And here I was holding out hope that UH was reserving the intramural fields for a future Presidential Library. 
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If you offer a free shuttle to and from the dorms to the entertainment district, there is less walking.
Imagine turning on Cullen Blvd. from N. McGregor and being welcomed by a Las Vegas strip-like scene.
6th St. in Austin, eat your heart out.
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It appears that this may not be a hoax after all since it would be a source of revenue for the university.
The Quantum will be planned as a lifestyle center destination, integrating highâquality development with the Universityâs academic mission and the needs of its diverse campus population. Envisioned elements include a curated mix of restaurants, bars, retail, and a modern grocery anchor, complemented by housing options designed for the campus community.
The district may incorporate structured
parking, an alumni and visitor center, a campus satellite utility plant, indoor and outdoor recreation, performance and entertainment venues, and vibrant public gathering 34 spaces modeled after bestâinâclass lifestyle centers. Green spaces, plazas, shaded courtyards, and pedestrianâfocused streetscapes will invite yearâround activity and encourage an
active campus culture throughout the day and into the evening.
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I agree, it is not THAT far. Then youâve got to account for the number of e-scooters on campus now. Theyâre always flying by when I make my way from the Blue Lot to Fertitta. Or from the Purple Line rail stop (Elgin/3rd Ward to FC). Students arenât necessarily too lazy to walk or e-bike a few blocks.
That too
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This was listed as well on bid bananas.
Housing options designed for the campus community
That would make things convenient and interesting for some students and the UH community.
@Ron1102. Sorry for the oversight. You already mentioned this in your post.
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Developer will make an initial payment to the University of $ AMOUNT. This payment will be made concurrent with Financial Closing and execution of the Ground Lease, Development Agreement and final development documents.
The University will receive Base Ground Rent (âBase Rentâ) equal to FIXED AMOUNT, adjusted at 3% per year, according to the following schedule:
a) Amount Year 1
b) Amount Year 2
c) Etc.The University will receive a share of annual Net Operating Income (âNOIâ) in excess of Benchmark NOI. âBenchmark NOIâ shall be the equivalent of the annual NOI targets stated in the final closing pro forma.
a) 50% of the first $200,000 of Outperformance NOI, and
b) 25% of any additional Outperformance NOI generated by the Project on an annual basis will be paid to the University
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A proposal as being described will only work at the proposed location. If you moved it south of campus, its primary source of business would be the campus and people there for game days. If a developer does sign up for this, that would tell me that there is expected future growth north of 45 both residential and businesses to support this proposal along with the University.
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Combat kroger is literally 3 min from campus. These kids will never know the one stop shop of groceries, ribs and fake Jordans from the HEB parking lot on OST/ Scott St. RIP 
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Itâs not that far, but itâs still far enough that youâre not going there without a specific good reason, which is a dealbreaker when it comes to anything weâd call a âthird placeâ or an âentertainment district.â Itâs not about the walking, which is why a shuttle service doesnât fix that; itâs about being in a location that is far enough out of the way that students on campus wonât ever think about it. If you have to walk past your car to get there, you might as well get in your car and go wherever else youâd want. As proposed, the optimistic version of this thing is less âentertainment districtâ and more âUH-owned neighborhood.â Rice Village, not The Battery or Wrigleyville.
Maybe the green lot is a better location for something like this, but regardless if something like this with bars and restaurants existed when I was in school we wouldâve gone there. There was a wing place in a strip center over by the softball field on Scott we used to hang out at. I donât think the location relative to the dorms is that much of an issue
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idk, for me, it feels almost exactly like going to POST does as someone who lives Downtown â the distance isnât bad at all, objectively, but I still never go there because crossing Louisiana and Franklin sucks. If Iâm getting lunch Iâd rather go to the Tunnels or somewhere along Main, because those places are more convenient to me, even if itâs not objectively as flashy or fun. I could get on a bus or drive, but if Iâm doing that, why settle for going there?
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Where would you put something like this?
With the caveat that UH has kind of fenced themselves in with where theyâve put everything so far and thereâs not really a great place to put this, Iâd probably put it on the Green lot. Maybe even expand it to the stadium lot and swallow Cougar Place into it. Then you have a place thatâs extremely convenient to all of the dorms (except the Lofts, but they live on an island anyway), and you can put parking garages there too so that thereâs still ample parking for gameday needs. Accessible by rail, too.
Putting it on top of the lots by the Arts district would also be a substantial improvement; it kills two birds with one stone by killing the long walk across the parking lot and also serving as a bridge for future development across Elgin if expansion is deemed necessary. It also gets you to the point where it makes sense for commuters to actually stop there on their way in/out, which is huge.
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I was factoring without a car, Combat K requires walking to the light rail stop, a ride on the purple line and then a 2 block walk to the store, it you had a car this district being across campus from the dorms would be a non-issue.
On a second note, kids are not driving as much as they used to, 40% of kids aged 16-19 have a license whereas it was 64% in 1995.
According to the master plan map, I think that they plan on building academic buildings there.
I actually think a great place would be the surface lot across the street from Cullen Oaks. I understand why they would put it next to the freeway though, for potential customers outside of UH.
If thatâs true, it substantially changes how I feel about it. Still gotta do something to make crossing Elgin suck less, but thatâs a much more surmountable task.
This is what I mean when I say the âGreen Lot.â Honestly, we could probably do both over the long-term, and they both might be worth doing. We have more surface lot spaces than most urban schools have total spaces. Make âThe Quantumâ more business-oriented like Tech Square in Atlanta and then have something more student-oriented â which Iâll refer to as Permanent Fiesta City â on the other side.
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Eado and downtown are developing fast though. I wonder what kind of affect it might have on this.
I think developments in EaDo and Downtown are likely to complement anything at UH rather than compete with it. That seems like two different areas mostly serving two different populations to me. Like Rice Village and Montrose.
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