


Sometimes jaw-dropping decor features include linear gas fireplaces, bespoke contemporary chandeliers and custom European furnishings upholstered in velvets and linen. The Sovereign, the high-rise parked a block east of The Sterling, was the first phase of the ambitious development.īeyond the resort-like terrace, The Sterling’s generous indoor hospitality spaces with double height ceilings are designed, finished and furnished as if this were a swank five-star hotel. It is the second phase of Regent Square, the GID Development Group’s 24-acre mixed-use site flanking Dunlavy and West Dallas. The cosmopolitan apartment complex, which officially opened in December, anchors an eight-acre site boasting both retail and restaurants. In addition to Boston and Houston, the company has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Denver.Could this be a resort in Scottsdale or is it actually a luxury apartment development in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood? Strolling the vast fourth floor terrace with massive pool, palm trees, linear fire places, a water wall, gas grills and all manner of chic outdoor furnishing, you may quickly conclude that The Sterling at Regent Square hits all the buttons required for living your best life in a resort atmosphere. GID is a privately held real estate company founded in 1960 that has developed or acquired apartments and commercial space across the country.


The company said the latest phase will be completed in two years. RELATED: Allen Parkway hotel and condo tower breaks ground "Few properties offer such incredible access to parks as well as business and leisure points of interest, and we are thrilled to be part of this neighborhood’s next chapter as an exemplary, walkable destination.” "It has been amazing to see the transformation of Houston in the decades since GID first acquired this property, and we feel patience has truly been a virtue in determining how best to knit this site into the area’s ongoing evolution," James Linsley, GID president said Monday in an announcement. The newest development at Regent Square is on the west side of the company's land, next to College Memorial Park, a historic black cemetery.Īrch-Con is the general contractor on the new apartment project and Boston-based architecture firm CBT, in conjunction with Houston’s OJB Landscape Architecture, is the designer. That building, called the Sovereign, was completed in 2014. Most of the apartments - which GID had owned for decades - were demolished, but the project stalled until a 21-story apartment tower was developed on a portion of the property at 3233 W. RELATED: What a flooded Houston neighborhood is like two years after Harvey GID made a splash in 2007 when it revealed a plan to demolish the multi-block Allen House apartment complex and build a mixed-use urban village of sorts called Regent Square with upscale housing units, shops and a boutique hotel. JLL is leasing the retail space planned at the site, but no tenants have been announced. At one time, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was planning to be part of GID's project, but the deal fell through, the developer confirmed in May when it announced the apartment complex would break ground this year. Courtesy of GID Show More Show Less 5 of5 James Linsley, GID president Mark Raines, JLL senior vice president and Ian Ward, GID vice president and development manager Courtesy of GID Show More Show LessĬonstruction has started on a 600-unit apartment complex at the southwest corner of West Dallas and Dunlavy, the latest phase of Regent Square, a planned 24-acre development just south of Buffalo Bayou Park.īoston-based GID Development Group said site work is under way on eight acres where the company will build a six-story apartment complex with 50,000 square feet of retail space. Courtesy of GID Show More Show Less 4 of5 A Regent Square model showing a 600-unit apartment complex with 50,000 square feet of retail space. Courtesy of GID Show More Show Less 3 of5 A new phase of Regent Square will include a 600-unit apartment complex and 50,000 square feet of retail space on eight acres at West Dallas and Dunlavy streets. Courtesy of GID Show More Show Less 2 of5 A new phase of Regent Square will include a 600-unit apartment complex and 50,000 square feet of retail space on eight acres at West Dallas and Dunlavy streets. 1 of5 A new phase of Regent Square will include a 600-unit apartment complex and 50,000 square feet of retail space on eight acres at West Dallas and Dunlavy streets.
