Highrise Tower Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 New multistory building and parking garage. This is located within the Nissan land? I believe the Nissan dealership right there is the largest in the world? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Who owns the Nissan dealership? Tom Peacock (or whoever the current owner is) has both a Nissan and Cadillac dealership on the North Freeway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 8:40 AM, Specwriter said: Who owns the Nissan dealership? Tom Peacock (or whoever the current owner is) has both a Nissan and Cadillac dealership on the North Freeway. Central Automotive Group owns it. They also own Central Houston Cadillac's current location on Main. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 7 hours ago, JLWM8609 said: Central Automotive Group owns it. They also own Central Houston Cadillac's current location on Main. Maybe they're shutting down central that's pretty close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) On 7/23/2021 at 8:19 AM, kennyc05 said: Maybe they're shutting down central that's pretty close. I rode by Central Houston Cadillac and talked with a couple of guys. They confirmed they will be moving down the the south loop location when they finish the build, they said they should be in there about this time next year. They didn't know what will take over their showroom on Main St but suspect more apartments. Edited August 15, 2021 by hindesky 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, hindesky said: They din't know what will take over their showroom on Main St but suspect more apartments. Good. Having an auto dealership at a light rail stop seems like a wasted resource (who takes the train to shop for a Cadillac?). Presumably the inventory will also be relocated, freeing up the private parking lots in Midtown for better uses. If apartments aren't on the immediate horizon, perhaps the showroom could be repurposed for a restaurant, nightclub, or retail. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: Good. Having an auto dealership at a light rail stop seems like a wasted resource (who takes the train to shop for a Cadillac?). Presumably the inventory will also be relocated, freeing up the private parking lots in Midtown for better uses. If apartments aren't on the immediate horizon, perhaps the showroom could be repurposed for a restaurant, nightclub, or retail. People take the train to work there so it's not a wasted resource. The dealership pre-dates the light rail stop by decades. It was formerly Sam White Oldsmobile in the 1950s. It didn't become a Cadillac dealership (Don Massey) until the late 90s when Bland Cadillac shut down and was replaced by Lofts. There was some old school charm about having a dealer so close in town in a vintage building, a domestic dealer at that, imagining the old fintailed 88s and 98s on the showroom floor. San Francisco doesn't have a single domestic car dealership in its city limits. The last one closed in 2011. If you're rich enough to afford to live in SF, a domestic car is beneath you. We still have Knapp Chevy though, still rocking its Art Deco digs in the shadow of downtown, so that's a sign that central Houston isn't that unaffordable. . . yet. http://swamplot.com/your-next-best-bets-for-houstons-most-historic-car-dealership-building-once-1621-milam-gets-demolished/2018-10-25/ Edited August 14, 2021 by JLWM8609 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 28 minutes ago, dbigtex56 said: Good. Having an auto dealership at a light rail stop seems like a wasted resource (who takes the train to shop for a Cadillac?). Presumably the inventory will also be relocated, freeing up the private parking lots in Midtown for better uses. If apartments aren't on the immediate horizon, perhaps the showroom could be repurposed for a restaurant, nightclub, or retail. Keep in mind that building was a car dealer before light rail was built. Having said that, it's highly likely that the amount the property can be sold for is high enough to provide an incentive to move. HCAD value for the three parcels the dealer owns is about $17 million, so the sales price would likely be far higher. The property the dealership building is on is 125,000 square feet, or 2.9 acres. The block to the West is 37k square feet, and the lot to the East, across Main, is 24k square feet. This should be interesting, as the two lots on either side are all parking, making it possible to do almost anything with them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 The guys told me it has been a car dealership since 1951. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 21 hours ago, JLWM8609 said: People take the train to work there so it's not a wasted resource. The dealership pre-dates the light rail stop by decades. It was formerly Sam White Oldsmobile in the 1950s. It didn't become a Cadillac dealership (Don Massey) until the late 90s when Bland Cadillac shut down and was replaced by Lofts. There was some old school charm about having a dealer so close in town in a vintage building, a domestic dealer at that, imagining the old fintailed 88s and 98s on the showroom floor. San Francisco doesn't have a single domestic car dealership in its city limits. The last one closed in 2011. If you're rich enough to afford to live in SF, a domestic car is beneath you. We still have Knapp Chevy though, still rocking its Art Deco digs in the shadow of downtown, so that's a sign that central Houston isn't that unaffordable. . . yet. http://swamplot.com/your-next-best-bets-for-houstons-most-historic-car-dealership-building-once-1621-milam-gets-demolished/2018-10-25/ I'm pretty sure it was Sam White Oldsmobile until sometime in the 1970s. One of my clearest childhood memories is sitting in the showroom with my parents while they closed a deal to buy a new '68 Delta 88. Assuming the property is redeveloped and the existing structures demolished, I'll miss the service department building, which is one of my favorite buildings. It's been there almost unchanged since the property first became an auto dealership almost 70 years ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 5:18 PM, JLWM8609 said: People take the train to work there so it's not a wasted resource. Do you know that for a fact? Seems unlikely that any significant number of employees (say, anything greater than zero) would take the train to their job at a car dealership. My point is that there are other businesses (restaurants, for example) that would be a better fit for this site. Almost everyone eats seven days a week, yet it might be weeks, or months, or even years between visits to their local Cadillac showroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 My parents bought an Oldsmobile from that dealership, but by then, it was Mossy Oldsmobile. Late 70's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 This is well underway! Site is not letting me attach my pictures because it exceeds 20kB? Looks like they're on track to finish early next year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I talked with an employee of Central Cadillac as I rode by. Asked him when they are moving out to the new south loop location. He said they should move spring' 23. I then asked him what was to become of the land and building. He said he thought it might become a nightclub. Cool mid century building that is fairly large and has 2 parking areas that they own. I could actually see that happening until something grander where to come along and whoever owns the property gets a fat payday. I think it's ideal for high rise apartments in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Central Houston Nissan expansion. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 . really bad quality maps picture, but we have a rendering! Nothing special though, looks like a garage wrapped building .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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