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By Betsy [email protected]
When METRO permanently closed the Pinemont Park and Ride last January there was a lot of disappointment among area residents, especially in the nearby Forest West neigh-borhood.
Now comes word that the lot at 6201 Pinemont will be sold.
METRO Vice President and Senior Press Officer Je-rome Gray stated that the 14.8 acre property with frontage on Pinemont Drive and on Federal Plaza Drive has been declared a surplus property by the METRO Board in June of 2014, allowing staff to move forward with selling the prop-erty.
He said that since federal funds were involved in pro-viding the Park and Ride, they must first get concurrence from the Federal Transporta-tion Administration for the sale of the land.
“We hope to have that wrapped up within the next month,” Gray stated. “Once that occurs, the general pro-cess is to move forward with
advertising in the paper for a solicitation of seal bids for the property.”
The value will be deter-mined by an appraisal and the
property will go to the person with the best offer.
The news was met with con-cern by Forest West Associa-tion president David Ojeman.
“Most of the neighborhood was not at all happy it closed,” said Ojeman. “Now we’re kind
By Cynthia LescalleetFor The Leader
When driving by the dilapi-dated 1894 Queen Anne cot-tage in the Old Sixth Ward, most wannabe homeowners would have likely written it off. The structure and side porch tilted noticeably, its interior had been subdivided into a warren of rooms and the lot came with a shack-like out-building.
A young professional couple, however, picked the neglected property to reclaim and reno-vate as their first home. Mike Morrow of Kinneymorrow Architecture blended their op-posing housing preferences: she was drawn by older homes with character, he gravitated toward more minimalist prop-erties with open floor plans and lots of natural light.
That dichotomy wasn’t an insurmountable contradic-tion for Morrow, however; his
renovation design plan kept the home’s Victorian frills and scale, but reworked the floor plan’s light, space and geomet-rics for contemporary living.
As renovations go, the older
the property the more compli-cated a project can become, Morrow said. Time brings changes and alterations -- usu-ally completed “economically” by owners, he says, and not al-
ways well. The decades bring more layers to rectify.
“Half the battle with many of these houses is simply re-moving a century or more of bad decisions,” Morrow stated.
This home’s more than 100 years of history had also in-cluded time as a family-run bakery and, later, conversion into rental units.
Meanwhile, the property’s location falls within the Sixth Ward Historic District. Its pedigree as “The Frey House” ties it to the original owner of the home, built by Frederick Strieber. Thus, the redesign, materials, processes and per-mitting all sought compliance with and approval from the Houston Architectural His-torical Commission. Morrow’s advice: Be sure all involved in the project are aware it’s in an historic district and what that means in terms of what can and can’t be done.
120 years later...The renovation’s first step
was to straighten the struc-ture. It tilted six degrees east, toward the former driveway. That leveling process took “brute force and experience,”
Morrow said.Early work on the 5,000-sq.-
ft. lot revealed an old brick cis-tern, measuring 13 ft. by 14 ft.,
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Contributed PhotosThe before (left) and after (right) of Mike Morrow’s home renovation project shows some obviously much-needed updates and modernization of the dilapidated 1894 Queen Anne cottage in the Old Sixth Ward. Morrow, of Kinneymorrow Architecture, kept the home’s Victorian frills and scale, but reworked the floor plan’s light, space and geometrics for contemporary living.
Pinemont Park and Ride site prime property for potential development
Photo by Betsy DensonWhile the current site of the closed Pinemont Park & Ride might be gathering dust, residents are specu-lating on what groups might be interested in a purchase of the property which was closed to make way for highway construction. METRO declared the site a “surplus propery” in June and the organization hopes to move forward with soliciting bids for the property within the near future.
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beneath a portion of the home and yard. The subterranean find enabled the scope to add a fresh tank within it for rain-water harvesting to irrigate the yard. But first, Morrow notes, engineers had to modify the home’s foundation to span it.
