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http://www.preservewoodlandheights.org/historicdistrict/woodlandheights/history/08PL70_Wm_Wilson_House_205_Bayland.pdf

 

http://copybycook.com/stories/baldwin0307hou.pdf

 

http://www.preservewoodlandheights.org/history/thewilsonhome.htm

 

Interesting info about Mr. Wilson in the landmark application.  And the second link has a lot of info on the renovation.  Third link has a photo from way back.

 

Great house.  It has been listed a couple of times over the years.  I wonder whether Baldwin really wants to sell or is just getting an idea of the market value.  

 

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http://www.har.com/1229-herkimer-st/sale_75805434

 

This property is pretty much obscured from the road.  I always wondered about the few properties in the Heights that have walled themselves off from view when the Heights is so much about curb appeal.  I guess the owners wanted some privacy from the apartment complex.  But this is quite the compound they have going behind the walls.

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1329 Waverly looks right out at the Solar warehouse.  I think there was also a lawsuit over a lien on that property. 

 

The house on Herkimer backs up to the ball field at Love park.  That stretch of Herkimer has a very narrow ROW.  I think the City banned parking on one side of the street. 

 

The house is move in ready with a pool and veritable wildlife habitat.  For about the same money, you can get @2500-3000 sq ft of new/recent construction that is stuffed into a lot that is less than half the size of the lot on Herkimer.  I would hope that someone looking at that price point would be blown away by all the green space you get and would snap up that house over the usual lot filler. 

 

Two years ago, builders would fight over that lot and would probably fill it with front loaders.  But builders are heading for the sidelines with the oil glut looming.  So, this could be a great bargain for someone.

 

 

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http://www.har.com/433-w-24th-st/sale_60249757

 

Great woodwork on the interior.  Thank goodness it has been well preserved over the years.  

 

 

Pretty much the entire opposite face of that block has front-facing garages (I think there are 8 or 9 now), despite there being a pretty decent alley for the entire length of the block. I really don't understand why a developer would make that choice.

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On 8/9/2016 at 9:52 AM, s3mh said:

http://www.har.com/617-columbia-st/sale_66805484

 

This is the house on the triangular lot by the hike and bike path.  It was a pretty run down house that was just a step above a shotgun shack.  They certainly made the most of every square foot on that lot.

 

Looks great, and great location, but it's a challenging price point for a 1000 s.f. house on a 2500 s.f. lot.

 

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^ Agreed. Every time I think Heights properties are overpriced though I'm oftentimes surprised and someone ends up paying it. But $580/sq ft is astronomically high for what's effectively a 1/1.

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On 8/9/2016 at 9:52 AM, s3mh said:

http://www.har.com/617-columbia-st/sale_66805484

 

This is the house on the triangular lot by the hike and bike path.  It was a pretty run down house that was just a step above a shotgun shack.  They certainly made the most of every square foot on that lot.

Cool looking house. The porch looks great and its in a good location. If you can put up with the WO weekend traffic, its a wonderful spot. $$$$$

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The market in the Heights is returning to normal.  Buyers are expecting to be able to negotiate at least a 10% discount on the list price.  No more price wars (for now).  I doubt the owners are expecting to get $599k.  But 1,000-1,500 sq ft bungalows that are nicely updated are in short supply and are getting good prices.  I have seen @1,500 sq ft bungalows getting $550-575k.  Yes, those are on bigger lots with garages.  But this is now the "entry level" home in the Heights and there is a lot of demand at this price point.  So, $599k won't happen, but $520-540k might considering the prime location and magazine worthy renovations.

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It's Honker the Goose's house.  My kids have had their picture taken with Honker.  And we got a hollowed out goose egg from Honker.  So sad to see Honker and his lovely owner move out.  

 

https://www.har.com/723-w-12th-street/sale_30672358

 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/A-jungle-paradise-in-the-Heights-10798099.php

 

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On 11/16/2018 at 0:47 PM, s3mh said:

It's Honker the Goose's house.  My kids have had their picture taken with Honker.  And we got a hollowed out goose egg from Honker.  So sad to see Honker and his lovely owner move out.  

 

https://www.har.com/723-w-12th-street/sale_30672358

 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/A-jungle-paradise-in-the-Heights-10798099.php

 

Love this story. 

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https://www.har.com/122-e-5th-street-e/sale_40797064

 

This one is on the national register of historic places as the Paul Roffall house.  As best I can tell it was one of two homes built by Samuel H. Webber.  The other being the brick Victorian at 407 Heights Blvd.  No idea who Paul Roffall was.  Two great original fireplaces and lots of great woodwork.  Double wrap around porch.  

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https://www.har.com/homedetail/1642-arlington-st-houston-tx-77008/2971763

 

Long time Heights residents will recall that there was an Italian restaurant called La Bella Cucina in this house 20+ years ago.   La Bella Cucina later moved to the building that currently houses Better Luck Tomorrow.  

 

This building has been stucco-ed up on the outside as long as I can remember.  The interior design is about what you would expect and is pretty over the top.  But there are some amazingly well preserved original woodwork all over the house.  That is a nice surprise.

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https://www.har.com/homedetail/1435-rutland-st-houston-tx-77008/2969610

Only non-historic home I have put on this thread.  I have to say that the interior is a bit underwhelming, but that may be more due to the random updating.  I am sure whoever buys this will rip everything out and completely redo the interior.  Gary Eades designed it and I always liked the building.  The many McVics that came after and the current awful fad of the modern Victorian farmhouse look very cheap compared to the well thought out homage to classic Victorian homes that Eades did here.  

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This modern has been under construction (off and on again) since 2013.  If you frequent the hike and bike path on Nicholson below 11th, you will recognize this one.  Frame is structural concrete.  If you are worried about a cat 5 hurricane, nuclear first strike, F5 tornado or Zombie apocalypse, this is the home for you.

 

https://www.har.com/homedetail/917-nicholson-st-houston-tx-77008/9247323

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