Naviguessor Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 http://www.buffalobayou.org/documents/2012BBPAnnualReport10.01_000.pdf Lot's of good stuff in there about the North Canal and East End Plans too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) http://www.buffalobayou.org/documents/2012BBPAnnualReport10.01_000.pdf Lot's of good stuff in there about the North Canal and East End Plans too. This is from 2012 Edited December 20, 2013 by fatesdisastr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 From the Buffalo Bayou Partnership's Facebook Page today... The final contract has been signed for Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Houston First Corporation’s Sunset Coffee Building – renovations will begin next week (photo includes BBP President Anne Olson and Project Consultant Ian Rosenberg). Look ...for fencing and construction to begin at Allen’s Landing! Completion will be the end of this year and Houston will have a canoe, kayak and bike rental facility on the ground floor, BBP’s office and meeting, exhibition and rental space will be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Final rendering (link on fb page): http://www.buffalobayou.org/documents/080623BuffaloBayouRendering.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarosurf Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Work in progress: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Glad someone finally got a picture of this. It's funny how everyday they kept moving the construction fences closer to the road. The first day they started this project, there were A LOT of homeless people just chilling next to this project because the construction workers kicked them out from the property and left enough space in the front for them to sit down. Now, they've moved the fence all the way to the street and I haven't seen them around anywhere now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdude Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'm sorry, but they really need to keep the baby-puke green color. It's not even recognizable in brick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 ^I know, right?! I was thinking...what IS that place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Article on this, with pics of the interior: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Project-could-revive-a-neglected-part-of-downtown-5257704.php#/0 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Wow! They might as well build something completely new with that level of "renovation"! How can this even qualify as "historic" after this? - Not to be a debbie downer... but I've always felt like this one particular project on the Buffalo Bayou Master Plan was weak. How many visitors do you actually think will use this center? And why would many from Houston use it? You can simply access the bayou at any number of points around town. Which don't mistake my question - I LOVE what the BB people have done and are doing, but always felt underwhelmed by the Sunset Coffee Building from day one (years ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It will be the only place in the loop to rent kayaks, right?That alone should make it pretty popular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Really excited about this, personally. The perspectives of the Bayou and the city there are totally unique. Feels like you're in a completely different city. The upstream efforts on the bayou will make the water down there much cleaner. I think it'll be a great success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I thought there were going to be other kyack kiosks further upsteam? If only the BBMP could have had some grand plan to remove/relocate the city jails?! Unfortunately with the Criminal Justice Center across the Bayou from them it seems like a prospect we may not be able to address again until 2030 or some other later day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yeah. All the jails aren't too cute. But there is an interesting underworld sort of a vibe...which is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Wow! They might as well build something completely new with that level of "renovation"! How can this even qualify as "historic" after this?This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 ^^^ I know! Hey removed all he brick - everything. Unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) For at least the past several years, Allens Landing has been a major Hobo Camp every time I have walked down there. Females I've taken there were anxious to leave and refused to return out of fear of the Hobo masses that gather there. The fact that the hobo camps have been cleaned up from one of my favorite places (and perhaps most historically relevant place) in the city makes this project a huge success in my eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBaS724uYk Edited April 12, 2014 by LarryDierker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 houston is slowly but surely embracing and utilizing its bayou systems. this is but one more opportunity to point public and pedestrian focus toward, rather than away from, the bayous. if we were an older european city our bayous might have controlled water levels (house boat anyone?) with wide pedestrian waterfront boulevards winding through every inner loop neighborhood. yes, on a small scale, the sunset coffee building project may seem out of the way or singular; on the contrary, it is a key historic location, it adds another focal point on the bayou, and it continues the success of the buffalo bayou project. plus, if memory serves, it is another lake/flato project for houston; a firm who's work i covet for our town. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 For at least the past several years, Allens Landing has been a major Hobo Camp every time I have walked down there. Females I've taken there were anxious to leave and refused to return out of fear of the Hobo masses that gather there. The fact that the hobo camps have been cleaned up from one of my favorite places (and perhaps most historically relevant place) in the city makes this project a huge success in my eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBaS724uYkWhy would you ever take a date to a place you knew was infested with Hobos?.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 To meet his parents? :-)Kidding. I'm kidding. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Why would you ever take a date to a place you knew was infested with Hobos?.... Didn't say date. But why? because it's one of my favorite places in the city, and the cities birthplace. But now we're getting off topic. Just happy the Hobos are gone. Edited April 13, 2014 by LarryDierker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 To meet his parents?:-)Kidding. I'm kidding.LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 So from reading the previous comments here, there was a mention of making the first floor porous somehow--what I'd like to know is how did they even get this built? When it was built (less so today, though still risky) it would be extremely prone to flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Nice, finally kicking those bums out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Didn't say date. But why? because it's one of my favorite places in the city, and the cities birthplace. But now we're getting off topic. Just happy the Hobos are gone.I'd argue that the thread went off topic when Hobos were first brought up but you're right, it's nice to have that part of the city back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 There are usually festivities on weekends right outside the coffee building and on the other side of the main street bridge.It really is a scenic area.The area on the other side is even more scenic, the area from the old pump building offers interesting views but the jail is right there and Hobos still sleep on that side of the bayou. I have nearly tripped over so many hobos sleeping next to the train tracks under UHD or just near the jail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 The homeless were always really nice to me any time I wandered that direction. But in any case, its best if they move along and allow this area to be a bit more appealing to those that want to embrace what this city has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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