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[Austin55]

A couple of drone views from today

 

 

 

 

[John T Roberts]

All of the photos are nice.

[Austin55]

Also I believe the phone cabinet is still there.

[fortworth81]

Looks like the staircase is being framed around nicely which I know was a concern for a few.

[Crestline]

The new townhomes behind the hotel are built on top of its underground parking garage? If so I wonder how they'll be deeded. 

[FortWorthBorn]

The new townhomes behind the hotel are built on top of its underground parking garage? If so I wonder how they'll be deeded. 

They will more than likely be rentals.

[TLA]

That’s an interesting observation. It would make sense to have reserved spots directly under the townhomes. Although, maybe there’s no direct access up.

[Crestline]

Checked the interactive map on TAD.org and saw that the hotel and townhomes are still all on one big parcel; not sure how up-to-date the map is though:

 

 

Would a condominium declaration show up on this TAD.org map? I guess that would be one way to sell these townhomes without deeding separate parcels? 

[Crestline]

Not sure if this answers your question?

https://arlingtonhei...e-hotel-update/

 

Yep, that settles it unless we learn differently -- rental townhomes!

[Crestline]

Pictures taken Saturday, May 6th:

 

[John T Roberts]

This is starting to shape up.  I need to get out more.

[Austin55]

Not too different than Crestline's post above, but I also stopped by recently. I bet we'll see an announcement on the restaurant soon.

 

 

 

[John T Roberts]

This is from their latest press release:

 

"The Cultural District’s Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection is now taking reservations for stays beginning in December. According to its booking site, reservations are available starting Friday, Dec. 1. The four-story hotel features 106 rooms, a lobby bar, a barn-inspired spa, and an outdoor pool."

[RD Milhollin]

This is from their latest press release:

 

"The Cultural District’s Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection is now taking reservations for stays beginning in December. According to its booking site, reservations are available starting Friday, Dec. 1. The four-story hotel features 106 rooms, a lobby bar, a barn-inspired spa, and an outdoor pool."

Amazing project, perfect fit for that location.

[TLA]

Their website is up, looks impressive: https://aubergeresorts.com/bowiehouse/

The restaurant is called Bricks & Horses. Looks like a great place to hang out. Though a staycation will set you back 800 bucks.

Very interested to see the development nearby this spurs.

[rriojas71]

very impressive.  Wow

[txbornviking]

if those interior images are true-to-life, then absolute WOW and this project seems like a knock-out

far beyond my price-point, but it appearances do appear to meet that caliber of quality

[FunkyTownTay]

Yeah I probably wont be staycationing there anytime soon, but excited to go get a whiskey or a nice dinner there sometime!

[ramjet]

Looks super nice!  (But in the second pic, what is that scary image in the picture frame?   )

[JBB]

Checked 3 weekends each month in December, January, and February at the Bowie and the Drover and the Bowie came out cheaper in all but January.

[roverone]

Looks super nice!  (But in the second pic, what is that scary image in the picture frame?   )

 

I tried to perspective correct and mess with the levels and it remains really ambiguous.  Here is my outside of the box guess: some kind of animal draped over the arm of an old couch. (now I have broken everyone by not being able to un-see that).

[fortworth81]

Its a horse stretching his head done towards his front legs. (Youre seeing the bend in his neck.) All the art was provided by a local Fort Worth photographer that specializes in equine portraits.

[hannerhan]

Checked 3 weekends each month in December, January, and February at the Bowie and the Drover and the Bowie came out cheaper in all but January.

 

Crescent and Bowie House are really going to eat into the Drover's business in Dec-Feb when all the FWSSR/horse stuff is going on at Will Rogers/Dickie's. It's going to take a while before everyone figures out they're open, but it didn't make logical sense that the Drover could get $600+ per night...it's not THAT nice.

[JBB]

I don't know.  I'm thinking there's more than enough business to keep all 3 full.  This feels like a grossly underserved market or that's at least what the pricing tells me.

 

(I purposely avoided the Stock Show weekends when I was looking at it.  The Drover was quite a bit more expensive in December and I imagine they do good holiday party business.)

[ramjet]

Its a horse stretching his head done towards his front legs. (Youre seeing the bend in his neck.) All the art was provided by a local Fort Worth photographer that specializes in equine portraits.

 

Thanks!  I can see that now that you've explained.  Prior, my eyes were seeing something really crazy.

