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San Felipe Plaza is a 46-story tower west of the Uptown Houston district in Houston, Texas, United States. [2] Designed by architect Richard Keating, the building was constructed in 1984 by Linbeck Construction Corporation and contains 959,466 square feet (89,137.3 m 2) of leaseable space.
The city of Houston operates the Tanglewood Park at 5801 Woodway. [28] Around 2003 several city-financed improvements were being added to Tanglewood Park. During that year, children from Tanglewood had engaged in a coin collecting drive so that a playground could be added. [6] The closest YMCA is the Post Oak YMCA.
Briargrove is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States, near Uptown Houston. Briargrove was established in the 1950s with one-story ranch homes built in the 1950s and 1960s. [1] Deed restrictions in the neighborhood were modified in 1986 to allow for 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story and two-story homes. Afterwards some of the older ranch homes were ...
When Houston was established in 1837, the city's founders divided it into political geographic districts called "wards." The ward designation is the progenitor of the nine current-day Houston City Council districts. Much of the predominantly African American First Ward was demolished and renovated as part of a gentrification effort. Much of the ...
In addition Station 33 Medical Center, a part of Fire District 21, [9] is in Southeast Houston. The original Firehouse 33 was one of the last stations to be housed in an original volunteer fire station. The original Station 33 was the city hall/fire station of Braeswood. The City of Houston annexed the area in 1950.
Upper Kirby is a part of the Houston City Council District C. [18] Upper Kirby also makes up a large portion of Harris County Precinct 139, which is the smallest political subdivision in Texas. The current Precinct Chair of Upper Kirby/River Oaks is Louis Molnar (D), and Mr. Molnar also serves as the Presiding Judge of Precinct 139.
The Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce building in the City of Bellaire (the office has since moved) Southwest Houston is a region in Houston, Texas, United States. The area is considered to be from Texas State Highway 6, south of Westpark Tollway to north of U.S. Route 90. Many Section 8 (housing) complexes are located in Southwest ...
Lower Westheimer is an area in Houston, Texas, United States. It is centered on Westheimer Road, and is considered to be East of Shepherd, and West of Midtown. Several historic neighborhoods are partially or completely located within the area including Montrose and Hyde Park. Lower Wertheimer is known for its hipster culture, nightlife, arts ...