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I write about what I know & love, and that is old homes, old neighborhoods and new construction homes that fit into these older neighborhoods.
This site is made of Pages (top menu bar)that tend to be more static; and Posts (side bar) that is a Heights Blog …constantly changing content.
“The Heights” Stretches Roughly Between I-10 and the 610 N Loop; Durham and I-45 on the Sides. It has many neighborhoods though.
Houston Heights is a broad area between Studewood and Durham. Houston Heights homes are some of the oldest and grandest homes in the Heights. New construction is booming here.
Sunset Heights is on the north boundary of the Heights. It straddles N Main St, from E 23rd St up to the 610 Loop. The western boundary is Yale St. This is a hot area for new homes.
Brooke Smith is an area I love. It is in the NE side of the Heights. There are some wonderful homes here & some junky ones. A little rough around the edges, but it’s one of the areas I recommend for the next “Hot” area.
- Driving into Woodland Heights From Watson Street
Woodland Heights is where I live. Being a deed-restricted area has lead to homes being renovated or big new homes built. Thus Woodland Heights a premier part of the Heights. Homes here are mainly 1910-1920′s.
Norhill is another deed restricted area. It is just east of Woodland Heights, and just above it. The northern part is a historic district. This is generally lumped into Woodland Heights
West of the Heights (West of Durham) are 3 Distinctly Different Neighborhoods:
Timbergrove Manor and Lazybrook: Timbergrove Manor is mainly west of TC Jester, between 11th & 18th St. Lazybrook is just above this. Both areas have 1950’s and 1960’s mainly ranch style homes built on big lots.
Shady Acres is not an area of renovated old homes. The huge lots and relatively low land prices make it ideal to for new homes. Townhomes or single family homes with a common drive are the most popular. These homes range from “Heights style” to contemporary.
Cottage Grove is just below Timbergrove. Cottage Grove is another area that had few redeeming qualities to make renovations worthwhile. It is now an area of dominated by groups of new homes and townhomes
East of the Heights (East of I-45) is the Near Northside & Lindale Park.
Lindale Park. is Houston’s “hidden jewel” it is a miniature West U, with broad streets and lots of brick cottage style 1930’s and 40’s homes.
Outside the 610 Loop are Several Great Areas.
Spring Branch is a large, rambling area that extends from 290/610 Loop all the way west past Gessner. It is mainly 1940’s 1950’s ranch style homes.
Oak Forest is another ranch style neighborhood. It is bounded by 290 on the west, and Ella on the west. Just above the 610 Loop. This is an area with a lot of renovations & recently, new construction.
Garden Oaks is just East of Oak Forest. Started in the 1930’s just before the war, this area was to be the next River Oaks. Big plantation style homes on huge lots were the first homes built, then smaller homes after the war.
So..visit these Pages and Posts to find out about Houston Heights Homes and other neighborhood homes.
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Hey there! I understand this is somewhat off-topic but
I needed to ask. Does managing a well-established blog such
as yours take a large amount of work? I am brand new to writing
a blog but I do write in my diary on a daily basis. I’d like to start a blog so I will be able to share my experience and thoughts online. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or tips for new aspiring bloggers. Thankyou!
Not to much. As long as you write about stuff you do anyway. Ie. if I send info on land to builders then I might as well do a post on it; I keep a chart of home sales for the area above my desk, so when I update it, I’ll publish it too.
If there are things that piss you off, (for me it’s people constantly harping about Walmart, or horrible realtor photos) then you can write about that too.
So…write about things you like and certain people will follow you…Rich
Rich its funny you should say that about the pictures. You know my ideas on Texas farms and ranches. This last weekend I talked Pat into driving past an advertised rural 3.5 acre place. It looked interesting from the dismal picture we had to look at (come to find out the owner took them). Anyways we drove over about 5 miles from our place and the place was an extraordinary property with a fantastic view from the road and the trees (pecan and oak) were impressive. Unfortunately the pics will not pull folks in. Now this property is only $209,000, but the properties from one to ten million get the same treatment. THATS what Im talking about.
My pet peeve has always been crappy realtor photos. We get paid well to market properties, so we should do it professionally or not at all.
I don’t look at hill country properties much, but I do Galveston properties. In general, they are the worst. The exterior photos are often taken from inside the car (they won’t even get out of car!) and show the car door, etc. Sellers should look at MLS photos online and fire the lazy realtors if the photos aren’t great.