Tiny Hills Now Rolling in Levy Park’s Triangular Dog Park in Upper Kirby

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, HoustonConstruction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, HoustonNestled in near the Seuss-ical spirals and curves of Levy Park’s under-construction pathways and playgrounds is the lumpy triangular dog-park-to-be above, now partitioned off by its metal rod setup (seen here facing northwest up Eastside St. toward the corner with Richmond Ave.)  A reader trekked around the site yesterday and snapped some updates; first, here’s how the dog park fits into the most recent set of plans for the site:

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Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

The dog area will be stationed right next to the oval-footed activity lawn, as well as the double-decker bus structure that appears to be part of the plan:

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

The rest of the park’s features are also shaping up for the planned November opening (heads up to the dog owners currently bemoaning the extended closure of the electrical-easement-and-dog-park across 59). Here’s a glimpse of the wavy-topped performance pavilion and public bathrooms structure:

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

The One Grove Street office midrise, which sits on Richmond and opened earlier this year to lessees, sits right behind the pavilion:

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

The pavilion and its own oval-shaped lawn are next to the community garden section planned along Wakeforest Ave.:

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

Some of the curling and elevated walkways have already been raised into place:

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Rendering of Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

The main gate structure for the dog park is still on the way:

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Construction at Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St. at Richmond Ave., Upper Kirby, Houston, 77098

Images: Swamplot inbox (photos), Office of James Burnett (renderings)

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4 Comment

  • What ‘tax dollars’ are paying for this, just curious?…seems expensive…

  • @kineticd – Isn’t that what TIRZ’s are for? To fund overly expensive crap that taxpayers would never approve of.

  • @Kineticd the park construction is funded by the Upper Kirby’s Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ) and District Foundation. I was reading up on the park recently and learned that the authority gave a land lease to a developer in order to fund the maintenance of the park. I’m guessing the developer built the One Grove office building mentioned above.

  • ^^^ haha; that, or some ‘individuals’ pet projects…