Creating a new thread to consolidate all of the Northgate projects in one place. I believe these are all the announced current or proposed projects but let me know if I missed one!

Under Construction

1) Aspire II
Located at Wellborn and University (19-stories)
873 beds




2) 201 Church Ave.
Located at Church and First (23-stories)
554 beds



2) 303 S. College - The Rambler
The old Hurricane Harrys location (8-stories)
952 beds



4) 415 College Main - The Penny
Located at College Main and Cherry (20-stories)
605 beds
Progress Cam: https://app.oxblue.com/cameras/e17d6381d0adec39b91243b8bdef01d1?openlink=pinecrest/pennyatcollegemain




5)201 Boyett / 250 Church Ave
Located at Boyett and Church (23-stories)
500 beds




6) 401 Stasney - the Ever
Located at Stasny and Cross where the Casa Del Sol apartments were located (7-stories)
560 beds


Permitting Phase

2) 311 Stasney - The Verve College Station
Located south of Cross St., this is the southern building of Casa Del Sol apartments.
21-stories
392 units, 1,193 beds



Potential Projects

1) Phase II of the Culpepper Development



2) 509 University


3) Parking Lot behind Dixie Chicken
TBD

4) Century Square lot at University and College Avenue

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

tu ag said:

---

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

---

What makes you think it will be so much harder? If you are talking about the 5:30pm daily, this is going to result in hundreds (thousands?) of cars no longer driving from campus around that time. Students will be more likely to walk/bike/etc. home if it is across University.

If you are talking about vigil or Sunday, there might be more pedestrian traffic at those times. But I don't think it will be that difficult to deal with.

The convenience might lead to more people going to mass and get more people into RCIA, confession, etc. But I suspect the diocese and big givers will be stoked to shift resources to help staff up and add more mass times.

Because I have seen it get harder and harder to get to and from there over the last 15 years as NG has exploded.

The idea that they just walk everywhere hasn't proven to be true. The traffic load on University is already at a daily log jam.

Tailgate88 said:

---

Is there a map of that area showing all the highrise developments?

---

I previously created a very poor one with a few of the locations

1) Aspire II (in red) at Wellborn and University - currently under construction. 19-stories

2) 201 Boyett (in green) at Boyett and Church - height variance recently approved. 23-stories

3) 201 Church Ave. (in blue) at Church and First. Site plans recently submitted. 23-stories

tu ag said:

---

Because I have seen it get harder and harder to get to and from there over the last 15 years as NG has exploded.

The idea that they just walk everywhere hasn't proven to be true. The traffic load on University is already at a daily log jam.

---

In the last 15 years. Enrollment has increased 50%, there are 25,000 more students there. Northgate has grown a bunch from what it was. But there has not been 25k more beds.

Why do you believe the additional traffic is the result of growth of Northgate as opposed to the growth in enrollment that dwarfs Northgate growth?

Edit: looking at this, the inclusion of Galveston, Qatar, etc. is probably inflating my number something like 10k. I think my point still holds for a 15k increase. But wanted to correct that.

https://abpa.tamu.edu/getattachment/d341b8a7-7925-46b2-9602-6a10ad79cb13/Overall_Enrollment_Historical.pdf

Put a 3 story parking garage that is full on a half acre where there was previously a slow bank and you don't think there are more cars? What about on top of an empty lot or a small one office ministry?
This is what these big projects are replacing. So, yes it is a factor.

The old gas station property at University and Boyett is the location that most surprises me. I thought we would see something go up there by now.

Thanks for pulling this together, Capt. Glad to see our little community growing up.

Brian Alg said:

---

tu ag said:

---

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

---

What makes you think it will be so much harder? If you are talking about the 5:30pm daily, this is going to result in hundreds (thousands?) of cars no longer driving from campus around that time. Students will be more likely to walk/bike/etc. home if it is across University.

If you are talking about vigil or Sunday, there might be more pedestrian traffic at those times. But I don't think it will be that difficult to deal with.

The convenience might lead to more people going to mass and get more people into RCIA, confession, etc. But I suspect the diocese and big givers will be stoked to shift resources to help staff up and add more mass times.

