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Garden Oaks Houses Garden Oaks is Oak Forest’s big brother. See Oak Forest Houses. Bigger lots, bigger homes, generally older. See my page on Garden Oaks describing how it was to be the next River Oaks until WWII came along and changed it. While in Oak Forest you can buy a cute home for $200k; [...]
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Should you pay for a New Home Inspection? Yes! Should you pay an inspector for a new home inspection? Yes, definitely! The builder is going to tell you that it’s already been checked by multiple City inspectors; the builder himself has checked it; and you the buyer is going to do a walk-through with him, [...]
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Shady Acres Homes For Sale Shady Acres is just West of Houston Heights. Thus it is just West of N Shepherd/Durham, and just inside the 610 N Loop. There is no resemblance to the Heights however. The Heights has a lot of nicely maintained 1920′s-1930′s bungalows and Victorian homes. It also has a good mix [...]
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Rice Military New Construction Rice Military is extremely popular because of its location. Just a few blocks from Memorial Park and minutes from downtown. It is close to shopping, restaurants, everything you would want. Its northern boundary is Washington Ave. The hottest place for new clubs and restaurants. Its true boundaries are Washington Ave. on [...]
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Recent Construction Heights Home for Sale – 1015B Waverly St $514,900 If you’ve been looking at new construction homes in the Heights (and there aren’t that many available now in the Heights) you should consider those that are just a few years old. Recent construction Heights homes still look new, but the landscaping has [...]
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Garden Oaks Luxury Homes This post follows one I just did on Heights Luxury Homes. Garden Oaks is a mid-century neighborhood just north of the 610 N Loop, West of Shepherd. Great old ranch style homes on huge lots. The term luxury home is relative of course. Luxury in the Heights, or Garden Oaks would [...]
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HDT Builder’s Houston Heights new construction at 1017A Waverly is progressing quickly. A/C and plumbing have been installed. The 42″ gas fireplace was installed Friday. Electrical work will be next, along with more City inspections. The front elevation is about to be transformed. The skirt around the porch is on: the photos shows detail of [...]
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Houston heights Builder,HDT has listed one of their two homes on MLS 1017A Waverly is a unique Craftsman inspired home,priced at $443,500. It is 2168 SF plus unfinished room over garage. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, 2 car alley access garage. The front porch will have square, tapered columns. It will also feature angled, shingled skirting [...]
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In the previous post I covered part of the steps involved in building a Houston Heights house. From planning and permits though framing, drying-in (the building is now weather tight and interior work can start) up to trim work and painting. From here on out, the house nears completion. Every step is a transfomation, and work moves [...]
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I’ve always said that homebuilders have to be ADHD to juggle all the steps involved in building a house. For Houston Heights home building, the process is even more complex because of the demanding nature of Heights homebuyers. (Period look, pier and beam foundations, detailed trim, and quality construction in general.) In my previous post [...]
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