Subdude Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 20 hours ago, EllenOlenska said: I'm not sure if I just like the black painted international style buildings (which I do) or because the first few renderings of the garage were so so ominous, but I'm okay with the building. So am I really. The design references the international style buildings on the University of St Thomas campus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) On 8/4/2021 at 12:26 AM, Urbannizer said: https://www.hansenpartners.com/development If you’re observant, you will see that the signage puts this as a replacement of the Link Lee Mansion… (see bottom left - street on the bottom of the screen appears to be Sul Ross) I sure hope I’m wrong. Edited August 5, 2021 by Avossos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Saint Thomas is to Houston’s academic architectural progressivism; as Midtown is to Houston’s urban scene. Resting on a few laurels from yesteryear. (I know that’s not really fair to Midtown!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Avossos said: If you’re observant, you will see that the signage puts this as a replacement of the Link Lee Mansion… (see bottom left - street on the bottom of the screen appears to be Sul Ross) I sure hope I’m wrong. The video says 3990 Montrose. This could be similar to when you see renders with parts of Houston that don’t add up together and aren’t close together or in the right position. I mean these renders aren’t exactly grade A quality. Edited August 5, 2021 by j_cuevas713 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: The video says 3990 Montrose. This could be similar to when you see renders with parts of Houston that don’t add up together and aren’t close together or in the right position. I mean these renders aren’t exactly grade A quality. Yeah… but I will say the downside to that is 2 historic mansions are being demolished… HH and the one on montrose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Avossos said: Yeah… but I will say the downside to that is 2 historic mansions are being demolished… HH and the one on montrose. For sure. While that does suck, I think the good outweighs the bad in this situation. It’s not like they’re building a storage facility. This will have a huge impact on tech for Houston. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, j_cuevas713 said: For sure. While that does suck, I think the good outweighs the bad in this situation. It’s not like they’re building a storage facility. This will have a huge impact on tech for Houston. Maybe. We don’t know. Rice is in a different universe than Saint Thomas, so I imagine whatever Rice does will be bigger, better. St Thomas is a quiet, quaint little school with a small alumni population. But, they do have a phenomenal location in terms of a “cool/hip” area, this despite the fact Diedrichs has been gone for a decade now. And this shouldn’t take away from Rice, but Montrose just has a stronger identity as a unique neighborhood. Maybe this will be the beginning of a “Silicone _____” (what the hell do we call a Tech-savvy Montrose?!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, arche_757 said: Maybe. We don’t know. Rice is in a different universe than Saint Thomas, so I imagine whatever Rice does will be bigger, better. St Thomas is a quiet, quaint little school with a small alumni population. But, they do have a phenomenal location in terms of a “cool/hip” area, this despite the fact Diedrichs has been gone for a decade now. And this shouldn’t take away from Rice, but Montrose just has a stronger identity as a unique neighborhood. Maybe this will be the beginning of a “Silicone _____” (what the hell do we call a Tech-savvy Montrose?!) Montrose lol 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutchcity94 Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, arche_757 said: Maybe. We don’t know. Rice is in a different universe than Saint Thomas, so I imagine whatever Rice does will be bigger, better. St Thomas is a quiet, quaint little school with a small alumni population. But, they do have a phenomenal location in terms of a “cool/hip” area, this despite the fact Diedrichs has been gone for a decade now. And this shouldn’t take away from Rice, but Montrose just has a stronger identity as a unique neighborhood. Maybe this will be the beginning of a “Silicone _____” (what the hell do we call a Tech-savvy Montrose?!) Silicontrose. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Parking lot and house where the project will be built. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 I noticed a roll off dumpster in front of the building, is this about to start demolition? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Houston can't build on open lots because those lots haven't been tried out and they might be cursed, but if there's an pretty old house on it, you know it's safe. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 From the website: Kicking off a complete redesign and acceleration of Houston’s Historic Montrose District If you take away all its history, Montrose will not be "historic" anymore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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