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</html>";s:4:"text";s:35900:"History. The original houses were ranch style houses. [34], The Old Braeswood Garden Club, founded in 1939 and one of the oldest garden clubs in Houston, meets monthly and is open to residents of Old Braeswood. The Old Braeswood Book Club, founded in 2014, also meets monthly and is open to Old Braeswood residents. Braeswood Place Showcase Of Homes, Llc has 2 … Many upper-middle-class families moved into the newly built houses. [29], Harris County Precinct One, headed by Commissioner Rodney Ellis, serves Braeswood Place. 61% were non-Hispanic white, 15% were non-Hispanic Asians, 12% were Hispanics, 10% were non-Hispanic blacks, and 2% were non-Hispanic others. Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Harris County, Texas, United States. This property is not currently available for sale. [1], Braeswood Place is located in District 134 of the Texas House of Representatives served by Representative Sarah Davis. [43][51] All parts of Braeswood Place are zoned to Pershing Middle. The word "Braes" is commonly seen on signs around Houston, and Marks Hinton notes in Historic Houston Streets that it's the … Braeswood Place Recently Sold Homes Recently Sold Homes in Braeswood Place, Houston, TX have a median listing price of $484,900 and a price per square foot of $210. Three Brothers Bakery is so rich in history that you can feel it within the walls of this heavenly aroma-filled jewel which definitely adds to the experience here. [40] The neighborhood is also patrolled by a private company and by the Harris County Pct 1 Constable. [9] The plan of the neighborhood was designed by Hare and Hare, the Kansas City landscape architects responsible for many garden suburbs across the country. The origin of the name Brays Bayou is unclear, and the alternate spellings Braes and Bray's have been used throughout its history, most prominently in Braeswood Place, a neighborhood which straddles the bayou southwest of Rice University, and Braeswood Boulevard, which runs along the river between Interstate 610 and Texas State Highway 288. There is 1 CB Exclusive in Braeswood Place (Houston), TX. 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[6], The neighborhood was deeply impacted by Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 which flooded about 500 of the community's 2,200 houses, which amounts to about 20% of the houses. There is a great diversity among the people and they are very willing to help in the time of need, I love it and feel very safe. The vast majority of the land is in Houston while a small part is in Southside Place. by Bolton and Barnstone in 1955 in the International style,[16] and the Herzog House (2523 Maroneal Blvd.) Refine your Braeswood Place condo search results by price, property type, bedrooms, baths and other features. Kirby. For more information on senior home care in Braeswood Place, TX, call (713) 403-2273 PROJECT CREDITS Landscape Design and Installation Moss Landscaping. [5], Among the neighborhood's most widely celebrated examples of architecture are the Allen House (2337 Blue Bonnet Blvd.) St. Vincent de Paul School, a K-8 Roman Catholic school operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, is in the area. "[17] In 2013 Houstonia stated that "Parents, in particular, praise the area’s schools" including Twain and Pershing. Find 2 bedroom Braeswood Place at Houston Community College System-Northeast (Houston Community College System-Northeast), along with other Sublets in Houston, Texas. BRAESWOOD PLACE. The Rice School, a magnet public school, is located just east of Braeswood Place. [33], Old Braeswood is a part of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council. During the 1980s, this neighborhood was crime-stricken. [21], The homeowners association, Braeswood Place Homeowner's Association (BPHA), is headquartered in Suite #112 at 4010 Blue Bonnet Boulevard. The intent of Braeswood Corporation was to create a garden suburb of country houses along South Main Street, with deed restrictions to protect the integrity of the neighborhood. [38] The park is slightly less than 5 acres (2.0 ha) in size. Parts of Braeswood Place north of the Brays Bayou (including Braes Heights, Braes Oaks, and Ayrshire) are zoned to Twain Elementary. [7][8] Before Allison, the neighborhood had been in a slow transition from mostly 1950s style ranch homes to two-story Colonial, Tudor, and Stucco houses. Texas’s 7th Congressional District, City of Houston. [33] In 1988 the association published a book about the architectural history of the neighborhood. The station features artwork at the main entrance and at the rear door. Next door to McGovern Park are two HISD schools, Mark Twain Elementary School and John J. Pershing Middle School. The Weekley Family YMCA is located near Old Braeswood. The price per square foot ranged from $100 ($148.46 in current money) to $140 ($207.85 in current money). Area directors select "block captains" for each block. HPD commanders & investigators are