Water Gardens & Cheaters

7/3/10

The Fort Worth Water Gardens, think Logan’s Run.  I hadn’t been to see them in over a decade or at least that is what it feels like.  During our break, we went to Starbucks and walked through them on our way back to class.  Some things have changed, but mostly it’s the same.

In class, we again briefed our colleagues on the progress of our projects.  After the break we had two guests who were kind enough to join us on a holiday weekend.  Mrs. Mary Mund (Jerod’s wife), a residential agent who focuses on the Near Southside and Downtown markets, was the first to arrive.  Cody Payne delivered a slightly different perspective, bringing a commercial leasing and sales approach.  He specifically works in the H.E.B. and Arlington markets.  When asked what their opinion of our project was, neither seemed all that thrilled.  I don’t care; I think the concept will work.  I’d live in something like we are trying to design.

I figured since Cody was knowledgeable in H.E.B. that I would ask him about 2 properties I was interested in.  The first was the old UA Bedford 10 theater, which he said was for sale, for about $1 million.  Better than what I was seeing or thinking it would be.  The other property is my parent’s favorite building along Airport Freeway.  I regrettably brought up a sore subject with this property, as Cody was cheated out of a commission for its sale about a year ago.