at 1520 Oliver St. And it just so happens that retail developer Lovett Commercial, also located at 1520 Oliver St., has posted on its website a pair of pretty pictures of a new cafe — at the corner of Sawyer and Edwards!

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Apartments
09/11/13 10:00am

Apartments Could Replace Closing Landry’s on Westheimer

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Briarmeadow, Demolitions, Openings and Closings, Proposed Developments, Quicklink, Restaurants
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APARTMENTS COULD REPLACE CLOSING LANDRY’S ON WESTHEIMER The Landry’s Seafood House at 8816 Westheimer Rd. has lost its lease, apparently, and will close: This Sunday, reports Food Chronicles, brings the restaurant’s 20-year run in this spot to an end. But it doesn’t appear that the 4.5-acre site at Westheimer and Fondren will remain without activity for very long: “The landlord . . . sold the property to an apartment builder. According to Landry’s, the restaurant and other buildings . . . are slated for demolition.” [Food Chronicles] Photo: Landry’s Seafood

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Demolitions
09/10/13 1:00pm

Bringing One Down on 10th St.

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Houston Heights
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Note: Story updated with “after” photo, after the jump.

You can almost see the poor thing quivering: A reader sends this photo of the last few minutes of the life of 219 W. 10th St. in the Heights. The 2,311-sq.-ft. home, dating to 1920, showed up in the Daily Demolition Report on Friday, and it appears that the dirty deed was done earlier this week. This 6,600-sq.-ft. lot is on the corner of W. 10th and Allston, just a few very narrow blocks up and over from those sites where Trammell Crow says it is going to build 2 Alexan apartment complexes.

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Buildouts
09/06/13 10:00am

A Grander Galleria: More Retail, More Restaurants, More Revenue — And a Residential Highrise Too?

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Demolitions, Galleria, Highrises, Houston Landmarks, Malls, Proposed Developments, Renovations, Restaurants, Retail, Shopping, Uptown
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Remember that unusable and really vague tip sent to Swamplot back in January? The one promising that a “major (non-residential) Houston property is about to make a significant change”? And it wasn’t Macy’s? Well, the in-the-know tipster now reports, we can let that cat out of the bag, since the Houston Business Journal and Houston Chronicle already have: The “Houston landmark” the tipster couldn’t tip us off about is the Galleria — which, it was announced yesterday by developer Simon Property Group, will be undergoing extensive renovations and partial demolition to create about 100,000 new sq. ft. of retail and restaurant space.

The plan calls for the Galleria III portion where Saks Fifth Avenue is currently located to be demolished — though the tipster says the Philip Johnson façade will be maintained — to make room for a bumped-out food court (shown in the rendering above). That freed-up Saks space will provide room for 35 new retailers and restaurants. Meanwhile, Saks will be moving into the Macy’s spot on Sage, and that Macy’s will be merging with the other Macy’s on Hidalgo. (Makes sense.) Also, a standalone box will be built in the parking lot for a few tenants who can afford to be more conspicuous to the stop-and-go crowd on Westheimer.

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Art
09/03/13 11:00am

The Last Remaining Piece of the Prudential Tower

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Attractions, Demolitions, Public Buildings, Quicklink, Texas Medical Center
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THE LAST REMAINING PIECE OF THE PRUDENTIAL TOWER It made it: The 1952 Peter Hurd mural, formerly of the wall of the demolished Kenneth Franzheim-designed Prudential Tower in the Med Center, has completed its 2-year stop-and-go journey from 1100 Holcome Blvd., to a storage space in Midland, to the brand-new Artesia Public Library in northern southeastern New Mexico. The largest ever to be transported, the 16-ft.-by-46-ft. mural, titled “The Future Belongs To Those Who Prepare For It,” underwent a successful 20-hour installation last week, reports Swamplot commenter Artesia_NM Resident. And Albuquerque’s KOB Eyewitness News reports that the big unveiling of the big thing is planned for November 9. [KOB; previously on Swamplot] Photo: Candace Garcia

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