[SRC Admin]

Houston | Museo Plaza

 

[urbannizer]

The latest: Developer is currently asking the City of Houston to abandon Palm St., as depicted in the rendering below.

 

[bennessb]

Whoa, is that common @urbannizer?

 

[urbannizer]

@bennessb Becoming more so! There's quite a few projects during this current cycle where the city has ditched a short stretch of a street for development.

 

[urbannizer]

Unfortunately the COH has withdrawn their approval to abandon Palm St. from Main to Fannin thanks to neighborhood opposition. The developer, Trammell Crow, planned for a pedestrian plaza/green space to unify the three-phased development.

More info from meetings with the developer held by the neighborhood association.

http://www.museumparkna.org/resources/Documents/MPNA.MPSN Meeting 4.27.16.pdf

The project is presented as a unique, one-of-a-kind mixed use neighborhood development on three city blocks bounded by Main St., Fannin, Southmore and Wichita. The project will include a hotel at the current site of Mann Eye clinic with 150-180 keys, a residential tower with 300 units north of the hotel, and a medical office building east of the hotel. All will be linked by a pedestrian plaza/”green space” replacing Palm Street. A restaurant is planned on Palm St. along with a Performance Pavilion on Palm St. facing Main. Green space is considered the primary driver for success because a successful green space gives more opportunity for restaurants and retail to succeed. Parking will be above ground and Southmore will be required to be widened by the developer for the length of the project. Private ownership should deter the transient population.

cranky over on HAIF:

Early stages of design - design will take another year
Development would be like City Center
3 buildings to be constructed in this order: medical tower, residential tower, luxury boutique hotel (the most luxurious in Houston or at least top 5)
Each building would have their own parking; underground is being considered but may not happen because of cost
All buildings would have first floor retail/restaurants with outdoor seating - this is why they want to close Palm street
The vision includes a performance stage
Palm street greenery would be open to the public but privately owned. One option they will explore is having the city turn Palm street into a public park
Palm street greenery would be enjoyable/designed to be used year round
Targeting all types of restaurants: family friendly, casual, fine, coffee shop, bars
Multiple entrances to buildings - all entrances will be attractive
Existing oak trees would be kept and additional trees and greenery would be added
Closing Palm street to make it all green space would be a beautiful entrance to Museum Park and would serve as a link between Museum District and Museum Park
Developers will continue to involve the neighborhood as plans progress.