Comments on: Wilshire Village Apartments: Okay To Stay? http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: EMME http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-20482 EMME Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:50:04 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-20482 Good luck in your new home Dawn. I hope you were able to find a good place to live. Good luck in your new home Dawn. I hope you were able to find a good place to live.

]]> By: Dawn http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-20480 Dawn Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:13:25 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-20480 The notices from the fire marshall are actually Fire Hazard warning stickers not condemned notices. Yes, they are very different according to the Fire Marshall. The condeming of the property will take a little more time but I am sure the plan is in motion. According to the fire marshall when he was at the property on thursday we will still have till the end of the month to get out. After that it's going to get messy for the people who decide to stay. I move out on the 27th so I'm going to miss all the real fun. The notices from the fire marshall are actually Fire Hazard warning stickers not condemned notices. Yes, they are very different according to the Fire Marshall. The condeming of the property will take a little more time but I am sure the plan is in motion. According to the fire marshall when he was at the property on thursday we will still have till the end of the month to get out. After that it’s going to get messy for the people who decide to stay. I move out on the 27th so I’m going to miss all the real fun.

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-20347 kjb434 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:05:11 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-20347 I guess the Houston Housing Authority already is in involved if the fire marshalls are condemning it and ousting the residents. I guess the Houston Housing Authority already is in involved if the fire marshalls are condemning it and ousting the residents.

]]> By: Manx http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-20344 Manx Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:59:56 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-20344 FIRE MARSHALL HAS SLAPPED "CONDEMNED" NOTICES ON ALL BUILDINGS!!!! Might want to take some blankets over there - looks like a lot of elderly people will be sleeping under bridges pretty soon! Does this mean the Houston Housing Authority will now get involved?? FIRE MARSHALL HAS SLAPPED “CONDEMNED” NOTICES ON ALL BUILDINGS!!!!

Might want to take some blankets over there - looks like a lot of elderly people will be sleeping under bridges pretty soon! Does this mean the Houston Housing Authority will now get involved??

]]> By: Hellsing http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19773 Hellsing Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:05:17 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19773 http://www.hcad.org/records/details.asp?tab=&bld=1&card=1&taxyear=2008&acct=0441850000002 Search under Real Property Records - 1701 W Alabama. http://www.hcad.org/records/de.....1850000002

Search under Real Property Records - 1701 W Alabama.

]]> By: Oya Yansa http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19769 Oya Yansa Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19769 Would someone who has found the records at HCAD or elsewhere please tell me exactly what terms you used for the search? I have not had any luck pulling up anything...Thanks Would someone who has found the records at HCAD or elsewhere please tell me exactly what terms you used for the search? I have not had any luck pulling up anything…Thanks

]]> By: Hellsing http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19753 Hellsing Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:37:01 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19753 Hell, "Space City" couldn't even manage to hang onto any decent examples of Googie architecture, and debate is still on as to whether the Astrodome is worth saving - the ASTRODOME, without which much of the world might not even have known the city was on a map!! If it weren't for hurricanes, everything might as well have been constructed out of giant Tinker Toys and plexi or oversized cubicle walls; screw any pretense of caring about historic integrity. Hell, “Space City” couldn’t even manage to hang onto any decent examples of Googie architecture, and debate is still on as to whether the Astrodome is worth saving - the ASTRODOME, without which much of the world might not even have known the city was on a map!! If it weren’t for hurricanes, everything might as well have been constructed out of giant Tinker Toys and plexi or oversized cubicle walls; screw any pretense of caring about historic integrity.

]]> By: Carol http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19750 Carol Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:14:37 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19750 Years ago -- maybe 10 -- I know that St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and School, which is just a half block down Alabama, had their eyes on this property. They wanted to expand the school campus, which right now is in several of the homes surrounding the church. The value of the land has probably escalated out of their price range. While I would like to see the apartments stay and be renovated, a school on the property would have been nice. Years ago — maybe 10 — I know that St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and School, which is just a half block down Alabama, had their eyes on this property. They wanted to expand the school campus, which right now is in several of the homes surrounding the church. The value of the land has probably escalated out of their price range. While I would like to see the apartments stay and be renovated, a school on the property would have been nice.

]]> By: Scott Bodenheimer http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19749 Scott Bodenheimer Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:08:22 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19749 Hey Tim & Joe, ever wonder why "This Old House" never had a show about a house in Houston, Texas? because Houstonians like you two are straining to grab those sledgehammers the second you see some bricks that need some mortar, or a roof that needs new shingles, or some soffit boards that need replacement, or some peeling paint on window casements. And that very attitude of "let's trash it" instead of "let's fix it" is exactly why Houston wastes more energy and non-renewable resources and intellectual capital than anywhere else in the world. I don't know if you heard about this, but the party's over. Unless you're jonesing for some sort of Mad Max future, we got to get our priorities straight now. What could possibly be a better example for Greening Houston, than this patch of greenness right in the middle of town with solidly built buildings that need repair and weatherization? Why is it in Space City, the only endeavor that Houstonians think is impossible for even rocket scientists to figure out, is how to renovate and restore a beautiful old building? Everyone else in the world can manage it. Hey Tim & Joe, ever wonder why “This Old House” never had a show about a house in Houston, Texas? because Houstonians like you two are straining to grab those sledgehammers the second you see some bricks that need some mortar, or a roof that needs new shingles, or some soffit boards that need replacement, or some peeling paint on window casements.

And that very attitude of “let’s trash it” instead of “let’s fix it” is exactly why Houston wastes more energy and non-renewable resources and intellectual capital than anywhere else in the world.

I don’t know if you heard about this, but the party’s over. Unless you’re jonesing for some sort of Mad Max future, we got to get our priorities straight now.

What could possibly be a better example for Greening Houston, than this patch of greenness right in the middle of town with solidly built buildings that need repair and weatherization? Why is it in Space City, the only endeavor that Houstonians think is impossible for even rocket scientists to figure out, is how to renovate and restore a beautiful old building? Everyone else in the world can manage it.

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19743 EMME Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:12:25 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19743 Maybe Tim is Joe is Matt! Maybe Tim is Joe is Matt!

]]> By: Manx http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19732 Manx Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:19:13 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19732 Well, Valentine's Day is tomorrow - maybe Tim is trying to impress Joe.... Well, Valentine’s Day is tomorrow - maybe Tim is trying to impress Joe….

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/wilshire-village-apartments-okay-to-stay/2009-02-12/#comment-19721 EMME Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:39:50 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=6390#comment-19721 Tim, tell us how you really feel? Tim, tell us how you really feel?

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