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The Do-Over: Straightening, strengthening an 1890s home

Contributed Photos The before (left) and after (right) of Mike Morrow’s home renovation project shows some obviously much-needed updates and modernization of the dilapidated 1894 Queen Anne cottage in the Old Sixth Ward.

Morrow, of Kinneymorrow Architecture, kept the home’s Victorian frills and scale, but reworked the floor plan’s light, space and geometrics for contemporary living.

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By Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader When driving by the dilapidated 1894 Queen Anne cottage in the Old Sixth Ward, most wannabe homeowners would have likely written it off.

The structure and side porch tilted noticeably, its interior had been subdivided into a warren of rooms and the lot came with a shack-like outbuilding.

A young professional couple, however, picked the neglected property to reclaim and renovate as their first home. Mike Morrow of Kinneymorrow Architecture blended their opposing housing preferences: she was drawn by older homes with character, he gravitated toward more minimalist properties with open floor plans and lots of natural light.

That dichotomy wasn’t an insurmountable contradiction for Morrow, however; his

The finished exterior of the home boasts an updated deck, siding, paint and other features.

renovation design plan kept the home’s Victorian frills and scale, but reworked the floor plan’s light, space and geometrics for contemporary living.

As renovations go, the older

the property the more complicated a project can become, Morrow said. Time brings changes and alterations -- usually completed “economically� by owners, he says, and not al-

ways well. The decades bring more layers to rectify. “Half the battle with many of these houses is simply removing a century or more of bad decisions,� Morrow stated.

This home’s more than 100 years of history had also included time as a family-run bakery and, later, conversion into rental units.

Meanwhile, the property’s location falls within the Sixth Ward Historic District. Its pedigree as “The Frey House� ties it to the original owner of the home, built by Frederick Strieber. Thus, the redesign, materials, processes and permitting all sought compliance with and approval from the Houston Architectural Historical Commission. Morrow’s advice: Be sure all involved in the project are aware it’s in an historic district and what that means in terms of what can and can’t be done.

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Now comes word that the lot at 6201 Pinemont will be sold.

METRO Vice President and Senior Press Officer Jerome Gray stated that the 14.8 acre property with frontage on Pinemont Drive and on Federal Plaza Drive has been declared a surplus property by the METRO Board in June of 2014, allowing staff to move forward with selling the property.

He said that since federal funds were involved in providing the Park and Ride, they must first get concurrence from the Federal Transportation Administration for the sale of the land. “We hope to have that wrapped up within the next month,� Gray stated. “Once that occurs, the general process is to move forward with

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The renovation’s first step was to straighten the structure. It tilted six degrees east, toward the former driveway.

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At the top of the list is an HE-B or Whole Foods, but there was also a call for a Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or other art supplies store, Costco, an ULTA, or a TJ MAXX. More good restaurants like Indian, Thai or Cuban would also be welcome.

Kristen Barnett stated, “I would love to see an H-E-B there since I live right down the street. But honestly anything that can be used by the families in the neighborhood (parks, restaurants, etc.) would be awesome.�

Hwy-290 in Jersey Village is being offered by Davis Commercial for almost a million dollars.

The Pinemont property isn’t likely to sell for a price as high as the one that will be offered for the site of the former Texas Tile Manufacturing, at 2728 Summer off of 1-10, which is valued by the Harris County Appraisal District at $14 million – but it won’t be chump change either.

As always, the Oak Forest community on social media had plenty of ideas about what they’d like to see replace the

A number of other people also chose green. “Add another vote for a park with trees,� wrote John Mitchamore. “We don’t need any more hotels, strip centers, or strip clubs.�

Realtor Ashley Day said she’d like to see a roller skating rink. “We love Dairy Ashford but wouldn’t it be fun in our neck of the woods?� she wrote.

Most creative idea? Patrick Parker proposes the following: “Build a 10’ Levee around it, fill it with Catfish and Perch and make the Oak Forest Fishing Reserve, $1 a day.�

Do-Over from P. 1B beneath a portion of the home and yard. The subterranean find enabled the scope to add a fresh tank within it for rainwater harvesting to irrigate the yard. But first, Morrow notes, engineers had to modify the home’s foundation to span it.

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He expressed concern about what would take its place but said a higher end retail center would be a positive for the area. “I wouldn’t mind seeing a nice residential development with bigger homes there,� he said.

