Old houses vanishing in East Houston (San Antonio, Mission: 2015, mortgage, townhomes)

[phoenixmike11]

Old houses vanishing in hot east Houston

Sad to see old houses being torn down here-this has happened frequently in Phoenix as well

[Dopo]

I'm convinced that American news media is 100% anti-progress

What is better?
Old houses falling apart or get rid of them to improve the area?

My point is.... no matter what people do, somebody will always complain.
Might as well tear them down and improve the area.

[kaelti12]

We looked into that area when we starting buying. We aren't big fans of being attached or only a foot away from our neighbors so we looked at the older homes. Our problem with them was they are just too small, even the renovated ones. 2 bedrooms and only one bath.
We aren't looking for a 30yr mortgage just so we can move again in 7 years once we have 1 or 2 kids but still need an office space.

The bigger, new builds fit the lifestyle better of people that are moving into that area IMO. They want an open floor plan for entertaining, extra bedrooms for an office and probably soon a kid(or 2) and more then one bathroom. Some of them even have roof decks which are awesome!

I like to see how areas change over time, whether it be from new builds, or people fixing up older homes. Its very interesting to watch happen.

[Houston321]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I'm convinced that American news media is 100% anti-progress

What is better?
Old houses falling apart or get rid of them to improve the area?

My point is.... no matter what people do, somebody will always complain.
Might as well tear them down and improve the area.

Exactly, apply same concept to Astrodome as well.

[Bike4Life]

Sometimes it's easier and cheaper to tear them down and build a new one with similar appearance. The Eastwood Civic Association is strongly frowns on bland McMansions. The neighborhood wants to keep it's Craftman charm.

[HouTxn]

Those ugly milk carton townhomes are terrible.

[theone33]

Its happening everywhere not just Houston. That whole Eastside area sort of by downtown is straight up barrio. I doubt the gentrification will push it all out because its a good sized.

[Dopo]

Hilarious for people to talk about this houses as if they were the Missions in San Antonio.
Take your money and go and buy a house in a better neighborhood.

[Mr.Awesome]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Hilarious for people to talk about this houses as if they were the Missions in San Antonio.
Take your money and go and buy a house in a better neighborhood.

I completely agree.

"I mean, progress is progress," he said. "You know, the city of Houston, they don't value a whole lot of history. We tear down and keep building."

Oh please, spare me the pious bleating about history. If I had a dollar for every time I heard this drivel I'd quit my job and retire to a beach somewhere, blessedly free of "artists" and rotting wooden shacks. Many of the houses on the East End are one small step above a cardboard box. I like a lot of the old brick houses out there, but if something has outlived its usefulness, it's time to tear it down and move on.

There are a lot of Houstonians who seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of "historical". And by misunderstanding I mean they seem to think everything, no matter how poorly built or badly maintained, built before a certain arbitrarily chosen point must be protected. Just because something was built 50, 100, or however many years ago doesn't mean it should still be standing.

Don't get me wrong, I hate the townhomes too, but a bunch of "artists" protesting the long overdue death of a decaying house is patently ridiculous.

[vegankris]

Anyone who has lived in a new vs old home, knows that there is absolutely no comparison in quality of materials and workmanship. It is short sighted and narrow minded to just disregard older homes that may need work.