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HEB denies interest in Sears property HEB ofﬁcially denied the rumor that it will be adding a store in the Garden Oaks area. There had been a rumor that Sears would be selling its 4000 N. Shepherd location, and an HEB would replace it. Not so, according to Cyndy

Garza-Roberts, director of HEB’s Public Affairs, Houston division. “We’re always looking for property, but it has to be the right property,” Garza-Roberts said. “We would love to be in that area.” The Harris County Appraisal

District valued the 196,491 square foot Sears property at $4.43 million in 2013. HEB currently has one location in The Leader area — at 1511 W. 18th St. in Lazybrook.

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No Doubt: Oak Forest for sellers by Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Chris Krienke has been a homeowner of a one story house on Althea in Oak Forest – zoned for Oak Forest Elementary – since 1997 and said she is not interested in selling it. That doesn’t stop the letters from coming though. “They come in spurts,” she said, “about two or three a week.” Krienke said that some of the letters are apologetic and tell her that there’s nothing wrong with her house. But many of them are clear that her home is primarily appealing because of the lot it sits on. And if she sold it, it wouldn’t stay a one story house for long. “I don’t really pay attention to who’s sending them,” she said. It could be any number of entities. A builder, a realtor - or on the other end of the respectability spectrum - an “investor” who solicits with a “we pay cash for houses card” and is looking to make a quick proﬁt on a booming real estate and rebuild market. Justin Gordon with Justin Gordon Homes doesn’t send out mailers or go door to door. He doesn’t have to. He has a partnership with Hartman & Associates and works with other realtors too. From living and working in the area he also hears directly from homeowners wondering what their house is worth. “People call and say ‘I heard that you bought this house for a certain amount, would you pay the same for mine?’” he said. Gordon said

A booming real estate and rebuild market in Oak Forest means the pot is getting sweeter for original homeowners. (Photo by Betsy Denson) that for an interior 7,500 – 7,600 square foot prime lot, he will pay as much as $300,000. There are more variables with corner lots, according to Gordon, because they are associated with higher crime depending on where the lot is located. The homes built on these bigger lots don’t have to have the garage on the front of the house, though, and they get a nice side yard which is also a plus. “It’s discouraging when people are told their house is worth less

(than it is), $250,000 is not current anymore,” he said. Rick Paulson on Althea, who paid in the mid 40s for his house in 1980, knows what it is worth now. He’s surrounded by new construction, gets lots of letters, and is on friendly terms with the builder working next door - who has Paulson’s cell phone. If he’s out in his yard on a Saturday, he’s certain to get a visit from a realtor, which is starting to annoy him. Paulson said his former neigh-

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bor across the street got $295,000 Construction Financing Made Simple. for his house. “I’m on the high part of the street,” he said, “it’s a good spot.” When Business Is On The Line He said that while everyone is �� in a different situation he’s staying put for now. “I don’t notice www.allegiancebanktexas.com the [property] taxes, it’s not that bad,” he said. “I have 22 acres in Brookshire but I don’t want to move yet.” �� Oakington realtor Garrett Tyra, Here to help who lives in Oak Forest, found out quickly that mailings were with all of your not nearly as effective of word of Real Estate mouth and other advertising. Clients look to him for his expertise needs! of the market. “Every time is different. Some of my properties are never listed,” said Tyra. “My job is to represent �� the seller and get them the high�� est price with the least amount of hassle.” �� He might put the word out to �� multiple builders instead of rely�� ing on one. Tyra either makes his �� proﬁt from broker fees on the sale, or sometimes doesn’t take a commission in order to be the realtor of the newly constructed home. He said that the going rate for Oak Forest lots zoned to the elementary school is from $275,000 to $300,000 at the upper end, and he’s heard from people who have �� sold prematurely without knowledge of the market for much less. “It’s not up to the builder to tell you the fair market value of your home.”

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A ‘Forever House’ in the Heights By Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader Having moved five times in as many years, the Netherland family settled into a west Heights cottage they’ve recently remodeled into what they’re calling their “forever house.” The 1920-built home’s location, near the Heights bike trail and 19th St., as well as the neighborhood’s vibe appealed to the couple, now parents of a pre-schooler. “Even though it was A monthly look at a not a perfect fit – these renovation project in older houses don’t have our neighborhoods. storage and the kitchens are isolated from the rest of the house – we thought, ‘If we need more space, we’ll build it’,” said Kristin Netherland. So they did. Nuvo Builders has been wrapping up a small, single-story addition of 800 sq. ft. at the back of the home. The new space replaced some previously added “lean-to” room extensions off the main structure. Initially, the homeowners just wanted to put in a swimming pool, thinking they’d get around to renovating the home to gain an open-concept kitchen and family room, a little more space in the master bathroom and more storage throughout. “We were going to get our wish list done some day, just later when we had the fortitude to tackle adding on a second floor,” she explained in an e-mailed account of the project. Nor did they want to have to move out. Again. They’d already relocated between various Cottage Grove residences to Timbergrove to Dallas and back again. Using three-dimensional renderings, Anthony Frasher of Lynnea-Nova, a custom renovation, interior design and landscaping design

