Above the gentle northern banks of Brays Bayou lie this weekend’s featured neighborhoods: the curiously named Emerald Forest and lofty Braes Heights. Midcentury Mod and Newcentury Faux, side by side! Why not take a peek?
Location: 3747 Gramercy St.
Details: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths; 2,600 sq. ft.
Price: $449,500
The Scoop: 2-story postwar Mod in Braes Heights holding its ground between recent stucco interlopers. Many neutralizing updates. Three bedrooms on first floor. Large back yard; no garage. One of 3 Houston Mod “Mods of the Month” this weekend. On the market for a month and a half. Price already chopped $25.5K.
Open House: Sunday, 2-4 pm
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Location: 3507 N. Braeswood Blvd.
Details: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths; 2,760 sq. ft.
Price: $575,000
The Scoop: 1947 single-story brick Ranch in Emerald Forest, scrubbed of Modernish detail inside. New windows, Kitchen, crown molding, French doors. Large lot. Kiddie playhouse in back. Listed for a little longer than a month.
Open House: Sunday, 2-4 pm
Location: 3506 Glen Arbor Dr.
Details: 3 bedrooms, 2 baths; 3,170 sq. ft.
Price: $650,000
The Scoop: Single-owner, single-story 1955 custom Modern Ranch, on the banks of Brays Bayou in Emerald Forest. Original slate floors, two-sided brick fireplace structure, high ceilings, and clerestory windows in main living space. Lots of glass facing large back yard. The second of 3 Houston Mod “Mods of the Month.” On the market for a month.
Open House: Sunday, 2-4 pm
Location: 3517 Gramercy St.
Details: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths; 3,364 sq. ft.
Price: $799,000
The Scoop: Southernish brick 3-story home in Braes Heights built for current owners 2 years ago. Hardwood floors and some tile downstairs. Large open Kitchen; periodistic fixtures. No fake muntins in windows. Unfinished top floor. Listed 2 weeks ago.
Open House: Sunday, 2-4 pm
Location: 3526 Dumbarton St.
Details: 4 bedrooms, 6 baths; 4,864 sq. ft.
Price: $1,149,000
The Scoop: Brand-new 3-story stucco Braes Heights home, bursting at the quoins with antique-Frenchish features. Swoopy central circular staircase; wrought-iron detail; travertine floors on ground level. Polygonal Kitchen has white-painted cabinets and mansard range hood. Cavernous Gameroom. Master Bedroom has fireplace and sittng area. Listed since early April. Price cut $36K this month.
Open House: Sunday, 3-5 pm