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Hot Neighborhoods: affordability, proximity draw in homeowners

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com In last month’s real estate section, The Leader profiled three area neighborhoods which are making a name for themselves in the real estate market – both because of their location and affordability. This month’s neighborhoods – Forest West, Mangum Manor and Germantown near Woodland Heights – are also areas sought out by buyers who feel priced out of the Heights, Garden Oaks and Oak Forest. Read on for a recap of each.

Forest West Rhonda Power with Boulevard Realty does business in all three neighborhoods. She said that Forest West which is west of Antoine, north of Pinemont and south of Tidwell, appeals to people initially because of its price point, but after that, buyers are looking for the same things they value in more expensive neighborhoods. “It’s a nice neighborhood,�

Power said. “The lawns are well kept and there are a lot of families with kids. It’s also in close proximity to Oak Forest.�

Power is also a fan of the adjacent Forest Pines neighborhood which is south of Pinemont, north of 43rd Street and west of Antoine.

She said that the range for houses is $176,000 ($92 per square foot) with the top end at $250,000 ($122 per square foot). “Most of the houses have three or four bedrooms, and two baths,� Power said.

At the current time, there’s not a lot of rebuilding going on according to Power, although with all the outgrowth from the Oak Forest area, she thinks it’s just a matter of time. For now though, buyers are taking the savings from their house price and using it to modernize and update, as many of the homes are sold as is.

She recently had clients who moved from the Heights to Forest Pines so they could get a bigger lot and build a pool.

Power said that the schools – Katherine Smith Elementary, Clifton Middle School and Scarborough High School – are not a huge draw for the area, but that the neighborhood’s proximity to Highway 290 is. “That didn’t used to be a great thing,� Power said. “Now there are a lot of new restaurants and more places to shop.�

People are also less concerned about staying east of Antoine because of crime concerns. “In some people’s minds, it was better to be east of Antione than west of it, but that’s changing,� Power said.

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Mangum Manor The sense of community and active civic association is also a large part of the appeal of Mangum Manor, which also benefits from almost being surrounded by the Oak Forest subdivision. East of Antoine, west of Mangum, and south of 43rd, Mangum Manor is zoned to Wainwright Elementary, Clifton Middle School and Scarborough High School.

Rhonda Power said the average home price is $233,000 ($143 per square foot) with the top end at $440,000 (at $239 per square foot). For the most part the homes are 3 bedrooms/2 baths, but there are some 2 bedroom/1 bath and 3 bedroom/1 bath homes as well. Power said that the builders are now moving in too.

Krysten Powers and her husband moved into Mangum Manor in January of this year. “My whole family grew up in the GOOF/Magnum Manor area, and when my husband and I started looking at houses, we knew we wanted to be in this area,� Powers said. “The neighborhood is quaint and quiet, and everyone looks out for each other. But it’s still close to tons of amenities and just a few minutes from all the happening areas.�

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Schools weren’t really a factor, as we don’t have kids. But if we do, it will be nice having the elementary school [Wainwright] right across the street.�

Pam Olson moved into Mangum Manor nine years ago and although she initially looked at the neighborhood because friends already lived there, she said her first reaction was, “No way, too close to problems.�

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Designated as a City of Houston Historic District in 2012, the area appeals to those looking for a tight knit neighborhood with lots of character.

As Rhonda Power notes, there is also the benefit of being a part of the Woodland Heights Civic Association without paying Woodland Heights prices.

She said an average home is $349,000 ($186 per square

foot) with the upper end in the $600,000 to $700,000s ($250 per square foot and up).

She has one home now at 122 Payne listed for $525,000.

“If it was on the other side of Houston Avenue, it would be $50,000 to $100,000 more,” Power said.

If a buyer gets a house on the lower end of the spectrum, they can expect to do some work to it. And to follow the Houston Historic Guidelines.

One person who is glad that those guidelines are in place is Wendy Parker, who bought a 2 bedroom/1 bath 1920s Craftsman bungalow, with a 6,200 square foot lot, in 2004 for about $200,000.

After watching the lot across the street be sold to a developer who put up townhomes, blocking her view of downtown, Parker was an original applicant for making Germantown an historic district. She and her supporters went door to door, garnering the 67% support needed to pass the ordinance.

As a result, the high density developers have been kept at bay.

“We want to keep what we’ve got,” Parker said.

