Going down at the end of the 14th round! We give you . . . these:
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Tag: Demolitions
Time to get the demo machine in gear! A few businesses, a few homes . . . ready to grind:
THE GREAT INNER-LOOP TEARDOWN BACKUP “Since builders cannot get credit to build spec homes right now, they are not buying older “tear-down” homes in West U and Bellaire. As a result, the $400K-$499K price range in West U and Bellaire is a strong buyer’s market with inventories stacking up.” [Strictly a Buyer’s Agent]
Just a trim today, to keep up appearances. Let’s focus on cutting back these structures:
Today’s report indicates a healthy crop of scrap in Houston’s immediate future. Go long on demos!
And crush those barrels of gunk on Yale but good!
COMMENT OF THE DAY: INVENTING THE HEIGHTS TEARDOWN “Correction– The tearing down of old homes to build new was pioneered by Sterling Victorian Homes in the mid-late 1980s. It began on the 400 block of 22nd Street. These homes look very modest by today’s standards. It is likely true that Allegro pioneered the building of Disney-fied Hummer homes with cheese closets…” [Sheila, commenting on Scaling Back the Upscale: Allegro Builders, Downtempo]
Update: Here they are! See below.
A few problems getting the city’s permit report this morning. Those demos will be here for you as soon as we can find them and dust them off.
Today’s smashing candidates: a trio of houses. Addresses are in the list:
St. Patrick’s Day was apparently not a big day for demolition permits: We’ve got none to report. But if you’re itching because your missing some of that rubble-making action, feel free to peruse Monday’s report, now filled in with a generous array of demo delights.
Some fun recent pix from around town!
Above, from this weekend: the Williams Tower just moments before liftoff, as captured by Flickr user Bokeh Down.
Oh yes there’s more:
The demos are back on track with 4 ready-to-smash residences. Collect them all:
Update: Got ’em! See below the jump.
Technical problems with the city’s permit reporting system are delaying this morning’s serving of building gruel. We’ll have it for you just as soon as it’s available.
This weekend’s Galleria-area bank implosion won’t be televised nationally, but you should be able to watch it happen live if you wake up early enough on Sunday. Preparations for the dynamite-fueled takedown of the Compass Bank building at 2200 Post Oak are just about complete.
A notice sent out last month to area businesses by Cherry Demolition says the implosion is scheduled for approximately 7:45 am on March 15th — which happens to be the 2,053rd anniversary, give or take a calendar adjustment, of the Julius Caesar demo. A few details:
Adjacent streets will be closed at approximately 6:00 am and re-open at 9:15 am. Streets to be closed are Guilford and Post Oak Boulevard between Westheimer and Ambassador Way.
So where’s the best vantage point for viewing this cathartic form of timely public theater gonna be?
Just 2 little Inner Loop houses appear on today’s docket. But stay hungry.
Another bumper crop of ripened structures today! Great pickin’s, on display here:
