A couple demos near Robertson Stadium are featured in today’s edition. Addresses and maps below:
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Tag: Demolitions
COMMENT OF THE DAY: BUILDING GREEN SPACE “I think the State and Henderson historic properties are adjacent and both owned by Fenchurch Properties. Certificate of Appropriateness information at http://tinyurl.com/bhfzsj and http://tinyurl.com/al479p – in both applications, Fenchurch claimed it wants to turn the properties into green space. The Chairman of Fenchurch Properties is Thomas A. Reiser. Tom Reiser spent $1.2 million of his own money in a 2002 Texas House race against Chris Bell, and lost.” [ArlingtonSt, commenting on Daily Demolition Report: Making Demolition History]
LONE STAR SALOON CAMO REPLACEMENT The owner of the Lone Star Saloon in Richmond says he’s going to demolish what remains of the 120-year-old building at 102 and 106 S. Third St. and build a “gorgeous” new 4,000-sq.-ft. nightclub in its place. A fire last November gutted the brick structure and destroyed displays of American Indian memorabilia collected and installed by the previous owner. “[Bill] Lindquist, who owns the Lone Star along with his wife, Beverly, said last month he will rebuild the Lone Star as a large one-room nightclub, with a bandstand, dance floor, large modern bar and a kitchen. . . . ‘It’s going to be a metal building, camouflaged not to look like a metal building,’ Lindquist said.” [FortBendNow, via Hair Balls]
Just a sprinkle or two of that magic demo dust, and Houston real estate comes back to life! Here’s where you can score some:
A little more of that cleanup, Houston-style! And here’s the day’s haul:
Some of you may be ready for a refresher: What does a $5 million teardown look like again? Here’s one answer: It looks a lot like a very large lot in a tony neighborhood that doesn’t like the land, at least, to be chopped into smaller pieces.
This 1962 estate on more than 3.3 acres in Sherwood Forest, designed by Houston society architect John Staub, showed up in Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report this morning, which means it received a demo permit on Friday. The permit report identifies the owner as developer Giorgio Borlenghi, but HCAD records indicate Borlenghi sold the property in October 2007 to an entity known as ALV Interests, Ltd.
Only 2 months after that sale, the 7,334-sq.-ft. home went on the market — at $6 million. And it’s still listed, now for $1 million less. Though these photos, included with the listing, now might be slightly out of date:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Another day, another $5 million dollar teardown — this one a quaint little John Staub-designed estate on Friar Tuck. That and more in today’s demolition edition:
A bumper crop of Houston buildings, ripe for the plucking! Find your way around all the excitement with this list of addresses:
A little deep-lot cleaning on Tidwell, plus the scrubbing continues in Glen Cove. Find more details between the lines of our daily address list:
Another day, a few more demos. Follow all the action here:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Hey, what’s knocking around in Houston?
Time to polish off the Silver Star. Plus: curtains for a few Park buildings. All in a day’s report:
The end of a Cottage Grove chiller! Plus: another stop at a food market, and more good fortune. All in a day’s report:
