GREASER Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I am curious how many people on this site live in Garden Villas. Please respond only if you currently live in the neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Is this by Hobby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Is this by Hobby? Hobby is just about 1 mile South off Telephone. My big sis used to live there in early 82. I was just too tucked away for commuting and surrounded by.... nice areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Hobby is just about 1 mile South off Telephone. My big sis used to live there in early 82. I was just too tucked away for commuting and surrounded by.... nice areas. you obviously don't get out much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Ythese are the worst pics ever, but this house is very cool. Mistlite glass in the front, and large windows across the front. The best features arent shown. Sq footage and lot size cant be beat. Needs some work, but hey, its just wood..(no jokes on that one). I obviously not a realtor..just want someone that knows a little about cool houses to move in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarvey Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 It is cute. I love the bathrooms! I always appreciate a post of an affordable modish home. I'm not looking to buy but thanks for posting.http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Ythese are the worst pics ever, but this house is very cool. Mistlite glass in the front, and large windows across the front. The best features arent shown. Sq footage and lot size cant be beat. Needs some work, but hey, its just wood..(no jokes on that one). I obviously not a realtor..just want someone that knows a little about cool houses to move in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Wow - the price and over an acre of land? Wish I was ready to buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goastros Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Wow--I'd fire the agent for posting those pics. They are terrible. You can't tell anything about the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 ^Yeah, yet another listing of crappy cellular phone pictures. There's no address listed, but I think it is 7255 Sims Dr. (near Swallow St. on the bayou). Google streetview has better pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 "Mistlite" glass...that's an interesting name, very fitting. I like to hear these mod terms. I'd forgotten how beautiful those tree-lined streets in Garden Villas are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 ^Yeah, yet another listing of crappy cellular phone pictures. There's no address listed, but I think it is 7255 Sims Dr. (near Swallow St. on the bayou). Google streetview has better pictures yup...that should be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Historian Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I grew up in Garden Villas! This is a neat house. (I'm glad my wife does not log into here or I'd be moving!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "Mistlite" glass...that's an interesting name, very fitting. I like to hear these mod terms. I'd forgotten how beautiful those tree-lined streets in Garden Villas are.There is a bunch of rehab work currently going on in GV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 There is a bunch of rehab work currently going on in GV.That's nice to know, I need to cruise thru...and check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapillionWyngs Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 My Aunt lived at 7105 Sims Drive. It was a beautiful 1 1/2 story colonial. Have no idea what it looks like now. I am very ill at the moment, but would love to see the house. Could someone who lives in GV go by and at least look at it for me and tell me what it looks like? You can PM me if you don't want to put it on this thread. I loved Garden Villas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 If its the one right in the bend coming off Santa Fe, its looks great. The new owners extended the porch a while back, replaced a bunch of bad wood, and enlarged the columns. Its much more "colonial" now that before. They are working on that thing constantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 If its the one right in the bend coming off Santa Fe, its looks great. The new owners extended the porch a while back, replaced a bunch of bad wood, and enlarged the columns. Its much more "colonial" now that before. They are working on that thing constantlyhttp://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06805.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06805.jpgthats the one I was talking about, but not the correct address...its on the other end of sims..but same...bigger porch and very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 ^ That photo looks like it was taken out in the country. Parts of Garden Villas have kind of a rural feel to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Historian Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Garden Villas does have a rural feel by design. It was developed by W.T. Carter who's Carter Lumber Co. established what evolved into Hobby Airport at the same time. In the 1920s when you purchased a lot in Garden Villas, the services of an architect were provided as part of the deal. The neighborhood was laid out around a community center that now has Garden Villas Elementary - originally a complete K-12 stand alone school. This is one of the very, very few areas of Houston that was designed as a little village to emulate River Oaks - not as what we now consider a suburb. Carter lived in River Oaks and wanted this to be an upper middle class version - it was no cheap development as all the street were lined with Pecan trees which the majority still remain. There is a very active homeowners society there and a surprising number of very long time residents. And as for rural, one of the earliest ads for lots stated that the revenue from vegetables and yard eggs could easily pay the mortgage! There was a design for their own railroad station on the line running Mykawa Road and Highway 35 began as the service road for the telegraph later telephone line and is now popularly known as Telephone Road. Go the the 1940s terminal museum at Hobby and you can see early area photos as well as visit the Garden Villas website at http://www.gardenvillas.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Garden Villas does have a rural feel by design. It was developed by W.T. Carter who's Carter Lumber Co. established what evolved into Hobby Airport at the same time. In the 1920s when you purchased a lot in Garden Villas, the services of an architect were provided as part of the deal. The neighborhood was laid out around a community center that now has Garden Villas Elementary - originally a complete K-12 stand alone school. This is one of the very, very few areas of Houston that was designed as a little village to emulate River Oaks - not as what we now consider a suburb. Carter lived in River Oaks and wanted this to be an upper middle class version - it was no cheap development as all the street were lined with Pecan trees which the majority still remain. There is a very active homeowners society there and a surprising number of very long time residents. And as for rural, one of the earliest ads for lots stated that the revenue from vegetables and yard eggs could easily pay the mortgage! There was a design for their own railroad station on the line running Mykawa Road and Highway 35 began as the service road for the telegraph later telephone line and is now popularly known as Telephone Road. Go the the 1940s terminal museum at Hobby and you can see early area photos as well as visit the Garden Villas website at http://www.gardenvillas.org We are relative newcomers to Garden Villas - 22 years. I believe that the reason for so many long time residents is the sense of privacy and "room to breath" that a 3/4 acre lot with an abundance of mature trees and shrubbery provide. The pecan lined streets are "tunnels of shade", temperatures inside the neighborhood are several degrees cooler than the surrounding areas. Garden Villas is ideal for all outdoor activities such as jogging, biking, gardening. Note yard: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y The value is in the land. which, at this moment , is rather cheap. WVK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I would love to move to this neighborhood next time around (later this year). Is there ever much rental property? (I don't think I'll be buying in Houston) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I would love to move to this neighborhood next time around (later this year). Is there ever much rental property? (I don't think I'll be buying in Houston)Here's one:http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 ^Nice place (though beyond my price range) - hopefully more will come up closer to move time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 If it's in Garden Villas, the " school information" on the HAR page is dead wrong.Garden Villas is zoned to Houston ISD (Garden Villas ES, Hartman MS, Sterling HS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Note yard:http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=YThe value is in the land. which, at this moment , is rather cheap. WVK Speaking of yards, this visited ours this morning:Front:http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06816.jpgBack:http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06817.jpgwvk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I saw the person selling this is pending on buying it for 59k. 6777 Pending Sale 7255 Sims Drive Houston 77061 $59,900 David Denenburg 713-922-709 So guessing someone can pick up this house for a little more that lot value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVK Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Speaking of yards, this visited ours this morning:Front:http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06816.jpgBack:http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/W...nt=DSC06817.jpgwvkAnd this morning: http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/WEVK/DSC06917.jpgWVK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 this one has gone weird...now the back half of the lot is not for sale. The house and now very small backyard are. No price listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 this one has gone weird...now the back half of the lot is not for sale. The house and now very small backyard are. No price listed.i am not sure which house this was/is (link seems dead) - but if it backs up to sims bayou then the lot sqft numbers on the tax rolls are not the "useable" sq. footage. This is a result of the very large flood control easements that were put in when they re-did the bayou in the 90's (i believe the easement is on the HCAD maps with a dashed line) . They probably got tired of telling prospective buyers that you can't really use the back half of your property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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