heading to a major crash with a possible fatality at 5000 S. Braeswood near S. Rice that occurred about 10 a.m. LaVerl Jean Daly (1930-2017), recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun (2007) conferred in the name of the emperor of Japan for her mastery and promotion of the Ikebana art of flower arranging and designee of Houston's Woman of the Year (1980) award. [1], OBPOA is a member of the University Place Super Neighborhood Council (SN#28) and the University Place Association. It is located West of the medical center and South of West U. Bellaire is generally to the West of Braeswood. [7], Old Braeswood was under way by 1927 with the sale of 456 acres to Braeswood Corporation by John J. [35][36], Karl Young Park, a park operated by the City of Houston, is located in the community. Contact Us Learn More. [37] It includes three full court basketball courts, three half court basketball courts, a 60-foot (18 m) baseball field, a full court tennis court, a trail system, two playgrounds, and a picnic pavilion. The Stella Link Redevelopment Association (SLRA) emerged from the early efforts and further organized the fund-raising endeavors. Homeowners in Southern Oaks are required to buy flood insurance. To know History is to know life. The Village News and Southwest News is a local newspaper distributed in the community. Many of the businesses serving area residents are along West Holcombe Boulevard. https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/braeswood-houston-tx Member Organizations, GovTrack. [19] Braes Oaks has lots that are larger than average and many trees that provide shade. In Section 1 and the southernmost streets of Braeswood Addition, the houses were built primarily in the late 1920s and the 1930s. For more information on senior home care in Braeswood Place, TX, call (713) 403-2273 [6], Old Braeswood is distinguished not only by its architecture, but also by residents such as those described below under "Notable former residents. SLRA was successful in its attempts and the apartments and commercial buildings were purchased and torn down. Braeswood Place is a mainly single-family neighborhood inside the 610 Loop, east of the city of Bellaire, south of the cities of Southside Place and West University Place, west of the Texas Medical Center and the neighborhood of Old Braeswood, and north of the neighborhoods of Linkwood and Knollwood Village. In the mid-20th century the community newspaper Southwestern Times served the Braeswood area and surrounding communities. The Board and its committees enforce deed restrictions, maintain the parks, coordinate with Trees for Houston for the planting of trees, produce a directory of residents, produce a newsletter, contract for a private security patrol, welcome new residents, encourage historic preservation, raise funds for neighborhood projects and sponsor social events including family-oriented parties in the neighborhood park and open to the public. Chartered in 1951, Braeswood Place’s development started in the late 40s. Police traced the first suspect to an apartment in the Link Valley area, less than 2 miles (3.2 km) away. In the Braeswood Heights area, the lots are large and many of the 1950s ranch-style homes have been replaced by newer homes. View our Braeswood Place real estate offices … [9], Architects who shaped Old Braeswood's initial development, through the 1930s, included Harry D. Payne, Carl A. Mulvey, Cameron D. Fairchild, Charles S. Chase, Joseph Finger, Joseph W. Northrop, Jr., Hollis E. Parker, Eugene Werlin, Tom E. Lightfoot, Irving R. Klein, Maurice J. Sullivan, Lenard Gabert, Wirtz and Calhoun, Sam H. Dixon, Jr., A. Its cost was $14 million and it was scheduled to open in 2005.[56]. The original Pershing Middle School campus was also demolished, replaced with a new campus that opened in January 2007. [45], Braeswood Place is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD).[48]. The driver & … Old Braeswood Property Owners Association. Students at Twain were put in temporary buildings while a new school building, financed by the 2002 Rebuild Houston school bond program, was under construction. Find 37 photos of the 2900 N Braeswood Blvd #6310E apartment on Zillow. [11] The community is in proximity to the Texas Medical Center and Rice Village. I document families in Houston north side, but I'm available to travel. The original houses were built in the 1950s. Ray Brochstein (1932 -), a Houston developer of the Galleria area, former trustee of Rice University, Meyer Morris Gordon (1988-1961), founder of Gordon's Jewelers, the first jewelry store company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and at one time the second largest retail jewelry chain in the world, William Howard Lee (1908-1981), heir to a Spindletop oil fortune who married movie stars Hedy Lamarr and Gene Tierney, Charles O’Brien (1884-1952), co-founder of Houston Pilots (the association of pilots on the Houston ship channel) in 1921, and for that reason honored in 2001 by a joint resolution of the Texas House and Texas