The recently completed Navigation Esplanade was the venue for the second annual East End Street Fest on October 19, 2013.... View Article
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New Navigation Esplanade
A ribbon cutting celebration in October, 2013, marked the completion of the construction of the new Navigation Esplanade, a linear... View Article
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Marquis Downtown Houston Lofts Earns Certification
Regional Marketing Director for CWS homes, Julie Halsey, was recently notified that the Marquis Lofts have earned Blue Star Certification... View Article
Houston Railroad Museum Moves to East End!
Seventeen vintage rail cars moved to the museum’s new Second Ward location on December 15.
East End Development
Incentives for new retail and residential in East End will speed up the development process. Houston Business Journal
East End could overcome development hurdle with new program
“We are hoping it will combat our problem of retailers saying they would be more interested (in East End development) if there were more housetops and residential saying they would be more interested if there were more retail services,” Diane Schenke said.
Navigation Esplanades Ribbon Cutting
Fantastic turn-out for the Navigation Esplanade Ribbon Cutting! Thank you to our elected officials and speakers, our food and beverage... View Article
Houston: The Surprising Contender in America’s Urban Revival
The East End has a broad mix of housing, from shotgun shacks that rent for $300 a month to new townhomes worth upward of $300,000. Still, huge swaths of its 16 square miles are empty, with nearly a third of the land considered industrial and a quarter of it entirely undeveloped. As a result, there’s wide open prairie just a short distance from the city’s skyscrapers and stadiums.
That’s about to change. Next year, a new four-mile light rail line will open and run through the heart of the community. More than $7 million has been spent on sidewalks and other pedestrian improvements. A newly opened pedestrian “esplanade” featuring cafe seating and dozens of stalls for vendors just opened in the center of Navigation Boulevard, the community’s Main Street. Parks and trails are set for a makeover. A new cultural center is in the works. Public art is starting to dot the area. Officials are even planning for the possibility of a streetcar to link the northern reaches of the East End to the rest of the transit network.