cabanaboy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 My money is on Gulf Freeway Oaks. I base this strictly on depreciation rates, quality of the streetwalkers, flooding, and odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 fondren southwest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 fondren southwestI second that, but 4th Ward is a close second, but the Metal homes are taking overAll those stupid latin gangs in that area, plus Katrina people bumming around can't help either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 My money is on Gulf Freeway Oaks. I base this strictly on depreciation rates, quality of the streetwalkers, flooding, and odor. The quality of our streetwalkers (Airline) seems to have gone down recently. Not sure how they stand up against Gulf Freeway Oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 West U sucks. Everyone stay away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 There are actually a few cool mods in Gulf Freeway Oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 West U sucks. Everyone stay away.Other than the train the blasts through, West U is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieDidIt Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Greenspoint. What a failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 The Bermuda Triangle of Beltway 8, SW Frwy & Bissonnet. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gulfton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Greenspoint. What a failure.Gunspoint, that is a mess. I love how the website and even the logo focuses SO MUCH on the few high rises they have (which I am sure were all built in it's glory days) since none have been built there since.Greenspoint websiteIt screams, LOOK, we are like Uptown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
native_Houstonian Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I would also have to say Gulfton. Although, because if its proximity to the Galleria, I could see that area turning around someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 pardon my ignorance..what would define gulf freeway oaks geographically speaking, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I would also have to say Gulfton. Although, because if its proximity to the Galleria, I could see that area turning around someday.One of the things Gulfton has going for it is that there are a whole lot of large apartment complexes on relatively large tracts. Makes redevelopment very quick when the time comes. However, those complexes are moneymakers and nobody is going to want to live near one of them in the mean time...so unless all the property owners form a coop and do something big at the same time...I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a turnaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 One of the things Gulfton has going for it is that there are a whole lot of large apartment complexes on relatively large tracts. Makes redevelopment very quick when the time comes.Wasn't one of those apartment complexes the old Lantern Village Apartments? I remember in the early 1980s it seemed like a good place to call home. I think its selling point was that every apartment came with a VCR!Anyway, wasn't it off Gulfton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 so unless all the property owners form a coop and do something big at the same time...Ewww. Where would all the residents end up?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 One of the things Gulfton has going for it is that there are a whole lot of large apartment complexes on relatively large tracts. Makes redevelopment very quick when the time comes. However, those complexes are moneymakers. Once all the illegals are removed, they apartments won't have any renters, hence new development! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Wasn't one of those apartment complexes the old Lantern Village Apartments? I remember in the early 1980s it seemed like a good place to call home. I think its selling point was that every apartment came with a VCR!Anyway, wasn't it off Gulfton?vcr...nice!lantern village is still on gulfton near chimney rock/renwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 lantern village is still on gulfton near chimney rock/renwickI lived there about 5 years ago, parking is a pain because 3 families live in one apartment.It was nice to have all the bills paid though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 "Colonial House...shaped with you in mind." "Hi. I'm Michael Pollack, and for the past six months I've been inviting you to see our incredible apartments and new lifestyle at Colonial House. And based on the overwhelming response, a lot of people are looking for that new and unique lifestyle they've always dreamed of." "you get a free VCR when you sign a six-month lease." one of the commercials had a bikini clad woman leap up out of a hot tub or pool holding a vcr over her head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Fifth Ward. Southside of Houston. MLK area. Areas around Milby HS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxConcrete Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 One of the things Gulfton has going for it is that there are a whole lot of large apartment complexes on relatively large tracts. Makes redevelopment very quick when the time comes. However, those complexes are moneymakers and nobody is going to want to live near one of them in the mean time...so unless all the property owners form a coop and do something big at the same time...I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a turnaround.In Dallas, a 1970s-era apartment complex with 1084 units on 44 acres was recently approved for demolition and redevelopment (mostly non-residential).http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2006-...ws/schutze.html(This article is against the demolition, but everyone else in Dallas was for it)I agree, there could be hope one day for major redevelopment of the Gulfton "geto". But driving through the area, it looks to me like most of the complexes are being maintained and occupancy is high, so I also agree that no redevelopment is imminent.As someone else noted, if our immigration and employment laws are actually enforced, many occupants would return to Mexico leaving the complexes without tenants, opening the door for redevelopment.The Bermuda Triangle of Beltway 8, SW Frwy & Bissonnet.That should be expanded to include the adjacent apartments in the Westwood area along Club Creek. That is a really bad area, with lots of Katrina evacuees in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Katrina evacuees in the mix.Definately got the worse of the bunch there, the good ones moved back and the ones that don't have jobs stayed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) Fifth Ward. Southside of Houston. MLK area. Areas around Milby HS.yup.. Edited July 11, 2006 by MexAmerican_Moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Fifth Ward. Southside of Houston. MLK area. Areas around Milby HS.Speaking of the south side, specifically Sunnyside...my girlfriend's father practices criminal law and has picked up a few cruddy houses in lieu of cash payment over the years. He takes pride in his rentals and tries to keep them well-maintained, but has found rehabbing to be profoundly difficult because the neighbors constantly steal his tools and materials...even in plain sight. Calling the cops doesn't do any good in this neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 ooh yeah, sunnyside. bellfort seems to be the plagued road of houston... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 a few cruddy houses in lieu of cash payment over the years. Looks like he got himself a nice foreclosure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Define worst neighborhood? Is it crime, drugs, poverty, etc..?I think they come in "threes":1. Sunnyside/Southpark/South Union2. South Fondren/Westwood/Gulfton3. 5th Ward/Kashmere Gardens/Denver Harbor4. Acres Homes/Independence Heights/InwoodHonorable Mention: Upper 3rd Ward.I don't think Greenspoint is at all as bad as people continue to paint it. At least its not as bad as people say it once was. Now that Katrina evacuees have moved into the area however, it might regain some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) Independence HeightsBTW Gnu-THANKS ALOT for that image of Pollack. Just when you think you've gotten something out of your head-BAM someone has to drag it back from the dead. Edited July 11, 2006 by nmainguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Define worst neighborhood? Is it crime, drugs, poverty, etc..?I think they come in "threes":1. Sunnyside/Southpark/South Union2. South Fondren/Westwood/Gulfton3. 5th Ward/Kashmere Gardens/Denver Harbor4. Acres Homes/Independence Heights/InwoodHonorable Mention: Upper 3rd Ward.I don't think Greenspoint is at all as bad as people continue to paint it. At least its not as bad as people say it once was. Now that Katrina evacuees have moved into the area however, it might regain some attention.Good post. Definitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Define worst neighborhood? Is it crime, drugs, poverty, etc..?I think they come in "threes":1. Sunnyside/Southpark/South Union2. South Fondren/Westwood/Gulfton3. 5th Ward/Kashmere Gardens/Denver Harbor4. Acres Homes/Independence Heights/InwoodGotta disagree about South Union...I've lived in Gulfton and around Fondren and Braeswood, and those areas are definitely worse neighborhoods than South Union when it comes to crime. Even as a white man (the only one around) I'm not afraid to walk the streets of South Union at night. I left the Gulfton area 10 years ago after there were two murders in my apartment complex within 6 months. Another friend who lived a few blocks down Fondren from me had both his car and apartment broken into within a 6 month period. That was also 10 years ago. I can't imagine what it's like now. A lot of folks in South Union may be poor, but it's peaceful. There are no gang or violence problems around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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