[LoneStarMike]

Originally Posted by ATXPhil

A friend of mine who lives on Rainey said he received a hearing notice for the developer with the Historical Commission and speculated that this may be why work has stopped. I believe the project has cleared all hurdles with the city but the Historical Commission hearing may be impeding this temporarily?

The next meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission is October 24th. Perhaps it has to do with this item on the agenda.

Recommend that the applicant consider more traditional materials for the street level section of the building, so that it is not in stark contrast to the small wood houses that characterize the district. This high rise building is proposed for across the street from several popular bars and restaurants that have successfully adaptively re-used historic-age structures, and the proposed high rise will have a serious effect on the character of these buildings, and perhaps even the continued viability of these businesses who have worked with what was there. The street-level facade of this building is steel, concrete, and glass, and while it offers some inviting entrances, it is in stark contrast to the historic-age wooden houses it will be adjacent to. Every effort should be made by the applicant to soften the blow of the impact of this building on the character of the historic district by blending the street-level facades of the building into the surrounding historic streetscape.