The design also added about 600 sq. ft. to the home’s origi-nal 900-sq.-ft. footprint and re-positioned interior spaces. For example, the more pub-lic areas – living, dining and kitchen -- open to each other and line up along the east side of the home, where an exten-sive deck has replaced the for-mer driveway. Thus, the pub-lic space shares natural light and access to outdoor living space.
Bedrooms and bathrooms, meanwhile, comprise the pri-vate space that aligns on the
home’s west side. The old shack, which was not included in the property’s historical inventory, is long gone. And with the former driveway now a side yard with large deck, parking moved to space in front of the home.
A blended buildoutThere’s a change in floor
level between the original and added space. The deck also steps up to match access points.
Other examples of blending the build-out include original wooden flooring feathered with reclaimed stock and win-dows replaced with ones from a home the same age that was being demolished elsewhere. And while the open kitchen is up-to-date, its textures from the wooden materials and win-
dows harken back more than a century. So do the transoms, which boost ventilation now as they did in their day.
“Older homes weren’t de-signed for how we live now,” Morrow stated. “Homes in this type of neighborhood were
more utilitarian and contained rooms for basic uses, like eat-ing, sitting, cooking and sleep-ing. Increasingly, houses are becoming places where activi-ties blend and entertaining is more important.”
of stuck.”He expressed concern
about what would take its place but said a higher end re-tail center would be a positive for the area.
“I wouldn’t mind seeing a nice residential development with bigger homes there,” he said.
Although the value of the land is yet to be determined, its proximity to Highway 290 and I-610 and to increasingly affluent areas, will no doubt raise its value. As a point of comparison, two acres of land 10 miles to the west off of
Hwy-290 in Jersey Village is being offered by Davis Com-mercial for almost a million dollars.
The Pinemont property isn’t likely to sell for a price as high as the one that will be offered for the site of the former Texas Tile Manufacturing, at 2728 Summer off of 1-10, which is valued by the Harris County Appraisal District at $14 mil-lion – but it won’t be chump change either.
As always, the Oak Forest community on social media had plenty of ideas about what they’d like to see replace the
park and ride.At the top of the list is an H-
E-B or Whole Foods, but there was also a call for a Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or other art supplies store, Costco, an ULTA, or a TJ MAXX. More good restau-rants like Indian, Thai or Cu-ban would also be welcome.
Kristen Barnett stated, “I would love to see an H-E-B there since I live right down the street. But honestly any-thing that can be used by the families in the neighborhood (parks, restaurants, etc.) would be awesome.”
A number of other people also chose green. “Add anoth-er vote for a park with trees,” wrote John Mitchamore. “We don’t need any more hotels, strip centers, or strip clubs.”
Realtor Ashley Day said she’d like to see a roller skat-ing rink. “We love Dairy Ash-ford but wouldn’t it be fun in our neck of the woods?” she wrote.
Most creative idea? Patrick Parker proposes the following: “Build a 10’ Levee around it, fill it with Catfish and Perch and make the Oak Forest Fish-ing Reserve, $1 a day.”
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Do you have any words of wisdom for those buyers looking to purchase homes before the end of 2014? Besides income tax
advantages, what other educated tips can you send their way? Is there any advantage in waiting until 2015, and why?
“There are so many advantages to purchasing before the end of the year. One major advantage for a buyer is if sellers are on the market during the holidays they are usually more motivated to sell versus a seller waiting to get the highest price with no motivation to sell. It is easier to negotiate terms and price when a seller is motivated. Another tip for my buyers is offering the
sellers a temporary lease-back during the holidays in exchange for a price reduc-tion. Many sellers don’t want to move during the holiday season and would pay extra to stay in their home temporarily. This could save a buyer money and make the transaction go more smoothly. Also, there are tax advantages to purchasing before the end of the year, but they are different for every
buyer. If you need the write off for 2014, pur-chasing a home could be very advantageous.
