Specwriter Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) On 5/15/2019 at 1:30 PM, mollusk said: In this context, is "REMUV" really graffiti? It would be great if "REMUV" was on the drawings for a demolition contract. 😊 I've wondered for sometime if this thread should be merged with the 801 St. Joseph Parkway thread in Crater Houston Alliance. Maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part. Edited May 19, 2019 by Specwriter additional comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2019 Under contract https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ 23 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 WOW - clikced expecting to be dissapointed, I'm excited 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That's encouraging, though I did see some Hare Krishna downtown last week, so don't get your hopes up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 22 hours ago, Urbannizer said: Under contract https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Quote Just one block away from Midtown; the favorite millennial neighborhood 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jermh Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 24 minutes ago, Triton said: We have to rest our heads somewhere when we're not busy killing industries. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'm very excited about this. I thought the building would fall down before anything was done. Still need to close and get financing for whatever is next, but hope springs eternal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, samagon said: I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. True. They might also buy it and just sit on it for years. Nobody knows. Its why on the map I always put "Potential Development". The potential is there, but its not if its likely or unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 19 hours ago, samagon said: I'm not terribly impressed. my understanding is that under contract means that there's someone out there who's willing to drop some money to 'get a good look under the skirt' and see exactly how much investment will have to be made before they can start making money. I think much of this is done before a property goes under contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elseed Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 This entire building should just be filled with murals, inside and out. That would be an awesome site to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Fingers crossed they do something... that building has been such an eyesore for so long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 19 hours ago, Elseed said: This entire building should just be filled with murals, inside and out. That would be an awesome site to see. My dream for this building has always been to strip it to its concrete, knock out some walls, add creative stairs and ramps throughout, beef up the elevators and/or put glass elevators on the sides, and turn it into a gallery/exhibit/event space/vertical graffiti park. Restyle the garage and add ground floor amenities and you could have a hot spot that generates some revenue at least 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Twinsanity02 Posted August 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2019 My dream has been for a meteor to crash into it at 3:00 am when no one is around and it all tumbles down into a very neat pile. No gets hurt. No traffic blocked. Don't really expect that to happen, but heck, one can dream. 4 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Thankfully yours is more likely to come true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted September 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2019 Rappelling Off a Building, from reddit u/Driftershoots. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Looked up this thread to be pedantic on another thread, and made me think - should the title be updated to be 801 St Joesph Parkway? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 8/13/2019 at 12:53 PM, Triton said: Listing says "Last updated 1/22/20" Doesn't say anything about being under contract anymore https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Did it specifically say under contract on this page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brooklyn173 Posted February 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 12:45 PM, wilcal said: Listing says "Last updated 1/22/20" Doesn't say anything about being under contract anymore https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/801-St-Joseph-Pky-Houston-TX/12352462/ Did it specifically say under contract on this page? 29 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. Loopnet listing now says "last updated 2/3/20" No idea what changed though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, Brooklyn173 said: Something is happening here. Construction fencing is up and there were workers on the roof of the ancillary building in the parking area. I'm not sure if it is related to the construction across the street (Fairfield Apartments) or just the parking area or something larger. I believe that is an old drive-through bank. Is that under the same ownership as the old hotel building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I emailed CBRE to ask and they nicely replied that the building is still for sale. Looks like this is unrelated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 21 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: I believe that is an old drive-through bank. Is that under the same ownership as the old hotel building? Different ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 12/31/2019 at 9:53 AM, cspwal said: Looked up this thread to be pedantic on another thread, and made me think - should the title be updated to be 801 St Joesph Parkway? Probably should for many reasons, but as a reminder of just how bad this thing is, it's an interesting artifact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X.R. Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, X.R. said: So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. Wow I didn't know that existed, yet that's exactly what I want for this. I was thinking art galleries + exhibition space + museum space + vertical graffiti park + observation deck + restaurants and of course ground floor retail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 3 hours ago, X.R. said: So what are people hoping happens with this? Torn down and something new (just not a surface parking lot), or restoring the building and using it for something else (I assume this would be faster than a tear down)? I guess I assume, based on the listing itself, that if anything happens to it then it will be an reuse or restore. Its strange that with all the development in DT, including development in that area, that no one has taken a chance on the building. They should make it like the city museum in St. Louis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Museum . Make the top floor a bar and restaurant with all glass walls because of the view would be great, call wolfgang puck and tell him the space is his. Interesting idea! (except the Wofgang Puck part ... blehh) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn173 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 I went by this the other day and the dump trucks were using it for a queuing area for the excavations at the Fairfield residential site (sorry for the run on sentence). So I am assuming that this is just lay down area and a construction site office (there was a new generator hooked up for the old bank building). Sadly, probably nothing of permanent value. But hopefully interested eyes might be turned to the old building now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/uhdiradio/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) I have a potential solution guys: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-48068866 Thinking what I'm thinking 😈 Edited April 22, 2020 by zaphod better source 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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