---

These high rises are expensive to rent and not everyone wants to pay for a room there or walk 1 or more miles to west campus in 95 degree heat. These kids will still be in their cars going out all over town. You won't be able to pry their keys to their cars out of their hands. They aren't going to be chained to their high rise. It's really a silly argument to think these high rises are going to reduce traffic. That area is going to become even more congested.

TAMU1990 said:

---

Brian Alg said:

---

tu ag said:

---

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

---

What makes you think it will be so much harder? If you are talking about the 5:30pm daily, this is going to result in hundreds (thousands?) of cars no longer driving from campus around that time. Students will be more likely to walk/bike/etc. home if it is across University.

If you are talking about vigil or Sunday, there might be more pedestrian traffic at those times. But I don't think it will be that difficult to deal with.

The convenience might lead to more people going to mass and get more people into RCIA, confession, etc. But I suspect the diocese and big givers will be stoked to shift resources to help staff up and add more mass times.

---

These high rises are expensive to rent and not everyone wants to pay for a room there or walk 1 or more miles to west campus in 95 degree heat. These kids will still be in their cars going out all over town. You won't be able to pry their keys to their cars out of their hands. They aren't going to be chained to their high rise. It's really a silly argument to think these high rises are going to reduce traffic. That area is going to become even more congested.

---

True that not everyone wants to live there or walk, but many do. That's why the market allows so many high rises to be built. I walked from Northpoint to Zachry and further for a year and took the bus the few days it was unbearable. A close friend did the same from a house south of George Bush.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they'll be chained to their high rise either (I certainly am not). If a commute for someone living at the Barracks (or anywhere on 2818 or north of Northgate) is normally 10 trips per week on average (I'm thinking 5 commutes to campus, 1 trip to the grocery store, 3 out to eat/to Northgate, and 1 to church), them living in Northgate and walking to campus cuts half of those trips out. Any drives to Northgate are eliminated. Take off the church trip if they're Catholic, Methodist, or Lutheran. Even if they still drive to Mays or the AGLS complex, there's still a reduction in vehicle miles traveled which is the key metric. Traffic can't reasonably be considered just the existence of a unique vehicle in the city. And obviously there are special cases. Again, no one is saying force all students to live in Northgate high rises. But there are at least 50,000 students that attend classes on right across University from Northgate and living more proximate will have beneficial effects on traffic, especially during rush hour.

Debate aside, here's a couple more projects.
Rambler (former Harry's site):
https://lvcollective.com/work/313-college/



401 Stasney:
https://www.cstx.gov/common/pages/GetFile.ashx?key=Msc5AfQ5

rocketscience said:

---

TAMU1990 said:

---

Brian Alg said:

---

tu ag said:

---

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

---

What makes you think it will be so much harder? If you are talking about the 5:30pm daily, this is going to result in hundreds (thousands?) of cars no longer driving from campus around that time. Students will be more likely to walk/bike/etc. home if it is across University.

If you are talking about vigil or Sunday, there might be more pedestrian traffic at those times. But I don't think it will be that difficult to deal with.

The convenience might lead to more people going to mass and get more people into RCIA, confession, etc. But I suspect the diocese and big givers will be stoked to shift resources to help staff up and add more mass times.

---

These high rises are expensive to rent and not everyone wants to pay for a room there or walk 1 or more miles to west campus in 95 degree heat. These kids will still be in their cars going out all over town. You won't be able to pry their keys to their cars out of their hands. They aren't going to be chained to their high rise. It's really a silly argument to think these high rises are going to reduce traffic. That area is going to become even more congested.

---

True that not everyone wants to live there or walk, but many do. That's why the market allows so many high rises to be built. I walked from Northpoint to Zachry and further for a year and took the bus the few days it was unbearable. A close friend did the same from a house south of George Bush.

