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A PUBLICATION OF MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT • houstonmidtown.com
2nd qtr 2013
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By Cynthia Alvarado, Managing Director MMD and Elizabeth Powell, District Coordinator
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holiday happenings holiday celebrations in midtown... summing up safety helping hands in midtown
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Perla Krauze: Suspended Blues.
arts calendar a list of midtown art events
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Definitions with midtown meanings...
bike
a vehicle consisting of a tubular metal frame, two wire-spoked wheels, handlebars, a saddlelike seat and foot pedals. Thank you, B-Cycle, for bringing your shiny red bikes to Midtown!
bike rack a rack for parking bikes. Midtown totally redefines where your bike can take a rest.
bike route
a path, lane or route set aside for bicycle riders. A new bike route along Caroline Street is planned, scheduled to start construction first quarter 2014.
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idtown has come a long way since 2000. If you asked of two park spaces and construction of one park in the community in someone about the area 13 years ago what was his take 2013. Midtown Park, owned by the community of Midtown, includes fun on Midtown, you would, no doubt, get the question, staples like a stage, a food kiosk, a dog run, seating area, water feature “Where is it?” If you asked someone today how he and our personal fav, an LED Midtown sign. would describe Midtown, you would hear words such City of Houston-owned Baldwin Park includes upgrades to walking as urban living, artful, fresh, mixed-use, developing, safe and kept. “What paths, much needed additional lighting, an exercise area for adults and changed?” you ask. toddler play equipPeople changed ment has been placed. Midtown. A volunteer The new urban-look Board of Directors and playground equipthe urban pioneers, ment for older kids who staked a claim to in Midtown logo col9,100 (+93%)** $1,244,931,678 (+196%)* a once blighted comors (courtesy of the 4,700 1,192 (+166%)* munity, saw a vision of Midtown Management 3,336 (+35%) $420,319,760 a neighborhood where District) has been Population 477 2,475 Assessed none existed. installed and rug rats Homesteads Value If you observe are already all over it. Apartment Units *By Equi-Tax, Inc., Midtown assessment collector. ** Research U.S. Census – approximate Midtown today, you We love that! will see new paved City of Houston streets, the first Glover Park includes GreenRoads™ in the a great dog run and state, freshly-painted play area, a stage for intersections, beautiactivities, a Bocce ful functional parks Court, seating and an being built, urban-style “Old Midtown” hisplayground equipment, tory feature. newly-planted trees, What’s Next? vibrant landscaping, Midtown anticipates mixed-use architec$143 million of new ture and murals popbuilding projects either ping up on every corcurrently being built ner. The combination or on the way to the of people and projcommunity between ects have enhanced now and the end of the value of the sur2014. Population is rounding property and estimated to increase will continue to grow by 3%. As you read as Midtown continues this, approximately 74 to develop, with pubnew townhomes are lic input, projects and being built and 453 new apartment units will be ready for lease by the programs that benefit the greater good of the community. end of 2014. That is a tremendous amount of investment in your comSo you’re a Midtown resident, business or property owner and munity — somebody believes in YOU and your community. wondering what this means for you. It means options because, you’ve The Midtown Management District will be spending the next 10 invested in a community that continues to thrive and provide new months or so working on plans for the next Service and Improvement projects that will assist in maintaining or increasing your value. It and Assessment Plan. This is the published plan by which the commumeans economic development and attracting new businesses and nity maps out its future. Stakeholders should plan on attending one of developments. It means renovations of existing park spaces to provide the many workshops, meetings and planning sessions that will be held enhanced programing for a growing population. The Midtown Redevelopment Authority spearheaded the renovation continued on page 8
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he launch of Art Square Studios at Fannin (4108 Fannin) and DiverseWorks relocation just up the street (4102 Fannin), spurred a new awareness of art on Midtown’s south side. Building owner Marc Littell felt the vibe, and hired artist Daniel Anguiliu for his historic San Jacinto Apartments building, 3821 Fannin, to do what artists do best. “I noticed all the art popping up in Midtown and wanted to be a part of the movement,” says Littell. “I’ll soon be renovating the 36 units and I’m hoping to incorporate even more art, even draw
San Jacinto Apartments at 3821 Fannin.
more artists into the community.” The San Jacinto Apartments building dates back to 1940.