jonj101

Too bad Makenzies closed a few years ago. One of the best steaks I've ever had. Saltgrass is over there by the movie theatre and I've had a decent steak at Texas Roadhouse.

Makenzies was awesome. Im not sure why they didnt make it - location I guess?

Also, Ive been to Roadhouse and Saltgrass, and theyre good. But I was thinking of something a tier above.

Steak and Shake is trying to come Pearland, according to a manager in Katy; they are waiting on a deal to go through on the property next to Red Lobster.

I heard that this deal went through - but I cant confirm.

As for the competition, it is kind of crazy: Mooyah, Red Robin and Five Guys; Buger King, Carl Jr's, and McDonalds, two Hibachis across the street from each other, Freebirds and Chipotle.

Also, I wish someone would just purchase that Arbys and renovate it. It seems like its was only open for a quick minute and then was shut down. Now its just taking up space.

I would like to see a Cheddars in the area. Also a nice steakhouse. I know Killens (which is awesome) is in east Pearland, and we have a couple of Hibachis near the town center, but I would like to see something else.

I just purchased a home in the Southgate community on August 1st - built by Cervelle.

My father lives in this neighborhood, as well as an uncle. They have been here for a few years and have had no problems with their houses.

As mentioned, the barns can be used for various things - for the home I purchased the former owners finished it out with a bathroom and upper room area. i plan on making it a man cave.

So far I love it here - the community is pretty quiet, and everyone has been nice so far.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Presidentialparkforeclosed-89987772.html

Chan 11 News from this morning.

My brother lives in Brunswick (Harris County) and my father lives in Southgate (behind PTC).

Whenever Im in the area we just go to the liquor store at Cullen and Beltway 8?

My wife and I were under contract to build a house in Southgate. We liked the large lots and the nice garages. We did not think that the neighborhood was very pretty. It did not have any extras (park, pool, community center ...). The neighborhood was very plain. We ended up buying a house in Sunrise Lakes. I believe that Southgate is a nice neighborhood but it will not be an upper echelon neighborhood. You cannot beat that tax rate thought, if price is your number one factor in a house.

I agree with pretty much everything you said - the neighborhood itself doesnt have anything that just pops out as amazing. (except for the garages and houses themselves imo)

I havent yet looked into Sunrise Lakes - does it have all of the amenities you mentioned? Also, is it a headache geeting down 518 into your subdivision? I know the traffic sometimes can be kind of jammed near 518 and 288, but i didnt know so much about further down.

We might need to look around more - weve looked west of 288 mostly, but havent considered much east of it.

Hello.

I am new to this forum, and I was glad to find a place with such active discussion concerning Pearland.

I wanted to get the viewpoint of visitors to this forum on the southgate subdivision, which is located just south of Pearland Town Center, and just north of the Southfork subdivision which was previously occupied by Royse, but for the most part has now been turned over to Cervelle for development. Some of the residents of southgate backyards actually have a view of the "lake" and park of town center. Cervelle is the exclusive developer of Southgate.

My wife and I are in our late 20's, and we are considering moving to Pearland from our current residence near downtown Houston. While I do have insight into southgate because my parents and an uncle have moved into the subdivision, I would like to get a fair opinion from some of you. I noticed reading this forum that some of you dwell in SCR, and I just wanted a comparison to your experience.

Basically, from what I know about Southgate, the tax rate is currently 2.71, because they have no MUD tax in that one development (however the new construction in Southfork wil have MUD tax). The HOA fees are around 200/year (south fork will be nearly 400/year), and all the homes have detached garages and the lots are typically 80 x 120.

However there are some extras in the surrounding developments that southgate does not have (for example a community center, etc.) The salesperson at Southern Trails pointed out to me that in terms of resale oppurtunity this could make a significant difference. From your experience in SCR have you seen this make that much of a difference?

Also, do you know anything regarding the quality of Cervelle homes. Im impressed with my familys' purchases, but once again I dont want to take a biased eye to anything out there. Any info, viewpoints, etc. is welcome. Thanks.

p.s. - sorry for the first long post.