If you plan on waiting until 2015 to purchase your new home, the ad-vantages are more inven-tory. Historically, sellers wait until after the holiday to put their homes on the market. The downside is there are more buyers that create competition when you are purchasing your
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Whether you wait until 2015 or purchase within the next few weeks of 2014, an experienced real estate professional should be a priority. I am always happy to advise, should you have questions.” Leann Salmons, Broker Associate, Martha Turner Sotheby’s International
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In last month’s real estate section, The Leader profiled three area neighborhoods which are making a name for themselves in the real estate market – both because of their location and affordability. This month’s neighborhoods – For-est West, Mangum Manor and Germantown near Woodland Heights – are also areas sought out by buyers who feel priced out of the Heights, Garden Oaks and Oak Forest. Read on for a recap of each.
Forest WestRhonda Power with Boule-
vard Realty does business in all three neighborhoods. She said that Forest West which is west of Antoine, north of Pinemont and south of Tidwell, appeals to people initially because of its price point, but after that, buyers are looking for the same things they value in more expensive neighborhoods.
“It’s a nice neighborhood,” Power said. “The lawns are well kept and there are a lot of families with kids. It’s also in close proximity to Oak For-est.”
Power is also a fan of the adjacent Forest Pines neigh-borhood which is south of Pinemont, north of 43rd Street and west of Antoine.
She said that the range for houses is $176,000 ($92 per square foot) with the top end at $250,000 ($122 per square foot).
“Most of the houses have three or four bedrooms, and two baths,” Power said.
At the current time, there’s not a lot of rebuilding going on according to Power, although with all the outgrowth from the Oak Forest area, she thinks it’s just a matter of time. For now though, buyers are taking the savings from their house price and using it to modernize and update, as many of the homes are sold as is.
She recently had clients who moved from the Heights to Forest Pines so they could get a bigger lot and build a pool.
Power said that the schools – Katherine Smith Elementary, Clifton Middle School and Scarborough High School – are not a huge draw for the area, but that the neighborhood’s proximity to Highway 290 is.
“That didn’t used to be a great thing,” Power said. “Now there are a lot of new res-taurants and more places to shop.”
People are also less con-cerned about staying east of Antoine because of crime concerns.
“In some people’s minds, it was better to be east of An-tione than west of it, but that’s changing,” Power said.
Forest West Association board member Ben Tuma touts their active community
involvement which includes a civic club and garden club as well as their low HOA fees and off duty HPD patrols.
“We also have a community center and private neighbor-hood pool which is unique in our area,” Tuma said. There’s a Houston Public Library at the entrance to Forest West and a little league field.
“The neighborhood is a great mix of original owners and longtime residents along with new residents and young people. It’s an exciting time for our neighborhood and we look forward to the change ahead.”
Mangum ManorThe sense of community
and active civic association is also a large part of the appeal of Mangum Manor, which also benefits from almost being surrounded by the Oak Forest subdivision. East of Antoine, west of Mangum, and south of 43rd, Mangum Manor is zoned to Wainwright Elemen-tary, Clifton Middle School and Scarborough High School.
Rhonda Power said the av-erage home price is $233,000 ($143 per square foot) with the top end at $440,000 (at $239 per square foot). For the most part the homes are 3 bed-rooms/2 baths, but there are some 2 bedroom/1 bath and 3 bedroom/1 bath homes as well. Power said that the build-ers are now moving in too.
Krysten Powers and her husband moved into Mangum Manor in January of this year.
“My whole family grew up in the GOOF/Magnum Manor area, and when my husband and I started looking at hous-es, we knew we wanted to be in this area,” Powers said. “The neighborhood is quaint and quiet, and everyone looks out for each other. But it’s still close to tons of amenities and just a few minutes from all the happening areas.”
She said it took them about nine months to find a house.
