Montrose

Montrose is a legendary neighborhood there intellectuals, artists, and business professionals live in harmony. It’s rich history goes back to 1911 when J. W. Link envisioned Montrose as a planned community and streetcar suburb of Houston. The neighborhood is considered one of the most demographically diverse areas of Houston with renovated mansions, bungalows with wide porches, and cottages located along tree-lined boulevards. Montrose is one of the more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods in Houston, and the area has a strong identity built up over its long history.

The main street of Montrose is Westheimer. Where antique stores, restaurants, shops, and bars offer something for everyone. Just walking down Westheimer can be an experience in itself. Where a combination of sidewalk vendors, artists, and street people pass every day. Houston’s prestigious High School for the Performing Arts, Lanier Middle School and St. Thomas University add to the mix. Residents of Montrose would not live anywhere else as all home are within walking distance of the action. Montrose is billed as a place for those who want more out of life.

The boundary lines of Montrose are as undefined as the area itself. This inner loop neighborhood is west of downtown, located on both sides of Westheimer till you get to Grant street one block before Montrose Boulevard. Then it is located south of Westheimer to Richmond and stops at Mulberry to the West. The subdivision is not a square and there are areas in Montrose which are in other subdivisions. Hyde Park is located to the west of Montrose. Houston Real Estate in the Montrose area is highly sought after and thought of as being in Montrose. The schools are all located in the Houston Independent School District.

The new homes and town homes are being built by MDGI, Decordi Realty, Tricon, A-1 Builders, Lovett, Alquimia, JHL Enterprise, Tremont, Perry, The Vistas, Larry Davis, Silverstone, Farb Homes, Parra Design Group, On Point Development, Silverstri, and Audubon Builders. Depending upon their size and type the price varies from $150,000 to a high of $920,000. There is truly something for everyone here.

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Source: wikipedia.org; Houston Association of Realtors; Crawford Realty Advisors.