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This is the group building projects in Houston including The Vistas immediately west of downtown and another project on Jackson Hill.

They previously advertised a new Galveston development on the sea wall where the Mayflower Motel now is.

"Because of high demand" that site has been abandoned and the Seahorse Hotel site has been purchased for a larger development according to a letter sent out by the developer on March 28. A good part of the letter is telling about the Flagship Hotel redevelopment near the Seahorse site. Isn't the Flagship redevelopment a dead issue?

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A good part of the letter is telling about the Flagship Hotel redevelopment near the Seahorse site. Isn't the Flagship redevelopment a dead issue?

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Maybe not, now that the owner of the Flagship Hotel has been indicted for FEMA fraud. If his legal troubles force him to relinquish control of the hotel, Fertitta will surely ramp up his redo plans.

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This is going up where the old drug infested Seahorse Inn used to be...

This project will occupy prime Seawall Boulevard property and overlook the beach and Gulf of Mexico. Containing 250 units of varying square footages and types, the project will also incorporate amenities such as separate adult and child pools, an exercise/fitness center, spa and theater facility. A planned Phase Two will add 100 additional units to the site.

Seahorse Condos - Galveston

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Cisneros Design Studio, Architects

http://imagician.zenfolio.com/p509541096/?photo=224619578

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The condos will be zoned to the following Galveston ISD schools:

* Scott Elementary School - http://www.gisd.org/scott/

* Austin Middle School - http://www.gisd.org/austin

* Ball High School - http://www.ballhigh.org/

I found the address of the old Seahorse Motel - That, my friends, is how I figured this out.

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I know everyone is bracing for me to poo poo this project, but i actually like the proposed design. Seahorse is a good site. The land cost at this site is high, so if this gets built, it will demonstrate that Galveston is for real. Anyone can make a profit building condos on land that is a buck a foot. However, when you get $40/land, the sales prices have to be there....

Editorial note: Cisneros is a C+ architect. Hope they get someone to supplement him on the specifics of the design. Same guy that did the Piaza Blanco, or whatever its called down behind Chilis....

Cheers.

TNJ

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isn't this architect related to henry cisneros, former secretary of housing and urban development under the clinton administration?

The old Seahorse Motel was built by Mrs. Shearn Moody, sister-in law of Mary Moody Northern. Mrs. Moody

was married to the side of the Moody family that was at odds with W.L. Moody III. W.L. Moody III, brother of Mary Moody Northern, had just built the exclusive Jack Tar Hotel on the Seawall at 6th Street. These two branches of the famliy were quite good at one upping each other during that era.

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The old Seahorse Motel was built by Mrs. Shearn Moody, sister-in law of Mary Moody Northern. Mrs. Moody

was married to the side of the Moody family that was at odds with W.L. Moody III. W.L. Moody III, brother of Mary Moody Northern, had just built the exclusive Jack Tar Hotel on the Seawall at 6th Street. These two branches of the famliy were quite good at one upping each other during that era.

I can't place the Seahorse Motel, anyone have a picture? And that Jack Tar I don't recall, at all. I spent many a day on the seawall & beach growing up, in the 60's. The Jack Tar Hotel would have sat across from Stewart Beach. There was even an amusement park. Maybe that old miniature golf place close to the seawall is/ was a remnant of it. I always see postcards & matchbooks for it on Ebay. The latest "Cite" has a great article about it's history. In the 1950's it had a great new mod addition that featured lanaiis, swanky new tropical swimming pool design w/ bridge, very similar to the Carousel Motel's pool design, but even more elaborate. Front cover has a great pic of it.

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  • The title was changed to Seahorse Motor Inn At 3402 Seawall Blvd.

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