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Crestwood/Glen Cove, Houston

January 30, 2023

Crestwood/Glen Cove is a community in Houston, Texas. It consists of the Crestwood and Glen Cove subdivisions. The Crestwood/Glen Cove Civic Club serves the Crestwood/Glen Cove community.[1]

History

Crestwood was first developed in the 1940s. Crestwood was built on the site of Camp Logan.[2]

In 1994 Keeter Skelton, a resident of Crestwood quoted in the Houston Chronicle, said "Everybody that moves over here stays, unless they die or for some reason they have to leave town."[2]

Cityscape

The areas under the jurisdiction of the Crestwood/Glen Cove Civic Club include Crestwood, Crestwood Acres, Glen Cove 1, Glen Cove 2, and Glen Cove 3.[3] Crestwood/Glen Cove is east of and in close proximity to Memorial Park.[2][4]

The area is also in proximity Bayou Bend, River Oaks and Avalon Place, and it is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Downtown Houston.[4] Crestwood is within a five-minute drive to Downtown, and to The Galleria.[2] Some houses are adjacent to the Hogg Bird Sanctuary Park.[5] Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the central location of Crestwood was a factor that attracted house buyers.[2]

Crestwood is a wooded area. As of 1994 sometimes animals which live in Memorial Park, including armadillos, raccoons, and opossums, venture into Crestwood.[2]

Lots and houses in Crestwood

Lots in Crestwood are larger than average. Lots are typically 75 feet (23 m) by 132 feet (40 m). Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that this aspect enticed house buyers to go to Crestwood.[2] As of 1994 newer houses, built within a four-year period until 1994, include two-story brick or stucco traditional style houses. The original houses tended to be one story frame houses sided with wood. As of 1994, prices of Crestwood houses ranged from $120,000 ($219389.31 in current money) to over $500,000 ($914122.14 in current money). In 1994 Feser said "New construction over the past four years is changing the look of the community."[2] That year, Gale Redinbo of Redinbo Realty said that Crestwood "is going through a significant change."[2] In 1994 Redinbo said that living in Crestwood was "like living in The Woodlands without the commute. The streets are very quiet and it's very private."[2]

Lots and houses in Glen Cove

Glen Cove has relatively large lots. Robert Hamlin of Martha Turner Properties said that Glen Cove was one of the few neighborhoods with large lots that also has deed restrictions.[4] The lot sizes on Glen Cove, Glenwood, Terrace, and some other streets tend to be larger, ranging from 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) to 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2), while lot sizes on Blossom, Camellia, Feagan, Floyd, and Rose streets tend to be smaller.[4]

As of 2001 Glen Cove had 173 houses. Many houses in Glen Cove were one story 1940s houses. The houses from the 1940s were built to be smaller than houses in other eras, due to a shortage of materials that occurred in that decade.[4] On Glen Cove Street, in Glen Cove section 1, many of the houses were originally built in the 1950s and 1960s. In that era, architect Herbert Cowell had designed one of the houses in Glen Cove for himself.[6]

As of 2001 many of the 1940s houses were increasingly being torn down and replaced by larger houses; the large lots easily accommodate the larger houses. As of 2001, mostly newly built houses on smaller lots have at minimum 3,200 square feet (300 m2) of space. Houses on larger lots often have over 5,000 square feet (460 m2) of space.[4] In Glen Cove new single family houses replaced other single family houses; this contrasts from many other subdivisions from the era where, by 2001, many single-family houses were replaced with townhouses, with each single family house being replaced by multiple townhouses.[4] Hamlin said "This is a low-density area. It's absolutely contrary to everything that's happening inside the Loop."[4] In 2008, Lisa Gray of the Houston Chronicle said that few of the original houses on Glen Cove Street, which she said was "a neighborhood that's a magnet for expensive new development", remained and that "[m]ost of the new houses are of the steroidal, mega-mansion variety."[6]

According to the Houston Chronicle, the typical price range of homes in Glen Cove is $600,000 - $3,200.000. The median price per square foot in 2012 was $327.01, a 0.17% change from 2011. The median price per sq. ft. in 2007 was $292.85 reflecting an average annual percent change between 2007-2013 of 2.2%.[7]

Government and infrastructure

The community is within Houston City Council District C.[8] In the 2000s and the 1990s the community was in District G.[9][10] It is within the City of Houston Super Neighborhood 22 - Washington Ave. / Memorial. The super neighborhood was recognized on March 6, 2000.[11]

Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Casa de Amigos Health Center in the Near Northside for ZIP code 77007. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.[12]

