Ground Breaking!!

What ever happened to April Showers bring May flowers? 

 

{Everyone's lawns have grown like crazy from all this rain! Time to mow}

In Houston and central Texas its been more like April Showers brings May some serious flooding but it is officially JUNE and the sun has come out long enough for us to officially break ground on 801 & 803 Fairbanks! 

Breaking ground sounds fancy like an actual event and maybe it is in large commercial projects but for us, it was just me and my camera taking photos of the "breaking ground" i.e. digging up the dirt so we can level out the ground and replace with new dirt. Sounds glamorous right...?

Glamorous or not, we are so excited to be starting to build these two fabulous homes!! Stay tuned for updates on each project as they develop.

The orange flags show the outline of each property and where the building line is located. The Building line is determined by the City of Houston and/or the Deed of Restrictions per neighborhood.

801 Fairbanks | The Basics

The first house we started designing in Lindale Park was 801 Fairbanks Avenue (Corner Lot at Fairbanks Ave and Irvington Blvd). 

We sat down with our fabulous Architects, Brickmoon Design and started to discuss the over all feel we wanted for this property.  The neighborhood has an eclectic style of home exteriors, taking that into consideration we wanted these new homes to not clash with the existing homes but build on the 1950's style with a more modern take.

801 Fairbanks is the more modern design and we decided on this because it was the corner house and half of the house is facing Irvington Blvd. Keeping with the eclectic mindset, we used a mixed of exteriors; Stucco, Hardiplank Siding, and Stained Cedar Siding. The mix of material really gives the modern home dimension and warmth.  We don't want the home too modern but more as a modernized look of how we see the neighborhoods style develop. 

Another key element that was a must for us was keeping the home efficient in size for the lot.  We did not want to build a monster McMansion but we wanted to maximize the space in the home while still keeping a LARGE backyard. One of the great components of this neighborhood is the deed restricted minimum lot size. For this particular block, the restrictions state, only one home per 5,600 Square Foot Lot.

TWO-STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME with 2-CAR GARAGE and extra UNFURNISHED SPACE  above garage for later expansion.

             BUILDING: 2,410 SqFt                 

LOT SIZE: 6,625 SqFt  

3 - 4 BEDROOMS

 1st Floor bedroom can be used as a bedroom/office/playroom.

2nd Floor has two secondary bedrooms with shared bath and Master bedroom suite. 

3 FULL BATHS

UNFURNISHED SPACE: 491 SqFt

      

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photos from South Park, Austin TX 2014 Project 

Where to Live Now: 2015’s Top 25 Neighborhoods

Houstonian Magazine named Lindale Park one of Houston's 2015 Top 25 Neighborhoods!

Looks like Power House Investors are hot on the "Under the Wire" neighborhood trail with our upcoming projects.

The articles says,  "Get in now while you still can; these inner-city neighborhoods are on the cusp of change" 

Click below to read the full article .

Where to Live Now: 2015’s Top 25 Neighborhoods

 We are excited to be apart of the change in a most positive way!

Craftsman Style Homes

Craftsman style architecture developed out of the British Arts & Crafts movement ongoing since 1860's. This movement was born in response to the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing handcraft work over mass-production.

"American Craftsman" the style we are most familiar with shared the philosophy of the British movement ... "encouraging originality, simplicity of form, local natural materials, and the visibility of handicraft, but distinguished itself, particularly in the Craftsman Bungalow style, with a goal of ennobling modest homes for a rapidly expanding American middle class. "*

The living areas (Kitchen, dinning, living rooms) were essentially designed around the American housewives with easy sight lines. Even incorporating a breakfast nook for families to share time together are types of all elements that began and developed for the American Craftsman .

When you think of Craftsman Style homes today the Houston neighborhoods must known for this style are the GOOF (Garden Oaks, Oaks Forest) and the Greater Heights area.

Craftsman Style Homes

Key Elements: 

Wide eaves, exposed rafters
Low-pitched roof lines
Porches with columns (square or round) with stone supports
Hand-crafted stone or woodwork
Mixed Materials throughout structure

 Craftsman Styles we are inspired by

Craftsman Exterior by Falls Church Architects & Building Designers Moore Architects, PC

Craftsman Exterior by Charlotte Home Builders stirling group inc

Craftsman Exterior by Falls Church Architects & Building Designers Moore Architects, PC

Craftsman Exterior by Stillwater Photographers John Magnoski Photography

*Information gathered via wikipedia

Lindale Park

 

Lindale Park 

Houston, TX 77009

Power House Investors has a exciting news! 

We are building two NEW single-family homes in the quaint neighborhood called Lindale Park .

Lindale Park, is a Deed Restricted neighborhood just East of the Heights. Populated by tall trees, wide streets and large lots making this neighborhood a hidden jewel inside the loop. 

East of I45, Inside 610 and North of Downtown Houston.

Blocks away from the MetroRail Red Line stop on Fulton Ave.

Hardy Toll expansion into downtown is on the east most outskirts of the neighborhood.

Less than 5 miles downtown Houston

Approximately 11 miles to Galleria, 

and 25 miles to either the centers of The Woodlands and Sugar Land. 

 For more information on the Deed Restrictions, please visit Lindale Park Civic Club

Prairie-Style Homes

We LOVE  Prairie-Style Homes and try to incorporate their key elements into our design.

Key Elements:

Low Pitch Roofs
Overhanging Eaves
Horizontal Lines
Wide Open Floor plans
Celestial Windows

Frank Lloyd Wright 

Is most well-known architect associated with this style.

 

"Seth Peterson Cottage" Photo Credit: Kit Hogan

Built 1958, Wisconsin

Frederick C. Robie House Image Source
Built 1910 Chicago, Illionis

Modern day Prairie-Style homes we are inspired by;

Craftsman Exterior by Bend Architects & Building Designers Christian Gladu Design

Contemporary Exterior by Plano Architects & Building Designers John Lively & Associates

Contemporary Exterior by Austin General Contractors Shoberg Custom Homes