- HD Supply Holdings Inks Houston’s Large Industrial Lease for 500,000 SF at Pinto Business Park [Houston Business Journal]
- Industrial Project at Highway 249 and Sam Houston Tollway Will Have Rainwater Harvesting, Other Eco-Features [Houston Business Journal]
- Groundbreaking This Saturday for First Phase of Town Center Project in Clear Lake Shores [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- Nordstrom Rack Opening at Village Plaza at Bunker Hill This Spring [Houston Business Journal]
- No Go for Montrose Tacos A Go-Go; Cafe Layal Express Now Open in Former La Fendee on Westheimer [Eater Houston; previously on Swamplot]
- Jeff Davis Hospital, 3 Houston Houses Receive Landmark Designation [Houston Chronicle; previously on Swamplot]
- Slideshow: A Golf Cart Tour of Multimillion-Dollar Homes in Carlton Woods [Houston Business Journal]
- City Suing Owner of 361 Properties in Harris County To Fix or Raze Homes [Click2Houston]
- Metro Looking To Lower Traffic in Reversible Lanes [Houston Chronicle ($)]
- 0.4 Percent of Houston Workers Commute by Bike, Finds Report [The Highwayman]
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Refusing To Pay Nearly $14M Owed to Galveston for Ike Damage [Galveston County Daily News ($)]
- Fisherman, Seafood Businesses Concerned About Delays in San Jacinto River Pollution Lawsuit [Houston Chronicle]
- Supergraphics Brighten Concrete Playground of De Zavala Elementary School in Magnolia Park [OffCite]
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I wonder whether the bike commuting survey was offered in Spanish to the empleados of the 14,000 restaurants in the city.
So I went on HCAD and looked up what Richard Pfirman owns in my zip (77004). Found 2613 Palm. Went to Google Street view, and see a shithole house with yellow signs saying “BUY/LEASE NO CREDIT [check symbol] 832-484-9997 aaprop.net”.
Same thing for 3018 Prospect, which is a vacant house where a murdered body was found last year.
It’s obvious he’s running some kind of organized operation, and not tending to his properties. As someone who has to live on a street with several similar properties (including one owned by Pfirman), I honestly believe he should be punished extensively, even with jail time. Each of these properties violates numerous building codes, deed restrictions and presents real hazards to neighbors and the community at large.
Looking through the HCAD list, I stumbled across the address of “All American Properties”: 17926 Bamwood Rd, 77090.