There’s a free program you might be interested in attending this Friday, August 12th, that’s being put on by the New Leaders Council — Houston. The program is called “Hacking Gentrification,” and it is Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day. Thanks for the support!

Something tells us some Swamplot readers might have an opinion or 2 on this topic: Could Houston become the city that figures out how to avoid the pitfalls of gentrification?

This event is a chance for you to learn a few things about the issues involved in gentrification, but also to express your own opinions, hear those of others, and meet and network with other people engaged with the topic.

The first part of the program will be a moderated discussion featuring Houstonians with expertise in many of the issues surrounding gentrification: affordable housing, aging in place, criminal justice, urban planning, education, access to capital, and more.

The second part will be an open space conversation, so audience and panel members can dive deep on opinions, ideas, or questions that seize their imagination.

The goal? Maybe just new connections or more questions, but maybe a new partnership or an ad hoc committee to turn an idea into a plan for action.

The New Leaders Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan leadership-development program bringing progressive values to the civic discourse in Houston, throughout Texas, and across the country.

Join the conversation this Friday, August 12th, from 1:30 to 5 pm at The Montrose Center, 401 Branard St. in Montrose. There’s no cost to attend. You can find more information about the NLC—Houston on the organization’s website. And check out this page for more details about this Friday’s program.

Got something you need to discuss? When you’re a Sponsor of the Day, all of Swamplot will be listening. Find out how to become one here.

Swamplot’s sponsor today is the 4-story home at 2242 Lakeshore Edge Dr. in Hilshire Lakes. Thank you for the support!

Where can you find waterfront living this close-in? In the gated community that flanks the 10-acre lake near Hollister Rd. and Hammerly Blvd. in Spring Branch. This 3,086-sq.-ft. residence originally served as the neighborhood’s model home. The gated garden terrace that sits just outside the guest bedroom suite on the first floor includes a small vegetable garden and fruit trees planted by Edible Earth Resources (a previous Swamplot Sponsor of the Day). It faces onto one of 2 community green spaces in the complex. A second-story balcony is linked by French doors to the home’s main living space; a roof deck with a gas grill hookup on the fourth floor has clear views of the water.

The 3-bedroom, 4-and-a-half-bath home was built with energy-minded features, including a tankless water heater, 2×6 exterior walls, and a metal roof. The second-floor living space has windows on 3 sides. On the top floor a game room or den (or possible fourth bedroom) connects to the roof deck; it has its own separate wet bar and wine fridge.

If you’d like to find out more details about this unique home, or see more photos of it — including more views of the adjacent lake — please take a look at the property website.

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