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What are Home Costs in Woodland Heights?

Filed in Woodland Heights Homes by Rich on June 27, 2017

Home Costs in Woodland Heights Home costs in Woodland Heights are expensive. It is one of the premier areas of the Heights. People buy here for various reasons: To be zoned to exemplary Travis Elementary. Most of the Woodland Heights area (multiple small subdivisions) is zoned to Travis. For the uniformity of the neighborhood (lots of 1920’s […]

Heights Blvd. Art-on Display Again

Heights Blvd. Art Art can be seen all over the Heights. It is found in yards and galleries in the area. For the 4th consecutive year, Heights Blvd. art makes an appearance. This year’s Art Trek again shows us why we love the Heights. Just walk down Heights Boulevard and enjoy the large pieces on […]

Guidelines for New Construction in Historic Heights

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on June 15, 2017

Guidelines for New Construction just Issued The pdf of the Guidelines can be downloaded here. These guidelines are part of the comprehensive Preservation Guidelines I wrote about previously. Building a new home within the boundaries of a Houston Historic District has always been challenging…a guessing game. What is allowed and not allowed? The only way to know […]

Houston Heights Preservation Guidelines-Issued

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on June 13, 2017

Draft of Houston Heights Preservation Guidelines The draft of Houston Heights Preservation Guidelines were issued on June 20th and are attached below. See previous post on Design Guidelines Presentation. These Preservation Guidelines are designed specifically for the 3 Houston Heights Historic Districts East, West, South. (Others will be produced for remaining historic districts.) These guidelines […]

Houston Heights Historic Guidelines Update

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by Rich on June 9, 2017

Houston Heights Historic Guidelines to be Issued 06/20/17 The long awaited Houston Heights Historic Guidelines (draft) will be presented on June 20th, 2017 at the Heights Fire Station. The meeting will be from 6-8 pm at 107 W 12th St., in Houston Height. (Yale at W 12th St). This doesn’t seem like nearly enough time to present […]