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This 1920 home got a 800 sq. ft. addition in the back. (Photo supplied)

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ﬁrm, showed the Netherlands how their addition could achieve their goals without having to vacate. “We went for it,” she said. The initial scope demolished the tacked on extensions (about 200 sq. ft.) and converted the former kitchen into ofﬁce space, a laundry room and a bar area. It added a larger kitchen that overlooks a family room, space for two master closets and a new master bath, with a vintage claw-foot tub and shower system. The laundry and pantry are behind custom cabine-

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try. Scope creep also played a role in the outcome, she said: “Once we got started on the project, new ideas kept coming to us. We also wanted the old section of the house to shine as beautifully as the new section. It seemed best to go ahead and get these ideas accomplished while we had the team at our house, for scheduling, cost savings and convenience.” And, as long as the family had already adjusted to having a work crew on site, it also seemed

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Longtime OF resident has ﬂair for design by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com What started off as a hobby for longtime Oak Forest resident Jeanette Holland has become a small business. Holland enjoys decorating, painting and designing, and she understood that there was a demand for it in the Oak Forest area. “I have a good eye for things,” Holland said. “I’m very creative with paint. I can go into a store and start picking up things that go together well. My personality is very creative.” Holland doesn’t have an interior design degree, but she said her services beneﬁt people who

are trying to ﬁnd exciting designs on a budget. The business hatched last year, shortly after Holland began babysitting and housesitting. That eventually turned into becoming a personal assistant for people. “I’d do whatever (the customer) didn’t want to do,” Holland said. Holland, who teaches paint classes and wine classes, realized that people wanted to make their rooms reﬂect their personality. For more information on Holland’s decorating business, email funatgrace@gmail.com or call 713-922-9951.

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Lofts to replace former Telephone Museum by Michael Sudhalter michael@theleadernews.com Within a few months, new homeowners are expected to be living inside the Heights building that once housed the Houston Telephone Museum. Sudhoff Properties acquired the property at 18th and Ashland in the Heights. They’re currently gutting the building and preparing 24 lofts. The sign in front of the property

Sudhoﬀ Properties is working on converting the former Houston Telephone Museum at 18th and Ashland into 24 lofts. (Photo by Michael Sudhalter)

says the lofts start at $700,000, but a new sign will go in soon with a lower price, according to real estate agent Donna Sonne. In addition to the lofts, the developer – Rohe & Wright – is going to build 20 free-standing, single family cottages that will wrap around all the way to 17th St.

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Six townhomes on W. 18th in Shady Acres, developed by Drake Homes, are for sale. They’re going for $394,990 apiece, but Drake is offering buyers incentives up to $15,000 at the beginning of the year. The incentives could go toward closing costs or upgrades.

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Q: HAR/MLS listings are usually the first time a potential buyer can see a house, but right now, it seems like buying the right home is a game of “Who sees it first.” Are there other ways that buyers can get a jump on finding out what houses are going on the market? Maybe that means working with a Realtor. Maybe it means driving neighborhoods. Maybe it means knowing the right person. What advice would you give? By all means, use a Realtor that is active in the community that you would like to call home! HAR.com is a great source, but in this market, it’s all about “who you know”. We Realtors have a relationship with each other that serves to help our clients beyond the MLS. If we have a client looking for a specific property, we talk to each other to see if they have something coming on the market soon. This is how many properties go on the market in “pending status”. You will notice that I said, “a Realtor in the area in which you are looking”. We don’t know EVERY area in Houston. Pat Walker - Realtor Keller Williams Metropolitan The best way to get the house “first” is to use a Realtor who knows how to use the auto-notify system of HAR and the buyer can receive notices usually within a couple of minutes. And then be prequalified and have a pre-qualified letter in hand to present to the Sellers. Billy Hartman - Broker/Owner Hartman & Associates Multiply your avenues of information by hiring a realtor. Your realtor can network with area agents to let them know they have a prequalified buyer who is ready to go, giving specifics on what type of home they’re looking for. Agents in this

