The Do Over: Restoring a Woodland Heights Property March 31, 2016 - By Cynthia Lescalleet For The Leader Restoring a 1908 home to its original glory was a “respectful exercise,” say homeowners Dominic Yap and Lin Chong of Woodland Heights. When they first saw the bedraggled property, it had been divided into three apartments, and a trio of units occupied the back yard. After a 14-month...
Minimum Lot Size / Minimum Building Size The City of Houston - Planning and Development 2015 copyright , City of Houston. All Rights Reserved http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Neighborhood/prevailLotBldg.html What is a Minimum Lot Size (MLS)? A special minimum lot size is the minimum lot size standard currently met by at least 70% of the application area. Applications from City...
A Reclaimed and Restored First Ward Victorian Ticks Up Its Ask to $468K Houston's Real Estate Landscape - Swamplot http://swamplot.com/a-reclaimed-and-restored-first-ward-victorian-ticks-up-its-ask-to-468k/2015-04-22/ Quiet zone status applies not to the perky exterior’s bold paint combo but to the railroad tracks running behind this restored 1898 Victorian east of Houston Ave. and just south of...
New Preservation Project Underway in First Ward 13 Eye Witness News By Christine Dobbyn Sunday, February 15, 2015 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The paint may be chipped and jagged edges of glass frame the windows of days past. "I'm always rooting for the underdogs," Dominic Yap is determined what lies in the shadows of downtown won't all become history. He says, "I'm actually a Malaysian, I was brought here...
High First Ward Historic District Established On May 28, 2014, the High First Ward becomes the City's 22nd Historic District. http://www.houstontx.gov/histpres/index.html The High First Ward Historic District is located in Houston’s First Ward. Today, the term “First Ward” has come to refer to the area bounded by Washington Avenue to the south, I-10 to the north, I-45 to the east and Sawyer...
Houston's First Ward is flourishing, but not without some friction Houston Chronicle By: Claudia Feldman | April 23, 2014 | Updated: June 11, 2014 5:52pm Dominic Yap, who is buying old homes in the First Ward but remodeling them instead of tearing them down, shows Gloria Perez the house she sold him. Yap renovated the interior and painted the exterior a sunny...
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