There’s a balcony off the dining-room prow in the corner penthouse for lease in the midrise Renoir building north of River Oaks Shopping Center. Up on the 8th floor of the Randall Davis project, the 2-story condo unit has views on 3 sides, sweeping from the Galleria area to downtown. The $7,500 per month rate appears to include the furnishings — but don’t assume pets are OK, the listing says. Marble floors shine all the way through the 3,468-sq.-ft. unit’s first level, in which large windows frame the color and light of a changing sky. One of the 3 bedrooms is off a small hallway tucked behind the open-plan kitchen: Upstairs, a lofted study area leads to . . . the master bedroom suite, its windows looking like something out of La Bohême (though far less gritty and consumptive): Here’s the first floor’s bedroom . . . and the neighboring, second full bathroom for shared use downstairs: Down in the building’s lobby, there’s this waiting area by the elevators: plus a mural that tries to channel the building’s namesake artist: The unit comes with 2 parking spaces, 2 storage units, and a trash chute. 1005 S. Shepherd Dr. Unit 814 [HAR] … Read More