She appreciates the 100 year old trees on her property, the proximity to downtown, and being two blocks from Travis Elementary and Woodland Park.

“We have no intention of moving,” Parker said.

Power notes that Germantown is zoned for Travis Elementary, Hogg Middle School and Reagan High School.

“The homes are darling and Woodland Park always does great celebrations for events,” Power said. “It’s really a front porch community.”

But she kept coming back.

“What I saw were older gentlemen in their lawn chairs in their driveways – watching everything that went by,” Olson said. “Then on weekends, there were kids in the park with their parents – playing soccer, riding bikes. I was sold. It was a real sense of community.”

The neighborly concern extended to Olson as well.

“My first date with the man I’d eventually marry included two neighbors checking him out with their binoculars and one of them having an HPD relative look up his license plate,” Olson said. “He passed muster.”

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Varsity Boys Soccer vs. Episcopal Dec. 12 • 5 p.m.

• Parsley Field

Christmas Concert Choir, Band & Handbell Choir Dec. 12 • 7 p.m.

• Auditorium

ACT Test Dec. 13 • 8 a.m.

Sign up at actstudent.org.

Seating is limited and on a first-to-register basis.

*All events subject to change. Visit stpiusx.org/ calendar for the most up-to-date information.

Page 6B • Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Classifieds.

Wanting to run a classified ad? CALL 713-686-8494 Monday - Friday. We accept credit cards.

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MANNA - DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Your neighborhood thrift store appreciates any and all donations. We can arrange pickup for large items or large donations. Call 713-686-6440 or donate at 1806 W. 43rd St. Thank you. (TF)

1119 Creekmont Shepherd Park Terrace Nov. 22 Sat 8am-2pm Catering inventory, Certified Nurse’s liquidation, household items.

Al Must Go!!

Wait Staff Needed Apply in person

Texas Enchilada House 302 W. Crosstimbers

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GARAGE SALE: 5800 Block Weeping Willow, Saturday, Nov. 29. Collectables, antiques, furniture, hunting, knives, glassware, Christmas advertising, signs, toys, primitives.

(off Kelley and Gold St.)

sat 11/22 9am-4pm sun 11/23 12pm-4pm Central Gardens area

Beautiful blue sofa, glass/wood top coffee table, Tower heater works great, 4 pc Samsonite Luggage - good condition and many other items! Cash Only!

GARAGE SALE: 6431 Granite, Saturday, Nov. 22, 8 a.m. Microwave, refrigerator, Christmas decorations, toys, miscellaneous. Several families.

The Leader is your newspaper.

AUTOS & TRUCKS

WANT TO BUY

CA$H TODAY For Unwanted Cars,

TOP CASH PAID FOR YOUR GUNS: FFL concealed handgun classes.

713-694-4867. (TF)

Trucks, MTX & RV’s Not running OK

FOR SALE

832-646-6103 1998 CHEVY BLAZER: White four-door, grey interior, automatic transmission.

137,000 miles. Good condition. $2,700. 713-628-5431.

(11-22)

WE BUY/SELL GUNS: Top cash paid. FFL concealed handgun classes. 713-6944867. (TF)

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Providing estate sale services. 3311 Ella. 832-2867882. www.bluemoonantiqueshouston.com. Like us on www.facebook.com/ bluemoonantiqueshoustontx. (TF)

2011 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT: Clean, runs great, good on gas.

Mileage 16,174. $12,500.

832-677-4307, 713-8626096. (11-29)

2005 HONDA SI HATCHBACK: Very good, 60K, 5-speed. Good A/C. $8,900.

713-397-9091. (12-13)

REPUBLIC ARMS

The Leader really delivers.

MECHANIC WITH EXPERIENCE on Econoline vans needed. Experience with A/C, alternators, brakes and suspension. Tools required.

Salary commensurate with experience. 713-681-3600.

(TF)

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HELP WANTED

• Cocktail Waitress Thurs-Fri-Sat Nights • Dishwasher Call 713-263-0022

NATIONAL TANK TRUCK COMPANY seeks a terminal manager at Belvieu/East Houston Terminal. Three years cargo tank and supervision experience preferred. Must have clean background and pass a drug test. Comprehensive benefit plan includes 401k and company vehicle. E-mail resume: logistics.prof3@ gmail.com.

