Cottage Grove

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Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove is similar to Shady Acres. It is an area of predominantly new homes. The little homes that preceded them were rarely worth remodeling.

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Sunset Heights

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Sunset Heights

Sunset Heights is the NE part of the Heights; between E 20th St and the 610 Loop. Very popular now for new construction.

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Shady Acres

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Shady Acres

Shady Acres is a different world from the Heights even though it is just west of it (west of N Shepherd). It is strictly an area of new construction: mainly homes in groups with a common drive.

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Lindale Park

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Lindale Park

Cottage style homes predominate in this 1940;s neighborhood just east of the Heights. (East of I-45). The light rail runs down its west border which I believe will transform this neighborhood.

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Oak Forest

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Oak Forest

Oak Forest is huge (~5500 homes) and hugely popular 1950’s neighborhood of ranch style homes. It has transformed lately into a neighborhood of beautifully remodeled homes and much larger, much more expensive new homes.

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Garden Oaks

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Garden Oaks

Garden Oaks has about 1400 & was formed in 1937. Big tree-lined lots on curving streets. It was to be the next River Oaks. The post-war homes became smaller.

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Houston Heights

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Houston Heights

Houston Heights is the oldest and largest of the “Heights” neighborhoods. Formed in the 1890’s, it is dominated by Victotian style homes and Craftsman homes.

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Houston Heights

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Houston Heights

Houston Heights is the oldest and largest of the “Heights” neighborhoods. Formed in the 1890’s, it is dominated by Victotian style homes and Craftsman homes.

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Houston Heights

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Houston Heights

Houston Heights is the oldest and largest of the “Heights” neighborhoods. Formed in the 1890’s, it is dominated by Victotian style homes and Craftsman homes.

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Tibergrove Manor/Lazybrook

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Tibergrove Manor/Lazybrook

Timbergrove Manor & Lazybrook are two contiguous 1950’s neighborhoods just east of the Heights.

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