Houston Agent

Sorry to bump this really old thread, but I found it while searching for the history of the land that is now Treeline (The development - I live here). Instead of starting a new thread, I figure this was the best place to add a comment/question.

Does anyone know what this land was before it was the golf course? Any tips for how I could search for it and its history?

I heard it's going to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Isn't there already a KFC on the corner of 2920 and Kuykendahl though?

There isn't a Burger King anywhere in that area either.

According to Williams Construction website, it is going to be an HEB.

http://wdc-construction.com/projects-detai...ProjectTypeID=2

Woohoo!

I wonder where the new Academy is going?

Alicia's is high quality, Tex-Mex. Excellent beef fajitas.

Food is great. Comparable to Lupe Tortillas, IMO.

Good! My broker is in that same building. I'm excited!

I'm about tired of Chuy's and I think I've finally gotten tired of Los Cucos. We need some more choices out here.

I love Lupe Tortillas, but the one closest to us (I-45 S) stinks. Literally. Something is wrong with that place. It smells like mold. We end up having to drive to the Shenandoah location just to avoid the smell.

I hope it's still the H.E.B, because right now our options are Kroger, Kroger, or if you really want to try something new, Kroger.

It looks like the Portrait Homes development (a.k.a. Vintage Royale) has halted completion. I suspect their other incomplete properties are in the same state.

http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/industry-n...rticleID=878923

This is very alarming to me, as the newest, unfinished section of their townhomes is literally falling apart before my eyes. The two sections were heavily damaged in the hurricane, and have sat unattended, rotting away ever since. The section that was only a frame partially collapsed in the storm, and more fell with the storms we had 2 weeks ago. Not only is their property unsightly, but it is hazardous as well.

About 3 weeks ago, a crew came out and completed the brick on 3 more units. Since then, they put up 2 'sold' signs, but no other work has been done. I'm guessing the company bailed out before closing was completed.

Last week, trucks came by and removed the "sales offices" from the property. The phone line still works, but all you get it voicemail, with no return phone calls. You can see these buildings from my front yard, and it is upsetting because we had planned on selling our house soon. I certainly wouldn't purchase a home that looked out on this eyesore.

Strangely, the last remaining wooded section in the back left corner of this development has been cleared in the past week. Any ideas on what they plan to do with this land? It doesn't seem easily accessible.

Nice. They cut down a forest of trees on Louetta and Holzworth. I figured something was (not) happening, when the weeds started to get 5' tall and finally their sign collapsed to the ground.

Wish we could get the trees back.

The parasitical government preying on our beloved area's lack of government has sent me the following alerts about proposed new subsidized apartment developments in our part of town. There may be more for areas in Klein, Spring etc so you may want to check the Texas Dept. of Housing website for information about your area.

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Where in the website would we find the Spring/Klein info? I looked, but I can't find the link that contains the info you quoted, much less any additional info.

story from the Houston Chronicle regarding fire at Sizzler

About a week before it burned down, at least on the inside, you can't tell from the outside, Sizzler called it quits, supposedly never meeting their profit quotas, and just never "catching fire" with the dining out crowd in this area. I never went there, so I can't speak as to the quality of food, nor do I know anyone around here who ever went there to try them out.

As to the surrounding restaurants in this immediate area, Chili's is always busy, Chik-fil-A always has a line of cars in the drive-through, Panda Express did well when it first opened and now is hardly ever busy, Taco Bell is another one that always has a line of cars at the drive-through, Shogun seems to doing well, Buffalo Wild Wings does very well, Quizno's is barely hanging on, Grazi's is hanging in there, Sonic's usually pretty busy, Wendy's has steady business, so does Starbucks while the Coffee Guy is long gone. Can't remember the name of the Mexican place near Kroger's, we always call it "The Hut", is decently priced, tasty and always busy. I look forward to Spring Creek BBQ, as I've heard good things about them.

We ate at that Sizzler once. I never remembered them as a child when they were in Houston, and after eating at the one in Spring, I understood why. The food was mediocre at best. I've eaten at the Denny's a couple of times, but to be honest, I forget about it. I suspect they get a lot of people from Windrose. The other one on Holzworth, is just as convenient for us, so I usually head that way.

My husband is a firefighter, and the last he heard, they still suspected arson at the Sizzler. If you drove around to the front, right-hand side, you could see where it burned.

As far as Shogun, I went there for the first time the other evening. I wasn't too impressed. Kobe's, or H.B. Steakhouse it wasn't - but the prices were just as high.