Party Boy Needs Help: Looking for person with following experience: Stocking, Layouts, Buyer, Cashier, Answering Phones, Customer Service, Balloon Designer, Forklift, Receiving.

Available Opening & Closing 7 Days/Week Some Travel, Bi-Lingual Required Submit Resume to: partyboyacct@gmail.com

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Recitals, luncheons, fundraisers - events up to 100 people. Grand piano, stage, round tables, small catering kitchen. Call Lizz Martin, 281-217-6070, regarding this Heights landmark. (TF)

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We’re looking for the right person for the right position. We are a long established Automotive Repair and Maintenance Facility with strong community ties. Our Business is Growing and we need you. We have an immediate opening for an Assistant Manager. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about the auto industry, friendly, people oriented individual who is a self-starter, honest, ethical and a strong leader. Two years of experience as a service advisor preferred Great Pay and BeneďŹ ts, salary plus sales bonus. Vacation, on the job training, closed Sundays.

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Grooming

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Bingle Rd.

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• 30 hour week • Send salary requirements and resume to: mikeatent@aol.com

BUS DRIVERS NEEDED FOR CHURCH SHUTTLE: Approximately six hours a week. Must have CDL and passenger endorsement.

Call 713-681-3600. (TF)

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(11-29)

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But this is more than play time. With a large crowd expected, we’ll have businesses from all over the area, including arts and crafts, that might just take care of a few Christmas shopping trips in one location.

We’re looking forward to seeing so many friends of The Leader over the years, and we hope you and your family can attend.

December 6, 2014

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• Commercial • Residential • New Roof • Re-Roof

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Neighbors: Residents concerned about planned high-speed rail

By Elizabeth Villareal elizasgarden@outlook.com Our young Oak Forest neighbor Jonathan Simmons is a member of the Souper Bowl of Caring Youth Advisory Board. Only 14 students were chosen for this Board nationwide! Jonathan is asking his neighbors for a little help.

He has been asked to recruit sponsors and donors for the 2014 National Youth Advisory Board Bowl-a-Thon. Jonathan has provided us with a link where pledges can be made directly on the website if this is something you feel you’d like to do: http://souperbowl. org/bowlathons/24/2014_ National_Youth_Advisory_ Board_Bowl_a_Thon.

A bullet train like this might be making its way through The Leader area from Houston to Dallas in the coming years.

Get a head start on your holiday shopping at The Westview School’s Holiday Bazaar on Friday, Dec. 5th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Largent Hall. Vendors will have something for everyone on your list and sales will benefit the students at The Westview School which is located at 1900 Kersten Drive. Email Sarah with questions: shchauvin@

gmail.com. Thank you to our neighbor in Langwood, Wendy Weirich, for sharing this info.

Bradly, eldest son of Wendy and her husband, Keith, attends The Westview School.

Some of your neighbors in area neighborhoods such as Oak Forest, Mangum Manor, Timbergrove, Lazybrook, Heights, Garden Oaks and

Shady Acres have become aware there are plans and proposed routes for a high speed rail coming to Houston. You may have heard about this “bullet train” in the news. Commuters utilizing this rail system could travel from Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes. While on the surface this sounds like a great new transportation method, one of

the routes they are currently proposing, and unfortunately a popular one, cuts through the Leader community.

Neighbor Darla Smith, Secretary of the Board of the Oak Forest Homeowners Association, brings this news to us through her involvement with the OFHA. First, some information on the company: ...http://texascentral.com/

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Next, Darla found some information on the project and routes: http://dallashoustonhsr.com/about-the-project/ (routes are really, really hard to see).

Darla shares, “At this time, the Oak Forest Homeowners Association is currently getting as much info on the proposal as we can. Our legislative liaison is already talking to elect-

ed officials and researching to see if there are any other viable routes from Dallas. Lastly, we are working on getting the word out to neighborhood leaders and arranging a major community meeting on this issue, so all neighbors will know how this will impact our area.

We will have ways for you to act very, very soon, so please continue to check our Facebook page, our website (www. ofha.org) and Oakie Alerts to learn more about this project and how we can respond as a community.

Also, at this time, Texas Central Railway is having “public scoping meetings.”

Unfortunately, they weren’t well advertised. The one they had in Houston was on Oct. 29. The next one that is the closest for our area is in Tomball on Wednesday, Dec. 3. A representative from the Oak Forest Homeowners Association is planning on attending, but this meeting is open to the public and anyone can go.

