And boy howdy is it expensive.
It’s how much per month?
A long-anticipated apartment tower rising on the former Ashby high-rise site is set to open next month with rents that could set a new ceiling for luxury apartments in Houston.
Residents are expected to begin moving in February into The Langley, a 20-story apartment tower in Boulevard Oaks at 1717 Bissonnet. The project sits on the same site where the Ashby high-rise was first pitched in 2007, sparking one of the biggest land-use controversies in Houston history.
After years of opposition and legal battles, the owners hired StreetLights Residential in 2022 to introduce a new, revised design with fewer units. Despite some continued neighborhood resistance, the developer secured the permits needed to break ground in 2023.
“The Langley represents the thoughtful evolution of a long-term vision — one carefully refined to align with the character and scale of its surrounding neighborhood,” said Stephen Meek, senior vice president of development at StreetLights Residential, in a statement.
Monthly rents start at $9,100, but StreetLights declined to name an upper limit. However, Meek said one unit currently listed on multiple listing services are priced at about $19,000 a month. He added that those units aren’t the most expensive in the building. Another nearly 3,400-square-foot residence is being marketed for about $17,500, according to data from the Houston Association of Realtors.
Pricing has not yet been released for the project’s eight penthouses on the top level, Meek said.
Overall, the Langley’s average asking rent is about $13,215 per month, the highest average in the metro, according to CoStar data. That figure exceeds rent averages at recently opened projects such as 1 Riva Row in The Woodlands and Hanover Buffalo Bayou in Montrose, CoStar data shows.
Yowza. See here for the previous update. It was always clear this was going to be high-end, I just had no idea how high. As a certified Old Person who attended a few parties in the cheap student apartments and duplexes that existed just a few blocks away from where this now is back in the day, my mind is boggled. You’ll get some spacious apartments with luxury fittings and a number of sweet amenities for that price, and by “you” I mean “someone who probably has a lot more money than you and definitely has a lot more money than me”. At least we have the memories and this one picture of a silly homemade sign someone tacked to a telephone pole on Shepherd just north of Bissonet that I was fortunate enough to take before it was removed. Which is almost the same thing.
All that kerfuffle about permitting the height, and no affordable units were secured in the agreement?
There may be another tower arising on Montrose Bldv at the site of the late lamented Disco Kroger. Just a guess, they are certainly building something. I have been almost blown off of my bike by strong winds brought down from aloft by the tower at that location already so it is going to be even more wild and scary riding past there in the near future.