area have some wonderful long time professional relationships and trade information like this regularly. Your realtor also will utilize tools available through HAR.com and MLS, setting up searches for various clients’ specific needs and wants. This way, when a suitable property pops up on the MLS, they are notified immediately and can call you, getting you in to see the house immediately. When that call comes, be ready to drop what you are doing and go see the house! Don’t wait! While you’re waiting for your perfect home to go up on the market, go preview homes with your realtor. It’s invaluable to learn what your money will truly buy, get an idea of the things you might want to change or update in a home to accommodate your family’s needs and specific taste, and what the various sections of your favorite neighborhood look and feel like. Getting a feel for those things can help a buyer narrow down the field. Always let friends and family know that you’re looking for a home, just in case someone in their sphere knows of a house coming up on the market which fits your criteria. And lastly, have your mortgage ducks in a row before you begin your house hunting. Be prequalified, get the necessary paperwork in to your mortgage broker so that all he needs is an address to begin processing the loan; this is a real selling point for you when sellers are looking at multiple buyers and offers. Elizabeth Villarreal, Realtor Houston City Living My advice is to work with a Realtor who specializes in the area where you are wanting to buy. Because of my relationship with Realtors in the area, I often hear about listings in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Timbergrove, Heights and Shepherd Park Plaza before they hit MLS. This enables me to get my buyers in to see listings before other potential buyers. Kelly Gould, CHMS Certified Home Marketing Specialist

Employment pushes home sales The Houston real estate market ended 2013 as it began: in the fast lane. Surging home sales throughout Greater Houston were largely driven by the addition of more than 86,000 jobs that drew buyers and renters from all around the country and world. December marked the 31st straight month of positive home sales and was a month in which prices again rose and housing inventory shrunk to new record lows. According to the latest monthly data prepared by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), December single-family home sales increased 14.3 percent versus December 2012. Contracts closed on 5,813 homes, driving inventory down to 2.6 months supply, the lowest level of all time. All housing segments saw gains in December except for the low end of the market—those homes priced at $80,000 and below. Homes priced from $250,000 and above registered the highest sales volume and accounted for another hike in prices. “The Houston housing market had its best year on record in 2013, and those of us who work in real estate have never been busier,” said HAR Chair Chaille Ralph with Heritage Texas Properties. “Stewart Title Chief Economist and former HAR Chairman Dr. Ted C. Jones forecasts positive sales to continue in the new year, but at a slower pace. He anticipates about a 5 percent increase in home sales and a 6 percent gain in pricing. However, all that hinges on having homes to sell, and the local inventory is running extremely low.” The single-family home average price rose 10.3 percent year-overyear to $265,017 while the median price—the ﬁgure at which half of the homes sold for more and half sold for less—rose 10.9 percent to $188,500. Both ﬁgures represent historic highs for a December in Houston. Sales of foreclosure properties continued their year-long decline, falling 48.8 percent compared to December 2012, according to the HAR Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Foreclosures currently make up 6.5 percent of all property sales reported through the MLS, one-third of the share they comprised at the beginning of 2013. The median price of December foreclosures increased 8.3 percent to $91,000. December sales of all property types in Houston totaled 6,987, a 14.2 percent increase over the same month last year. Total dollar volume for properties sold in December soared 24.2 percent to $1.8 bil-

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prudent to have that upheaval over and done, she said.

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For reasons ranging from maintenance to curbside appeal, step one was to raise the entire low-rise home about 18 inches and re-level the floor. “When we raised it, it seemed a little more proud, standing with its shoulders straight on a street that’s had a lot of new (taller) construction,” she said. “I kind of feel like the house is special because of its age. We’re giving the home the attention it deserves. It has great bones. We’re presenting it more beautifully.” Meanwhile, to help ease the visual transition between the addition and older parts of the home, the project also smoothed out the interior’s finishes and fittings. The new hardware, for example, is larger scaled. It looks like jewelry on the chunkier cabinets that have been installed, she said. The overall plan was for every room to gain a special feature, she said. The living room, for example, stacked its molding extra deep and gained ceiling beams. The master bedroom gained some wallpaper. Frasher is especially pleased with how re-purposed and sealed cypress ship lathe, planed down and stained like the floor, found new use as kitchen counters and on pediments in the original rooms.