I feel like we're in a black hole in Spring, as far as restaurants go. It's like the developers looked the other way as they were traveling down I-45 from 1960, and didn't pay attention until they got to the Woodlands.

The new HEB planned for FM 2920 and I45 is apparently now planned for FM 2920 and Hannover Woods Drive across from the new Wachovia Bank and Auto Zone.

NEW HEB on FM 2920

You have just made my day! A driveway on Spring-Cypress would be perfect.

Does anyone know why they built on I-45 and then decided not to open up there? I don't know much about commercial real estate, but that seems like a more likely place for a store, and obviously at one time, someone else thought so too.

For some reason I thought it was going to be apartments. It seems to me the area is too big for just one restaurant, but I could be wrong.

They had cleared all those trees a long time ago, but it looked like they started clearing more in a small section in the back. Seems interesting that they'd do that.

Are you sure you're not thinking of the property at Holzworth and Louetta, across from the new Shipley's? They tore all of those trees down ages ago, but it's been sitting there untouched for over a year. At the same time, the other town home property at Louetta and Old Holzworth tanked.

Living off of Louetta - the last thing we need is apartments. The traffic is getting bad as it is.

Its a Property Commerce development, currently touting a Cheddar's Restaurant & NTB, in addition to 3 or 4 more pad sites.

I see a driveway further down Louetta; that's good. I'm not thrilled about Cheddar's, but I see a slightly smaller pad for a restaurant, so hope is still alive for something decent. And how many tire places does this area need?

What I'd really, really love to see out this way, is a Los Cucos.

I graduated from Scarborough, but went to Katherine Smith (the area was originally supposed to go to Waltrip). All of my friends went to Wainwright though. I guess I'm showing my age!

I grew up off of Mangum and 43rd, and drove by there the other day. I was absolutely shocked to see the strip center in front of Oak Forest on Mangum. What an eyesore! My parents got out of there and moved to the Woodlands about 25 years ago, and I don't think they've been back to that area since. It's not looking so hot.

I hated to see all of those trees go, and the last thing this area needs is another strip or shopping center, but it sure would be nice to have restaurant that doesn't serve its food in a drive-thru. Something is taking shape towards the front, that looks restaurant-ish.

I'm also hoping for a grocery store on the southbound side, since the HEB at FM 2920 apparently was scrapped awhile back.

Anyone know anything about Chesmar homes? They seem to be a new(er) builder in the Houston area. I did a search on Google, but I didn't really find anything other than their home page, nor was I able find anything in this forum. Are they part of a larger, more well-known company? Thanks!

I could have my builder wrong, but I believe Chesmar was started by some disgruntled Lennar higher-ups, who were either canned, or quit.

If I'm remembering correctly, there was a shake-up and several people left, formed their own company, and pulled a lot of Lennar sales talent with them.

My husband is a licensed inspector and I'm a real estate agent.

There is no way on Earth I would ever be both the licensed realtor and the inspector. The liability for both licensees is too huge as it is. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen, IMO.

I don't even allow my husband to inspect for my clients, due to the liability. He does however, get a HUGE amount of his business through me, by working for agents that I associate with.

I believe the hours for inspectors has greatly increased in the past year and unfortunately, it seems to be one of those careers that everyone thinks they can do, and be successful at - ditto for selling real estate. Neither career is easy; both have liability concerns; both are extremely competitive and both are cyclical in income.

Both my husband and I are self-employed. The one thing his career wins over mine, hand's down, is that his has low overhead. He has a large insurance bill and had to buy tools and software, but other than gas, he's good to go. Not so for me.

My husband's pretty darn good!

www.alltexhomeinspections.com

I started out in real estate as a buyer's agent, but now take listings as well. If I were you, I wouldn't concentrate so much on someone who only represents buyers, but on finding someone who's competent.

I have my ABR, which stands for Accredited Buyer's Representative. I would search for an agent who has those same credentials. Those are the agents who have represented at least six buyers and have training above and beyond the State's requirements.

As far as the area - I've shown in areas I didn't know a thing about and still managed to find my buyer a home that met their requirements. A good agent is going to do his/her footwork before getting in the car with her buyer.

It's not necessary for an agent to live in the area they work in. I live north of Houston, but have sold as far out as Pearland.

My advice: Pick someone you're comfortable with and who is competent.

Suzanne

Is anyone aware of what is going to built on the corner of Ella Blvd and Spring-Cypress? It seems that one day there were tons of trees and the next, it was nothing but dirt.