alands

Indeed - I'm new to Houston and live on Prospect near Almeda, a couple blocks from Asia House. I read an article recently in 002/Envy/one of the culture mags (Novemeber 05?) that our neighborhood is the next big thing. Would love to work on getting some conservation guidelines in place for the Binz neighborhood (SN #66). There is some terrific architecture and Deco that needs to be preserved, as the townhouse movement is now going full force there (some of it attractive and museum-district appropriate, most of it cheap, cookie cutter and disruptive). Also, the pedestrian connections to Hermann Park could be strengthened south of Binz. Is there a neighborhood plan already in place? Considering what is happening to the Deco HISD building on W. Grey, it would be a shame to see the cluster of Moderne and Deco buildings in the Binz/MacGregor neighborhoods fall by the wayside.