j_cuevas713 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 38 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: . Another example of how parking minimums are not the evil they are made out to be here on HAIF. I hope someone will point out the first significant development that provides less parking than they would have been required to provide under the previous regulations. Downtown has not had minimum parking requirements for many years, and yet, every hotel, apartment building, condo, and office building has provided parking; in all cases I'm aware, every bit as generously as the regulations would have required. That's why it's called "market based parking." If the market determines it makes sense to have it, that's at the discretion of the developer. Making it a mandate is the issue. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 6 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: That's why it's called "market based parking." If the market determines it makes sense to have it, that's at the discretion of the developer. Making it a mandate is the issue. I think a more precise argument would be that removing parking requirements will not automatically - and certainly not quickly - reduce the present demand for parking, so parking will continue to be built, which will do a pretty good job of preserving that demand, ergo the amount of parking. But the mandate skips the market middleman and preserves the parking excess all on its own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, 004n063 said: I think a more precise argument would be that removing parking requirements will not automatically - and certainly not quickly - reduce the present demand for parking, so parking will continue to be built, which will do a pretty good job of preserving that demand, ergo the amount of parking. But the mandate skips the market middleman and preserves the parking excess all on its own. For Houston, yes we'll probably have a ton of parking garages built before the city starts to lose some car dependency. But we're seeing some benefit to not having minimums with some projects where developers would have been required to create an excessive amount of parking but instead built only what they felt was necessary for their project. EaDough is a great example along with the Union East development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 All the material and the construction trailers have been removed from the laydown yard. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__nevii Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 1/26/2024 at 12:57 PM, Houston19514 said: Another example of how parking minimums are not the evil they are made out to be here on HAIF. I hope someone will point out the first significant development that provides less parking than they would have been required to provide under the previous regulations. Downtown has not had minimum parking requirements for many years, and yet, every hotel, apartment building, condo, and office building has provided parking; in all cases I'm aware, every bit as generously as the regulations would have required. Actually, in a way, what you wrote would simply be more evidence that the minimums are useless (and, hence, should be removed). As your examples show, developers clearly can still include parking with their constructs even in the absence of minimums. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted February 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 9 Broadstone Eado has a sign on the north building. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sanjorade Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 3 hours ago, hindesky said: Broadstone Eado has a sign on the north building. That’s one ugly sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CREguy13 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 While I like the added density for Eado, this looks like cheap student housing imo. I don't understand the facade's mix of materials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Is the facade done yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 7 I wonder if they will build out this hole that is being used for access to the pool area? Sidewalks are now open except in the middle section which has yet to be paved. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Maybe this was talked about already ... am I the only one that finds it weird that only 1 side of the building has balconies ... the side facing Emancipation? Not event the units overlooking the pool will have balconies. 🤷♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/18/2020 at 3:04 PM, Paco Jones said: They really cheapen out on this one. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 7 hours ago, Urbannizer said: They really cheapen out on this one. Yeah. It’s not quite an eyesore but I’m also hopeful the trees grow fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Maybe they should reclassify it as a "Prose Eado". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 (edited) Oh yea... forgot the original plans did have more balconies and multiple "bridge" stories going between the buildings...that would have looked a lot better. Edited May 9 by HtownWxBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.Res Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 On 3/7/2024 at 9:55 AM, cspwal said: Is the facade done yet? I think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.Res Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 They went for density and they got it. Some of the units are under 500 sq feet. They look very cheap. I walked past them last night. They are still working on the inside of some of the units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 More units under 500sf is a good thing. They don't work for everyone, but 350-500 sf is sometimes exactly the right size (depending on where you are in your life) and will help with affordability. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 Bell St. is paved and open to traffic. They filled in the access hole to get material and equipment in and out of the pool area. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 the curb cuts at leeland are always filled with water now. i wonder if they are done or are planning on fixing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 Mainly just wanted to see the pool area. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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