Subdude Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 "Regent Square" sounds like they just pulled it out of the Handbook of Pompous Generic Development Names.Phase One with 740 residential units and 230,000 SF of retail on two city blocks will start in September 2008 and is scheduled for completion in 2010.Is Phase One the blocks adjacent to Allen Parkway or the blocks south of West Dallas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 If that's the case, shouldn't The Montrose be called, "The Regent" due the flight of the Queens there? Sorry, I'm feeling silly. ricco ... I love your posts. This one made me laugh today and that was hard to do considering my back/leg ache. Anyhow, congrats and keep those posts coming. I enjoy a care-free type of poster who also has serious posts as well. Flight of the queens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 The early 21st century version of white flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectro Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I found a website!http://www.regentsq.com/indexFlash.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Those crayon drawings flashed on the home page are hilarious. I felt like singing a Sesame Street song.Nevertheless, the scope of the project certainly isn't small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Those crayon drawings flashed on the home page are hilarious. I felt like singing a Sesame Street song.Nevertheless, the scope of the project certainly isn't small.Ho hum. The renderings are just so boring and repetitive. Typical cookie cutter urbanism......and does it strike anyone as odd that the "West Dallas Market" would be off of W. Dallas Street, but just down the road from the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve? Some cities have little ethnic enclaves, for instance how we've got a Chinatown. Are we getting a "Little Dallas" neighborhood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddleman Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 One pic of a man and woman running was taken in front of Hickory Street Grill at 8th and Congress in Austin. FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Ho hum. The renderings are just so boring and repetitive. Typical cookie cutter urbanism......and does it strike anyone as odd that the "West Dallas Market" would be off of W. Dallas Street, but just down the road from the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve? Some cities have little ethnic enclaves, for instance how we've got a Chinatown. Are we getting a "Little Dallas" neighborhood?A West Dallas corridor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 ...and does it strike anyone as odd that the "West Dallas Market" would be off of W. Dallas Street, but just down the road from the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve? uh-huh. And maybe this is why there are so many sex shops on Westheimer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 uh-huh. And maybe this is why there are so many sex shops on Westheimer: LOL Good one, dbig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyc_tex Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Ho hum. The renderings are just so boring and repetitive. Typical cookie cutter urbanism......and does it strike anyone as odd that the "West Dallas Market" would be off of W. Dallas Street, but just down the road from the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve? Some cities have little ethnic enclaves, for instance how we've got a Chinatown. Are we getting a "Little Dallas" neighborhood?As opposed to what? An esoteric, idiosyncratic postmodern pastiche like the rest of the city?I guess my part of Park Slope Brooklyn is really called 7th Street, because the deli on the corner is called the 7th Street deli..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 As opposed to what? An esoteric, idiosyncratic postmodern pastiche like the rest of the city?I guess my part of Park Slope Brooklyn is really called 7th Street, because the deli on the corner is called the 7th Street deli.....Sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 New Renderings: From WesternGulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 ^^ Those are from the flash site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 makes me wonder how in the world they kept the crayons within those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) I stitched them together. Edited March 28, 2007 by Ian Rees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Good work, Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 This project is wonderful, I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston-development Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 fyi and fwiw - gid closed on siena. thats the property on the ne corner of allen parkway and montrose/studemont.linkproperty was on the market for just north of $150k / unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I love it. It reminds me of Paris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I love it. It reminds me of Paris! Paris Tx, maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbp Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 yuk! keep those faux "centers" in the burbs (midtown is a burb). While I love the idea they usually always come across as plastic, fake, too DisneyLand-ish... Like the Woodlands "town center" or Post Midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Paris Tx, maybe... I said, "It reminds me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Here's a Globe St. article on this development: .............................. Developer Unveils 24-Acre Mixed-Use Plan By Amy Wolff Sorter HOUSTON-A Boston developer will break ground in the fourth quarter on Regent Square, a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use project. Area sources estimate the all-in development cost for the 24-acre project could come in just under $200 per sf. Regent Square, which will be constructed in two phases, will consist of 390,000 sf of retail and office space, 200-room boutique hotel and up to 1,800 residential units. The first phase will consist of 230,000 sf of retail and restaurants, 60,000 sf of office, the hotel and 740 residential units. The planned opening is 2010. The second phase's start will be based on market demand. The project site contains the Allen House apartment complex at 3601 W. Allen Pkwy., which is bordered by West Clay, Tirrell and Rosine streets. "We originally bought this during the mid-1980s' oil bust as a wonderful piece of property with an income-earning asset on it," says John Darrah, vice president for GID Urban Development Group. "The notion of doing this type of mixed-use development on the property occurred to us a couple of years ago." http://www.globest.com/news/885_885/gsrsou...t/159787-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgd Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thought y'all might want to take a look at a document I found on the The North Montrose Civic Association 's websiteLink to pdf (5+ mb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 With this much traffic being added, I wonder if they'll add a light at Dunlavy and Allen Pkwy... and if so.. if they'll do it similar to other interections with allen parkway and have the thru-traffic of allen pkwy go under the interesction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister X Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Correct me if I'm getting overly excited, but this project looks like one of the best things to hit Houston in decades. It looks like everything I ever hoped Midtown would be (on a smaller scale of course) but on a better side of town. Boing!Think of the view from those midrises, downtown immediately to the east, Buffalo Bayou Park to the north, uptown to the west, and TMC and Greenway to the south. With relatively short drives to everything, who wouldn't want to live in this area.The only thing that would make it perfect is that they 'age' the look of the area so that it doesn't come out looking too new or like faux architecture. Oh, and that it will keep expanding until it spreads from Memorial Park to Downtown. Oooh baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Correct me if I'm getting overly excited, but this project looks like one of the best things to hit Houston in decades. It looks like everything I ever hoped Midtown would be (on a smaller scale of course) but on a better side of town. Boing!Think of the view from those midrises, downtown immediately to the east, Buffalo Bayou Park to the north, uptown to the west, and TMC and Greenway to the south. With relatively short drives to everything, who wouldn't want to live in this area.The only thing that would make it perfect is that they 'age' the look of the area so that it doesn't come out looking too new or like faux architecture. Oh, and that it will keep expanding until it spreads from Memorial Park to Downtown. Oooh baby!I just got back from a run along the Buffalo Bayou near Allen Parkway. I noticed that the Allen House appears to be empty. There were no signs of life anywhere and there wasn't a single car in the parking lot.Could this incredible project be moving that quickly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Oh, you tease, you!But yeah, your logic is sound. Always a good sign when it appears that a residential property is up for redevelopment and the previous tenants appear to be gone. It does seem to suggest that they're moving right along.Keep the fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Oh, you tease, you!But yeah, your logic is sound. Always a good sign when it appears that a residential property is up for redevelopment and the previous tenants appear to be gone. It does seem to suggest that they're moving right along.Keep the fingers crossed!If the developers and the city were smart, they'd use them for HPD and HFD for practice some drills. Hell, i'm sure the army would love to have a chance to play in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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