Old houses vanishing in East Houston

[tstone]

Originally Posted by RedRat44

The home below is in the above-mentioned Pineview Place. It's less than a mile for the eventual last station of the Green Line. What would this sell for on the Westside? Original windows, fireplace and built-ins? Point being if you think there are no good deals on historic homes east of Downtown then you're not looking very hard.

118 Pineview Dr, Houston, TX 77012 is For Sale | Zillow

Consider that "good deal" is also less than half a mile from the port and one mile from the Valero refinery, downwind most of the year.

[RedRat44]

Originally Posted by tstone

Consider that "good deal" is also less than half a mile from the port and one mile from the Valero refinery, downwind most of the year.

1 mile, 10 miles...you think there's a difference?

[Mr. Krinkle]

There are some beautiful older homes in Eastwood and the east side.

[Dopo]

But nobody has a problem (news media) with the farm lands that are disappearing, such as the Katy prairie

[Svensk08]

Originally Posted by Mr. Krinkle

There are some beautiful older homes in Eastwood and the east side.

The Eastwood Civic Association has a home tour every October. Visitors who aren't familiar with Eastwood area neighborhoods are pleasantly surprised when they see the nice renovation work and talk to homeowners on the tour.

[AlfredB1979]

Originally Posted by Bike4Life

Also, Eastwood has low crime for its economic status and very convenient to downtown. It may not be the pretty side yet but I'm surprised it has taken this long to start garnering attention now.

Purely selfish reasons for this, but I'm fine if it doesn't get that attention. I live on the other side of Harrisburg from that neighborhood.

Originally Posted by tstone

Consider that "good deal" is also less than half a mile from the port and one mile from the Valero refinery, downwind most of the year.

Your compass needs some recalibrating. Unless Valero moved from its spot across from Lyondell, then you really mean crosswind at best. I get no whiff of the Ship Channel in my neck of the woods.

[red_light]

I own a house built in the 1940s and know what, never had any problems with any issues in the house. My neighbors, who bought some of those ugly milk carton townhomes constantly complain of shoddy window weather stripping, unstable decks and flooding issues when it rains.

Quality is in the eye of the beholder but I actively looked for an older house because it's stood the test of time. What it took me to renovate it is chump change compared to buying a new build. The house is actually built with cedar planks, so thick that when I had my house raised, it was impossible to cut through them because they were so strong and will withstand another 100 years.

I think quality is something that can be achieved in newer builds but know, for a fact from seeing all the construction around me, that quality goes to the wayside when money is involved. Truly, you're better off building your own house with your own hands and being involved in getting quality material and workmanship.

[hbcu]

You would think Katrina hit the way they have those homes boarded up.....the problem is your displacing people elsewhere and little things like that can disrupt an area

all they will do is build more homes for yuppies who have no interest in doing nothing for the area....what scares me is if something major happens and whats not to stop those same townhomes from turning over to section 8 in the future?

[Svensk08]

Originally Posted by red_light

I own a house built in the 1940s and know what, never had any problems with any issues in the house. My neighbors, who bought some of those ugly milk carton townhomes constantly complain of shoddy window weather stripping, unstable decks and flooding issues when it rains.

Quality is in the eye of the beholder but I actively looked for an older house because it's stood the test of time. What it took me to renovate it is chump change compared to buying a new build. The house is actually built with cedar planks, so thick that when I had my house raised, it was impossible to cut through them because they were so strong and will withstand another 100 years.

I think quality is something that can be achieved in newer builds but know, for a fact from seeing all the construction around me, that quality goes to the wayside when money is involved. Truly, you're better off building your own house with your own hands and being involved in getting quality material and workmanship.

@red_light, I agree with you about the construction quality of pre-WWII houses. Mine was built in 1935 and is in a neighborhood where the demand for old houses far exceeds the number for sale.