Failure To Secure Construction Financing Halts Luxury Montrose Condos

The Funnel Tunnel
Peter Holley, YouTube

Plans for 3615 Montrose, a luxury condominium project from Riverway Properties, have been put on hold. Plans for the modern glass seven-story, 34-unit condo development were revealed in August 2014, just before the oil crash. The luxury units ranging from 1,900 to 4,100 SF and from $1M to $2.25M didn't have the demand originally expected, the Houston Business Journal reports.

The project was set to break ground in the spring, but the lender set a 50% sale threshold (17 units) to break ground. Riverway Properties only ended up selling 12. Buyers' 10% earnest money will be refunded. [HBJ]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Houston Newsletters
Related Stories

Suburban D.C. County Weighs Microhousing As Affordability Salve

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rewrite Underwriting Standards For NYC's Rent Freeze

RealPage Antitrust Case Ends With Nearly $360M In Settlements For Renters

ZOM Living Entity Files For Bankruptcy To Fund Fight To Overturn $323M Judgment

Golden Apartment Building Sells For $62M To Chicago Company

New Student Housing Towers Lease Up Quickly In University City, But Developers Can't Build More

Nord Group's Lawyer Moves To Quit, Says Entities Can't Pay Him

Credit Union Breaks Ground On New HQ Building: The Houston Deal Sheet

Housing Completions Close To 40,000 As LDA Adds Major Site And CEO Departs

Voorhees Greenlights 178-Unit Office-To-Resi Conversion Amid Multifamily Boom

Battered Mortgage REIT Suspends Dividend To Preserve Cash

EXCLUSIVE: Downtown Houston+ Targets Grocery Gap, Pedestrian Experience With New Programs