Public comment on this project has been extended until Jan. 9, 2015, so we’ll need to be sure our voices are loud and we are organized.”

‘Dead Man Walking’ author shares ministry with St. Pius X At SPX, this experience includes the Theatre SPX production of Dead Man Walking, cross-curricular connections in all courses, and the schoolwide assembly with guest speaker, Sister Helen.

“The goal of this presentation and project is to assist our community to become better informed about this critical social justice issue, improve understanding of Catholic social teaching, and further our mission that students ‘embody social justice and service,’” Head of School Sister Donna M. Pollard, O.P. said.

No stranger to St. Pius X, Sister Helen first visited campus in 1999, and then again in 2007, each time being met with great interest and respect by the SPX community. She has served in prison ministry and with death-row inmates and victims for over 30 years, received honorary degrees

For The Leader Sister Helen Prejean, an internationally acclaimed human rights activist and the author of Dead Man Walking, shared her personal story, ministry and mission to abolish the death penalty with the St. Pius X High School community on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Sister Helen was welcomed to St. Pius X as part of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project. Created by Tim Robbins, notable actor, director, writer and producer, the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project integrates the power of theatre arts and academic study into the national discourse on the death penalty. Its goal is to replace ignorance, apathy and cynicism among young people regarding the death penalty with information, introspection and inspiration.

from universities all over the world, and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.

The Theatre SPX production of Dead Man Walking runs Nov. 21-23 in the St. Pius X auditorium. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.stpiusx.org.

Sister Helen and the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project were brought to SPX as part of the School’s Climate of Character initiative.

St. Pius X creates a safe and supportive learning environment where the individuality of the students shine. The Climate of Character program defines clear standards of behavior for all of our community members. Administrators, faculty, students and parents play a role in creating a safe and respectful setting.

Contributed Photo Sister Helen Prejean (seated in center), author of Dead Man Walking met with students at St. Pius X High School Nov. 12 to speak about her personal story and her mission to abolish the death penalty.

Houston home sales soar in TxDOT smartphone app to help motorists drive ‘clean’ October, drives up prices current national supply of 5.3 months of inventory.

Home prices climbed to record highs for an October. The average price of a single-family home jumped 9.8 percent year-over-year to $262,013.

The median price—the figure at which half the homes sold for more and half for less— rose 8.3 percent to $192,000.

October sales of all property types totaled 8,106 units, a 12.9-percent increase compared to the same month last year. Total dollar volume for properties sold rocketed 22.2 percent to $2 billion versus $1.7 billion a year earlier.

“Most Realtors are not accustomed to this brisk a pace of home sales in Houston this late in the year,” said HAR Chair Chaille Ralph with Heritage Texas Properties. “This is typically when thoughts turn to the holidays and sales volume slows. Much of this year has defied prediction, but what helped the market keep up

For The Leader The Houston real estate market plowed through October at full-throttle, driving prices up once again and ensuring that the supply of homes remained at historic lows. The greatest sales activity took place among homes priced between $250,000 and the millions.

According to the latest monthly report prepared by the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), single-family home sales totaled 6,639 units, an increase of 12.3 percent compared to October 2013.

Months of inventory, an approximation of how long it will take to deplete the current active housing inventory based on the previous 12 months of sales, dipped to a 2.8-months supply versus a 3.1-months supply last October. That is down slightly from a 2.9months supply in September 2014 and compares to the

with buyer demand in October was an 11.1 percent increase in new listings.”

Job growth continues to serve as one of the principal drivers of the Houston housing market. The November edition of the Greater Houston Partnership’s (GHP) Economy at a Glance reports that employment in the greater Houston area grew 4.3 percent in the 12 months ending September 2014, leading the nation’s major metro areas in the pace of job growth. The report cites U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data stating that the Houston metro-area created 120,700 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, a close second to the 129,100 jobs added in the New York metro area during the same period. “This level of job creation is remarkable given that Houston is home to 2.9 million jobs, a third of New York’s 8.8 million jobs,” the GHP report concludes.

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But this is more than play time. With a large crowd expected, we’ll have businesses from all over the area, including arts and crafts, that might just take care of a few Christmas shopping trips in one location.

We’re looking forward to seeing so many friends of The Leader over the years, and we hope you and your family can attend.

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