New Urbanism In Houston?

[jakabedy]

I am an "old house" person possibly relocating to Houston. I've checked out many of the old neighborhoods (thanks for the input in my earlier thread, by the way), but find that they might not suit my needs (price, location, condition and commute) so was wondering if there are any newer developments like this (smaller houses would be fine) anywhere in the area -- but not as pricy.

http://www.mtlaurel.com/

I simply can't handle the brick-front, one bradford pear, 2-car-garage-with-house- attached neighborhoods that seem to run rampant across the country. So, anyone got any ideas? I'm hoping to stay under 200K, but can squeak up if necessary.

Thank you!

[travelguy_73]

New urbanism hasn't caught on here like in other parts of the country. I think the closest thing we have (in new constructions) is Parkside, which isn't exactly that close to downtown. I believe the homes are all Hardiplank, with some masonry accents. They are considered starter homes, and so would come in quite a bit under your max.

[midtown 4.2]

I seem to recall some development in Pearland, but can't remember the name. I'll try to Google it later.

[H-Town Man]

They're starting to build stuff like this in the Woodlands Town Center. Thirty minutes north of downtown.

[yall_are_nutty]

The Woodlands built some neighborhoods like this about 8-10 years ago. Here's one.........

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/est...0/homeline.html