Thanks, CJ! I am glad to see some progress. Hopefully it will be able to open in the Fall?
DBSwooper said:nought said:Ditto that reaction, if it is negative like I think it is. Tower Point could have been a showcase of what could be done in this town when surrounded by some of the wealthiest communities. Instead we have haphazard placement of drive-through banks, pizza places, fast food joints, nail salons, cell phone stores, and the like.Dennis Reynolds said:Wowdeh40 said:Jiffy LubeKidDoc said:
I saw that they were marking for a foundation next to the Taco Bell on Tower Point, any idea?
Century Square is doing it right, and even little ol' Caprock Crossing right across the street seems to be doing a better job of attracting quality, higher-end tenants.
Some would argue that you get what the market supports.
Have you priced TP?PS3D said:Really? Nice! I mean, would be cool to see another business there, but...extra Fuego parking.Orlando Ayala Cant Read said:
It's now a Fuego parking lot.EBrazosAg said:
TP area too high to make it work I suspect.
I can't imagine that University Drive East, right near the campus, right next to Embassy Suites is lower than Tower Point, which, let's face it, is little more than an H-E-B and a bunch of fast food places, nearly all of which have at least one other location in town.
The lot next to Taco Bell that has the silt fence is for Freddy's. The lot next to Freddy's has the Jiffy Lube sign up.deh40 said:Jiffy LubeKidDoc said:
I saw that they were marking for a foundation next to the Taco Bell on Tower Point, any idea?
I will cry many tears of joy if Mess is actually going in there. That's a pretty ambitious sized space for going from a food truck to there.Captn_Ag05 said:
Edit: it appears to be Mess Waffles etc.
Anybody tell what's in the spot under the 100 Park Apartments at Century Square? Mess something, but can't tell and don't recognize the logo. I don't see that they've announced the tenant, but it is now showing on this map and the spot was blank when they did the last round of announcements (the crepe place, the spa, etc).
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Anyone think Century Square is getting a little restaurant heavy?
Ditto that, and for those who keep saying that Tower Point can't support higher-end stuff, guess how much of Century Square's dinner traffic is going to be made up of people driving up there from south College Station? I would wager a pretty good amount. Right now I'm pretty likely to run into good-sized groups of people I know from the neighborhoods near me (Williams Creek, Pebble Creek, Castlegate, etc.) anytime I dine at Republic or Veritas or even Madden's.FlyRod said:Quote:
Anyone think Century Square is getting a little restaurant heavy?
Nope. The more the better. Once we have enough non chicken finger, taco, and burger joints to balance those out, we'll have enough.
I agree with this. Republic is fine given other options in this town to date, but there is no way it competes with a "big city" steakhouse like Eddie V.'s. The executive chef and management team for Porter's basically comes from an Eddie V.'s in Houston. I expect Porter's to kill it in this town (with plenty of clientele willing to drop the coin who are just dying for a few other high-end options around here).Cyp0111 said:
Unless The Republic is able to finally upgrade their location or become a lower price option vs Porters I see no way it survives when you compare the two. I think you will see the Republic drop back to a more value option for a Steakhouse given current meat grades.
The problem with Republic is that you know have to know what you're looking for given the shape of the strip centre. Porters will benefit from the prime location in the nicest hotel in town.. and will likely suck up much of the out of town $$$ on big university weekends.
https://www.nextseed.com/offerings/porters/