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Heights Historic District Home 1845 Harvard St is a 1914 Mediterranean Revival home being renovated and expanded by HDT Builders. I have had several previous blog posts showing its progress. The video was made a few days ago, but since then the Wolf range and oven have been installed.The house lacks only a few steps […]
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Mediterranean Revival Home-1845 Harvard St 1845 Harvard St in Houston Heights is being renovated and expanded by HDT Builders. An old photo of the house is being used as a guide to restoration. Being in Houston Heights Historic District East (one of 7 historic districts in the Heights) all exterior changes must be approved by […]
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1845 Harvard St-In Trim Stage Here is a another set of photos taken of 1845 Harvard St in Houston Heights. This is an expansion and renovation of a Mediterranean Revival style home in Heights Historic District East. (The previous photos of 1845 Harvard were in sheetrock stage.) These were taken almost 2 weeks ago. Houston […]
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Heights Home Sales Crazy Home sales all over Houston have been crazy for several months now. The number of buyers keeps increasing faster than people are selling. This HAR.com link discusses the fact that sales are up, prices are up, inventory down. It is definitely sounding like a broken record. The chart below is specifically […]
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1845 Harvard, Under Renovation My previous post showed HDT Builders renovation at 1845 Harvard just starting. The house had been gutted and framing of the addition started. Here is the house in sheet rock stage. These photos are a couple of weeks old. The trim carpenters have since made major changes. I will take more photos Sunday […]
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Heights Home Prices The table below was excerpted from the yearly Chronicle report on Neighborhood Price trends. It shows Heights home prices. My previous post covered prices on these other neighborhoods: Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Lindale Park, Shady Acres, Cottage Grove, Shepherd Park Plaza, Mangum Manor,Timbergrove Manor & Lazybrook. The Heights is a complicated […]
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Houston Heights Historic Districts See my page on Houston Historic Districts for an overall look at Houston’s 20 historic districts. The Heights is an old part of Houston, one of the oldest planned communities in Texas. Houston Heights (named for it’s 23 foot elevation over the swampy downtown area) was formed in early 1890′s, and […]
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Heights Historic Districts There are 7 Heights Historic Districts ,out of the 20 total for Houston. See my page on Houston Historic District Maps for information on the other historic districts and to search for homes in historic districts. This post will discuss 3 of these; Norhill, Woodland Heights and Germantown. Norhill was developed in the […]
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A Victorian Historic Heights Renovation The renovation and expansion of 625 Harvard is near a turning point. Since the house is within one of the historic districts (Houston Heights South), the front exterior is original, with the expansion at the rear. Until recently 625 Harvard was difficult to show…it was a construction site. After the trim carpenters […]
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Heights Home Sales Chart Home sales in the Heights have been booming for several months now. The cute, clean, nicely updated homes sell quickly. If it’s beautifully redone and you love it, you’d better make an offer quickly. I have several clients who look at homes the first day they come on market. They have […]
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