[Crestline]

Picture taken today. The townhomes behind the hotel look really sharp!

 

[Austin55]

Bowie House does not open for a few more weeks, but looks just about ready to go. 

 

[txbornviking]

Bowie House does not open for a few more weeks, but looks just about ready to go. 

 

 

I'm going to be curious how the hotels "come alive" as guests end up staying. One thing you can VERY EASILY notice when driving along Camp Bowie for Bowie House is how many bathtubs very clearly abut the windows....

[TLA]

I haven’t noticed the bathtubs, but those huge windows are gorgeous.

Looking forward to a staycation at the pool and spa this summer.

[Austin55]

One thing you can VERY EASILY notice when driving along Camp Bowie for Bowie House is how many bathtubs very clearly abut the windows....

 

Yeh that is interesting! I was going to shoot that angle (the glassy northwest end), but there appeared to be some sort of event going on and a police car was under the porte-cochère with it's lights on so the shot was kinda hard. I wanted to get that at night before the hotel opens since after it opens I assume those curtains will normally be closed, or my photos of them might not be suitable for this website 

 

I haven’t noticed the bathtubs, but those huge windows are gorgeous.

Looking forward to a staycation at the pool and spa this summer.

 

I've seen a few pics of the back area, it looks lovely! That is definitely one big leg up on the Crescent that this one has. 

 

Is that a long exposure shot with headlights zooming through or is that some sort of linear LED fixture in the lower foreground?

 

Just a long exposure with a passing car. 

[Stadtplan]

Bud Kennedy covers the new restaurant at Bowie House called Bricks and Horses:
https://www.star-tel...e281626503.html

[Austin55]

As seen from ~100 feet up today

 

[Austin55]

 

[ramjet]

Hey Austin:  great pics of the Bowie.  Very interested in how you do your aerial shots, which are so terrific.  I was heartened to hear that Mr. Goff has plans to improve the streetscape around the Crescent Hotel.  It"s needs some TLC.  Hope those plans include the condition of Camp Bowie in front of the Bowie, which looks like a medieval version of the Appian Way.

[txbornviking]

PaperCity provides a "peak" into the Bowie House

 

https://www.papercit...o-ellard-style/

[txbornviking]

more press on the Bowie House:

 

https://robbreport.c...tel-1235411853/

[rriojas71]

more press on the Bowie House:

 

https://robbreport.c...tel-1235411853/

I wish the Gingerman and that empty lot were still here.

[mmmdan]

 

more press on the Bowie House:

 

https://robbreport.c...tel-1235411853/

I wish the Gingerman and that empty lot were still here.

 

 

You jest, but as someone who used to frequent the Ginger Man, I have yet to find another place quite like it.  My friends and I still mourn the loss.

[rriojas71]

Yes I was being sarcastic however only slightly.  I was a big fan of the Gingerman (just wished it was non-smoking).  My statement was a play on the fact that as much as I love the new building I don't have the means to enjoy it like I was able to when the location was the Gingerman.

[TLA]

You could smoke in there? In the 21st century?

[elpingüino]

Smoking was allowed in FW restaurants until 2007. Hotly debated in the forum at the time. https://www.fortwort...?showtopic=1351

[rriojas71]

You could smoke in there? In the 21st century?

Yes.  I moved back to FW in 2015 and they were still allowing smoking in bars.  It wasn't until Billy Bob's went to non-smoking in 2016 that the city followed suit in 2018.

 

[TLA]

Wow, I remember the 90s in Austin hearing the hostess at Chuy’s ask smoking or non-smoking. I’ll go back and look at the forum post from above.

[george84]

I remember moving here from Houston in 2010 and being surprised smoking was still allowed in bars. Houston outlawed it in 2007, I think Austin did it before that and Dallas around the same time.

[JBB]

There's a restaurant in Grapevine that still allows smoking in the bar.  Or did as March of this year.

[roverone]

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[Doohickie]

 

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Texans in cowboy hats and fur vests leaving their Rivians and Suburbans with the valet at the Bowie House

 

 

Not my tribe, I guess.

[hannerhan]

Having shopped at the CVS for a number of years, I have never had a problem with it. But now that Bowie House is open, the CVS seems like an eyesore, and that prominent location now feels like a prime spot for a marquee mixed-use development.

[JBB]

It would seem like a good spot for a flat-iron style building like the one a few blocks to the east.

[Austin55]

Also the McDonald's