HOU Where to live in Houston - 20 something professional

I was about his age when I moved to Houston from Austin (about 10 years ago). I stayed in the Midtown area (roughly south of Gray st., between Bagby St. and Main st., North of around Alabama St.) From what I can tell it's still central to all the things a young professional would want. Within 10 minutes (w/o traffic) you have access to Eado, Downtown, Buffalo Bayou, Montrose, Museum District, and Rice areas. He'd also be driving against traffic to the Galleria, and she'd have an easy drive (or even rail ride) to the medical center. If I was them, I'd start there for a year until they get a feel for the city. That area is mostly mid-rises though (ex. https://www.har.com/s/6a0DCcdF9 ).

Galleria, is nice but not as walkable. I also feel like once you cross Kirby (headed west) the age group's age increases. Montrose is great, but harder to get onto major highways, prone to flooding, and not as many condo options. Rice Military/Washington Corridor potentially has what he's looking for, but again I think it's more out of the way for the areas they want to be in.Basically on the north side of the areas they're looking for, rather than the center.

I'm still in those areas fairly frequently, but not full time. Maybe someone else can chime in, in case my experience is a bit dated.

If the views are a must, then I feel you're mostly stuck with Downtown, Galleria/Uptown, or Medical Center. I just don't think you'll find something similar to Dallas yet. When I visited the downtown there, it felt like I could actually do everything I needed downtown.

Rest easy though, the city has A LOT to offer. Houston has become a world class cosmopolitan city, and most areas "inside the loop", particularly the southwest, have a lot to offer.

 

Montrose didn’t flood in Harvey and is the very walkable. Can get a nice apartment for 1500 and the desired demographics are there.

 

Agree with above. Mid-town for a year -- get a feel for where you want to go from there. That is where most young professionals move to during mid-twenties. I am in the heights and love it (33). But it is an older crowd and for what he can afford is a little out of touch with what he wants.

 

Midtown. Close to the rail line for the girlfriend as employee parking in the medical center is extremely difficult.

 

Go online and look at The Morgan Group. They build and operate higher end apartments all over the city. I have done work for them and can tell you that most residents fit the same mold so they will be among people like themselves demographically. Plus they will have something that fits his budget.

 

My daughter lived in the Rice Village area for 7 years and loved it. Walking distance to a ton of good restaurants, close to the medical district, and not far from the Galleria.

 

I would echo all the Midtown suggestions. The main thing with Houston is to live INSIDE the loop. Traffic is bad all over town. But crossing the loop during rush hour is a female dog.

 

I dread the day I have to move outside of the loop

 

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Ah Simba, but you know you will. The force outside the Loop is strong. It is stronger than you or anybody else.

 

I was basing it an my experience with my Cayman S around Menil park (St. Thomas University) a few years ago. Got stuck in a thunderstorm and ended up parked on the center crest of the street as the water rose because the intersection was flooded up to my knees. Couldn’t go forwards or backwards. This was around 2013.


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this is the right answer

 

this is also a good answer, but more expensive than mid town.

 

look into the hanover buildings - i know the owner and he frequently hosts events at one of the properties and they are really first class.

 

Noo!!!! But you are correct. The fiancee started sending me houses the other day. I didn't know we were house shopping.

 

Midtown. Then when you grow up you move down the water.

 

Huh! Lookie there, you’ve texted me this question 3 times, I keep texting you the same answer and tell you to quit worrying about it.....low and behold you ask it AGAIN and get the exact same answers I’ve been giving you!
They’re going to be fine, quit stressing Jim.

 

And he’s going to be miserable in the beginning because all of his dad’s Ferrari buddies will be checking on him all the time and reporting back. Poor kid won’t have any peace or privacy.

 

Would you like me to post screen grabs of our texts showing that your above statement might not be accurate?

I’m having ribeyes at the ranch tonight, want to come down?

 

The Heights is where the action is, my daughter is at 11th and Shepherd, new bars every week, hipsters hanging at Derby Parties...

Garden Oaks/Oak Forest to buy, but the trains is leaving the station.

Anywhere along Washington Avenue would be fine too, or along Memorial Drive adjacent to the Golf Course.
10 minutes to the Galleria (where Scott offices)

Be glad to host them into some social evenings Amanda's 26 now, Scott owns a home by the Horse Track ,at 29.

 

Isn't the Heights dry? I remember hearing some hipsters saying they were moving to the Heights from Montrose because it didn't have any bars.

 

The Heights was dry, but that was overturned a couple of elections ago. Now it's full steam ahead with new bars. But they're different than the Midtown or Washington avenue scene. More laid-back with a higher demographic. You're more likely to see a dog on a patio than a bro with his cap on backwards.