Houndstooth (Proposed)

[varider]

from IG @wpa_norfolk— appears to be a concept for the greyhound redevelopment

[carolinaboy]

3 minutes ago, varider said:

from IG @wpa_norfolk— appears to be a concept for the greyhound redevelopment

Me like.

[EJ_LEWIS]

Looks like they are going to keep the Mid Century Modern facade from 1961.  DC's old greyhound bus station was incorporated into a new office building some years ago.  Here is the way it looked many years ago and the facade today.  

[Norf Native]

This is awesome.  I hope it gets built.

[BFG]

5 hours ago, varider said:

from IG @wpa_norfolk— appears to be a concept for the greyhound redevelopment

WHOA! I love Art Deco so this is sweet. Can’t wait to be disappointed when the review board demands they turn it into a big concrete box.

[vdogg]

5 hours ago, varider said:

from IG @wpa_norfolk— appears to be a concept for the greyhound redevelopmen

Is this the rare instance of something good falling through and something even better coming along? This is substantially more impressive than what TCC was going to build, and on par in design and massing with 78 at St. Paul's. I absolutely refuse to get excited for this. Been burned too many times before, lol.

"Hounds tooth" is a brewing company located in Norfolk, England. Interesting...

[vdogg]

Look what I found!

https://vimeo.com/676436969

 

[Norf Native]

Next weeks state of the city address (April 7th) should be very interesting.

[Arctic_Tern]

I will say I'm a bit disappointed that it looks like it's just a suburban apartment complex with a better paint job. Basically seems like it'll function like the development on Charlotte/Boush St. Unless there's anything public facing on the first few floors putting that on the corner of Granby/Brambleton right next to downtown seems to be a waste of a great location.

EDIT: Suburban might not be the best term for it seeing how it has no stand-alone parking lot, but I just don't like it's for entirely residential purposes. Good to get more people in the area but I don't want Granby street to become riddled with places you can't actually do anything else with. If this goes through this would be the 4th apartment complex approved for the NEON district that has zero first floor businesses. I don't see that as sustainable.

Edited April 2, 2022 by Arctic_Tern

[mintscraft56]

On 4/1/2022 at 4:06 PM, Norf Native said:

Next weeks state of the city address (April 7th) should be very interesting.

I hope good projects come out that day! It would be a great birthday present to hear something good for the city!

I like the design and how they incorporate the original little "NEON" sign under the above floors. 

[vdogg]

On 4/1/2022 at 3:37 PM, vdogg said:

Look what I found!

https://vimeo.com/676436969

 

Went back to review the video today and for some reason it's been made private. Hmm...

It also appears that we're late on the announcement of the developer, which was supposed to occur the week of the SOC...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.13newsnow.com/amp/article/news/local/mycity/norfolk/norfolk-greyhound-bus-station-redevelopment/291-27567a96-9ae6-4b3f-8d7f-efb8f7a34e9b

"Over the last few weeks, city leaders reviewed several proposals to redevelop the bus station. The city originally planned to announce a development team on March 18, but that has now been pushed back to April 8.

 

"We're not looking to massively change the characteristics of any area," said City Manager Chip Filer. "That particular corner is vital to getting folks that are downtown, across the street, and up into all the interesting and exciting things that NEON has to offer."

 

Once they select a developer, the city will begin contract negotiations. It could take about a month for city leaders to finalize a deal."

 

[baobabs727]

From the State of the City address:

Greyhound Bus Terminal redevelopment:  Courtesy of Breeden

"Houndstooth will feature over 220 residential units, and will include a parking garage, gym, recreation room, and a rooftop deck," he said. "This development represents a $35 million capital investment, creating over 300 construction jobs."

Edited April 12 by baobabs727

[Norf Native]

Houndstooth renderings and web link:

Introducing Houndstooth - NEON Norfolk (neonnfk.com)

 

[Urbanlooker]

IMO this is a nice looking building, I like the way it incorporates notes of a bus building(specifically with the sign) with modern mixes. It will certainly add some needed density to that area although I do wish it was a couple stories taller. 

Edited April 13 by Urbanlooker

[Norva757]

Ill believe it when its actually getting built. We get sold on these projects and then they get severely waterdowned 

[mintscraft56]

3 hours ago, Norf Native said:

Houndstooth renderings and web link:

Introducing Houndstooth - NEON Norfolk (neonnfk.com)

 

There is litterly nothing wrong with this concept at all. Its everything it should be for the area its in. Its Hot, Its sexy, and its in Norfolk. Thats all we need. Now lets get this built! 

[urbanvb]

It has art deco vibes. Pretty cool!

Edited April 13 by urbanvb

[baobabs727]

1 hour ago, Norva757 said:

Ill believe it when its actually getting built. We get sold on these projects and then they get severely waterdowned 

It's Breeden. The city government willing, it will get built.  100..

[vdogg]

We actually posted about this project over a year ago. Need to find the original post. Video was included, but strangely taken down. I remember some debate over whether this was was real or not. Seems we have our answer...

[vdogg]

7 hours ago, Norva757 said:

Ill believe it when its actually getting built. We get sold on these projects and then they get severely waterdowned 

Neo-colonial brick with a side of vinyl incoming...

[vdogg]

Finally made it into the SoC, just 2 years later... Hopefully this means that they've ironed out all the kinks and will be ready to proceed in short order.

[vdogg]

On 4/2/2022 at 4:47 PM, Arctic_Tern said:

If this goes through this would be the 4th apartment complex approved for the NEON district that has zero first floor businesses. I don't see that as sustainable.

 The Neon District posted on Instagram Friday that The Breeden Co., based in Virginia Beach, is the developer on that project, which will include ground-floor retail, live-work units and public areas

[BFG]

I’m begging the city not to change a single thing from those renderings. That’s an awesome design, and it looks like they’re incorporating some of the original Greyhound station too. 

[vdogg]

4 hours ago, BFG said:

I’m begging the city not to change a single thing from those renderings. That’s an awesome design, and it looks like they’re incorporating some of the original Greyhound station too. 

Considering this has been out for 2 years and the design hasn't changed, I think we have a good chance. Let's see what the people in design review have the say, but fingers crossed. If this type of innovative design goes anywhere in Norfolk the arts district is the perfect place, so if they reject that I don't know what to say.

[mintscraft56]

So basically this is almost a 95-99%  chance of happening. It has a developer, its kinks are worked out, and the city is working with them too. I think this is gonna happen. The only question now is not IF but WHEN.