Archive for 2017

Houston Heights Preservation Guidelines-Issued

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by on June 13, 2017
Houston Heights Preservation Guidelines-Issued

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 […]

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Houston Heights Historic Guidelines Update

Filed in Heights Historic Districts by on June 9, 2017
Houston Heights Historic Guidelines Update

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 […]

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Lindale Park Home Prices-2017

Filed in Lindale Park Homes for Sale by on May 5, 2017
Lindale Park Home Prices-2017

Lindale Park, Houston, Home Prices-Early 2017 I say this again and again: I love Lindale Park! It and Brooke Smith are the two neighborhoods I have been promoting for years. This is a great little neighborhood of brick cottages and ranch style homes on big tree-lined lots. Wide streets and curbs too. I wish we had […]

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Cottage Grove Home Prices

Filed in Cottage Grove Homes for Sale by on May 1, 2017
Cottage Grove Home Prices

Cottage Grove New Home Prices Stable Cottage Grove  new home prices haven’t changed much. The typical new home is priced in the low $400’s for approximately 2300 SF home. Cottage Grove is one of those Houston neighborhoods where old homes are being completely being replaced by new homes. It is not like the Heights where cool old […]

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Houston Heights Spring Home Tour

Filed in Heights News & Events by on March 30, 2017
Houston Heights Spring Home Tour

Spring Home Tour April 8th and 9th, 2017 The Spring Houston Heights Home Tour is Saturday and Sunday, April 8th & 9th from 12 noon to 6 pm. The six homes on the tour range from 1900 to new period-style homes. Tickets can be pre-purchased at www.HoustonHeights.org for $20 or various shops around Houston Heights. On […]

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4 Houston Heights New Homes: 4 Stunning Kitchens

Filed in The Heights & Greater Heights by on March 22, 2017
4 Houston Heights New Homes: 4 Stunning Kitchens

Looking at Houston Heights new homes? Start with the Kitchen These Houston Heights new homes feature stunning, distinctive kitchens. The kitchen is the heart of the home. It is no longer the closed off room at the back of the house. It is not only where you cook; it is where you live and where […]

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Woodland Heights House Price Update

Filed in Woodland Heights Homes by on March 1, 2017
Woodland Heights House Price Update

Latest Prices of Woodland Heights Homes Woodland Heights is known for its predominantly Craftsman style homes; lots of bungalows with big porches, large overhanging eaves. These are making way for bigger homes though. They are mostly being renovated and big additions expanding the space. More and more though they are being knocked down and big […]

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Sunset Heights Home Prices

Filed in Sunset Heights Homes for Sale by on February 23, 2017
Sunset Heights Home Prices

Sunset Heights home prices are based upon a lot of factors: Lot size is the biggest. A fact of life in the Heights is that if you are looking for a new home around here, it will most likely be a tall-skinny home on a narrow (~25 ft wide) lot. Big new homes on big […]

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See Latest Heights Million Dollar Homes

Filed in The Heights & Greater Heights by on February 10, 2017
See Latest Heights Million Dollar Homes

The “Heights” has gotten to be a pricey neighborhood. Even million dollar home sales are fairly common and have have averaged about 50/year over the last 3 years (49 in 2014, 45 in 2015 and 56 in 2016).  The second half of 2016 had 23 sales of homes list at $1 million dollars or more. It was […]

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New Houston Heights Homes with Quarters

Filed in Houston Heights Homes for Sale by on February 1, 2017
New Houston Heights Homes with Quarters

HDT Builders – Two New Heights Homes with Apartments. Premier Heights Builder, HDT, has 4 new homes for sale in Houston Heights. Two of these are exquisite “Heights style” homes with wide entry steps, brick supports, richly detailed double porches in front and full quarters over the garage; 216 & 220 W 24th St, 77008. Great […]

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