Motis B Totis Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/sarnoff/article/Electronic-system-to-reduce-hassle-factor-with-5648373.php David Weekley Homes is planning to start its largest urban-style housing development yet. The Houston-based builders' central living division, which develops high-density projects in close-in locations, has just purchased about 8 acres off Long Point in Spring Branch for a community of 105 homes. The project, called the Village at Spring Branch, will replace a large flea market at the southwest corner of Hillendahl Road and Long Point. The 8 acres were part of a larger parcel, some of which the original owner will keep for commercial use on a strip of Long Point frontage. The company's central living division has been active in several areas north of Interstate 10 from around the Heights to Spring Branch, where it is developing high-end homes with community swimming pools and cabanas. The newest project, said division president Chris Weekley, will include three styles of homes: three-story detached townhomes from 1,800 to 2,200 square feet; small patio homes from 2,000 to 2,800 square feet; and large patio homes from 2,400 to 3,800 square feet. Prices are estimated to be from around $400,000 to $700,000. Demolition of the flea market building is expected to start in October, with home sales to begin next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger198619 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 is this the old K-Mart building that they will be tearing down, if so i think it will improve the community, thought with the current demographics im not sure how the developer will be able to sell homes from the $400s-$700's, i wish them luck with the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motis B Totis Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes, thats the old k mart. I know directly south of the location is a very nice neighborhood that is zoned to memorial highschool and right below that is Spring Valley. I wonder if the cemetary will stay.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I wonder if the cemetary will stay.. The Hillendahl family cemetery an important historic element in the area. I cannot see how it could be relocated or anything else. It is not that large either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 is this the old K-Mart building that they will be tearing down, if so i think it will improve the community, thought with the current demographics im not sure how the developer will be able to sell homes from the $400s-$700's, i wish them luck with the project.There are homes already being sold there in or near that range.Edit: there are homes right there being sold for over a million.These will have no problems.Also right around the corner on Wirt next to some very low income apartments some high end townhomes or something are going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Interesting to see the march of gentrification through close-in areas that were/are considered undesirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On to the Next One Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 David Weekley is investing big time in this area. And they seem to be selling pretty dang fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 It is nice to see that there are others out there who remember the family cemetery there. I am old enough (unfortunately for me) to remember the old farm house that was replaced by the K-Mart. There were other such homesteads sprinkled around (what was later called) the Spring Branch/Memorial area, most of which seemed to have German family names. Fortunately, there are many neighborhoods to the south of Long Point that survived as pleasant places to live and finally are doing even better. I think the proximity to those will make project a win for the developer. Admittedly, Long Point itself became junkier over the years and has stayed so. OTOH, the businesses that have sprung up to served the influx of generally less-affluent Hispanic folks also has made it more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I am also old enough to remember when Long Point was, if not high-end, at least much nicer than it has been recently. Funny, for all the run-down appearance of the place it has remained fairly active without the great number of abandoned buildings seen in other areas of the city. These higher end residential developments though amaze me. I guess this is more evidence that more and more people are tired of long commutes and are willing to pay to live closer in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On to the Next One Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yea, south of Long Point is booming. Spring Branch is a great location. Halfway between Downtown and the Energy Corridor. Really close to Uptown as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I know where that cemetery is located. It's surrounded by pavement, traffic and businesses. Sad.The area at I-10 and Gessner has improved, through the years.There is a strip center on Long Point at Gessner that housed a grocery store at one end (became a country dance hall) and a small movie theater at the other. There were some nice tall pine trees around the theater, too. Is the bldg. still standing? There were some older farm house properties (white clapboard) I ran across while exploring the area a while back. I was following the fault lines that run across Spring Branch. I was traveling east on Long Point, towards Antoine. Interesting area, some nice, huge lots with a mix of house styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Here's more info from the Spring Branch Management District (SBMD) on this: http://sbmd.org/david-weekly-homes-coming-soon-to-the-village-at-spring-branch/ . As some have pointed out, David Weekley has really made a commitment to this area. They've become the prime driver int he residential redevelopment of Spring Branch, following on the heels of Lovett/In-Town. I've lived in the area (at Westview/Moritz near Spring Valley.Hilshire Village) for more than 11 years now, and I'm amazed how some still are unaware what's been going on here. The area has been redeveloping since the 90s, and for as long as I've lived here the rise in property values has been incredible. One of the posters expressed doubt at Weekley's ability to get 400-700 for these houses, but that's actually on the lower end for new houses are going for here. Their patio homes on my street ended up selling for near 800,000, and their current development on Bracher is selling for near 1 million. There are now homes in Spring Branch not in the Memorial HS zone selling for over 1 million - something compleretly unheard of only a coulpe of years ago. And newer single family homes zoned to MHS generally range from 800, 000 to 2 million. As you see, I follow these developments fairly closely, and I think we've reached a tipping point in Spring Branch in terms of its redevelopment. I think more people will be becoming familiar with what's been happening here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpgraham Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 We bought in Shadow Oaks off of Gessner and Long Point 10 years ago and have seen the area change a ton for the better. Our house has doubled in value and the taxes are still very low. ~1800 square foot homes on 9000 square foot lots. Prime for the tear down market. I wonder when that will start hitting our neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/memorial/news/construction-on-the-village-at-spring-branch-to-begin-next/article_8d481eea-6dfd-5e2a-ab2c-c935caf1e02b.html Construction on The Village at Spring Branch is to begin summer 2015, with the first clients expected to move in as early as December 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTR Houston Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Sorry to resurrect another old post but we have been looking at two Weekley townhome developments close into the city and this is one of our final three choices. The other choices being the Ryland/CalAtlantic (Reserve on Moritz) project directly across the street and another Weekley development on Hempstead called Reserve at Washington. This DW Village at Spring Branch seems to be doing pretty well. We like that the community also has Garden Homes and Estate Homes which should add to the value. The main drawback that we see is how tight they are packing them in there. We have a dog and would really like some green space but there will be very little. It seems the area between Bingle and Wirt and south of Long Pointe is doing pretty well. I am sure the school zoning helps. Any thoughts on this area long term? It has been 2 years since the last post so I would like to hear yalls opinions now. Also any thoughts on the other two communities is welcomed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 19 hours ago, RTR Houston said: Sorry to resurrect another old post but we have been looking at two Weekley townhome developments close into the city and this is one of our final three choices. The other choices being the Ryland/CalAtlantic (Reserve on Moritz) project directly across the street and another Weekley development on Hempstead called Reserve at Washington. This DW Village at Spring Branch seems to be doing pretty well. We like that the community also has Garden Homes and Estate Homes which should add to the value. The main drawback that we see is how tight they are packing them in there. We have a dog and would really like some green space but there will be very little. It seems the area between Bingle and Wirt and south of Long Pointe is doing pretty well. I am sure the school zoning helps. Any thoughts on this area long term? It has been 2 years since the last post so I would like to hear yalls opinions now. Also any thoughts on the other two communities is welcomed as well. Have you looked at the Weekley development on TC Jester at Larkin, just North of I-10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTR Houston Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 13 hours ago, Ross said: Have you looked at the Weekley development on TC Jester at Larkin, just North of I-10? Yes we did. It was actually the first DW development we looked at. The issue is they REALLY packed them in at the Larkin location. It has the highest density of any of the new DW developments. Also, unlike their other developments, Larkin homes share a common wall and are considered true town homes. The DW project on Hempstead is free standing and so is the Village at Spring Branch. We really like the Reserve at Washington (Hempstead) community but the area is still VERY transitional and surrounded by seedy industrial buildings. That is what made us look at Village at Spring Branch. Though this one is higher density and a further drive to work for me. But overall it is interesting to see all these neighborhoods that used to be lower middle class transform into upper middle class in a matter of 5 years. Though a big driver of that speedy time frame was the economic explosion Houston had the past 5 years. Now that the economy has slowed down I am thinking some of the transitional areas that never made it over the mid way hump may slide back down or stall at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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