Senate, Gwendolyn Pappas, 1963 Texas Poet Laureate, 1962 Texas Mother of the Year, 1961 Houston Outstanding Homemaker, Irvin M. Schlenker, president of Gulftex Drug Co.; board chairman of Houston National Bank, president of Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Jewish Reform synagogue in Texas. The zoned public schools for Old Braeswood include Roberts Elementary School,[42] Pershing Middle School (a fine arts Magnet School),[43] and Lamar High School. Many featured built-in fireplaces, large bedrooms, closets small by standards in the year 2000, hardwood floors, and 1950s-style glass doorknobs. It maintains liaisons with Houston City Council, Houston Parks Department and the Public Works and Engineering Department, the Brays Bayou Association, Trees for Houston, and Preservation Houston. The Braeswood Place Homeowners Association was charted in 1951. Debakey High School for Health Professions, Old Braeswood Property Owners Association, "Braeswood: On the last neighborhood in Houston", Old Braeswood Civic Association Newsletters, University Place Association. Braes Oaks is considered the area's "prime location" with home prices … History. Like most Houston neighborhoods during the period, the area was made up of single-family ranch-style homes. Established in 2013. It founded, This page was last edited on 7 January 2021, at 02:06. [ 2 ] On September 19, 1988, [ 3 ] a group of robbers murdered 66-year old Gloria Pastor in her Braeswood Place house. ... Braeswood Place Transitional BuildFBG Traditional Kitchen, Houston. The original campus of Twain was a red brick building. Most o the newer houses were two story pier and beam foundation houses. [44] Students assigned to Pershing may also apply to the regular program of Pin Oak Middle School, a foreign language magnet school, in Bellaire.[45]. Braeswood Place consists of approximately 2,200 homes and includes seven subdivisions: Ayrshire, Braes Heights, Braes Oaks, Braes Manor, Braes Terrace, Emerald Forest, and Southern Oaks. In the mid-20th century the community newspaper Southwestern Times served Old Braeswood and surrounding communities. The Braeswood Place neighborhood was developed in the late 1940s and chartered in 1952. [58] The groundbreaking of the original $3.5 million facility occurred in September 2001. "We celebrated Johan's no hitter!!!! PUT IT IN THE BOOKS, THE HISTORY BOOKS!" [60][61] The Houston Business Journal awarded the library a Landmark Award for Community Impact in 2006. [25], The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southwest Patrol Division,[28] headquartered at 4503 Beechnut Street. [1], On September 19, 1988,[2] a group of robbers murdered 66-year-old Gloria Pastor in her Braeswood Place house. Park, Bayou Greenways. Watch full episodes of your favorite HISTORY series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. Braeswood Place Showcase Of Homes, Llc was founded in 2009. History. The Pastor murder led to members of the Braeswood Place community and other nearby communities into putting pressure on the city government, asking for a cleanup of the Link Valley area. By 2000 120 new houses had been constructed in Braeswood Place. The Texas Medical Center, Rice University, Rice Village, and the NRG Center complex are all within a one-mile radius. It has building amenities including onsite management, fitness center, on site laundry, package service, residents lounge, and swimming pool. But real estate agents say the chances of finding a bargain in those areas are slim. [13] Then, legal restrictions on non-essential construction during World War II brought a temporary halt to development. [3] As a result, police evicted criminal elements from Link Valley in a 1989 raid. University Place Association. History of Houzz. HISTORY. In the 1990s a woman named Judy Siverson, a community service volunteer in Houston City Council District C, and her neighbors raised $300,000 to improve Young Park. The facilities now located on the $42 million Stella Link Park community service corridor site include the neighborhood library, the Weekley YMCA, and the national headquarters for The Sheltering Arms senior citizens facility. by Paul László in 1952 in the Midcentury Modern style. The team was merged into the West University Little League in 2005 [2]; players of the Braes Bayou Little League living in the ZIP codes of 77035 and 77096 were redirected to the Westbury Little League. Home Instead provides in home senior care in Braeswood Place, TX. As long as this tradition is maintained, the historic standing and distinction of Braeswood will be assured.”[19], Old Braeswood property owners are members of the Old Braeswood Property Owners Association (OBPOA), also known as Old Braeswood Civic Club, which meets twice annually to exchange information and elect officers to the OBPOA Board. [62][63] In 2007 and 2010 the Houston Press ranked the branch the "Best Public Library Branch. [17] Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that Braes Heights had "a broader range of properties" than Southern Oaks. [4], In the 1990s a group of community-minded residents spearheaded the effort to purchase dilapidated apartments and commercial businesses in a four-block area. This will clear your Bing search history on this device. Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Harris County, Texas, United States. [1] On September 19, 1988,[2]a group of robbers murdered 66-year-old Gloria Pastor in her Braeswood Place house. The school's reputation improved and, according to former principal Joyce Dauber, by 1996 75% of the parents of students lived in the school's neighborhood. [39] The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division. The houses range in size from 3,800 square feet (350 m2) to 4,000 square feet (370 m2). Hi there! The Braeswood Place Homeowners Association was charted in 1951. See 3 tips from 3 visitors to Laytons' Place. The neighborhood is composed of three sections. "[64][65] The McGovern Library closed after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in 2017. Old Braeswood was under way by 1927 with the sale of 456 acres to Braeswood Corporation by John J. Kirby. A detached covered patio was constructed with a stained concrete pathway to the home. Braeswood Place is within Texas's 7th congressional district. The back door artwork ties into a story of firefighters at the original Station 37 feeding a "station" squirrel. By April 23, 1995, over 100 newer houses had been built, mostly in the northern part of Braes Heights. [30][31] Patrol services are privately contracted to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office. [41], The community houses the Weekley Family YMCA, which replaced the previous Southwest Branch YMCA in West University Place. The library, named after physician John P. McGovern,[59] opened on January 8, 2005. [50] The paper was headquartered in Rice Village.[51]. When the neighborhood was originally designed, ranch-style homes were common. We can provide you with information that’s not available to the public including disclosures, past sales history, dates and prices of homes recently sold nearby, and more. Police traced the first suspect to an apartment in the Link Valley area, less than 2 miles (3.2 km) away. 3815 S Braeswood Blvd is located in Braeswood Place, Houston. 3815 S Braeswood Blvd is located in Braeswood Place, Houston. Old Braeswood was developed in 3 sections beginning in 1928 with Braeswood Addition Section 1, which lies along Main Street and east of Kelving. [8], In 2004 Anjali Athavalley of the Houston Chronicle said "Established areas like Braes Heights, Braes Terrace and Weslayan Plaza have performed solidly over the past five years. They struggled at first, moving the bakery from Holman Street to Almeda in 1954 and finally to South Braeswood in 1960, where I stand today. [48], Bayou Greenways, with a bicycle and walking path along Braes Bayou, is immediately adjacent to the neighborhood. [11], Most of Braeswood Place is in the Houston City Council District C,[23] while a portion south of the Brays Bayou is in District K.[24], Houston Fire Station #37 Braes Heights of the Houston Fire Department, at 7026 Stella Link,[25] is in Fire District 21. The three northernmost streets in Braeswood Addition were also built in the 1950s. However, over the last decade, more than 11 percent of the 2,220 homes have been replaced with luxury homes and condos. Great for discovering comps, sales history, photos, and more. [68], See: List of colleges and universities in Houston, Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}29°41′42″N 95°25′48″W / 29.695°N 95.430°W / 29.695; -95.430, County, state, and federal representation, Holley, Peter, John Lomax, and Todd Spoth. Specialties: Family and Event photographer in Cypress, TX and surrounding areas. The Braeswood Place outdoor living project’s goal was to create inviting spaces in which to enjoy the outdoors, and an outdoor kitchen. [37], Houston Fire Department Fire Station 37 Braes Heights is located at 3828 Aberdeen Way. It was named after Karl Young, a Houstonian who was killed when an oil field exploded. This area of Houston includes Braeswood Place and Old Braeswood. 3815 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77025 is a 3 bedroom, 2,373 sqft lot/land built in 1952. [5] This diversity and quality of the architecture prompted the National Trust for Historic Preservation to select Old Braeswood for its annual Candlelight Tour organized in conjunction with Houston Mod during its 2016 national convention held in Houston, Texas. [12], Southern Oaks has two sections, numbered 1 and 2. Police traced the first suspect to an apartment in the Link Valleyarea, less than 2 … The West University Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community [3]. [20] In Southern Oaks, lot sizes tend to be 10-15% larger than in other subdivisions in Braeswood Place. ", In 2016, the median house cost was $1,255,000. Debakey High School for Health Professions, a medical magnet school, is also nearby in the Texas Medical Center. 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