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  1. Victor,

    Welcome to the site and neighborhood. I hijacked your entry and put it here because I wanted to comment.

    I have been keeping an eye on this as well, and usually I rail against a lot of this type of stuff, but in this case the development is a few steps above what was there. Before, it was light industrial, and it was a pretty junky lot at that. Anything would have been better. BTW, I think the development would be considered more Shady Acres than Timbergrove. Timbergrove would never allow something like this to be built, Shady Acres has no such deed restrictions.

    I am just amazed at the overall pace of construction in the area. Shady Acres has got to have the highest amount of new residential construction activity currently going on inside the loop. Has anyone else taken a drive around the area lately?

    The funnest drive is to go down 14th street on the block that dead ends into the baseball field on TC Jester. Some garishly large houses for the area have been built that would look more at home in Bellaire than Shady Acres. Also, a few recently cleared large plats near 18th and Beall, and one very large plat on 15th 1/2 street just past Beall that used to be an old mobile home park. Looks like everyone was kicked out in March and the owners took a dozer to the entire site. I'm sure something big and Perry will be going in there.

    HeightsGuy,

    I usually walk my dog past the big*ss home on 14th st.(you know the mint green one). I was told by one of the long time residents next door that a couple and their three kids live there. That whole street BTW is in the flood plain, although most of the new construction there is built on a 4-6 foot foundation. The houses just loom over you. I would have to say this is one of the most private streets I have been on around the Heights/Timbergrove/Pine something area.

    Victor

  2. Hi All,

    Meyer and Smith was the iron fence company that used to be where they are building the so called 'Park on Prince'. I agree most things would be a huge improvement over the gritty industrial complex that churned out so many fences.

    I am good friends with the deed restriction enforcer in Timbergrove and we both think the new development is still a plus for our neighborhood. For one, it should improve the property value for Timbergrove, since prospective buyers will see that our lots are fairly big and hopefully will remain so. There are some recent buyers in Timbergrove who have bought adjacent lots. One for the house and the other for a huge backyard.

    Back on topic, I was hoping for some homes in the style of shotgun houses with nice ironwork and patios. There is a company by the name of Creole Construction that has built homes around 18th - 20th st near the intersection of Lawrence that have done some very nice looking homes. I also like them because they feature a back alley for cars to get to the garage.

    The developer looks like they are just ready to churn and burn to recoup their investment as quickly as possible. Hopefully, these homes won't have the problems that plagued the Perry homes featured in a Houston Press story.

    Cheers,

    Victor

    BTW, one of my best friends lives literally right next door to the development. She won't be getting to sleep in anytime soon.

  3. Danax,

    They have built a few homes off of Nashua and Prince between 13th and 14th Street. That whole area will be the Barrio no more. If you drive North on TC Jester and take TC Jester East you will pass a ton of new homes being built there around 16th thru 18th Street. A lot of homes on a relatively tiny parcel of land. They don't look too bad, since I like their color palette, but they are very cookie cutter. I should be the last to say this, because the postwar home I bought on Prince St. is a slight variant of the same design used throughout the street.

    Back to the thread subject, I think the house from the exterior looks like a mod that was squished from the sides(if you are looking at the front door). I'm guessing the kitchen is in the back because the ceiling slopes down towards the back and the front has an elevated face. Maybe the architect loved mod, but the client didn't have enough money to fulfill an original design. Just wild speculation on my part.

    Victor

  4. Hi,

    I've been lurking around this board for awhile, but first time that I've commented. I called the listing agent to see what the O'keefe & Merrit might go for. She said $900+ for the stove and $500 for the refrigerator. Those are ridiculous prices for appliances that aren't in refurbished or restored condition. For those who might not know, the fridge is a Philco, which was manufactured by the Philco Company out of, you guessed it, Philidelphia. I managed to snag an O&M for $100 out of Conroe, and a Philco almost identical to the one in the picture for FREE! My only immediate expense for the fridge is that I have to get it shipped out of Detroit, MI. I found it on craigslist.org(this has got to be one of the best sites online). If anyone stumbles across 50's era appliances that they want to part for with for cheap, let me know(vtran265@houston.rr.com). Here's a link to my seafoam green Philco that is currently in my kitchen:

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    BTW, I'm in Timbergrove and they are building 40 new homes in an extremely small area over here at Prince and 12th. They really went to town on it today digging up all of the sewer lines and etc. I saw the plans for the homes and they are F*gly. Their web address is khovurban.com

    Apologies in advance for changing the subject matter.

    Cheers,

    Victor

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