Sunset Terrace and Montclair Place are two Inner

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neighborhoods (neighborhoods within the 610 Loop) of Harris County, Texas, United States. The two subdivisions are served by the Sunset Terrace/Montclair Civic Association. Much of Sunset Terrace is in

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, while the rest of Sunset Terrace and Montclair are in Houston.

History

A cemetery was once located at the intersection of Auden and Drake in what is now Sunset Terrace. In 1956 the Sunset Terrace Garden Club planted

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to beautify a ditch formerly belonging to a Harris County poor farm. It was created in the late 1940s and annexed by the city shortly thereafter. From January 1990 to October 1991 housing values increased by 21%. In October 1991 the average house price was $102.46 per square foot. A study conducted by the Sage Realty Advisors and the University of Houston Center for Public Policy stated that Sunset Terrace was one of the neighborhoods with the most quickly increasing house prices.Bivins, Ralph.
Some homes see 22 percent surge/Prices outside Beltway 8 outpace those inside 610
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Sunday October 27, 1991. ThisWeek p. 4. Retrieved on October 17, 2012.

Cityscape

The community is inside the

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. Together the area that Sunset Terrace and Montclair occupy is bounded by Weslayan Street to the west, Westpark Drive to the north, Edloe Street to the east, and Bissonnet Street to the south.Nicholson, Heather.
Sunset Terrace, Montclair Place offer both new, resale homes
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Thursday August 20, 2009. Retrieved on October 17, 2012. The community is between West University Place and

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(Southwest Freeway). It is in proximity to Highland Village,

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, Rice University, and The Galleria. The community has many mature oak trees. The street names in the community originate from U.S. universities and colleges. The sizes of

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s in Sunset Terrace/Montclair are larger than typical properties in West University Place. Several lots are over of area. In 1995 Joanne Flynn, a Sunset Terrace resident and a real estate agent with John Daugherty, said "You get a little bit larger lot in Sunset Terrace for the same amount of money. They're deeper than your typical West U. lot."Feser, Katherine.
Neighborhood comparatively a bargain
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Sunday October 1, 1995. Business 8. Retrieved on October 17, 2012. Available from the Houston Public Library newspapers section, accessible with a library card and PIN. In 2009 Kathleen Dunwoody Graf, a real estate agent with Greenwood King Properties, said that house buyers choose Sunset Terrace mainly due to the central location and large lots.

Houses and multifamily complexes

As of 2009 Sunset Terrace housing prices ranged from $300,000 ($ inflation-adjusted) to almost $2 million ($ inflation-adjusted). The lower priced houses include late 1940s and 1950s one story

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, typically each with three bedrooms and two bedrooms. Each older style house, as of 2009, is priced from $300,000 to $600,000 ($ inflation-adjusted). By 2009 many of the older houses had been demolished, and newly built stone houses and stucco houses, typically priced up to $2 million, had replaced them. The houses often have stucco siding, summer kitchens, outdoor areas, and large entertainment spaces. In 2009 Dunwoody Graf said that there was an increasing trend of house buyers buying older houses for inexpensive amounts and refurbishing them. In 1995, older houses were priced from $130,000 ($ inflation-adjusted) to $250,000 ($ inflation-adjusted) and newer houses were priced at $300,000 ($ inflation-adjusted) and above. As of 1995 several multifamily complexes are within Sunset Terrace/Montclair. Some apartments are located along Law Street. Some duplexes are located on the edges of the subdivisions.

Government and infrastructure

In 1986

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was proposing an Edloe Street station of its "station busway." Paul Bay, the METRO assistant general manager for transit systems development, said that Sunset Terrace/Montclair residents said that they felt concerns about the visual effects of the proposed station and issues with noise and traffic. The station was never built. In 1995 the civic club was discussing with the City of Houston the possibility of installing

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. The community had experienced a lot of vehicular traffic going to The Galleria and

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. In 2006, during a controversy of where to place the METRORail University Line, Kristin Lindquist, the chairperson of the subdivision's rail committee, said that the community was opposed to having the light rail line placed on Westpark from Edloe to the Union Pacific railroad. She added that "We've been brushed off because we're not as rich as Afton Oaks," a Houston community opposed to the placement of the rail line on Richmond. During that year, Tom Valega, a property owner in Sunset Terrace/Montclair quoted in the '' Houston Chronicle'', argued that the light rail should be placed on Richmond Avenue because the light rail can get additional ridership, and the federal funding of the light rail line depends upon ridership figures.Sallee, Rad.
No accord reached on Richmond light rail route
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday July 26, 2006. Retrieved on October 17, 2012. In 2008 Steve Halvorson, a resident of Sunset Terrace, said in a 2008 meeting outside of Houston City Hall that on a yearly basis, after the Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, flooding had occurred in Sunset Terrace. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Martin Luther King Health Center in southeast Houston for ZIP code 77005. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.

Culture

Many Sunset Terrace residents plan neighborhood events.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The Houston Independent School District serves residents of Sunset Terrace. *

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* Pershing Middle School (

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as an option) * Lamar High School Before August 1994,History of The Rice School / La Escuela Rice
"

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. February 28, 2007. Retrieved on September 8, 2009. a portion of the neighborhood was served by West University Elementary, and a portion was served by Will Rogers Elementary School. Historically West University Elementary had higher test scores than Will Rogers. After

opened, West U Elementary was relieved of many students, and the West U attendance boundary was modified to include all of Sunset Terrace/Montclair. In 1995 C.T.I. Information Services stated that test scores of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test at West U, Pershing, and Lamar were above average. Davis Whiteford, president of the Sunset Terrace/Montclair Civic Association, said that the schools attracted many homebuyers to Sunset Terrace.

Colleges and universities

Houston Community College System serves Sunset Terrace.

Postal services

The closest United States Postal Service office is the Weslayan Post Office at 5340 Weslayan Street, Houston, Texas, 77005-1048.

Media

The '' Houston Chronicle'' is the area regional newspaper. The ''

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'' is a local newspaper distributed in the communit

The '' Village News and Southwest News'' is a local newspaper distributed in the community.

Notable residents

* Maryann Young, Candidate for Houston City Council District C, spokesperson for city controller George Greanias,Mason, Julie.
Ex-reporter seeks to fill City Council slot / Fifth candidate vies for District C seat
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Thursday July 15, 1999. A31. Retrieved on October 17, 2012. public affairs consultant, and news reporter (Sunset Terrace) - Young served as the president of the Sunset Terrace/Montclair civic associationStaff.
FOR YOUNG, ELLIS / Runoff choices for City Council Districts C and F
" '' Houston Chronicle''. Sunday November 21, 1999. Outlook p. 2. Retrieved on October 17, 2012.

References

External links

Sunset Terrace/Montclair Civic Association
(Neighborhoodlink)
Sunset Terrace/Montclair Civic Association
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