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Old 02-08-2018, 05:54 PM
 
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That's fine, you don't have to buy one. If someone else is happy to buy a Spring Branch townhome (what's being discussed here are mostly SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOMES, not condos), I can't imagine someone else having an issue with it.
I mis-wrote--I meant the townhomes. I guess what I mean is that style of home, the "townhome" really emerged from urban areas out of a necessity to live kind of packed together. They are good for that. Single family houses with yards emerged out of a sense that there was more space available in the suburban milieu, and that one would be spending more time in one's yard. It makes sense--one is for getting around in the city and one is for kicking back and barbecuing, etc... Now I know there will be other perspectives, and that there is adaptive change over time. Spring Branch is a kind of weird zone that is closer to the city than the "burbs" but it's designed LIKE a suburb. So maybe the townhomes that are going up all over will become a big part of this area. To me, it's ugly and I know that lots of other people feel the same way I do. I don't understand your point in correcting me, as far as that goes.
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Old 02-08-2018, 06:26 PM
 
Location: Memorial Villages
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Spring Branch is getting infill development because of gentrification/convenient location, but also because big chunks of it have no HOAs. Deed-restricted suburban neighborhoods, even older ones, generally don't allow lots to be subdivided.
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Old 02-08-2018, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Houston
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A wrap project is one where they build a multistory concrete parking garage, then "wrap" it with 3-6 story wood framed apartment units on 3-4 sides.





A podium project is one where they stack the apartment units on top of a multi-level parking garage.





You have many instances of both types being built in infill locations.
I'm not sure why anyone would dislike this style. Those buildings actually look nice and much better looking than the older style apartment complexes.
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Old 02-08-2018, 06:57 PM
 
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Show me a condo or townhome that looks nice so I can see why Houston’s versions are so ugly.
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Old 02-08-2018, 07:33 PM
 
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That's fine, you don't have to buy one. If someone else is happy to buy a Spring Branch townhome (what's being discussed here are mostly SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOMES, not condos), I can't imagine someone else having an issue with it.
Townhomes are getting built all over spring branch and they all look really good. It's like they learned what was ugly using the loop as a guinea pig. Now they are building nice stuff here.
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Old 02-08-2018, 07:52 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I'm not sure why anyone would dislike this style. Those buildings actually look nice and much better looking than the older style apartment complexes.
There is nothing wrong with those examples in the picture. The one on the top is REALLY attractive. It’s the monochrome, boxy, usually stuccoed ones that are ugly. Disgraceful.
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Old 02-08-2018, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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I think most of you agree with me that those are not exactly an eye candy:
https://www.houstonproperties.com/ho...s/houston-tips.
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Old 02-08-2018, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Show me a condo or townhome that looks nice so I can see why Houston’s versions are so ugly.
I don't mind living in a townhouse like this. These townhouses have character/style. More expensive than some River Oaks houses though
/from my recent vacation/

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Old 02-08-2018, 09:21 PM
 
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Spring Branch is getting infill development because of gentrification/convenient location, but also because big chunks of it have no HOAs. Deed-restricted suburban neighborhoods, even older ones, generally don't allow lots to be subdivided.
Yeah, that's the issue to me. I don't want to call "infill" home. I also think this will give the western edge of Spring Branch more value over time. Specifically, I'm thinking of the area north of the 10, west of Gessner, East of the 8 and south of Clay (actually, directly south of Clay there are some townhomes going in, but it doesn't extend too far). Of course, I think I'm also complaining a bit--I'm not too into the look/functionality of the townhomes around here, but they're nice for a lot of people and I don't want to complain too much. People are moving to Spring Branch, and that's great. It's a nice place to live, wherever you call home.
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Old 02-08-2018, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Some pretty nice townhouses up north (amazing prices!).
I wish if they knew how to build like this in Houston:


https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-24385#photo17
$35,000
616 Maple St, Reading, PA 19602


https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-40038#photo16
$76,900
834 Madison Ave, Reading, PA 19601


https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...2_M41590-83808
$114,900
125 Juniata St, Lancaster, PA 17602
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