“The first house we put an
offer on was only on the mar-ket for seven hours when we looked at it, and apparently someone had already put in an offer two hours before we saw it,” Powers said. “We looked around in Spring Branch and the suburbs, but kept com-ing back to Mangum Manor. Schools weren’t really a factor, as we don’t have kids. But if we do, it will be nice having the el-ementary school [Wainwright] right across the street.”
Pam Olson moved into Mangum Manor nine years ago and although she initially looked at the neighborhood because friends already lived there, she said her first reac-tion was, “No way, too close to problems.”
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But she kept coming back. “What I saw were older
gentlemen in their lawn chairs in their driveways – watching everything that went by,” Ol-son said. “Then on weekends, there were kids in the park with their parents – playing soccer, riding bikes. I was sold. It was a real sense of community.”
The neighborly concern ex-tended to Olson as well.
“My first date with the man I’d eventually marry included two neighbors checking him out with their binoculars and one of them having an HPD relative look up his license plate,” Olson said. “He passed muster.”
Olson notes that the neigh-borhood is changing so quickly – she said that housing values have increased more than 50% since last December.
“But I see young families with babies moving in and am really encouraged in the future of Mangum Manor,” Olson said.
Germantown Historic District
A small neighborhood of bungalows and period homes, the Germantown Historic Dis-trict is a very small area locat-ed east of Woodland Heights and bordered by Houston Av-enue to the west, I-45 to the north and east, and Woodland Park to the south.
Designated as a City of Houston Historic District in 2012, the area appeals to those looking for a tight knit neigh-borhood with lots of character. As Rhonda Power notes, there is also the benefit of being a part of the Woodland Heights Civic Association without pay-ing Woodland Heights prices.
She said an average home is $349,000 ($186 per square
foot) with the upper end in the $600,000 to $700,000s ($250 per square foot and up).
She has one home now at 122 Payne listed for $525,000.
“If it was on the other side of Houston Avenue, it would be $50,000 to $100,000 more,” Power said.
If a buyer gets a house on the lower end of the spectrum, they can expect to do some work to it. And to follow the Houston Historic Guidelines.
One person who is glad that those guidelines are in place is Wendy Parker, who bought a 2 bedroom/1 bath 1920s Crafts-man bungalow, with a 6,200 square foot lot, in 2004 for about $200,000.
After watching the lot across the street be sold to a devel-oper who put up townhomes, blocking her view of down-town, Parker was an original applicant for making German-town an historic district. She and her supporters went door to door, garnering the 67% support needed to pass the ordinance.
As a result, the high density developers have been kept at bay.
“We want to keep what we’ve got,” Parker said.
She appreciates the 100 year old trees on her property, the proximity to downtown, and being two blocks from Travis Elementary and Wood-land Park.
“We have no intention of moving,” Parker said.
Power notes that German-town is zoned for Travis Ele-mentary, Hogg Middle School and Reagan High School.
“The homes are darling and Woodland Park always does great celebrations for events,” Power said. “It’s really a front porch community.”
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‘Dead Man Walking’ author shares ministry with St. Pius XFor The Leader
Sister Helen Prejean, an internationally acclaimed hu-man rights activist and the author of Dead Man Walk-ing, shared her personal story, ministry and mission to abol-ish the death penalty with the St. Pius X High School com-munity on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Sister Helen was welcomed to St. Pius X as part of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project. Created by Tim Robbins, notable actor, director, writer and producer, the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project integrates the power of theatre arts and aca-demic study into the national discourse on the death pen-alty. Its goal is to replace ig-norance, apathy and cynicism among young people regard-ing the death penalty with in-formation, introspection and inspiration.
At SPX, this experience in-cludes the Theatre SPX pro-duction of Dead Man Walking, cross-curricular connections in all courses, and the school-wide assembly with guest speaker, Sister Helen.
“The goal of this presen-tation and project is to assist our community to become better informed about this critical social justice issue, improve understanding of Catholic social teaching, and further our mission that stu-dents ‘embody social justice and service,’” Head of School Sister Donna M. Pollard, O.P. said.
