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Archive for March, 2010

Meg Zoller of the Fine Homes Houston website recently blogged a market report for March.  Click here to view the complete blog detailing many Houston neighborhoods, or read below for the Montrose excerpt: MONTROSE, HOUSTON, TX HOME SALES – MARKET REPORT – MARCH 2010 MONTROSE AREA BOUNDARIES IN HOUSTON, TX The Montrose area in Houston, TX is generally bound by Highway [...]

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Richwood Place Civic Association General Meeting February 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m. Zoe’s Kitchen Minutes Approximate count of neighbors present: 52 Moustapha El-Hakam, president, calls meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. Announces officers: Vice President: Daniel Baker Treasurer: Larry Wood Secretary: Andy Stefaniak Discussion Item No. 01: Officer Elections: Vice President and Treasurer run unopposed. President: [...]

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From KUHF: Houston’s historic Alabama Theatre could soon undergo renovations. As Laurie Johnson reports — Weingarten Realty is considering a plan to gut the interior and lease the space as a big box retail store. The Alabama Theatre on Shepherd is one of two surviving Art Deco theaters in Houston, along with the River Oaks [...]

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It’s census time again! Don’t forget to submit your forms. To get into the spirit, my wife and I looked up the 2001 census data for Montrose, which happens to be online at the City of Houston website which provides multiple ways to access the data.  It shows that over 60% housing units are occupied by [...]

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I attended the March 2010 Neartown meeting this evening, hosted by David Robinson, the Neartown president, at the Cherryhurst Park Community Center. Richwood Place is now a member in good standing of the Neartown association. The meeting was attended by members and officers of Neartown Civic Associations as well as representatives from the offices of [...]

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Neartown meeting this Tuesday

There is a Neartown meeting this Tuesday, March 23rd at 7pm. It is at Cherryhurst Park Community Center at 1700 Missouri Street. I will be attending on behalf of Richwood Place, but everyone is invited to attend. By next weekend, I will be posting notes/updates from the Neartown meeting as well as minutes from the [...]

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Have you paid your 2010 dues?

All residents of Richwood should become members of the Civic Association. The dues are only $25 annually per household. As a member, your dues will support the beauty, security, and historic preservation of the neighborhood. Additionally, members have voting rights at the quarterly association general meetings. Please pay your dues online today — it only [...]

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I’ve attached a map that shows registered civic associations in Montrose. It gives a great visualization of the different neighborhoods and the Montrose/Neartown area. You can see RIchwood Place in the lower left. Click to zoom.

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RPCA Board Meeting

There will be a RPCA Board meeting on Monday, March 15th at 7pm at my house, 1922 Lexington.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  Sorry for the short notice, but we finally got enough people available to meet to finalize the transition.

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Google Street View is an online feature for Google Maps that shows panoramic views up and down virtually every street in Houston (and other major cities). You can use Street View to virtually drive up and down every street in Richwood Place (as well as throughout Neartown) with photos from ~2006 (if you know the [...]

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