6/2004 Topic:
In June, Jim Hill, AIA made a presentation to our Houston AIA/Urban Design Committee about Hardy Place, a redevelopment proposal for the 43 acre Hardy railyards just north of downtown. As one of the largest contiguous parcels with close proximity to both downtown and the planned extension of the Main Street light rail line, Hardy Place presents a major opportunity to introduce a dense, mixed-use, pedestrian friendly and transit-oriented development in an area of town in need of revitalization. The project will serve as the anchor development of a newly formed 230-acre TIRZ. In order to ensure the quality of development envisioned by the master plan, Hardy Place must adopt an innovative set of restrictive covenants that will, in effect, serve as a form-based zoning regulation.

Client: Hardy Partners, LP

Urban design: Civic Design Associates

Project Manager: Doug O. Williams & Associates

Illustration: Don Oelfke, AIA