No stranger to St. Pius X, Sister Helen first visited cam-pus in 1999, and then again in 2007, each time being met with great interest and respect by the SPX community. She has served in prison ministry and with death-row inmates and victims for over 30 years, received honorary degrees
from universities all over the world, and has been nominat-ed for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.
The Theatre SPX produc-tion of Dead Man Walking runs Nov. 21-23 in the St. Pius X auditorium. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.stpi-usx.org.
Sister Helen and the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project were brought to SPX as part of the School’s Cli-mate of Character initiative. St. Pius X creates a safe and supportive learning environ-ment where the individuality of the students shine. The Cli-mate of Character program defines clear standards of be-havior for all of our communi-ty members. Administrators, faculty, students and parents play a role in creating a safe and respectful setting. Contributed Photo
Sister Helen Prejean (seated in center), author of Dead Man Walking met with students at St. Pius X High School Nov. 12 to speak about her personal story and her mission to abolish the death penalty.
By Elizabeth [email protected]
Our young Oak Forest neighbor Jonathan Simmons is a member of the Souper Bowl of Caring Youth Advi-sory Board. Only 14 students were chosen for this Board na-tionwide! Jonathan is asking his neighbors for a little help. He has been asked to recruit sponsors and donors for the 2014 National Youth Advisory Board Bowl-a-Thon. Jonathan has provided us with a link where pledges can be made directly on the website if this is something you feel you’d like to do: http://souperbowl.org/bowlathons/24/2014_National_Youth_Advisory_Board_Bowl_a_Thon.
Get a head start on your holiday shopping at The Westview School’s Holiday Bazaar on Friday, Dec. 5th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lar-gent Hall. Vendors will have something for everyone on your list and sales will benefit the students at The Westview School which is located at 1900 Kersten Drive. Email Sarah with questions: shchauvin@
gmail.com. Thank you to our neighbor in Langwood, Wendy Weirich, for sharing this info. Bradly, eldest son of Wendy and her husband, Keith, at-tends The Westview School.
Some of your neighbors in area neighborhoods such as Oak Forest, Mangum Manor, Timbergrove, Lazybrook, Heights, Garden Oaks and
Shady Acres have become aware there are plans and proposed routes for a high speed rail coming to Hous-ton. You may have heard about this “bullet train” in the news. Commuters utilizing this rail system could travel from Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes. While on the surface this sounds like a great new transportation method, one of
the routes they are currently proposing, and unfortunately a popular one, cuts through the Leader community.
Neighbor Darla Smith, Secretary of the Board of the Oak Forest Homeowners As-sociation, brings this news to us through her involvement with the OFHA. First, some information on the company: ...http://texascentral.com/
Next, Darla found some in-formation on the project and routes: http://dallashous-tonhsr.com/about-the-proj-ect/ (routes are really, really hard to see).
Darla shares, “At this time, the Oak Forest Homeowners Association is currently getting as much info on the proposal as we can. Our legislative liai-son is already talking to elect-
ed officials and researching to see if there are any other vi-able routes from Dallas. Lastly, we are working on getting the word out to neighborhood leaders and arranging a major community meeting on this is-sue, so all neighbors will know how this will impact our area.
We will have ways for you to act very, very soon, so please continue to check our Face-book page, our website (www.ofha.org) and Oakie Alerts to learn more about this project and how we can respond as a community.
Also, at this time, Texas Central Railway is having “public scoping meetings.” Unfortunately, they weren’t well advertised. The one they had in Houston was on Oct. 29. The next one that is the closest for our area is in Tom-ball on Wednesday, Dec. 3. A representative from the Oak Forest Homeowners Associa-tion is planning on attending, but this meeting is open to the public and anyone can go.
Public comment on this project has been extended un-til Jan. 9, 2015, so we’ll need to be sure our voices are loud and we are organized.”
