HOUSTON | Ashby Highrise | 23 FL

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Controversial Ashby high-rise gets green light

By MIKE SNYDER
Aug. 21, 2009, 5:49PM

More than two years after they first applied, the developers of the Ashby high-rise will receive permits for a project that generated protests and a renewed debate over how to regulate development in Houston, city officials said today.

The decision was based on changes developers Matthew Morgan and Kevin Kirton made in their 11th submission of plans for the building at 1717 Bissonnet, said Andy Icken, deputy director of public works and engineering. City engineers concluded that the changes would reduce traffic sufficiently for the development to meet the city's standards, he said.

The building will be 23 stories high, the same as originally proposed. Houston’s development codes don’t restrict the height of buildings.

The new plans reduce the number of residential units and eliminate a spa, retail space and executive offices, Icken said. These changes significantly reduce the number of peak-hour trips expected from vehicles entering and exiting the property, one of the key restrictions in the code.

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