4thWardBoy

" I've heard through the grapevine Lakewood is quietly behind the scenes providing $$, food, clothing, support, medical assistance, transportation, etc..."

i remember when lakewood church became a shelter during the allison flood. some people said they only did for the media attention. people believe what they want to believe. just because someone doesn't sound a trumpet or alert the media doesn't mean they are not giving. the more important question is, what am i doing? because that is the only thing you can do something about.

Lakewood Church is working in cooperation with Mayor Bill White, the City of Houston, local churches and numerous relief organizations to provide the much needed assistance to thousands of refugees in Houston and throughout the greater Gulf Coast region.

Praise Money!  God LOVES money!  God loves GOLD!

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He sure does like it. So do I. Loving it is what gets us in trouble.

How about the "Oasis of Love?"

Urban Lofts has cajones. They've built in areas where I would never consider living in, at least not yet, including deep 3rd ward, and DEEP 4th ward which is an area I would not be comfortable walking around in at night. We stay in on the far east side of 4th Ward surrounded by dozens of other Urban Loft dwellers.

Main St. seems to be lagging behind all others(i.e. Washington Ave., Houston Ave., W. Dallas, and many other major streets leading into downtown) in development. This side of North side still looks like it did 20 years ago with not much sign of life. What is up with that? Is it lonly a matter of time? Are developers waiting for the rail line to be completed before investing?

there's also a run down car lot right across the street. seems this location would be excellent for a service station or something.

I see Stewart's & Stevenson's is gone. What will become of this corner in the future?

Thanks for the info!

Approx. $1.1M in federal dollars was received by the city towards the Gregory School project. The majority of those dollars have been spent during the scope development, progamming, and design phases of the project. Those plans are 90% complete. The city has identified nearly $3M in bond and grant funds towards the nearly $5.5M construction budget for the project.

The city is in the process of finalizing plans, budgets, operating costs, and management of the facility before committing the balance of the needed funding and beginning construction. The intent is to begin construction before the end of the current fiscal year; June 30, 2006.

It's been a long three-year process, but considering that HISD allowed the building to rot into complete disrepair for nearly 20 years before the city agreed to take it over and save it, and considering the ridiculous amount of political posturing that has enveloped the project, the city is making reasonable progress.

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Michael Savage?

Just curious what happened to all the federal money the city has received for the restoration of this site.

Nice! I have a car lot on 4025 Telephone Road. Very familiar with this road. Very Interesting. Had no idea that Telephone Rd. had so many nice places. Thanks!

are there many open lots in eastwood?

if not, i wouldn't build, i would buy something that's already there...

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no, there aren't many. a few. but there are some very old homes as well that may be past the point of fixing up.

Hmmm..  A museum vs. a metal townhome.

No brainer which gets more care from the owner.

Just wait until the screws start rusting on the tin cans.

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I own one of these tin cans in 4th Ward. My wife preferred the more traditional brick but they didn't have any in 4th Ward which I preferred much more than the 3rd Ward/Midtown area. The interior is very nice. I love it and the wife has come around. I am concerned however with how they will look in 10 years. I've seen some off of Memorial and other areas and it does seem that years do not help the appearance. They start to look pretty bad in fact. We'll probably sell before that happens.

Did you get to go to the meeting?  Any good info come out of it?  We currently rent in the neigborhood and have plans to make it permanent.

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i live in an urban loft on robin. have yet to go to one of these meetings.

My wife and I bought our loft(Urban Lofts) here in 4th Ward last year. We are in our mid 20s. I love the location, right in front of downtown. But we're going to need a house soon(2-3 yrs) and I really want to get out of debt so I was considering selling the loft next year, buying a lot in Eastwood and building our own custom home. I believe Eastwood would be a great investment, but I also know leaving the loft behind would also leave behind a good investment. Any advice? Should I lease the loft? I've seen what a lot of years can do to these metal urban lofts as well. They don't get any prettier. Thanks for your thoughts!