Contributed PhotoA bullet train like this might be making its way through The Leader area from Houston to Dallas in the coming years.
Neighbors: Residents concerned about planned high-speed rail
Houston home sales soar in October, drives up prices
For The Leader
The Houston real estate market plowed through Oc-tober at full-throttle, driv-ing prices up once again and ensuring that the supply of homes remained at historic lows. The greatest sales activ-ity took place among homes priced between $250,000 and the millions.
According to the latest monthly report prepared by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), single-family home sales totaled 6,639 units, an increase of 12.3 percent compared to October 2013. Months of inventory, an ap-proximation of how long it will take to deplete the current ac-tive housing inventory based on the previous 12 months of sales, dipped to a 2.8-months supply versus a 3.1-months supply last October. That is down slightly from a 2.9-months supply in September 2014 and compares to the
current national supply of 5.3 months of inventory.
Home prices climbed to re-cord highs for an October. The average price of a single-fam-ily home jumped 9.8 percent year-over-year to $262,013. The median price—the figure at which half the homes sold for more and half for less—rose 8.3 percent to $192,000.
October sales of all prop-erty types totaled 8,106 units, a 12.9-percent increase com-pared to the same month last year. Total dollar volume for properties sold rocketed 22.2 percent to $2 billion versus $1.7 billion a year earlier.
“Most Realtors are not ac-customed to this brisk a pace of home sales in Houston this late in the year,” said HAR Chair Chaille Ralph with Heri-tage Texas Properties. “This is typically when thoughts turn to the holidays and sales vol-ume slows. Much of this year has defied prediction, but what helped the market keep up
with buyer demand in October was an 11.1 percent increase in new listings.”
Job growth continues to serve as one of the principal drivers of the Houston hous-ing market. The November edition of the Greater Houston Partnership’s (GHP) Economy at a Glance reports that em-ployment in the greater Hous-ton area grew 4.3 percent in the 12 months ending Septem-ber 2014, leading the nation’s major metro areas in the pace of job growth. The report cites U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data stating that the Houston metro-area created 120,700 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, a close second to the 129,100 jobs added in the New York metro area during the same period. “This level of job creation is remarkable given that Houston is home to 2.9 million jobs, a third of New York’s 8.8 million jobs,” the GHP report concludes.
TxDOT smartphone app to help motorists drive ‘clean’
For The Leader
As drivers take to the roads for holiday shopping and fami-ly visits, the Texas Department of Transportation offers its new “Roadcents” Web app to reduce air pollution and keep vehicles well-maintained.
“We talk a lot about air pol-lution caused by vehicles dur-ing the warm summer months, but it’s also important for people to drive clean during the busy winter travel season,” said Margo Richards, TxDOT Travel Information Division director. “Seemingly innocent habits, such as warming up a car by idling a few minutes or postponing vehicle mainte-nance, can have big impacts on winter air quality.”
As part of its “Drive Clean Texas” campaign, TxDOT’s “Roadcents” smartphone Web app helps drivers save money at the pump and keep their vehicles road-ready. Along with helpful hints for keeping
vehicles operating efficiently, the “Roadcents” app offers tips for reducing tailpipe emis-sions that contribute to air pol-lution.
“Roadcents” also gives driv-ers the tools to track vehicle maintenance and calculate how much they can save by changing their driving and vehicle maintenance habits. Drivers can receive email alerts when their vehicles are scheduled for maintenance; find nearby auto repair facili-ties and gas stations; and get tips on what to do in case of a roadside breakdown or col-
lision.A vehicle in peak condition
produces fewer emissions, re-duces the chance of a road-side breakdown and improves gas mileage. That’s important considering the American Automobile Association esti-mates 90 percent of holiday travel occurs by automobile.
Drivers can save as much as $845 a year in gas by driving more sensibly and changing aggressive driving habits like speeding and rapid starts and stops.
To use “Roadcents,” visit Roadcents.org.
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