Montrose tower to rise 20 stories at former Golden Room site

A rendering of a proposed 20-story residential tower at Montrose Boulevard and West Clay. A rendering of a proposed 20-story residential tower at Montrose Boulevard and West Clay. Photo: City Of Houston Photo: City Of Houston Image 1 of / 59 Caption Close Montrose tower to rise 20 stories at former Golden Room site 1 / 59 Back to Gallery

The Houston Planning Commission this week will consider granting a variance for a 20-story residential tower proposed at Montrose and West Clay.

The group planning the project -- Montrose Garden -- is asking for permission to build closer to both streets that what the requirements allow, a document filed with the city shows.

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The tower would be built on less than a half-acre site at 1209 Montrose Boulevard. Plans call for 100 residential units and 6,000 square feet of retail space.

The owners of a Thai restaurant on the property -- Khun Kay Thai Cafe (formerly the Golden Room restaurant) -- are proposing the project. Tanawat (Book) and Anuch (Annie) Sumrith, plan to re-open their restaurant in the new tower.

Nancy Sarnoff is a Houston Chronicle real estate and reporter and host of the Looped In podcast. Follow her on Twitter.