Originally Posted by Swamplot

New 30-Story 3400 Montrose Tower Will Face Kroger, Show Montrose Blvd. Its Garage and Drive-Thru

THE NEW 30-story apartment tower Hanover is planning to replace the vacant 10-story office tower just south of the Kroger at Montrose and Hawthorne will hang back from the street that gives the new development its name. Renderings submitted to the city’s planning department in conjunction with a variance request for the development — labeled 3400 Montrose like its predecessor — show a structure set back approximately 30 ft. from Montrose Blvd., but hugging and favoring its Hawthorne St. side, where the views of the Kroger parking lot (if you look down from your new skypad) will be much better.

Full Article: http://swamplot.com/new-30-story-340...ru/2014-01-14/

Originally Posted by Shasta (Post 6406516)

Ugh, totally underwhelming.

The views are going to be amazing but that design is banal. Montrose deserves better.

Originally Posted by HBJ

Former SkyBar building to make way for apartment tower

The Hanover Co. has started the demolition process at 3400 Montrose — which once housed Scott Gertner’s SkyBar — and plans to begin building an apartment tower late this summer.

David Ott, development partner at Houston-based Hanover Co., said the building won’t be imploded, and the demolition process should be finished by mid-summer.

In its place, Hanover plans to build an approximately 30-story apartment tower. The tower will include about 330 units, and leasing is expected to start in late summer 2016, Ott said.

Article: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/m...e-way-for.html

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady (Post 6521463)

That's probably a function of NRG. Maybe the developer will bribe them.