j_cuevas713 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 ...and so it begins. Boring design, but as you said this project is significant for the area.I mean it doesn't have to be this amazing design, its just basic living. These are the kind of developments that I wouldn't mind lining the streets, with ground floor retail of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Mixed-use doesn't even have to be ground level. One great example of where mixed-use worked (as "they must be able to work separately") was in College Station, and one of my favorite subjects to study. Enter Doux Chene Apartments, a trendy French-themed apartment complex (here on Google Maps, note the largest main building with the stairs leading up) very similar in layout, theme, and trendiness of the Chateau(x) Dijon Apartments where a younger W. lived years before. Originally, it was a fancy restaurant called Mansard House. Later, it held no less than 3 nightclubs, one of which was a discotheque. The set-up lasted at least 10 consecutive years, better than most can claim. We can observe that although it had low density (it was on the fringes of town at the time) and was set back from the street, it had good parking, on a busy road, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY it followed the golden rule: an area where it was both acceptable for residential and commercial to survive in the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS27 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Not sure how an affordable housing apartment complex would spark much in that area. If anything, it would probably deter real developers from doing anything there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 So on one had you say nice hard working and then on another you imply they might do something to your daughter? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Moving forward with construction bids: http://www.texasbids.net/bid-opportunities/2014/09/03/5844283-Avenue-Station-Construction.html http://www.roadbuilderbids.com/bid-opportunities/2014/09/03/5844283-Avenue-Station-Construction.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ha! I lived at Doux Chene and never knew that about the place. Of course it wasn't exactly trendy in 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Could someone add the to the devmap. I tried but failed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Building permit has been issued. This one's going up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Construction has begun: Avenue Station by marclongoria, on Flickr Avenue Station by marclongoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Any update on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 Here goes the northside. Highend townhomes going up with several in the vicinity to come on Everest. Near Avenue Station Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Avenue Station Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) We just moved a bungalow from the Heights onto a lot on Gentry and James two block over from these new townhomes. Luckily we have minimum lot size requirements on our block. The lot just across from from these on Freeman and James will have new townhomes as well. Also the two bungalows on the corner of Everett and Burnett were bulldozed on Friday. I beleive that lot will have 4 townhomes also if I am not mistaken, maybe just 3 though. Here goes the northside. Highend townhomes going up with several in the vicinity to come on Everest. Near Avenue Station Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Avenue Station Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr Edited July 13, 2015 by IamHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamHouston Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Update. Progress is still going a bit slow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Downtown Houston by Marc longoria, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre154 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Rode by yesterday. Brick going up on the bottom floors. Looking forward to this being completed. Edited February 29, 2016 by andre154 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Wow was my last update from November?? Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 This was brick on the lower level floor 1 and half of floor two and stucco on 2 1/2 levels. For the last 6+ months they removed all the lower brick and all the stucco because of course this is not the climate for poorly done stucco. They are now going up with either wood or more likely Hardy planks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicau Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Wow 🤦♀️ Does anyone know why the metro rail through near Northside does now allow much pedestrian crossing or where I can find more information about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 @jessicauVery valid frustration. I would suggest submitting a suggestion to METRO at the specific intersections you would like to see a crossing. Link to comment here: Home | Submit comments to METRO | Customer service | Houston, Texas (ridemetro.org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 6 hours ago, jessicau said: Wow 🤦♀️ Does anyone know why the metro rail through near Northside does now allow much pedestrian crossing or where I can find more information about this? It wasn't always that way. When the Northside section of the Red Line was originally constructed, there was not nearly the amount of pedestrian fencing that exists now. Metro added more fencing several years ago to certain areas, supposedly to prevent people from walking out in front of trains. IMO it's a hindrance and should not be necessary - people mostly manage to keep out of the way of cars, so they ought to be able to keep out of the way of something as big as a train. Then again, you'd think cars would not turn directly in front of trains, but there were a bunch of car-train collisions caused by careless/inattentive drivers when the rail lines first entered service (and it still happens occasionally now). More info here: Metro Plans New Safety Improvements Along The Light Rail Lines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 This new facade is worse than the previous one smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicau Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 On 4/3/2023 at 4:57 PM, mkultra25 said: It wasn't always that way. When the Northside section of the Red Line was originally constructed, there was not nearly the amount of pedestrian fencing that exists now. Metro added more fencing several years ago to certain areas, supposedly to prevent people from walking out in front of trains. IMO it's a hindrance and should not be necessary - people mostly manage to keep out of the way of cars, so they ought to be able to keep out of the way of something as big as a train. Then again, you'd think cars would not turn directly in front of trains, but there were a bunch of car-train collisions caused by careless/inattentive drivers when the rail lines first entered service (and it still happens occasionally now). More info here: Metro Plans New Safety Improvements Along The Light Rail Lines Yea I was wondering how it is in other cities. I see people jumping the fencing at times. On 4/3/2023 at 1:23 PM, Justin Welling said: @jessicauVery valid frustration. I would suggest submitting a suggestion to METRO at the specific intersections you would like to see a crossing. Link to comment here: Home | Submit comments to METRO | Customer service | Houston, Texas (ridemetro.org) I want to take a video. Thank you for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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