skwatra Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I had no idea that sidewalks where the owner's responsibility. Where I grew up it was always fixed automatically (which I thought was by the city), but I'm guessing that was done by the HOA.Luckily my street is in pretty good shape, but most other streets I run on around Montrose are pretty bad. In a street with a torn up sidewalk the length of 20 houses, what is going to get one owner to shell out $$ when that won't make a contiguous walkable sidewalk anyways? I guess it has to start somewhere, but I don't see it happening without the city stepping in somehow. And as far as commercial goes, we rarely have a stretch without an empty lot or some owner that has no motivation to fix their sidewalks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I say good luck to the city if they try to choose mandating a sidewalk tax after they have screwed over citizens with the water run off tax that didn't work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The Chron article mentioned a program with a set contractor and rate/ft. That alone would be really helpful for people to do it themselves, and of course a subsidy would really help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Uhhh? I know they're independent businesses. But i was assuming that the Wendy's closed because it wasn't keeping up with the current vision for that area. That whole area is changing and it seems that since Wendy's and McDonald's are the same type of businesses, i was wondering why both of them couldn't remain. If Wendy's was renting from a landlord then maybe they were pushed out by rising rents. If McDonald's franchise owner owns their property then they're not paying rent and can stay as long as they want provided they pay their taxes, regardless of what's appropriate for the area. There's plenty of factors we don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I say good luck to the city if they try to choose mandating a sidewalk tax after they have screwed over citizens with the water run off tax that didn't work.IIRC the initial disbursements are not till ~2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Not surprised Roots Bistro is closed, considering the "Beer Should be Like Violence: Domestic" fiasco last spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Is this just a renovation of the old Wendy's into something new or are they doing a teardown/rebuild? I was doing some bar hopping on my bike on Sat and I saw some construction but I didn't look too closely. I will try to take a photo next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I took my girlfriend to eat in Montrose the other night, for the most part, yes, the city should be more concerned with better sidewalks. It would only enhance the area. Not saying every sidewalk in the area is terrible, but there were some small pockets where it was kind of hard to walk through. I say we make our voice be heard to city council and get something done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I agree. And Montrose is one of the areas besides downtown where the most people are walking, so I'd say it's pretty important. However the city doesn't seem to care about sidewalks in general. By the way this is the site we've been talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I think as the city continues to go through this new phase of development and growth, we will begin to see better sidewalks. It seems that after the bust back in the 80's Houston began to really neglect itself because no much was happening as far as development. Now that we see cranes across the city, I'm sure something will eventually be done due to people moving back into the city and denser neighborhoods. Either way, if we want a quicker solution to the problem, we need to let city council hear us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Not much - if any - work has been done on the site for a few weeks now....anyone know what is going on ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) I agree. And Montrose is one of the areas besides downtown where the most people are walking, so I'd say it's pretty important. However the city doesn't seem to care about sidewalks in general. Property owners, not the city, are responsible for installation and maintenance of sidewalks (although the city could do a better job of imposing/enforcing some sort of standard). Edited October 2, 2013 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Juan Mon's is not close! The LED palm tree and some of the signs have some sort of electrical problem so it looks really dark when it's not in operation. But I went there today and it's still delicious as ever and the owner said he's doing a lot of renovations and it will looks alive soon again at night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 there wasn't any beer or wine offered either :/ They have a full bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Juan Mon's is not close! The LED palm tree and some of the signs have some sort of electrical problem so it looks really dark when it's not in operation. But I went there today and it's still delicious as ever and the owner said he's doing a lot of renovations and it will looks alive soon again at night.......but I thought you were the owner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jgraham Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 huh? I am not the owner, I am friends with the owner. I am actually his attorney. ......but I thought you were the owner? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) I eat here regularly... never seen the place "packed" but it's far from struggling from what I can tell. I'm surprised the owner hasn't expanded yet. Juan Mon's has even been featured on the Travel channel... Edited October 23, 2013 by totheskies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 According to Swamplot, Doc's Bar & Grill (former Wendy's) was supposed to open in November. However, I can't find anything on it on Yelp or whatnot. Is it cancelled, delayed, or what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Still wasn't built the last time I was in the area a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 There's nothing going on at that building. It was hollowed out and then...nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) According to Swamplot, Doc's Bar & Grill (former Wendy's) was supposed to open in November. However, I can't find anything on it on Yelp or whatnot. Is it cancelled, delayed, or what happened?It still looks like the pictures in post #29 in this thread.....http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/27053-old-wendys-off-westheimer/?hl=wendys Edited February 13, 2014 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That sucks. I wonder if they'll ever finish it (Fish & The Knife took 3 years, apparently), or if it will just rot like that until enough people complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Finally some movement here:http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-19-14-austin-takeover-of-houston-continues-with-construction-of-new-dog-friendly-montrose-bar-and-grill/ i didn't notice anything when i drove by the site yesterday, but it was night and honestly i stopped paying attention to it since the announcement last fall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Really excited about this...something to help lower Montrose look better and be even cooler!http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-19-14-austin-takeover-of-houston-continues-with-construction-of-new-dog-friendly-montrose-bar-and-grill/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Damn its about time! I thought this place would never take off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Finally some movement here:http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/03-19-14-austin-takeover-of-houston-continues-with-construction-of-new-dog-friendly-montrose-bar-and-grill/ i didn't notice anything when i drove by the site yesterday, but it was night and honestly i stopped paying attention to it since the announcement last fall...Wow - about time something happened (or will happen)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Property owners, not the city, are responsible for installation and maintenance of sidewalks (although the city could do a better job of imposing/enforcing some sort of standard). Of course this is correct but I wonder if this notion is also flawed-- The cost to repair or replace sidewalks is high (perhaps because the city picks the contractor-there is the upswing of newly discussed "reduced cost" the council was talking about) when COH was laying those water lines in Avondale and tearing up sidewalks in the process one home owner asked COH to replace double wide driveway entrance (not full driveway) from street to sidewalk--$7000. incentive to fix seems low-(in my own neighborhood it seems off site owner could care less about sidewalk conditions. Many of the new businesses that go in don't necessarily install new sidewalks--again the incentive doesn't seem to be there. How crazy is it that Montrose makes a list of "most walkable neighborhoods" but lots and lots of sidewalks in Montrose are unwalkable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I mean there are small pockets, but Id say 80% of Montrose is walkable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Work is progressing nicely (sorry for the bad pics) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I saw this on news tonight http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9529308 At Blur Bar DJKitty was apparently beaten and left unconscious in her truck-- She was interviewed and remembered leaving the club but nothing else. She was hospitalized. That type of violence at that location is scary. Isn't that the same club the guy was knifed(died) a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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