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IDEAS BEGET IDEAS, EXPENSES

What surprised Netherland about the project was learning “how much we wanted to expand the scope of the project once things got going,” she said. “Also, the outdoor space, which was more of an afterthought originally, evolved into a beautiful, large deck that is one of my favorite parts of the project now.” During the bid process on the initial scope, the couple learned their budget was not realistic; it was about half of what the project required, she said. Have a contingency cushion in the budget, she advised: “Budget more than you think it will cost; not only do old houses have issues, but as you go along, new ideas come to you and you’ll want to get those done while you have the crew at your house, the mess already there and to save money.”

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Chicken Run: Builder looking for historic guidance By Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader The fate of a former poultry processing plant site in a Houston Heights historic district remains unclear as the builder reregroups following his unsuccessful attempt for clear direction from the Houston Archeological and Historical Commission at its monthly meeting, held Jan. 16. Builder Michael Bastian has had notional plans for several Victorian-esque singlefamily homes on a site he purchased late last year at 12th and Rutland streets. The location, in the West Heights Historic District, means Bastian Buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; initial -- and re-revised plans -- have been encountering the preservation ordinance, planning staff review, and the HAHC, keepers of the Certificate of Appropriateness on new projects and related re-building matters. The veteran builder considers the ordinance a nebulous instrument, he said, because â&#x20AC;&#x153;the direction on what would or would not be approved is not there.â&#x20AC;? At the HAHC meeting, not his first rodeo on the project, Bastian had sought official guidance -- or comments on the record â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on a portion of his project. Days before it, he had said he would ventureâ&#x20AC;? into unchartered territoryâ&#x20AC;? by presenting three options and flat out asking HAHC members: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tell me. What you will allow?â&#x20AC;? The answer, however, was no answer, though HAHC members did ask a handful of questions during the limited time allotted. Bastian said later that he had known the HAHC airing was a too brief a time slot and not the venue for delving into the nuances of his projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s build-out options. His point, however, was to ask, if only rhetorically: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would the city prefer townhomes or apartments on the site?â&#x20AC;? Bastian had prepped three possible plans for five of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight lots, originally platted residential but designated commercial decades ago. His pitch to the city included building three large homes across them, building five smaller ones on them as platted or flipping the five adjacent lots to a new owner for possible townhome or other commercial use. He realized heading into the HAHC meeting that â&#x20AC;&#x153;everything with the ordinance wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to finality before I have to move on the economicsâ&#x20AC;ŚIf I have to flip out of it, I will. At the core, I am a businessman.â&#x20AC;? Self-described as a realist and problemsolver, Bastian said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reviewing his designs and numbers once more in response to whatever intel he gleaned from the latest round with the HAHC.

Michael Bastian, who has built more than 100 homes in the Heights area, bought the poultry plant on 12th Street and Rutland. He still isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what he can legally build at the site, despite numerous attempts at approval. He also shared his experience-to-date as a case study and cautionary tale:

GOAL TENDING Bastian said he based his decision to redevelop the poultry property as residential on design guidelines contained in a city document by that name that was available mid-2013 on the Department of Planning and Development website. He still has his copy of it, though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer on the site. Instead, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a link to a design â&#x20AC;&#x153;manualâ&#x20AC;? and statement that design materials are â&#x20AC;&#x153;not intended to take the place of consultation with the City of Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Planning and Development Department. Historic Preservation staff members are trained in navigating the requirements of the Historic Preservation code and assisting property owners and building professionals in the process of historic property stewardship.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goalposts got moved,â&#x20AC;? Bastian said. That has been not only frustrating to those trying to comply, but also expensive for property owners since every delay compounds a projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carrying costs.

ROUND ONE: REPLICATE? Bastian, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an engineer, has built or renovated about 150 homes over the past 20 years, most of them in and around Heights historic districts. In assessing the Lone Star Poultry site initially, Bastian thought the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redevelopment â&#x20AC;&#x153;could be a signature piece showcasing the ordinance working.â&#x20AC;? The plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site, comprised of eight lots originally platted as residential, is located on Rutland and 12th streets. A two-lot portion fenced and previously used for parking fronts Tulane Street and a single fenced off parking lot faces 12th Street. A service alley runs between them and the remaining five lots fronting Rutland are occupied by

the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,600 square feet of cold storage and processing facilities. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in place since 1969, with additions in 1978, 1996 and 1998, according to HCAD records that also tally the 2013 appraised value of the combined property at $1.43 million. Bastian paid more than that for the property, he said, though he declined to get specific. He anticipates the total project will result in $8 million in new housing â&#x20AC;&#x153;regardless of the house configuration. If an apartment building is built it will be north of $11 million.â&#x20AC;? The builder had envisioned several new single-family homes that would restore a mixed-use street to total residential use as well as replicate some classic Victorian properties; their designs were based on vintage architectural plan books, including the revered-in-the-Heights architect George Barber, and archived photos of Heights homes razed long ago, including one at 17th and Rutland streets. That means Bastian planned five large homes of about 3,500 sq. ft. to 4,200 sq. ft. on combined lots. He was â&#x20AC;&#x153;shockedâ&#x20AC;? when informal city feedback on the initial plan quietly nixed the grand-scale homes as being too stately and eye-catching for the location, Bastian said. Elsewhere on the block of Rutland Street the mix of homes ranges from vintage cottages to newer-built twostory homes.

