livincinco Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 When the street level businesses are also paying them rent, I do think they care actually.I doubt they really care how active the street life is, they just care what the rent is that they can charge. There may be some tie in, but my guess is that rent is going to be dictated more by the proximity to BBVA than whether or not there's a skybridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felt38 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I live in the townhomes next to this place and think it will benefit the area, skybridge or not, EADO moniker regardless. Selfishly, part of my view of downtown will be blocked but the rendering looks pretty good and I can live without the view I once had. It is mostly just a parking lot now. If no one else uses the park because of the evil skybridge, I will most definitely use it to walk my dog in (don't worry, I pick up after her). Will the inner courtyard on the other building have a pool in it? If so, that provides more reason for a skybridge. Some folks may be a little self concious if they have to cross the park in their swimming togs. The skybridge will alleviate that embarassment slightly, perhaps. Despite my irritation with all of the whining going on in this thread, I think "Death Spiral Park" would be a good name for it. Credit should go to livinco for that one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) A few weeks later, Mill Creek has decided to cancel this one. "A proposed multifamily project east of downtown called EaDo Station has been called of, Cox Said." http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Mill-Creek-to-put-apartments-near-Medical-Center-4928019.php#/3 Edited October 26, 2013 by Urbannizer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 A few weeks later, Mill Creek has decided to cancel this one. "A proposed multifamily project east of downtown called EaDo Station has been called of, Cox Said."http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Mill-Creek-to-put-apartments-near-Medical-Center-4928019.php#/3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Lame. I actually liked this project, even with the bridge over the park.When multifamily projects are getting cancelled on rail lines next to stadiums a stone throw from downtown in a great local economy, it means... we're still not there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lame. I actually liked this project, even with the bridge over the park.When multifamily projects are getting cancelled on rail lines next to stadiums a stone throw from downtown in a great local economy, it means... we're still not there. Wow. Negative about the project's announcement and negative about the project's cancellation. Are you aiming for a personal best? ;-) There are so many possible reasons for a project's cancellation that it is a bit of a stretch to draw any meaning from it as to our entire city's "being there" or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Unless we do something, I have a sinking feeling this is going to snowball. I wonder what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I will gladly send a pair of these to the first developer to build a transit-oriented apartment complex on this site (to alleviate the stress of wondering whether the units will sell). If it has ground floor retail, I'll throw in the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Wow. Negative about the project's announcement and negative about the project's cancellation. Are you aiming for a personal best? ;-) There are so many possible reasons for a project's cancellation that it is a bit of a stretch to draw any meaning from it as to our entire city's "being there" or not. We absolutely need to over-react as much as possible to this cancellation. The cancellation of this one multi-family project is a sign of imminent decline. Never mind the fifty or so other multi-family projects under construction... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jackwood Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 This website gets stupider by the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 That's jacked up.Maybe they couldn't secure part of the financing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 We absolutely need to over-react as much as possible to this cancellation. The cancellation of this one multi-family project is a sign of imminent decline. Never mind the fifty or so other multi-family projects under construction... There could be any number of reasons. That said, it is inevitable that one day the housing market and economy will slow down after several years now of growth. Whether the cancellation of one project marks a turning point won't be apparent for a few years, but I would never rule the possibility out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 We absolutely need to over-react as much as possible to this cancellation. The cancellation of this one multi-family project is a sign of imminent decline. Never mind the fifty or so other multi-family projects under construction... It's not that. I understand you care very little about downtown, but many people do and find this to be unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 It's not that. I understand you care very little about downtown, but many people do and find this to be unfortunate. Well I care about it a great deal, and there is a lot of residential coming in to Downtown right now. Things are looking good, and this one project being canceled is not that big of a deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Well I care about it a great deal, and there is a lot of residential coming in to Downtown right now. Things are looking good, and this one project being canceled is not that big of a deal. I agree with kylejack. The cancellation of a single project is not an indication of a trend especially if you don't know the reason that it was cancelled. As subdude mentioned, maybe looking backward someone will identify that this was a turning point, but it's pretty premature to make that assumption now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It's not that. I understand you care very little about downtown, but many people do and find this to be unfortunate.So what you're saying is that amongst all the new developments going on within and near downtown, particularly on the redline (609 main, sky house, alliance, super block, broadstone, mid main, etc), it's this one canceled project that is cause for concern? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Very well said! There's so much going on here it's almost hard getting around to see it all. And most of the projects are just starting.Visitors that come back for the next Super Bowl aren't going to recognize the place. They've started to reconstruct the entrance to Herman Park , and build the new gardens. So many game changers all at once. Add in Buffalo Bayou and the Kinder Donation, major additions to the museum district, and Hobby Airport. Not bad! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 So what you're saying is that amongst all the new developments going on within and near downtown, particularly on the redline (609 main, sky house, alliance, super block, broadstone, mid main, etc), it's this one canceled project that is cause for concern? The concern that you're hearing is because this was probably the closest thing to true TOD that was proposed. It had ground floor retail, it was close to transit, and it got cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 well, actually the other EaDo project, which is going in front of the Planning Commission this week, looks good too. Plus there's the stuff planned for Mid-Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The concern that you're hearing is because this was probably the closest thing to true TOD that was proposed. It had ground floor retail, it was close to transit, and it got cancelled. how is skyhouse any less TOD? it's denser, has just as much retail and is directly on the redline. same with mid-main. in fact i think mid-main is far and away the most TOD out of all of them. to me it's just more bawking from the chicken littles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 how is skyhouse any less TOD? it's denser, has just as much retail and is directly on the redline. same with mid-main. in fact i think mid-main is far and away the most TOD out of all of them. to me it's just more bawking from the chicken littles. Not to split hairs, but SkyHouse isn't proposed, it's under construction. He said this was the closest thing to TOD proposed. Mid-Main is also very TOD, but seems further down the pipeline than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Not to split hairs, but SkyHouse isn't proposed, it's under construction. He said this was the closest thing to TOD proposed. Mid-Main is also very TOD, but seems further down the pipeline than this one. Didn't realize that my statement was going to get parsed quite as much as it did, but then again, I should know better. My intent was that there are a large number of residential developments underway and a smaller subset of those are TOD. The ones that are TOD generate a higher level of interest, commentary, and melodrama on his forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Some more info... http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/10/mill-creek-calls-off-eado-multifamily.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm as bummed as anyone that this got cancelled, but there is a silver lining here; now there won't be any confusing Eado Station and Eado Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The concern that you're hearing is because this was probably the closest thing to true TOD that was proposed. It had ground floor retail, it was close to transit, and it got cancelled.There are TOD projects being built in downtown and midtown, and many possibilities with the next 3 rail lines as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felt38 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Not sure what is going on at the site that was proposed for this development, but a few days ago they fenced the block on Rusk and Dowling with "construction area" signs around the perimeter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 http://swamplot.com/land-is-being-cleared-for-new-apartments-next-to-the-soccer-stadium/2014-08-28/ Just read this in Swamplot. Is anyone familiar with another apartment project by the Dynamo stadium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 http://swamplot.com/land-is-being-cleared-for-new-apartments-next-to-the-soccer-stadium/2014-08-28/ Just read this in Swamplot. Is anyone familiar with another apartment project by the Dynamo stadium? I took a picture of that lot yesterday but didn't get a chance to post it - I wondered what was going on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Look! Look, LTAWACS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 LTAWACS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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