Comments on: Neighborhood Guessing Game: Open Bar

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:21:25 +0000

Looks EXACTLY like my friend’s house in Bunker Hill Village. My first thought was “I didn’t know she’s moving!” Definitely not her house, but architectural and design details are eerily similar, so I’m going to say Blalock/Bunker Hill area near Memorial/San Felipe. Might be too much light coming in those windows though - lots of old tall trees in the area.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:29 +0000

Judging from the glasses, the owners have the need to serve 24 martinis at a time. Do you know how big of a shaker you need to make 24 martinis? And I don’t think these people are making Sour Apple Martinis. I think they make the real deal — with vermouth and everything.

They really want to be artsy. The statue of the horse on the breakfast table is an interesting way to go about it though, as you have to look under the horses belly and around its junk to talk to someone on the other side.

The comforts of a new house. A place to show off your sculpture with art lighting. 24 martinis as a time. In town, but not inside the loop where it can be “a little seedy.” I’m guessing Tanglewood.

By: markd

markd — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:19:34 +0000

Bellaire McMansion. Off Newcastle, South of Bissonnet.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:48 +0000

I’ll say Huntwick. It’s probably 80s construction, but it’s been updated well.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:28:37 +0000

If it’s a new build, where’s the wine fridge? Get those bottles off their butts and on their sides! Maybe it’s somewhere dry like Pearland and wine storage wasn’t a priority. At first I thought the owners must be gay (tons of alcohol, naked torso sculpture, all that workout equipment) but any gay guy worth his salt would probably decorate a bit better. So Montrose and the Heights are out. I’ll go WAY out on a limb and say Greatwood.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:48:32 +0000

The Anne Heche of Houston real estate–all those personalities in one place! I thought it was a no-brainer when I saw the bar–Woodlake Square circa 1990. But then the entrance hall threw me off–is it one of those delightless Kickerillo “ranch” or “lakes” subdivisions? Then came cool, understated high-end hotel lobby luxury with spotlighted “artwork”. Very slick. (Get a load of the black resin torso on the coffee table). Is it the Hilton Post Oak? I could go on but I’ll stop here and take a stab: somewhere off Briar Forest between Kirkwood and Dairy Ashford. I think they ran out of money right before buying the desk.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:31:25 +0000

I count three full bedrooms and then that office thing. Also the formal art room which I guess is the living room and the big den. I’m surprised that there’s no flat screen, which means the owners are, um, older. Like me.

And I’m wondering if that gym thing is on a third floor.

Ooh, I know! It’s a Lovett Homes townhouse, down off Buffalo Speedway. Or maybe the ones in Knollwood. It looks Lovett-y.

If I win, do I get the wine?

By: GoogleMaster

GoogleMaster — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:41:47 +0000

That entry hall looks like any of the generic crapbox townhouses that they’ve thrown up in the inner loop in the past few years after tearing down the bungalows that at least had some character.

I’m going to say Midtown, south of Gray, west of Brazos.

By: margo

margo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:19:10 +0000

I think these folks really like office furniture, bc they have managed to incorporate in into every room somehow. Im guessing this is some sort of eary 90s red brick type jobey. Could be anywhere really but all the booze suggests the party is down by clear lake somewhere..

By: marmer

marmer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:54:35 +0000

Well, this is a big ol’ swankienda fer sher.
I like the burb guesses a lot, I must say. This could even be on the high-dollar side of Pearland or Manvel. But we’ve already had a Pearland McMansion, and something about the decorating makes me think…maybe it’s in town. There is a lot of color and pattern going on here. You can pretty much pick your favorite threatened historic ‘hood. Actually, I’ve seen a few newish builds in Riverside Terrace, of all places, which remind me of this.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:32:00 +0000

Heights. I toured through several there that were remarkably similar to this one. Although that weird narrow workout room does give me a little pause…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:11:38 +0000

Westhaven Estates