Education

 
Memorial Elementary School

Residents of the entire Crestwood/Glen Cove area are within the Houston Independent School District.[3] Residents are zoned to Memorial Elementary School,[13] Hogg Middle School,[14] and Lamar High School in Upper Kirby.[15] As of 1994 many residents of Crestwood sent their children to private schools, including The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village and St. John's School in Houston. During that year Galen Redinbo of Redinbo Realty said in regards to Crestwood that "[s]chools are probably the weak part of the neighborhood, if there is one."[2] In 2011 the school district considered closing Memorial Elementary.[16] The school ultimately did not close, and it instead absorbed students from the closed Stevenson Elementary School in Cottage Grove.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Burtman, Bob. "Pushing a Project." Houston Press. Thursday May 28, 1998.p. 1. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Feser, Katherine. "Few residents ever leave Crestwood."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Sunday April 10, 1994. Business p. 12. Retrieved on October 21, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  3. ^ a b "Neighborhood Map 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Crestwood/Glen Cove. Retrieved on July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "City evolution, history shown in Glen Cove."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Sunday October 7, 2001. Business 8. Retrieved on October 14, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  5. ^ Stiles, Matt. "Homeowners landscape park to protect their own properties / Draining issue."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Saturday February 4, 2006. B1 MetFront. Retrieved on October 21, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  6. ^ a b Gray, Lisa. "A home and the Dome."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Sunday July 6, 2008. Retrieved on October 21, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library website, accessible with a library card number and its PIN.
  7. ^ "Glen Cove, Houston Neighborhood Home Prices". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Revised Council District C 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "." City of Houston. June 3, 2008. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
  10. ^ "." City of Houston. February 11, 1997. Retrieved on November 7, 2011.
  11. ^ "Super Neighborhood 22 - Washington Ave. / Memorial 2012-11-28 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
  12. ^ . Harris County Hospital District. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 2001-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-08. - See ZIP code 77007. See this map for relevant ZIP code.
  13. ^ "Memorial Elementary Attendance Zone 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
  14. ^ "Hogg Middle Attendance Zone 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
  15. ^ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
  16. ^ Foster, Robin. "Community fights to keep elementaries." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday April 19, 2011. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.
  17. ^ Foster, Robin. "School rating 'bittersweet' for Stevenson." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday August 2, 2011. Retrieved on October 21, 2012.