ROUND TWO: REDUCE, RECONFIGURE? Plan B, then, was to start with smaller homes of 2,800 sq. ft. to 3,000 sq. ft. on the lots facing Tulane and 12th streets. The five lots fronting Rutland, meanwhile, might still get three larger homes. All garage access is off the service alley running the length of the block. While the future of the five lots is pending, HAHC did grant Certificates of Ap-

propriateness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or COAs -- for the Tulanefronting homes and a COA for the 12th Street home contingent on reducing the eave height by two feet. Bastian unsuccessfully appealed that latter matter to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Planning Commission in November. More recently, he met neighbors on Rutland Street with two-story homes and measured their eave heights. Both are taller than the â&#x20AC;&#x153;averageâ&#x20AC;? height the HAHC has asked him to shoot for, he said. The home project remains TBD.

ROUND THREE: RETHINK? In retrospect, Bastian realizes he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;naĂŻveâ&#x20AC;? when thinking the chicken factoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reboot as a mix of retro residential could be a cool testament to preservationminded stewardship amid what he called a prevailing â&#x20AC;&#x153;slaughterâ&#x20AC;? of vintage homes throughout Houston Heights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to see others not put in the same situation of making a business decision on bad data and being dead wrong,â&#x20AC;? he said.

ROUND FOUR: RECOVER AND REGROUP If the commission was quiet about the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s build-out options, city staff apparently was not. In an e-mailed update from the builder following Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HAHC meeting, Bastian said he had approached city staff three weeks ago with his detailed plans and been advised to present before the commission. Bastian said he received a 23-page packet the morning of the HAHC meeting â&#x20AC;&#x153;saying that in order for them to recommend approval we would need to lower the eave heights, make the houses smaller, and move them back on the lot thus eliminating the back yard. I got this the morning of the meeting. They could have said that three weeks ago.â&#x20AC;? He feels like he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;sandbaggedâ&#x20AC;? by the planning staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe the whole thing is so capricious that they want you to spend tens of thousands of dollars developing plans so that they can do a Roman coliseum â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thumbs up or thumbs downâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with no consideration to cost.â&#x20AC;? While the staff reviews projects and makes recommendations to HAHC, HAHC approval is not a rubber stamp. The builder is somewhat serious when suggesting that property owners seeking to build in one of the historic districts be required to attend an HAHC meeting before starting any project, â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of like making a teenager care for a baby over the weekend to make them think about having one.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality is no one thinks it is as bad as it is until you go through it. Everybody, including me, thought that some logic would have to prevail, but there is none.â&#x20AC;?

Rick Paulson and his wife are not ready to sell their house on Althea quite yet. (Photo by Betsy Denson)

Market â&#x20AC;˘ from Page 1B Not zoned for Oak Forest? Tyra also said that the demand for houses on the other side of Piney Woods is less but that the housing prices for new construction are comparable. As Stevens Elementary gains visibility, traction and community support, the demand is certain to increase there as well. For now, the clients seem to skew older. Gordon recently built a custom home for some empty nesters. Lacey Beckering lives on Wakefield and just sold her house to her mother in law who is going to build there. Beckering and her family are moving to the Heights where they will be zoned for Harvard Elementary and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to deal with a school lottery. For Section 16 Oak Forest resident Mark Leiserowitz, school zoning isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on his radar. He and his wife live in a house on DeMilo which he bought in 1980. He said he loves the area because it reminds him of his childhood neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa. He gets a couple of cards a month from solicitors and spoke to one person who offered him $16,000 less than the HCAD value of his home and told him that â&#x20AC;&#x153;he could pay off some bills.â&#x20AC;? Leiserowitz, an account manager for an independent oil and gas company, told the man that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any bills to pay off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had nothing further to say,â&#x20AC;? Leiserowitz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could have gone upscale long ago but love Oak Forest.â&#x20AC;?

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