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I just cannot imagine that there would be much similarities in the ambiance of Katy with the Heights. In the ambiance department I would consider them very, very different. Practically polar opposites.
I have been through the areas the OP described in Dallas, but just once in a post-Ike get-me-outta-town for-awhile episode. That part of Dallas is very nice. The commercial strips are all well maintained and signage is not out of control, the neighborhoods are well maintained and seem to "flow" one into another. It lacked the jarring mixed bag urban environment that is more common in inner-loop Houston. In that respect, yes, I can see the appeal of the master planned communities. They do come closer to replicating that aspect.
The newer areas just simply can't replicate the charm and character of older areas though. Of course one person's charm and character is another person's old and tired. Depends on what you like.
Those priced out of West U & Bellaire typically look south into Braes Heights & Ayrshire, if that is still too pricey, they go to Meyerland or jump Braes bayou and look at the neighborhoods along south Braeswood like Linkwood, Knollwood Village, Woodside, Woodshire and parts of Willow Meadows.
As for the Heights, people looking there also typically look at Garden Oaks, and the larger homes in the neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the north such as Shepherd Park Plaza, Candlelight Oaks & Candlelight Estates. These are 60's era homes with great trees and you can get the bigger square footage without doing the commute. Lazybrook and Timbergrove, just to the west of the Heights, also usually fall into the umbrella.
The east end areas I usually tout are probably going to be too transitional for your tastes. You are used to a more orderly built environment, and I think those probably would not appeal to you, although a lot of Heights-types (however you define that) do look over there. Idylwood is the nicest, but I don't know that you would be able to get the size you want.
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