I don't think anyone is suggesting they'll be chained to their high rise either (I certainly am not). If a commute for someone living at the Barracks (or anywhere on 2818 or north of Northgate) is normally 10 trips per week on average (I'm thinking 5 commutes to campus, 1 trip to the grocery store, 3 out to eat/to Northgate, and 1 to church), them living in Northgate and walking to campus cuts half of those trips out. Any drives to Northgate are eliminated. Take off the church trip if they're Catholic, Methodist, or Lutheran. Even if they still drive to Mays or the AGLS complex, there's still a reduction in vehicle miles traveled which is the key metric. Traffic can't reasonably be considered just the existence of a unique vehicle in the city. And obviously there are special cases. Again, no one is saying force all students to live in Northgate high rises. But there are at least 50,000 students that attend classes on right across University from Northgate and living more proximate will have beneficial effects on traffic, especially during rush hour.

---

Such good points. Of course driving will be mitigated by having students live on campus or across the street from campus. It's laughable anybody would say otherwise.

I have not seen anything about 401 Stasny before. It looks to be called the Ever and be 8-stories. I will update the list above. Nice new pictures from the Rambler project.

TAMU1990 said:

---

Brian Alg said:

---

tu ag said:

---

Welcome to "urban" College Station.
Glad I don't live near there, but it makes going to Mass at St. Mary's a lot harder.

---

What makes you think it will be so much harder? If you are talking about the 5:30pm daily, this is going to result in hundreds (thousands?) of cars no longer driving from campus around that time. Students will be more likely to walk/bike/etc. home if it is across University.

If you are talking about vigil or Sunday, there might be more pedestrian traffic at those times. But I don't think it will be that difficult to deal with.

The convenience might lead to more people going to mass and get more people into RCIA, confession, etc. But I suspect the diocese and big givers will be stoked to shift resources to help staff up and add more mass times.

---

These high rises are expensive to rent and not everyone wants to pay for a room there or walk 1 or more miles to west campus in 95 degree heat. These kids will still be in their cars going out all over town. You won't be able to pry their keys to their cars out of their hands. They aren't going to be chained to their high rise. It's really a silly argument to think these high rises are going to reduce traffic. That area is going to become even more congested.

---

Yeah, it's more cars on Northgate streets and in town. It will neither reduce traffic or create a "student containment" zone. When you accept that you can understand the difficulties of these things.

tu ag said:

---

Because I have seen it get harder and harder to get to and from there over the last 15 years as NG has exploded.

The idea that they just walk everywhere hasn't proven to be true. The traffic load on University is already at a daily log jam.

---

100% agreed

The fall semester after The Rise was done I was suprised how many students in my senior class had moved in there. I asked them why? Because your class is my first one of the day (10:20) M/W/F and I don't have to get up early and drive to campus to find a place to park. I can get out of bed, throw on some sweats and walk across the street. Oh....and we can see the Chicken from our balcony and it it looks interesting we can just walk down there.....which already turned into a problem in getting up for your Friday morning class last week.........

At the end of the semester most of them indicated their gas/diesel bill had dropped significantly living close to campus.

With all of these developments going up, do any of you think that the Westgate Shopping Center and Daiquiri Barn on the Bryan side will get redeveloped?

Will this/Is this still planned for Bryan along South College near the old Hurricane Harry's?

https://www.bryantx.gov/new-mixed-use-destination-envisioned-for-the-city-of-bryan/

Yeah, that's been scaled back a bit...

The construction quality of these seems to be insanely cheap from the new ones I've been in. I'm worried these are quickly going to become eyesores as they are not being build to last. And that will make that entire area not desireable.

Such a bad idea. Go ahead and kill the Northgate district, COCS.

More info on the Legacy Point project (former Harry's location)

Quote:

---

This housing project, located across from Texas A&M University at 313 College Avenue, is the first of three planned student housing developments that LV and Culpepper Realty will partner on within the larger Legacy Point master plan. The Legacy Point master plan is expected to deliver 2,800 beds of student housing and will include over 50,000 square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurants, and outdoor amenity space.

The 752,500-square-foot student housing development at 313 College Ave will be seven stories and feature 316 apartments, including studio, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-bedroom units, for a total of 953 beds. Site work began last week at 313 College Ave., and the project is scheduled to open in Fall 2027 in time for the 2027-2028 academic year.

---

Updated site plans

There is still a massive demand for housing/commercial/office space near campus that is unfulfilled?