LTAWACS Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 That's a big IF. IF the strip center is sold. But it has not changed hands recently has it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Sounds like a 37 story mixed use tower is in order. And NO... not another box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 This is an important question that could not adequately be answered in the other thread.Gotta get your priorities in order, now don't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 lol... so... merge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 This is the same company that has a tower planned at Weslayan and W. Alabama, so maybe it will be something tall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Let us hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Channel 13 News is about to do a story on this.... Edited June 27, 2012 by HoustonMidtown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 This could be the world's greatest CVS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 This could be the world's greatest CVS.Correct. They're going to have another CVS inside the CVS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 And big sidewalks with retail leading up to them. No strip center suburban style parking. Build a parking garage, make it happen. . . Maybe like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 lol... good luck with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Topics merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceAngelWuteva Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I'm pretty sure my Profile pic was taken on that corner in the 90s. I'm new to the forum, this is my first post so hey .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 ^Welcome to HAIF - and yep, even part of the old Eckerds sign is up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 any updates on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 any updates on this one? When Kirk Baxter made his presentation to Neartown about the proposed Memorial, he said he had spoken to new owners of the property about the posibility of putting the Memorial to Mary's on the SE corner of Waugh and Westheimer so the glass would reflect the the renovated building that was formally Mary's. He went on to say the owners of the property had told him they are planning a 6 story mixed use project. He told us the owners seemed to favor his proposal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That sounds good. I wonder what the time frame is going to be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 When Kirk Baxter made his presentation to Neartown about the proposed Memorial, he said he had spoken to new owners of the property about the posibility of putting the Memorial to Mary's on the SE corner of Waugh and Westheimer so the glass would reflect the the renovated building that was formally Mary's. He went on to say the owners of the property had told him they are planning a 6 story mixed use project. He told us the owners seemed to favor his proposal.Maybe I missed something, but what memorial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Maybe I missed something, but what memorial? I started a different thread on the proposed Memorial of Mary's--it's in the Montrose forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 This is about as prime as prime real estate gets.I'm talking about the huge retail strip center thats been abandoned at the corner. I think this is a very crucial/critical piece of land in the Montrose/Lower Westheimer/Neartown area, it connects everything and was once dubbed the "coolest/most entertaining intersection in Houston" by local press.Any info or ideas? I'm hoping that entire strip center gets razed for a GIANT residentail/retail high rise ala West Ave. (fingers crossed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thread here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26185-strip-center-at-the-corner-of-montrose-and-westheimer/?hl=blockbuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Thread here:http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/26185-strip-center-at-the-corner-of-montrose-and-westheimer/?hl=blockbusterWhoops! Delete this thread!Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 So I guess nothing is brewing here huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 This thread and the one about what is proposed for the SW corner of Montrose and Westheimer seem very similar-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 So I guess nothing is brewing here huh? I have no info either way, but my guess would be they are waiting for leases to expire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I dunno, from what I've heard about the Half Price Books it's great, and to me, the street corner is already pretty "urban", no need to slap up some stucco monstrosities there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Bizjournals: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/11/happy-retail-tenants-could-slow.html PM Realty Group has plans to turn a long-standing strip center in Montrose into a mixed-use development, but prosperous tenants in the location are not prepared to close their doors just yet. The Houston-based real estate company purchased the 2.14-acre block at Montrose and Westheimer earlier this year with the knowledge that the tenants, Half Price Books, Spec’s, Papa Johns, 3-6-9 China Bistro and Jack in the Box, had long-term lease agreements in place. At this point, they are in negotiations in the tenant buyout phase, and design plans for the new structure are not finalized.“We knew, going in, it would tie us up for at least seven to 10 years,” said Wade Bowlin, executive vice president with PM Realty Group. “If we could work out a way to get the property sooner, mixed-use would be our intent.” PM Realty Group did not share early design plans, but several sources confirmed the mixed-use structure could include residential with retail on the ground floor. The Half Price Books in the strip, at 1011 Westheimer, takes up 8,000 square feet, and sales were up 14.5 percent in October from the same month in 2012. The company said it has yet to make a decision on whether to stay in the current center after construction is complete or move to another location. “We are in conversations and negotiations with them (the owner),” said Kathy Doyle Thomas, executive vice president. “We are talking amicably about it, and they really want us to stay. But we would have to move out for a couple of years, and we haven’t made that decision yet.” Bowlin said the project could still be years away, and if at some point the company is unable to buy out the groups there, PM Realty will begin to lease the vacant space in the strip. Edited November 19, 2013 by TowerSpotter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I kinda like the tenants at that strip. I hope they work something out to return after construction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 agreed, i like the tentants there too but good riddance eye sore of a plaza!!!!!! best news this year haha! (hopefully it doesnt take 7 to 10 years!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Another shame - this center was(still is) an Art Deco shopping center. It was very poorly covered by that nasty concrete/pea-gravel stuff in the 1970s.http://swamplot.com/big-block-on-the-corner-of-westheimer-and-montrose-goes-up-for-sale/2012-03-08/ http://www.houstondeco.org/1930s/towercomm.html Edited November 20, 2013 by arche_757 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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