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crestwood, glen, cove, houston, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, js. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crestwood Glen Cove Houston news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Crestwood Glen Cove is a community in Houston Texas It consists of the Crestwood and Glen Cove subdivisions The Crestwood Glen Cove Civic Club serves the Crestwood Glen Cove community 1 Contents 1 History 2 Cityscape 2 1 Lots and houses in Crestwood 2 2 Lots and houses in Glen Cove 3 Government and infrastructure 4 Education 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2012 Crestwood was first developed in the 1940s Crestwood was built on the site of Camp Logan 2 In 1994 Keeter Skelton a resident of Crestwood quoted in the Houston Chronicle said Everybody that moves over here stays unless they die or for some reason they have to leave town 2 Cityscape EditThe areas under the jurisdiction of the Crestwood Glen Cove Civic Club include Crestwood Crestwood Acres Glen Cove 1 Glen Cove 2 and Glen Cove 3 3 Crestwood Glen Cove is east of and in close proximity to Memorial Park 2 4 The area is also in proximity Bayou Bend River Oaks and Avalon Place and it is 4 miles 6 4 km from Downtown Houston 4 Crestwood is within a five minute drive to Downtown and to The Galleria 2 Some houses are adjacent to the Hogg Bird Sanctuary Park 5 Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the central location of Crestwood was a factor that attracted house buyers 2 Crestwood is a wooded area As of 1994 sometimes animals which live in Memorial Park including armadillos raccoons and opossums venture into Crestwood 2 Lots and houses in Crestwood Edit Lots in Crestwood are larger than average Lots are typically 75 feet 23 m by 132 feet 40 m Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that this aspect enticed house buyers to go to Crestwood 2 As of 1994 newer houses built within a four year period until 1994 include two story brick or stucco traditional style houses The original houses tended to be one story frame houses sided with wood As of 1994 prices of Crestwood houses ranged from 120 000 219389 31 in current money to over 500 000 914122 14 in current money In 1994 Feser said New construction over the past four years is changing the look of the community 2 That year Gale Redinbo of Redinbo Realty said that Crestwood is going through a significant change 2 In 1994 Redinbo said that living in Crestwood was like living in The Woodlands without the commute The streets are very quiet and it s very private 2 Lots and houses in Glen Cove Edit Glen Cove has relatively large lots Robert Hamlin of Martha Turner Properties said that Glen Cove was one of the few neighborhoods with large lots that also has deed restrictions 4 The lot sizes on Glen Cove Glenwood Terrace and some other streets tend to be larger ranging from 19 000 square feet 1 800 m2 to 40 000 square feet 3 700 m2 while lot sizes on Blossom Camellia Feagan Floyd and Rose streets tend to be smaller 4 As of 2001 Glen Cove had 173 houses Many houses in Glen Cove were one story 1940s houses The houses from the 1940s were built to be smaller than houses in other eras due to a shortage of materials that occurred in that decade 4 On Glen Cove Street in Glen Cove section 1 many of the houses were originally built in the 1950s and 1960s In that era architect Herbert Cowell had designed one of the houses in Glen Cove for himself 6 As of 2001 many of the 1940s houses were increasingly being torn down and replaced by larger houses the large lots easily accommodate the larger houses As of 2001 mostly newly built houses on smaller lots have at minimum 3 200 square feet 300 m2 of space Houses on larger lots often have over 5 000 square feet 460 m2 of space 4 In Glen Cove new single family houses replaced other single family houses this contrasts from many other subdivisions from the era where by 2001 many single family houses were replaced with townhouses with each single family house being replaced by multiple townhouses 4 Hamlin said This is a low density area It s absolutely contrary to everything that s happening inside the Loop 4 In 2008 Lisa Gray of the Houston Chronicle said that few of the original houses on Glen Cove Street which she said was a neighborhood that s a magnet for expensive new development remained and that m ost of the new houses are of the steroidal mega mansion variety 6 According to the Houston Chronicle the typical price range of homes in Glen Cove is 600 000 3 200 000 The median price per square foot in 2012 was 327 01 a 0 17 change from 2011 The median price per sq ft in 2007 was 292 85 reflecting an average annual percent change between 2007 2013 of 2 2 7 Government and infrastructure EditThe community is within Houston City Council District C 8 In the 2000s and the 1990s the community was in District G 9 10 It is within the City of Houston Super Neighborhood 22 Washington Ave Memorial The super neighborhood was recognized on March 6 2000 11 Harris Health System formerly Harris County Hospital District designated Casa de Amigos Health Center in the Near Northside for ZIP code 77007 The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center 12 Education Edit Memorial Elementary School Residents of the entire Crestwood Glen Cove area are within the Houston Independent School District 3 Residents are zoned to Memorial Elementary School 13 Hogg Middle School 14 and Lamar High School in Upper Kirby 15 As of 1994 many residents of Crestwood sent their children to private schools including The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village and St John s School in Houston During that year Galen Redinbo of Redinbo Realty said in regards to Crestwood that s chools are probably the weak part of the neighborhood if there is one 2 In 2011 the school district considered closing Memorial Elementary 16 The school ultimately did not close and it instead absorbed students from the closed Stevenson Elementary School in Cottage Grove 17 See also Edit Texas portalReferences Edit Burtman Bob Pushing a Project Houston Press Thursday May 28 1998 p 1 Retrieved on October 21 2012 a b c d e f g h i j k Feser Katherine Few residents ever leave Crestwood dead link Houston Chronicle Sunday April 10 1994 Business p 12 Retrieved on October 21 2012 Available from the Houston Public Library website accessible with a library card number and its PIN a b Neighborhood Map Archived 2015 08 14 at the Wayback Machine Archive Crestwood Glen Cove Retrieved on July 25 2017 a b c d e f g h City evolution history shown in Glen Cove dead link Houston Chronicle Sunday October 7 2001 Business 8 Retrieved on October 14 2012 Available from the Houston Public Library website accessible with a library card number and its PIN Stiles Matt Homeowners landscape park to protect their own properties Draining issue dead link Houston Chronicle Saturday February 4 2006 B1 MetFront Retrieved on October 21 2012 Available from the Houston Public Library website accessible with a library card number and its PIN a b Gray Lisa A home and the Dome dead link Houston Chronicle Sunday July 6 2008 Retrieved on October 21 2012 Available from the Houston Public Library website accessible with a library card number and its PIN Glen Cove Houston Neighborhood Home Prices chron com Houston Chronicle Retrieved 12 September 2014 Revised Council District C Archived 2012 12 24 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on October 21 2012 COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS gt DISTRICT G City of Houston June 3 2008 Retrieved on October 21 2012 map3 gif City of Houston February 11 1997 Retrieved on November 7 2011 Super Neighborhood 22 Washington Ave Memorial Archived 2012 11 28 at the Wayback Machine City of Houston Retrieved on October 21 2012 Clinic Emergency Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code Harris County Hospital District 2001 11 19 Archived from the original on 2001 11 19 Retrieved 2021 04 08 See ZIP code 77007 See this map for relevant ZIP code Memorial Elementary Attendance Zone Archived 2008 02 16 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Hogg Middle Attendance Zone Archived 2009 02 27 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Lamar High School Attendance Zone Archived September 28 2011 at the Wayback Machine Houston Independent School District Foster Robin Community fights to keep elementaries Houston Chronicle Tuesday April 19 2011 Retrieved on October 21 2012 Foster Robin School rating bittersweet for Stevenson Houston Chronicle Tuesday August 2 2011 Retrieved on October 21 2012 External links EditCrestwood Glen Cove Memorial Elementary School Hogg Middle School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crestwood Glen Cove Houston amp oldid 1113128091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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