BRAES HEIGHTS is a popular place just south of West University Place and north of Breas Bayou composed of single story ranch homes. Located inside the 610 Loop, west of the Texas Medical Center and south of West University and Southside Place, it's street boundaries are roughly Holcombe to the north, North Braeswood to the south, Stella Link to the west and Buffalo Speedway to the east. It is part of Braeswood Place which is composed of seven subdivisions: Ayrshire, Braes Heights, Braes Oaks, Braes Manor, Braes Terrace, Emerald Forest, and Southern Oaks. It was built in the 1950s and is now mainly composed of the older ranch style homes and new construction homes. There has been much new construction in the last 10 years-mostly 2 story homes from 3200 to 5500 sq. ft. A miles-long hike and bike trail is accessible along the bayou. Many Med Center professionals live in this neighborhood. FON VILLAS - Despite the enormous growth of Houston's west side, Fonn Villas remains a quiet oasis surrounded by schools and churches. With the recent redevelopment of nearby Town and Country Village and the current CityCentre development, residents are within walking distance of a community theartre, upscale shopping, and restaurants. Within a half mile of Fonn Villas residence have close access to Memorial City Hospital, Memorial City Professional Building and Memorial City Mall with an ice skating rink and theaters. MEMORIAL BEND - It is made up of 1950s and early 1960s homes built in the modern (contemporary), ranch and traditional styles. Memorial Bend is considered to have the highest concentration of mid-century modern homes in Houston. Memorial Bend is located in the 77024 zip code area just south of Memorial Drive and the Sam Houston Tollway. It is within the Spring Branch Independent School District.
Houston Heights is a diverse small-town community in the heart of Houston where neighbors and businesses thrive, children learn and play, and history lives. The decade of the 1890s was an exciting period of development for Americans. Towns were becoming cities; cities were expanding. This was especially true in Texas, where speculators were drawn from other states. The Houston area attracted thousands of these adventurers, and it was in this climate that Houston Heights began. |
As early as 1886, Oscar Martin Carter, a self-made millionaire who had business interests in Nebraska and Colorado, brought to Houston a utopian vision for the approaching twentieth type of town, a planned community where successful entrepreneurs and working people alike could live and work, in health and safety, as neighbors. Compared to Houston, a city plagued by yellow fever and devastating annual floods, Carter chose the ideal spot for his new community. Houston Heights, with an elevation 23 feet higher than downtown Houston, a natural sandy soil, rich vegetation, mature trees and artesian water sources, promised a sanctuary of health and well being.
From there, the Heights has grown into one of the most desisable neighborhoods inside the loop. It boasts of large historic homes. quaint businesses and wonderful parks for the children to play. If living close to downtown and being able to walk to a restuarant for dinner are two of your main goals, then the Houston Heights in a neighborhood you need to check out. |
RIVER OAKS is one of the most exclusive residential areas in Houston complete with white-columned mansions, maids' quarters and manicured gardens. It is inside the Loop 610 halfway between downtown and uptown. River Oaks spans 1,100 acres in area. River Oaks is north of the Houston district of Upper Kirby and west of Near town/Montrose. River Oaks consists of approximately 1,100 properties in a region bounded on the north by Buffalo Bayou, on the east by South Shepherd Drive, on the west by East Briar Hollow Lane, and on the south by Westheimer Road. Many of the district's streets are named after famous golf and country clubs in cities such as Chevy Chase, Maryland; Inverness, Ohio; and Inwood, New York. The River Oaks area is also known for its quaint upscale restaurants, as well as its exclusive boutiques and shops. River Oaks is protected by very comprehensive deed restrictions which ensure that the area can never be invaded by commercial structures or multi-family housing. The River Oaks Homeowners Association, which is accessible to homeowners 24 hours a day, handles permanent maintenance of the area through the levy of a maintenance fee. The Association monitors deed restriction compliance, maintains the esplanades and parks, and contracts for trash collection services. SOUTHAMPTON PLACE is a residential subdivision in Houston, Texas near Rice University, the Museum District and the Texas Medical Center. The neighborhood was established in 1923 as an enclave of 626 home sites and has been an upscale, outstanding, single-family residential area for 85 years, primarily due to the deed restrictions which continue to be enforced today. Much of the neighborhoods’ charm is the result of an original system of shared alleys. Rather than a typical suburban landscape riddled with curb cuts and driveways, Southampton's system of alleys permits more expansive front yards, green space for trees, and more on-street parking for guests. Here is a link to their Civic Assoication: http://www.southamptoncivicclub.org/index.html
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE - The idea for a community of country homes in the area that is now West University Place was conceived in 1910 by Ben W. Hooper, then Governor of Tennessee. That year, Governor Hooper bought a tract of land southwest of Houston out of an old Spanish land grant, which had been surveyed by A.C. Reynolds. The Houston West End Realty Company, A.D. Foreman, President, developed today's West University Place First Addition and put the first lots up for sale on April 1, 1917. The area's proximity to Rice University led to the name West University Place.
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