On February 13, 2009, the City of Houston rejected–for the eighth time–Buckhead Investment Partners’ application for an Ashby High Rise site development permit.  The City’s comments to the application posted on the Department of Public Works’ website indicate that the City’s rejection appears to arise from concerns about the most recent traffic study submitted by the developers and also from inconsistencies between various plan sets they have submitted.  Notably, it appears that the most recent version of their plan calls for all but emergency traffic to enter and exit the project from Bissonnet.  If you would like to see the…

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For those who don’t yet know, the Swamplot awards are in, and Southampton was voted the best neighborhood in Houston.

To the people who continue to work to protect this beautiful neighborhood and ensure that it maintains its unique character, this comes as no surprise.

Read the full results and see the results of other polls here

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