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re: 11 facts about Houston that make it the best city in America to build wealth
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:00 am to Cdawg
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:00 am to Cdawg
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I cannot deny this one in a lot of areas but I can also tell you that many get scrapped due to protesting and deep pocket lawsuits. But many are allowed to be built. I think the Ashby highrise has brought this to the forefront of discussion lately and I'm sure things will change because of it. If you're choosing to live in the Montrose area or Rice Military, you're probably taking a chance that it's possible a dense multi-family will be built close.
Happened to brother in law. Apartment complex built right next door to their gated subdivision. The land was built up so now with every heavy rain, the gated entrance flood with 6-8 inches of standing water due to Houston's famous lack of drainage. Also now their water pressure is low, plus property value went down.
No thanks
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Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:01 am to Cdawg
I like Conroe and Humble. Spring is ok too. Magnolia is meh.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:05 am to joeleblanc
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Apartment complex built right next door to their gated subdivision
What area?
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The land was built up so now with every heavy rain, the gated entrance flood with 6-8 inches of standing water due to Houston's famous lack of drainage.
That's on the civil engineers of the project and it will be rectified one way or another. I want get into the details of it but they're not allowed to runoff on adjacent property and it's on the developer to have it corrected.
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Also now their water pressure is low
It's not due to that development.
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plus property value went down
What area?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:09 am to Cdawg
off of 290/Hollister if I remember correctly
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:18 am to joeleblanc
Well that isn't the most ideal location to live in houston in a gated community IMO. 
I know a lot of times huge developments actually landplan for multi-family and they always bring out the protest. Even outside of Houston. People don't due their due diligence.
I know a lot of times huge developments actually landplan for multi-family and they always bring out the protest. Even outside of Houston. People don't due their due diligence.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:08 am to Cdawg
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Katy allows those shithole apartments to be built everywhere. Sugar Land doesn't.
You sure about that? Lots of areas called "Sugarland". They just appear to be FB County.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:25 am to RedRifle
I personally enjoy Houston. I like the big city atmosphere it has. I like large interstates (traffic sucks I know), big buildings and concrete everywhere. Thats why I want out of New Orleans, it just feels too small for me. Sure I enjoy nature too but i'm not the type thats wants a large piece of land in the middle of no where to retire on, just not my thing.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:45 am to Nola3265
I'm glad we are here. Houston has all you need and then some. To get the same as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles is cost prohibitive. Housing has gone up but not near these levels yet.
Oil and gas are the big player but not as much as automotive is to Detroit.
Oil and gas are the big player but not as much as automotive is to Detroit.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:47 am to Nola3265
Your location says "Metairie" baw
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:53 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:this is the most worrisome thing about Katy. I wish every one of those motherfrickers would burn down and every fricking developer would burn with it.
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Katy allows those shithole apartments to be built everywhere. Sugar Land doesn't.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 4:26 pm to SuperSaint
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Your location says "Metairie" baw
Your point?
When I talk about New Orleans I talk about the whole metro area. Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, harahan, New Orleans, West Bank. Its all the metro area and I still feel its small. Maybe its the fact that the East Bank is land locked so it can't grow any more and it seems all Houston metro area does is grow.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 4:38 pm to Cdawg
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Angry? WTH are you talking about? You dropped the fricktard on somebody.
In a completely unrelated post.
quote:O I know. I don't disagree with any of that. Just was going further in explaining how not everything is deed restricted and as a result you have a Hodge podge of things around each other. In many cities, cities with zoning ordinances, that strip club wouldn't have been there in the first place because zoning ordinances would have outlawed them being 2000 ft from a residential area or something.
I was just clarifying on what Houston has which is very similar to zoning laws but they just don't call it that. You brought in examples I explained the reasonimg of each. All those used car lots have been there long before the heights Renaissance
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There are district/areas/lots that are zoned residential, commercial. If you want to build that strip club next to a million dollar home, chances are you're going to have to have public hearing on changing a residential lot to commercial and state the name and conduct of the business. Go for it. Yes legally you can do it. If you want to build or buy a million dollar home adjacent to commercial or in a unrestrictive zone you better do your homework of your area and that's on you.
We're not disagreeing on anything. All I'm getting at is the lack of ordinances at the city level is the reason that strip club exists near a residential area (or vice versa). The deed restrictions just can't cover everything unless that whole area is platted by a developer to include those restrictions, which many places weren't. Ergo, Hodge podge of shite.
Nothing wrong with it, and, as it works for new developments, the system is fine because every developer known to God makes sure to plat the new development to include CC&Rs.
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